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Carth 22-01-2026 13:48
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36209448)
$1 billion per pop? At Trump’s disposal? Ponzi?
well I didn't want to say anything . . . but . . yeah :D

also, if you're throwing $1 billion IN, you're expecting something worth more OUT long term.
War is hell, unless you enter at the rebuilding stage ;)

1andrew1 22-01-2026 13:51
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36209448)
$1 billion per pop? At Trump’s disposal? Ponzi?
You're on the money with that comment, Seph. ;)

Hugh 22-01-2026 15:47
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-t...oard-of-peace/

Sounds very democratic…

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Decisions shall be made by a majority of the Member States present and voting, subject to the approval of the Chairman, who may also cast a vote in his capacity as Chairman in the event of a tie.
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Article 3.2: Chairman

(a) Donald J. Trump shall serve as inaugural Chairman of the Board of Peace, and he shall separately serve as inaugural representative of the United States of America, subject only to the provisions of Chapter III.

(b) The Chairman shall have exclusive authority to create, modify, or dissolve subsidiary entities as necessary or appropriate to fulfill the Board of Peace’s mission.

Article 3.3: Succession and Replacement

The Chairman shall at all times designate a successor for the role of Chairman.
Replacement of the Chairman may occur only following voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity, as determined by a unanimous vote of the Executive Board, at which time the Chairman’s designated successor shall immediately assume the position of the Chairman and all associated duties and authorities of the Chairman.
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Article 4.1: Executive Board Composition and Representation

(a) The Executive Board shall be selected by the Chairman and consist of leaders of global stature.

(b) Members of the Executive Board shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the Chairman and renewable at his discretion.

(c) The Executive Board shall be led by a Chief Executive nominated by the Chairman and confirmed by a majority vote of the Executive Board.

(d) The Chief Executive shall convene the Executive Board every two weeks for the first three months following its establishment and on a monthly basis thereafter, with additional meetings convened as the Chief Executive deems appropriate.

(e) Decisions of the Executive Board shall be made by a majority of its members present and voting, including the Chief Executive. Such decisions shall go into effect immediately, subject to veto by the Chairman at any time thereafter.
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CHAPTER VII-INTERPRETATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Internal disputes between and among Board of Peace Members, entities, and personnel with respect to matters related to the Board of Peace should be resolved through amicable collaboration, consistent with the organizational authorities established by the Charter, and for such purposes, the Chairman is the final authority regarding the meaning, interpretation, and application of this Charter.
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The Board of Peace shall dissolve at such time as the Chairman considers necessary or appropriate

jem 22-01-2026 16:56
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209458)

It’s a rare form of democracy sometimes also called absolute monarchy!

Possibly a trial run for what he plans for the US in the near future?

papa smurf 22-01-2026 17:22
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Chairman mao just got resurrected





The Board of Peace shall dissolve at such time as the Chairman considers necessary or appropriate

translation when it goes into bankruptcy and donny has squirreled the money away somewhere safe

1andrew1 22-01-2026 19:17
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
I wonder if the UK's Poundland Trump will put membership in Reform UK's next manifesto? Trump will be disappointed if Farage doesn't.

Dingbat 22-01-2026 21:33
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36209469)
I wonder if the UK's Poundland Trump will put membership in Reform UK's next manifesto? Trump will be disappointed if Farage doesn't.
Well, they will need someone to make the tea and fetch sandwiches.

Hugh 23-01-2026 08:14
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Just when you think Trump couldn’t be a bigger chocolate starfish, he exceeds expectations…


https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/...stan-67qb222mp

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Trump diminishes Nato record by claiming troops avoided Afghan front line

President Trump has angered veterans by falsely claiming European troops stayed “off the front lines” in Afghanistan, despite hundreds from Britain and other allied countries dying in combat.

