Yes, I had seen that earlier, and believe that this goes to SD's statement about Bondi being performative by nature. That she is more interested in Bondi that anything else.

And for the record, I f'ing hate the term "Influencers", as though anyone on social media by mere dent of their tweets, is able to illicit in us a Pavlovian like response to whatever they report, that we are rudderless fools blow by any old wind this way or that. I consider myself to be pretty humble, and I detest this "look at me" society.

Seems to me like they made somebody do something to not let them out. It’s called a trap.

"N.B. I should note that I was invited to the White House, not for this event, but for the UK-US official meeting. I was unable to attend due to prior commitments."

Must have been a helluva prior commitment to turn down a Trump White House invite.

slightly slanted article.

Frens, if we can't see this as the start of something historic, like it is, instead of as a disappointing less-than-expected splash, then some of us have truly let our expectations and emotions run wild.

How many times do we have to be told and reminded we are watching a movie before we remember that this entire operation is proceeding on someone else's timeline, and exactly according to plan.

We don't have to like the pace. We don't have to like the optics, such as they are. But there are no coincidences, and no surprises.

Some of us have forgotten this in our fervor to stick it to the DS. Breathe. Relax. Observe. You have no control over how this unfolds.