Welp, it had to happen eventually. Somebody will want to talk politics so here it is. This is specifically for US Politics
Question for onlookers: How does everybody lean politically?

22h ago Politics
Ep. 65: The BODY LANGUAGE of the BEST moments of Trump's INAUGURATION!
Guy is obviously pro trump but still few fun moments
youtu.be/2C7VQ38EFYQ?t=2517 - The still of Zuck is actually not as funny as him smiling like a teen after checking out her tits. He was later banned from the Facebook for a harassment.
youtu.be/2C7VQ38EFYQ?t=1907 - I could swear that Biden is slowly in passing stroking himself after grabbing this blond - who is she anyway
youtu.be/2C7VQ38EFYQ?t=2759 - Clinton can't resist to check out Underwood

1d ago Politics
Where do you stand on the idea of Trump aiming for a third term?
1) I'm against amending the Constitution unless it's to undo a grave error, such as the income tax (I have some hope for this) or women's suffrage (little to no hope for this). Allowing for additional terms just because Trump is the greatest President ever would bite the country in the ass in the future.
2) practicality speaking, it's just not going to happen. Amending the Constitution requires the proposed Amendment to pass both Houses in Congress with 2/3 majority, as well as 2/3 of the states ratifying it with a 2/3 majority in each of their legislative bodies. I just don't see it happening.
3) there are more pressing matters to attend to than this.
however...
4) just because I know it'll piss you off, I'm going to act like I'm in favor of it.
Trump 2028!
Trump for President-For-Life!
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1d ago Politics
That might make it legal, but a lot of hurdles must get cleared first for this to even become a possibility.
Trump and every administration official who I've heard asked about this, responds in a very vague and noncommittal manner that they are looking at multiple ways to try to make this happen. For my part, I just can't wait until this happens. All my flouncing about Trump and Musk lately was fake, to get discussion going. I have seen the light, and I'm on team MAGA!
TRUMP2028

@MentORPHEUS If they can get the votes to amend the constitution and nullify the 22nd amendment, thereby opening the way for more terms after the second... well they'd have followed all of the processes required of them to allow it fair and square.
Well, that's the objective view on it. The argument for the 22nd amendment still stands in my opinion, but it isn't like it's some universal law unimpeachable by the slovenly likes of humanity. It's just an idea some folks came up with in 1951 and agreed on. If some folks come along and decide otherwise, well that's that too.
tl;dr shrug

1d ago Politics
Trump, and many MAGA fans, are starting to lean pretty hard into "Third Trump Term" talk. It's not too surprising coming from a narcissistic megalomaniac like Trump. I find it quite surprising coming from right leaning people who I've watched for decades give lip service to the importance of the Constitution, rule of law, etc.
Where do you stand on the idea of Trump aiming for a third term?

1mo ago Politics
I'm curious what MAGA fans think of the unattributed AI video Trump reposted on his Truth Social account. Here's the shortest news clip featuring the whole video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1HMmS1cgZ4
What elements of the video do you like? What elements do you dislike or find counter to your ideals?

1mo ago Politics
A very bizarre thing happened that got buried and mostly missed/ignored in the recent news cycle. Background, the Mossad paid a bounty to people to slip pagers into the pockets of enemies of the Israeli state.
During Netanyahu's visit with Trump, he gifted Trump with two pagers, one a normal pager and one made of gold. By some accounts he slipped them into Trump's pocket. Trump for his part praised the pager attacks in Lebanon (that I dub "The Samsung Option") as "A very good operation!"
Ponder the symbolism and meaning of Netanyahu giving Trump pagers.

1mo ago Politics
In a press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump announced that "The US is taking control of Gaza" and he intends to continue the process of ethnically cleansing the region of Palestinians, clearing out "the rubble," and building a "Riviera on the Mediterranean" on the land. He suggests other countries in the region WILL spend the money to build new housing for Palestinians. He has suggested railroading them to another country's territory such as Egypt and/or Jordan. Both of these countries responded by referencing a hypothetical railroad: The Norfolk & Waypal.
Yesterday, Trump made another big announcement about what a $100MM donation from Mossad asset Miriam Adelson bought: an attack on our First Amendment. Trump announced that demonstrating in favor of Palestinians will be considered a terrorist act, and that college students can get kicked out of their universities, and foreign students legally attending can get deported, for participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations on their campuses. He called such demonstrators that all-powerful buzzword: Antisemitic. A word whose power to silence and manipulate has gotten destroyed worldwide over the last year and a half by Israel's own actions. Fact check: Many Israelis are not of Semetic heritage, they are of European and Slavic origin. You know what people ARE of Semetic heritage? Palestinians!
Remember the adage: You know who actually rules over you, by whom you are NOT allowed to criticize. Trump is going out of his way to criminalize speech critical of Netanyahu, and to bring the power of US law enforcement to bear upon Americans and others who dare to utter criticism of Israel, First Amendment bedamned.
Side note about the way Netanyahu sees the United States. Foreign dignitaries visiting the White House are offered free laundry service, which is sparingly taken advantage of by many of them as needed. According to White House staff, the Netanyahus are the only visitors who regularly bring entire suitcases filled with dirty laundry for the staff to clean.
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This is a step in the right direction. We'll see how well Rubio does in the long run. Panama thinks the US is playing around. www.reuters.com/world/americas/rubio-panama-canal-migration-talks-he-begins-latin-america-trip-2025-02-02/
