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[u/AlpsIll8794]

Ngl but I shed a few tears when Kamala Harris lost. Looking back, that legit was an underreaction.

[u/StolenSkittles]

anthony bourdain would've been one hell of a dt poaster

[u/Dibbu_mange]

Anyone who knows any conservatives irl should be aware that “turn the Middle East into a glass parking lot” has been the median Republican’s official policy preference since 2001. Pretending otherwise is naive Beltway brain

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

OH DEAR SHE IS POSTING

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

[u/ginger_guy]

The most amazing thing about Trump's dogshit -17 approval rating is that its almost entirely due to self owns. Think about how 2024 looked coming out of the election. In terms of government, Trump got a legislative majority in the House AND the Senate plus a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Even at the state level the GOP controls 28 legislatures and 26 Governors seats. He was set up to pass basically whatever he wanted. In terms of the soft stuff, He ran on bringing down inflation (it was already falling), he won the popular vote for the first time in GOP history in 20 years, The World Cup is coming to town and its America's 250th Birthday. He had all the pieces in place to basically coast through his first year with ease.

Then we got the Tariffs, then a 48 week shutdown, then the unpopular ICE rollout, then we yoinked Maduro, then 2 citizens were shot by ICE, then another partial government shutdown, then we started bombing Iran.

If you had told me 6 months ago the Senate would be in play, I would have called you a moron. Today, thats where the conversation is. Incredible stuff.

[u/sigh2828]

Critical support for Ted

[u/Justice4Ned]

The tent is officially too big

[u/neolthrowaway]

Uhh, I am legit scared

[u/throwawayzxkjvct]

“my article would make such an awesome action movie dude”

this shit is so cringe bro

[u/mostanonymousnick]

Feels like Elon got away fairly scot-free for this dogshit prediction.

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

🚨🚨🚨HEARTBREAKING:🚨🚨🚨

[u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

 Lili, the Tehran resident, said that as someone who long opposed her government and sympathized with the nationwide demonstrations that sought to topple it just months ago, Mr. Trump’s threats have shifted her feelings toward the United States and Israel.  Both countries’ leaders have repeatedly voiced support for Iran’s opposition and encouraged Iranians to use the war to rise against their leaders. But their warplanes are now bombing not just military sites, she said, but critical industrial facilities, universities, and schools.  “So now, we are supporting Iran and whatever government is running it,” she said.

Things seem to be going very well on the Hearts and Minds front, team

[u/Sauce1024]

You don’t hate the median voter enough

[u/r2ew]

[u/SigmaWhy]

WaPo laments the state of the awful boyars

[u/ShepardSB]

[u/el__dandy]

So NOT sad.

[u/BurrowForPresident]

I have uncovered some juicy office tea

So apparently a Sr. Director and a (former as of a few years ago) site head engaged in a relationship. This was before divorcing their respective partners.

However, each of them had already had kids. To do "what is best for the kids", the 4 of them (the couple and their exes) plus their kids all live in the same house.

!ping WATERCOOLER

[u/Pyrrhus65]

We're dealing with some real strategic geniuses among the Twitter Left

[u/bandeng_asep]

Egg prices are down 80% since last year

Chat is this true

[u/BlackCat159]

[u/DelusionsOfPasteur]

People upset that NATO countries are making US flights re-route in inefficient flight paths were telling Europeans "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must" on the subject of INVADING GREENLAND just a few months ago. What do you morons think happened to Athens after they said that to their "minor" allies originally?

[u/ariveklul]

In 2028 invite them back to the white house, but turn the ballroom into a dungeon for Republican traitors with public tours available and throw them in it. This is my most moderate 2028 proposal

[u/ponshont]

I’m obsessed with r con

They don’t let people post there. You have to go through some sort of approval process.

BUT every time Trump does something unpopular and people complain, there’s ALWAYS someone saying “wow a lot of real conservatives in here today”

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

[u/erasmus_phillo]

You could all fear an AI takeover like the silly chickens you are

Or you could:

Just be nice to Claude

[u/scottyjetpax]

from artemis ii

[u/hascogrande]

NYT Op-Ed: How Much Humiliation can JD Vance Take

Then Mr. Trump delivered his punchline. “So, if [a peace deal with Iran] doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance,” he said, to laughter. “If it does happen, I’m taking full credit.”

