Donny, are you ok?

[Supsalemgr]

That is what I am doing by stating my positions with explanations if necessary.

[GoCubsGo]

I see no reason to defend my positions to you guys. I am proud of them. In this particular case Vrede has attempted to tag me with a false narrative on ethnic cleansing and right on cue you decided to jump on his bandwagon. That is fine with me as your and Vrede's opinions have no impact on me..

You don't have to defend opinions, of course. But in the other hand, the term "debate" is in the forum title.

LOL

Defending the indefensable is a big ask.

Even when given the definition of ethnic cleansing which he is apparently in favor of he deflects and runs away.

No wonder he loves Tom's echo chamber.

[Vrede too]

Why not help them rebuild it?

Got it, you endorse the ethnic cleansing part of this. You've become a cheerleader for war crimes. Ick.

I reject any reference to my favoring ethnic cleansing. There is no basis for that thought other than your twisted logic.

The folks have to go somewhere ...

Own it.

[O Really]

So after centuries of abuse, the Palestinians are finally and begrudgingly given a patch of land to (sorta) call their own in 1948 when Israel got the good parts. But since then, Israel has infringed, harassed, and attacked the Palestinians resulting in them turning to a rogue bunch like Hamas just for fundamental security. But generations have grown up defending their land, to the point of literally throwing rocks at tanks. Sure, they're gonna say "Oh Massa Trump - you want to build a resort in the land our ancestors have fought and died for and is the only land we know? No problem, we'll just move to Egypt where we'll be welcomed, I'm sure. Or maybe we could immigrate to the US. Maybe or great grandkids could get a cleaning job in your hotels."

Yeah, that's the ticket.

[neoplacebo]

So after centuries of abuse, the Palestinians are finally and begrudgingly given a patch of land to (sorta) call their own in 1948 when Israel got the good parts. But since then, Israel has infringed, harassed, and attacked the Palestinians resulting in them turning to a rogue bunch like Hamas just for fundamental security. But generations have grown up defending their land, to the point of literally throwing rocks at tanks. Sure, they're gonna say "Oh Massa Trump - you want to build a resort in the land our ancestors have fought and died for and is the only land we know? No problem, we'll just move to Egypt where we'll be welcomed, I'm sure. Or maybe we could immigrate to the US. Maybe or great grandkids could get a cleaning job in your hotels."

Yeah, that's the ticket.

That is the exact same sort of "reasoning" that has resulted in trump being president.....a combination of millions of the gullible and ignorant consuming hours of Fox News nonsense on a daily basis for years and years has resulted in what is destined to be the end of our country. I give it no more than two years.

[GoCubsGo]

The pettiness tour continues.

Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice

Coast Guard leaders had given Fagan a 60-day waiver to find new housing, according to one of the sources. But on Tuesday, Homeland Security officials told the acting commandant, Kevin Lunday, that he had to kick her out because "the president wants her out of quarters," according to one of the people familiar with the incident.

[neoplacebo]

The pettiness tour continues.

Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice

Coast Guard leaders had given Fagan a 60-day waiver to find new housing, according to one of the sources. But on Tuesday, Homeland Security officials told the acting commandant, Kevin Lunday, that he had to kick her out because "the president wants her out of quarters," according to one of the people familiar with the incident.

That would have been another good example for the SNL McConnell skit....."Mitch McConnell, shown here watching the US Coast Guard Commandant being evicted after only a 3 hour notice." Insert smiling photo

[Whack9]

The pettiness tour continues.

Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice

Coast Guard leaders had given Fagan a 60-day waiver to find new housing, according to one of the sources. But on Tuesday, Homeland Security officials told the acting commandant, Kevin Lunday, that he had to kick her out because "the president wants her out of quarters," according to one of the people familiar with the incident.

Vindictiveness.

Add that to the list of qualities that make Trump an absolute piece of trash.

[Whack9]

I think it's fair to say that the foundation of the United States rests on the constitution (and the bill of rights, and the declaration of independence). American soldiers even swear an oath to it.

Given that, this is one item that both conservatives, liberals, and whomever ought to agree on as the basis of our country.

Over the last few weeks, Donald Trump has signed a few blatantly unconstitutional executive orders, and has also shown interest in some unconstitutional and downright frightening ideas. Here's two items that caught my eye. There may be more:

1) The end of birthright citizenship. There's no question this EO was unconstitutional (14th amendment seems pretty clear)
2) Interest in deporting US citizens to be incarcerated in foreign countries. How this isn't ringing alarm bells is beyond me.

When asked about Musks meddling, Tillis says:

"That runs afoul of the Constitution in the strictest sense. But it’s not uncommon for presidents to flex a little bit on where they can spend and where they can stop spending.”

The point I'm making is regardless of your political affiliation, given that the constitution is the cornerstone of the United States, is this not incredibly worrisome? It seems the GOP doesn't care. This isn't even a left vs right issue. Who's to say that if precedent is set, next time we have a democratic president they try to outright ban all firearms despite the second amendment?

