Trump+Musk: Folie à Deux - Trump thread #137

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The clock is already ticking and he's an old man. Mid-terms: November 3, 2026

Thanks to @AcrossThePond55 for the thread title.

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5206120-the-grown-ups-have-left-the-building-trump-thread-136

The respectfully, maybe you should sit this one out ?

After struggled to extract a paper straw from it's packaging, and then having my lips ever so slightly sandpapered whilst trying to consume a milkshake, I was so done with paper straws. Apparently I stuck it longer than the company I was keeping who already wise just removed the (plastic) lid and drank without.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5137276-trump-israel-hamas-hostages/

What a great way to turn it all over to Bibi and the Israeli forces then come back with 'clean hands' and scoop up what's left for your 'Riviera'.

So sorry your majesty. I'll check you are OK with my opinions before posting.

This isn't a joke, satire or whatever.
(Is it something in the water?)
https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398

Lawmakers should be free to put forward whatever whack-a-doodle bills they want to. That is an absolute and inalienable* feature of a functioning democracy.

As long as there is no law against voting against it, naturally.

*Yes, I did. Deliberately.

Anyone seen last night’s Daily Show skit about the US finally coming to the conclusion that a monarchy is the best way after all? Inspired a wry smile and sudden urge to watch Jonathan Groff do his King George turn.

#ifyoucantlaughyoullcry

I really cannot urge people to really try to understand what the whole deal with the fall of the Roman republic, Caesars part in it, and the way it paved the way for Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius to eventually ease the role of a ruling family into the princeps that Augustus created to slowly reveal the awful truth that Rome had become a monarchy. Nothing in that tale is foreign to us today.

The only question is who - if anyone - who will act as the Praetorian guard, and which role is Trump playing ? Arguably Caligula - because it was Caligula who finally blown open the fact that the senate was completely impotent to his whims.

The embarrassing thing for the US, is that it's political system was explicitly and specifically designed to prevent that happening. As usual a bunch of academics dared to presume they could outwit the ingenuity of tyranny.

Looks like they were wrong. Bigly wrong.

He is doubling down on taking Gaza

He really is a fucking moron.

The Gaza mess has eaten better politicians than him. I'll be amazes if he solves it.

In hindsight, we (UK) should have let the US have the bloody tea...

Definately.

Perhaps everyone should go back to straw straws.

Maybe they should still allow plastic ones, but at a huge price (£20 per straw). That way, you'd keep the straw and rinse it between uses.

Don't try that with a paper one, it clogs the sink.

We had lots of those big funky spiral straws when the kids were little, impossible to clean

@SerendipityJane I was idly wondering the other day whether he would try to form some sort of Praetorian guard, essentially a force that would swear an oath to the President, rather than to the Constitution.

"The embarrassing thing for the US, is that it's political system was explicitly and specifically designed to prevent that happening. As usual a bunch of academics dared to presume they could outwit the ingenuity of tyranny."

The checks and balances are great on paper, but toothless in the face of a tyrant. He can ignore court rulings on EOs etc with impunity and nothing will happen. Despite the many constitutional shortcomings of the UK, I'm glad we have a head of government who is just an ordinary citizen rather than some sort of pseudo-monarch.

On who will form the Praetorian guard: things might come to a head if the legislature try to stop it and enforce the injunction on Musk

https://bsky.app/profile/johnwdean.bsky.social/post/3lhtzrvcmek23

I've just seen some weird interview clip where an oompaloompa is saying that they aren't paying for Gaza, it's just going to be theirs.

Seriously, what the fuck play was I watching? It was like some weird Alice in wonderland thing. I don't do drugs so I'm not high, or hallucinating it, but surely it can't be real- no-one is that thick!

Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance

https://apnews.com/article/pope-trump-migration-09a89091f8e7dc3270099f0947d04e90

So, that's Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza and now the Vatican City...

Not sure the UK is in line to be the 51st state anymore, more like 56th.

Do these stupid people think they just have to say "it's ours" and it will happen?

You weren't halllucinating, he did really say it.

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America on Google maps in the US. The rest of the world still calls it the Gulf of Mexico.

That's how far gone the US is

🤣. I've just gone to have a look on Google maps. It says Gulf of Mexico with Gulf of America in brackets.
It's like placating a toddler with something nice isn't it.
He'll be moving onto the next thing soon

He looked like he was suffering from a serious case of jaundice! Less orange more yellow.

It's real. I just checked it out.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161

And from 'Buddy' Carter's Gov webpage

"America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

I have no words. No words are necessary. But imbecilic asslicker comes to mind.