Post-Trump: III (decline, further tantrums, legal proceedings, book deals etc)

[palindrome]

I can only wish the next dominant species on the planet better luck.

John

 

[gingermrkettle]

No, he said next not current.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

John

Siri: show me a picture that epitomises 'apex predator'

 

[paulfromcamden]

John

I did think of my own house panther when I read @tones' reply.

Though I think she's too busy taking naps to bother with world domination.

As a species we could learn a lot from her.

 

[MJS]

I think we should be keeping a close eye on what the Dolphins are up to.

 

[tones]

I think we should be keeping a close eye on what the Dolphins are up to.

Something fishy?

 

[Colin L]

It's going to be Octopuses isn't it. Smart bastards. Our eight-legged overlords.

 

[laughingboy]

I think we should be keeping a close eye on what the Dolphins are up to.

Tell me about it. I've tried talking to them but nothing works. I just can't seem to click with them.

 

[paulfromcamden]

Something fishy?

...and for what porpoise?

 

[tones]

...and for what porpoise?

...hoping to fluke upon an answer

 

[Yank]

I thought the human-dolphin situation was going swimmingly, but the relationship seems to be taking a dive.

 

[tones]

I thought the human-dolphin situation was going swimmingly, but the relationship seems to be taking a dive.

Well, they've certainly taken over the watery bit of the planet:

Orcas blamed for missing great white sharks

A thriving population in South Africa has all but disappeared after a visit from killer whales.

www.nature.com

(Orcas are actually not whales but the largest member of the dolphin family).

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

I thought the human-dolphin situation was going swimmingly, but the relationship seems to be taking a dive.

Well the single malt scotch whisky trade has been massacred for we enthusiasts and drinkers, by Flippers, so I'm not so keen on them any more.

 

[tones]

Well the single malt scotch whisky trade has been massacred for we enthusiasts and drinkers, by Flippers, so I'm not so keen on them any more.

I thought that dolphins had found other sources:

Dolphins Seem to Use Toxic Pufferfish to Get High

The dolphins' expert, deliberate handling of the terrorized puffer fish implies that this is not their first time at the hallucinogenic rodeo

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

I dunno, I reckon they don't get called 'bottlenosed' for nothing.

 

[Kirk]

Suspect the cockroaches will win out. While we wait, here's a video of some nice Orcas.

 

[Sonority]

I'd go for Tardigrades myself as eventual winners, they have many more ways of surviving than roaches

Plus -

 

[Enfield boy]

I thought Tardigrades were only a problem in F1.

 

[Nic Robinson]

Any news on Trump?

 

[tones]

Any news on Trump?

There's the problem, endless - guy basically sucks up all the oxygen in the room. It's a version of Dame Nellie Melba's "love me or hate me, but don't ignore me". Not ignoring Trump is one of the reasons why the US is in the mess that it is.

Robert Reich points out a reason for this "success" in today's column:

Seriously, how dumb is Trump?

My definition of stupidity is continuing to do something that has so far cost you a minimum of $91 million because you won’t stop doing it.In recent days, Trump has again publicly charged that E. Jean Carroll’s allegation of sexual abuse, for which he has been found liable in court, is “false.”...

www.alternet.org