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No more Musk, Melania MIA and TACOs for tea: The Idiocracy beds down - Trump thread #144

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Spandauer · 29/05/2025 13:28

Second '100 days' working out much like the first, but with a Vance-proof Pope, a bigly white elephant plane, a few more legal push backs and way more grifting.

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No grey smoke necessary. First 100 days have come and gone. Vance has killed the Pope, Musk is melting away and Trump's tariffs are on a slow boat to...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5327971-idiotam-habemus-trumpum-the-bigly-xxx-trump-thread-143

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LlttledrummergirI · 12/06/2025 18:21

SerendipityJane · 12/06/2025 15:44

Apparently the marines cannot be deployed until they have had some intense training so will take a few days, which makes you wonder how "urgent" they are.

Also they won't be carrying live ammunition, not sure if that is a military or political decision at the moment.

A very serious question is how far is an enlisted soldier prepared to accept orders ? Would they open fire on unarmed civilians if ordered ? (We know that the British would, obviously).

How much of the delay is because every soldier said no?

I still like to think those at fort Bragg were plants, and every genuine soldier there said no as they couldn't keep a straight face with Trumps bollocks. That would explain the shit state of their uniforms and lack of discipline.

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DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 18:38

He is going on about windmills killing the country again Confused

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Spandauer · 12/06/2025 18:40

DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 12:02

https://www.alternet.org/trump-booed-mercilessly/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Just before the Kennedy Center's opening night performance of the musical "Les Miserables," President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stood to be recognized. They were met with a loud chorus of boos

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No more Musk, Melania MIA and TACOs for tea: The Idiocracy beds down - Trump thread #144
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DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 19:21

Guess those golden toilets at mar a lago don't clean themselves

DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 19:26

Sen. Alex Padilla was just thrown to the ground and detained at a presser held by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3lrgjf6nuek2m

Spandauer · 12/06/2025 19:45

DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 19:26

Sen. Alex Padilla was just thrown to the ground and detained at a presser held by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3lrgjf6nuek2m

How fucking dare they?

I hope Mitch McConnell and all the enablers are happy now.

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Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 12/06/2025 19:49

DuncinToffee · 12/06/2025 19:26

Sen. Alex Padilla was just thrown to the ground and detained at a presser held by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3lrgjf6nuek2m

And again, WTAFityFityFityF? This is so wrong. He is evil. Is there no legal means to stop this?

Evenstar · 12/06/2025 19:58

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No more Musk, Melania MIA and TACOs for tea: The Idiocracy beds down - Trump thread #144
Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 12/06/2025 20:06

Evenstar · 12/06/2025 19:58

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I have no more words for what he's done to the US constitution and the Office of the POTUS. He is abominable and an abomination.

Evenstar · 12/06/2025 22:05

This is unbelievable 🤯

No more Musk, Melania MIA and TACOs for tea: The Idiocracy beds down - Trump thread #144
TomPinch · 13/06/2025 01:48

CaveMum · 12/06/2025 09:06

Not surprised by the AUKUS review. Another way Trump/Vance are going to try and shaft us!

It’ll be painful for us in the short term, but the lasting effects will fall on the US - no one will trust any agreements with them for decades to come and that will impact on US manufacturers and businesses.

Of course by the time the serious effects kick in Donny will be long gone, so why should he care?

This isn't necessarily bad news for the UK in the long run. In the short run cancellation of Aukus would mean the UK lost a contract to build submarines for Australia. But tbh I think Aukus was a baited hook that Biden dangled at Boris Johnson, who took it. Unless the UK is really going to defend Pitcairn Island in a war, it has no real strategic interest in having a military focus on the Pacific, and hasn't since the 1950s. The Americans had their own reasons for wanting it.

It's rather worse news for countries in the Pacific region who are alarmed by the increasing encroachments of China - both Obama and Biden wanted to increase American attention to the area, away from Europe. This is a massive signal that the Trump maladministration doesn't give a shit about potential Chinese military dominance of the Pacific. Unlike Europe, there aren't a lot of Western allies who can support a strong military as a deterrent. The Pacific used to be the Royal Navy's waterway, then the US Navy's. Looks like it's the People's Navy's turn.

On the subject of defence, it seems like various countries, especially in Europe, are hoping this Trump thing is just a bad dream. I don't see any indication that they'll make their own defence arrangements just yet. Probably because they're politically unpalatable.

