While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
Good thread header and link. There are some similarly good pieces on the American network websites this morning. I like this one about Mitch McConnell and the direction of the GOP vis a vis Trump:
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
[Excellent article chock full of interesting and highly-plausible detail. Among other things, says that US Reps.
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FPT, The most pertinent extracts for me are:
The idea of pardoning himself has captivated Trump nearly the entire span of his presidency. He viewed the prospect as a unilateral magic wand he believed could ease his legal troubles, if not make them disappear entirely.
Almost as alluring: preemptive clemency for members of his family, who Trump has long bemoaned were being unfairly targeted by his enemies. Rendering them immune from retribution seemed like a raised middle finger to his detractors.
Trump, according to people he'd spoken to, appeared more taken with the message of unchecked power it might send to his naysayers than actual protection from liability. His pardon power was among his favorite perks of the job. Over the past weeks, Trump has discussed pardons incessantly with associates, often asking if people who had not been accused of any crime wanted one before he left office. The discussions unnerved some aides, who did not believe they were in line for prosecution.
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
FPT: And here is where I think the Phrase was coined by Alex Salmond in the preface to the White Paper "Scotland's Future", which was published in Nov 2013. Here is that.
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
The training I had clearly didn't adequately cover proof-reading! Especially as I've developed FFS.
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
The training I had clearly didn't adequately cover proof-reading! Especially as I've developed FFS.
That’s a shame. I was thinking no good manager should lack for want of a team of hard working acytipons covering his tracks.
The worst thing is that I have now typed acytipons sufficient times for my iPad to think it’s a word.
This referendum is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" is not remotely a commitment not to hold future votes. Its a statement about how this is the first time the opportunity has come up.
As "opportunity" in "the view of the current Scottish government" is not a commitment of any kind about future votes.
Anyway, Trump's last act as he leaves the Presidency will be to grant clemency to the people of Scotland for their crimes against HYUFD as he hopes they will let him in to play golf.
Wasn't someone on earlier saying these pics were probably not even current and possibly staged (by the EU and ScotGov funded ‘trade association' no doubt)?
I do wish people would do a little bit of research before they repeat bollocks like this.
Today there were 418 boxes from 3 vessels landed. (Not the 220 claimed in the tweet)
But guess what.
Yesterday there were 4333 boxes landed from 19 vessels. Last Monday there were 6370 boxes landed from 20 vessels
Yes I am sure Brexit is having an effect but this sort of cherry picking of numbers to try and con people - and the fact so many on here are stupid enough to fall for it - just shows how desperate some people are for Brexit to fail.
You can look at all the numbers on the Peterhead port authority site. I reckon looking at the numbers on there and comparing to last year that landings are down by about 40%. This is bad. But the idea it has completely collapsed is just garbage.
It's worth bearing in mind few were landed today because many were on a protest in London yesterday.
Weren't they mostly shellfish operations? The BBC interviewed someone from the Dartmouth Crab Company, I assume Peterhead isn't part of their business plan.
No no, its entirely a Scottish fishing issue that has been fabricated by the SNP. Apparently.
Shush, no one is supposed to get wind of this cunning plan!
IT was the SNP's plan in 2014 for Scotland to leave the UK and the EU simultaneously, on a YES vote. Sturgeon never saw a problem with THAT.
'We must not examine our various winning manifestos that give every sign of producing a clusterfuck and being deeply unpopular, let us instead examine a losing manifesto of more than six years ago.'
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
The training I had clearly didn't adequately cover proof-reading! Especially as I've developed FFS.
That’s a shame. I was thinking no good manager should lack for want of a team of hard working acytipons covering his tracks.
The worst thing is that I have now typed acytipons sufficient times for my iPad to think it’s a word.
Nothing in the lead about how Brexiters were responsible for Trump in the first place? Their unexpected so-called anti establishment win in 2016 making his own challenge for power more credible and attractive?
What a Disgusting Outrage that the Donald hasn't pardoned Joe Exotic. Whilst I haven't got to the part of the show where he gets his collar felt, Trump could at least have pardoned him for his crimes against mullets.
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
The training I had clearly didn't adequately cover proof-reading! Especially as I've developed FFS.