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump appeared to mock the role that the Europeans played during the conflict, saying: “We’ve never needed them. They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan … and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Tell that to the families of those who died or were maimed, or to those who used to line the streets of Wootton Bassett when the bodies were brought home…

Sephiroth 23-01-2026 08:35
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36209469)
I wonder if the UK's Poundland Trump will put membership in Reform UK's next manifesto? Trump will be disappointed if Farage doesn't.
Farage is going to have to come to terms with reality.

Carth 23-01-2026 09:56
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Trump is simply an internet troll, nothing more, nothing less.

Sephiroth 23-01-2026 11:30
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Starmer should privately admonish Trump for Trump's remarks on our forces' action in Afghanistan, rather than play to the British press for internal point scoring.

The relationship with USA is important for Britain and if Trump can be directed to vent his wrath on the EU and not us, so much the better.

That said, there is a potential reality to face if Trump ends up doubling down on his madness. In that case, a breach between the UK and USA could become more likely and then we would have to chuck our lot in with Europe.

Then there are the trillions of $$ worth of US bonds held by Europe. Id the USA economy goes further out of control, a world recession is on the cards and there will be nothing we nor the EU can do to lessen the havoc that would ensue.

A bad egg hardly covers a description of Trump.

Hugh 23-01-2026 12:01
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U.K. Political Party Leaders comments on Trump’s remarks


Starmer - "wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces, in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks on the US"."

Badenoch - "Donald Trump's comments are flat-out nonsense - British, Canadian, and Nato troops fought and died alongside the US for 20 years. This is a fact, not opinion. Their sacrifice deserves respect not denigration."

Davey - "457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan. Trump avoided military service five times. How dare he question their sacrifice."

Farage -

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2026/01/6.gif

papa smurf 23-01-2026 12:25
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36209489)
Trump is simply an internet troll, nothing more, nothing less.
he's what is known locally as a nob head

Carth 23-01-2026 13:37
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36209489)
Trump is simply an internet troll, nothing more, nothing less.
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36209502)
he's what is known locally as a nob head
Oh definitely.

He spouts stuff that most (intelligent) people know is just made up bluster, if not downright lies . . . and gets the reaction he wanted to feed on.

thenry 23-01-2026 13:53
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I like Trump but this is a low blow, he needs telling by a regulator if any such exist. Sure America was the ever bigger presence out there but to say others basically hid is just wrong. :td:

I wonder what his views are on friendly fire :erm:

Sephiroth 23-01-2026 14:01
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Trump is 'friendly fire'.

thenry 23-01-2026 14:20
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Does that effectively mean Zelenskyy is dead :shocked:

Sephiroth 23-01-2026 14:21
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209512)
Does that effectively mean Zelenskyy is dead :shocked:
Might as well be. Sort of.

thenry 23-01-2026 14:22
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
:woot: cost of living is no more let's rejoice :D

Carth 23-01-2026 14:28
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209512)
Does that effectively mean Zelenskyy is dead :shocked:
Nah, Trump will let him live as long as he hands over all the mineral rights . . . not a great choice is there, Trump or Putin :erm:

thenry 23-01-2026 14:32
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Why did you have to piss on my parade :mad: I was celebrating having pound note in my pocket :cleader:

Hugh 23-01-2026 14:45
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209516)
Why did you have to piss on my parade :mad: I was celebrating having pound note in my pocket :cleader:
Well, until Putin moves on Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia…

Carth 23-01-2026 15:07
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209517)
Well, until Putin moves on Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia…
. . . . Greenland?

;)

Hugh 23-01-2026 15:20
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209501)
U.K. Political Party Leaders comments on Trump’s remarks


Starmer - "wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces, in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks on the US"."

Badenoch - "Donald Trump's comments are flat-out nonsense - British, Canadian, and Nato troops fought and died alongside the US for 20 years. This is a fact, not opinion. Their sacrifice deserves respect not denigration."

Davey - "457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan. Trump avoided military service five times. How dare he question their sacrifice."

Farage -

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2026/01/6.gif
In the interest of balance, NF has finally spoken up about Trump’s comments.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ghanistan.html

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In a tweet he said: 'Donald Trump is wrong. For 20 years our armed forces fought bravely alongside America's in Afghanistan.'

