Govt response to petition “United Kingdom to not leave the EU”

Deluged by petitions not to be so arse-clenchingly stupid as to leave the EU, you just know that the current Government is going to respond in various shades of “Fuck off”. And so it is with the latest petition: United Kingdom to not leave the EU. Here is the response from the cringefully-named Department for Exiting the European Union. They picked a really bad time to send this. Of course, they’re headed by David Davis, who is renowned for his intelligence, charm, wit, political savvy and sheer humanity. He doesn’t have any. To be fair, nor do any of the appalling May’s shiftless and nasty Cabinet.

Whatever. Let’s go:

On 23rd June 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum provided for by an Act of Parliament. We are committed to implementing the democratic outcome of the referendum.

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Trump’s USA Thank You Tour 2016 – Last Chance!

Just when you thought the USA’s incoming neo-Nazi administration couldn’t get any tackier, with Trump going on a “USA Thank You Tour” for his regular fix of adulation and irresponsibility, you discover that they are still trying to monetise the election. Witness this email, just in. Links have been ruthlessly excised, as I’m not giving any more publicity to these anti-science, misogynist, racist, homophobic, profiteering dangleberries than I can possibly help.

Dear Ivor,
Today is the final stop of the USA Thank You Tour 2016 in Mobile, AL.
Get your Thank You Tour merchandise for the holidays now! It’s your last chance. Sincerely, Team Trump-Pence …

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Normalisation of extremism - David Colquhoun

I put some thoughts about normalisation of extremists on my FB page pic.twitter.com/6gVkMEZUSi

— David Colquhoun (@david_colquhoun) 15 November 2016

The Trump emails: Katrina Pierson and the despairing wails of the damned

I haven’t been posting all the emails I’ve (or rather, our fictitious Ivor Biggun) been getting from the Trump campaign, because there are far too many and they all say much the same thing: Crooked Hillary – send us money – we’re going to walk it – send us money, we need to run more ads or we’ll lose – the election is rigged – send us money. Some are signed by Cheetoface Stumpyfingers himself, others by a random son, or else by Katrina Pierson his National Spokesmoron, as is the case here. Pierson is an outstanding Specimen who thinks Sarah Palin is “more normal” than many Republicans.

Occasionally the emails are signed by one of Trump’s arselikkahs, like Gingrich or Priebus. Sometimes it dangles the tempting bait of a gadget, like the Trump Black Card (I kid you not) or Your Name On Our Wall (yeah sure) and, best … Continue reading →

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Il Douche wants to Drain the Swamp

Time for the 5th and final Email To The Deplorables of 22nd October. Oh, don’t fret: there are plenty more. It’s just the last one received on that date. I think, though, it’s time we started addressing the accuracy of the claims the Trump camp makes, and what really happens to the money they get, especially as this is the central theme of the “Drain the Swamp” rallying-cry. Let’s start with cash from small donors, because that’s what the 5 emails so far have been whining for:

Trump used $300K of small donors' money to buy copies of his own book, to sell back to donors at an inflated price. — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 25, 2016 

Let’s not forget that the people getting these emails only signed up to be bully-boy Poll Watchers. This hasn’t been mentioned once so far. That’s strange, when you remember how much the … Continue reading →

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Trump Spamfile 23 Oct 2016: The Wall

And on the 7th day, Trump did rest and only sent out 2 unsolicited begging letters. Still nothing about Poll Watching, and the incomparable Rachel Maddow tells us why. Of course, this doesn’t mean there won’t be Fashbots stomping around, trying to intimidate minorities, since a lot of Trump supporters are even more right-wing than the GOP. It just means the GOP doesn’t want anything to do with them. What the courts will make of anything that does happen should make interesting reading either way. So, on to the daily outpourings of the Trump Train. Here’s the first one. It’s probably best read while listening to Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall.

What Drives Me?

Narcissism and greed.

Ivor,
The reason I am running for President is the same reason that you love America as much as I do.

Do you even English?

It’s the passion we feel for wanting …

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