Bruh.

The ear was probably hit by a tiny fleck of glass from a shattered teleprompter, and then with Trump no doubt on blood thinners it would bleed like all

I’m pretty sure this is AI, but it’s so damn perfect…

Thank you, removing it now!

Again we agree! :)

I agree, but wasn’t sure I could adequately defend that assertion if challenged. 🙂

Yes, but we used to have some checks and balances. The fact that he wasn’t in office the past 4 years proves that.

He’s not coming out in 2028 unless we have real midterms in 2026 (and maybe not even then.)

AFAICT all this he’s doing to intentionally ratchet up anger and tension is to give him the justification he feels will be enough to install himself deeply enough before 2026 that either the election will be a sham or it can just be ignored. That will be the true signal (IMO) that we’re in a Regime, not just a shitty president elected by 70 million shitty people.

He wants it to be a regime, no doubt. I’m just not sure we’re really there yet. (The difference is academic mind you, he’s getting people killed already while he dismantles our government.)

Yep. When Vance came out and said “yeah I lied about the dogs and cats in Ohio for votes” (paraphrasing, but I’m happy to dig out a link if someone wants it) and it didn’t even move the needle I knew we were cooked.

Show me a piece of fiction which has nothing to say about societal issues and I’ll show you a fucking boring piece of fiction.

Is verbal harassment of police and such even a thing? What if he did shout ‘fucking pigs’ or whatever while he was videoing? To me that would change nothing - but would it?

provide evidence either way, but if this just is their typical Baghdad Bob propaganda, I

You don’t say.

How the hell is it only 83% of Democrats?

They are already proving the rule of law they claim to adore means nothing to them on many fronts, and on this specific topic of Mamdani have already gone from 0-100. When a court blocks their attempt to revoke his citizenship, then what? “Accidental” ICE abduction I guess, but that might be a little risky even for them with such a high profile and beloved politician.

Heh. Prior to this year I could not have believe such a thing was even possible. But this year…

Once someone’s reading comprehension gate slams one direction in these conversations it’s hard to get it to flip the other way sometimes. I also tried, but I expect he’ll tell me to fuck off next or something.

Oh well. Thank you for also trying!

So you don’t think those people would benefit the most from those programs?

Don’t put words in my mouth my post was clear.

Well, I didn’t, but OK.

You got me on McGovern!