That’s a shame. I was thinking no good manager should lack for want of a team of hard working acytipons covering his tracks.
The worst thing is that I have now typed acytipons sufficient times for my iPad to think it’s a word.
The evil that men do......?
Don’t go for the second part a while yet though OKC, we couldn’t manage without you.
I understand that the Israeli figures don't include Palestinians living in Israeli Occupied Territories. That's if I'm reading Gaby Hinsliff's article in Guardian correctly.
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
Meanwhile in Dover, locals complain that this isn't the Brexit they voted for. A government spokesman (no pandering to totty thank you, this is BRITAIN) pointed out that the plans for the new Lorry Park had been on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
While I'm glad to see the back, do the words that Shakespeare put into the mouth of Mark Antony not apply: 'the evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones!'
I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
That’s some advanced training you did back then, Mr Cole! None of mine ever got as far as covering acytipons.
The training I had clearly didn't adequately cover proof-reading! Especially as I've developed FFS.
That’s a shame. I was thinking no good manager should lack for want of a team of hard working acytipons covering his tracks.
The worst thing is that I have now typed acytipons sufficient times for my iPad to think it’s a word.
The evil that men do......?
Don’t go for the second part a while yet though OKC, we couldn’t manage without you.
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
The new UKCA marking replaced the CE marking on 1st January for products sold in the UK. However, businesses can continue to use the CE marking for most products until 31st December unless EU rules relating to the product diverge from UK rules. Businesses selling to the EU will still need to use the CE marking on their products. See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking.
FPT: Very surprised that you all forget where the Scottish Government's "Once in a Generation" for the Sindy Ref came from.
It was prominent on their own scotreferendum.com website.
(Though as ever it might be argued that there are loopholes between the weasel words.)
And one could argue your characterisation is equally weasely. But that, like yours would be a mere subjective value judgment.
It was a once in a generation opportunity. A new post Brexit generation is on us, and other opportunities may occur.
If your best argument against another referendum is this, then you will fail.
Ultimately (and I really don't think this should be controversial) voters are allowed to change their minds:
1. Imagine Remain had won the EU referendum in 2016, and then UKIP had won the 2020 election on a policy of holding a referendum on the UK exiting the EU.
2. Imagine if the Scottish paper had said that this would be the last referendum for 100 years. That would be ridiculous, right?
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
The new UKCA marking replaced the CE marking on 1st January for products sold in the UK. However, businesses can continue to use the CE marking for most products until 31st December unless EU rules relating to the product diverge from UK rules. Businesses selling to the EU will still need to use the CE marking on their products. See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking.
Wasn't someone on earlier saying these pics were probably not even current and possibly staged (by the EU and ScotGov funded ‘trade association' no doubt)?
I do wish people would do a little bit of research before they repeat bollocks like this.
Today there were 418 boxes from 3 vessels landed. (Not the 220 claimed in the tweet)
But guess what.
Yesterday there were 4333 boxes landed from 19 vessels. Last Monday there were 6370 boxes landed from 20 vessels
Yes I am sure Brexit is having an effect but this sort of cherry picking of numbers to try and con people - and the fact so many on here are stupid enough to fall for it - just shows how desperate some people are for Brexit to fail.
You can look at all the numbers on the Peterhead port authority site. I reckon looking at the numbers on there and comparing to last year that landings are down by about 40%. This is bad. But the idea it has completely collapsed is just garbage.
It's worth bearing in mind few were landed today because many were on a protest in London yesterday.
Weren't they mostly shellfish operations? The BBC interviewed someone from the Dartmouth Crab Company, I assume Peterhead isn't part of their business plan.
No no, its entirely a Scottish fishing issue that has been fabricated by the SNP. Apparently.
Shush, no one is supposed to get wind of this cunning plan!
IT was the SNP's plan in 2014 for Scotland to leave the UK and the EU simultaneously, on a YES vote. Sturgeon never saw a problem with THAT.
'We must not examine our various winning manifestos that give every sign of producing a clusterfuck and being deeply unpopular, let us instead examine a losing manifesto of more than six years ago.'
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
Most of the standards implemented by the BSI (and the EU) are hand-me-downs from the ISO, and that is extremely unlikely to change post-Brexit.
