What stupid shit has Trump done today?

[Supine]

Oh dear

Was he really voted president? LOL

 

[Ax^]

to some people this is the man who could handle a war with ukraine

at least he does not have a stammer

 

[Serge Forward]

Oh dear

 

[tim]

Oh dear

I'd love to hear the Trump cover of:

 

[spitfire]

Oh dear

Alright Don Quixote, sit the fuck down.

 

[WouldBe]

Alright Don Quixote, sit the fuck down.

Or just tie him to one of the blades on a wind turbine.

 

[two sheds]

It wouldn't do any good, they don't work

 

[two sheds]

His dedication to lying and stupid is impressive though. They don't work (I think they do), they kill all the birds (if they don't site them in bird flight paths they don't kill all the birds, I still have birds in my garden for example, and I'm sure he doesn't give a shit about birds in other circumstances), they're the most expensive energy you can have (actually the cheapest now aren't they?), they ruin the landscapes (I actually quite like them, unlike electricity pylons that do scar the landscape), they last 10 years (no, 20 or 25), nobody ever takes them down (would be interested to see the number that are decommissioned but it'll be above zero).

How do you remain that stupid about a particular topic? People must have pointed all this out to him before. Perhaps he does indeed think all the wind turbines are windmills, which are good for grinding flour but fuck all use for generating electricity.

 

[ska invita]

its skyscrapers like trump fucking tower that kill literally millions upon millions of birds

Buildings are killing up to 1bn birds a year in US, scientists estimate

New report ranks deadliest cities for feathered travelers, who often collide with glass-covered or illuminated buildings

www.theguardian.com

 

[two sheds]

and are a blot on the fucking landscape

 

[WouldBe]

It wouldn't do any good, they don't work

No his wig would cause too much drag and ruin the aerodynamics.

 

[two sheds]

it might flap synchronously though

 

[platinumsage]

Also true that Tulsi Gabbard and now Bernie Sanders are backed by Russia, are Russian assets etc?
Democrats Have a Plan to Beat Bernie Sanders: Call Him a Russian 'Asset

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for $50m over 'Russian asset' remark

2020 contender alleges Clinton made ‘defamatory statements’ in ‘deliberate attempt to derail her presidential campaign’

www.theguardian.com

It’s all a tinfoil con job, I’d be surprised they keep recycling it if it weren’t for the fact they are desperate.

Yeah Tulsi Gabbard is clearly not backed by Russia:

 

[teqniq]

She has properly lost the plot now, if that was not apparent before,

 

[AmateurAgitator]

She has properly lost the plot now, if that was not apparent before,

Or she's simply going for the loon angle. Easy grift.

 

[tim]

It wouldn't do any good, they don't work

And he would kill bald eagles

 

[gosub]

Giuliani Says ‘Genius’ Trump Threatened To Blow Up Putin’s ‘Gold Bubbles’

The former New York mayor says Trump authorized him to share the story.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

That would have concerned Putin. We all know how much the Ruskies like cathedrals

 

[Petcha]

No, it's not the daily mash. Kid Rock's advice sought on global issues. A bit of light relief. I kind of miss Trump and his relatively amusing insanity compared to the current fucking nutter destroying the world.

Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State

Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I’m like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’

www.theguardian.com

 

[JimW]

Sky reporting an eight hour gap found in his official phone record on day of capitol riot. Sure there's a perfectly innocent explanation.

US Capitol riot investigators find eight-hour gap in Donald Trump's official phone records

The findings raise questions about whether Mr Trump circumvented official channels to avoid creating records on the day of the deadly insurrection in January 2021. Investigators are looking at whether he was communicating through other means.

news.sky.com

...
whether Mr Trump was communicating through other means during this period, possibly through personal mobile phones, burner phones or some other type of communication, such as a phone passed to him by an aide.


A burner phone is a cheap pre-paid device that is typically destroyed after use. They are often used by criminals.

 

[Yossarian]

This doesn't seem like the best time for Trump to be asking Putin to dig up dirt on the Biden family, though I guess there is no best time.

Trump calls on Putin to release dirt on Hunter Biden

It’s the latest example of the former president soliciting foreign governments to intervene to damage his domestic political rivals.

www.politico.com

 

[two sheds]

Records of foreign gifts given to Trump and Pence in 2020 are missing, State Department says

The State Department said it could not compile a complete and accurate accounting of gifts received by Trump, Pence, and other officials in 2020.

www.businessinsider.com

"Either it was really stupid or really corrupt."

Possibly not stupid because there are apparently no penalties for doing it.

It was also previously revealed that dozens of items went missing from the State Department's gift vault during the transition from the Trump to Biden administrations, including a $5,800 bottle of whisky given to then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by the Japanese government.


Trump officials also kept robes made of tiger and cheetah fur and an ivory dagger gifted by the Saudi royal family, despite a White House lawyer determining that the items most likely violated the Endangered Species Act. The furs were fake, it was eventually revealed.

