2024 US Presidential Election

[Jammer]

As for education, I have a Master's degree in Plexiology. A very complicated study which took 16 years to accomplish.

Plexiglass?

 

[RunningMan]

Plexiglass?

Maybe that's Plex.tv media software. The 16 year time frame would match.

 

[Jammer]

Maybe that's Plex.tv media software. The 16 year time frame would match.

So probably not on a resume as far as education.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

Plexiglass?

Yes, plexiology means we help those who walk around with their "head up their arse" through minor surgery, by cutting an opening in the lower abdomen and inserting a piece of plexiglass which enables them to see where they are going.

 

[RunningMan]

So probably not on a resume as far as education.

No, just entertainment value and hobby unless he was more involved over those 16 years of development of Plex software.

 

[just1morething]

New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a breath of fresh air:

 

[The Antagonist]

Oh boy, can't escape politics even on a forum about ringing ears huh?

May as well throw in my two cents.

It's funny that people still unironically believe that their vote actually matters. Do you think that those in charge would actually let people have that much power? They might give you the illusion of power, but at the end of the day it's still only just an illusion.

 

[Jammer]

Oh boy, can't escape politics even on a forum about ringing ears huh?

May as well throw in my two cents.

It's funny that people still unironically believe that their vote actually matters. Do you think that those in charge would actually let people have that much power? They might give you the illusion of power, but at the end of the day it's still only just an illusion.

You talking about the GOP finagling a way to remove their judges' ability to do the will of Ohio voters to enshrine abortion into the state's constitution?

BTW, l like your username. Welcome to the forum!

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

You talking about the GOP finagling a way to remove their judges' ability to do the will of Ohio voters to enshrine abortion into the state's constitution?

BTW, l like your username. Welcome to the forum!

@The Antagonist is totally correct in what the GOP wants to do. Also, the public vote has absolutely no meaning to it. Corruption.

 

[ZFire]

Tim Scott drops out of the Republican race. Apparently, his campaign staff was reportedly taken by surprise.

Did they really think he had a chance? -.- To be expected, but it sucks regardless because lots of staffers end up unemployed once the duration of the campaign comes to an end.

 

[Luman]

To those who think that if Trump loses the NYC property trial, it will spell the end of his money, this is simply wrong. He is worth at least 2.6 billion, and the suit is seeking 250 million, which is less than 10% of his worth. He can make that up, easily, but even if he does not, he's still a billionaire. It's harassment, by the far-left Democrats, to make his campaign very difficult.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

To those who think that if Trump loses the NYC property trial, it will spell the end of his money, this is simply wrong. He is worth at least 2.6 billion, and the suit is seeking 250 million, which is less than 10% of his worth. He can make that up, easily, but even if he does not, he's still a billionaire. It's harassment, by the far-left Democrats, to make his campaign very difficult.

The big question:

Who ripped off the people?

 

[Joeseph Stope]

If Trump wins, the upheaval in Ukraine and Europe will be something like going back to the 1950s.

As if we didn't have enough on our plate.

Ideal would be if Biden won, but retired before his time ran out. So he should choose a safe pair of hands as a Vice President running mate. Pamela will not be amused.

 

[Luman]

The big question:

Who ripped off the people?

Joe Biden.

If Trump wins, the upheaval in Ukraine and Europe will be something like going back to the 1950s.

As if we didn't have enough on our plate.

Ideal would be if Biden won, but retired before his time ran out. So he should choose a safe pair of hands as a Vice President running mate. Pamela will not be amused.

The Ukraine invasion took place during Biden's term, and he has handled it very poorly - at our expense.

We have a lot on "our plate" since the Biden administration has been in charge. He is seen by our adversaries as weak, corrupt, and incompetent, and they are correct.

Do you really want four more years of Biden and the way the world now is as a result of his administration?

Who is "Pamela"?

 

[Jammer]

To those who think that if Trump loses the NYC property trial, it will spell the end of his money, this is simply wrong. He is worth at least 2.6 billion, and the suit is seeking 250 million, which is less than 10% of his worth. He can make that up, easily, but even if he does not, he's still a billionaire. It's harassment, by the far-left Democrats, to make his campaign very difficult.

Add another hole in the Trump "amazing businessman" fable: Per a recent filing, Truth Social lost 73 million dollars since launch.

