General Politics Thread

[kitler53]

"He's still talking": Host jokes after Fox News cuts off Trump's rambling phone call


Even Fox News seems to be done with Trump.

i listened to it and i just don't understand my republicans are soo enamored by trump.   i can totally get having different political views from democrats.   but why soo much loyalty to this guy that's just a liar, dirtbag, and all-around Franz Ferdinand.   he already lost the last election.   why didn't republicans move on to a fresh candidate?!?!

[the-pi-guy]

Interesting observation https://t.co/xHD5VeS1IC

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2024

[kitler53]

fuk elon.   can we just ban him from this forum?

[kitler53]

omg.  Arizona's republican party actually paid money to have this billboard posted:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/arizona-gop-eat-cats-billboards/



how can you possible run a country while being soo delusional?!?!

[the-pi-guy]

how can you possible run a country while being soo delusional?!?!

The trick is putting in the work to make the people at least as delusional.  

[kitler53]

stunningly crazy to me:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/14/north-carolina-hurricane-helene-fema-armed-militia-threat

According to an email obtained by the Washington Post, a US Forest Service official sent out a message warning that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) "has advised all federal responders Rutherford County, NC, to stand down and evacuate the county immediately".

The message said that soldiers with the national guard "had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying there were out hunting FEMA".

Anti-government sentiment and disinformation have spread far beyond Appalachia, with the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, accused of echoing misinformation for political gain. Some Republicans have even claimed the US government can control the weather, triggering widespread condemnation, especially by local Republican figures.

In remarks to a North Carolina church congregation on Sunday, the vice-president, Kamala Harris, issued a veiled condemnation of the phenomenon.

"There are some who are not acting in the spirit of community and I am speaking of those who have been literally not telling the truth, lying, about people who are working hard to help those in need. Spreading disinformation when the truth and fact are required.

"The problem," Harris added, is that "it's making it harder to get people lifesaving information if they're led to believe they cannot trust. And that is the pain of it all, because the idea that those in need are somehow being convinced that the forces are working against them in a way that they would not seek aid."

[the-pi-guy]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-harris-trump-assassination-joke-church-1235139632/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/musk-harris-tucker-carlson-assassination

Musk keeps trying to joke about someone assassinating Harris.

[kitler53]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-harris-trump-assassination-joke-church-1235139632/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/musk-harris-tucker-carlson-assassination

Musk keeps trying to joke about someone assassinating Harris.

Sounds like this belongs in my thread about politics...

[kitler53]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/09/us/racist-texts-black-people-investigation-what-we-know/index.html

Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation."

Children in middle school, high school and colleges were among those targeted by the racist mass texts, alarming parents and spurring warnings about their psychological impact.

"The unfortunate reality of electing a president who, historically, has embraced and at times encouraged hate, is unfolding before our eyes," NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson said. "These messages represent an alarming increase in vile and abhorrent rhetoric from racist groups across the country, who now feel emboldened to spread hate and stoke the flames of fear that many of us are feeling after Tuesday's election results."

i feel like this thread is going to get a lot of posts over the next 4 years....

[Legend]

I'm in space circles so I only see people laughing at it, but have yall seen the people thinking starlink stole the election? Is it widespread?

[kitler53]

I'm in space circles so I only see people laughing at it, but have yall seen the people thinking starlink stole the election? Is it widespread?

starlink?  no.

not too many are happy with musk including myself.  I have no trust in the way he operates twitter.  and I think his quid-pro-quo of influencing the election for personal gain is infuriating.  

..but no conspiracy theories.   the left doesn't really do those. 

[the-pi-guy]

I'm in space circles so I only see people laughing at it, but have yall seen the people thinking starlink stole the election? Is it widespread?

starlink?  no.

not too many are happy with musk including myself.  I have no trust in the way he operates twitter.  and I think his quid-pro-quo of influencing the election for personal gain is infuriating.  

..but no conspiracy theories.   the left doesn't really do those.

I've seen a few conspiracy theories about Elon's investments, but nothing about Starlink.

[kitler53]

I've seen a few conspiracy theories about Elon's investments, but nothing about Starlink.

conspiracy or just general frustration.   

elon invested 136 million into electing trump if i remember the number correctly.  i use invested on purpose because although i don't have any particular number in front of me elon's net worth has already inflated by waaaay more than that just in tesla's stock run.   ...and the stock is running because of the quid-pro-quo that tesla is expected to get in exchange for electing trump.

imo this is corruption in plain view.   it makes me mad a hell.

[the-pi-guy]

conspiracy or just general frustration.  

elon invested 136 million into electing trump if i remember the number correctly.  i use invested on purpose because although i don't have any particular number in front of me elon's net worth has already inflated by waaaay more than that just in tesla's stock run.   ...and the stock is running because of the quid-pro-quo that tesla is expected to get in exchange for electing trump.

imo this is corruption in plain view.   it makes me mad a hell.

I've seen some conspiracy theories that voting machines were miscounting in favor of Trump, evidenced by democrats being substantially closer down ballot.

I'm with ya. Might be closer to $200m. Frustrating to see Elon and Trump are above the law.

[kitler53]

I've seen some conspiracy theories that voting machines were miscounting in favor of Trump, evidenced by democrats being substantially closer down ballot.

I'm with ya. Might be closer to $200m. Frustrating to see Elon and Trump are above the law.

...and the constitution. 

Have you read up any on trump's demand for recess appointments?   you could not be at more direct odds with the constitution or the supreme court ruling against obama and yet republicans are all falling in line with it.  

Infuriating.  Moreso that they will likely "win" due to their lack of values and a kangaroo court system.