The Donald vs Big Tech

[The Heretic]

Interesting analysis

https://x.com/vtchakarova/status/1892467855364411588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1892467855364411588%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=

[Carnage]

Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn't be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and "TRUMP," will never be able to settle. The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe's money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn't Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation. On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is "MISSING." He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden "like a fiddle." A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only "TRUMP," and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the "gravy train" going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues.....

Even Newsweek fact-checked this propaganda drivel, though even at that not nearly all of it [e.g. Zelensky's approval rating in Ukraine is actually higher than Trump's in the US, Ukrainian constitution dictates that elections can't be held under martial law, etc.]:
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-trump-says-usa-spent-350-billion-ukraine-2033333

Is this referring to himself in all caps and quotation marks, "TRUMP", a new thing?

That's paywalled so I can't read it, but I did come across this:(Kols is a Latvian MEP):

[astfgyl]

Just watched that analysis and tbh fuck Europe for not doing better than simply banging the war drums as they've done from the start. Diplomacy was an actual option that the EU simply refused at all costs. Couldn't be bothered digging out all the stupid shit the EU have done here but it's little wonder they will end up having fuck all say in any outcome.

Anyway, keeping the sense of humour in mind, twitter auto played this https://x.com/CommodoreBlog/status/1891173709735510395?t=3A119VtJU4cmvRtHo4SbSg&s=09 at the end of that video.

I thought it was perfect

[Ducky]

I thought he'd try put a stop to it for economic reasons but the way he's after throwing zelensky under the bus is fuckin crazy.

Is it an attempt to put a stop to BRICS in some way? That's the best logic I can come up with because it's just fucking nuts otherwise

Trump is and always has been completely delusional/nuts. He doesn't operate in the real world. Whatever little thought that pops into his head - regardless of its grounding in reality - he vocalises it. Nuke a hurricane. Inject bleach. Grab them by the pussy. Mock a disabled reporter. Claim not to know Epstein. LONG LIVE THE KING. Etc.

My guessing is he wants Putin to win so he can cosy up for a slice of Ukraine's natural resources.

[Ducky]

Friendly reminder of what the King of America is cool with.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/ukrainian-female-pows-tortured-and-paraded-naked-by-russian/

[Ducky]

Impotent little cunt thinks anyone takes him seriously.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jd-vance-warns-ukraine-zelenskiy-204143972.html?guccounter=1

[The Heretic]

Friendly reminder of what the King of America is cool with.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/ukrainian-female-pows-tortured-and-paraded-naked-by-russian/

As long as they are all perfect 10s Trump will approve

[Ducky]

Friendly reminder of what the King of America is cool with.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/ukrainian-female-pows-tortured-and-paraded-naked-by-russian/

As long as they are all perfect 10s Trump will approve

Gotta grab 'em all!

[astfgyl]

Like pokemon but even more morally dubious!

Edit: I've never really thought much of that rules of war shit at all and the report could be either true or pure propaganda or a bit of both. I don't believe anything much anymore because it's too easy for it all to be fake, whether it is or isn't.

Like I was saying earlier, the only outcome here that would be proper would be a full withdrawal of Russian troops from any Ukrainian territory and if there was a need for peacekeepers make them ones from the United nations. Seems simple to me but then I'm thick as shit at the back of it all.

The carry on of the fried orange lad here is just ridiculous

[Ducky]

Edit - he referred to himself as a king on Truth Social. What a fucking timeline to exist in.

A quote which was then promptly shared by The White House's official twitter account along with a faux painting of Trump wearing a crown on the cover of a TIME-esque magazine cover instead titled TRUMP with the caption LONG LIVE THE KING. There can be no doubt anymore that, whatever it was worth to begin with, the constitutional core of the US is compromised.

I see the MAGA scrotes are already piping up about "Project Third Term"/Trump 2028.

The US as we've known it is on life support for sure.

[Ducky]

Looks like Trump is about to take control of the USPS and sack everyone. If any of ye boys imported vinyl from the US then good luck with that.

[astfgyl]

They should probably be looking at their military budget before going fucking with the postal service.

Bit of a tangent, but connected:

How many people such as postal workers will become superfluous to requirements due to advances in ai, and will things like cutting the shit out of staff everywhere become not only normal but basically obligatory? Could see my own job being replaced by a combination of ai and self service within a few years, tbh.

Sort of more for the fucked thread but to keep it relevant to this one, are the lads simply cutting what's inevitably going to be cut anyway and spinning it like they're cleaning up the place with their department of efficiency thing?

[Bürggermeister]

They're not maintaining the service and replacing what they're cutting, that's the difference. Even AI is better than gutting out public services to facilitate and protect the power of the rich.

[stearl]

Perhaps they could look at presidential golf trips for waste? The double standards on display are completely ludicrous 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-trips-taxpayer-money-doge-b2701045.html

https://trumpgolftrack.com/

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

His voter base won't care. They've been weaned on millionnaire pastors.