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Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:02 am


The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop

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... ... But if the logo is AI-generated, as it strongly appears to be, it shouldn't be surprising. The Trump administration has eagerly embraced using AI to churn out propaganda so cheap and base that it could be mistaken for satire. Some are calling this "slopaganda," and most of the time it's used to attack the administration's enemies or mythologize Trump.

Last fall, Trump posted an AI generated video of himself as a fighter pilot strafing peaceful protestors with barrages of liquid diarrhea. This was mostly received with bafflement. But in April, when he depicted himself as both Jesus Christ and the Pope, he sparked genuine outrage among the deeply Christian wing of his supporters. More banally, Trump has also used AI to advertise his numerous vanity projects, such as posting an AI-generated video of his White House ballroom.

In a sense, maybe his new airport logo is kind of a perfect use case for AI. The displaying of the US Great Seal is highly restricted, so it's unlikely that an airport in Florida would be authorized to flaunt it as a logo, even if Trump himself wanted it to. But with AI, you can quickly spit out a cheap bastardization, uncanny in its likeness, but also not quite right.
:roll: MAGA = Incompetence, or "not quite right"
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Crews Are Draining The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Again In More Trouble For Trump Revamp
The president's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline.


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The downside is that these are OUR fixtures and institutions he's fucking up - OUR Reflecting Pool, OUR White House, OUR Kennedy Center, OUR 250th, etc.
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I read the other day that this year is the first one in over 50 years that the Kennedy half dollar will not be minted. No idea if trump is behind that but considering how juvenile minded he is....

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Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:22 pm
I read the other day that this year is the first one in over 50 years that the Kennedy half dollar will not be minted. No idea if trump is behind that but considering how juvenile minded he is....
Really?
2020s redesign

The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–330 (text) (PDF)), signed by President Donald Trump, allows for a redesign in 2026, representing the United States Semiquincentennial, celebrating 250 years of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 2027 until 2030, there will be one reverse design each year depicting Paralympic sports. The obverse may be redesigned in 2027, and after 2030, starting from 2031, is still to bear Kennedy's visual image.

On December 11, 2025, the Mint announced that the 1776~2026 half dollar would have a theme of Enduring Liberty and depict the Statue of Liberty on the obverse. The reverse shows Liberty's torch being passed to a new generation.
-0-? No word on whether Moron Don's image will join JFK's.


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TV pundit: The founders did not anticipate the relentless level of venality, evil and disregard for constitutional rule posed by MAGA.
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Vrede too wrote:
Sat Jul 11, 2026 9:02 pm
neoplacebo wrote:
Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:22 pm
I read the other day that this year is the first one in over 50 years that the Kennedy half dollar will not be minted. No idea if trump is behind that but considering how juvenile minded he is....
Really?
2020s redesign

The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–330 (text) (PDF)), signed by President Donald Trump, allows for a redesign in 2026, representing the United States Semiquincentennial, celebrating 250 years of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 2027 until 2030, there will be one reverse design each year depicting Paralympic sports. The obverse may be redesigned in 2027, and after 2030, starting from 2031, is still to bear Kennedy's visual image.

On December 11, 2025, the Mint announced that the 1776~2026 half dollar would have a theme of Enduring Liberty and depict the Statue of Liberty on the obverse. The reverse shows Liberty's torch being passed to a new generation.
-0-? No word on whether Moron Don's image will join JFK's.


Steve Bannon: Flood the zone.
TV pundit: The founders did not anticipate the relentless level of venality, evil and disregard for constitutional rule posed by MAGA.
I saw a story about this a few days ago. Looks like this year the half dollar does not have Kennedy's profile on the front. I don't know if this is the end of the Kennedy half dollar or just the omission of him on this year's coin only. The only other year there was no Kennedy half dollar was 75. Fifty one years ago.

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Attorneys getting nervous.

Nutty is a 'comin....