Indeed. The fact that CE markings are generally still valid is to give businesses time to adjust. Nothing to do with needing to get a UK standards body up and running. We've had one of those for over a century.
Can someone involved in exports/manufacturing settle a family dispute please. Is the CE mark still valid in UK. I thought we'd walked out, someone else says, no, still valid until 31/12/21. A UK standards body will be up and running by then.
The new UKCA marking replaced the CE marking on 1st January for products sold in the UK. However, businesses can continue to use the CE marking for most products until 31st December unless EU rules relating to the product diverge from UK rules. Businesses selling to the EU will still need to use the CE marking on their products. See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking.
I will offer a £5 reward to the first person that finds a mass produced product that contains the UKCA mark and not the CE one.
(That CE is largely self-certified, unlike *cough* the insane profit centre that is UL, is entirely coincidental.)
FPT: Very surprised that you all forget where the Scottish Government's "Once in a Generation" for the Sindy Ref came from.
It was prominent on their own scotreferendum.com website.
(Though as ever it might be argued that there are loopholes between the weasel words.)
And one could argue your characterisation is equally weasely. But that, like yours would be a mere subjective value judgment.
It was a once in a generation opportunity. A new post Brexit generation is on us, and other opportunities may occur.
If your best argument against another referendum is this, then you will fail.
Ultimately (and I really don't think this should be controversial) voters are allowed to change their minds:
1. Imagine Remain had won the EU referendum in 2016, and then UKIP had won the 2020 election on a policy of holding a referendum on the UK exiting the EU.
2. Imagine if the Scottish paper had said that this would be the last referendum for 100 years. That would be ridiculous, right?
3. Times change.
4. From the beginning, Tories have denied that their wrecking ball of Brexit might have other unintended consequences
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
Meanwhile in Dover, locals complain that this isn't the Brexit they voted for. A government spokesman (no pandering to totty thank you, this is BRITAIN) pointed out that the plans for the new Lorry Park had been on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
Two interesting things in that article: this lorry park is but one of ten similar around the country. And the government thinks, for some reason, that it will only be needed for five years?
FPT: Very surprised that you all forget where the Scottish Government's "Once in a Generation" for the Sindy Ref came from.
It was prominent on their own scotreferendum.com website.
(Though as ever it might be argued that there are loopholes between the weasel words.)
And one could argue your characterisation is equally weasely. But that, like yours would be a mere subjective value judgment.
It was a once in a generation opportunity. A new post Brexit generation is on us, and other opportunities may occur.
If your best argument against another referendum is this, then you will fail.
Ultimately (and I really don't think this should be controversial) voters are allowed to change their minds:
1. Imagine Remain had won the EU referendum in 2016, and then UKIP had won the 2020 election on a policy of holding a referendum on the UK exiting the EU.
2. Imagine if the Scottish paper had said that this would be the last referendum for 100 years. That would be ridiculous, right?
3. Times change.
Broadly agree but not sure it is quite as simple as that. The US (and many other) constitution(s) are a good example of one set of electors placing a higher bar on future electors than there was on themselves. Is it unreasonable to see Scottish independence in the same light - I am not sure.
It comes down to momentum and what the voters actually want - if enough of them want another referendum and it is supported by the govt of Scotland then we should find a time and way to have one. Whats enough? For me, consistently polling over 55% but its obviously subjective.
You do realise that's not a commitment to only having it once a generation right?
Literally no-one in the SNP committed to not calling another referendum in the immediate future. Sex Pest Alex Salmond called Paxman a twat for trying to get him to do so. Sturgeon rejected putting a time frame on another referendum.
Good luck to the new President. He's going to need it more than most of his predecessors.
He may be helped by a tsunami of stories that come out in the next few weeks from people who were, er, bidin' their time until a veangeful President was safely out of the White House.
They will all paint the Trump Era as Peak Stooopid.
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
Edit: Five hour time difference between DC and London at present.
So for a few minutes, Kamala will be VP to Trump? That would make a good quiz question.
I thought the outgoing President's term ended at noon, regardless of the time the swearing in happened? So, no.
The Guardian says that Kamala is sworn in first, a few minutes before noon
Given that she is appointed by the President it would make more sense to do it the other way around. Although having her ready does mean there wouldn't be a gap in the event of something terrible happening at midday, I guess.
