The Trump thread

[Retro]

So well, guys... it was fun knowing you all. After the autismpill I will be a different person and turn into the average normie with a wife and a family SUV and 2.13 children and I will hang up shit like "Live, Laugh & Love" on my living room wall.

2.14, sorry, tsk.

But seriously, the wider consequences of spreading such disinformation is very dangerous and leads to all sorts of damaging conspiracy theories. It's the same bullshit as saying that the MMR vaccine caused autism. The doctor who peddled it ended up getting investigated and quite rightly struck off.

@Hitcore @AllThingsTech as autistics yourelves, do you find it offensive that Trump would allow such a lie to be peddled about your condition?

The MMR Vaccine and Autism - PMC

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MMR vaccine and autism - Wikipedia

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[Retro]

This is great news! It's especially satisfying to see that Trump's corrupt power has its limits.

Jimmy Kimmel is headed back to air.

Disney announced on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to broadcast this Tuesday, after a brief but highly criticized suspension that sparked a national debate on free speech and the muzzling tactics of the Trump administration.

I'll bet Kimmel will be even more barbed and vocal now.

Jimmy Kimmel will return to TV after highly criticized suspension

Late-night host reinstated after suspension over comments on Maga and Charlie Kirk that Disney called ‘insensitive’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Astro What]

This is great news! It's especially satisfying to see that Trump's corrupt power has its limits.

I'll bet Kimmel will be even more barbed and vocal now.

It's more based on the fact that the folks that own the show are losing a TON of money due to dropping of their premium streaming channels, not going to any of the Disney franchises and what-not.
They've lost around 3.8 million dollars in market value in just the short time this has been going on. That was just in share prices. That does not include any of the Disney+/Hulu cancellations.
Then you top it off with the actors that had shows that Disney/NexStar produced stating urging people to boycott them, it all adds up.
Money talks and Trump's BS walks.

 

[Hitcore]

@Hitcore @AllThingsTech as autistics yourelves, do you find it offensive that Trump would allow such a lie to be peddled about your condition?

I can't speak for @AllThingsTech because her autism isn't necessarily the same as mine. The spectrum is kinda like this:



and of course what we think of things also depends a lot simply on personality in the end.

But in my case I'm not offended, at all. I'm just more like: is this orange mf for real?
Hence the playful tone of my previous post. If I'm truly mad about something I go straight up "grrr, F everything!" in sort of an autistic fit of rage and I may disappear for a while.

 

[Retro]

@Astro What yes, that's a more detailed explanation of why Trump's corrupt power has its limits that I was saying. That turnaround was fast though, wow. Shows you the power that the ordinary man has when we pull in the same direction en masse. Of course, making that happen is the hard part though.

 

[Retro]

More info on the rigged election that got Trump into power. Even if the analysis shows unequivocally that Trump actually lost, how is anyone gonna force him and his party out and replace them with Democrats? It's too late as far as I can see. It's still really important to get the truth out though and try to make future elections more secure though. What a mountain to climb.

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Explanation on why Republicans could keep winning over and over and what to do about it.

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[Retro]

Oh, what a glorious u-turn. He's only taken months to realise what everyone else knew already.

I still don't see any sanctions against his master though.

Trump says he believes Ukraine can regain all land lost to Russia since 2022 invasion

US president claims Russia is in ‘big economic trouble’ as he calls for Nato countries to stop imports of Russian oil

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hitcore]

Speaking with guest Andrew Santino on Tuesday's episode of his podcast, Rogan said: "I definitely don't think that the government should be involved ever in dictating what a comedian can and cannot say in a monologue. That's f*****g crazy."

Joe Rogan issues warning to MAGA over Jimmy Kimmel drama

Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday, six days after ABC suspended him over comments about MAGA's reaction to Charlie Kirk's death.

www.newsweek.com

I wholeheartedly agree with Rogan. This goes both ways btw: cancel culture has been going literally from left to right and vice versa, because of "muh offended!"...
Stephen Fry once had something to say about that.



In comedy I believe that anything goes. Don't like it? Don't watch it. There is too much censorship already. Let this art form be. Ultimately I believe that a good amount of banter even brings people closer together. Walking on eggshells never helped with any of that.

Take this picture, for example:



For OSA purposes I've cropped out the right part of the pic. But you get the idea of what it says. This is the sort of instance where there is nothing hateful about it. Quite the contrary.
With all the Divide & Conquer that's been shoved down our throats, this is exactly the sort of thing the elites are afraid of.



