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Trump's Second Term

Stacyhs said:
I never mentioned velociraptors.
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never said you did.
Stacyhs said:
If you don't agree with my analogy, fine. But stop with the nitpicking. Is my second analogy any more acceptable to you or do hyena packs not bring down wildebeests?
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Given that you never mentioned velociraptors, and I didn't quote any post of yours, why do you think I was addressing you?
 
Norman Alexander said:
It's why the Allies didn't follow through with assassinating Hitler. By his own stupid decisions and pathetic personality cult, Hitler was actually an Allied asset and the alternatives were scruple-free vicious hyenas. So better to let Hitler "win the war for the Allies" by ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ things up for Germany.

In parallel, Trump is indeed a brain-dead, psychopathic, narcissistic, fascist orange blob who couldn't run a bath let alone a major country. But the real and more dangerous problem is his backers and backroom operatives. They are not elderly or ailing, and are almost certainly even more psychopathically evil than Trump. It's them who need neutralising, removal, and prosecuting, far more than Trump.
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Well said. Miller is a prime example.
 
dudalb said:
Nice way to dodge my point.
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I don't think that I dodged your point. I conceded that Starmer is overcautious and ineffectual. I also pointed out that he is not the one threatening and invading other countries. He is not causing the problem. He isn't fixing it, for sure, but he isn't causing it. Trump is.
dudalb said:
And as for the beam in my eye, right back at you.
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Not your eye. Read what I wrote before you get your knickers in a twist:
junkshop said:
...Maybe deal with the honking great beam in your own government's eye before shifting the blame to the mote in another's?...
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junkshop said:
never said you did.

Given that you never mentioned velociraptors, and I didn't quote any post of yours, why do you think I was addressing you?
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Because I'm the one who posted the T-Rex analogy which you referred to with "This analogy is crap." No, technically you did address me, but you were certainly referring to my post. Look, I'm not going to get into one of those extended back and forth bickerings because it's a waste of time.
 
Stacyhs said:
Because I'm the one who posted the T-Rex analogy which you referred to with "This analogy is crap." No, technically you did address me, but you were certainly referring to my post. Look, I'm not going to get into one of those extended back and forth bickerings because it's a waste of time.
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1. I said garbage, not crap
2. I was agreeing with Carlosy, or trying to at least. I hadn't seen you post, I wasn't aware that the T Rex thing started from one of your posts.
 
Are you a middle-class retired couple? Then surely you must own at least five homes!

Treasury Secretary mocked after suggesting 'mom and pop' investors own a dozen homes each

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo asked Bessent during a forum Tuesday at the 2026 World Economic Forum about President Donald Trump's threat to ban “large institutional investors” from buying up single-family homes, and Bessent expressed support for his "good idea" but said further clarification was needed.

“We are going to give guidance at some point to see what a mom and pop is,” Bessent said. “Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement, have bought five, 10, 12 homes.”

“So we don’t want to push the mom and pops out," Bessent added. "We just want to push everybody else out."

Bessent's comments were broadly assailed as out of touch.

"Just your everyday soybean farmer, Scott Bessent explaining that mom and pop save for retirement by buying 12 homes," commented Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). "This man is so out of touch it hurts."

"He's completely out of touch with reality," observed Bluesky user Sloan Ashton. "Who among us hasn't bought an extra dozen homes? This cabinet is filled with billionaires who are incapable of understanding the working poor and middle class."
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Go eat a bag of dicks and choke, you ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊
 
Norman Alexander said:
It's why the Allies didn't follow through with assassinating Hitler. By his own stupid decisions and pathetic personality cult, Hitler was actually an Allied asset and the alternatives were scruple-free vicious hyenas. So better to let Hitler "win the war for the Allies" by ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ things up for Germany.

