[Boiler]

Still going ahead, in a year's time.

Trial date set for Trump's legal case against BBC

[Tubby Isaacs]

The BBC will presumably try and get it chucked out.

[Abernathy]

Didn’t they already try and get the case struck out ?

It looks as though Trump has been simply deploying his usual tactic of threatening to sue for billions but counting on the defendant to settle out of court for a large sum before it reaches the court. The BBC is looks pretty solid in its. intent to defend Trump’s action. I can envisage Trump dropping the action before Feb 2027.

Wouldn’t it be nifty if Auntie Beeb brought a counter action against Trump, though ?

[Youngian]

Trump's currently huffing and puffing with threats to sue Trevor Noah. For making a joke about him and Esptein at the Grammys.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Didn’t they already try and get the case struck out ?

It looks as though Trump has been simply deploying his usual tactic of threatening to sue for billions but counting on the defendant to settle out of court for a large sum before it reaches the court. The BBC is looks pretty solid in its. intent to defend Trump’s action. I can envisage Trump dropping the action before Feb 2027.

Wouldn’t it be nifty if Auntie Beeb brought a counter action against Trump, though ?

There will be various tests the case has to meet at different stages, I should think. So there will probably more chances.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Trump's currently huffing and puffing with threats to sue Trevor Noah. For making a joke about him and Esptein at the Grammys.

Lots of his supporters seriously see "free speech" as being a reason to vote for him. What can you do about this stuff?

[Andy McDandy]

Free for me, not thee.

[Youngian]

Hot on the heels of the FIFA Peace Prize, this award goes to
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16pAJa5zW7/

[Boiler]

I gather it wants to remove emissions controls on American motor vehicles "to make them cheaper". They'll still be shit and unsaleable outside the US (except to the mentally deficient) but I suppose it'll appeal to the children who never grew out of going "brrrm! brrrm!" in their pedal cars.

I'm trying to remember the name of a film where Dennis Farina asks "does the sun ever shine in this town?" (commenting on the smog) and gets the reply "no, but we have the most beautiful sunsets."

[Andy McDandy]

I'm thinking of the bit in Robocop where the hostage taker demands a getaway car:

Something with reclining leather seats, that goes really fast and gets really shitty gas mileage!