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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 16h

We miss Obama in the UK too. What a dignified, erudite president. When we visited NYC in 2017, I loved greetings cards which had his picture on and said ‘Party like Obama’s still President’.
Good luck. It’ll take a lot to shift the current orange stain on the fabric of the US.

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 2d

He’ll have one of the posts that Trump’s picks will inevitably f up - Hegseth, Noem etc - Trump now has him right where he wants him.

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 2d

Our UK interviewers wouldn’t have let her get past that first sentence - they would have stopped her and asked her to answer the question.

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 4d

I enjoyed the clips from this debate here in the UK but the question is really like answered is … did anyone fill their debate bingo card???

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 5d

How do the ‘two cells mean the foetus in human’ Republicans explain their support for IVF when the unused embryos are destroyed? How do they reconcile this with their beliefs?

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 7d

Yes - we last visited in 2019 (Ma, Vt) the majority of people’s first words were to apologise for inflicting Trump on the world. We are going to wait - we chose Canada last year - but we will be back to see the Red Sox at Fenway and queue for cannolis in the North End 😁. Just vote him out please 🤞.

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 7d

As is dismantling the US Institute of Peace, holding a birthday parade to show off military strength (well, that was the aim!), increasing the Pentagon budget and declaring war on your own cities.

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 7d

I knew it already but… he really is a petty little man isn’t he?

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 7d

What’s he got against Boston?? We’ve visited a couple of times from the UK and love it. Is it because he dislikes the mayor?

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 9d

So, if Pritzker’s crime is being governor of a state where he is not keeping the citizens of its largest city safe, then Bill Lee, Rep governor of Tennessee should also be jailed for not keeping the citizens of Memphis safe? They have a higher crime rate than Chicago?

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 9d

And Trump would have no hesitation in describing her as ‘low IQ’ if she crossed him, as he does all women of colour.

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Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 10d

Dan. I really like listening to you on PSA but, speaking as a UK citizen… couldyoupleasestoptalkingsofast. Sorry - it’s really difficult to catch all of what you say. Respectfully, PSA fan ☺️!

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 11d

So - why is his hand bruised permanently? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Annie M @dovetails.bsky.social · 12d

…shouldn’t that be ‘free radicals’? OK I’ll get my coat…

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