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

Yeah, it's bad alright.

I was pretty worried immediately when he won in 24. The level at which he was allowed to behave as he did in his first term and the fact that he has always been vindictive bothered me. The extent at which he surrounded himself by absolute loyalists was also a red flag of where things would get.

And it isn't over yet. Not by a long shot. Does anyone have faith that the midterms later this year are going to proceed without "influence"? I can't say I do.

I find it very very hard to not go all conspiracy theory about that shooting. There was just so much around it that was off. Particularly the secret service allowing him to stand up and raise his fist for the cameras as he did. That and the self-regenerating ear cartilage that healed without scarring.

I'm not saying it was fake, it was just…..weird.

But to answer your question, I think his ego has been such that surviving such an event could not elevate it any more. He already thought he was everything that such an event might lead some people to think about themselves. And mind anyone to think in that way would have some form of narcissism tendencies anyway.

I think he stayed on the scene after 2020 precisely to do as much as possible to benefit himself. Whether influencing criminal investigations in to him. Profiting because of grifting opportunities. Seeking revenge on those who had "wronged" him. And he has succeeded. The very best those of us who dislike him can hope for is that he gets his wings clipped in the midterms and then he departs the scene (if you know what I mean) before his term ends.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DQWyHu8SB/

It's only a FB postbox interesting

Watched that Storyville Documentary that won the awards last night , Mr Nobody Against Putin .

Schools being used to spread propaganda via special classes , announcements, role play , and children being indoctrinated and enrolled in what appears to be a version of Hitler's Youth ..Putin's Yunarmia .

‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’: An Oscar-Winning Documentary’s Lesson on Undercover Reporting in Plain Sight – Global Investigative Journalism Network

https://share.google/pnXz2L7W1o89XUF5P

All of the accolades and Cult of Trump is starting to.look very similar to what has been happening in Russia .

Unmistakeable dictatorship

No. Me neither .

The whole ID thing is just a forerunner , next is stopping voting in Blue States because of " trouble " with Feds stepping in to " control the situation " as in the ICE debacles we have already seen .

While people are distracted with the war there are MAGA plans afoot to subvert these elections

Trump’s MAGA Allies are Creating Executive Order Plan to Steal the 2026 Midterms – The Tennessee Tribune https://share.google/bsNo3MprqZP1SEj61

How an election conspiracy theorist has Trump’s ear on voting laws and midterms | US voting rights | The Guardian https://share.google/fM0JqM4vQkGbhVyHl

Not very reliable though

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The Intercept, The Guardian, and The New Republic have described Atlas Network as having ties to conservative movements, including the administration of Donald Trump in the United States, Brexit in the United Kingdom, and anti-government protests in Latin America.

TBH comments on the facebook page tell me all I need to know about them 😉

is the US not constantly recruiting for the army . And is there such a thing a voluntary draft as against ‘enforced’ draft..?

You can enlist at any time, draft is only used when you can't get enough volunteers.

I don't believe that . Think it was his plan perhaps but imo Putin has out played him . And easily .