#gaffes — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gaffes, aggregated by home.social.
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Four Noto Peninsula assemblies sent a joint letter of protest to LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho demanding his resignation for saying "it was lucky that the earthquake occurred in Noto." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/ldp-lawmaker-noto-protest-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes #ldp #wakayama
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Ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho came under fire over his verbal gaffe about a powerful earthquake that struck Noto Peninsula last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/lawmaker-apologizes-over-gaffe-on-noto-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes
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As Biden departs, Trump set to face questions over his age and acuity
With 78-year-old Donald Trump now certain to face a Democratic candidate younger than he is,
the Republican could have the tables turned on him over the questions of #age and mental #agility that he often sidestepped while Joe Biden was his opponent.The age gap between Trump and any of his likely Democrat opponents
– Kamala Harris, 59; Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, 52; Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, 51
– could make him the sole focus of voters’ desire for a #generational #handover of power.And without Biden’s often stumbling public appearances there's a fresh focus on Trump’s mental acuity and his frequently rambling, confused campaign speeches.
Last month, for example, Trump got the name of his own doctor wrong.
Previously he has made high-profile campaign trail #gaffes, in which he seemed to think Barack Obama was still president and mistook his arch Republican rival Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi.Nearly 60% of US voters said last month that Biden should “definitely” or “probably” be replaced, while Trump’s favorability rating had risen to 40% since his hush-money conviction and the attempt on his life eight days ago. Harris’s favorability sits at around 39%.
Biden’s departure from the ticket upends several aspects of Republican’s calculations,
including that 🔸Trump the felon 🔸will now possibly have to debate Harris the former prosecutor in September
– if she receives the nomination.The vice-president proved her debating skills in 2019 when she delivered a highly personal attack on Biden on the issue of race that he later described as “hurtful” and chilled relations between the Biden-Harris camps before she was named vice-president.
Political commentator Anthony Michael Kreis posted on Twitter/X soon after Biden’s announcement:
“I can’t believe the GOP is running an old guy for president. Yikes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/election-trump-harris?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other -
CW: Political Cartoon
Chris Riddell
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CW: Political Sketch
"The president was no more than a global lab rat. He deserves better than that. He deserves respect for his achievements. But respect cuts both ways. His family should have enough respect for him not to put him through such an ordeal. A quiet word that enough is enough."
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CW: Political Cartoon
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Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu submitted a letter of resignation to the prefectural assembly chairman on Wednesday over his latest gaffe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/politics/shizuoka-governor-resignation-gaffe/ #japan #politics #heitakawakatsu #shizuoka #gaffes
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Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu submitted a letter of resignation to the prefectural assembly chairman on Wednesday over his latest gaffe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/politics/shizuoka-governor-resignation-gaffe/ #japan #politics #heitakawakatsu #shizuoka #gaffes
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Get 'em while they're hot! Because the mainstream media are not going to focus on Trump's very evident and increasing mental deterioration and verbal gaffes.
https://newrepublic.com/post/179521/donald-trump-weekend-verbal-gaffes
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Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa appeared unfazed Tuesday following remarks by Liberal Democratic Party veteran Taro Aso, who called her an old lady and said she's "not that good looking.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/30/japan/politics/ldp-aso-controversical-comments/?utm_content=buffer7ca75&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taroaso #yokokamikawa #ldp #foreignministry #gaffes #women
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The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned Tuesday after criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as "pig" in an online workplace chat and disclosing her address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/shibuya-ward-deputy-mayor-resign/?utm_content=buffer66cdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #shibuyaward #tokyo #localgovernment #gaffes
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The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned Tuesday after criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as "pig" in an online workplace chat and disclosing her address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/shibuya-ward-deputy-mayor-resign/?utm_content=buffer66cdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #shibuyaward #tokyo #localgovernment #gaffes
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The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned Tuesday after criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as "pig" in an online workplace chat and disclosing her address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/shibuya-ward-deputy-mayor-resign/?utm_content=buffer66cdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #shibuyaward #tokyo #localgovernment #gaffes
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The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned Tuesday after criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as "pig" in an online workplace chat and disclosing her address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/shibuya-ward-deputy-mayor-resign/?utm_content=buffer66cdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #shibuyaward #tokyo #localgovernment #gaffes
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The deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward resigned Tuesday after criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as "pig" in an online workplace chat and disclosing her address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/09/japan/shibuya-ward-deputy-mayor-resign/?utm_content=buffer78844&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #shibuya #tokyo #localgovernment #gaffes
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Japan's public safety chief said that he kept eating a "delicious" bowl of grilled eel rice even as he was notified about an attack that apparently targeted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/26/national/public-safety-chief-gaffe/?utm_content=buffer3d438&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #fumiokishida #gaffes #koichitani #2023localelections
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#Gaffes, #God and #ghosts: The #twistsandturns of the #SNP #leadershipRace
After #NicolaSturgeon's #resignation sent shockwaves through the #politicalmap of the #uk an initially quiet race to become Scotlands new First Minister turned into an explosive contest which could threaten the very survival of the party.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #UK #Scotland #SameSexMarriage #SelfID #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
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Currently writing a piece on Sir #ChrisBryant and his multiple #Gaffes.
Have to finish it tomorrow, but wanted to Share my favourite sentence halfway through the piece:
At this point it is starting to feel like shooting fish in a barrel, however my philosophy is; if the fish didn't want to get shot then they shouldn't have got into the barrel.
Note, no fish were harmed in the writing of this article.
#politics #politicsUK #satire