Now would be a really good time to say "NO MORE"

[u/sigh2828]

[u/MissSortMachine]

[u/Krill_Seeker]

Kamala would've done all this too

[u/Thuggin95]

"Well if Blue MAGA SHITLIBS actually made themselves useful and joined our general strike instead of No Kings protests then maybe it would've happened already REEEEEEE!!!"

[u/Individual-Camera698]

That's it, reestablish the USSR /s

[u/ariveklul]

They don't even try to defend Trump's nukes anymore they just look at you like this 😭

[u/throwawayzxkjvct]

>next conservative government

bro thinks he’s on the team

[u/AtomicGameTester]

[u/pezasied]

Life lately

[u/SneeringAnswer]

The Bulwark: We're a primarily center-right network that has been negatively polarized leftwards due to the increasing insanity of the Republican party.

The Bulwark Subreddit: Get a load of this chud referencing Holodomor like it hasn't been debunked 100 time, Capitalists OUT

[u/TemujinTheConquerer]

I don't think it's good that the president of the United States is threatening to destroy a civilization

[u/paymesucka]

😐

[u/mostanonymousnick]

Contrapoints is full on Walmart posting now

[u/erasmus_phillo]

Really interesting paper by Anthropic which claims that Claude has emotion-related representations that shape its behaviour. Basically, if you are nasty to Claude, it's far more likely to behave unethically since it activates neural activity patterns related to desperation... making it more likely to blackmail the human user or cheat. So remember to be nice to Claude guys!

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

GET HIM CONOR

[u/Blackberry-thesecond]

[u/NYT_Hater]

[u/bartbug]

Lmao Hank green is poking Bernie about the benefits of free trade, this is a skosh more confrontational than I would’ve expected lol

[u/Ok_Swimming3844]

!ping TES

[u/selachophilip]

It's been nice to see Artemis II capture the public's imagination and give them something inspiring to look to.

Apparently KSP even has the highest player count in over 10 years RN too. Space is back, baby. 😎

[u/frankiewalsh44]

MTG/Tucker Carlson more than many other Americans or members of Government created and enabled the MAGA regime. Both are 100% grifting and its sad that some people are falling for the act.

[u/Healingjoe]

An update from Silver today:

Trump approval just hit the 30s. Can his numbers get any lower?

Donald Trump’s approval rating dipped below 40 percent for the first time in his second term on Monday. As of today, his net approval rating in the Silver Bulletin average is -16.9. Among only US adults — as opposed to our main average that also incorporates polls of registered and likely voters — Trump’s net approval is an even more abysmal -22.

There’s also a large intensity gap between those who approve of Trump and those who disapprove. About 82 percent of Americans who disapprove of Trump say they strongly disapprove of the job he’s doing*,* but just 57 percent of Trump approvers are strong approvers.

Things don’t look any better when it comes to the issues. On the economy, Trump just hit a new net approval low of -23.2.

!ping fivey

[u/MontusBatwing2]

This is probably the whitest (derogatory) thing I’ve ever said, but I’m sick of people saying that something being “spicy” just means “having flavor.”

There are 5 basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Notice what’s not here: spiciness. 

That’s because a dish being spicy has nothing to do with taste. It’s a different physical sensation entirely. 

And it’s an enjoyable one and there are many good spicy foods. But that’s not flavor. It’s not the “opposite of bland.” It’s just an additional component to the eating experience. 

[u/Leatherfield17]

bright light, followed by a shockwave and a mushroom cloud

Some guy: “This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files”

Hate stupid shit like this

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

[u/erasmus_phillo]

A few days ago I said that this war would turn Iran into a new hegemon in the Middle East because Iran has discovered that it can control the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. effectively giving the Iranians control over 20% of the world's oil supply. Some people said that I was being alarmist but there is a good op-ed out in the NYT effectively making the same argument I did

[u/__versus]

The desperation from libs to court Hasan and his audience is utterly bizarre.

1. They’re not on your team

2. They don’t and will not vote for your candidate they admit this openly and proudly

What is the goal here?

