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kiwimyweewee posted...

Highest authority of the executive branch making decisions like this is just so ridiculous.

The most powerful man in the world is making decisions like this, and it *would* be ridiculous if it wasn't so harrowing.

DnDer posted...

Given how Stephen Miller looks like a one-day extra in a Soviet uniform on the set of any Cold War movie, or in a Nazi uniform on the set of any WWII movie... Trump has fallen for the most Temu of propaganda.

Hell, Netanyahu convinced Trump about stuff with just a binder full of (probably un-burned) CD-ROMs.

So... yeah?

Don't forget him publicly reacting to years-old footage he saw on Fox and Friends, thinking it was happening live.

CRON posted...

Why is it always specifically Facebook?

Because Mark Zuckerberg curated his algorithm to keep unhinged people like this outraged to increase engagement.

"The woke right...these people, they're not any different than the woke left. They're insane."

He's talking about you, Evangelicals. I'm sure he appreciates your unwavering support the way all evil men of ambition appreciate the support of useful idiots. But make no mistake, you're nothing but a tool to this man.

McmadnessV3 posted...

And there it is. Declare a non-existent organization as a terrorist group, send in the army to "protect" those from them.

You covered Steps 1 and 3, but you forgot Step 2, which is "designate your political opposition to be members of the terrorist group." The bonus step - not necessary for a fascist power grab, but still a cherry atop the authoritarian sundae - was to delete public records showing your side is actual terrorist threat to the country.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1955350484421619897

BearlyWilling posted...

Changing registration should be grounds for immediately vacating your seat tbh

Aside from being a gross violation of the first amendment, you're saying a Republican switching parties because they're unhappy with what Trump and his enables have done to their party or the country should result in them being expelled from the government?

Rantman posted...

there are many trump voters that are fucking idiots but the guys who honestly bought into the "Donald the Dove" bullshit are arguably the dumbest

The Evangelicals who think Trump is a good Christian are inarguably the dumbest.

Good. We can't have a politicized FBI.

https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Against-King-Kash-Patel/dp/1955550123

Kash Patel partners with Beacon of Freedom Publishing House, an imprint of BRAVE Books, to bring a fantastical retelling of Hillarys horrible plot against Trump to the whole family. Full of fake heralds and keeper Komeys spying slugs, this is a story of daring and danger. But never fear! Kash the Distinguished Discoverer will win the day.

Hexenherz posted...

An update from today claims it's basically going to be a glorified pep rally and emphasize new grooming standards (a leaked memo shows a crackdown on shaving waivers) and new physical readiness standards.

The former commander of US Army Europe wrote a rather insightful examination of wtf it is As Our Generals and Admirals Fly Home, Our Adversaries Watch and Wait https://share.google/8rKKkQEGS3tv7L2TC

Also this is going to be expensive as shit, it's not just the individual generals but also senior enlisted leaders, they both will have at least one assistant each, plus any support staff that might need to go.

Are they holding this meeting at one of Trump's resorts? What a colossal waste of money. It's too bad the DOGE crowd didn't actually care about government waste.

The Mass Effect trilogy.

Sim City.

You guys already shot yourself in one foot because of xenophobia, now you seem eager to blast the other one for the same reason.

LightSnake posted...

Let me say that the Right had a chance, TWICE, with his impeachments. McConnell, despite hating Trump on a personal level, chose to spare him for the sake of personal power.

McConnell explicitly said Trump was guilty, then voted to acquit him anyway. I hope history judges him fairly - not that he cares.

Quorthon109 posted...

This can only be good for Oklahoma.

Let's see who his replacement is before we celebrate Oklahoma's turn of fortune.

https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-school-superintendent-ryan-walters-96567486aa0a2cd03e3f8f40e66b29dc

Republican Ryan Walters, Oklahomas top public schools official who lauded President Donald Trump, pledged to put a Turning Point USA chapter in every high school to honor Charlie Kirk and end what he called wokeness in public schools, is resigning to lead a conservative educators group.

Walters, 40, said Wednesday night on Fox News that he is stepping down as state superintendent of public instruction to become the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit that says it assists educators in their mission to develop free, moral, and upright American citizens.

Were going to destroy the teachers unions, Walters said on Fox. We have seen the teachers unions use money and power to corrupt our schools, to undermine our schools.

Him resigning was only ever going to be to strike the grifting iron while it was hot or because a scandal was about to break.

Are we still pretending she lost the election when she courted one of the few Republicans willing to stand up to Trump and not when the media decided to sane wash Trump's every mad outburst or social media's coordinated propaganda campaign against her?

TheGoldenEel posted...

I think her historically terrible campaign wher she went from energizing her base to embracing republicans played a big role, and in particular the fact that shes going on this book tour/grift while Trump is actively destroying the country is disgusting

Okay, but the question stands. Why protest her instead of Trump?

