Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

Funny, how just when you think life can’t possibly get any worse it suddenly does.

"Sorry kids, as well as being in with a chance of having your head blown off by some nutcase with an AR-15 , your buddies might also now be dragged off the school bus and thrown out of the country."

What an absolute shïthole.

Really ?

Again, I'll ask how much are YOU willing to spend? Because the fantasy of us building up a military that's capable of resisting any force that's determined to do us real harm is nulled by the reality of it's cost.

We can't even conjure up a viable housing situation for our small population. There's a hospital out at James' that we can't even get finished that's cost a ludicrous amount of money. Jesus, even the Luas took a stupid amount of time to complete.

This argument that Ireland "needs" to build up its military capabilities usually comes from a certain type too (not saying you necessarily) and that type is always pissing and moaning about how much taxes they ALREADY pay.

Does it not make sense ,if Ireland does decide to invest in defence, that they focus resources on unmanned drone, sea and air, along with a robust partisan and intelligence network and plan for the inevitable occupation should a war every break out. Basically get as much utility as possible from spending in terms of being hard to occupy rather than expensive conventional military(like navy and Air Force)? I have zero military knowledge so maybe that's a pipe dream. Surely there is lots to be learned from Ukraine and Taiwan ( and yes I get that they are not comparible due to their relatively huge military , compared to Ireland but they are showing what a modern defensive strategy looks like)

I read this and thought, this can't be true, but it's reported in the Texas Tribune link below. Seriously, WTAF, coming for the kids now. Can you imagine the anxiety for parents and children, what a shower of absolute ghouls the new administration are. It beggars belief!

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/alice-texas-buses-students-citizenship-border-patrol/

this is just mental and also depressing. Orwell’s ‘1984’ being adapted into a living crap play with terrible actors and worse consequences. Broadcasting any lie he wants to discredit any potential moderator , never mind opponent , without any backtracking or consequences. A mischievous staffer might brief him on the dangers of ‘Eurasia’ soon.
I have 3 siblings who are US citizens, it’s so embarrassing to have this as your president, he makes ‘Goodluck Jonathan’ the ex Nigerian PM seem like an articulate statesman in comparison.

Outcry may have been the same but people and institutions stood in his way unlike now.

Pence was terrible but at the end of it all he wouldn't jeopardise US democracy and stood his ground and did the right thing.

Do you see JD Vance doing that?

Putting that at the end of each post is beyond cringe.