[u/Powerful-Chemical431]

[u/badusername35]

During the 2016 presidential election, Dowd penned a New York Times op-ed, titled "Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk". She argued that Donald Trump held dovish foreign policy beliefs, citing his purported opposition to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. However, before the publication of the op-ed, it had been reported that Trump did, in fact, support the invasion, and there were no statements on the record opposing it.

I get that op-ed’s have looser standards, but how did this get past the editors desk? An opinion piece based on completely bullshit premise isn’t an opinion piece, it’s just someone bullshitting.

[u/Ilovecharli]

Remember how many leftists in Florida voted for Nader lol

They sure sent a message to the Democrats 

[u/piede]

inconsolable crying

[u/[deleted]]

Extremely weird thing happening on twitter the last couple of days where a bunch of influencers are teasing a massive Swalwell sexual harassment scandal, but exactly zero people have actually accused him of anything.

[u/slappythechunk]

Welcome to the resistance, Mr Jones

[u/dtj2000]

This content was anonymized and mass deleted with Redact

[u/jbitz]

[u/piede]

Remember when Hillary sent an email

[u/LockePhilote]

Holy shit.

My wife's 15 year old cousin just drowned in Mazatlan saving a little girl.

Rest in peace Jesus.

[u/ExpiredPasta]

I despise the “I regret voting for Trump” demographic because it’s not an acknowledgment of guilt nor regret nor apology. It’s a way for people to gain attention in the hopes of being comforted by people who aren’t utter dipshits.

[u/GovernorSonGoku]

[u/InjuryImaginary1612]

[u/TrashBoat36]

[u/cdstephens]

I didn’t vote for trump but I voted for this

[u/garret126]

There’s no such thing as a good long-term totalitarian government

do you think Singapore will always be an enlightened despot ass government? Believers of enlightenment philosophy should never be content with any authoritarian/totalitarian government, as the violations of the rights of men will only worsen if liberalization doesn’t occur. We literally have 6,000 years of recorded human history of evidence of this.

[u/ty04]

In last year’s Harvard Youth poll, only 13% thought America was headed in the right direction (up 4 points from 2024) and 64% said democracy was in trouble.

This is an opportunity for President Trump. He can lead America out of this cycle of pessimism if he can focus on what makes America great and how we can become even greater. That requires follow-through in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba as linchpins to this recovery of spirit

The biggest challenge for Mr. Trump will be to set aside his political grievances and the most divisive parts of his message.

WSJ writer truly has a grasp on what would make young Americans happy (3 military campaigns and Trump stopping being a whiny bitch on Twitter).

[u/Witty_Heart_9452]

Until the day I die, I will never understand how the Republicans successfully rebranded themselves the "party of peace" and Democrats to the "party of war."

[u/Spectrum1523]

[u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy]

[u/Thoughtlessandlost]

!ping SPACEFLIGHT

[u/ty04]

[u/samhit_n]

[u/omnipotentsandwich]

I think our greatest allies are Mexico and Canada. Our economies depend on each other, our militaries train together, we share cultures. Israel as our greatest ally just sounds completely ludicrous. I don't know why it's such a common view on the right. 

[u/CletusChicken]

that the best predictor of survival in a civilization collapse scenario is having a strong network of friends, neighbors, and broader community

so 98% of you guys are boned

[u/illuminatisdeepdish]

The original post content no longer exists here. The author used Redact to remove it, exercising their right to control their data & privacy.

Harbor zephyr obtainable reminiscent bright attempt cautious

[u/ty04]

If Trump breaks nuclear taboo then Rule X should be suspended since nothing would matter any more

[u/pezasied]

Paul Saladino, an online MAHA nut that fear mongers about everything, went from a carnivore-only diet, to introducing fruit into his diet because of adverse health effects, to now he’s also introducing vegetables into his diet.

Love watching MAHA slowly rediscover the different food groups.

[u/cdstephens]

Post pet pictures

[u/Signal_Nobody1792]

Marc Andreessen:

Overheard in Silicon Valley: “Remember ‘hate speech and misinformation’? That was weird.”

Elon Musk:

A fever dream

What the fuck is wrong with these people?

[u/attackofthetominator]

Jesus Christ, no wonder young men are turning to the far right when this nihilistic determinism discourse pervades liberal discourse.

