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Protests against Trump will take place in all 50 state capitals today - the mainstream media aren't providing coverageComment
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Days in Office - 30 (Since January 20, 2025)
Days Spent Golfing - 9
Time Spent Golfing - 30% (Percentage of Presidency)
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Having failed miserably to end the war in a single day as promised, and having failed miserably at his peace talks with Russia - Trump now turns against Ukraine trying to shift public support against Zelenskyy
Trump also talked up capitulating to Putin by withdrawing NATO troops from all NATO nations that have joined since 1990
Secretary of Commerce says the plan is to abolish the IRS and have the US funded by "outsiders"
This one might actually bite back on Trump in time if he sticks with it
The move would be a blatant bribe landing around the same time as the mid-term elections
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Abolish the IRS, loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool lol lol lol lol lol, oh please do trumple, please, I want to see the complete and final collapse of what’s the left of the US, and finally the current govs head on spikes in the inevitable civil war.Comment
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Trump and his cronies dial up their vocal push for the idea of a Trump third term
Musk goes after the ISS Commander
Notably, and predictably:
Musk not only knew of the plan but also signed off on it so is doing his usual shtick of talking ******** to try and turn the tide against NASA
And Trump is expected to make a move shortly to seize control of the US Postal Service. Geez, I wonder why...?Comment
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It really feels like there isn't remotely enough resistance to any of this stuff. There is still a government system in the US, still Congress and all of that. Feels like they're just watching everything get burned to the ground, possibly taking us into WW3 in the process, and not quite doing enough to resist. Maybe they are but, when you have the two biggest loudmouths on the planet, it's hard to be heard.Comment
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This is gonna sound weird, but do you think the 1930s felt like this? Like, rudderless, after the roaring 20s? I've often thought about how people let Hitler get away with tons of stuff in the run-up to WW2, appeasement etc., and you think about why they let that happen, but was it ultimately just apathy?Originally posted by Dogg Thang View Post
I think we're in a weird situation now certainly where society offers so much comfort, it's hard to imagine uprooting it. I mean let's face it, the average person in the UK, and I mean average, working man in the street, may be renting or have a big mortgage, but either way they come home every evening to a central heated house. They have broadband and Netflix, a big TV, possibly TVs in every room. Every member of the family has smartphones, probably a couple of Nintendo Switches, maybe a shelf of BluRays. Hell, an interior bathroom with a power shower. Hot running water. Electricity 24/7 with blackouts being very uncommon. Treated loo roll. Nectar points. Deliveroo.Comment
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People are just inherently selfish. Apathy let Trump get his second term and corruption would be what would allow a third to happen. Two of the issues he will potentially face are that he's so quick to dismantle everything that he might very well hate having to manage the ****show he will have created for himself by the third year onward, the other is that many of these changes are going to have very harsh and devastating impacts on Republican voters. It's harder to maintain your grift when you're targeting the ones who keep you there.Comment
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Ah, but do they have an arse washer 🤔😅Originally posted by Asura View Post
You know, sounds stupid but the thing I hate the most about going overseas now is the lack of Japanese toilets. After 27 years it's extremely hard to do without 😂Comment
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Quite possibly. And I think you're right about people getting caught up in their own comfort but also hugely distracted - the modern world bombards us and I think it's overwhelming. One big difference in the '30s was the control of information. There was no internet. It was harder to hear a counterpoint once any level of control of the media happened. I have often hoped that the media landscape we live in would prevent such extremism but it actually seems to have made it even easier.Originally posted by Asura View Post
I think one common factor between the 1930s and now is that people are easily manipulated.
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Yeah, actually coming back to the UK it was something I genuinely missed. If I ever own my own house, one of the first things I plan to get is a Japanese style toilet. My apartment over there didn't have one of the "fancy" ones but it did still have the bidet as part of the toilet and honestly I'm convinced within 6 months it'd pay for itself in terms of saving money due to having to use less loo roll.Originally posted by Yakumo View PostComment
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