Imagine if Roosevelt would have declared "Total and complete victory. 100 percent" after the Battle of Midway. What if after Guadalcanal he declared "We Won". What would such false proclamations of victory done to the rest of the war effort? How disheartened would our military have been if they heard the President make such statements only then to receive orders to prepare for the D-Day invasion?

"You're really gonna win this over the next two weeks when we declare total victory. It'll be a total victory, it will happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down" - Donald Trump June 8

Of course Trump also declared the US had achieved "Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it" on April 7.

That was only after he said "Let me tell you, we've won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the -- in the first hour, it was over" on March 11.

I originally read about this attack in a report from an Israeli news source but it made no mention of the fact Israel had attacked Beirut earlier in the day.

Does the DoJ still actually prosecute anyone? Seems like all I hear about them anymore is how they losing deportation cases, failing to get indictments and having cases tossed due to malicious prosecution.
How many criminals are walking free due to the purge of competent federal law enforcement officials?

Both protests were financed by same NGOs.

#8 | Posted by visitor_

Which NGO's? I'm thinking about semi-retirement and getting paid to protest sounds like a good way to make some money while I meet some people and travel. Where can I apply?

MAGATS hate free speech!

Just another example of how DOGE has been terrible for America. Trump axed the screwworm containment and monitoring program in early 2025 just days before he lifted suspension on cattle imports from Mexico.

there are people who would be reacting the same way to politicize it even if they had taken a precision scalpel to cut waste without breaking up entire organizations. Cuz everyone has to be in their stupid tribes.

#1 | Posted by sentinel

Cool story. Do you have any comments on the actual article or do you just prefer to comment on your made up scenario.

Trump is trying to payoff companies to keep American living the past. He's trying to recreate the mid-20th century economy as we head for the mid-21st century. Meanwhile China is rushing into the future by generating the most renewable energy of any planet on the country and building high quality, low cost electric cars and is best positioned to survive a long term disruption to the global petroleum market Trump needs to listen to Xi about that Thucydides trap.

We fired them because they aren't cool. None of them would do keg stands with me, bro. - Pete

Alaska is part of the United States...for now - Putin (probably)

Trump was finally convicted for raping teens?

I'm sure they'll sell you a bottle for $50 while you are there.

Sometimes your family just need killing and guns make the job so much easier.

I meant protects, not pardons.

Just like Trump, Paxton pardons pedophiles.

declaring himself "an innocent man who has been horribly treated"

That's what nearly everyone in prison says.

read it and weep libbies:
#7 | Posted by MSgt

I don't think that says what you think it says. I read it and what I saw was that gas prices were at an inflation adjusted historic high under republican president George Bush.
What I also saw was that gas under Trump is currently about 50% more expensive than when Biden left office.

When trump ran for election in 2024 one of his key promises was to cut energy prices for Americans b 50% and bring gas prices down to below $2 per gallon.

"Under my administration, we will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months, at a maximum 18 months" - Donald Trump Aug 14 2024

"Energy is going to bring us back. That means we're going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything from electricity rates to groceries, airfares, and housing costs." - Donald Trump Sep 5, 2024

So yes, I am weeping that enough Americans are dumb (did you know that is spelled with a d, because Trump did not know that until recently) enough to believe the lies of a convicted felon that he could be elected President.

Trumpy was pretending to negotiate when he started this whole friggin thing by killing all their leaders.
Why on earth would you even think they are willing to "negotiate" after all that and after what Trumpy has done and said?
Ask yourself. Would you?
#24 | Posted by donnerboy

Why would Iran, or any nation, ever trust Trump after he quit the Obama era nuclear deal with Iran and has threatened NATO members, Canada and Greenland with military action. The man is a liar who flipflops on issues from hour to hour. He lacks any sort of honor.

"An agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalisation (sic) between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries...Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly." - Donald Trump May 23 2026

"I would guess that by the first quarter of next year, we'll be back at the 3% or 4% growth pace" - Kevin Hassett November 11, 2025

His estimate wasn't anywhere close to the 1.6 growth reported by the Commerce Department. He wasn't even in the same state much less in the ball park. He should be questioned about what method he used to arrive at such an estimate.

According to Al Gore's predictions, we should be deep sea fishing in Miami right now.
#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds

You are a liar. Al Gore never made a near term prediction for sea rise of such magnitude. What he has said is that $400 billion worth of Florida property, including parts of Miami, could be underwater or at risk of significant loss by the end of the century.

Obamacare fixed all ills.
#6 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

It was never publicized as a solution to all ills but it did significantly slow the rate of price increases and delivered coverage for tens of millions of Americans who otherwise could not afford it.
Unfortunately under Trump and GOP we've seen a rollback of key provisions and things are starting to look more like they did pre-obamacare. Since the GOP has failed to deliver anything that even begins to resemble a plan, I assume that the goal of the party is to drive prices even higher, see the number of uninsured climb and see more people suffer and die.

The US government should cut off all contracts with Thiel's companies if he is so unwilling to fund the system his fair share that he exploits to earn his wealth

"you're trying to understand why a billionaire wants a tax cut but you can't actually point to a billionaire who you know wants a tax cut.
I'm not sure tax rates are that important to billionaires when compared to the other issues
#33 | Posted by eberly"