Are these people stupid?

[O Really]

We (collectively, not us individually) have gotten numb to laws being broken or ignored by Trump in particular, but also by the courts themselves. And because Trump and his Trump-lites are more than willing to do something they know is illegal, knowing they'll be sued, but try it anyway to see if they can get something or a partial win. If the smite-down was immediate, it would be better, but it takes a long time to wind through courts, particularly with Trump's slow-down-stall strategy. By then people are used to the idea that he got away with it (again)

[neoplacebo]

The son of a bitch would be going to jail if he hadn't won an election. And he wouldn't even have been able to run for office if "fall down" Mitch McConnell hadn't betrayed his oath and his country. fish slap. dog shit emoji

[GoCubsGo]

I......ummmmm....

[Vrede too]

The son of a bitch would be going to jail if he hadn't won an election. And he wouldn't even have been able to run for office if "fall down" Mitch McConnell hadn't betrayed his oath and his country. fish slap. dog shit emoji

Don't forget "Molasses" Merrick's contribution.

[Whack9]

I......ummmmm....

Trump is the complete antithesis of everything taught by Christ lmao. He's what you might call... ah nevermind.

[GoCubsGo]

Ouch.

[GoCubsGo]

Sick, petty fuckhead alert.

[Vrede too]

Sick, petty fuckhead alert.

https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/18 ... 0085330973

Whiny DonOLD LIES, as usual. He was the one who left early.

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
https://people.com/super-bowl-2025-tayl ... ms-8788678
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

They Booed a KC superfan and Travis gf? Must have been all of the fatcat out-of-towners.

[Vrede too]

Whether good or bad for America, this is socialism in action:

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok

WSJ has thoughts:

Wall Street Journal Warns New Donald Trump Move Will ‘Destroy More Wealth Than It Creates’
It "deserves to die in Congress," said the newspaper’s conservative editorial board.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal condemned President Donald Trump’s plan for a sovereign wealth fund, saying the idea “deserves to die in Congress.”

... While Trump’s order claimed it would “promote fiscal sustainability,” “establish economic security for future generations, and promote United States economic and strategic leadership internationally,” the Journal argued it would more likely “take resources from the private economy, fund political boondoggles, and mess with the business decisions of private companies.”

Sovereign wealth funds are normally operated by countries with surplus revenues but the U.S. “perennially runs budget deficits,” it added.

The fund would “merely be one more way for the government to commandeer private wealth for political purposes. It will destroy more wealth than it creates,” it warned.

It’s the latest criticism that’s been leveled at Trump from the Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlet, which has been opposed to the president’s now-postponed hike in tariffs on Canada and Mexican imports — and which it described in a headline as “The Dumbest Trade War In History.”

Trump’s pulling of security protection from former top aides was “vindictive” and a “new low,” the newspaper said last month.

DonOLD is losing the MAGAts who can read.

[Vrede too]

That is what I am doing by stating my positions with explanations if necessary.

Did y'all have as thrilling a Gulf of America Day as I did?
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-g ... me-2028677
What did you do to celebrate? I down voted every pro-Mexico post I could find on the internet, along with any making fun of jingoistic 1.5% DonOLD posts over this. The latter kept me pretty busy.

[Jasmine]

Whether good or bad for America, this is socialism in action:

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok

WSJ has thoughts:

Wall Street Journal Warns New Donald Trump Move Will ‘Destroy More Wealth Than It Creates’
It "deserves to die in Congress," said the newspaper’s conservative editorial board.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal condemned President Donald Trump’s plan for a sovereign wealth fund, saying the idea “deserves to die in Congress.”

... While Trump’s order claimed it would “promote fiscal sustainability,” “establish economic security for future generations, and promote United States economic and strategic leadership internationally,” the Journal argued it would more likely “take resources from the private economy, fund political boondoggles, and mess with the business decisions of private companies.”

Sovereign wealth funds are normally operated by countries with surplus revenues but the U.S. “perennially runs budget deficits,” it added.

The fund would “merely be one more way for the government to commandeer private wealth for political purposes. It will destroy more wealth than it creates,” it warned.

It’s the latest criticism that’s been leveled at Trump from the Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlet, which has been opposed to the president’s now-postponed hike in tariffs on Canada and Mexican imports — and which it described in a headline as “The Dumbest Trade War In History.”

Trump’s pulling of security protection from former top aides was “vindictive” and a “new low,” the newspaper said last month.

DonOLD is losing the MAGAts who can read.

The funny thing about calling Trump “DonOLD” is that Biden is older than he is, and his brain was so mushed that he was exposed in front of a national TV audience and was forced to exit the presidential race - and yet, if he didn’t quit, you probably would have still voted for him. You would willingly voted for a walking cadaver.