There are also concerns about the rollout of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. Ministers had expected to receive two million doses a week this month, but Astrazeneca suggested that it may not hit that target until mid-February.
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
Edit: Five hour time difference between DC and London at present.
So for a few minutes, Kamala will be VP to Trump? That would make a good quiz question.
I thought the outgoing President's term ended at noon, regardless of the time the swearing in happened? So, no.
The Guardian says that Kamala is sworn in first, a few minutes before noon
Given that she is appointed by the President it would make more sense to do it the other way around. Although having her ready does mean there wouldn't be a gap in the event of something terrible happening at midday, I guess.
She isn't appointed by the President. She is elected by the voters.
I didn't realise the VP was sworn in earlier. My understanding was that the office of both President and Vice President are transferred at noon although the formal swearing in may take place later, so there is no gap. A bit like a monarch becomes king/queen on the death of the previous monarch, but may not be crowned until some time after.
In fact, there is a case of a nineteenth century President (without checking, I think it was Zachary Taylor) who refused to take the oath of office on a Sunday, but whose term is still held to start on March 4th. (Notwithstanding the fact the then President Pro Tempore's grave has 'President for a Day' written on it.)
But I could be wrong. I've never made a detailed study of the minutiae of handovers because it's never seemed terribly important.
Edit: Five hour time difference between DC and London at present.
So for a few minutes, Kamala will be VP to Trump? That would make a good quiz question.
I thought the outgoing President's term ended at noon, regardless of the time the swearing in happened? So, no.
It is my understanding that the swearing in is just a nice ceremony that marks the occasion. Biden becomes president at 12, automatically. Trump automatically stops being President.
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
With regard to Kamala Harris, is it possible that what she is sworn in as earlier is not Vice President but President of the Senate - technically a separate role although held ex officio by the Veep?
Meanwhile in Dover, locals complain that this isn't the Brexit they voted for. A government spokesman (no pandering to totty thank you, this is BRITAIN) pointed out that the plans for the new Lorry Park had been on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
Two interesting things in that article: this lorry park is but one of ten similar around the country. And the government thinks, for some reason, that it will only be needed for five years?
In five years we will have successfully eliminated all trade with Europe and will finally be the proud sovereign independent country that we were always destined to be.
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
FPT: Very surprised that you all forget where the Scottish Government's "Once in a Generation" for the Sindy Ref came from.
It was prominent on their own scotreferendum.com website.
(Though as ever it might be argued that there are loopholes between the weasel words.)
And one could argue your characterisation is equally weasely. But that, like yours would be a mere subjective value judgment.
It was a once in a generation opportunity. A new post Brexit generation is on us, and other opportunities may occur.
If your best argument against another referendum is this, then you will fail.
Ultimately (and I really don't think this should be controversial) voters are allowed to change their minds:
1. Imagine Remain had won the EU referendum in 2016, and then UKIP had won the 2020 election on a policy of holding a referendum on the UK exiting the EU.
2. Imagine if the Scottish paper had said that this would be the last referendum for 100 years. That would be ridiculous, right?
3. Times change.
Just to be clear, I remain in favour of the union - but I think that quibbling over crap like this does nothing at all to strengthen the unionist case.
There are also concerns about the rollout of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. Ministers had expected to receive two million doses a week this month, but Astrazeneca suggested that it may not hit that target until mid-February.
Edit: Five hour time difference between DC and London at present.
So for a few minutes, Kamala will be VP to Trump? That would make a good quiz question.
I thought the outgoing President's term ended at noon, regardless of the time the swearing in happened? So, no.
It is my understanding that the swearing in is just a nice ceremony that marks the occasion. Biden becomes president at 12, automatically. Trump automatically stops being President.
The public swearing of the Presidential oath is a significant moment (though clearly not to the outgoing president), but yes, the transfer of power is automatic.
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
It only covers Federal Crimes - state crimes need to be pardoned at State level by the State Governor.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
That is the wrath of a veangeful God, lashing out against inane consumerism.
(He's also secretly looking forward to the law suit....)
The more I see of stuff like Goop and Trumpism and the rest, the more I come to the Marxist view of organised religion.