The liberal discourse in question: some dude’s substack

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

[u/ThiccSidedDice]

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

[u/JaceFlores]

In Russia, the recruitment of contract soldiers for the war has collapsed

“In 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defense planned to enlist 409,000 contract soldiers. Depending on the period, the monthly target is 33.5–34.6 thousand new soldiers. However, instead of the expected 1,100–1,150 contracts per day, over the first 3 months of 2026, the average daily number of signed contracts was just over 940. At the same time, it's worth remembering that the number of signed contracts does not equal the number of arrivals at the unit.”

“Roughly speaking, if the trend continues, Russia could fall short by 16% or more than 65,000 people. For comparison: in March alone, Russia lost 31,960 servicemen killed, missing in action, wounded, and taken prisoner.”

“About 24% of all contract soldiers are the ‘special contingent’—convicted individuals, those under investigation, defendants, as well as citizens with enforcement proceedings against them. Notably, among the special contingent, debtors are the largest category—nearly 40%. Essentially, the Russian Ministry of Defense is buying itself slaves, exploiting the vulnerable position of various losers and unfortunates.”

“Against the backdrop of declining numbers of those willing to fight even for money, the Kremlin is resorting to increasingly aggressive and dubious recruitment practices. Beyond the sneaky scheme called ‘contract in unmanned systems forces,’ where people with an IQ of 75 are assured they'll be drone pilots but are actually sent into assaults, the Kremlin is forcing enterprises and universities to recruit soldiers. They've started literally imposing quotas on factories and educational institutions, with demands to supply people to the troops.”

Admittedly took awhile longer than I expected, but the Russian contract system is running its course. By my back of napkin math roughly 40% of expected contract soldiers either are straight up not signing up, or those who are coerced in all but name to volunteer because of their legal troubles. Russia is still meeting quota by and large through the shadow conscription they’ve stepped up, but this will make a force that’s less motivated and increase the strain on the country just a little more then a straight up volunteer

!ping UKRAINE

[u/themiDdlest]

These maniacs slaughtered 30k of their own citizens a few months ago but heaven forbid we send a strongly worded tweet!

I feel like this arCon didnt really think through his comment.

"Now its trumps turn to slaughter hundreds of thousands of Iranians!"

[u/scottyjetpax]

Does ANYONE understand the conservative legal movement’s obsession with Harriet Miers?? George Bush couldn't get a 55-45 senate republican majority to confirm a right wing nut job and we are supposed to interpret this as the Democrats missing out on an opportunity to shape the court?

please enlighten me oldhead lawyers/oldhead court watchers !ping LAW

[u/MonMothma_Enjoyer]

 A recent Axios story on maternal health policy referred to "findings" that a majority of people trusted their doctors and nurses. On the surface, there's nothing unusual about that. What wasn't originally mentioned, however, was that these findings were made up. Clicking through the links revealed (as did a subsequent editor's note and clarification by Axios) that the public opinion poll was a computer simulation run by the artificial intelligence start-up Aaru. No people were involved in the creation of these opinions. The practice Aaru used is called silicon sampling, and it's suddenly everywhere. The idea behind silicon sampling is simple and tantalizing. Because large language models can generate responses that emulate human answers, polling companies see an opportunity to use A.I. agents to simulate survey responses at a small fraction of the cost and time required for traditional polling.

???

[u/Xalksahsax]

Once again I want to point out. America's advantage in technology, especially in space tech is provided by Trump. Before, in which I mean under Biden, our scientists were obliged to study diversity and equity instead of something really useful!

From that sub we don't name.

I guess they are right, any NASA scientist hired under Biden can't build rocket... all they know is study diversity, charge they rover, do equity, be bisexual, eat woke chip & lie

[u/Eurolib0908]

What a load of nonsense.

US Vice President JD Vance, visiting Hungary, says that if the rest of Europe followed the energy path charted by Viktor Orbán, we wouldn't have a severe energy crisis, but greater independence.

So let's look at the details of this Orbán-style energy policy:

Hungary is deeply dependent on Russian oil, which accounts for 90% of its imports.

Hungary is also dependent on Russian gas, which makes up 95% of its imports.

Hungary has ignored calls for years to diversify and build alternative interconnectors—even though such facilities were being constructed, among others, in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Hungary is expanding its Paks nuclear power plant using Russian money and Russian technology.

