| second: A federal judge is warning the Trump administration to tread lightly, citing “a particular concern that we not act first and ask forgiveness later,” as Trump did in destroying the East Wing of the White House last year.
“I do not want a situation where something has happened, and then I’m being told by the government or by a foundation or by a bulldozing company that it’s too late to do anything about it,” District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes said on Monday. [go to link] |
| second: Why is the American media largely silent about Israel’s role in Trump’s decision to go to war? The C.I.A. director used one word to describe the Israeli prime minister’s regime change scenarios: “farcical.” At that point, Mr. Rubio cut in. “In other words, it’s bullshit,” he said. The president then turned to General Caine. “General, what do you think?” General Caine replied: “Sir, this is, in my experience, standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed. They know they need us, and that’s why they’re hard-selling.”
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| second: Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S. The Trump administration falsely claims that boat strikes target fentanyl and have halted 97 percent of cocaine shipments to the U.S. These are extrajudicial executions, or even just murders — something similar to a cop shooting a fleeing suspect in the back when there is no self-defense justification. [go to link] |
| second: The Death Star Administration is doubling down on big and stupid. Today is Star Wars Day — May the fourth be with you. And I find myself noting a disturbing resonance between the plot of the 1977 film and the ongoing debacle of the Trump/Hegseth Iran venture.
I assume that everyone has seen the movie. But as a reminder, the Empire destroys Princess Leia's planet. In the climactic battle the Empire places its faith in a massive, expensive high-tech weapons system, only to see that system destroyed by scrappy rebels’ tiny fighters.
Guess which role America is playing in the current war.
So what has the Trump administration learned from its humiliation in the current war? Silly question. This administration doesn’t learn. [go to link] |
| second: 6ixStringJoker writes: "What is your problem, motherfucker? DO NOT TALK TO ME."
How Much Is He Going To Destroy?
May 4, 2026
How much is Trump going to destroy? asks Dina Doll with specific reference to our criminal justice system.
As has been oft noted, Everything Trump Touches Dies — and in the years since Republican strategist Rick Wilson wrote that book, it’s only gotten worse. Much worse.
He is destroying our alliances with the wonderful people of Europe and Canada. The only European country he liked was Hungary because until last month its leader was a democracy-destroyer aligned with Putin, blocking aid to Ukraine.
He has destroyed our role as the leader of the free world, a beacon of hope for freedom. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: What is your problem, motherfucker? DO NOT TALK TO ME. |
| second: 6ixStringJack wrote: "Do not address me, faggot. I have no need for the musings of sub-human shit." What Children are Learning from the current US President:
Never apologize to anyone ever.
Science is stupid.
Anyone different is bad.
Don't be nice, nice is for losers.
Cheating makes winners.
America is the only country in the world.
Women are less important than men.
Be afraid of anyone not white.
Facts and truth are not important.
Low-paid people are idiots.
Lying is fine, people just believe.
It’s OK if your father cheats on your mother.
Never take responsibility, blame others.
You can hurt others badly if it benefits you
The Constitution doesn't matter.
People that join the military are suckers and losers.
Billionaires shouldn't pay their fair share.
Rape and pedophilia are just "men being men".
You are only important if your skin is white.
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| 6ixStringJack: Do not address me, faggot. I have no need for the musings of sub-human shit. |
| second: 6ixStringJack writes: "Shut the fuck up retard. Do not address me." This is what Trump believes Americans are thinking: "I’m struggling to make ends meet. I really hope that ballroom gets built soon. That will fix everything." |
| 6ixStringJack: Shut the fuck up retard. Do not address me. |
| second: 6ix, the weightlessness of online existence breed your gleeful nihilism, where it doesn’t matter what 6ix says, as long as people pay attention to him. It is right to call Trump autocratic, but what makes him a strongman for the social-media age is his frivolity, the way he doesn’t know or care what he’s doing or what he will do next. Because he doesn’t take anything seriously, he makes it impossible to take him seriously, even as he inflicts entirely serious damage on people and institutions. This quality makes Trump a star on social media, where “all that is solid melts into air.” When cruelty and carelessness can be such a politically effective combination, it’s clear that the era of rational discourse is well and truly over. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: Bullshit. Do I need to show you your own post history? Man, do I wish I had started cataloging your crap back when you were talking about feeding Trump to your pigs. But you deleted that one, you fucking coward. Don't try to play innocent here. You are fucking trash. Everybody in your party is fucking trash. |
| second: 0. Calling Trump a tyrant is not a call to violence. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt charged, “Those who constantly falsely label and slander the president as a fascist, as a threat to democracy, and compare him to Hitler to score political points are fueling this kind of violence.” [go to link] |
| second: 1. This claim suffers three serious defects. First, it assumes that violence is the only logical response to an attempt to undermine democracy. In reality, Trump’s assault on democratic norms can be—and in fact, is being—successfully resisted through democratic means. In Hungary, Viktor Orbán had carried out a more advanced version of the same power-consolidation strategy that Trump is attempting now, and voters defeated him through peaceful organizing. [go to link] |
| second: 2. The second problem with a moratorium on calling your opponents authoritarian is that Trump himself routinely violates it. The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults. He has specifically claimed that Democrats rig elections as a matter of course. Taking violent steps to stop undemocratic political leaders follows much more closely from Trump’s rhetoric than from anything Democrats have said about him. [go to link]
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| second: 3. And third, the conservative principle would seem to rule out any criticism of authoritarian tendencies, however real they may be. If calling a politician an aspiring authoritarian is tantamount to inciting their murder, then doing so is irresponsible even if the charge is true. Republicans could nominate the reanimated corpse of Benito Mussolini for president, and Democrats couldn’t question his commitment to democracy without being accused of ginning up violence. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: Grow up, faggot. |
| second: Day 63 of Middle East conflict — Trump considers it ‘treasonous’ to say US isn’t winning war. What other nonsense is Trump saying? War powers: Trump also called a law limiting the use of force without congressional authorization “totally unconstitutional”. That's because of a newly discovered overriding clause in the Constitution that reads: I am President and I can say and do whatever I want since you can't stop me. [go to link] |
| second: 6ixStringJoker wrote: "That's not a reply to me. Do not quote me if you have nothing to say in reply." 6ix and Trump don't understand how history works. I'll explain: History proves Trump is a lying sack of shit despite 6ix saying history is "so full of shit". Historically, Trump promised to lower the National Debt, but it gets higher and higher, faster and faster: [go to link] Why would the debt increase? Because Trump paid NO taxes on April 15th. This is known because Trump refuses to reveal his IRS form 1040, in contrast to every other President. |
| 6ixStringJack: That's not a reply to me. Do not quote me if you have nothing to say in reply. |