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June 14, 2017

Nothing from Twitler on the London high rise fire?

I miss having a president who cared about other people.

June 14, 2017

London fire: fears of people trapped as major blaze engulfs tower block latest

Source: The Guardian

What we know so far

A huge fire has engulfed a tower block in West London.
The fire broke out shortly before 1am on Wednesday at Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road near Notting Hill.
The tower is at least 24 storeys high and contains 120 apartments.
200 firefighters have been tackling the blaze with 40 engines.
A number of people have been treated for a range of injuries according to the fire brigade
There have been multiple reports of people trapped in the blaze. These have not been confirmed by police or the fire brigade.
Streets around the tower have been sealed off and residents in ther houses evacuated.
London Fire Brigade say there is no known cause at the moment for the blaze.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has declared the fire a “major incident”.
This news story will be updated with developments, in addition to this rolling coverage.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/jun/14/grenfell-tower-major-fire-london-apartment-block-white-city-latimer-road



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Updates at the link, videos, photos, etc
June 8, 2017

I think it is wrong, ethically and legally, to attempt to

keep the president from communicating with his constituents.

Give him back his phone. Let. Him. Tweet.

Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with a bucket of kfc on it?

June 6, 2017

Best way to read Trump tweets

I may be late to the party, but this page turns his tweets into what they are, press releases. You don't have to see Don's ugly mug by going to his page. Second best way is with a drink in hand while donating to the ACLU.

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/media

For example:

https://twitter.com/RealPressSecBot/status/872060765837996032

June 5, 2017

Do I understand this correctly?

According to Twitler, the USA needed a 3 month temporary travel ban to give his people time to put a "better" vetting system in place. This was the purpose, supposedly, of the EO in late January.

The ban was blocked by various courts.

It's now over 4 months later. A month longer tab he said he needed to put in place better vetting.

Don is again tweeting that the 3 month temporary ban is still necessary, that it needs to be called what it is (a travel ban), and also that we have extreme vetting.

Is this correct?

How, in any way, is this a good argument tho persuade the scotus to take up the case? Keep tweeting, Don.




May 31, 2017

Twitter deletes nonsense tweet, tries to pretend he started it for fun

Original, now deleted



Now, though most likely written by staff while Donnie had a tantrum.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/869858333477523458

May 31, 2017

Trump sends vague midnight tweet about 'negative press covfefe'

Source: USA Today

Donald Trump has been active on Twitter since his return from his first overseas trip as president. And he kept the ball rolling with a tweet shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.

But it is not at all clear what the president was tweeting about.

"Despite the negative press covfefe," Trump wrote.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/869766994899468288

Unsurprisingly, most of Trump's fellow Twitter users jumped all over the apparent mistake. And #covfefe became a trending topic on Twitter.

(More, including tweets)

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/05/31/trump-negative-press-covfefe-tweet/102338042/



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