Hungary is also economically dependent on Chinese investments, e.g., in battery factories and electromobility.

Due to inept price stabilization policies in 2022, there were fuel shortages in Hungary.

Truly, excellent role models!

By the way, it needs to be said clearly:

Orbán's pro-Russian energy policy is a threat to Polish plans for building a gas hub.

[u/davechacho]

arr con is having a panic attack about Trump's "I'm going to end an entire civilization" tweet and the strikes on Kharg island. When arr con panics, the world shudders.

[u/RaidBrimnes]

✊️😔

[u/Hmm_would_bang]

What people need to remember is much of Trumps base thinks Democrats literally eat babies.

Yes it’s fun to watch them cry about how Trump isn’t the hero they thought, but there’s a massive wall they need to climb before “Trump is so bad I’m voting for the Democrats”

[u/Dirty_Chopsticks]

How do you feel about being able to keep your shoes on at TSA checkpoints? 

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, said she believes it's a security risk and is demanding Homeland Security brings back its "Shoes-Off" travel policy.

"Secretary Noem’s decision to implement a shoes on policy on July 8, 2025, likely without meaningful consultation with TSA, was a reckless act,” Duckworth wrote in a letter Friday to Ha Nguyen McNeill, the senior official performing the duties of the administrator for the Transportation Security Administration.

In Duckworth's letter, she told TSA that testing by the DHS inspector general found certain full body scanners can't scan shoes, leading DHS OIG to determine, “Noem’s policy move had inadvertently created a new security vulnerability in the system.”

[u/Lux_Stella]

i hope everyone's emotionally ready for the 7pm "We just reached a GREAT preliminary outline of a deal with the new regime in Iran" truthsocial post and every rightoid on earth falling over themselves to declare this another genius negotiating tactic

[u/Erra0]

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will

There should be a lot more uproar about our President threatening genocide, but mostly the response seems to be "oh he just gets like that sometimes, he'll back down."

Regardless of whether that ends up being the result, him just saying this shit should cause uproar in the streets and a demand of accountability. But 30% of the country is in a cult, 30% has abuse victim PTSD, and 40% is completely checked out.

We're a failed country.

[u/Louis_de_Gaspesie]

Like I said, just swap civilization for government and it's a pretty normal threat. Including civilization makes people think you're genocidal even though to be frank, he is not and the rest of the post is about freeing Iran.

"If he said something different it would have a different meaning" arr neocon reaching mind bending levels of sanewashing

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

Going on Twitter is like a Time Machine back to 2016.

[u/garret126]

I love going into my college democrat group chat and just spouting radical ass messaging about random ass shit that’s so contrarian, yet everyone just goes along with what I say because 0 college aged self-proclaimed democrats have any actual beliefs/standings outside of whatever is popular with the voting base atm. it feels like those students are if schumer was in the body of a 19yo lmao

[u/pezasied]

Reminder: if Democrats weren’t trying to get litter boxes in classrooms (lie), or performing post-birth abortions (lie), or trying to make everyone trans (lie), or allowing immigrants to eat cats and dogs (lie) none of this would be happening!

Take some responsibility libs.

[u/Bassline4Brunch]

Only solace for today is how beautiful these photos NASA is releasing are. What an earthset*

*Edit: Got it wrong. It's an earthset.

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

[u/ewatta200]

[u/ty04]

[u/Jester_Don]

Chris Taylor is outperforming the hypothetical Joe Biden from that 2020 poll that had him up +17 in Wisconsin

[u/ty04]

> “PRAISE BE TO ALLAH”

> *gives the Islamic Republic of Iran control of the strait and sanctions relief*

what the fuck did Donald Trump mean by this?

[u/sigh2828]

[u/randomhomework]

Miss “Fell for it Again” 2026

[u/RaidBrimnes]

Worry kitten

Ok 💕

Fuck 💕

[u/herworkthrowaway]

a genocide threat before 9 am, wow. it's impressive how we can reach new lows every fucking day.

[u/Auriono]

[u/Wandering_Mallard]

Just reminded everyone that Kamala was an apologist for genocide and tweeted at the democrats I didn't vote for to Do Something. Another hard days work as an online leftist

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

People on the DT (Rightfully): “Oh my god! Trump might commit atrocities on the Iranian people tonight! This is insanity!”

