Daily Despot Update

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd had nothing on this.  i mean seriously, this has to be a really long running joke and Trump and his cohorts are just seeing how farcical they can get, right?  This cannot be real life.

It is difficult to imagine something much more stupid than this, but somehow I think we can count on this crew to come up with it eventually.

Ozzie_Isaac

I find this ironic based on the Epstein files being released.  Guess Bad Bunny isn’t rich enough or connected enough for the behavior?

Gulfcoastguy

DoubleEgger said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd had nothing on this.  i mean seriously, this has to be a really long running joke and Trump and his cohorts are just seeing how farcical they can get, right?  This cannot be real life.

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality

Good song reference.

JohnInCarolina

JFC

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

The funniest thing to me is that you expected a plan.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

The funniest thing to me is that you expected a plan.

Sadly that is where we are with this crew.  Regardless, just nuts to me that they'd take the steps to move all that military into the region without one.  

Ozzie_Isaac

New banner outside the DOJ.

GrateEggspectations

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

The funniest thing to me is that you expected a plan.

Sadly that is where we are with this crew.  Regardless, just nuts to me that they'd take the steps to move all that military into the region without one.  

Think of the costs associated with that mobilization. 

JohnInCarolina

@Ozzie_Isaac - good Lord

Ozzie_Isaac

I’m about to become a hermit.  Trump’s family business is now trying to usurp the dollar.  WTAF.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/trump-eric-don-jr-cryptocurrency-world-liberty-financial.html

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

He also said he has complete control over how it is used too.  No grift here, move along.

There is a little known book called “1984”.  Written by a not very well known George Orwell.  In it, there is a term calle “Doublespeak”.  Not sure why, but 2026 USA brings it to mind.

“Doublespeak” refers to the deliberate distortion, reversal, and obscuring of language to manipulate perception and truth, often making oppressive policies appear benevolent.

GrateEggspectations

lousubcap

You cannot make this $hit up.  From the grifting to the "look at me" military presence in the Med and south Asia without an objective in mind...
Any sane person would challenge this across the board.  Those who were elected to do so are sitting on their hands and endorsing this F'ing Clown Show.
My only hope is that once the time frame closes for challenging someone (R) in a 2026 primary closes some will push back against this F'tard.  I'll take anything better to support if you know of it.  

alaskanassasin

lousubcap said:

You cannot make this $hit up.  From the grifting to the "look at me" military presence in the Med and south Asia without an objective in mind...
Any sane person would challenge this across the board.  Those who were elected to do so are sitting on their hands and endorsing this F'ing Clown Show.
My only hope is that once the time frame closes for challenging someone (R) in a 2026 primary closes some will push back against this F'tard.  I'll take anything better to support if you know of it.  

I am afraid that either side will abuse the power of potus going forward, trump is just paving the way for future generations. I don’t see us reverting back to the presidencies that we once respected.

alaskanassasin

Tip of the iceberg there is no coming back from this. 

DoubleEgger

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

lousubcap said:

You cannot make this $hit up.  From the grifting to the "look at me" military presence in the Med and south Asia without an objective in mind...
Any sane person would challenge this across the board.  Those who were elected to do so are sitting on their hands and endorsing this F'ing Clown Show.
My only hope is that once the time frame closes for challenging someone (R) in a 2026 primary closes some will push back against this F'tard.  I'll take anything better to support if you know of it.  

I am afraid that either side will abuse the power of potus going forward, trump is just paving the way for future generations. I don’t see us reverting back to the presidencies that we once respected.

I don’t think so…..*edited* don’t want to be disappeared by current regime.

The stuff coming out in the Epstein files is ghastly.

alaskanassasin

Ozzie_Isaac said:

alaskanassasin said:

lousubcap said:

You cannot make this $hit up.  From the grifting to the "look at me" military presence in the Med and south Asia without an objective in mind...
Any sane person would challenge this across the board.  Those who were elected to do so are sitting on their hands and endorsing this F'ing Clown Show.
My only hope is that once the time frame closes for challenging someone (R) in a 2026 primary closes some will push back against this F'tard.  I'll take anything better to support if you know of it.  

I am afraid that either side will abuse the power of potus going forward, trump is just paving the way for future generations. I don’t see us reverting back to the presidencies that we once respected.

I don’t think so…..*edited* don’t want to be disappeared by current regime.

The stuff coming out in the Epstein files is ghastly.

 The office will be abused going forward, I am not talking about the Epstien files. Unless checks and balances are put in place and laws changed the presidency will never be the same. I have seen enough political talk on this forum, years ago I remember folks saying the president does not have the power to affect gas prices, or influence the stock market, influence immigration, world economics, yada yada. Well here we are once again and maybe you can see it this time. 

If you think our next president is going to go back to pardoning turkeys, and kissing babies I think you are sadly mistaken. 

alaskanassasin

Now that politicians can see what you can actually do as president of the USA, the gloves are off.

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

Now that politicians can see what you can actually do as president of the USA, the gloves are off.

Sadly, I think you are correct.  This marks are turning point and our democracy will end within our lifetime, unless we make major changes - which all of us know will not happen.

lousubcap

This just in:

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down Trump’s global tariffs, saying the president exceeded his authority by illegally circumventing Congress to carry out his wide-ranging economic campaign that affected many of America’s closest allies. Reuters described it as Trump’s “key economic and foreign policy tool” and “one that has alienated trading partners, affected financial markets and caused global economic uncertainty.” 

 The 6-3 decision will “force the government to unwind trade deals with other countries and potentially pay hefty refunds to importers,” the New York Times reports.

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

This just in:

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down Trump’s global tariffs, saying the president exceeded his authority by illegally circumventing Congress to carry out his wide-ranging economic campaign that affected many of America’s closest allies. Reuters described it as Trump’s “key economic and foreign policy tool” and “one that has alienated trading partners, affected financial markets and caused global economic uncertainty.” 

 The 6-3 decision will “force the government to unwind trade deals with other countries and potentially pay hefty refunds to importers,” the New York Times reports.

In the dissent Kavanaugh mentioned the mess of unwinding it and giving refunds - as if because it’s hard to undo we should let illegal orders stay.  How about we just follow the rule of law in the first place?

Ozzie_Isaac

Trumps response:

Mr. Trump called the court’s decision “disappointing” and criticized the justices who ruled against him, suggesting that they should not have because he had been elected.

“They’re very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution,” Mr. Trump said, after saying he was “ashamed of certain members of the court.”

I don’t think he realizes elected doesn’t mean made God, and I also don’t think he knows what the Constitution is.

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Trumps response:

Mr. Trump called the court’s decision “disappointing” and criticized the justices who ruled against him, suggesting that they should not have because he had been elected.

“They’re very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution,” Mr. Trump said, after saying he was “ashamed of certain members of the court.”

I don’t think he realizes elected doesn’t mean made God, and I also don’t think he knows what the Constitution is.

Ad hominem on repeat. 

It is considered the lowest form of argument because it abandons substantive debate about the subject to instead attack an opponent's character, motive, or attributes, rather than their argument. 

GrateEggspectations

I am shocked. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Can you spot the Doublespeak example in the below news story?

Ozzie_Isaac

How many times can he say “I”.

I’m surprised he has any orange tan left with amount of narcism dripping off him.  We have a toddler in charge.  Yay, USA. 🤦🏼

He is more interested in scoring points and making himself billions than on rule of law, or the USA.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-vows-to-use-even-stronger-methods-to-keep-his-tariffs-i-can-destroy-the-country/

DoubleEgger

Say a small prayer tonight for the White House staffers who have to clean up the ketchup. 

Ozzie_Isaac