16 h. ago Maga world heads left spinning by Trump’s warm welcome for Mamdani

Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting – but not all Trump supporters downcastA flurry of social media posts from Maga influencers have laid bare the disorientation felt by members of Trump’s base at the spectacle of Friday’s cordial Oval Office meeting with Mamdani, who the president previously painted as a “communist lunatic”.“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s most fervent online backers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I ❤ NY: Queens recognises Queens as Trump gives Mamdani warm reception

No fists, no fire – the president and the mayor-elect met in Washington, and things went bewilderingly, bizarrely wellThe armies of lefty America and of Maga were assembled ready to watch their champions do battle. After all, Donald Trump had called Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and “total nut job.” The incoming democratic socialist New York mayor in turn had called the Republican US president a “despot” and “fascist”.But anyone expecting to see fists fly and shirts torn in the Oval Office was in for a disappointment. Trump, 79, and 34-year-old Mamdani actually got on rather well. In fact beautifully, bewilderingly, bizarrely well. Instead of Batman v Superman, this was Toy Story besties Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago What Trump’s bear hug of Saudi prince reveals about his vision for America — and the family business

Donald Trump’s warm embrace of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a reflection of the president’s own monarchical worldview, Andrew Feinberg writes

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8 d. ago England star reveals how he devised Haka response that left New Zealand spinning – but nobody saw Pollock gesture coming

JAMIE GEORGE  cooked up the Haka challenge that sent New Zealand spinning out of their comfort zone.  England beat them 33-19 and the hooker insists "this is just the start". The hooker hatched the plan to line up in a loop and confront the Maori dance in a Twickenham version of the “flying V” from...

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1 week ago Mother issues warning after daughter, 4, was left with serious spinal injury during trip to soft play

A mother from Earls Barton in Northamptonshire has told of her horror after her daughter, at just four years old, was left with a severe spinal injury after going to a soft play centre.

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1 week ago 70s comedy legend Brian Murphy’s left huge sum to family after Man About the House star aged 92

ACTOR Brian Murphy, famous for his roles in Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred, left a £617,000 fortune following his death earlier this year aged 92. The star, who was a fan favourite on Last of the Summer Wine, passed away in February at his home in Bromley, in south east...

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