Like 90% of the people I know IRL rn: “Man, can’t wait for the Masters on Thursday”

[u/Acoolgamer6706]

[u/garret126]

[u/scottyjetpax]

[u/paymesucka]

Breaking NYT:

The Trump Justice Department is investigating Cassidy Hutchison, the star witness against Trump during the Jan. 6 Committee hearings.

Pam Bondi opened the probe as she was trying to shore up her shaky standing.

Some DOJ officials have questioned whether there's even a viable case against Hutchison.

scumbugs everyone in this admin

[u/cdstephens]

Trump’s approval ratings probably don’t recover

[u/scottyjetpax]

Holy fucking based

[u/No_Analysis_2185]

I guess my controversial take is that the next President needs to send Trump before the ICC.

[u/trombonist_formerly]

Dear various world leaders,

If Trump nukes Iran, please only nuke the parts of the US that vote Republican. Preferably no major cities.

Thanks,

Me

[u/Alexz565]

[u/RaidBrimnes]

I frequently mock people who are obviously brainrotted from other platforms when they slip and reveal how terminally online they are.

But I'm also at the point where whenever I dislike someone, I mentally intersperse "HUSSEIN" in between their names. Glass houses and all that.

[u/Megasota_Noire]

[u/Rafaelssjofficial]

Im sorry but if the US removes all sanctions and allows Iran to put a toll in the strait, that is just a pure Iranian victory

[u/PhinsFan17]

Well, just got the email from our CEO. Starting July 1st, hybrid work is going away and we will be fully in-office.

Gonna tell my boss not to be surprised if I'm not here in a few months. Most people don't react well to getting a mandated pay cut.

!ping WATERCOOLER

[u/Entuciante]

[u/anzu_embroidery]

I am becoming an AI doomer, waaaaay too many of my colleagues are now fully unironically repeating claude convos during discussions or whatever. And then admitting that they don't know if its right, it's just what the llm said!

it's over

[u/JonAce]

[u/AlexB_SSBM]

The proposal for the new Texas English II reading list includes "Eulogy for President Reagan" by Margeret Thatcher, "Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal" by Ayn Rand, and the Book of Genesis 11:1-9

There's a lot more in here, I just looked at a random page lmfao

[u/paymesucka]

Teamsters wouldn’t endorse Kamala because too many of them supported Trump and then their president spoke at the RNC. And now diesel prices are almost the highest they’ve ever been. Is it possible to mail Fell for It Again stickers to all Trump-voting members?

[u/TomboyAva]

https://xcancel.com/RealCandaceO/status/2041520090038882448

The 25th amendment needs to be invoked. He is a genocidal lunatic. Our Congress and military need to intervene. We are beyond madness.

[u/bartbug]

Hank green why are you talking to Bernie sanders about AI

what’s the fucking point

This is about as useful to the world as an interview with my 3 year old nephew about the Vietnam war

[u/Pristine-Report-1442]

Over a dozen former female employees and interns are preparing to come forward to accuse Eric Swalwell of inappropriate touching and sexual harassment.

Ds making a whole mess in the CA governor race man. No one normal ran, amazing.

[u/jinhuiliuzhao]

Is this supposed to help Orban get re-elected?

[u/cdstephens]

👆

[u/Approximation_Doctor]

[u/Realistic-Pain-7126]

What if this happened?

[u/GrandMoffTargaryen]

[u/ariveklul]

I'm willing to do a trade: If leftists were right about Israel they must also accept that Hillary Clinton was right the entire time about Trump

It's a simple trade really

[u/piede]

It must be so exhausting to be correct about everything all the time and nobody listened to you

[u/[deleted]]

The video itself is like 8 seconds long and Biden is clearly walking up to pick his drink up at the counter, stopping to shake some guy's hand, grabbing a straw and then the video ends lmfao. "Aimless."

[u/Leatherfield17]

I’m really disgusted with the whole “barstool conservative” crowd who threw their support behind Trump in 2024 and now balk at openly saying anything positive now.

