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All this does really is highlight the unfairness of splitting sports into two classes based on sex. There are many women more genetically gifted than I, and I am forced to compete against them - with no chance of winning against them - based on what is between our legs, rather than ability.
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I'm sure that "he is who the President picked" has and will be the echo from him & his colleagues when the President is a Democrat. Right?
I sincerely hope that there is an afterlife of his beliefs for him. Because from everything I have been taught about religion, he isn't going to like where he's going.
Like at the debate. Biden was self-aware & ground to a halt because he'd lost his train of thought. While Trump merrily & fluently babbled rubbish. I know which of them was more reminiscent of the dementia patient I nursed for years. But what did everyone focus on after...
He hasn't been able to answer a question coherently for over a year.
I believe that you are correct. Sigh. 🤪
It might also expose that, just as with Putin's military, money that should have been maintaining the Russian nuclear arsenal bought yachts & other toys for Russian oligarchs. Americans might not care how close Alaska is to Russia, but Europe is quite sure Putin is not to be trusted - nor Trump.
Trump picks: one got 5 years & was pardoned; the other now gets a military funeral as a martyr to treason in the United States. 🤮
He was pardoned - and is so contrite that he is currently crowing that they should have hurt the Capitol Police more than they did. 🤮
Sadly, they aren't - follow the links to the top of the thread. That nasty piece of shit was pardoned & is currently crowing that he should have hurt the Capitol police more than they did.
And - only yesterday - crowing that he should have done more to hurt the law enforcement officers protecting the Capitol.
Yup, those of us around the world on social media knew that there was far more afoot than a plan to knock on the door at Congress & politely ask them not to certify the election.
No, he decreed that the gold leaf should be added.
Uh, oh.
Most of that might be feasible, but I don't think that any US President could PREVENT the European countries from supplying Ukraine with arms - and it might just tip the balance to get the European NATO countries into the fight alongside Ukraine.
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I'll wager that Trump himself has no feelings about abortion - beyond "if I knock you up, you will abort it". Although I think that isn't a problem in his life these days.
Part of the problem is that the party that is not of the President doesn't have an actual leader - only multiple potential candidates vying for the next Presidency run. That doesn't lend itself to an organised opposition which is what is badly needed here.
Agree with that & it does seem to be getting more tribal & less bipartisan. I've only really paid any attention to US politics since Trump made his announcement about running - having run across him in the 80s & worked out that he was not Presidential material because of who he chose to be.
To a degree, you are correct. This sort of flipping happens internally the world over, but this has affected international relations with the US. The world has - mostly - been able to trust the word of America from one admin to the next, until now, even with such flipping of policy between R & D.
He's affecting the entire world. Not only do all his EOs need to be undone in court, but something needs to be put in place to prevent EOs being used in this manner ever again. It will take that - & more - for the world to have any trust in America in the future.
The problem is that America has now proven that there is no reliability or continuity between administrations. Trump is dismantling not only what Joe Biden did, but things done - & supposedly settled - by Presidents long before him. Not to mention reneging on treaties he, himself, signed.
A feature of totalitarianism & authoritarianism is that you are told to trust "leaders" and not experts. An individual does "their own research" to become an expert. Life is too short for us all be become experts about everything, which is why we trust the actual experts.
Yep, I think that if you ever oust this regime, every single person in the US will need to be issued with a new SSN. The "good news" is that it will be a fantastic opportunity to begin with a modern purpose built system... Sigh.
And when he dies, security for any & all of his family can be revoked. Why would they be at any risk once he is dead, right?
And every one of them who objects completely ignores that the expensive health insurance that they pay for - even with some of it provided by employers - does actually pay for healthcare for those they would not want to have their "hard earned $" spent on. Because that is how insurance works.
Yeah, silly me. 🤪
"We're gonna take regulatory action..." But I thought Trump was working hard at repealing all regulations & gutting any bodies tasked with such a thing.
So this rant was on her way to Jan 6? She’s ranting about all these problems at the end of a 4yr Trump Presidency & doesn’t want a change of government? That’s weird.
I bought a kitchen knife recently, there is no issue with quality, but I had to collect it from customer services after I'd paid for it with my other shopping. They are also hot about not letting young people buy such knives - as it's mostly an issue with teens & bravado.
I Don't disagree with that.
Not necessarily. I don't believe they ever intended weapons of war to be in the hands of every member of the population. The did, however, intend that the citizens who made up the militia to protect their states & communities, should have free access to the weapons they needed as part of that.