We were told they only protested Harris during the campaign because she was the only one who they could pressure to affect change. Well, she can't do that now, can she? Yet here they are, still protesting her and not the guy who actually has the power to end Israel's crimes against humanity. Hmm.

papayapanda posted...

Schumer will likely backstab his own party (again) and allow the budget to pass...

He did so last time to save us from all the terrible things Trump did to us anyway. At this point, he's either Charlie Brown trying to kick Lucy's football or he's controlled opposition.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/turning-point-oklahoma-high-schools

The state superintendent in Oklahoma announced plans to put Turning Point USA chapters in every high school in the state, saying it would counter radical leftist teachers unions and their woke indoctrination.

After far-right activist Charlie Kirk was killed on a college campus earlier this month, requests to start chapters of his conservative youth group, Turning Point, at colleges and high schools have surged, the organization has said.

Oklahoma is the first state where the government is getting involved to promote starting these chapters. In a press release on Tuesday, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma superintendent, detailed how students could start a chapter of Club America, the organizations high school program, by gathering at least three students from the same school and completing a charter agreement. Then, Turning Point will help the club get a teacher sponsor and official recognition, and send materials such as an activism kit.

We will be putting TPUSA on every high school campus in Oklahoma, Walter said in the press release. Charlie Kirk inspired a generation to love America, to speak boldly, and to never shy away from debate. Our kids must get involved and active. We will fight back against the liberal propaganda, pushed by the radical left, and the teachers unions. Our fight starts now.

In a video posted on X, Walters railed further against the radical leftists who dominate classrooms and push woke indoctrination. They fight parents rights, they push parents out of the classroom and they lie to our kids about American history, he said. The Turning Point chapters would allow kids to participate in dialogue about American greatness, a dialogue around American values.

When asked by a local reporter what would happen in a school that said it wouldnt open a chapter of the group, Walters said he would go after the schools accreditation. They would be in danger of not being a school district if they decided to reject a club that is here to promote civic engagement, he said. Everything would be on the table in that scenario.

You know, he has a point about people using public schools as indoctrination centers. Let's see what the rest of the article has to say.

Walters has come under fire for repeated instances of pushing religion and rightwing politics in Oklahoma schools. He has sought to require schools in the state to show a video of him praying. He pushed to create the countrys first Catholic public charter school, which the US supreme court ruled against in May.

He bought Donald Trump-branded Bibles that he wants to put in classrooms. He has installed prominent rightwing figures such as the activist behind the anti-LGBTQ+ group Libs of TikTok and the leader of the Heritage Foundation on state education committees.

He has also said that he wants to require teachers coming to teach in Oklahoma from liberal states to complete an America First certification. He pushed to include 2020 election fraud conspiracies in the states high school social studies curriculum.

Whoops! Just kidding; you can't shame the shameless, especially not for brazen hypocrisy .

wanderingshade posted...

Guy is really stupid. This is the same guy who said drinking through a straw makes you look like an effeminate male.

He also said putting thought into a Valentine's gift for your wife makes you gay.

Pow_Pow_Punishment posted...

He was trolling, which is standard for Jesse Watters. I wish news outlets would stop covering him.

He reaches a massive audience. Pretending he doesn't exist doesn't nullify the damage he does on a nightly basis.

HighSeraph posted...

"Self determination" She says while they attempt to make the ability to be trans illegal

Not to mention banning abortions.

HighSeraph posted...

"Strong public safety" She says of the side that commits the vast majority of political violence

Even beyond that, Republicans oppose stricter gun regulations. Plus, ya know... [gestures at RFK Jr.]

Westernwolf4 posted...

I think psychologically he is a toddler in an old man body

Swap "toddler" for "child" and Trump himself will agree with you.

"When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I'm basically the same. The temperament is not that different." - Donald Trump

YUNASBFGIR posted...

Wouldn't an actual tough guy just ignore the mean things people are saying about him?

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Teddy Roosevelt, actual tough guy

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israeli-drone-strikes-kill-five-children-southern-lebanon-rcna232875

An Israeli drone strike killed five people, including three children, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Sunday, Lebanons health ministry said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in a statement that a father and his three children were among the dead, with the mother wounded. He said they held U.S. citizenship.

While the situation is fluid, so far, indications are that the five killed were not U.S. citizens. In fact, one had an unused immigrant visa petition in the past, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said.

The Israeli military said it killed a Hezbollah member in the strike but that several uninvolved civilians were killed.

The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and operates to minimize harm as much as possible. The incident is under review, it said in a statement.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in a post on X, described the attack as a blatant crime against civilians and a message of intimidation aimed at our people returning to their villages in the south.

At least they copped to it this time?

I like Red Barons, but I lament the lack of buffalo chicken, barbecue, or alfredo options.

Takuya_Lee posted...

they have their reasons

Of course they have their reasons for voting to honor a racist, sexist right wing demagogue. Their reasons are self-serving, obviously, but hey, who are we to call them out for putting themselves above the country?

