Similarly "span" seems to have entered common usage for the PP of spin - I even saw it on the BBC website. I would use spun though span is apparently an archaic word. As indeed is shat. So perhaps old words are making a comeback.
John Ball's poem
"When Adam delved and Eve span...." dates from 1381
I think a big thing that doesn’t seem to have been picked on the door dash stunt by the media is actually the reason why the grandma was actually doing the dash ,which Trump actually said.
When Trump addressed the moment on Thursday, he explained that Simmons is “driving DoorDash to help support her husband's cancer treatments.”
I’m pretty sure putting old people in a position they have to do gig economy for paying cancer treatments is actually pretty bad.
I’m not sure why the spotlight isn’t on this but I suppose that’s business as usual for US healthcare.
I have always used "shat" as the past tense and my usage probably does pre-date Derek and Clive, though not by much.
TBH I always thought it was past tense, and checking the dictionary they treat as such 🙂
Supposedly vulgar as well, I always thought it was less so and less offensive than shit although I always felt describing something as a ‘bit shit’ in a meeting was fine but, “let’s finish the meeting I need a shit” a tad too far.
Oh dear, someone’s realising the type of people they’ve jumped into bed with.
I think it’s the bloke that thought that giving Trump loads of money would make his problems go away.
BBC.COM
I see that hes invading the Falklands this month
Linky ^^ up there ^^ is busted
Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands "rests with the UK", Downing Street has said, following a report the US could review its position on Britain's claim to the territory.
An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed failed to support its war on Iran.
BBC.CO.UK The Pentagon would likely review documents focused on Access, Basing, and Overflight (ABO) rights, as well as the 1982 Falklands War records and current State Department sovereignty policies. These reviews are reportedly part of a strategy by the Trump administration to "punish" allies, like the UK, for failing to provide military support for the war in Iran.
Specifically, the Pentagon would likely examine:
Internal Strategic Memos: Recent leaked Pentagon emails discuss reassessing diplomatic support for what they term European "imperial possessions".
Everyone favourite racist grandpa is having a nap...
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T13:31:17.213Z
grandad....
BSKY.APP Everyone favourite racist grandpa is having a nap...
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T13:31:17.213Z
Thats obviously a.i. generated,
theres a video ,
Trump in 2024: ‘You’ll never see me sleeping in front of cameras.’ Trump in 2026: falls asleep on camera regularly
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T17:00:58.85732064Z
anyway this, apparently is real
The Justice Department is bringing back the firing squad as a manner of execution in federal death penalty cases https://cnn.it/4vMd5A4
firing squads perhaps because no one will supply them with drugs for lethal injections
I’m less concerned with the DoJ’s batshit crazy idea to bring back firing squads than I am with the thought that there’d be no shortage of volunteers.
There are already 5 states which can use firing squads.
I'd sooner be shot than get fried alive
The argument is academic. No civilised society should be killing its own citizens, no matter what they’ve done. But then the last few years have shown us that America is far from that.
Theres a good article in the Guardian today, pointing out all the things that make it absolutely mystifying that so many American Christians support this monstrous man. Everything about him is an affront to Christian values
THEGUARDIAN.COM Having spoken to few I'm not sure they support Trump rather than have been brainwashed into believing the "liberals" are the enemy.
Got a 75 mile road ride now, best cure for forgetting Trump.
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Not again…….. 😳 are we surrounded by incompetence ?
When the distraction from the distraction needs another distraction.
Here's betting that the Tangerine Palpatine or Propaganda Barbie claim the he was saved by the hand of God again.
Another shooter at a Pesidential Dinner.
Another shooter at a Presidential Dinner.
The three posts above too subtle?
Oh great his grievence machine will be cranked up to 11
Also I guarantee that he will say he needs that new ballroom for security reasons after this
How does someone get gums into these events? I thought the secret service was supposed to stop that happening
Isn’t this what the second amendment is supposed to protect? Personal freedom to defend themselves against a tyrannical government?
Just saying.
I can't quite get the time line from the footage but it seems like they got Vance off the stage before anyone bothered about the confused old man sat in the middle.
And the other half are just plain disappointed!
Trump is now the US president with the most assassination attempts involving direct gunshots fired at them .. one more than Abe Lincoln. If the latest isn`t just another PR distraction as some have already suggested, then maybe Dementia-Don won`t succumb to heart disease ..
*I believe the July 2024 Butler incident was a set up, just poorly actioned as practically every other Trump plan.
Theres no need to stage assasination attempts
The country is full of nutters and guns
Im assuming the shooter is a MAGA conspiracy theorist gone mad at trump betraying his promises on epstein investigation
I reckon that as the likes of carlson, alex jones & all the others turn on trump the crazies will really ztart coming for him.
How does someone get gums into these events?
I know, with all those indentured security personnel , too
Also I guarantee that he will say he needs that new ballroom for security reasons after this
Bingo.
he was saved by the hand of God again.
Maradona?
How does someone get gums into these events?
Eric Trump? I mean he's not the Donald's favourite son - but I'm sure they'd let him in.
And guns - the gun man didn't get in - he was trying to get through the security cordon but failed
There is great footage of a reporter sat eating in his seat while everyone else is diving under tables.
Also seen a photo of Hegseth looking up towards the attack, which was captioned "Did someone say shots?"
Also I guarantee that he will say he needs that new ballroom for security reasons after this
From CNN:
President Donald Trump once again made the case for the sprawling ballroom he is constructing at the White House, arguing the shooting at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner “would never have happened” with the planned security measures he intends for the ballroom to feature.
Time was when an incident like this would of been mind-blowing news. Although it is interesting to read about how relaxed security was. Almost as if ... no. Surely not.
Is Dr trump's diagnosis of "a pretty sick guy" enough for diminished responsibility?
Although it is interesting to read about how relaxed security was.
I read today it was a different floor to where the meeting was. The Attacker got nowhere near to where anyone of importance was - it was the Public entrance. From the online video, he ran through the security at the entrance, then was shot/aimed at by at least 7 Officers within 10 seconds. Security did their thing, and stopped him getting in. There isnt a video view of how he was over-powered. If he did get any shots off, the people jumping on him were brave, as who wants to jump on someone firing a gun their way?
What is clear was how many guns were aimed at him, it isnt clear if any/how many were fired, but I presume there were, as gunshots were heard in the meeting room.The Attacker wasnt hit, so maybe he had a handgun and randomly fired off a few? Either way, the security cordon worked, so calls for a more secure site for the Idiot are not backed up by the facts.
Either way, the security cordon worked, so calls for a more secure site for the Idiot are not backed up by the facts.
Agreed, after the media and Trump hype it does seem security worked as it should.
Is it usual for the VP and others to attend? That seemed odd. Security also got Vance away before Trump, presumably so he can shake the King's hand and finish him off this week
The spin is already happening..
The shooter is being described by trump as 'anti Christian'. This despite him being part of a Christian fellowship at uni..what he really meant is 'he brown, so he must hate us'...
It's fairly ironic given from what everything we've seen, Trump is basically the anti christ.
For once I believe Trump when he says he wasn't worried, as I assume he'd pre-emptively shat himself.
Security also got Vance away before Trump,
The "main" video doesn't show that there's actually a SS officer standing directly in front of Trump. There is a view from a different angle which shows he is "protected" which for a relatively fat old man might be safer than trying to shuffle him out the door.
