Laura Korotkin

Prosecute | Biden-Harris 2024 youtu.be/PUbvaQCxfm0?si… via @YouTube

m.community.com/cc9VJtG167rSp6… The right to control my body was critical to me when I had a failed pregnancy and two small children who still needed me. m.community.com/cc9VJtG167rSp6…

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read: “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that: • Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are. • You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man. This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump. And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.” -Nate White

His use of hostages is so offensive.

Many “American people” know your BS when they see it too. So sad to see the @gop today.

He just proved he is another @GOP clown excusing actions of Trump on Jan 6. Disgusting!

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CAN YOU SOLVE THIS ONE? A, B, C, or D (OTHER)?

@smerconish The former VP’s choice to not testify only speaks to the problem that only a very few in the government put the country before their personal gains.

Are you kidding me? 😳

Let’s go blue! 〽️

Sadly our values are misaligned. We require licensing for driving a vehicle and regular updates and purchasing of license tabs. This should apply to guns.

@simran Agree. The North Star of the US just went out. No moral authority. #shameonthegop

Acquitted. A shame. Ashamed.

Lindsey Graham knows full well who Trump is, and what he did. Yet he fiercely defends his sedition. The whole Republican party knows what they're doing is wrong yet don't care. Especially Lindsey. RT if you agree #LindseyIsADisgrace Video by Really American host @chipfranklin

@RealCandaceO I read the whole article and your tweet is completely misleading. Thank God there were people out there anticipating Trump’s misbehavior and the threat to our democracy. I suggest others read the WHOLE article and not come to a conclusion based a little part someone pulls out.

This is absolutely insane. Time magazine is literally admitting that a secret cabal of powerful wealthy elite people and corporations hijacked our 2020 election by steering media coverage, influencing perceptions, and changing rules and laws.

This is dangerous and disgusting! Shame on the many members of @GOP for not putting an end to this!

@smerconish would this mean that schools could not take action against bullying, racial slurs, and anti-Semitic behavior on these social platforms? That would be very troubling.

@smerconish In Michigan I know at least a dozen family and friends who typically vote for @GOP and they DID NOT vote for @realDonaldTrump I believe the election results!

Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election. This is outrageous! I personally know at least a dozen people who regularly vote @GOP who DID NOT vote for ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ . I believe the election results! aol.com/texas-asks-u-s…

❤️this Thanksgiving message. Thank you ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ & ⁦@DrBiden⁩ for bringing empathy and compassion back. apple.news/AcGCClRNWQMKQ-…

When the @gop used to be represented by decent human beings. #TrumpMeltdown