And he liked to a clip of himself speaking at the World Economic Forum in which he said he would object 'politely', to what Trump said.

'When the decision was made to go into Afghanistan we went in with America and a coalition of the willing,' he said.

'We stayed by America for the whole 20 years, we proportionately spent the same money as America, we lost the same number of lives as America, pro-rata, and the same applies to Denmark and other countries too, so it is not quite fair.'
"not quite fair"…

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36209518)
. . . . Greenland?

;)
Trump has dibs on that…

jem 23-01-2026 19:21
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
""not quite fair”…”


Wow, seriously harsh words from our Nigel there!

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Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209508)
I like Trump but this is a low blow, he needs telling by a regulator if any such exist. Sure America was the ever bigger presence out there but to say others basically hid is just wrong. :td:

I wonder what his views are on friendly fire :erm:
Yes it is a low blow, maybe, just maybe, you are prepared to start to re-evaluate your opinion on Trump. He lies, he outright lies, anything to boost his own distorted view of reality for short-term gains.

Friendly fire, depends. If it’s American shooting down an allied aircraft, dropping cluster munitions on allied troops, well just one of those unfortunate things that can happen in war (sort of true), obviously the fault of the allied forces for being in the wrong place (really not true).

An ally shooting down an American aircraft by mistake - WAR CRIME.

thenry 23-01-2026 20:14
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
My opinion remains the same. His self inflicted wounds are much better than Kamala Harris warmongering. I shudder to think the state this world would have been in under her.

Paul 23-01-2026 20:40
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Seems our PM gave a public rebuke, calling the remarks "insulting and frankly appalling".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dvnlvzjw7o

Hugh 23-01-2026 21:10
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209533)
My opinion remains the same. His self inflicted wounds are much better than Kamala Harris warmongering. I shudder to think the state this world would have been in under her.
I know…

She might have bombed Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Venezuela (whilst kidnapping the Head of State), Nigeria, and threatened to invade Greenland and to annex Canada…

Phew, lucky escape!

thenry 23-01-2026 21:33
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209538)
I know…

She might have bombed Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Venezuela (whilst kidnapping the Head of State), Nigeria, and threatened to invade Greenland and to annex Canada…

Phew, lucky escape!
Your knowledge knows no bounds. Have those strikes led to war?

Kamala Harris would have warmonger Israel. That would have been a disaster fighting on all fronts. Venezuela would have had to use greater democracy to stop drug trafficking. Absolute chaos. The others fair enough the use of wartime tactics knows no bounds.

Carth 23-01-2026 21:35
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
https://external-content.duckduckgo....a3c4a09878563e

Stephen 23-01-2026 23:55
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209540)
Your knowledge knows no bounds. Have those strikes led to war?

Kamala Harris would have warmonger Israel. That would have been a disaster fighting on all fronts. Venezuela would have had to use greater democracy to stop drug trafficking. Absolute chaos. The others fair enough the use of wartime tactics knows no bounds.
Are you actually for real??

There is no way on Earth the US would be in the state it is under Harris. The USA is a laughing stock because of Donald and the pathetic sycophants he has placed in the WH.

thenry 24-01-2026 01:48
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36209543)
Are you actually for real??

There is no way on Earth the US would be in the state it is under Harris. The USA is a laughing stock because of Donald and the pathetic sycophants he has placed in the WH.
:Yes:

I was talking of American influence outside of the USA. I couldn't care less how the world views America. I still see it as freedom.

Hugh 24-01-2026 07:20
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You appear to support the "freedom" to bomb other countries without consequences, and you call Harris a warmonger…

Also, they’re stupid…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1769242744

papa smurf 24-01-2026 08:37
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209549)
You appear to support the "freedom" to bomb other countries without consequences, and you call Harris a warmonger…

Also, they’re stupid…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1769242744
which one is more lost the penguin or the cretin holding on to it

thenry 24-01-2026 11:10
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209549)
You appear to support the "freedom" to bomb other countries without consequences, and you call Harris a warmonger…

Also, they’re stupid…
Why engage with reprisal? If freedom is violated surely a comeuppance is dealt in due course. But more to the point how many wars have broken out due to military strikes?