I wonder what would happen if the UK threatened to rip up the Chagos Islands deal and hand the archipelago to the Seychelles with no provision for an American military base there.

JoshLymanSwagger · 13/06/2025 04:39

logicisall · 12/06/2025 13:28

As mentioned upthread. https://en.mercopress.com/2025/06/12/us-removes-non-essential-staff-from-diplomatic-missions-in-middle-east

Washington has authorized the partial evacuation of non-essential diplomats and military personnel from its Middle East facilities, including the embassy in Baghdad and bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, and the UAE, due to heightened security risks stemming from a potential Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, it was reported Wednesday.

Oh, the irony of accepting that plane from Qatar!
DD in Kuwait, says it hasn't started there yet.

Well, somebody in the US definitely got advanced warning of Israels "pre-emptive" strikes on Iran.

US says it was not involved in Israel's military strikes in Iran - BBC News

It makes Trump Gaza Plaza look a little less attractive as an investment.

Marco Rubio in blue blazer and white shirt next to Trump in blue suit with red tie

US says it was not involved in Israel's military strikes in Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israel took "unilateral action" and warns Iran not to retaliate against US forces.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kd2k3mv7o

PerkingFaintly · 13/06/2025 09:59

That's Justice Stephen Breyer off Trump's Xmas card list.

[...] Attorney Brett Shumate said. "There is one commander-in-chief of the US armed forces."

"No," Judge Breyer, the younger brother of former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, responded.

"The president isn't the commander -in-chief of the National Guard," he said but added there were times and situations where the president could become the head of the troops.

Breyer, who had donned a light blue bowtie, invoked the Constitution multiple times during the hearing, holding up a booklet copy of the document at one point.

"We're talking about the president exercising his authority. And the president is, of course, limited in his authority," he said. "That's the difference between a constitutional government and King George."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd62d8jp046o

California National Guard member in camouflage colored uniform puts on black gas mask

Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA

A judge's order that Trump return control of California's National Guard will not go into effect immediately.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd62d8jp046o

PerkingFaintly · 13/06/2025 09:59

Not sure why they needed to tell us about the judge's bowtie...

logicisall · 13/06/2025 10:03

Latest Telegraph update says that Trump knew about the Israeli bombing in advance.

https://archive.ph/JwpC5

RafaistheKingofClay · 13/06/2025 10:04

If Trump doesn’t want to use autopen then it’s in his interest to make his Xmas card list as short as possible. He’s doing well so far.

And yes, there is a west wing clip for that.

SerendipityJane · 13/06/2025 10:14

PerkingFaintly · 13/06/2025 09:59

Not sure why they needed to tell us about the judge's bowtie...

I take it Lady Hales choice of brooch passed the US by ?

JoshLymanSwagger · 13/06/2025 12:38

PerkingFaintly · 13/06/2025 09:59

Not sure why they needed to tell us about the judge's bowtie...

Maybe it was this bow tie..?
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No more Musk, Melania MIA and TACOs for tea: The Idiocracy beds down - Trump thread #144
JoshLymanSwagger · 13/06/2025 12:41

RafaistheKingofClay · 13/06/2025 10:04

If Trump doesn’t want to use autopen then it’s in his interest to make his Xmas card list as short as possible. He’s doing well so far.

And yes, there is a west wing clip for that.

Noel.
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RafaistheKingofClay · 13/06/2025 16:38

Might be time for a rewatch from my sick bed. I can pretend the whole world is normal and that the people currently in the west wing aren’t barking mad.

JoshLymanSwagger · 13/06/2025 17:37

@RafaistheKingofClay Perfection is always worth a re-watch. 😁
I hope you feel better soon <muffins and bagels emoji>

Spandauer · 13/06/2025 17:57

Hope you're not too sick to enjoy this news@RafaistheKingofClay and wishing you a speedy and full recovery.

Also some reports that there might be thunderstorms in D.C. tomorrow. (All that metal on display...)

Trump fails to overturn $5m damages award to E Jean Carroll for defamation.
US appeals court denies challenge after 2023 civil jury trial found Trump sexually abused Carroll then defamed her.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-appeal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Trump fails to overturn $5m damages award to E Jean Carroll for defamation

US appeals court denies challenge after 2023 civil jury trial found Trump sexually abused Carroll then defamed her

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-appeal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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