Thing s I Don't Like About Trump

[jonesthecurl]

More to the point - how long until Trump says 'Well, I don't really know him...'

[jusplay4fun]

1) Trump's comb over

[Pack Rat]

Nazis support Trump!



Fascism is alive and well in the Republican Party!

[jusplay4fun]

[b]Nazis support Trump!


[b]Fascism is alive and well in the Republican Party!

Is that ALL you have? As usual, we get a pathetic and worthless response by our resident pp-rat. Let me give you a cogent quote I read online:

“no evidence that Trump has a coherent enough ideology, let alone a coherent ideology of the overthrow of the state through a coup to merit the word fascism.”

AND:

And calling someone a fascist does not prove ANYTHING, other than that individual is giving a weak response because he has NO ACTUAL refutation.

Be sure to Make America Great Again, pack rat.

[jusplay4fun]

1) Trump's comb over

#2
I really am disappointed by President Trump's recent statements regarding Ukraine:
** they started the war (NO way; Russia invaded Ukraine, no matter what that LIAR Putin said);
** Zelensky has NO support (false, 56% support in one quoted poll);
** Zelensky needs to hold an election (he cannot, based on the Ukraine Constitution);
(that would be silly to do, Even though Lincoln won in 1864; the UK did not during WWII)
** Zelensky is a dictator. Is that like PUTIN, that KIND of Dictator, who kills his political opponents?

The other silly statements and posts by POTUS Trump on this matter currently escape me, for now, since they too are ridiculous.

[HitRed]

1) Trump's comb over

#2
I really am disappointed by President Trump's recent statements regarding Ukraine:
** they started the war (NO way; Russia invaded Ukraine, no matter what that LIAR Putin said);
** Zelensky has NO support (false, 56% support in one quoted poll);
** Zelensky needs to hold an election (he cannot, based on the Ukraine Constitution);
(that would be silly to do, Even though Lincoln won in 1864; the UK did not during WWII)
** Zelensky is a dictator. Is that like PUTIN, that KIND of Dictator, who kills his political opponents?

The other silly statements and posts by POTUS Trump on this matter currently escape me, for now, since they too are ridiculous.

UK did have an election during WW2 but it was delayed till 1945. Australia, N.Z., Canada and the USA also had elections in WW2.

The larger goal is to get Russian back working with Europe. This would help Europe & Russia, and hurt China & BRICS.

Stop the war, end the sanctions, and Russia back on SWIFT.

Shift troops from Europe to Asia.

[jusplay4fun]

1) Trump's comb over

#2
I really am disappointed by President Trump's recent statements regarding Ukraine:
** they started the war (NO way; Russia invaded Ukraine, no matter what that LIAR Putin said);
** Zelensky has NO support (false, 56% support in one quoted poll);
** Zelensky needs to hold an election (he cannot, based on the Ukraine Constitution);
(that would be silly to do, Even though Lincoln won in 1864; the UK did not during WWII)
** Zelensky is a dictator. Is that like PUTIN, that KIND of Dictator, who kills his political opponents?

The other silly statements and posts by POTUS Trump on this matter currently escape me, for now, since they too are ridiculous.

UK did have an election during WW2 but it was delayed till 1945. Australia, N.Z., Canada and the USA also had elections in WW2.

The larger goal is to get Russian back working with Europe. This would help Europe & Russia, and hurt China & BRICS.

Stop the war, end the sanctions, and Russia back on SWIFT.

Shift troops from Europe to Asia.

You do realize that Russia is the "R" in BRIC, right? Brazil, Russia, India, China

Did you mean the OTHER BRICs, besides Russia?

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization consisting of ten countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

[Dukasaur]

1) Trump's comb over

#2
I really am disappointed by President Trump's recent statements regarding Ukraine:
** they started the war (NO way; Russia invaded Ukraine, no matter what that LIAR Putin said);
** Zelensky has NO support (false, 56% support in one quoted poll);
** Zelensky needs to hold an election (he cannot, based on the Ukraine Constitution);
(that would be silly to do, Even though Lincoln won in 1864; the UK did not during WWII)
** Zelensky is a dictator. Is that like PUTIN, that KIND of Dictator, who kills his political opponents?

The other silly statements and posts by POTUS Trump on this matter currently escape me, for now, since they too are ridiculous.

UK did have an election during WW2 but it was delayed till 1945. Australia, N.Z., Canada and the USA also had elections in WW2.

Australia, NZ, Canada and the USA were safely out of range of direct occupation. (With the exception of a few trivial possessions. Some Australian possessions like Nauru, and some American possessions like Guam, were under Japanese occupation. But no significant parts of the main territorial body of any of those countries were under occupation or realistically under threat of occupation.

The larger goal is to get Russian back working with Europe. This would help Europe & Russia, and hurt China & BRICS.

Stop the war, end the sanctions, and Russia back on SWIFT.