It's easy to clown on Trump being a business failure since he is, but this is par the course for most conservative sites and outlets. Fox was about the only one to actually turn a profit, all the rest are huge money-pits that only stay afloat because they get pumped with billionaire dollars to keep pumping out propaganda.

Conservatives can't run businesses for shit, yet claim they're great at it. It's all a lie.

So add it to the list of Trump's failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks
   
   
2. GoTrump
   
   
3. Trump Airlines
   
   
4. Trump Vodka
   
   
5. Trump Mortgage
   
   
6. Trump: The Game
   
   
7. Trump Magazine
   
   
8. Trump University
   
   
9. Trump Ice
   
   
10. The New Jersey Generals
    
    
11. Tour de Trump
    
    
12. Trump Network
    
    
13. Trumped!

Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal
   
   
2. Trump's Castle
   
   
3. Trump Plaza Casinos
   
   
4. Trump Plaza Hotel
   
   
5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
   
   
6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Brought to you by the guy who failed at selling red meat and alcohol... to Americans.

 

[just1morething]

Speaker Mike Johnson on CNBC. He is so cool and collected in his responses to questions.

 

[The Antagonist]

You talking about the GOP finagling a way to remove their judges' ability to do the will of Ohio voters to enshrine abortion into the state's constitution?

BTW, l like your username. Welcome to the forum!

I'm not really talking any party in particular. Just politics in general.

They would never let people actually have that much power. What most people think is their vote mattering is really all just stageplay designed to keep them thinking that way.

And thank you.

 

[Luman]

Add another hole in the Trump "amazing businessman" fable: Per a recent filing, Truth Social lost 73 million dollars since launch.

It's easy to clown on Trump being a business failure since he is, but this is par the course for most conservative sites and outlets. Fox was about the only one to actually turn a profit, all the rest are huge money-pits that only stay afloat because they get pumped with billionaire dollars to keep pumping out propaganda.

Conservatives can't run businesses for shit, yet claim they're great at it. It's all a lie.

So add it to the list of Trump's failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks
   
   
2. GoTrump
   
   
3. Trump Airlines
   
   
4. Trump Vodka
   
   
5. Trump Mortgage
   
   
6. Trump: The Game
   
   
7. Trump Magazine
   
   
8. Trump University
   
   
9. Trump Ice
   
   
10. The New Jersey Generals
    
    
11. Tour de Trump
    
    
12. Trump Network
    
    
13. Trumped!

Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal
   
   
2. Trump's Castle
   
   
3. Trump Plaza Casinos
   
   
4. Trump Plaza Hotel
   
   
5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
   
   
6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Brought to you by the guy who failed at selling red meat and alcohol... to Americans.

The Trump Organization owns 500 businesses of which Trump is the sole or principal owner (source: Wikipedia). What you have listed above is a very small fraction of what he has owned.

The majority of businesses go bankrupt, and this is a fact. Trump has been extremely successful, compared to virtually anybody.

Data from the BLS shows that approximately 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five years, and 65% during the first 10 years. Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more.

 

[just1morething]

The Senate Democrats voted 100% party line not to pass the Israel aid bill passed by the House. They would sooner have IRS agents harassing us and keep open borders costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.

 

[Luman]

The gag order on Trump, in the NY civil case, has been lifted temporarily by an appeals court judge. His newly-regained freedom of speech allowed him to call the prosecutor, NYS Attorney General Letitia Jame, a "worldwide disgrace". He has filed a motion to declare a mistrial and has accused Judge Engoron of "bias" and "improper co-judging".

Due to the migrant crisis, which is the fault of Biden, and Democrats who allow them to stay in Sanctuary Cities, New York City is now caring for over 65,000 of them, which will cost many billions over the next few years. As a result of this, huge budget cuts in education, school safety officers, preschool, summer programs for children, police, and library services, are going to be enacted. I predict that parents with children will be affected the most. Mayor Adams is asking parents to volunteer as School Safety Officers, which is ridiculous. All he has to do is remove the Sanctuary City status from NYC and get rid of these migrants. Mayor Adams has criticized Biden, for the migrants that are arriving daily in NYC, and he (Adams) now faces an FBI probe into his dealings with Turkey and his campaign.

