The grown-ups have left the building - Trump thread #136

[Spandauer]

As we descend into 4 years of madness...

(thanks @Jaichangecentfoisdenom and* *@AcrossthePond55 for the suggestions)

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5200273-hands-across-the-water-trump-thread-135

I can't really believe what I've seen, I'm so appalled. Nor believable that only this thread has a reasonable response on it so far. Though there's the love Trump threads, and the keenness to seemingly literally overthrow Starmer on this side of the pond.
I sound like my late parents, and I used to roll my eyes at them 🙈 but I don't understand this world - not sure I want to sometimes.
I will continue to believe there are more good than bad - and delete Twitter today.

I see Ravaswamy has been ousted from DOGE before it even got started. The Mooch predicted that he and Musk would not be able to play nice together. Looks like Elon won the first round.

Deleting twitter helps a lot

FFS do you just cut and paste every idiotic comment you read on bluesky or from the mainstream media?

This is so divisive and fake. Did you listen to what he was saying? What was the context? Any critical thinking at all or just not capable?

What about the screenshots of Obama, Clinton, Kamala, Biden with their arms raised out? Gonna call them nazis as well?

Your comment is pathetic and much as free speech is to be applauded, saying that someone in the public eye did a nazi salute should be grounds for being sued.

😂

Unless of course they, you know, actually DID the nazi salute. Because it looks pretty like it from the various videos I've seen.

@MeltdownTears
What is this then? Not from bluesky either.

Looks like you’re all gonna need the four years to work out why you lost.

Stop getting your news from CNN, the telegraph, bluesky, whatever. There needs to be some accountability. I can’t believe the stupidity of thinking he’d do a nazi salute. It’s getting desperate. Don’t believe the biased media guys!

Ooh and what noble outlets do you suggest we get our news from, those of us who "lost" despite not being American and merely observing from a safe distance Twitter, perchance?

@MeltdownTears If you watched the clip on Musk's x account, the salute has been edited out.

Don't you wonder why he did that?

Do we have to stop seeing what our eyes show us?

Ignore what you saw, and heard. It's wrong, the great Musk rat can do no wrong, stop being mean about the demi God. @MeltdownTears does this sum up your thinking?

The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Musk is an unelected immigrant, to whom a Roman Nazi salute comes unsurprisingly naturally. Americans didn't 'lose' to him.

The salute is being celebrated by the far right

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-salute-reaction-right-wing-extremists-1235241866/

As someone very challenged in the fashion department (I couldn't give a stuff as long as I'm clothed), why would Melania choose a military style/gestapo style outfit? There are so many parallels being drawn between Trump and Hitler, you'd have thought that she would have chosen a better look. Between that, Musks one armed salute and the proud boys on the March and being given a free pass, I feel as though I'm watching a repeat of history. I wonder how mnet will feel about American refugees?

Not surprised. That's how this shit starts.

Sigh. This thread used to be such a nice little corner for those of us looking for like minded people, even though we might not align on every issue. Hopefully the shit stirrers and morons will get bored and move on.

I’m sure they will. They don’t have the attention span. Most likely they either spotted the thread in Active or (quite possibly) just went looking for “Trump” threads thinking they could have “fun” winding posters up.

I think we can probably sum Musk up in 2 words - Daddy issues.

I think it was on TRIP but I heard someone say that an old interview with Musk’s dad from about 5/10 years ago had resurfaced in which he was very dismissive of Musk saying he never thought he’d amount to anything. Maybe all Elon needs is a hug?!

I mean - tech genius, multi-billionaire with daddy issues. That’s a super villain origin story if ever I heard one!

I think we can probably sum Musk up in 2 words - Daddy issues.**

**See also: DJT/Fred Trump

Not fully taken on board all the Executive Orders from yesterday but many will be challenged in court so that will delay or even halt their implementation.

So... bets on how quickly he'll be back at Mar a Lago playing golf? Friday/Saturday?

The last one I saw last night was that he'd withdrawn the US from the WHO. How can people not realise how incredibly dangerous this administration is going to be?

TRIP US have dropped a one off episode about yesterday, though it’s just Katy Kay.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-us/id1743030473?i=1000684754963

Closing words from Katy, which we should all try to keep in mind:

“Just remember, separate the signal and the noise. What really matters when it comes to Donald Trump, because he likes a lot of attention.

And he will say stuff to get a lot of attention, but you got to watch what he does, not just what he says.”

Tech Maga versus Redneck Maga will snarl things up in the implementation.
Words are easy.
Actions are harder.