When the people aren't divided, that means they act together against those who screw the people over. The Occupy Wall Street Movement once came dangerously close to that. The elites felt they had to do something. Wanna know what they did?



I swear this whole left vs right BS is like 90% staged. The same with things like race, gender, etc. All those who got canceled and then sometimes got un-canceled based on what's said about any of those things or political flavor.... son, it's all part of the Great Distraction Show.

Thank you for listening to my schizo rant. To some it may seem that I go off-track but I really believe that all these things are connected one way or another.

 

[Hitcore]

the Great Distraction Show.

... look what we have here.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/24/politics/epstein-files-house-gop-block

"Top GOP and White House allies working behind the scenes to prevent Epstein vote on House floor"​

 

[Retro]

Trump's corruption is becoming ever more blatant.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/26/politics/trump-comey-indictment-norm-busting

 

[Hitcore]

What I have noticed is the rather sizable contrast between Trump's first term and his second term. In his first term no new conflicts/wars were started, the economy was relatively stable, and his policies were surprisingly transparent. Many may not agree with said policies, but there wasn't much flip-flopping, he'd do pretty much what he said he was going to do, no matter if you liked it or not.
Now, almost every aspect of his second term is straight up 180 degrees of what's being communicated:

> 'Release the Epstein files!'
Actively cover up Epstein files at all costs
> 'Defend free speech!'
Attacks free speech
> Fight the “deep state”
Protects corrupt elites
> 'Lets end endless wars'
Deploys the military at home, restarts wars with Iran and Afghanistan
> 'Other countries will pay tariffs'
Americans pay
> 'The people will have more money'
Only ultra-rich international elites made massive profits
> America first
AIPAC / Israel first
> leans to Russian interests
Waves the Ukrainian flag, gets more involved with NATO

Regarding the latter: even within his current term he has changed his stance drastically. It was only a year ago when his administration belittled Zelensky in the White House, now they almost act like besties. It all screams inauthenticity.
Again, his politics may not be yours, but in 2016 at least he was pretty much "what you see is what you get".
Now both allies and enemies often do not know what comes up next. Very uncertain times ahead.

 

[Mars]

@Hitcore, that's quite an analysis you've done there, and I do agree with your conclusion of 'very uncertain times ahead'.
What I do not understand is why is it that the democrats are so shtum, kind of let him do his thing; I wonder, are they scared that if they opened their mouths people may start falling off balconies....?

 

[Hitcore]

What I do not understand is why is it that the democrats are so shtum, kind of let him do his thing

I can think of several reasons.

1. Strategic advantage: let the ruling party dig its own grave. Trump has been stronger in the past, he is declining. The Republicans did pretty much the same thing when Biden was clearly in decline.
2. Fear of backlash: Dems may hold back to avoid alienating moderate or undecided voters (mid-terms coming up next year).
3. Shared interests: it took a while but Trump is aboard the Ukraine train now. Possibly for dodgy reasons, some shady deal perhaps that benefits Trump financially, who knows. But this stance suits the Democrats well.
4. Shared interests (2): As it has turned out multiple times, behind the scenes Trump sneakily is preventing the Epstein Client List to be published, for obvious reasons. But there's a more than good chance that some very prominent Democrats are on that list as well. So they're not exactly objecting what Trump is doing right now. This is a pretty big one, I think.

 

[Retro]

I think point 2 is by far the most likely one with all the others coming in a distant second. For some reason, people are so afraid to stand up to him.

Perhaps for point 3, "shared" in this context means he's got dirt on his enemies, so they better not stand up to him.

Whatever, the whole thing stinks. This is an illegitimate president who should have been stopped years ago when he fomented that insurrection. It's right there in the fucking constitution, a self executing piece of legislation, Amendment 14, section 3, but the people in a position to actually do so were too scared to actually do it and I'm so angry about this.

 

[Retro]

Trump is becoming increasingly unhinged and people are noticing.

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These are the two mainstream news articles about this mentioned in the video. When publications like this pick up on a story like this, you know it's a thing.

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

New conspiracies over Trump’s health swirl after CNN text interview

The president famously does not use email and is not known to frequently use text messages

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Retro]

This is what I like to see, an article from the mainstream media that tells it like it is with Trump who has just been successfully manipulated by Putin once again. Sock puppet, much?

No game-changing Tomahawk missiles for you Zelensky, since Putin said you're not allowed to have them, tsk.

Then he revealed how easily he was manipulated by Putin, who told him that peace in the Middle East was something that, he said, “has been dreamed of for centuries. I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the war with Russia/Ukraine”.

