This is now a humanitarian crises... let's say Ukraine won the war in which they were invaded, but now there were some Russians starving because of what their Gov had done... should they be helped?

(btw, Trump talking about helping Gaza with Aid after he stopped Aid to countries we had contracted to deliver Aid to... is about par for his game.)

I'm just not sure that what happened 25 years ago is relevant to the solution in this particular current situation.

"I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down," Trump told reporters during a trip to Scotland.

"In one of my very good moments, I turned it down."

"Respect Missouri Voters, a bipartisan constellation of organizations, this month submitted 38 versions of a new initiative petition seeking to undermine the legislature's ability to overturn voter-approved measures.

Most would require 80% of the legislature to agree before a law or constitutional amendment enacted by initiative petition could be revised or repealed. They also would prohibit the legislature from making the initiative and referendum process more difficult.

The group's PAC reported $200,000 cash on hand on July 1, with another $170,000 in large donations since then. That includes $10,000 from former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth.

"This is our one shot," said Benjamin Singer, CEO of one of the coalition's members, Show Me Integrity. "If we don't act now, they'll succeed in silencing us forever."

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Trumpublicans respect Oligarch money, not democracy... they hate democracy.

"Trump acknowledges real starvation' in Gaza and tells Israel to let in every ounce of food'

Starmer said to have pressed US president on humanitarian crisis during talks at Turnberry golf resort in Scotland"

Sadly, apparently despite being slaves themselves in Egypt for 400 years, the purpose of which was to teach Israel to never be cruel slave masters, either didn't take or has worn off completely.

And their foes have been victimized tools of mid-eastern oligarchs (some actual kings and princes) of their closer cousin Arabs and such who surround Israel, but used Palestinians as proxy fighters for many decades now.

No good guys, but the slaughter now is obscene; I'm with France on this one.

All Trumpublicans KNOW is that Democrats are evil because much of what they espoused over the last 50 years made it's way into our laws and institutions.

So their solution is not to win hearts and minds with better laws and policies, but to DESTROY said institutions.

Which is why they so often appear to be imbeciles on these pages.

as laid out here quite well by an actual Conservative, Endangered Species that they are... I remember when THEY were the worst the GOP had to offer! Now they sound like Einstein in comparison:

Next he'll be telling the Base that Oprah did it in the Library with the noose.

The King of Cheating

OK, well... that link belongs on the Golf thread, but what the heck.

I'm not sure he has Earth Days any more.

He still thinks he's doing The Apprentice, and that there are no real world consequences for his actions that he would actually care about.

Also there's this:

#26

This is true, but people are generalizing a bit now about other aspects of their life, which they live closer to physical reality than most modern people now do; they don't live online, on tv, on drugs (or sex and rock and roll!) or at the Mall or in a bar somewhere.

I doubt there's a lot of Amish who think what they feel is more important than what their senses tell them.

Funny how Traitor Trump's ho's take umbrage at being treated like ho's.

I saw where his Caddies call him, "Pele".

Because he kicks the ball out of the rough so often.

Taco Diplomacy.

"I'm going to make a new deadline of about ... 10 or 12 days from today," Trump said in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

"I'm disappointed in President Putin," Trump said. "Russia and Ukraine " I would have said five times we had a deal."

Trump said he likely will formally announce the revision in the deadline "tonight or tomorrow," adding that the U.S. would impose sanctions along with the secondary tariffs.

"But there's no reason to wait. If you know what the answer is going to be, why wait?" Trump said."

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Secret Phone Call: "But Vlady, don't be this way... I have to do it! This Epstein thing is killing me; I even said Obama should be be charged with Treason, FFS!. I need any Distraction I can get!

Don't worry, I'll like sanction Zimbabwe not to trade with you. It's me here, your Bubala!"

It's a simulation of intelligence, not intelligence.

And why was Epstein murdered in prison?

obviously --------- doesn't know what this word means:

AI Overview

Fascism is a far-right, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by dictatorial power, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, and belief in a natural social hierarchy.

It emerged in early 20th-century Europe, notably with Benito Mussolini's Italy and the Nazi regime in Germany.

Fascism is often defined by its opposition to democratic liberalism, communism, and socialism, and its emphasis on national unity, often through aggressive expansion and violence.

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When the Cult Leader President makes lying okay, it's okay.

The definition of Fascism is based on far Rwing Populist voters, not democrats.

Look it up.

Trump's SC and Congress are just as much For Sale as he is; they have gone over to the Dark Side of Capitalism; Crass Capitalism controlled by Oligarchs and their Rwing Populist Know-Nothing Party Cult of Personalitiy voters.

See Germany in 1933 for their Model.

And the more outrageous the lie, the more strongly they'll believe it.

See: PizzaGate.

Good point, M7.... wait, are you sure you aren't:

- They are going after criminals,

'Among Trump's ICE Detainees, 72% Have No Criminal Convictions Despite Vow to Focus on Worst of the Worst'

President Donald Trump has pledged to target "the worst of the worst" as he moves to deport millions of people from the U.S. But government data contradicts this narrative.

As of June 29, 71.7% of people detained by ICE had no criminal convictions, and only a small fraction were classified as high-level threats. Research has consistently shown that immigrants, including those who have entered the country illegally, are less likely to be incarcerated than native-born citizens and that immigration is not a driving force behind violent crime in the U.S.

Experts say the false rhetoric coming out of the Trump administration creates real harm for immigrant communities and public safety as a whole.