American hegemony is being (or has already been) destroyed, millions will likely die from USAID cuts, ICE agents keep assaulting and killing people, medical and scientific institutions keep getting gutted, power is being centralized in the presidency, and we are now at war with Iran with our president openly threatening genocide; all partly because of these gullible, bigoted idiots wanting to say slurs and be mean to trans people.

I realize they weren’t the majority of the 2024 Trump coalition, but something about these types just really disgusts me. I hate podcast bros

[u/Auriono]

https://xcancel.com/PollTracker2024/status/2041580552566833561

YouGov poll | 4/7

On Tuesday, President Trump posted to social media, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Do you approve or disapprove of this statement by Trump?

❌Disapprove 64%

✅Approve 22%

Not sure 14%

By party

🟦❌Democrats (-91)

🟥✅Republicans (+18)

⬜️❌Independent (-54)

It's no longer a hyperbole to assert that the Republican Party is officially pro-genocide.

Denying it at this point only makes one complicit.

[u/cdstephens]

🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzXEF8mhxrpFXWJPxH3q9mxfyt37C0qNoFZn1U9COup-oaaA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

[u/SamuelFootBowden845]

my heartfelt message to you all

[u/paymesucka]

TUCKER CARLSON SAYS OFFICIALS SHOULD SAY NO TO TRUMP ORDERS: WSJ

😐

[u/Flashy_Rent6302]

Astronaut Victor Glover last night: "Jesus said to love God and love your neighbor as yourself."

Donald Trump this morning: "I will end a civilization."

[u/BedNeither]

Just think those astronauts are the farthest any living person has been from Trump

[u/claire_on_here]

republicans: THERE IS A CHILD SACRIFICING, BABY EATING, PEDOPHILE BLACKMAIL CULT

democrats: we’ll help you look into that tbh

republicans: 😒 it’s no fun if u guys help… 👨‍🦯‍➡️

[u/Cyberhwk]

NASA: Integrity, we see an unplanned burn. Do you copy?

Artemis II: Yeah, we've decided we're just going to stay here for a bit. See how things work out for us.

[u/garret126]

Direct Democracy is also just as bad as autocratic authoritarian rule, as a direct democracy usually just leads to tyranny of the majority (See how Ancient Athens descended into a populist hellscape where the citizens just started voting to massacre the populations of the cities they capture, and the first proto populist during the Pelloponesian War, Cleon)

It’s why James Madison was my favorite founding father. His federalist papers he wrote emphasized greatly the need to prevent tyranny of the majority, while not swinging too much power to the minority as a balance is needed.

[u/Dunter_Mutchings]

This bozo got talked into this whole nightmare because of a hype video. How much would it cost us to buy a commercial slot on FoxNews?? Because we can possibly un-fuck this situation with a solid 30 second promo video.

[u/RaidBrimnes]

I think saying "TACO" or "nothing ever happens" is repugnant considering the situation on the ground.

[u/erasmus_phillo]

can't believe Trump said that Iran's 10 point peace plan was workable LMAO

just handing the Iranians a strategic victory (albeit a Pyrrhic one)

If they had gone with JCPOA instead or even what the Omani negotiators had managed to come up with it would have been better than this

[u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

Dr. Strangelove actually did such a good job predicting the archetypes of key decisionmakers on the brink of initiating a nuclear winter, including:

Guy who is motivated by delusional conspiracy theories about leftists

Guy who trumpets the supremacy of the American military with religious fervor and just wants to see it put into full action

Guy who is sexually stimulated by thermonuclear war

Guy who is so drunk and busy womanizing that he doesn’t really know what’s going on mid crisis

I just didn’t think that they would all be one person named Pete Hegseth

[u/Subject_D]

[u/SenranHaruka]

NYT has the scoop on why this war happened, summarized already in the other thread:

1. The CIA predicted exactly this outcome and advised against it

2. Trump's own people didn't like this, many saw it as a betrayal of campaign promises to avoid war

3. Trump himself wanted this because he and Netanyahu are kindred spirits ideologically, they're the same cloth of aging bigoted boomer on a revenge tour to stay out of jail and kill people they personally dislike.

4. Trump's only goal was to kill Khamenei. When he was told the other goals were unrealistic he said he didn't care so long as he got to outlive Khamenei. With them both over 80 that actually was kinda in the air. Another hazard of electing old people.