Trump has said that he would secure the border, and enact the largest deportation in America's history. as well as implement other plans to stop illegal immigration.

America needs immigrants, but they should come here legally, not the way Biden allows them to.

 

[Jammer]

Anyone else notice that Trump in 2015 is very different than Trump in 2023? Even since 2020, there's been a bit of a noticeable shift in his coherence and an increase in weird factual errors. He's been having a lot of trouble with people, places and timelines of events. But honestly, you could attribute a ton of that to just verbal flubs and simple word substitution.

But what really rings alarm bells for me is something else... He's been having these really weird verbal tics where he'll be talking about something, flub some words, make a series of nonsense syllables, and then start talking about something entirely unrelated. That one just seems a lot more... medical, you know? Like there's actually something physically wrong with his brain aside from run of the mill senior brain.

And Trump continues to be bizarrely fixated on Obama. When he was corrected for calling Obama the current president, he attempted to deflect it by saying that Obama is Biden's boss and he's calling the shots behind the scene. Very disconcerting.

It all boils down to bad news for Trump: you can't lie, cheat, or steal your way out of dementia.

This won't stop him from trying to destroy America, but you can bet if he's ever actually convicted of anything, suddenly he will have a medical condition so advanced he couldn't possibly be expected to serve actual jail time.

 

[ZFire]

Some young Americans on TikTok say they sympathize with Osama bin Laden

Dozens of young Americans have posted videos on TikTok this week expressing sympathy with Osama bin Laden, the notorious terrorist who orchestrated the September 11 attacks, for a two-decade-old letter he wrote critiquing the United States, including its government and support of Israel.

The letter, which attempts to justify the targeting and killing of American civilians, was first published in 2002. It began to recirculate this week on the social media platform, and videos on the topic had garnered at least 14 million views by Thursday. Many of the videos, which supported some of Bin Laden's assertions and urged other users to read the letter, were shared in the wider context of criticism of American support for Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas.

A new low for modern SJWs. The hate for the West has raised to a level that islamofascism seems legitimate to numerous people

These woke postmodern deconstructionists have got to be one of the most foolish and naive people living in the Western world currently.

 

[ZFire]

Anyone else notice that Trump in 2015 is very different than Trump in 2023? Even since 2020, there's been a bit of a noticeable shift in his coherence and an increase in weird factual errors. He's been having a lot of trouble with people, places and timelines of events. But honestly, you could attribute a ton of that to just verbal flubs and simple word substitution.

But what really rings alarm bells for me is something else... He's been having these really weird verbal tics where he'll be talking about something, flub some words, make a series of nonsense syllables, and then start talking about something entirely unrelated. That one just seems a lot more... medical, you know? Like there's actually something physically wrong with his brain aside from run of the mill senior brain.

And Trump continues to be bizarrely fixated on Obama. When he was corrected for calling Obama the current president, he attempted to deflect it by saying that Obama is Biden's boss and he's calling the shots behind the scene. Very disconcerting.

It all boils down to bad news for Trump: you can't lie, cheat, or steal your way out of dementia.

This won't stop him from trying to destroy America, but you can bet if he's ever actually convicted of anything, suddenly he will have a medical condition so advanced he couldn't possibly be expected to serve actual jail time.

His recent rallies/interviews has him sounding more like Hitler. He's using words like 'vermin' in his rhetoric to describe his political opponents. Or immigrants who's "poisoning the blood of our country". It's like he's been reading Mein Kampf as a source of inspiration. We all know he doesn't read, but nonetheless he's certainly changed since 2015. He's now more extreme, unhinged and cringe. All those legal fees must be driving him mad.

The Trump quote in full:

"We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections."

 

[Jammer]

His recent rallies/interviews has him sounding more like Hitler. He's using words like 'vermin' in his rhetoric to describe his political opponents. Or immigrants who's "poisoning the blood of our country". It's like he's been reading Mein Kampf as a source of inspiration. We all know he doesn't read, but nonetheless he's certainly changed since 2015. He's now more extreme, unhinged and cringe. All those legal fees must be driving him mad.

The Trump quote in full:

It's been reported that Trump's only bedside book is one that contains quotes from Hitler's speeches. Prior to his recent 3 am posts to social media, he would read this book nightly, before sleep. And this is from a dude who doesn't like reading.

