Dear Donald, London really doesn't like you... (protest photodiary)

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Sunday July 15, 2018 · 11:57 AM PDT

2018/07/15 · 11:57

This is London Calling time on your horror-show, Trump.

So, I’m really not much of a diarist — let alone a photodiarist! However, as The Donald had a go at grabbing my country recently and I made my way up to my former home of London to tell the tangerine tyrant to bugger right back off again, I thought I should share a few(!) of my decidedly amateurish photos as I couldn’t find any other diaries from the protest itself.

I can’t believe that I hadn’t come across “Tangerine Tyrant” prior to this!

Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” was one of several running themes amongst the signs.

… Speaking of! I suspect Roger Walters & co. would be proud.

Also, speaking of running themes, unsurprisingly there were a number of, well, quintessentially British signs. And pussy hats!

One can only hope that he did keep his hands off. Or that James Bond wrestled him to the ground if he tried anything.

Only Brits could remain reserved in the face of a pussy-grabbing.

Then again, some of us felt that it was time to ditch the reserve and do some plain-speaking...

God save us all! Also, I’d greatly appreciate it if the seemingly levitating lady beneath the sign could teach me her trick!

Donald, you do *not* want to mess with the Brixton Cat Ladies, trust me.

He would do well to retire the eminently mockable “Stable genius” thing — so obviously he won’t!

Grannies and Churchill, united against Trump — a true coalition of the willing.

Sometimes the simplest messages are the best.

Then again, putting some effort in can also pay off!

Speaking of costumes, at times things got more than a tad surreal.

No costumes, but one hell of a “prop”! Personally, these folks were some of my very favourites — simple and devastatingly effective. Plus, that’s one baby photo the kid probably won’t mind being shown to a partner when they’re older.

Another viscerally emotive example of his awfulness.

The pop-culture references were flowing as freely as certain substances onto a Moscow mattress.

… And he’d have got away with it too if it weren’t for that meddling Mueller.

Don’t worry, folks — you were well represented in London.

And not just Americans, but fabulous US cultural references. Also, I’d be much obliged if any Russian-speakers could tip me the wink on what the gentleman’s sign says.

And more Hamilton references for the win. Having been lucky enough to see it in its London run, I admit to squee-ing more than a little whenever I saw one of these...

Still, as much as I love Hamilton, Harry Potter remains my favourite fandom and (as I went up to the lady with this sign and said) I was very glad and grateful to see Hogwarts represented. Not to mention the fabulously British request next to it.

The flip-side of the “Dumbledore hates you” sign was rather awesome as well. Same goes for the one next to it.

When folks prefer the Dark Lord to the President of the USA things have got pretty bad.

If the folks who beat Umbridge are with us there’s still hope.

Speaking of witchcraft and wizardry, we also have the more serious practitioners on our side.

If anything is worth casting a hex and risking retribution via the Rule of Three, this is.

Okay, hexing the tangerine turd himself also qualifies!

I just had to make my way over to the lady with the introvert sign and say that I loved it and thank her for braving the throng.

Along similar lines, at the risk of the wrath of Heineken, Trump empowers the protesters other arseholes can’t reach.

Just one of about a dozen examples I saw of the sign which has made its way across the world.

And one which wouldn’t go amiss on lawns across America in October/November.

This one, however true, may be a little too on-the-nose for use across the pond, though.

Tough to make out, but the Notorious RBG has plenty of folks wishing her health & vigour in the UK.

The kids are not only alright but coming up with distinctly witty signs.

Speaking of witty, being a bit of a dork I have to give kudos to this lady!

And thankfully by now it has fucked off to Helsinki. Our sincere sympathy, Finland.

A true test for the theory that glitter can make anything better!

I’ll spare you from too many more, but the lady on the right’s sign is a warning to us all which should be heeded. As for the lady in the centre, well, yup, pretty much sums things up.

However, before I depart, on the principle of always give the people what they want — yes, the Trump Baby was there and yes, it is utterly fabulous...

… and yes, it humped one of the Trafalgar Sq. Lions. Of course it did, it’s the Trump Baby!

And finally, having splashed photos of so many folks across the interwebs, I guess it’s only fair that yours truly gets the same treatment. I didn’t put this one last in the hope that most of you have already clicked the close button and moved onto other pastures, oh no, I wouldn’t do that at all… ;-)

So, all in all, I rather think that London displayed its feelings on The Donald and his gracing of our shores quite… expressively. Your turn now, Helsinki!