I'm stupid still my wheel keeps spinning :D

Dingbat 24-01-2026 12:03
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36209554)
which one is more lost the penguin or the cretin holding on to it
I think a lot of people would prefer him trying to hold hands with one of those nice cuddly white teddy bears that actually frequent Greenland.

Hugh 24-01-2026 13:12
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209555)
Why engage with reprisal? If freedom is violated surely a comeuppance is dealt in due course. But more to the point how many wars have broken out due to military strikes?

I'm stupid still my wheel keeps spinning :D
I didn’t say you’re stupid, I say "they’re stupid", due to the fact there are no penguins in the Arctic…

Also, what makes Kamala Harris a warmonger?

TheDaddy 24-01-2026 13:26
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36209554)
which one is more lost the penguin or the cretin holding on to it
I think the penguin is an illegal immigrant forced to migrate because of the tariffs donny put on the penguins island home

thenry 24-01-2026 13:28
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209561)
I didn’t say you’re stupid, I say "they’re stupid", due to the fact there are no penguins in the Arctic…

Also, what makes Kamala Harris a warmonger?
I didn't say you said I was stupid. It was a self assertion.

Her attitude. Trump's nipped things in the bud with air strikes. The alternative would be to promote greater democracy all the while know those being "told" to do so are out of their depths causing a rise in all things antisocial. I envision her talking down at people like the country she presides in is perfect which has been proven otherwise by Trump orders.

Hugh 24-01-2026 14:03
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
So, just "you think so"…

OK, then.

Strange how you still like Trump, who actually bombed countries and talks down to everyone…

thenry 24-01-2026 14:33
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
They can't escape the eye in the sky. Those hit have been precision strikes. Where has war ensured after strikes? You still haven't answered.

Ride or die baby. Give as good as you get. What happened to Ukraine in the white house was spectacular. They thought wrong. They thought Trump would bend over backwards for poor Ukraine, on one of their rounds of the globe for hand outs. Excuse me while I don't cry.

Stephen 24-01-2026 16:00
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Sounds like you are just trolling at this point.

thenry 24-01-2026 16:02
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
No not trolling. I dislike the alternative which is why I'm more than happy to lap up Trumps nonsense.

Taf 24-01-2026 17:07
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Donald Trump has paid tribute to the 'great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom'. In a statement, the US President said: 'The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America! 'In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors. It's a bond too strong to ever be broken. The U.K. Military, with tremendous Heart and Soul, is second to none (except for the U.S.A.!). We love you all, and always will! President DONALD J. TRUMP.'

I suppose he realised that he had made a severe mistake attacking the British Forces' actions in the Middle East.

Sephiroth 24-01-2026 17:17
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Even if Trump apologises, he's blown it so far as any reasonable person would be concerned. He's gone too far shooting his mouth off.

But what really entices me now is the squirming with fingers crossed that I expect Starmer to do.

I suppose the UK can sit and bear it till the end of Trump's era and see what follows. It is also an opportunity to nip in there and build on what Trump has just said.

Otherwise, our lot probably lies with Europe.


thenry 24-01-2026 17:43
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Trump doesn't exactly apologise. He'll no doubt still pedal the vast number of it's own personnel fight their war. Anyway this will overshadow another fatal shooting in Minneapolis

https://news.sky.com/story/minneapol...#liveblog-body

There's raw footage but I'm unsure I'm allowed to post so will refrain.

Hugh 24-01-2026 18:13
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Not sure ICE will get away with this one - too many videos from different angles…

Sirius 24-01-2026 18:13
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
I honestly think Trump may be suffering from Schizophrenia

Paul 24-01-2026 18:31
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209573)
.. I'm more than happy to lap up Trumps nonsense.
.. and happy to post nonsense as well. I'm starting to agree with Steve, you seem to be just trolling.