It is the opiate of the masses. But, I think, it may be a good thing.
I am an atheist - not the ranting kind, such a s Dawkins - just don't believe.
But it seems to me, more and more, that organised religion had the function of controlling the belief set of the very large number of people who need such beliefs.
Without that organisation, they don't sit around discussing refinements to utilitarianism, as atheists.
They invent their own religions. Which involves repeating all the mistakes from previous attempts.
FPT: And here is where I think the Phrase was coined by Alex Salmond in the preface to the White Paper "Scotland's Future", which was published in Nov 2013. Here is that.
And here's the SNP Manifesto which gained a majority stating there should be a referendum "if there is a significant and material change in the circumstances that prevailed in 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will" https://www.snp.org/the-snp-2016-manifesto-explained/
Surprise surprise a hundred pop stars have written to the Times telling the government Brexit is a complete balls up and wrecking one of the exports we excelled at. One of the signatories Roger Daltry was a prominent Brexiteer if more evidence were needed that most Brexiteers are thick as railway sleepers.
My first job was at a studio on Kings Road. Day 2 our next door neighbour parked his pink Rolls Royce in our car park without permission. I was sent sent next door to get him to move it. I rang the bell and no one answered so I went back and said he wasn't in. 'Stupid Boy!' If he wasn't in what's his f**ing car doing in our carpark!'
'Go back and don't return till he moves it!' I rang his bell continuosly thinking my career was about to be over when a bleary eyed Keith Moon opened the door and yelled "FU+K OFF' and slammed the door in my face! No HR departments in those days so I just kept my finger on the bell till he moved it. A steep earning curve for an 18 year old!
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I fear we have not heard the last of Trump and his works. And another thought, that I was taught, as part of management. 'Do something wrong and it takes takes ten acytipons, each taking the same time, too put it right!'
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/mcconnell-trump/index.html
It was prominent on their own scotreferendum.com website.
https://twitter.com/mattwardman/status/1351788057150816256
(Though as ever it might be argued that there are loopholes between the weasel words.)
Archive.org link:
https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20150120011925/https://www.scotreferendum.com/questions/if-scotland-votes-no-will-there-be-another-referendum-on-independence-at-a-later-date/
The idea of pardoning himself has captivated Trump nearly the entire span of his presidency. He viewed the prospect as a unilateral magic wand he believed could ease his legal troubles, if not make them disappear entirely.
Almost as alluring: preemptive clemency for members of his family, who Trump has long bemoaned were being unfairly targeted by his enemies. Rendering them immune from retribution seemed like a raised middle finger to his detractors.
Trump, according to people he'd spoken to, appeared more taken with the message of unchecked power it might send to his naysayers than actual protection from liability. His pardon power was among his favorite perks of the job. Over the past weeks, Trump has discussed pardons incessantly with associates, often asking if people who had not been accused of any crime wanted one before he left office. The discussions unnerved some aides, who did not believe they were in line for prosecution.
It was a once in a generation opportunity.
A new post Brexit generation is on us, and other opportunities may occur.
If your best argument against another referendum is this, then you will fail.
And here is where I think the Phrase was coined by Alex Salmond in the preface to the White Paper "Scotland's Future", which was published in Nov 2013. Here is that.
https://twitter.com/mattwardman/status/1351791698096099330
The worst thing is that I have now typed acytipons sufficient times for my iPad to think it’s a word.
That's why I put the other one in.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
I don't hide my opinion of the SNP, as many don't of other political groups.
But let's debate on the information that is out there.
I'm not really sure why he wrote it - perhaps he did not imagine he could lose or made the statement to scare up the voters?
As "opportunity" in "the view of the current Scottish government" is not a commitment of any kind about future votes.
Anyway, Trump's last act as he leaves the Presidency will be to grant clemency to the people of Scotland for their crimes against HYUFD as he hopes they will let him in to play golf.
Incidentally I thought this was rather a remarkable admission from TUD on the previous thread about the SNP’s campaign strategy:
Most of the standards implemented by the BSI (and the EU) are hand-me-downs from the ISO, and that is extremely unlikely to change post-Brexit.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/20/furious-kent-residents-step-up-fight-over-brexit-lorry-park
1. Imagine Remain had won the EU referendum in 2016, and then UKIP had won the 2020 election on a policy of holding a referendum on the UK exiting the EU.