Although they do, at least, have a non-deadly use.
Well clearly there is no need for the military anywhere on the streets of the US when there is so little crime that law enforcement has nothing to do other than talk to people who post on social media...
Well Afghanistan ended with Trump negotiating the American surrender to the Taliban. Does that count?
As a woman competing in sport, I have competed against women who are head and shoulders above my ability & I have beaten trans women. Why am I forced to compete against women who have a physical/genetic advantage over me because of their "sex", while I am now denied the chance to beat others?
What Dem party leadership? Genuine question. From the UK it doesn’t look like either party has a leader other than the President himself. The defeated Presidential candidate is not the “leader of the opposition”, they seem to be nothing in US politics. But there’re lots of future candidates…
And roughly a third of the population are cheering this on, in part because they are convinced that they are the “chosen” people who will not be affected when the U.S. is destroyed & sold to the rich - and/or Russia.
An American friend taught me that a flag should be burned if it is allowed to drop to the ground...
As photographers were ushered into position to take their photographs...
I don't think it will stop them now, sadly.
But it’s another case of the boiling frog. Firstly, it’s not easy to face the immediate threat of punishment for disobeying orders, especially if they are not clearly unlawful - against potential future punishment. Until you get to the point where it is clearly unlawful - like shooting citizens.
And this is exactly why America is where it is. Sigh.
Good thread. But from where I’m sitting across the pond: What civilian checks? The 3 branches of govt were supposed to check each other. Instead you have a 2 party system where 1 has captured all three branches & there is no role for an opposition party, which is why it has no leader.
One thing that has become clear is that the US system of government is not designed for a party system. Dems aren’t in “opposition”; there is no opposition. The 3 co-equal branches are supposed to keep each other in check, not follow party ideology & enable a President to ignore the Constitution.
The idea of electing a businessman as President wasn’t, in itself, an outrageous idea. But it would have had a better chance of success if you’d picked a competent & successful businessman to become that President.
Not to mention the classic tactic of running out of ballot papers… It’s not as if they have a register of people who could be wanting one.
Yes, they’re intertwined. But not being the same fight is to the benefit of transgender people. I’ve had to prove I’m in the right bathroom since before most people had heard of the concept of transgender because people can’t tell a woman standing right in front of them.
Maybe, but if you don’t support him now, it probably won’t matter who runs for President in 2028 because the result will be pre-determined - & that will be even less beneficial to trans people than Newsom will ever be.
Actually they are not. Intertwined, perhaps, but not the same fight.
Lol.
Even if one person is sent multiple ballots, that’s waste, not fraud - or even evidence of fraud. It doesn’t become fraud until someone tries to use them to vote multiple times, something that the vast majority of sentient voters know is illegal.
Aside, perhaps, from being wasteful, how is people receiving multiple ballots, or papers being sent to dead people, indicative of fraud? Or are Republicans so stupid that they think that every ballot paper sent out has to be used to vote - even though they know you can’t vote more than once?
This sounds like partial nationalisation. Why is Trump floating a very left-wing policy?
Has he not already faced greater consequences than most other people who have done similar things?
And this is why you have Trump. Sigh.
Dementia interferes with the way the brain interprets what the eyes see.
Fear can be healthy if it breeds respect for things that can genuinely harm you given the circumstances. It becomes unhealthy if it cripples you and makes you make choices that are detrimental to yourself.
Unfortunately it sends exactly that message because it is true. America hasn't really been a reliable ally for a long time: hostile Republicans & indecisive Democrats. There hasn't been a true understanding in America that friendships/alliances are a two way street for a long time.
Putin invaded because Trump was supposed to put a bow on Ukraine & gift it to Putin. As Trump didn’t do that in his first term, when Biden was elected Putin grew impatient & invaded. So, technically the war wouldn’t have started - the way it did - under Trump. It would have been a resistance.
The solidarity was against him, in truth, but if his brain needs to feel it was with him for them to manipulate him, I’m sure no one from Europe is going to clarify things for him. I’m proud of Europe & the UK for standing up for Zelenskyy against two international bullies. It’s a curious feeling.
Europe as a whole was horrified at the way Zelenskyy was treated the last time he was in the Oval Office - it reflected very badly on America, not on Zelenskyy. They were all keen to support him against a repeat of that. Plus Trump sways in the wind based on who flattered him last.
They are using something they call “Christianity” - something that many Christians worldwide don’t recognise as their faith. Something that seems to have more in common with non-Christian religions than with Christianity.