The only problem is Putin. His stated goal is to restore Russia to its former imperialist glory. That means reinvading Europe and re-establishing control over the Baltic States, and over the nations formerly part of the Soviet Union, and over the nations formerly part of the Warsaw Pact, and forcing the rest of Europe into satellite status. He can't be appeased by lifting sanctions. He is a problem that can only be solved by noose or guillotine.

Once Putin's body is hanging over Red Square, we can talk about putting Russia back on SWIFT.

[kennyp72]

1) Trump's comb over

#2
I really am disappointed by President Trump's recent statements regarding Ukraine:
** they started the war (NO way; Russia invaded Ukraine, no matter what that LIAR Putin said);
** Zelensky has NO support (false, 56% support in one quoted poll);
** Zelensky needs to hold an election (he cannot, based on the Ukraine Constitution);
(that would be silly to do, Even though Lincoln won in 1864; the UK did not during WWII)
** Zelensky is a dictator. Is that like PUTIN, that KIND of Dictator, who kills his political opponents?

The other silly statements and posts by POTUS Trump on this matter currently escape me, for now, since they too are ridiculous.

UK did have an election during WW2 but it was delayed till 1945. Australia, N.Z., Canada and the USA also had elections in WW2.

Australia, NZ, Canada and the USA were safely out of range of direct occupation. (With the exception of a few trivial possessions. Some Australian possessions like Nauru, and some American possessions like Guam, were under Japanese occupation. But no significant parts of the main territorial body of any of those countries were under occupation or realistically under threat of occupation.

The larger goal is to get Russian back working with Europe. This would help Europe & Russia, and hurt China & BRICS.

Stop the war, end the sanctions, and Russia back on SWIFT.

The only problem is Putin. His stated goal is to restore Russia to its former imperialist glory. That means reinvading Europe and re-establishing control over the Baltic States, and over the nations formerly part of the Soviet Union, and over the nations formerly part of the Warsaw Pact, and forcing the rest of Europe into satellite status. He can't be appeased by lifting sanctions. He is a problem that can only be solved by noose or guillotine.

Once Putin's body is hanging over Red Square, we can talk about putting Russia back on SWIFT.

When Nuland helped formulate the Maidan coup back in 2014 she is on record as having stated "f*ck the EU" but yeah, Putin...

[Pack Rat]

Trump and Vance are a disgrace to all democracies and to America.



https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2uTk9K5/

[mookiemcgee]

New revised numbers in, the US economy is on track for NEGATIVE GDP growth in Q1.

Biden left office with the Fed indicator pointing towards 2.3% growth in the first quarter, spiking up to almost 4% on hopium over the first week of Trumps term, and Trump has managed to turn that down a full -6.5% to -1.5% growth. bUT tRumP WiLl bE gOOd FoR tHe eCOnoMy

https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow



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In other news... since it's asset was elected, Russia is no longer a threat to America and no longer requires being spied on or treated as though it may do America harm through cyber-warfare

The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments.

The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... r-security

Who need 'experts' when you have Trump's word?

[saxitoxin]

After today's ritual torture of Zelenskyy I'm fine with a recession of up to four quarters length.

No guarantee it will happen, but today bought my patience if it does.

[jusplay4fun]

Trump and Vance are a disgrace to all democracies and to America.
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Try a new message, pee-rat. You sound like you have NOTHING of substance to offer. SHOCKING.

[Pack Rat]

Just like your juvenile responses.

You are a little petty fake Christian.

[jusplay4fun]

Just like your juvenile responses.

That is a matter of opinion; yours, of course, stinks. And further, since you offer almost NO evidence to support ANY of your allegations, that means your opinions REALLY stink.

You are a little petty fake Christian.

Iittle?; hardly, since I am of average height or slightly above. My weight will not put me there, either.

petty? Define petty. Some will say I nitpick, such as grammatical errors. Yes, I note those sometimes, because an intelligent person will avoid making too many such errors. You tend to make MANY, pee rat.

And:

so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind.

Your words continuously show us all how small your mind is, pee rat. And your words also manifest how petty, malevolent, and jealous you really are.

fake Christian. NO.

So much for your silly ad hominem attacks and pitiful insults.

[Pack Rat]

Trump and his criminal enterprises

[jusplay4fun]

Note that silly petty pee rat has NO actual refutation HERE. (As usual, petty pee rat relies on his favorite and SILLY refutation technique: A TikTok video that most us of do not bother to watch, as per saxi.) Therefore, none of pee rat's allegations are valid. They have been defeated with little effort by me. How pitiful is pee rat? He IS the definition of futility and silliness and of vacuous insults.

[karel]

i dont like he has not done enough

[jusplay4fun]

Gasoline prices are down LOTS in my area and I think nationwide, too. I saw gasoline locally around $2.67 per gallon, down from $3.23 or so one year ago and not near $4.00, after Biden took over. DRILL, Baby, Drill.

Now, to be frank, I was in FAVOR of some efforts to decrease our use and reliance on fossil fuels under Biden. (Such a dramatic shift of society will cost money.) THAT issue alone, that I have held for a LONG time, demonstrates that I am NOT a true MAGA, unlike what some say here. One can read about Global warming to know that I do not support MAGA in ALL its manifestations.

https://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=236784&start=250

Temperatures Rising: NASA Confirms 2024 Warmest Year on Record

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists.

by jusplay4fun on Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:42 am

For those who do not read much, there are cartoons to help them.

