Doge...as in the old Italian word for a city's ultimate ruler and the root of the word "Duce", as used by Benito Mussolini.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Bee
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Doge...as in the old Italian word for a city's ultimate ruler and the root of the word "Duce", as used by Benito Mussolini.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Bee
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Republicans expressing "shock" at some of these appointments. No idea why, it was well trailed that people were going to be hired on the sole basis of their loyalty to Trump. Most shocking thing for me is that the entire Trump family hasn't been offered cabinet posts. (Well, apart from Melania who with her radical leftist 'women's reproductive rights' ideas is clearly suffering a little bit from the woke mind virus.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
2023...
“There is an argument that it is ethnically targeted. Covid-19 attacks certain races disproportionately,” he said. “The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”
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“We do know that the Chinese are spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing ethnic bioweapons and we are developing ethnic bioweapons,” he claimed. “They’re collecting Russian DNA. They’re collecting Chinese DNA so we can target people by race.”
Robert F Kennedy Jr (in NY Post)
2024...
Robert F Kennedy Jr announced as Trump's pick to lead US Health Department
Not defending it in any way but the idiot from Fox news is a decorated soldier,so at least has a military background. What does Elon musk bring to the table????Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
In 2020, Hegseth volunteered as one of the up-to-25,000 National Guard troops authorized by the Pentagon to be put on active duty to protect the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, but was removed from that mission because he was one of twelve soldiers "linked to 'right-wing militia groups,' or found to have 'posted extremist views online.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Well according to many commentators, Musk helped Trump to win the election, so I guess that's part of what he brings to the table.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Stephen King has left X for Threads
I’m going to get slaughtered for this but yes some of his points are bonkers but some are decent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
I don’t follow him or know his policies in depth but what I’ve seen in the last couple of days, there is a few things I think will be good for America.
He says there is 1000 ingredients used in everyday American foods which ate banned in EU. Agreed. American food is full of crap.
Going to try and reduce ultra processed foods.
Fluoride in water. No idea about this one but I seen article today saying studies have shown consuming fluoride has links to lower IQ - they just voted Trump so there’s all the evidence you need!
He just criticised Trump saying his diet was poison.
I don’t know enough about his anti vax views to comments but I seen an interview where he said he agrees with vaccines which are tried and tested and essential.
One thing for sure, the next 4 years are going to be bonkers.
The US is home to the term pork barrel politics for a reason…the waste in their system is undoubtedly off the scale. So no surprise that someone, no matter how oddly, running on a ticket of ‘reform’ managed to get voted in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4185
The fact that it will be allegedly be done using sycophants to the benefit of those just elected clearly passed a lot of people by!
But absolutely the next four years will be a crazy rollercoaster accessed through a revolving door…few of Trumps named persons will be around for long if his last administration was any clue as to what will happen this time.
Seems to me that the phase ‘careful what you wish for’ has never been more apt than for those who voted Trump this time around, if only the impact would be limited to them….
Hitler said having a healthy diet was an essential thing. It's easy to focus on the things people say that are sensible and just ignore the bat**** vile stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4185
He said there is a link between vaccines and autism, this has been debunked. Vaccines save millions of lives per year polio, percussion, measles and diphtheria killed thousands every year in the UK now almost zero. The worrying thing is since covid there has been a rise in people not vaccinating their kids and obviously a rise in disease. Idiots like RFK have blood on their hands
He said covid vaccine was rushed, then that to the teams at moderna who had been developing them for two decades. They all had medical degrees that took years and spent decades specialising in immunology, he got his info from twitter.
He said there could be some truth in covid vaccines being used to prime microchips in the blood, ffs
Thinks water vapour from planes jet engines is the government dropping chemicals on the population, surely a day spent with the US airforce explaining to him in crayon will sort that
Says he's very dubious that HIV causes AIDS. People studying the disease their whole lives would like to see the idiots workings on that.
Says 5g causes cancer with zero proof or study.