Carson Officially Pulls Plug on Campaign at CPAC

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Friday March 04, 2016 · 4:37 PM PST

2016/03/04 · 16:37

Repubican presidental candidate Ben Carson announces his candidacy in Detroit, Michigan May 4, 2015. Carson announced in television interviews on Sunday that he is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and is expected to hold a formal an — Apparently he felt it was important to use some of very last few moments in the ever-dimming media-spotlight to discuss Saul Alinsky...

Not exactly sure that there's much news value to it. [BBC]

However, we might as well mark the Time of Death call. [Guardian, UK]

““Mr. Trump really does want to be successful. That’s a huge part of him. He would feel terrible if he had a presidency that was not successful and he’s smart enough to know he would not have a successful presidency if he does some of the stuff he’s talking about.”

Carson concluded that Trump would “appoint people who are very, very good and very, very smart and largely stay out of the way” if the real estate mogul was elected president.” — Ben Jacobs for The Guardian

Didn't see a diary on it and figured I might as well do so. [USA Today]

I'm UK-based and shan't be around to babysit the diary for a while. [NYT]

However, I doubt much will be needed - after all, what more is there to say? [CBC]

Other, possibly, than wonder how his kinda endorsement, kinda undermining of Trump will play with his few remaining voters. [WaPo]

Links to post VP-debate polls.

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Thursday October 11, 2012 · 9:03 PM PDT

2012/10/11 · 21:03

If anyone fancies making their opinion on tonight's debate know, here are a few web-polls unceremoniously yanked all-but randomly from across the web (at the time of posting, the results seem varied, but quite a few have Ryan winning, which, umm... wasn't what I saw!):

CNBC

The Ed Show (MSNBC)

HuffPo

CNN (bottom-right of page)

WBSM

Arizona Central (middle-right of page)

Annapolis Herald Mail

ABC (middle-right of page)

Denver Post (middle-right of page)

NY Daily News

Kansas City Star

Washington Post (main poll)

E.J. Dionne's Washington Post Opinion page (middle-right of page)

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Saturday December 31, 2011 · 2:58 PM PST

2011/12/31 · 14:58

And another Kosack is added to the growing chorus of incredibly touched, grateful, introspective and a tad incredulous people across the USA and beyond (in my case, I'm a Brit who finds American politics and society nigh-on unbearably fascinating) who have been touched by the phenomenal generosity of the members of this incredible community!

I had wanted to post something yesterday when I realised that I had been gifted, however, my all-but mother-in-law had flown my long-term partner and I over to Germany (from the UK) for Christmas and we arrived back late last night. There are so many people to thank, from Onomastic for, I believe, inspiring the drive, Dr Erich Bloodaxe RN, Nurse Kelly and so many others for putting so much hard work into the drive itself, the lovely Yasuragi for nominating me and tmservo433 for taking the absurdly lovely step of gifting me a lifetime subscription despite our not really knowing each other. To say that I am astounded would be understatement of truly epic proportions.

I wish that I had the resources to pass this on and buy someone else a subscription, but alas, that is pretty much impossible for me. I really, really shouldn't even do this on a financial front, but I simply cannot receive this largess without paying a little of it forward, so I'm going to chip in $10 to the small-donor drive.

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Tuesday February 01, 2011 · 3:11 PM PST

2011/02/01 · 15:11

You are in the the 32nd Child Diary of the Liveblog of the 2011 Egyptian Uprising and other uprisings spreading throughout the Mideast. We stand with our Egyptian friends and their courageous struggle for freedom.

DO NOT REC THIS DIARY! Rec the Mothership here.

(The idea is to keep the Mothership visible on the rec list, with links therein to the child diaries where we can discuss the events. This prevents multiple liveblog diaries taking up slots on the rec list.)

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Wednesday July 14, 2010 · 6:28 PM PDT

2010/07/14 · 18:28

You are in the current BP disaster ROV, number 207. Number 206 is here.

Please DO NOT Rec this diary, rather REC THE MOTHERSHIP instead. She needs your love to stay afloat.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

PLEASE visit Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier's Diaries to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier for working on this!

For a description of the mothership/ROV liveblogging process, check out this thread.

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Sunday April 05, 2009 · 1:48 PM PDT

2009/04/05 · 13:48

So, it's hardly news 'round these parts that there's what one might call a distinct possibility the United States (alongside various allies, my own country, the UK, amongst them) may have been naughty and made a boo-boo with regard to its obligations to not commit war-crimes. However, what is new is that, through the clear implication of his words today, we may have a new case for asking the support of one Barack Obama in investigating such incidents, not to mention following-up on any findings of such investigations.

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