Martin McDonald

@martymcd.bsky.social

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UK & US Politics and other stuff from the kitchen table, one tweet at a time.
Some say 'a totally undiscovered twitter treasure' apparently. Also tax. And law

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happy birthday women

Fucking magnanimity, how does it work

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Michael Thornhill

It is *really* institutionally difficult for the BBC, (or actually any journalistic outfit, but especially the BBC) to say "of course, these government documents are complete horseshit." See also Brexit.

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Why stop there, lads? Why not just say you'd reduce the pencilled-in increase to 0.25 per cent? Why not say that aliens will make contact and give the UK a billion kajillion bounds for being a swell place to be? www.ft.com/content/154a...

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My daughter has collapsed on the floor in hysterics because I started giving her a lecture about giving me respect as a parent... "I'm sorry it's just the concept of giving you respect..."

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I saved this Valentine’s Day poem from 2021 by @kenwhite.bsky.social

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I’ve found it. The bleakest push notification ever

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Excellent column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social in today’s paper:

Mandates are overrated — Keir Starmer just needs the winwww.ft.com Labour doesn’t need detailed pledges because if the party is voted in it will have scope for change

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There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

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What has gone so badly wrong at Reclaim? In the words of one former insider it’s simple: “Laurence Fox. The man’s a nutter." www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

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This year is going to be grueling & we can't relax but i'm more confident than i was months ago that when the dust settles Biden will beat Trump. Ultimately I don't think Trump has much appeal beyond the MAGA cult, & the contrasts in records is clear & works to Biden's advantage.

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“Donald J. Trump Retruthed”

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"Huw, Huw, listen to me, you can't just go round pointing at 90s kids tv presenters and saying "BBC bias", especially when they were on ITV"

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"What's the lesson here, guys?" "We don’t know.” "C’mon, think about it." "Don't be assholes?" "Don’t be assholes. Especially to…” "To the guy with the thumbs?" "To the guy with the thumbs."

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Shaking my head at Tamara Cohen here suggesting a camera operator is ever “off duty”

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[Spectator TV] Fraser - well Isabel, the PM certainly has a big mess to clear up Isabel - that's right Fraser and if you've also got a big mess that needs sorting, why not try Bavarian rubber gloves, guaranteed to leave you with clean hands however dirty the job

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DeSantis-appointed Florida Surgeon General ---> Tucker Carlson ---> Crazies near you

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Watched a programme this evening which featured a MAGA Evangelical pastor who, having displayed his weapons, gave an interview whilst wearing a crown made of bullets and, frankly, the sooner the Lord returns and whips these fools out of the temple the better.

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"Believe the Rwandans when they say they’re a safe country, he was arguing, but not when they say they’re a law-abiding one." - excellent sketch by @roberthutton.bsky.social:

Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazinethecritic.co.uk At first glance, the chamber of the House of Commons seemed quiet. It was lunchtime on Tuesday afternoon, and the only crowd was in the Scottish corner, where members were trying to introduce the…

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Can't go anywhere on social media without somebody offering you a saucy little tug

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I re-watched the clip of Jeb ineffectively debating Trump in 2015 ("You can't just insult your way to the presidency!") and Trump's absolutely lost his swing since then. DeSantis sounded pathetic complaining about it, but he's right - conservative media let Trump coast all year.

People assume Biden has noticeably declined with age (maybe true!) but Trump does not have the heat on his fastball anymore and it might be a real rough campaign for him. His stock is wildly overinflated.

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That tower. 😍

July 1, 1992

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*gasp*

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It's time. Again. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/make-...

Make America Kittens Againchromewebstore.google.com Replaces images of Donald Trump with kittens. Again.

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Most ambitious crossover event in history etc etc