Of course, how silly of me.
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He's dueling with OGC in the nevernever
I initially read that as demolishing the First Lady's orifices.
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She's too old for that
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2028 will be a huge shit fight in USA. Steve Bannon has outlined again, I've seen him a couple of other times, that Trump will be going for a 3rd Term, despite what the constitution says, in this interview with The Economist yesterday.
I suspect Democrats are asleep to him and his colleagues. Someone should test this at the Supreme Court now, not wait till 2028. Bannon is ex military and loves to take a war footing approach to just about everything. He and others will need to be confronted by equally tough bastards. I know its not wise to bet against the USA collapsing, but 2028 could be a massive schism year.
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I suspect Democrats are asleep to him and his colleagues. Someone should test this at the Supreme Court now, not wait till 2028. Bannon is ex military and loves to take a war footing approach to just about everything. He and others will need to be confronted by equally tough bastards. I know its not wise to bet against the USA collapsing, but 2028 could be a massive schism year.
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The longer 13 minute version
The Constitution doesn't prevent him running as VP on a JD Vance ticket and them "arranging a handover" at some point. The 22nd Amendment only limits people to being elected twice but doesn't say anything about other forms of succession.
Putin got around constitutional presidential limits by shuffling between President and Prime Minister and installing a stooge as President to keep the seat warm for him. I'm sure Trump will find a way to shuffle between VP and President, that's if he doesn't just ignore the Constitution entirely and strong arm the Supreme Court into anointing an "interpretation" which permits perpetual terms.
despite how batshit insane magas are, i don't see any way he wins the popular vote without rigging the count. which he and elon may have done already. aside from the gerrymandering, the actual numbers themselves are likely to be fudged.
it's been a rapid, rapid slide in totalitarianism which appears so ludicrous from the outside it's hard to believe it's actually happened.
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It does prevent him. The 12th amendment states…
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States"
Trump is constitutionally ineligible to be president for a third term so that makes him ineligible to be a vice presidential candidate in any future election. Makes perfect sense when considering that the scope of the veep includes acting as president in unforeseen circumstances.
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“Constitutionally ineligible” is pretty clear to me. If the constitution prohibits you from being president then it also prohibits you from being vice president. Pretty straightforward and follows the internal logic of the VP’s position and the potential for them assume the role of the presidency on occasion.
But loophole or no loophole at the end of the day they will probably just disregard their own rules to get what they want.
The rich kind.
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Had to laugh this morning when I heard that the premier of Ontario, Doug Ford had paid for an ad to be shown in the USA in the lead up to the World Series between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, and then during the game.
In the ad they used the words of a Ronald Reagan from 1987 in one of his regular weekly radio addresses (that lasted from FDR to Clinton, now they use a weekly You Tube video) saying how bad tariffs were, but was reluctantly putting 100% tariff on some Japanese electronics because of unfair trade practices and that it would be short term if they changed their practices. They did and it was indeed short term. Reagan talks about his experiences from the great depression and how bad increased tariffs made things back then.
Trump cracked the shits after seeing the ad and calls it all fake, and then cancels the trade talks with Canada. Trump knows that Reagan is a Republican Party icon and when asked when was America last great, he gives the answer 1985, ie late in Reagan's first term and early on during his second term.
This 3 minute video below from CBC News' nightly news program The National says the 60 second ad shown in USA changed the order of things Reagan said in his 1987 address, but they didn't change his words. A US professor confirms its all true that Reagan said this and was anti- tariff/protectionist. The national is show on SBS or SBS Viceland usually in the mornings about 8am or a bit later, but occasionally in the afternoon.
There is a 10 minute longer story from The National that looks at the political aspects of the cancelling of the trade talks.
Premier Doug Ford says that the ads will stop being shown in the US on Monday, after the second game in the World Series. The first two games in the series will be played in Toronto. I was watching game 1, Toronto was down 0-2 and flicked on the radio to listen to the mornings news. Heard the story laughed about it. and then 2 or 3 innings later Toronto smacked 9 runs in the 6th innings and won 11-4. I thought that's karma.
Trump pisses his pants and gives this shrill response.
Here is the video of part of the 1987 radio address.
In the ad they used the words of a Ronald Reagan from 1987 in one of his regular weekly radio addresses (that lasted from FDR to Clinton, now they use a weekly You Tube video) saying how bad tariffs were, but was reluctantly putting 100% tariff on some Japanese electronics because of unfair trade practices and that it would be short term if they changed their practices. They did and it was indeed short term. Reagan talks about his experiences from the great depression and how bad increased tariffs made things back then.
Trump cracked the shits after seeing the ad and calls it all fake, and then cancels the trade talks with Canada. Trump knows that Reagan is a Republican Party icon and when asked when was America last great, he gives the answer 1985, ie late in Reagan's first term and early on during his second term.
This 3 minute video below from CBC News' nightly news program The National says the 60 second ad shown in USA changed the order of things Reagan said in his 1987 address, but they didn't change his words. A US professor confirms its all true that Reagan said this and was anti- tariff/protectionist. The national is show on SBS or SBS Viceland usually in the mornings about 8am or a bit later, but occasionally in the afternoon.
There is a 10 minute longer story from The National that looks at the political aspects of the cancelling of the trade talks.
Premier Doug Ford says that the ads will stop being shown in the US on Monday, after the second game in the World Series. The first two games in the series will be played in Toronto. I was watching game 1, Toronto was down 0-2 and flicked on the radio to listen to the mornings news. Heard the story laughed about it. and then 2 or 3 innings later Toronto smacked 9 runs in the 6th innings and won 11-4. I thought that's karma.
Trump pisses his pants and gives this shrill response.
Here is the video of part of the 1987 radio address.
Laws don't apply to those in powerful positions
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the couch-****ing, eyeliner wearing kind
Given how much he brags about how hard these tests are, and being a nepo baby from the 1950/60s, it's likely he hasn't taken a test of any kind since primary school.
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A good question. Albo is no different to other world leaders including Starmer and Macron. The US is that powerful that no one dares to upset them. At least not while Trump is running the show.
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Donald Trump sees everything in terms of dollars. As an example he is sinking Venezuelan speed boats as it is cheaper to exterminate the drug runners than to put them on trial and keep them locked up for twenty or so years. Donald has probably done the sums and figured one carefully aimed missile or two is cheaper then housing and feeding twenty or so Venezuelans for all those years.
Ironically one of the few things I can support Trump on is his dislike for Nicolas Maduro. Trump dislikes Maduro but likes Balsanaro who is yet another South American despot. Consistently inconsistent is Donald.
Ironically one of the few things I can support Trump on is his dislike for Nicolas Maduro. Trump dislikes Maduro but likes Balsanaro who is yet another South American despot. Consistently inconsistent is Donald.
The Venezuelan thing is absolutely nothing to do with drugs. It's just an excuse because they don't like the current administration and want to install a puppet government conducive to US interests.
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The ironic thing is if they do the current 'Opposition Leader in Hiding' Maria Corina Machado is likely to play a key role in it. Ms Machado, who Trump has praised in the past, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace prize that Trump thought was his.
You are correct in that this has nothing to do with democracy or the will of the people but every thing to do with US interests. Trump will support people like Bosonaro in Brazil and Melei in Argentina because it suits US interests and that means money. Trump's treatment of the current Brazilian Government is shameful as he uses tariffs and trade to punish people he does not like.
None of it is surprising really as Trump has been a wheeling and dealing businessman all his life.
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This middle east peace deal is certainly Nobel-worthy innit
You've changed man.