People didn't care when he was a loon to be laughed at but he will have control over medicare which is the only medical coverage millions of poor Americans have
Another thing for sure, shares in The Iron Lung Company will rocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4185
Trump has to be trolling the world. He seems to be deliberately putting forward the most controversial and unsuitable candidates he can find into cabinet jobs, as if he’s saying, “I can do anything I like.”Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
An alleged human trafficker at Justice.
A pro-Putin stooge in charge of intelligence
An anti-vax crackpot in charge of health
Elon Musk tasked with slashing budgets across government
A Guy from Fox News in charge of defence
Just a few headliners amongst many lunatics.
Perhaps daring the Senate to defy him, giving him an excuse to bypass the Senate. He already has the judiciary under control, without any effective parliament he really just needs the military on side to be in full dictator mode, doesn't he? Who's going to stop that? :dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
It’s Elon Musk AND Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency! TWO people doing ONE role, in a department about efficiency and cost saving! I do honestly believe he’s just ****ing with people now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Trump does not need the Senate to approve his picks.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
He can make “ recess “ appointments for any position and they can last up to a year.
Obama made over 40 recess appointments.
Indeed but he can use the process to at least get a few troublemakers (like Liz Cheney used to be) out of the GOP, or if there's a big enough rebellion start arguing that the Senate is preventing America Becoming Great Again and should therefore be ignored/shut down/whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by greenginger
The US is the world's biggest cult. Their citizens are brainwashed from childhood to believe everywhere else is significantly inferior. To be fair the UK isn't that much different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
To be fair, the foundation of the US was a huge turning point for the better for humanity that no other country's history can rival, regardless of its contradictions. Pity it's struggled to live up to it since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I can't agree that a country founded on genocide and driven by greed can be a turning point for the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tubs
The genocide only really kicked in in the 19th century, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
When the US was still a fledgling nation. Their constitution only came into effect 12 years before the beginning of the 19th century and shortly afterwards they began the massacre of millions of the indigenous population. When the first Europeans landed in the US, they were around 15 million inhabitants living there, by the end of the colonisation there were less than 300 thousand.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tubs
Your numbers are all probably true. Nevertheless, when you think about all movements for liberty since then, it's difficult to find any that wasn't inspired by the US. France, Ireland, Tiradentes, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Did Ho Chi Minh not even write to the US asking for a hand removing the French?
I think USA, UK and some of western Europe has the largest proportion of self hating populous of any nation. A large amount of us hate our past. Do you think Italians, Greeks, Mongolians, Egyptians or Turks care that they slaughtered to conquer the known world. They put up statues to the conquerors we want them torn down. I'm not saying one is right or wrong, although it's so far away it's nothing to be either proud or ashamed of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Almost every nation I've been to in 5 continents the population are more patriotic and superior than us.
While self-hate probably isn't too cool, an awareness of the benefits you reap from the subjugation of others is handy. In countries like the US, Argentina, Brazil, a lot of folk have no idea of what went on in the past, so it's probably good that more attention is being paid to a lot of stuff and you're always going to get an overreaction and then an over-counterreaction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
Depends on how far back you're willing to go, there's an argument to be made that Scotland was the inspiration behind the drive for American liberty.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tubs
None the less, my point still stands, the US was founded on genocide, grew prosperous through slavery, is driven by greed and brainwashes it's population from a young age. Is it then really so surprising that elects an egoistic like Trump as its leader?
I'd contest the idea that it was founded on genocide but please feel free to educate me on pre-revolution systematic slaughter. I merely pointed out that they have some reasons to be proud of their country and didn't mention that **** at any point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
Sometimes you can only see what a nation is like when you're looking from the outside in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q50p_lr0HPk
Don't have the time nor inclination to educate anyone, but the information is all out there in the form of historical fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tubs
“Trump is starting to ensure his dictatorship. Three Generals are on a list to be arrested for treason.
Flynn has been given authority to fire senior Generals if they don't swear an oath to Trump. Several will refuse.
Some have already taken evasive action.
Generals swear an oath to uphold the constitution .... not to the President.”
Read this earlier. He appears to be trying to make his mark early.
I can’t see him living long tbh…