File under: 'inadvertent truth.'

The public doesn't vote for the prime minister - and nor can it vote out the prime minister. Besides which - what's going on in the House today does not lead to some kind of vote on the prime minister's position. It doesn't work like that.

'Reparent' is a totally revolting euphemism.

Yes Donald. Now take your meds.

'Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said his heart went out to the entire community. "I just cannot begin to imagine how such an event can occur," Smith said." '

If he would like to get in touch with me, I'll explain how such an event can occur.

Where are we now? I think it's 1.2 shootings per day.

How do you know? Is he awake?

The 'derivatives regulators' might be the Securities and Exchange Commission; or it might be the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Both agencies are headed by Trump appointees.

Joe Biden didn't run the CIA.

".... harder than any country has ever been hit before."

That's quite a high bar. Japan?

More worrying is that it's clear Trump doesn't believe he has to come up with a 'reason' beyond what he feels like on any give morning.

True. America has surrendered itself to home-grown criminals.

Could it be that they suddenly realised that their offer broke election law?

American readers might wish to hear the views of Jacob Rees-Mogg, one time Tory MP and butt of a thousand social media jokes.

He said that the voluntary support given to food banks is "rather uplifting" and "shows what a compassionate country we are"

This attack is not so bizarre when you realise that most of his deep base will be one flavour or another of Protestant Christian.

On the other hand - this is Trump after all - it will also deeply alienate Latin Catholics who vote for him in 2024.

Quite rare to witness a senior Trump official admit publicly that they have a severe drinking problem.

That's what accusations of 'fake news' mean - right? Right??

It's always been a feature of American culture. What's different now is that it's explicit government policy.

Superb trolling by Iran: Trump says "they can't blackmail us" by closing the Strait and the next day they close the Strait.

Be fair. If you were the father of Dumb and Dumber, would you want to spend 'quality time' with them?

Heard a vox pop with a magat the other day.

"What do you think about the war?"
"What war?"
"With Iran. It's all over the news."
"Oh. I don't watch the news."

Thanks!

Why does he need ears anyway? He never listens.

Good at choosing gold coloured drapes.

Some bits of the latest Mandelson saga don't make sense, so I'm waiting to hear what Starmer tells the Commons on Monday.

Several commentators have pointed out that it's standard for political people involved not to be informed of the outcome of vetting.

Seems that Ollie Robbins did nothing wrong.

Really, it's not. It's a universal phenomenon.

I learned a new word today. On a German language post, Hegseth was described as a 'schnapsdrossel'.

I don't speak German. But you don't need to do you.

donald trump is giving a speech at a debate and says no comment . ALT: donald trump is giving a speech at a debate and says no comment .

Trump loves to brag how other people are weak on crime.

In the meantime he's pardoned over 1600 Insurrectionists, DOZENS of sexual predators, and DOZENS of some of the countries biggest drug traffickers.

He also loves to blame fraud on Democrats and he's pardoned DOZENS convicted of fraud.

The only difference between Bovino and Homan is that Bovino strutted around in cosplay nazi clothes and frightened the more squeamish among the citizenry, while Homan does it all a lot more quietly.

But it was so natural - how can you tell it was a stunt?

Must be an everyday experience for Trump to lever himself out of his (no doubt reinforced) office chair, heave himself over to the back door of the Oval, and collect a doordash from a delivery driver who somehow managed to get past security.

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.