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Mon Jul 13, 2026 2:00 pm
Attorneys getting nervous.

Nutty is a 'comin....

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2076698136894976473
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US judge voids Donald Trump's $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits

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69 or 70 years old. O Really, you may have rooted against her while you were at UNC or lusted after the new arrival at The U ;) , if you weren't already gone from each.
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Just missed her, but I'm glad she's got the job she has. Good work!

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Wasn't sure whether to put this in the fascism is here thread or this one. Anyway, the treasury is going to strike a one dollar gold coin with trump's face on it. But the trump coin is not made of gold. Hilarious
The US mint currently strikes 1/10th, 1/4. 1/2, and 1 ounce gold coins. The one ounce coin has a fifty dollar face value, but it's worth about 100 times that right now. I'm hoping that the trump coin will cost more to make than its one dollar value. I think that would be appropriate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/art ... 00862.html

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neoplacebo wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2026 4:12 pm
Wasn't sure whether to put this in the fascism is here thread or this one. Anyway, the treasury is going to strike a one dollar gold coin with trump's face on it. But the trump coin is not made of gold. Hilarious
The US mint currently strikes 1/10th, 1/4. 1/2, and 1 ounce gold coins. The one ounce coin has a fifty dollar face value, but it's worth about 100 times that right now. I'm hoping that the trump coin will cost more to make than its one dollar value. I think that would be appropriate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/art ... 00862.html
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Everything Trump Touches Grifts

Trump’s teleprompter operator investigated for betting on speeches

The irony is that tonight's speech is about integrity. :laughing-rolling:
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Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jul 16, 2026 6:49 pm
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Everything Trump Touches Grifts

Trump’s teleprompter operator investigated for betting on speeches

The irony is that tonight's speech is about integrity. :laughing-rolling:
:roll: Zero integrity, as usual.
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Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jul 16, 2026 6:49 pm
neoplacebo wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2026 4:12 pm
Wasn't sure whether to put this in the fascism is here thread or this one. Anyway, the treasury is going to strike a one dollar gold coin with trump's face on it. But the trump coin is not made of gold. Hilarious
The US mint currently strikes 1/10th, 1/4. 1/2, and 1 ounce gold coins. The one ounce coin has a fifty dollar face value, but it's worth about 100 times that right now. I'm hoping that the trump coin will cost more to make than its one dollar value. I think that would be appropriate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/art ... 00862.html
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Everything Trump Touches Grifts

Trump’s teleprompter operator investigated for betting on speeches

The irony is that tonight's speech is about integrity. :laughing-rolling:
:lol: It really is true that virtually everybody who occupies any sort of proximity to trump gets dragged into criminalism. The teleprompter guy is just the latest example. That toady down in FL who moved the classified documents around to conceal them is another one. Not to mention all the assholes he's put in positions of varying importance in the government. Hell, it even extends down so far as the newly hired ICE thugs.

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Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump’s posts

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/ ... rcna587912
Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms “the fastest” access to posts from influential Truth Social ‌accounts, such as President Donald Trump’s, whose posts often move global markets.

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Whack9 wrote:
Fri Jul 17, 2026 12:30 pm
Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump’s posts

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/ ... rcna587912
Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms “the fastest” access to posts from influential Truth Social ‌accounts, such as President Donald Trump’s, whose posts often move global markets.
Wow, I know I shouldn't be surprised.... but wow.

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bannination wrote:
Fri Jul 17, 2026 12:32 pm
Whack9 wrote:
Fri Jul 17, 2026 12:30 pm
Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump’s posts

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/ ... rcna587912
Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks and trading firms “the fastest” access to posts from influential Truth Social ‌accounts, such as President Donald Trump’s, whose posts often move global markets.
Wow, I know I shouldn't be surprised.... but wow.
Wonder if the twooth social people will have any type of criminal liability in the next administration?

Getting the information probably isn't illegal, acting on it as part of insider trading would seem to be.
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