Is Brexit actually going to happen?

[DotCommunist]

interesting elision of bot/shill though. People who disagree with me are not actually wrong, they are not real people. You can tell by the way they speak/measuring the skull.

 

[CRI]

I'm on a few forums with real people who constantly spout "NO DEAL! out now and on WTO terms" i left one forum becuse they are all fucking idiots.

Definitely real people - and they're the ones who'd be voting, but also definitely evidence that messages are being egged along by bots and trolls and microtargeted messages. People put so much of their personal shit on line these days that they're like sitting ducks. But yes, it's the ones who vote that are a worry.

Here we go, more bot conspiraloonery

Pal, there are people who monitor bot and troll activity online and report where there are spikes around certain hashtags and themes, where they originate, etc. If you think they're lying and just doing it for shits and giggles, that's up to you. Three wise monkeys and all.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

interesting elision of bot/shill though. People who disagree with me are not actually wrong, they are not real people. You can tell by the way they speak/measuring the skull.

To be fair, "bot" accounts can be and are used by humans to post to sometimes, it's just that the majority of their activity is automated (and their claimed identity is fake). That automation is written by humans, too. It is easy to spot if you look at their whole profile, but actually can be hard just from one post, because Twitter has so many humans who post on autopilot.

 

[Pickman's model]

Pal

it's always struck me as strange that nine times out of ten, if not nineteen out of twenty, people who call you mate or pal mean no friendship - quite the contrary - despite their claim of amity

 

[mojo pixy]

it's very much the opposite of ya bastard or y'old cow

 

[two sheds]

How does the EU stand on renationalizing? Not really state aid. Germany renationalized the Federal Printing Office Germany Renationalizes Debt-Ridden Federal Printing Office | DW | 11.09.2008, and Italy was talking about nationalizing Alitalia.

Would renationalizing the rail system be adjudged to affect other countries, for example?

 

[SpackleFrog]

it's always struck me as strange that nine times out of ten, if not nineteen out of twenty, people who call you mate or pal mean no friendship - quite the contrary - despite their claim of amity

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

it's always struck me as strange that nine times out of ten, if not nineteen out of twenty, people who call you mate or pal mean no friendship - quite the contrary - despite their claim of amity

Good insight there, pal.

 

[Teaboy]

Listen mate

 

[DexterTCN]

On that point, I've been shocked how many people who were die hard "no" supporters in the 2014 referendum who are now calling for Scottish Independence. I guess even if you're not a nationalist, it sounds a better alternative to the shit that's most likely in store otherwise.

Good.

 

[SpineyNorman]

No deal is great for me. I'm against brexit because of the harm it will do but E&W voted for it so they should get it, the people have spoken, hell mend them.

Not sure what that's got to do with the head of the CBI but I'm happy for you.

 

[redsquirrel]

It's a mistake to mistake the obsessions of people on twitter for anything other than the obsessions of people on twitter tbh.

This, a thousand times this.

 

[DexterTCN]

Not sure what that's got to do with the head of the CBI but I'm happy for you.

It didn't have anything to do with the head of the CBI, it was you that said that. Caroline Fairbairn is the head of the CBI, she's the DG.

Anyway...the echo chamber is agreeing that no-one should go on twitter.

 

[killer b]

That's not what I said, ta.

 

[DexterTCN]

That's not what I said, ta.

What's not what you said?

 

[two sheds]

That

 

[killer b]

No one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

 

[brogdale]

No one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

#NoOneShouldGoOnTwitter

 

[DexterTCN]

No one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

Anytime you want to supply a quote of me saying you said something that you didn't say...feel free.

Tell you what...I'll file this in the same bin as the CBI shite that I didn't say...carry on.

 

[danny la rouge]

It was some other echo chamber somewhere else. Not on this thread. That was just a coincidence.

 

[Pickman's model]

No one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

no one should go on twitter

Twutter's been pissed all over despite your advice

 

[SpineyNorman]

I don't think anyone should go on twitter either.

 

[DexterTCN]

Any time...

 

[danny la rouge]

I don’t think I should go on Twitter.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

there are some good parrots on Twitter

 

[killer b]

It was some other echo chamber somewhere else. Not on this thread. That was just a coincidence.

She goes to another school. You wouldn't know her.

 

[danny la rouge]

She goes to another school. You wouldn't know her.

 

[Sprocket.]

Sky news just rambling on about a No Deal exit and it’s implications on the Irish border, showing a film of lorries driving over the border, one loaded with gas cylinders and another hauling bags of fertiliser.
My pants are slightly damp. Is this more subliminal messaging?

 

[elbows]

Sounds like Williamsons shitty speech this week has won a booby prize in the 'how to win trade deals and influence people' category.

Hammond's visit to China not going ahead

A visit to China by Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been called off amid reports a speech by the UK's defence secretary angered Beijing.

There were plans for trade talks between Mr Hammond and senior Chinese government figures during the brief visit next week.

But a Treasury spokesperson said: "No trip was ever announced or confirmed."

Earlier this week, Gavin Williamson had indicated the UK's intention to send an aircraft carrier to the Pacific.

Unconfirmed newspaper reports claimed the Chinese government was unhappy about Mr Williamson's speech on Monday.

 

[Badgers]

Taking back control

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