He's fully letting out his inner fascist because he can't contain it any longer, especially now since MAGA agrees with his fascist speech (same response Hitler received). I believe that as we get older, our true self emerges; quite frightening to think of the spoken actions an aging Trump will impose on our country if reelected.

 

[Luman]

It's been reported that Trump's only bedside book is one that contains quotes from Hitler's speeches. Prior to his recent 3 am posts to social media, he would read this book nightly, before sleep. And this is from a dude who doesn't like reading.

He's fully letting out his inner fascist because he can't contain it any longer, especially now since MAGA agrees with his fascist speech (same response Hitler received). I believe that as we get older, our true self emerges; quite frightening to think of the spoken actions an aging Trump will impose on our country if reelected.

So, apparently, Trump is a Hitler-loving fascist who happens to have a daughter who converted to Judaism, a Jewish son-in-law, and Jewish grandchildren, and supports the nation of Israel as much as any other politician in the country. That is quite something.

 

[just1morething]

Or immigrants who's "poisoning the blood of our country"

They are literally poisoning our country if they are coming in illegally and carrying Fentanyl with them. Biden is so corrupt he would probably accept money from the cartels. And moron Mayorkas always lies to Congress with his stupid smug grin on his face. I can't stand that guy. Speaker Mike Johnson said Mayorkas is the most dishonest person he has ever dealt with in his 7 years in Congress.

 

[ZFire]

They are literally poisoning our country if they are coming in illegally and carrying Fentanyl with them. Biden is so corrupt he would probably accept money from the cartels. And moron Mayorkas always lies to Congress with his stupid smug grin on his face. I can't stand that guy. Speaker Mike Johnson said Mayorkas is the most dishonest person he has ever dealt with in his 7 years in Congress.

@just1morething, I can understand concerns about illegal activities associated with immigration, but Trump attributing the issues to all immigrants and linking them to 'poisoning the blood' of a country, whatever the heck that means is crazy oversimplification. That's extremism and kind of rhetoric you'd expect to hear from fascist dictators instead.

 

[Jammer]

So, apparently, Trump is a Hitler-loving fascist who happens to have a daughter who converted to Judaism, a Jewish son-in-law, and Jewish grandchildren, and supports the nation of Israel as much as any other politician in the country. That is quite something.

"I've got a black friend so I can't be racist."

 

[just1morething]

@just1morething, I can understand concerns about illegal activities associated with immigration, but Trump attributing the issues to all immigrants and linking them to 'poisoning the blood' of a country, whatever the heck that means is crazy oversimplification. That's extremism and kind of rhetoric you'd expect to hear from fascist dictators instead.

I think he's referring to illegal immigrants only. I've heard left wing media refer to Trump as a dictator. I don't see how you can be a dictator in the U.S. with our term limits on the office of the President. Texas Governor Abbott just endorsed Trump because he's fed up with Biden's policies on our southern border.

We are much more likely to have terrorist cells in the mainland with the borders being overrun. They are probably coming in between ports of entry. Maybe both Biden and Mayorkas are accepting illegal bribes from the cartels? The Democrats refuse to even visit the border or have a hearing there which is nonsensical IMO. The Republicans have visited the border several times and have invited the Democrats to come with them. Why don't they?

 

[ZFire]

I think he's referring to illegal immigrants only. I've heard left wing media refer to Trump as a dictator. I don't see how you can be a dictator in the U.S. with our term limits on the office of the President. Texas Governor Abbott just endorsed Trump because he's fed up with Biden's policies on our southern border.

The point is, taking a firm stance against illegal immigration doesn't require using language reminiscent of extreme ideologies or echoing phrases/words found in Hitler's speeches.

Only illegal immigrants? His pledge includes rooting out "the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs", likening them to vermin who lie, steal, and cheat in elections. Hitler was always using the word "vermin" to dehumanize and vilify certain groups of people (Jews mostly) in his speeches and writings. This, combined with his absurd belief of the 2020 elections being rigged, makes his stance and rhetoric all the more questionable. Not saying he wants to do horrible things like Hitler, but he sure as hell is sounding like Hitler. Trump as a politician, it just comes out the same. Taking the same exact demagogue approach, where you get people fearing others and creating a climate of fear driven politics.

Any form of extremism should be denounced.