Trump aides were also investigated by the State Department over allegations that they stole goodie bags meant for foreign dignitaries attending the 2020 G7 summit that was canceled due to the pandemic.

They really are special.

 

[hitmouse]

Have we had any discussion of the Virginia Thomas stuff yet? I'd missed that until today:

Supreme Court justice Thomas's wife urged Trump White House to overturn 2020 election -report

Virginia Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to work to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a series of text messages, the Washington Post and CBS News reported on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Texts reveal wife of Supreme Court judge urged 2020 election overturn

Text messages reveal Virginia Thomas pushed ex-President Trump's staff not to concede the election.

www.bbc.co.uk

eta:

The revelation of Ginni Thomas's conspiracy-minded text messages have prompted critics on the left to call for Clarence Thomas to be impeached and removed from his lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.
They point to his lone dissent from the Supreme Court decision ordering the release of White House documents to the congressional committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack as evidence that he was secretly protecting his wife, who was closely involved in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's election defeat.
Mr Thomas's defenders counter that he should not be held responsible for the activities of his spouse and, in any regard, there are no ethical rules that apply to high court justices.

You know you're in a good position when your defenders are reaching for the "there are no ethical rules that can be applied to this person" argument.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Donald Trump is coming to my neighborhood:

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump travels to Nebraska next week for a campaign rally featuring a supportive gubernatorial candidate who has been accused of groping by eight women.

Charles W. Herbster, an agribusiness executive running for governor, has denied the allegations, which have roiled his primary race against two prominent Nebraska Republicans.

Eight women, including a state senator, told the Nebraska Examiner that Herbster touched then inappropriately while hugging them during public appearances.

The current Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, has suggested Herbster should drop out of the race, saying "sexual assault is criminal behavior and should disqualify anyone from elected leadership." A bipartisan group of state senators put out a statement also calling the candidate's behavior "disqualifying."

MSN

What's interesting about this is that Trump seems to mostly endorse sex predators. Herbster is accused of groping 8 women, including a state senator. Our very right-wing governor believes this is true and has asked Herbster is back out of the race. Thing is, I'm not so certain he won't win. Given that I"m still seeing lots of Trump flags when I drive around the state.

BTW, congratulations are in order. I've changed my party affiliation on my voter registration. I'm now a registered Republican. I can vote against this guy on May 10--not that there's a lot of choices that aren't completely batshit.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

BTW, congratulations are in order. I've changed my party affiliation on my voter registration. I'm now a registered Republican. I can vote against this guy on May 10--not that there's a lot of choices that aren't completely batshit.

It turns out that I'm not alone in switching parties right before the primary:

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - With the Nebraska primary election on May 10, voters across the state are getting ready to decide who is likely to be the next governor and some Democrats are looking to weigh in on the Republican primary.

In the last month, nearly 2,000 Democrats have re-registered as Republicans.

In the last month, the Democratic party lost 1,787 voters and the Republican party gained 1,985 voters.

Hibbing said this could impact the race for governor.

“If people want any input into who the governor is going to be, they will probably want to vote in the Republican primary,” Hibbing said. “And in Nebraska that requires you to be a registered Republican.”

Hibbing said a lot of Democrats who switched are likely to switch back come November.

Nebraska Democrats re-registering as Republicans before the state’s primary election

In the last month, nearly 2,000 Democrats have re-registered as Republicans.

www.1011now.com

It's true that if you want to have any kind of say on who becomes governor, you have to vote in the Republican primary. Its such a red state that we all know the Democrats won't win in November. If you're going to choose the lesser evil, it has to be at that point.

 

[teqniq]

That's pretty insane, tactical voting taken to an extreme.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

That's pretty insane, tactical voting taken to an extreme.

If we didn't have an insane system, we wouldn't need insane tactics.

 

[maomao]

Is the Democratic voting system not less democratic as well or is that only for presidential candidates?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Is the Democratic voting system not less democratic as well or is that only for presidential candidates?

The Democratic candidates tend to be less batshit crazy. I would generally be ok with anyone who is on the Democratic Party ticket. Some of the Republican candidates are ok with things like child labor, allowing 13-year-olds to get married, repeal of the minimum wage, abolition of abortion rights, abolition of access to birth control, etc. I'm not ok with that.

There are also fewer Democrats overall, so their primary isn't very exciting. If you want to be a Democratic candidate for office, just go sign up and you're on the ballot. In the last election, I don't think they even fielded candidates for some positions.

 

[bluescreen]

Like our ancient system in the UK its a dinocracy = Democracy In Name Only

 

[High Voltage]

. . . I've changed my party affiliation on my voter registration. I'm now a registered Republican. I can vote against this guy on May 10--not that there's a lot of choices that aren't completely batshit.

What does this mean? Genuine question btw - I've got our voting cards for the up coming local elections, but they're pretty much the same for a General Election - I'm not "registered" as anything, it's none of their fucking business and who I vote for is no-ones business but my own