After the parent companies of ABC and CBS showed how easily they'll roll over for a strongman, is there any expectation that they won't do so again when Trump starts pressuring them into pro-GOP coverage in the upcoming election cycle? Not that they were doing a great job of it in the last one, but I suspect we're going to go from sanewashing to straight up state TV.

Was there ever any doubt what this was about?

wackyteen posted...

Know what made me want to join the Army?

I grew up on government assistance and wanted to give back.

Actual liberal policies is why I joined.

A country that gave af about me made me give af about the country. Fucking imagine goddamned that

From that to Republicans openly admitting they want to keep college inaccessible to the poor so military service is their only path out of poverty.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/military-leaders-consider-recruiting-campaign-centered-charlie-kirk-rcna231971

Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage young people to honor the legacy of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk by joining the military, according to two officials familiar with the planning.

The idea would be to frame the recruiting campaign as a national call to service, the officials said. Possible slogans that Pentagon leaders have discussed include Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors, according to the officials.

The lionization of a bigot in Trump's America is both on brand and disgusting.

If they don't find themselves on the right side of history on this, then I'm done supporting the Democratic Party even in opposition to Trumpism.

And there it is, transgender people are now domestic terrorist group.

https://twitter.com/RealAmVoice/status/1967715055786410216

"This trans flag...a lot of people are threatened by this flag...

"A lot of people call them 'transtifa', so if perhaps you label them a domestica terrorist group..."

Yes, the trans pride flag is a symbol of violence. Not the Nazi flags being paraded about by white supremacists, not the Confederate flags being hoisted by deeply racist conservatives, and certainly not the Trump flags being displayed by a mob of insurrectionists...trans pride flags.

If you're looking for yet another instance of right wing doublethink, transgender people are simultaneously so violent and dangerous but also too soft to serve in our military.

Meanwhile, the Proud Boys are standing back and standing by.

Aristoph posted...

I'm surprised it took this many posts for someone to point out that the money and power had nothing to do with whether you had committed a crime. And that's not a mistake.

Given this administrations stance on due process, the freedom might not have anything to do with whether you or not you committed a crime, either.

In case you thought for a second they were going to use this to further their fascist agenda...

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1966679480350765175

Accolon posted...

She went from "we need to declare war on the left" to "we need to pray for this poor misguided boy"

Thanks.

CyricZ posted...

Nancy Mace tone shifts on social media are... whiplash.

Aside from making this about her, which is a given, where did she start and where is she now?

But remember, the left needs to tone down its rhetoric.

Crazyman93 posted...

Supreme Court has ruled that the 2nd Amendment applies to individuals

It also ruled that women had the right to bodily autonomy. What's your point?

Judge Aileen Cannon

RIP to this dude's right to a fair trial.

Rika_Furude posted...

yeah can't something similar happen with anesthesia? if the dentist numbs my gums for dental work and it affects my tongue for instance i might end up with slurred speech for a while until it wears off. but thats usually just an hour or so

I'm sure Trump had dental wok done hours before appearing at a 9-11 memorial event.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/10/congress/shouting-erupts-amid-moment-of-silence-for-kirk-00556280

A moment of silence on the House floor for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk devolved into a moment of chaos as a pair of Republicans called out Democrats.

With every lawmaker standing up in quiet observance, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) demanded a spoken prayer.

Silent prayers get silent results, she said, leading to jeers from Democrats, with some shouting about a school shooting that also happened Wednesday.

A. Did the House have a moment of silence after Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in their home?

B. If silent prayers get silent results, why hasn't she called out her colleagues for their canned 'thoughts and prayers' response to ever mass shooting?

C. What results is she praying for?

D. If we had a moment of silence for every victim of gun violence in this country, no one would ever say anything.

Kaitouace posted...

Just like after the Civil War. Can't punish the traitors because reasons so they're free to keep doing it until they succeed. But let a minority have a tiny amount of recreational marijuana. Under the prison.

Why bury them when you can exploit them for labor instead?

Sayoria posted...

I wish more people learned about Louis the 16th. While we are closing in on Nazi Germany, Louis the 16th history is the other side of the problem we are dealing with. Massive strain on the poor while the 'King' is enriching his aristocrats and seeking treasonous acts. Louis got his comeuppance however.

Louis didn't have a media empire pushing his propaganda or digital bread and circuses in the hands of every peasant, and the aristocracy wasn't protected by paramilitary wielding automatic weapons.

Where my Dont Tread on Me peeps at? Theyve been awfully quiet since the Dictator on Day One took office.

"The prosecution would like the court to believe that these named defendants were savvy or sophisticated enough to understand fully the electoral process, which the court does disagree because the document that was presented doesn't even align with the level of sophistication that they want me to believe," she said before announcing her decision.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law, unless you're conspiring to undermine democracy in the name of Donald Trump.

Qatar is sheltering Hamas. Is this the same Qatar that gave Trump a $400,000,000 plane?

Scardude posted...

She told you every thing he would do and they didn't take her seriously.

So did Hillary, but misogyny runs deep in this country.