Keeping up with Trump

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Trump giving pardons to all the January 6th rioters signals a new direction for America.
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Trump says he 'might have to' cut off funding for sanctuary cities amid immigration crackdown
Trump argued during a Fox News interview that aired tonight that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had not made a compelling argument for sanctuary cities.

Trump might give more money to Utah if it rids itself of immigrants and people of color.
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The First Big Trump Scam Is Already Blowing Up in Everyone’s Faces
The President’s memecoin sent shockwaves—and outrage—through the crypto community.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/do ... -scam.html
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Newsweek

Donald Trump Third Term Proposal Has Clause to Stop Barack Obama Running

A House Republican has introduced a joint resolution in Congress designed to allow President Donald Trump "to serve a third term," while including a caveat that would prevent Barack Obama from running again for the White House.

The proposal was introduced on Thursday by Representative Andy Ogles from Tennessee, who said: "This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs." The 22nd Amendment imposed a two-term limit per person on the presidency.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... f4d&ei=116
However, if Trump overthrows the Republic and creates the Empire, he can rule as long as the Dark Side of the force can sustain him.
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It could never happen here. Right? Right?

https://youtu.be/-yEDyDBXnag
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What do you think of Trump's plan to take over Gaza and push all the Palestinians out?
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moksha wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:27 pm What do you think of Trump's plan to take over Gaza and push all the Palestinians out?
Proof there is no God or he would have been struck by lightening by now. Sure, set up a $$$resort on the rubble of a war zone where the bodies haven’t even been dug out.
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Trump declaring himself for Russia and tossing the European democracies aside is a bit of a shock. I imagine he will be praised for this in the LDS General Conference, although I am uncertain whether they will order the European Temples to shut down.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/p ... putin.html
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His lies about Zelensky and Ukraine are at best Putin inspired, and at worst Putin dictated.
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Steven Bannon gave a Sieg Heil salute at CPAC to a huge applause.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout ... utm_term=1
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How long until that becomes as common as MAGA hats?
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One of the stupidest things ever said:

Donald Trump: "We were the richest relatively -- think of this -- from 1870 to 1913. That was our richest. Because we collected tariffs ... we had so much wealth. Of course, now we give it away to transgender ... everybody gets a transgender operation."

He's talking about the time when there was the greatest disparity of wealth in the US. Robber Barons were sucking up all the wealth and American workers were laboring 7-day weeks while living in squalor. Everything was wonderful until, apparently, transgender people showed up en mass in 1913 and demanded free genital surgery for EVERYBODY, which drained the national coffers and, somehow, made us forget to keep collecting on all of those cash cow tarriffs. Because transgender.

So moronic on every conceivable level. Enjoy the ride, all of you American workers who voted for this clown. I'm sure he will really treat you well.
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Yeah. My wife was talking about a report of food companies falsifying nutrition reports on cereal boxes, and I replied, without thinking (Maybe it was the Holy Ghost ;) ) "when the president lies, why expect anybody else to be truthful." :cry:
Trump's lies about the Ukraine-Russia war are just ridiculous. :x
And then MAGA sycophants gloat. :evil:
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moksha wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 11:22 pm ...although I am uncertain whether they will order the European Temples to shut down.
They will just add the 4th token, aka the Elon/Bannon token.
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Will Trump be providing air support for the new wave of North Korean troops in Ukraine?
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Which is worse, a US president who imposes massive tariffs while being too stupid to understand how they actually work, or a US president who knows how they work but lies about it?
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Upon the birth of Co-President Elon Musk's 14th child and considering the number of his baby mamas, the LDS Church has declared him an honorary member of the priesthood player's club.
Good faith does not require evidence, but it also does not turn a blind eye to that evidence. Otherwise, it becomes misplaced faith.
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Trump calls for imprisoning his opponents.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/1 ... s-00231438
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