2. Imagine if the Scottish paper had said that this would be the last referendum for 100 years. That would be ridiculous, right?
3. Times change.
If only someone had mentioned it before...
(That CE is largely self-certified, unlike *cough* the insane profit centre that is UL, is entirely coincidental.)
Alotta Fagina never was much use.
Golf still allowed in Florida, then :-) .
Reading up about Presidential Pardons, and especially the piece from David Allen Green, https://davidallengreen.com/, I wonder whether a Presidential Pardon prevents charges at State level, or different charges in future.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/19/inauguration-day-schedule-guide-joe-biden-donald-trump
Edit: Five hour time difference between DC and London at present.
(He's also secretly looking forward to the law suit....)
It comes down to momentum and what the voters actually want - if enough of them want another referendum and it is supported by the govt of Scotland then we should find a time and way to have one. Whats enough? For me, consistently polling over 55% but its obviously subjective.
Literally no-one in the SNP committed to not calling another referendum in the immediate future. Sex Pest Alex Salmond called Paxman a twat for trying to get him to do so. Sturgeon rejected putting a time frame on another referendum.
What's written there is "we don't think this will happen again easily so better vote Aye all right"
He may be helped by a tsunami of stories that come out in the next few weeks from people who were, er, bidin' their time until a veangeful President was safely out of the White House.
They will all paint the Trump Era as Peak Stooopid.
And there does seem to be stories of secret pardons as technically they would only need to be revealed if it went to court.
I do love the fact Trump has been talking about and offering Pardons to a lot of people in the White House scaring people who didn't think they had done anything wrong
There is a thread regarding Steve Bannon on Twitter - it's reflects what I've read to be correct and opens up 2 interesting points
https://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1351796875800805377
https://twitter.com/pbartram1/status/1351799449731756032
Meanwhile Tiger King is still sat in jail.
Given that she is appointed by the President it would make more sense to do it the other way around. Although having her ready does mean there wouldn't be a gap in the event of something terrible happening at midday, I guess.
There are also concerns about the rollout of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. Ministers had expected to receive two million doses a week this month, but Astrazeneca suggested that it may not hit that target until mid-February.
Georgia being by far the most entertaining one.
I didn't realise the VP was sworn in earlier. My understanding was that the office of both President and Vice President are transferred at noon although the formal swearing in may take place later, so there is no gap. A bit like a monarch becomes king/queen on the death of the previous monarch, but may not be crowned until some time after.
In fact, there is a case of a nineteenth century President (without checking, I think it was Zachary Taylor) who refused to take the oath of office on a Sunday, but whose term is still held to start on March 4th. (Notwithstanding the fact the then President Pro Tempore's grave has 'President for a Day' written on it.)
But I could be wrong. I've never made a detailed study of the minutiae of handovers because it's never seemed terribly important.
That might explain the confusion.
A few short hours and someone sane will have their hands on the nuclear code. All being well.
Seems I was right to flag it after all.
It is the opiate of the masses. But, I think, it may be a good thing.
I am an atheist - not the ranting kind, such a s Dawkins - just don't believe.
But it seems to me, more and more, that organised religion had the function of controlling the belief set of the very large number of people who need such beliefs.
Without that organisation, they don't sit around discussing refinements to utilitarianism, as atheists.
They invent their own religions. Which involves repeating all the mistakes from previous attempts.
My first job was at a studio on Kings Road. Day 2 our next door neighbour parked his pink Rolls Royce in our car park without permission. I was sent sent next door to get him to move it. I rang the bell and no one answered so I went back and said he wasn't in. 'Stupid Boy!' If he wasn't in what's his f**ing car doing in our carpark!'
'Go back and don't return till he moves it!' I rang his bell continuosly thinking my career was about to be over when a bleary eyed Keith Moon opened the door and yelled "FU+K OFF' and slammed the door in my face! No HR departments in those days so I just kept my finger on the bell till he moved it. A steep earning curve for an 18 year old!
"His character was his destiny, and it became ours, too."
President Donald J. Trump: The End
This terrible experiment is over.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/opinion/trump-presidency.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Ends on a positive note though on how US can recover.