Well... it's Trump... again. #47, here we go.

[crazyfingers]

Carl Sagan would definitely completely ignore this and believe it's a non-issue!

Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch

The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who championed the 2020 law are outraged, arguing the administration misclassifies tribal nations as a...

oklahomawatch.org

Trump being a scumbag is the goal.

 

[crazyfingers]

Funny that what Trump is quoted saying in the image could be said about him. Didn't watch video.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

From this thread

Congrats on calling out Carlson... four years ago. Your attention to honesty in the media is compelling. Both sides!

And yes, I don't agree saying that something is "literally *insert whatever*" can be understood as exaggeration or opinion. The "literally" part is the disclaimer that implies 'I really believe this!' Oddly enough, it'd be an American company, the Herring Network buoyed by funding from American juggernaut AT&T that'd ultimately be responsible for the shit show that is OANN. Our democracy is going to hell because it was profitable for corporate media to help it along that path. That is really the lesson to be learned here.

I think I could be forgiven if I didn't notice a post from... 4 years ago. I do have a decent memory for posts but not that long ago.

That isn't what you claimed in a post 9 years ago!

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

"It’s dreadful. It is. To have a house fall on you. But—accidents will happen." - Glinda.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

From this thread

Congrats on calling out Carlson... four years ago. Your attention to honesty in the media is compelling. Both sides!

And yes, I don't agree saying that something is "literally *insert whatever*" can be understood as exaggeration or opinion. The "literally" part is the disclaimer that implies 'I really believe this!' Oddly enough, it'd be an American company, the Herring Network buoyed by funding from American juggernaut AT&T that'd ultimately be responsible for the shit show that is OANN. Our democracy is going to hell because it was profitable for corporate media to help it along that path. That is really the lesson to be learned here.

I think I could be forgiven if I didn't notice a post from... 4 years ago. I do have a decent memory for posts but not that long ago.

That isn't what you claimed in a post 9 years ago!

Sorry thebeave, my memory only goes up to 3 years for posts.

 

[bilby]

Saudi Arabia is promising to invest $600 billion in the US. You just throw out a big number and Trump thinks that means something. What in the heck is Saudi Arabia going to invest $600 billion in?

You can train an awful lot of people to fly widebodied jets for that amount of money. Particularly if they don't need teaching how to land.

 

[thebeave]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail. You should start a new thread about your disapproval of my earlier response. Like this person did:

My "offensive" response to a thread (last paragraph)

An 18 page thread devoted to my "offensive" response

And oddly enough, I was defending Kamala Harris against haters who got bent about her ancestors owning slaves. I can't seem to catch a break around here...

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

 

[thebeave]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

You were the one who brought up Sagan in this thread! I didn't.

 

[Jarhyn]

I've avoided her for months but I just clicked on a Rachel Maddow show. (I clicked in part because my kids had mentioned Kazakhstan as an up-and-coming holiday destination.)

She is a real talent. Connecting dots, mainly.
She can deliver an extra extraordinary amount of information in a minimum of words, her adjectives are biased but her facts, though selective, are relevant to her points.
I tire of her voice rapidly, but if it’s something I wanted to know she delivers it well.

RM has some talent as a broadcaster and political pundit, but I would be careful about taking her at her word.

And yet you never say this about any right wing commentator. Ever.

Ya know, you're actually kinda cute when you are so cocksure of your statements.

From this thread

Congrats on calling out Carlson... four years ago. Your attention to honesty in the media is compelling. Both sides!

And yes, I don't agree saying that something is "literally *insert whatever*" can be understood as exaggeration or opinion. The "literally" part is the disclaimer that implies 'I really believe this!' Oddly enough, it'd be an American company, the Herring Network buoyed by funding from American juggernaut AT&T that'd ultimately be responsible for the shit show that is OANN. Our democracy is going to hell because it was profitable for corporate media to help it along that path. That is really the lesson to be learned here.

I think I could be forgiven if I didn't notice a post from... 4 years ago. I do have a decent memory for posts but not that long ago.

And, I can't help but think... Who has a post on queue from 4 years ago ready to pull up as an example of how they totally question "both sides", when we have examples from Tuesday, Monday, the day before that, consistently all the way back 4 years to that one example that for all we know, he apparently sprouted just for this day to trot out (given the fact he knew right where to look for it).

The optics on this are not good. They are in fact made worse for the example.

I would say "stop digging", but... Go ahead. Do you need a shovel, in fact? I'll sell you a shovel...

Hell, I'll give it to you for free...

