"In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Trump described the ongoing US naval effort as "one of the greatest military maneuvers ever done", and claimed that Iranian officials had been "far more malleable" in recent talks than before.

Addressing concerns about American weapons stockpiles, he told Fox News: "We have more weapons and ammunition at a much higher grade than we had before.

"We have the best equipment. We have stuff all over the world. We have these bases all over the world. They're all stocked up with equipment. We can use all of that stuff, and we will, if we need it," he added.

Trump's threats against Iran echo remarks he made in April, when he warned that a "whole civilization will die" if Tehran failed to comply with his demands over the strait of Hormuz " comments that drew widespread domestic and international backlash."

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"Die, damn you civilization!"

- the big bag

Suicidal posting.

The idea that our reality is formed by the chance happening of billions of years of an unguided mindless process... I bet that's what you think when you see a new model car drive by; "wow! there was no mind behind that, it's a freak of nature!".

This paradox, often called the DNA-protein paradox or the "chicken-or-egg" problem of abiogenesis, is one of the biggest questions in science.

In modern life, DNA holds the blueprints, but requires protein enzymes to replicate and translate its code.

Meanwhile, those specific protein machines can only be assembled using instructions from DNA.

- Lumpers

Must be Chinese for people who are smarter than him.

- Israel

Making the perfect the enemy of the damn sight better than the other candidate... is really just self-abuse.

Some people who might be vegan also might starve to death in a Deli.

That'll show those carnivores!

- people who can't form a cogent argument

Post "LOLz!" instead.

Argument-free LOLz?

What'll they think of next?

Those 3 people have more science and math doctorates than you have toes.

NEW

Trump Ordered Republicans to Try to Win Over John Fetterman

Republicans are promising Senator John Fetterman a lot " if only he switches parties.

Fox News host Sean Hannity gave up the game to Fetterman while he interviewed the Democrat on his show in March.

"I did talk to President Trump last night, and I told him you were gonna be on the show," Hannity told Fetterman.

"And he said OK. I wanna give you a job. Your job is to tell him: He's gonna be run as a Republican, he's gonna have our full support, more money than he ever dreamed of, and he's gonna win big.'"

#84

Interesting question.

This isn't the answer, but it's interesting:

#8

Whatabouttheotherguy? is about the only argument Trumpers have these days; directly defending what DJT does being nearly impossible.

I can't even log in on another device at the moment because I forgot my password, lol.

I have about as much pull around here as Matt Drudge.

"Here is why I believe this. She is the woman who knows too much," Brown wrote on her Substack on Thursday.

"And there are indications she has the goods to spill details about Epstein's crimes and those who helped him or participated in them. This means there [are] some nervous and powerful men out there."

In the email dated Oct. 19, 2025, Maxwell references Leon Black, a Wall Street billionaire and longtime Epstein client who has been accused of sexual abuse by multiple women. He has denied any wrongdoing.

"Send Leon's emails etc stuff to Leah," Maxwell wrote, referring to her friend and lawyer Leah Saffian. "Of course it is in the papers from Congress too. One day the spigot will dry up."

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"I am shocked that some of my former Republican colleagues on the Oversight Committee are supporting pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell," former Georgia firebrand Marjorie Taylor-Greene said.

"The Epstein survivors are adamantly against her receiving a pardon as she was one of their main abusers next to Jeffrey Epstein and they say she is a serial liar."

Her article should have been titled, "Whataboutism 101, Lessons in Logical Fallacies".

It's just another Rwing Whine; "But, Mommy, Little Hasan does it, too!".

Is that supposed to make it acceptable behavior?

Claiming hypocrisy is NOT an argument, much less a news article.

"Talarico has defended the contributions, stating he supports the legalization of casinos for job creation and tax revenue, and that he refuses to "unilaterally disarm" while Republicans use similar funding sources." TX news source

This was in 2024 during his first campaign; he faced the same problem most Dems do since Citizens United made Money=Speech and bestowed Corporate Personhood.

He's still miles above his opponents in every important way.

It's kinda like voting for the Green Party Candidate rather than the Dem Pres candidate; making the 'perfect' loser a better choice than the 'imperfect' candidate who can win... and is a saint compared to the Republican.

I apologize... 'Oreo' was totally uncalled for.

Perhaps the proper term is, "Blasian", right?

#5

Thanks! But I'll never be able to whine like you do, Oreo.

#3

Your Hero currently has a 62 percent overall Disapproval rating.

Color everyone but Trumpers Not Surprised.

- Tilley

Those are nice hats... I got a Fedora from Pineapple & Star for this summer.

I bet I bend the front down, though ;)

51

"You are correct, Sir!" - Ed McMahon

Dad was afraid he was going to miss all the fighting in WWII, so he lied about his age and joined the Air Force at age 16.

He trained for months as a Navigator, though, so he did miss the fighting, but he flew into Berlin many times during the Airlift of food and supplies to the German people.

#47

aka fighting fire with fire, which I am comfortable with if I didn't fire first.

Nice chat, though.

(I'm at the part in the youtube link in #44 where you need DNA to get a living cell, and you need a living cell to get DNA; the biggest of all chicken and egg problems.

Oxford's Lennox says that DNA is linguistics, a language where there are words, like human DNA which are 100's of billions of letters long, and agreeing, Bill Gates says that DNA is like a software code, and Richard Dawkins admits it's 'machine code'...

and you do NOT get language like complexity through natural processes, it always comes from mind.)

that's about 30 mins in

My fav definition of ignostic is, 'atheism with commitment issues', lol...

ie; that if you do not actively believe in a god, you are an atheist, and using another term is simply to avoid the stigma associated with the word "atheist".

Since you are A Friend, here's an invitation to brush up on your physics:

#37 ($war)

"Many Jews identify as atheists while retaining their Jewish identity because Judaism is understood as an ethnoreligious group rather than solely a faith-based religion.

It combines ethnicity, culture, ancestry, and nationhood, meaning one can be culturally or ethnically Jewish without believing in God."

Kirk was all about going to college campuses and bullying kids much younger than him for Christ.... who was embarrassed to death.

It's just an expression.

He'll always have Visitor and BJ.