Not as badly as last time he met Zelensky. Yet.
Biden shows a self-awareness that tends to rule out dementia. Trump on the other hand is displaying multiple symptoms of dementia - especially no self-awareness.
American politics isn't set up for an "opposition party" though. When a Presidential candidate loses, that's it, there's no "leader of the opposition" job for them. Not like in the UK. Congress is supposed to keep a President honest, but the party system has screwed that.
Where were all the common Americans on Nov 5? That was the time to rise up & run Trump & project 2025 out.
You misunderstand. I understand people are fearful. It is because America has already fallen.
You are supposed to live in a country that has free speech. A country whose VP had the gall to lecture Europe about free speech. It clearly does not apply in America any more, if ANYONE is afraid of losing their job for criticising the government.
“Land of the free, home of the brave.” Nope, not any more.
The main means of cheating with mail in voting - and you'd think Republicans would love it because of this - is that someone (like maybe a husband) can stand over the person (his wife, perhaps) while they fill in the voting paper, making sure that they vote for the "correct" candidate.
I think that is why he was talking tough before the meeting. Between his dementia & those around him fawning over him he’d forgotten that he does what Putin tells him to do, not the other way around.
I agree.
I must remember this if ever I visit DC as a tourist.
They didn't HAVE to destroy anything. There were people/organisations prepared to distribute it for no cost to the government - even to buy it, rather than see it destroyed. But no, the government not only wasted the money already spent on it but wasted yet more destroying it - all to hurt people.
Especially because they chose to waste yet more money by destroying food & other supplies already purchased & waiting to be distributed.
I was arguing on X with some guy who loves this & thinks his largely immigrant family is immune because they follow the rules". I suspect he is a white immigrant too, which makes him think he is immune. I also think he's going to have a shock one day...
In truth a President has always pretty much had immunity for "official acts" because - while he was always the man who made the final decision on things, & the buck stopped with him - no decision was made in isolation. Real Presidents made decisions in conjunction with qualified advisors.
The crime most potential tourists are concerned about in America right now is being enacted by the "government". And, no, both sides are not the same.
The “so what” is hypocrisy. She’s arguing that someone else getting married affects the sanctity of her marriage whilst her own behaviour shows a complete disregard for the sanctity of marriage in her own life. She SHOULD be laughed out of court, but she’s probably going to fuck up 1000s of lives.
I'm sure he cheated in 2024, 2020 (that's why he thinks Biden stole that one, in his mind he couldn't have been beaten fair & square thus Biden *must* have out-cheated him) and likely also 2016. Although 2016 might have been little more than cheating by propaganda.
Too many Americans think that the mythical checks & balances will prevent what is currently happening. And that it isn't currently happening because it's not happening to them.
The British system definitely has faults, but it's difficult to imagine a complete takeover of government by a group hostile to the very existence of the British government in the way that has happened in America.
The fact that it didn't need fixing until he broke it...
The only surprise there is that he is honoring the deal in any way, rather than just taking the money,
Who knew that “never again” meant “it’s fine for us to do it to others”?
For USA to regain trust: change needs to be significant enough that when a President signs an agreement or implements something, it cannot immediately be undone by the next President, or anytime soon. That means Presidents must also be reigned in from signing/implementing anything stupid...
Half the problem seems to be that American politics was never set up to have a leader of the opposition. If I remember rightly: when the Constitution was framed there weren't political parties, and the three equal arms of government were supposed to keep each other honest. Cool idea...
And he cut it short, if I remember rightly.
At no point, not anything that Doge or the Republicans have done under Trump has been about saving money. Mostly it has been about destroying government & preventing money from being spent on things they don't want it spent on: pretty much anything that makes life better for all but the richest few
Not “will”, they are already attempting.
Sounds like a man with ED.
You do have your uses, though. 😉
Are we sure he still has his testicles?
For me, it’s like watching a friend determined to destroy themself. I really do wish you well, not that that’s much help.
Yes, & in the meantime people are enacting his law. Plus, even when lawsuits go against him he ignores them or claims that it was actually a win for him - & no one seems to enforce any judgements against him.
Save trillions? Doge was a massive waste of money government money. But it did destroy the agencies investigating & having oversight over Musk’s companies, allowing him them to harm people & the environment to save Musk money.
When? The only prevailing right now is of those destroying the U.S. of A.
They are being fired for being genuine patriotic Americans who have loyalty to their country & not to the dictator in the White House.