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andrewducker- David Davis lined up as interim prime minister
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- Victim slams not proven criminal rape case as a disgrace
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- Reminder that when Brexiteers talk about "a border in the Irish Sea" they are not telling the truth
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- Rockstar chews up employees, spits them out.
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- Boris Johnson negotiates like a toddler
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- This is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously (bankruptcy and destruction)
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- The shocking abuse allegations uncovered by the Commons bullying inquiry
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- MI5 believed black people posed security risk
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- New Brexit negotiation strategy revealed.Stage 1 - find minotaur (o.n.o.)…
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- I never, ever, want to be on a plane that does this
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- Shetland set to lose 20 churches
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- Scottish Power to use 100% wind power after Drax sale
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- Doctor Who series 11: partition of India to be key part of episode 6 Demon of the Punjab
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- The perils of polls about new parties
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- China cracks down on religion, crosses burned at Christian churches
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- Bans on smacking children linked to lower violence among teens
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- Explaining intrusive thoughts
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- Myanmar's military turned Facebook into a tool for genocide
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- Hyperalarming study shows massive insect loss
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- Facebook says millions of users had phone numbers, search history and location data stolen
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- Least gifted children of wealthy parents graduate from college at higher rates than most-gifted from low-income families
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Date: 2018-10-17 02:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-17 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-17 03:26 pm (UTC)He himself is rather stupid, I think, though. That might compromise his ability to spot smart people. Also I don't know how big is the intersection of the Venn diagram between smart people and fighters who think they are Saving The World.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:33 pm (UTC)I think Johnson would actively avoid smart people, or at least people he thought were smarter than him or smart enough to smoke him out.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:33 pm (UTC)That's... everyone.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-17 03:35 pm (UTC)That is a fair comment, albeit that I'd like to think that people who make it into the House of Commons are. I think there's a third group that you're overlooking: people who know exactly what he's doing but think he can benefit somehow. I also am not entirely certain that he himself is fully cognisant of what he is doing.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:38 pm (UTC)The most worrying of which is that Johnson, himself, doesn't fully appreciated what a crooked, twisted, tangled path he is treading and genuinely thinks he is a Great Man in the Churchillian archetype.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:40 pm (UTC)My first point is obviously wrong - the Bridgens, Jenkynses etc. do not hit the intelligence standard I ascribe for MPs.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-17 03:40 pm (UTC)Also, confusing typo: think they can benefit somehow.
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Date: 2018-10-17 03:58 pm (UTC)