The Politics Thread

[shrek2]

It's tough to follow national news because it's mostly depressing with the Trump admin shenanigans. So, it was nice to see a news clip of Steven Colberg's take on this weekend's political activity. I guess the biggest laugh for me was the woman on Fox news.


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I guess the other thing that caught my attention was the fact that Trump left the G7 meeting early which leads me to believe nobody wanted to listen or talk to him, not because of the Israel/Iran war.

[My3Cats]

Of course, all of the MAGAidiots would come to the defense of their Dear Leader. But he allegedly threw Hegeseth under the bus.

[dakineguy]

There is a mental health crisis in the USA those on both sides of politics adversely affected by the orange felon king. His mental pathology leads to others being affected and the longer he is in the forefront of the media the worse it will be. We will all suffer because of that idiot. We are now in an idiocracy, an idiot in charge and idiot administrators and idiot supporters. But one guarantee is that he will be making tons of money this time around because there won't be another election for him and he no longer needs to do anything for anyone other than himself. Lies is all we get but he is getting richer. He wants to be the richest man in the world at any cost including the USA.

[Walkoff Balk]

Of course, all of the MAGAidiots would come to the defense of their Dear Leader. But he allegedly threw Hegeseth under the bus.

Trump appoints unqualified people, so he has fall guys for his incompetence decisions.

[dakineguy]

I am not sure of his motivation for doing this but think it is to create a situation where "he alone can fix it" because there was nothing for him to fix until he broke it.

[Walkoff Balk]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/afghan-ally- ... 00436.html

This administration has no common sense. There will no foreign allies who trust the United States in an unstable country.

[My3Cats]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/afghan-ally- ... 00436.html

This administration has no common sense. There will no foreign allies who trust the United States in an unstable country.

You would have to be a certified nutcase to want to work for the US in the future. This guy, and many Afghans like him, were stabbed in the back after risking their lives for the US.

[Walkoff Balk]

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/06/ ... r-program/

That's what she said.

[Krusty]

One of my co-workers literally got a Trump tattoo on his leg last week smh. Free country and all that, but hope he is not preaching anything as it were to his students(Teaches Math).

Let kids figure things out on their own.

[SundayJam]

One of my co-workers literally got a Trump tattoo on his leg last week smh. Free country and all that, but hope he is not preaching anything as it were to his students(Teaches Math).

Let kids figure things out on their own.

Yeah,well...sorry to say...most of my teachers in Hawaii were pretty naive. They all preached every manor of nonsense. To my regret, I followed my oceanography teacher's advice to give up on my dream. He said everyone wants to be an oceanographer. My sister's counselor advised her that since she was pretty she should just marry someone and not worry about a secondary education. Kids don't listen to the crap those idiots spew. Well, maybe I did...but it didn't matter in the long run. I think the Peanuts creator got it right when he just played music whenever an adult spoke. Mostly, adults just say...blah...blah...blah.

Don't worry. A math teacher cannot influence anyone...unless they Stand and Deliver!

[Krusty]

One of my co-workers literally got a Trump tattoo on his leg last week smh. Free country and all that, but hope he is not preaching anything as it were to his students(Teaches Math).

Let kids figure things out on their own.

Yeah,well...sorry to say...most of my teachers in Hawaii were pretty naive. They all preached every manor of nonsense. To my regret, I followed my oceanography teacher's advice to give up on my dream. He said everyone wants to be an oceanographer. My sister's counselor advised her that since she was pretty she should just marry someone and not worry about a secondary education. Kids don't listen to the crap those idiots spew. Well, maybe I did...but it didn't matter in the long run. I think the Peanuts creator got it right when he just played music whenever an adult spoke. Mostly, adults just say...blah...blah...blah.

Don't worry. A math teacher cannot influence anyone...unless they Stand and Deliver!

Good points.

As a Social Studies teacher, I never input my own thoughts into whatever the historical topic may be haha.

[shrek2]

Mary Trump, who's always been a thorn in Trump's side, says Trump attacked Iran because he didn't like being called TACO.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 3b29&ei=36
Watch out for TACO Tuesdays.

[shrek2]

Trump's ego seems so fragile when he tries to paint a picture like he's destroyed the nuclear capability of Iran but when a reporter says otherwise, he goes nuclear and wants her fired. So much for differences in opinion.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 6306&ei=14

[shrek2]

Trump lies again. I guess he had to justify the bombing. From Heather Cox Richardson.

At 6:02 last night, President Donald Trump announced on his social media account that Israel and Iran has agreed to “a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” that would lead to “an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR.” Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported today that the announcement took some of Trump’s own senior advisors by surprise. Since then, Trump’s social media feed has been unusually active, posting claims that his approval rate is soaring, that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, that “for the first time ever [a] majority of Americans believe the United States is on the right track,” and that “Trump was right about everything.”
"THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!” Trump’s social media feed posted at 1:08 this morning. But within hours, Israel had struck Iran again. At 6:50, Trump’s social media feed posted: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” At 7:28 it posted: ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly “Plane Wave” to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.”
After Israel struck, Iran retaliated. This morning, Trump accused both countries of violating the ceasefire agreement—although, to be sure, there has been no published confirmation that any such agreement exists. Sounding angry, Trump told reporters: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*ck they’re doing.”
At 11:17 the account posted: “Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!” It also attacked Democrats, especially women of color, at length, saying they were stupid and “can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
The account also said: “Now that we have made PEACE abroad, we must finish the job here at home by passing “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” and getting the Bill to my desk, ASAP. It will be a Historic Present for THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as we begin the Celebration of our Country’s 250th Birthday. We are finally entering our Golden Age, which will bring unprecedented Safety, Security, and Prosperity for ALL of our Citizens.”

[shrek2]

Trump lies again. I guess he had to justify the bombing. From Heather Cox Richardson.

At 6:02 last night, President Donald Trump announced on his social media account that Israel and Iran has agreed to “a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” that would lead to “an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR.” Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported today that the announcement took some of Trump’s own senior advisors by surprise. Since then, Trump’s social media feed has been unusually active, posting claims that his approval rate is soaring, that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, that “for the first time ever [a] majority of Americans believe the United States is on the right track,” and that “Trump was right about everything.”
"THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!” Trump’s social media feed posted at 1:08 this morning. But within hours, Israel had struck Iran again. At 6:50, Trump’s social media feed posted: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” At 7:28 it posted: ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly “Plane Wave” to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.”
After Israel struck, Iran retaliated. This morning, Trump accused both countries of violating the ceasefire agreement—although, to be sure, there has been no published confirmation that any such agreement exists. Sounding angry, Trump told reporters: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*ck they’re doing.”
At 11:17 the account posted: “Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!” It also attacked Democrats, especially women of color, at length, saying they were stupid and “can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
The account also said: “Now that we have made PEACE abroad, we must finish the job here at home by passing “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” and getting the Bill to my desk, ASAP. It will be a Historic Present for THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as we begin the Celebration of our Country’s 250th Birthday. We are finally entering our Golden Age, which will bring unprecedented Safety, Security, and Prosperity for ALL of our Citizens.”