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

In other news from Trump, he has spoken about getting back control of Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan from the Taliban. I don't know if this is just a brainfart but the Russians, the Brits, and the U.S lost heavily to the locals all along the line in their "interventions" there. It's been the graveyard of empires for over 2 centuries.

Funny that as it seems the new ambassador has to present his/her credentials to the president per protocol, even if he wasn't the person who delivered the King's royal invite to Trump directly.

All very normal of course. Forcing schools to have a minute's silence for a podcaster or lower a flag…

in more the worlds gone bonkers news all the big names are heading here to the home of comedy.

I`ve met a few of them myself and you don`t have to scratch too deep to see that it`s their way of coping out knowing how unpopular Trump is outside of the U.S.

At best they are "independents"for Trump.

Yes, I got that feeling as well even when he said he was liberal.

there’s alway a tweet or whatever they called

Four men have been arrested after images of Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected on to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, as the US president arrived in the UK for a state visit.

They were arrested on suspicion of "malicious communications following a public stunt in Windsor" and remained in custody, Thames Valley Police said.

He probably has amnesia.

Funny thing is this is is now setting a precedent for presidential power to be exerted in all areas of American's lives regardless of congress or senate, the MAGA's must be expecting to have the Executive branch for the forseesable because it'll be open season on right wing fox, the podcasters, x etc if the democrats ever gain power again(that's questionable at this stage though)

What is most ironic is the Dems set the rules of engagement over the past 8 years (at least). The hypocrisy is real on both sides. This is just the new normal. Its like a third world republic where seizing political power is about enriching yourself and your allies and targeting your enemies. The Dems will regain power (I expect Trump/MAGA will be voter repellant by 2028) but they will just be a new set of oligarchs attacking their enemies.

People were totally fine with it when it was their enemies being targeted in such a way. They are just annoyed when it is their allies being targeted. It is too easy to remind people that Kimmel has freedom of speech, he just doesn't have freedom from consequences like it was 2018. Or that there is protection for free speech, just not hate speech like it was 2019. On this very forum just a year ago, there was persistent support for some very grim Irish legislation restricting free speech in extremely crude ways because people thought it was good to punish crimethink. They're mad now not because of any principle of protecting free speech and expression has been breached, but only because they never thought they would be restricted or punished.

The real lesson is to remember Voltaire "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,". That old lesson has been lost. On all sides. And its very hard to put back together.

But using the FCC to pressure a media giant to fire satirical comedians like Colbert and now Kimmel is sinister. Doing it openly in TV is especially so. Note that the timing, with Colbert was very close to the approval of the ABC Paramount merger.

Also the settlement where ABC paid Trump millions after he sued over the editing of the Harris interview on 60 Minutes. The close timing of all these things could be interpreted in a certain way ethnically. To me it has echoed of the allegations in the Tribunals in Ireland about quid-pro-quos.