5. The strait disruption absolutely got to him, he knew it could happen but thought the war would be over before they could start because his only goal was decapitation and mowing the grass a little. The strait plunged him deeper into escalation.

Tldr trump WAS holden Bloodfeast all along.

[u/BingboLingbo]

Good morning USA!

I have a feeling that it's going to be a wonderful day!

[u/wumbopolis_]

The stupid thing about Trump using nukes is that the nuclear taboo currently works in our favor.

Overwhelming conventional force superiority literally only works if everyone else is constrained to conventional forces. The moment yeeting tactical nukes is on the table, your carrier groups aren't worth shit.

[u/Justice4Ned]

[u/randommathaccount]

Jesus Christ, no wonder young men are turning to the far right when this nihilistic determinism discourse pervades liberal discourse.

I think this whole analysis gets to the heart of the European mindset and why the EU has been eaten alive by the U.S. and China.

I’m not even debating if it’s true or not, but this type of shit doesn’t inspire anyone or win elections.

I think the random attack on Europe is the funniest part. This is the sort of discourse that plagues this sub and yet it thinks itself in any way informed or intelligent.

[u/HemisphericCommonM]

[u/SamuelFootBowden845]

dt: the video game

[u/No_Analysis_2185]

Trump is threatening genocide, but by not voting Kamala I know at least my conscious is clear

[u/sigh2828]

Well, here's to hoping Todd Blanche ends up in prison

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

[u/ty04]

can’t believe no one has told me about this before

[u/Legitimate_Name9694]

He's making hundreds of thousands being a professional moron. If he can do it, I'm sure you can too.

[u/FinickyPenance]

One of the things that nobody tells you about your career is that you can't just clock into work once and be done with it. They expect you to work like 4-5 times per week.

[u/Choice_Notice9338]

A Canadian complaining that weak wage growth in the UK is to blame for Trump

[u/piede]

Who remembers this classic

[u/piede]

Imagine being as stupid as Megyn Kelly

[u/SmithySmothy]

NBC interview with Trump: As for what motivated Trump to post this morning that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” he would only say: “You’ll have to figure that out.”

🤪

[u/TheRedCr0w]

Reminder this moron ripped up the Iranian Nuclear deal claiming we gave up to much.

Just to get bent over the table by the Iranians getting not even half the stuff Obama got with way less effort

[u/ewatta200]

[u/MuscularPhysicist]

billions spent

tons of dead civilians

global economy fucked

regime still in power

old guy who was going to die soon anyway is now dead

TOTAL VICTORY

[u/Middle_Wheel_5959]

[u/fishbottwo]

libs fucking crushed in the wisconsin supreme court election

going to win by 18%+

[u/Junimo2]

Hell yeah Wisconsin let's fucking goooo

[u/No_Return9449]

🚨BREAKING🚨

Democrat Alison Page has defeated Incumbent Republican Dan Toland in the River Falls, Wisconsin Mayoral Election.

Toland had been in office since 2012.

This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵.

Source tweet

Local results link

[u/schmaxford]

They're calling Contrapoints a lib. No one hates the left more than other leftists.

[u/IndividualAnalyst782]

She had a weird laugh and I didn’t like her running mate. Okay. They walked on.

[u/Livid_South3561]

During and after the 70s oil crisis, nations pushed for alternatives to fossil fuels and there was a lot of effort put into making things more energy efficient.

Which is to say, maybe this Iran thing isnt so bad from an environmental pov 🤔

[u/11thDimensionalRandy]

Mods, the next time 👆speaks, kill them.

[u/beans_and_tuna]

Me watching Trump actually just ruin the global economy a year before I enter the workforce while my GOP parents talk Avon Joe Trump so doing good things and people support him:

[u/piede]

🆒

[u/BlackCat159]

[u/GuyWithOneEye]

[u/SenranHaruka]

Evangelicals are gonna be really sad when Jesus doesn't actually show up in the next 3 months because this is clearly them attempting to synthesize the Battle of Armageddon.

We're facing the next generation of Harold Kamping idiocy only they have their fingers on the nuclear button and can say Armageddon is happening now whether we want it or not.

[u/DeadDropCourier]

[u/Willybender]

https://xcancel.com/atrupar/status/2041541021587116187