ON TWITTER
#OSCARS2017
The biggest mistake in Oscars history unfurled on Sunday evening as La La Land was wrongly announced for the Best Picture award. @mmaudonnet posted: “Wrong winner in Miss Universe, wrong winner at the Oscars, could you please double check election results again?” @saltyfan said: “Being lectured by Hollywood elites on politics then realise they can’t even coordinate handing out envelopes.” @ananavarro opined: “In 12 hours, there’s been more investigation/clarification re Oscars 2017 screw-up, than there’s been of Trump/ Russia ties in last 3 months.” @jesse_hsu joked: “La La Land won the popular vote, but Moonlight won in the electoral college.” “Gun owning, bacon eating red blooded AMERICAN!” @themitchellreport added: Hollywood can’t run the #Oscars, but thinks it knows how to run America?”
#SOFTCOUP
Shadow Chancellor John Mcdonnell insisted yesterday a ‘soft coup’ had been launched by elements of the Labour party against Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. @gsoh31 tweeted: “Hmm. Wikipedia definition of soft coup: ‘these conspiracy theories are popular among populist leaders, such as those in Latin America’.” @j_stafford88 shared: “Mcdonnell’s soft coup piece is perfectly rational. The creation of Blairite bogeymen to distract from their failure is how they cling on.” @Lewisquinn3 wrote: “Corbyn is a democratically elected leader, if you undermine his position then you’re not truly representing your membership.”
#GEORGEWBUSH
Former US president George W Bush defended the American media while also calling for Donald Trump’s ties to Russia to be more closely investigated. @Chrisjzullo said: “Seriously, look at how far we’ve come wherein that I would gladly trade for President George W Bush, and be happy about it.” @Ingrahamangle observed: “George W Bush doesn’t criticise Obama in eight years, and yet takes thinly veiled swipes at Donald Trump 6 weeks in.” @Wajahatali tweeted: “When Liberals are citing George W Bush as a voice of moderation and sanity, you understand how extreme the right has become under Trump…”