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AcrossthePond55 · 31/05/2026 17:49

RedTagAlan · 31/05/2026 17:30

Is my CNN broken?

This is my world front page attached.

Where is the "final determination" ?

It will be announced in about 2 weeks. Maybe 2 weeks, maybe more. I don't know. But it will be 2 weeks. And it will be beautiful and powerful.

RedTagAlan · 31/05/2026 17:57

AcrossthePond55 · 31/05/2026 17:46

He won't be breaking any 'laws' per se and Hatch would not apply. But the 'usual conditions' for using federal property would. These are the routine things that anyone, high or low, has to pay for to use federal property whether you're renting a picnic kiosk in a national park or renting the National Zoo.

He'd have to get the proper permits, and federal 'resources' cannot be used (ie sound systems, bleachers, stages, and federal employees (who would be forbidden by Hatch to take part). Federal funds cannot be used, either, so he'd have to pay out of his own pocket for security (other than his own Secret Service detail), and any labor needed for the event.

Thanks for that. You really do know this stuff.

So chances are it will end up in the courts. Because this this fella is a Dem.

Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia | Attorney General Brian Schwalb (dc.gov)

And if he charges anyone for breaking the Hatch act, or even talks about it, the DOJ will investigate him and charge him for a "hate tweet" he posted in 2012.

I think I am getting the hang of how the US works now :-)

Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia | Attorney General Brian Schwalb

https://oag.dc.gov/

AcrossthePond55 · 31/05/2026 18:31

RedTagAlan · 31/05/2026 17:57

Thanks for that. You really do know this stuff.

So chances are it will end up in the courts. Because this this fella is a Dem.

Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia | Attorney General Brian Schwalb (dc.gov)

And if he charges anyone for breaking the Hatch act, or even talks about it, the DOJ will investigate him and charge him for a "hate tweet" he posted in 2012.

I think I am getting the hang of how the US works now :-)

Theoretically, the agency involved in 'stewardship' of the National Mall, the National Park Service, could take Scrotus to civil court for 'damages and destruction' and 'illegal use' of federal property. They also could swoop in with Law Enforcement Rangers to order everyone to disperse and shut it down. The LERs could arrest the 'organizers' (ie Scrotus) for illegal use of federal property, trespass and I suppose a host of other violations. I've seen Rangers break up a few illegal 'events' before and they're very good at it!

But do we really see that happening? Secty of Interior Doug Burgum is so far up Trump's arse he could extract his wisdom teeth with a torch. Burgum is why we have the destruction of the beautiful WH lawn for Scrotus' UFC fiasco and the painting of the reflecting pool. Not to mention all the orders that are resulting in the destruction of our nationally held lands.

Then you run up against the 'in performance of his duties' bullshit which is exactly what he'd say he was doing AND the fact that although he'll say 'he' is doing something there is actually layer upon layer of 'others' that are actually and legally in the line of fire. This is another thing he's great at. Creating a legal 'buffer zone' of minions between him and wrongdoing.

Theoretically, what would end up in court would be lawsuits filed by third parties 'with a vested interest' in protecting and preserving our public lands, like the National Parks Foundation, the Sierra Club, and the Public Lands Foundation to name a few.

Efacsen · 01/06/2026 06:11

Ceasefire wobbling again

Iran has attacked Kuwait and US has attacked Iran

MushMonster · 01/06/2026 06:41

There will not be any real ceasefire till US leaves. Even after that, there likely will be some issues here and there.
And Israel will escalate any aggresion at any of its war fronts, to try and keep it going.
Peace deals and ceasefires.... well, none of the ones "achieved" recently in the ME are peaceful or there is a stop to military action. So, they are fake news. That is all.

logicisall · 01/06/2026 07:51

Woke up later than usual this morning to reports from Kuwait contact that they are exhausted from yesterday's attacks. Last one around 06:00 their time.
Sky News has a good analysis of Trump's 'final determination' when both Vance and Kegsbreath weren't even present in the situation room. Apparently there was a Truth post as well, saying China would be joining US in removing Iran's 'nuclear dust'!

MushMonster · 01/06/2026 07:59

Yeah, in Trump's dreams.
China is going to attack Iran now.... or send a group to secretely find and remove the obliterated uranium inside the obliterated nuclear sites, bypassing the obliterated surveillance, anti-aerial, navy and armies of Iran.
Is Trump getting a present this time? A lego box set, maybe?

Spandauer · 01/06/2026 08:29

He's going to be more and more distracted by all his homegrown issues...his bigly birthday, the WH cage fight, the 250 'celebrations', his ballroom bunker, non-reflecting pool, Kennedy Centre etc etc etc.

World Cup starts in 10 days? (Not that he's going to be at any matches, unless he's being given an award or a parade around the pitch.)

Iran is being constantly pushed to the back of the queue it seems. As for Gaza and Ukraine ... I think he's forgotten that they exist.

Netanyahu will quickly scupper any real ceasefire if it ever happens.

OP posts:
RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 09:03

The Final Determination seems to have been totally vanished. As if he never said it.

Truth attached, clipped from Sky.

NACHO, NACHO Man - Trump Thread #164
SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 09:27

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 09:03

The Final Determination seems to have been totally vanished. As if he never said it.

Truth attached, clipped from Sky.

Anyone in the US (or indeed world) who isn't saying "Chinny reckon" by now is either too stupid or too far down the rabbit hole to be worth saving.

SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 10:01

SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 09:27

Anyone in the US (or indeed world) who isn't saying "Chinny reckon" by now is either too stupid or too far down the rabbit hole to be worth saving.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1nabve5/chinny_reckon/

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 10:59

So this UFC "claw" thing. Photo attached from CNN.

Made in Belgium.

Cost is not known, but it was made just for this. I saw one article that put the event at $60mill, with UFC expecting to lose $30 mill on it.

The "claw" is made of steel by the way. Good Belgian steel.

NACHO, NACHO Man - Trump Thread #164
MarmaladeorJam · 01/06/2026 13:51

Spandauer · 01/06/2026 08:29

He's going to be more and more distracted by all his homegrown issues...his bigly birthday, the WH cage fight, the 250 'celebrations', his ballroom bunker, non-reflecting pool, Kennedy Centre etc etc etc.

World Cup starts in 10 days? (Not that he's going to be at any matches, unless he's being given an award or a parade around the pitch.)

Iran is being constantly pushed to the back of the queue it seems. As for Gaza and Ukraine ... I think he's forgotten that they exist.

Netanyahu will quickly scupper any real ceasefire if it ever happens.

I think it is the other way around @Spandauer .

I think that all of these kinds of things are distractions for us!

We don't ask about Melania Trump actually saying that is she not an Epstein girl, money flowing out of government into Trump family coffers.

I genuinely think he lobs granades where he wants us to look. We check out the explosion while he gets to work, uncover, on the other side.

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 14:13

MarmaladeorJam · 01/06/2026 13:51

I think it is the other way around @Spandauer .

I think that all of these kinds of things are distractions for us!

We don't ask about Melania Trump actually saying that is she not an Epstein girl, money flowing out of government into Trump family coffers.

I genuinely think he lobs granades where he wants us to look. We check out the explosion while he gets to work, uncover, on the other side.

“You know, their oil, when you turn off the oil, underground, and the mechanical too, but underground has a tendency in like almost 100% of the cases, to literally explode and just destroy everything around it. And you can never get that oil again.”

Grenades ?

Nah. I honestly think he is just thick as f*k.

There are about 1.7 million oil wells in the world. There are 50k drilled each year. Tens of thousands closed each year.

And he says they all explode when shut.

logicisall · 01/06/2026 14:35

Lots of possibly fake reports doing the rounds that Abu Dhabi also came under attack, but my contact in UAE says nothing happened over there.

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 14:45

logicisall · 01/06/2026 14:35

Lots of possibly fake reports doing the rounds that Abu Dhabi also came under attack, but my contact in UAE says nothing happened over there.

Edited

Iran has just cut communications with the US.

Sticking flags on top of a 900 year old castle in someone else's country does not appear to be good for peace talks.

DancingFerret · 01/06/2026 15:02

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 14:45

Iran has just cut communications with the US.

Sticking flags on top of a 900 year old castle in someone else's country does not appear to be good for peace talks.

Yep, it appears the big orange loon's need to play with his toys has blown the peace talks out of the water (pun intended) for the foreseeable.

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 15:06

DancingFerret · 01/06/2026 15:02

Yep, it appears the big orange loon's need to play with his toys has blown the peace talks out of the water (pun intended) for the foreseeable.

Talking of water, I did see a report that Oman (I think) said they maybe saw a mine in the sea. But it has not been confirmed if it was a mine.

Personally I suspect a kamikaze dolphin taking a rest.

BruceAndNosh · 01/06/2026 15:48

what's this about flags on castles?

AcrossthePond55 · 01/06/2026 15:53

SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 09:27

Anyone in the US (or indeed world) who isn't saying "Chinny reckon" by now is either too stupid or too far down the rabbit hole to be worth saving.

As much as I love that phrase, 'chinny reckon' isn't really a known slang term here.

So we will substitute "You big fat fucking lying liar who lies" for that, if that's OK with you. 🤣

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 15:59

BruceAndNosh · 01/06/2026 15:48

what's this about flags on castles?

The IDF stuck an Israel flag on a crusades era castle inside Lebanon.

att.

NACHO, NACHO Man - Trump Thread #164
SerendipityJane · 01/06/2026 15:59

AcrossthePond55 · 01/06/2026 15:53

As much as I love that phrase, 'chinny reckon' isn't really a known slang term here.

So we will substitute "You big fat fucking lying liar who lies" for that, if that's OK with you. 🤣

As ever, potyato, potarto.

However, be careful "chinny reckon" doesn't seep into the US consciousness. Reckon already has

https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2020/10/06/reckon/

“Reckon”

New York Times food editor Sam Sifton is a friend of this blog, though I reckon he doesn’t know it. “Reckon” is in fact today’s topic. The verb — defined by the OED as…

https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2020/10/06/reckon/

AcrossthePond55 · 01/06/2026 16:01

BruceAndNosh · 01/06/2026 15:48

what's this about flags on castles?

I wondered that myself. Thought for a moment that Scrotus had Ambassador Stevens plant a US flag on Windsor Castle. Although I have a feeling Versailles in France would be much more to his gilded brain tastes.

www.barrons.com/news/israel-plants-flag-on-medieval-castle-pushes-lebanon-ground-operation-7f8aeb49

TiredCatLady · 01/06/2026 16:27

RedTagAlan · 01/06/2026 15:59

The IDF stuck an Israel flag on a crusades era castle inside Lebanon.

att.

Quite the land grab…

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