Edit: hold on there TheBeave, you're still digging but just with your hands! you're going to RUIN your nails that way...

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

POTUS was giving metaphorical head (and cover) to the despot leader of Saudi Arabia, and you are derailing the thread over a Carl Sagan reference.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

POTUS was giving metaphorical head (and cover) to the despot leader of Saudi Arabia, and you are derailing the thread over a Carl Sagan reference.

Are they gonna say anything about what POTUS was doing? Waiting.

 

[ZiprHead]

 

[crazyfingers]

So Trump says that Mohammed bin Salman has an "incredible" record on human rights.

But according to Amnesty International

Since Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, came to power, the human rights situation has deteriorated drastically.

Defying Saudi Arabia's Kingdom of Repression

Saudi authorities are imprisoning people and even sentencing them to death for expressing their critical views.

www.amnesty.org

If Trump really thinks that bin Salman has an incredible human rights record then it's probably because Trump wishes that he could also have people executed for criticizing him.

Even a 2024 US Government report on human rights in Saudi Arabia is damning.

There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia during the year.

Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings; disappearances; torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; arbitrary arrest and detention; transnational repression against individuals in another country; serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists and censorship; restrictions of religious freedom; and prohibiting independent trade unions or significant or systemic restrictions on workers’ freedom of association.

Technical Difficulties

Ya what a great record on human rights....

Technical Difficulties

I have no idea why those two links above say Technical Difficulties. The link to US.Gov at the state department and work for me.

 

[Shadowy Man]

So Trump says that Mohammed bin Salman has an "incredible" record on human rights.

As a pedant I would agree with this.

 

[laughing dog]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

Do you see any irony?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Oh well just another nothing statement by Trump nobody needs to worry about, and if you do you have TDS. Carl Sagan approves.

Dude, you're getting a little fired up, and its leading to a derail.

Is Trump not the subject the thread? Dude just said "things happen" in relation to a journalist being dismembered... even suggested the guy deserved "things" happening to him.

GN's continued reference to my earlier response (i.e. Carl Sagan) is the derailing part. He can't seem to let go...

Do you see any irony?

And Trump then seemingpy quotes a nasty line from Lord of the Flies to a reporter

 

[ideologyhunter]

"Quiet, Piggy!!"
I think I just found the copy for my next No Kings sign.

 

[ideologyhunter]

Date: 2029
Chicago -- Damages hearing, Epstein Victims Compensation Program v. Donald J. Trump
Judge Halsey: Damages are herewith set at 4.5 billion, to be accessed by public auction of resort properties and crypto sales.
Trump (jumps up, pushes his lawyer aside) This has been a witch hunt and you, judge, are a terrible judge and a terrible person. I have been persecuted more than Jesus Christ. I want to shit on all of you.
Judge Halsey: Quiet, piggy. Bailiff, restrain the defendant.
Trump: Get your goddamn hands off me. Are you a Mexican??
Bailiff: Quiet, piggy.

Date: 2031
The Hague -- summation of World v. Donald J. Trump
World Court President Yuji: You, Donald Trump, have been found guilty of international blackmail, collusion with mass murderers, collusion with Saudi bone-saw murderers, corruption and extortion and bribery such as the world has never seen, and felony loathsomeness.
Trump: What the fuck is your name. Yuji?? I can't even say your first name. (reads from index card) Iwa - Iwasas -- Iwahasha -- I'll spell it. I-w-a-s-a-w-a. What the hell is that? People made fun of covfefe, but that's unbelievable. You can't judge me with a name like that.
Yuji: Quiet, piggy.

Date: Not ascertained
Heaven, Purgatory Court, hearing room 7
Jehovah: Petitioner has presented several documents, which the court cannot credential as valid. Also an amicus curiae filing, signed "DLH", which is so garbled as to be unparseable. This court cannot accept anonymous filings. Also, TLDR, and that's putting it mildly.
Trump: You need to shut up. I have a suite picked out for me by some of our topflight TV preachers, and it has been paid for in advance.
Jehovah: Quiet, piggy. (nods to bouncer seraph) Time to earn your pay, seraph.

Date: Five minutes after purgatory hearing
Hell
Satan: This has been a long time coming, Donald.
Trump: You expect me to live here? Okay, I get it, torture chamber. But I want gold trimmings everywhere, and a gold chalice, and gold paint, and -- what's this, a rack? -- I want it to be gold.
Satan and assorted demons: Quiet, piggy.
Satan: You'll oink when we say.