[saxitoxin]

I've added Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil to my list, but removed the Gaza Plan from it (since it now seems DOA). Trump starts with 10 points, and I subtract one point from Trump for each thing I dislike (but he can earn points back by retracting or recalibrating). Once he hits zero points, he loses my support and I either vote Rat or third party in 2028.

Trump is now at 6 points

[saxitoxin]

I've added threatened to primary Thomas Massie

Trump is now at 5 points. Five points remain until I jump ship for 2028.

[jusplay4fun]

I've added Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil to my list, but removed the Gaza Plan from it (since it now seems DOA). Trump starts with 10 points, and I subtract one point from Trump for each thing I dislike (but he can earn points back by retracting or recalibrating). Once he hits zero points, he loses my support and I either vote Rat or third party in 2028.

Trump is now at 6 points

FIRST, only 10 points Saxi? Given Trump's propensity to throw out comments and his actions and especially his cuts of Federal Government programs and jobs, that, it seems to me, is a very low threshold.

#2
Mahmoud Khalil is not a US citizen and is here as a student, a guest. He is not entitled to the rights of a citizen.

from article linked by Saxi:

Mahmoud Khalil was born in a Syrian refugee camp[5] in 1995 and is a citizen of Algeria.[6] He completed his undergraduate studies in Beirut before enrolling at Columbia University’s SIPA, where he earned his master's degree in December 2024.

Further, he does not meet the criteria to EVEN APPLY for citizenship:

AI Overview
To be eligible for naturalization in the United States, you must meet the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). These requirements include:
Residency: You must have been a lawful permanent resident (LPR) for at least five years, or three years if you are married to a U.S. citizen. You must also have been physically present in the U.S. for at least half of that time.

and:

The Columbia University grad taken into custody by federal immigration officials Saturday is a Palestinian former student and known campus agitator.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents aided a Columbia -owned apartment inhabited by Mahmoud Khalil, who fronts a radical group, Columbia United Apartheid Divest (CUAD), which sympathizes with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and calls for the “end of Western civilization.”

According to his LinkedIn, Khalil briefly served as a political affairs officer with UNRWA — a UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees — which was stripped of tens of millions in federal funding after an explosive report that some of its members took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel in which 1,200 people were killed.

https://nypost.com/2025/03/09/us-news/who-is-mahmoud-khalil-the-columbia-university-agitator-detained-by-ice-for-deportation/

more:
https://time.com/7266683/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-green-card/

BUT WAIT, there is more:

What’s his legal status?
Khalil was born and raised in Syria after his Palestinian grandparents were removed from their homeland, according to his lawsuit.

He came to the U.S. on a student visa in 2022 to pursue his graduate studies at Columbia.

Khalil married his wife, who is a U.S. citizen, in 2023. He became a legal permanent resident — also known as a green card holder — last year.

https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-440828980a4ee7bf4ddcf3d123e02b3e

[saxitoxin]

The First Amendment isn't limited to citizens. Unlike 20th century declarations of rights which are positive, the Bill of Rights is a negative document. It does not recognize a right to speech by individuals; it, instead, restricts the Government from taking actions that regulate speech.

The Government can eject a non-citizen -- legal or illegal -- for almost any reason it wants.

But the First Amendment restrains the Government from doing anything that has the effect of regulating speech. Deporting someone for something he said is outside the powers of the federal government. They can deport Khalil for poor hygiene or not having good fashion sense or for only banging fatties. But not for something he said.

[saxitoxin]

I asked ChatGPT to summarize any case law about free speech and non-citizens.

Bridges v. Wixon (1945)
The Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens residing in the United States are entitled to First Amendment protections. In this case, involving a resident alien facing deportation for his political activities, the Court stated that "freedom of speech and of press is accorded aliens residing in this country." This decision affirmed that non-citizens within U.S. borders enjoy constitutional protections for expression, though the government retains authority in immigration-related matters.

Kleindienst v. Mandel (1972)
This case addressed a narrower issue: the exclusion of a non-citizen from entering the U.S. based on his speech. The Court upheld the government’s plenary power over immigration, allowing it to deny entry to a foreign scholar based on his advocacy of communism. However, the ruling implied that once non-citizens are physically present in the U.S., their speech is protected unless it falls under specific exceptions (e.g., incitement). This case highlights a limitation at the border but does not negate protections for those already inside the country.

So if they wanted to keep him from coming into the USA based on something he said that'd be fine. But once he's on American soil, they can't kick him out unless he commits a crime. He has not been convicted of any crime, much less charged with any crime, nor even so much as informally accused of any specific criminal act.

[jusplay4fun]

The matter of Mahmoud Khalil is now in the hands of the courts.

His status depends on whether the Administration can prove that Mahmoud Khalil engaged in promoting a terrorist organization.