Trump+Musk; the DOGE and Pony show continues -Trump thread #140

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Trump, as out of control as a faulty Tesla, takes an ICE pick to the Constitution.

Thanks to @AcrossthePond55 and @Jaichangecentfoisdenom for the thread title and sub-title 😊

Photocollage: Cold War Steve
Map illustration: Barry Blitt

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5286872-the-orange-man-and-the-state-of-his-union-trump-thread-139

More on the French scientist

The source said the scientist in the space sector underwent a random check on arrival, during which his work computer and personal phone were searched, and messages referring to Donald Trump's administration's treatment of scientists were found. Authorities told him they had found messages "that express hatred towards Trump and can be qualified as terrorism," the source said. His professional and personal equipment was confiscated and he was sent back to Europe the following day.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/20/french-researcher-denied-entry-to-us-for-expressing-personal-opinion-on-trump-policies_6739346_4.html

Randomly searched?

Can be qualified as terrorism?

Here we go

The thing is, as we have all learned. If the power tripping immigration official decides you’ve screwed up

It’s not just back on the next plane home. I would not go near the US under this lot. Or their successors.

A friend of mine was due to travel to the USA to watch his project launched on a satellite.
He's decided not to risk it.

I’ve just seen photos of Conor McGregor & Trump hugging in the Oval Office, with CM stating he’s going to run for the Irish presidency.
This is surreal. I honestly feel so depressed…

Fuck the Heritage Foundation. They created this in the first place. What on earth made them think they could contain and control a megalomaniacal solipsist?

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

Unfortunately, all of us are reaping this particular whirlwind.

And as sad as it makes me, my advice to those in other countries is that I'd skip the US for the time being. Even if you feel your passport is from a 'safe' country, this crazy man can and will turn on a dime. Some random famous person from X country criticizes him and BAM you're ALL 'enemies of the people'.

Unless of course you're traveling on a Russian passport. Then I expect you'll breeze through Customs.

But in the spirit of friendship and hope;

surely CM will just have his arse handed to him if he actually does run?

Who was that represented in the drone video? Certainly no one I recognised; some guy with a slim physique?

Anyway, just been reading this in Poltico:-

If Trump Defies the Courts, Here’s What a Judge Can Do

Interview with Shira Scheindlin, a former federal judge in Manhattan who served on the bench for 22 years

www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/20/trump-defy-courts-judge-interview-00239359

Seem to remember people saying that about DT in the run up to 2016 @Mrsbloggz 😬

Well yes, you're not wrong there!!
But but, much as I abhor mango mussolini I can see his ability to charm & win certain people over.
Whereas CM is a meathead goon. Trump is buttering him up to make him feel special so that he can later have the pleasure of seeing him humiliated when trump drops him.
(that's my theory anyway😶)

@RosaMoline Sooooo depressing. A rapist welcomed in the White House. Having the audacity to talk about illegal immigration to Ireland when actually this is relatively a very small number of immigrants and there are up to 50k illegal immigrants from Ireland in the US.

Disgraceful and a slap in the face for anyone who has suffered sexual assault.

The vast majority of Irish people are disgusted and there are jokes galore on social media calling him the Irish version of Andrew Tate (Andrew tayto - Assault and vinegar flavour)

Please god there are enough people with sense not to vote for him as president. I don’t see how he would be nominated myself.

A recent map from Canada.

I honestly felt like weeping when I saw the sickening photos of these 2 rapists grinning and hugging one another.
Trump really loves to surround himself with ‘all the finest’ doesn’t he?
I fully expect we will see a photo opportunity with the Tate Bros next. Probably at Mar-a-Largo.

They missed a trick not claiming the “Canadlantic Ocean”

I’ve just noticed (though my geography is poor, so I may be wrong about this) that the 49 states shown on this map are in orange.

Anyone else thinking what I’m thinking?

Electricity substations don’t just catch fire do they? Particularly one as critical to infrastructure as this one?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly24zvvwxlt

Yes, I’m thinking the same thing, @CaveMum.
Apparently, a report in the NYT yesterday that Musk is going to the Pentagon today to be briefed about China is “fake news”.

It was my immediate thought.

Particularly as it seems the backup generator has also been impacted by a fire….

Glad I’m not the only one thinking it.

Wonder if there’s a connection to those attacks on the French rail network last year too? It’s very much a modus operandi of certain state actors isn’t it.

I think the comments from Starmer about Ukraine may not have been acceptable to the 🍊 Russians.

re: Heathrow - It is odd that both the main supply and the back up are out of action at the same time🔥🤔

It probably is…

Thing is Putin feels emboldened by his little orange minion in the White House.

I do wonder how they (if it is them) think of these things, is there a department for ‘what mad stuff can we do that nobody will expect that will cause massive inconvenience?’