In parallel, Trump is indeed a brain-dead, psychopathic, narcissistic, fascist orange blob who couldn't run a bath let alone a major country. But the real and more dangerous problem is his backers and backroom operatives. They are not elderly or ailing, and are almost certainly even more psychopathically evil than Trump. It's them who need neutralising, removal, and prosecuting, far more than Trump.
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Exactly this. The problem is twofold: first, Trump's behaviour has bred and encouraged a younger cohort of people in power to behave like him or worse; and second, he has dismantled or declawed many of the checks, balances and customs that would act to prevent them.
 
apnews.com

Despite Greenland, France's Macron and NATO's head make nice with Trump behind the scenes

President Donald Trump has shared private messages from world leaders about Greenland, revealing softer tones behind public criticism.
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Despite Greenland, France’s Macron and NATO’s head make nice with Trump behind the scenes​

PARIS (AP) — While Europe is pushing back publicly against U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, the language appears softer behind the scenes.

Trump published a text message on Tuesday that he received from French President Emmanuel Macron, confirmed as genuine by Macron’s office.

Starting with “My friend,” Macron’s tone was more deferential than the criticism that France and some of its European partner nations are openly voicing against Trump’s push to wrest Greenland from NATO ally Denmark.

Before broaching the Greenland dispute, Macron opted in his message to first talk about other issues where he and Trump seem roughly on the same page.

“We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran,” the French leader wrote in English.

Then, he added: “I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” immediately followed by: “Let us try to build great things.”

That was the only mention that Macron made of the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the two sections of message that Trump published. It wasn’t immediately clear from Trump’s post when he received the message.
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Judge bans Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from 'masquerading' as top federal prosecutor

The judge said he would allow Halligan to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now "in light of her inexperience."
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Judge bans Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from 'masquerading' as top federal prosecutor​

The judge said he would allow Halligan to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now "in light of her inexperience."

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has barred Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from "masquerading" as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia but said he would allow her to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now "in light of her inexperience."

U.S. District Judge David Novak issued an order that bars "Ms. Halligan from representing herself as the United States Attorney in any pleading or otherwise before this Court until such time as she may lawfully hold the office either by Senate confirmation or appointment by this Court ... should either occur."

Novak warned that Halligan would face disciplinary referrals if she continued to improperly refer to herself as the U.S. attorney. A judge ruled in November that Halligan was unlawfully serving in the role, which the Justice Department has appealed.

“The Court recognizes that Ms. Halligan lacks the prosecutorial experience that has long been the norm for those nominated to the position of United States Attorney in this District," he wrote. "Consequently, and in light of her inexperience, the Court grants Ms. Halligan the benefit of the doubt and refrains from referring her for further investigation and disciplinary action regarding her misrepresentations to this Court at this time."
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Reports that Euro leaders at Davos will to "deescalate" the situation.
Which amounts to appeasment as usual.
God, I think civilization is on the brink because of cowardice among it leaders.
 
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Republican blasts "immoral" Trump actions after issuing impeachment warning

Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, has called Trump's Greenland push "immoral" and previously "utter buffoonery."
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Republican Blasts ‘Immoral’ Trump Actions After Issuing Impeachment Warning​


Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, criticized President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland, calling it "immoral," days after he suggested the president could face impeachment over the matter.

Newsweek has contacted Bacon's office for comment via email on Tuesday.

Last week, Bacon called Trump's talk of taking over Greenland "utter buffoonery," adding that it might lead to impeachment efforts. Impeachment talk rarely originates from a president's own party. By openly suggesting that Trump's Greenland invasion rhetoric could warrant removal from office, the five-term congressman signals how polarizing the president's stance on Greenland is at home and abroad. Bacon, who has been in office since 2017, has decided to not seek reelection in 2026.
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Of course, it's easy to say such things when you've already announced you're not running for reelection.
 
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De-escalation is good.
Diplomatic language is good.

"Jaw-jaw is better than war-war" as Macmillan said.

Or, if you want the original Churchill
"Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war"
 
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