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You Snooze, You Win

Posted on November 16, 2017 by twitmericks

In spite of The Sun’s front-page snaps/ Of BBC staff having naps,/ Awake or asnooze/ Folks trust the Beeb’s nooze/ Above the phone-hackers and paps./// sun v bbc In spite of The Sun's front-page snapsOf BBC staff having naps,Awake or … Continue reading →

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Twitter Hitter

Posted on July 2, 2017 by twitmericks

A tweet sent by President Trump/ Depicted him giving a thump/ To CNN news,/ Confirming the views/ Of those who believe him a chump./// https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/02/trump-body-slam-cnn-tweet-violence-reporters-wrestlemania A tweet sent by President TrumpDepicted him giving a thumpTo CNN news,Confirming the viewsOf those … Continue reading →

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Free Jaz

Posted on June 24, 2017 by twitmericks

The King of the House of Al Saud/ Who’d like to see Qataris cowed/ Says close Al Jazeera/ So making it clearer/ He wants a free press disallowed./// http://www.ifj.org/nc/news-single-view/backpid/1/article/qatar-saudi-led-coalition-lists-the-closure-of-al-jazeera-among-conditions-to-end-crisis/ The King of the House of Al SaudWho'd like to see … Continue reading →

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Stormin’ Corbyn

Posted on June 12, 2017 by twitmericks

  An old Labour man with a beard/ Conservative media smeared/ Got more folks elected/ Than pollsters expected/ And some in his own party feared./// NB: I’ve been away for a couple of days, tweeting but not updating the blog … Continue reading →

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What Katie Did Next

Posted on May 26, 2017 by twitmericks

A media bigot named Katie/ Enjoys being vicious and hatey,/ So when she gets sacked/ Most people react/ In ways that are quite celebratey./// http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/lbc-staff-cheered-katie-hopkins-13097966 A media bigot named KatieEnjoys being vicious and hatey,So when she gets sackedMost people reactIn … Continue reading →

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Standard Deviation

Posted on March 17, 2017 by twitmericks

George #Osborne insists he can be/ An editor and an MP/ And work for BlackRock/ Who’ll give him some stock/ On top of a six-figure fee./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/17/george-osborne-named-new-evening-standard-editor-newspaper George #Osborne insists he can beAn editor and an MPAnd work for BlackRockWho'll … Continue reading →

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Fox Puppet

Posted on February 28, 2017 by twitmericks

On kids’ TV show Fox & Friends/ A human reporter pretends/ To talk to a creature/ With big bushy feature/ That’s orange with white on the ends.///  http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-says-obama-may-be-behind-recent-protests/ https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/836647523855044608

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Making a Meal of it

Posted on February 26, 2017 by twitmericks

A poor presidential beginner/ Was anxious to look like a winner./ He hated when folks/ Told anti-Trump jokes/ So guess who’s not coming to dinner?/// https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-not-going A poor presidential beginnerWas anxious to look like a winnerHe hated when folksTold anti-Trump … Continue reading →

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Keeping A Flotus

Posted on February 8, 2017 by twitmericks

Melania Trump filed a suit/ To say she was no prostitute/ And charges of vice/ Had lowered her price/ Preventing her earning more loot./// http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/02/07/why_is_melania_trump_s_own_lawyer_arguing_she_would_have_made_millions_exploiting.html Melania Trump filed a suitTo say she was no prostituteAnd charges of viceHad lowered her … Continue reading →

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Unchartered Territory

Posted on October 12, 2013 by twitmericks

An all-party press royal charter/ Emerged from political barter,/ But newspaper backing/ Is totally lacking/ And so it appears a non-starter. ///http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/11/royal-charter-press-regulation-final-draft-newspapers https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/388995261080428544

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