Trump has not helped negotiate peace in the Middle East. He has been part of a ceasefire agreement that is barely holding but was, critically, at a moment when Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had won his war against Hamas – with American weapons.

Putin is keen to make sure that Ukraine is always seen by Trump as the “loser” and that the US is not tempted to give Kyiv any extra help.

He managed to do just that over the blower.

Putin’s mini-coup in the White House has beaten Zelensky to the punch with Trump

Putin sneaked in a call to the White House before Zelensky arrived in the US, turning Trump back to his side after the president drifted towards democracy. World affairs editor Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, explains how

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Retro]

Oh look, Trump was a good little sock puppet and denied Zelensky those critical Tomahawk missiles, as he was instructed to by his master Putin, bless.

President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have come away empty-handed from a White House meeting after US President Donald Trump indicated he was not ready to supply sought-after Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Zelensky said after the cordial bilateral talks that he and Trump had talked about long-range missiles, but decided not to make statements on the issue "because the United States does not want an escalation".

Oh gosh, if only Ukraine would stop attacking Russia, then this terrible war would end:

Following the meeting, Trump took to social media to call for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.

A normal president would have said if Russia would stop attacking Ukraine then the war would end, but Trump mysteriously can't manage that.

Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump

Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Retro]

Check out this developing story as millions turn out for the "No Kings" protest against Trump. Great to see this movement growing.

Millions are expected to show out for protests on Saturday at more than 2,500 locations across America, from small towns to large cities, to speak against the Trump administration.

No Kings, the coalition behind a mass demonstration in June, is again calling people to the streets to send the simple message that Donald Trump is not a king, pushing back against what they see as increasing authoritarianism.

Several US cities now have a militarised presence on the ground, most against the will of local leaders. Trump has promised to crack down on dissent as part of an ongoing retribution campaign. Still, organisers say they expect to see one of the largest, if not the largest, single day of protest in US history.

‘No Kings’ protest live updates: millions expected to gather across the US for anti-Trump protests

Organizers expect more than 2,500 demonstrations across country after high turnout at June protests as Robert De Niro urges Americans to ‘stand up and be counted’

www.theguardian.com

Radio silence from the BBC for some reason.

 

[AllThingsTech]

It’s very clear that Trump is lying when he keeps back-pedalling. It’s very clear that Trump backs Putin.

 

[Retro]

On top of all the harm that Trump has done and continues to do, he's also an out and out scammer, a grifter. That's as in fake goods that never arrive while he's got your money, then does a disappearing act and your money is gone forever. If you don't believe me, just watch David Pakman explain it.

What's really facepalming is how he does it over and over and keeps getting away with it, because his MAGA fools just keep lapping it up.

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[AllThingsTech]

Is Trump a scammer? What?

 

[Retro]

Yes, in the most literal sense. Hard to believe at first, isn’t it?

 

[AllThingsTech]

Sorry Retro, I’m too lazy to watch videos Do you have a link to an article?

I remember him inflating business assets or something… oh wow, yes, that is fraud…

Should criminal offences by law make one ineligible to rub for president?

 

[Retro]

Just Google it, or watch the video. It's under 3 minutes long.

 

[Retro]

Oh, this really sticks in my craw. Trump's giving the final, insulting, slap in the face to all those who tried to bring him to justice, but were prevented from doing so by his money and corruption that got him off scott free. Now, this criminal Putin sock puppet continues to do great harm to America and the world ffs.

Donald Trump declared himself the arbiter of whether or not his own administration should pay him damages over past federal investigations, telling reporters that any such decision “would have to go across my desk”.

The president insisted on Tuesday that the government owes him “a lot of money” for previous justice department investigations into his conduct, while at the same time asserting his personal authority over any potential payout.

“It’s interesting, ’cause I’m the one that makes the decision, right?” Trump said at the White House, responding to questions about administrative claims he filed seeking roughly $230m related to the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago and the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The New York Times had reported the claims on Tuesday.

Trump’s comment lays out a circular situation: Trump as president would in effect decide whether Trump as claimant receives taxpayer money for investigations into Trump as defendant.

“I’m suing myself,” Trump said last week, in many ways recognizing the absurdity. “I’ll say, ‘Give me X dollars,’ and I don’t know what to do with the lawsuit.”

Trump suggested he might donate any proceeds or use them to fund a ballroom he is building at the White House.

Trump says he has final say on paying himself $230m for past investigations

President says government owes him ‘a lot of money’ for federal investigations during and after first term

www.theguardian.com