Trumping again - trump - verb, informal gerund or present participle: trumping break wind audibly. "someone just trumped in a crowded lift"

The Pay to play world of Trumping… With Kushner! www.thetimes.com/article/a695...

Listening to Radio 4 Today and the ambassador is repeatedly saying, ‘Trump is not a Nazi’ … Doth protest too much, methinks.

‘None of this is surprising; indeed, it has become the background noise of this administration. But sooner or later, the reality and even the perception of “pay for play” does have a tangible market effect.‘ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Great Depression, Great Recession, Great Trumping. Maybe…

A short video on why I’m writing about learning to unlearn - specifically the belief that life is all about me. You can check it out by clicking on the link below. open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...

Yup, it’s why Musky wants the end of the EU… 👀

Maxwell has opposed the Trump administration’s unsealing of the grand jury testimony in her case, saying it would not only cause “reputational harm” but would interfere with a planned appeal of her 20-year sentence. “Reputational harm” 🤨 www.thetimes.com/article/3a18...

“three-quarters of all donations to Reform have come from just three men: Christopher Harborne, Jeremy Hosking and Richard Tice.”

Just found this - it’s really good. observer.co.uk/style/featur...

🤯 www.thetimes.com/article/c44a...

Neat article and great infographic, slot machine politics… alternatively known as the chaos of FPTP… economist.com/interactive/...

‘The money is the biggest-ever single donation to a UK political party by a living donor.’ From a man in Thailand… giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Ok - I want a law that bans rucksack wearing on the tube. You have to carry it, it makes you massive!

WTF - no way. Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers www.thetimes.com/article/a1a2...

A new report from ECPAT UK and Missing People shows that more than 2,000 trafficked and/or unaccompanied children went missing from care in the UK in 2024. These children are at particularly high risk of exploitation and other types of harm when missing. Read the story ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdz9bzwe

I remember my Grandmother telling me how you had to walk in London with your arm stretched out because the smog was so bad you couldn’t even see that distance.

But of course he think he could be DG 🙄 George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’ www.thetimes.com/article/2737...

OMG - make a plan, stick to it!

And sorry but how on earth is a man who founded GB News a trustee - conflict of interest clearly doesn’t work the same as it does for other boards 👀!

Davie had to go but I wish they’d also clear out the board. Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!

“Here’s a terrifying stat: 45% of men ages eighteen to twenty-five have never approached a woman in person. And without the guardrails of a relationship, young men behave as if they have … no guardrails.” www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-bei...

“But dear God, if you thought Ringo couldn’t act, you haven’t seen Kardashian pulling out all the stops. She not only can’t act; she casts a bland, deadening pall over everyone in her orbit. The break-up scene… makes Made in Chelsea look deep.” 😂 www.thetimes.com/article/ec03...

See they are marking their own homework (behaviours) - “Durham has decided to remove the involvement of the independent member and rely solely upon county councillors (overwhelmingly Reform councillors) to monitor standards.” A very bad idea.

Is that so Trump doesn’t miss it?!?

Just seen this - collaboration by a number of cross party tax peeps… Interesting! centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...

“The New York City Board of Elections said it had seen the highest voter turnout in more than five decades, since 1969, with more than two million people going to the polls.” Check it!!

Absolutely nothing about that video could be described as ‘imprecise’ - she meant every word.

“wrote about history of hiring surge post-9/11 by Customs & Border Protection & the Border Patrol…wave of crime & corruption overwhelmed CBP afterward - tidal wave so huge from 2005 to 2012 - 1 CBP officer or agent was arrested every single day for 7 years!” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...

“At this moment in time”, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.”

This 👇

This - “The problem is that while you can run an effective opposition as a narrow clique with no base of proper supporters in your parliamentary party, you cannot do the same in government.” on.ft.com/478WcW7

This is awesome! Vision restored in blind patients with revolutionary microchip www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Today’s vibe…

A short video on why I’m writing about the wisdom behind Charlie Mackesy’s observation that “shouting at a flower won’t make it bloom”. You can read the whole piece below… open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...

A lot, as always, in this analysis. “… one notable exception to this promising international trend: North America, where consumption of social media’s diet of extreme rhetoric, engagement bait & slop continues to climb. By 2024 it had reached levels 15% higher than Europe.” on.ft.com/46ASELX

‘That uncertainty has only grown with the rise of multiparty politics, which makes first-past-the-post election results very volatile.’ Yup! & with the series of elections between now and the next GE it’s a perfect path for a ‘new’ party with £ to agitate. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Good. www.thetimes.com/article/3fed...

‘To avoid Farage becoming PM, more than a 1/3 of Labour supporters - 38%- said that they would vote Tory to keep Reform out in England…However, supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party dislike both the Tories & Reform too much to vote tactically, the research found’ www.thetimes.com/article/aa7a...

Bad zoom call vibes…

From the guy who wanted you to inject disinfectant into the body…

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 The fact this is even necessary 🤯 www.thetimes.com/article/44ad...

“Among the electoral casualties would be seven current cabinet ministers… yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Chaos king! on.ft.com/4nA5RKy Companies rush to issue emergency guidance after Trump launches H-1B visa fee

A short video on why I’m writing about how toxic tribalism on social media is now is curdling into calls for violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk. You can read the full piece -including what’s to be done - below… open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...

lot to gain for the UK from this policy… on.ft.com/421ZFmo Trump to add $100,000 application fee to H-1B foreign worker visas

‘…we are all at risk of seeing only what we expect to see.’ This should be required reading. on.ft.com/47JUlaX The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration

Could someone define free speech for me?!? 😂😔😬

Easier to be here than at home… 👀

We need to remove the triple lock. And in France it is worse… on.ft.com/3VMnWJt France and Britain are in thrall to pensioners