Hugh 24-01-2026 18:56
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
https://archive.ph/7Y7oo

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Videos on social media that were verified by The New York Times contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting of a man by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

The Department of Homeland Security said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him.
There’s a video showing him and a woman being shoved to the ground by ICE, he then tries to help the woman up, the ICE agents (5 or 6) throw him to the ground, where he is on his knees with his head to the ground (his arms are pinned behind him), it’s noticed by the agents he has a pistol in the back of his trousers (Minnesota is an "open carry" State), one of the ICE Agents remove the pistol (this is clearly visible in the agent’s hand), then a shot rings out, the victim falls flat to the ground, the agents scatter about five feet from the victim, then one of the ICE agents shoots him five or six more times.

peanut 24-01-2026 20:57
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209584)
https://archive.ph/7Y7oo



There’s a video showing him and a woman being shoved to the ground by ICE, he then tries to help the woman up, the ICE agents (5 or 6) throw him to the ground, where he is on his knees with his head to the ground (his arms are pinned behind him), it’s noticed by the agents he has a pistol in the back of his trousers (Minnesota is an "open carry" State), one of the ICE Agents remove the pistol (this is clearly visible in the agent’s hand), then a shot rings out, the victim falls flat to the ground, the agents scatter about five feet from the victim, then one of the ICE agents shoots him five or six more times.
Just seen the video. Apparently the person shot was planning a 'massacre' of local law enforcement agents according to Homeland Security officials.

You just can't make it up. Unless you're trying to cover it up that is. :erm:

TheDaddy 24-01-2026 21:33
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut (Post 36209594)
Just seen the video. Apparently the person shot was planning a 'massacre' of local law enforcement agents according to Homeland Security officials.

You just can't make it up. Unless you're trying to cover it up that is. :erm:
Well you can and they did :shocked:

Paul 24-01-2026 21:44
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
The second US Civil war gets ever closer ... :erm:

Dingbat 24-01-2026 21:47
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36209601)
The second US Civil war gets ever closer ... :erm:
Let’s hope it concludes like the film of the same name.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727949..._1_in_0_q_civi

jem 24-01-2026 21:57
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingbat (Post 36209602)
Let’s hope it concludes like the film of the same name.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727949..._1_in_0_q_civi
No, I suspect that in reality one of his Secret Service people will suddenly draw their weapon and put a bullet in the back of his head before anyone else could react.

Anonymouse 25-01-2026 01:01
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
At least he's backed down over Greenland. Whew. Seems WWIII won't be happening after all. He'll probably increase the US military presence there anyway, but to be fair he's entitled to do that via established treaties.

Still a disrespectful nutter, though. :erm:

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Originally Posted by jem (Post 36209604)
No, I suspect that in reality one of his Secret Service people will suddenly draw their weapon and put a bullet in the back of his head before anyone else could react.
Yes, one might. In my UFO reboot fanfic, one does.

Paul 25-01-2026 01:07
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jem (Post 36209604)
No, I suspect that in reality one of his Secret Service people will suddenly draw their weapon and put a bullet in the back of his head before anyone else could react.
Pity ICE isnt in charge of his security. ;)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingbat (Post 36209602)
Let’s hope it concludes like the film of the same name.
Indeed, I watched that at the cinema, good film.

Anonymouse 26-01-2026 10:55
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Now he's fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve - for something she did before being appointed.

Check her skin colour.

<sarcasm>Oh, I'm so surprised.</sarcasm>

Oh, he would love the very first episode of Harley Quinn, "Til Death Us Do Part":

"Gentlemen! My fellow whites! Let's raise a glass to this pyramid of money, the foundation of which was built upon our favourite pastime: f***ing the poor!"

(The writer put that 'whites' comment in to be ironic. The cartoon is not...exactly...politically correct, as Harley turns out to be a lesbian - bet you'd like it, Kimmy [right, that's it, the drunken elf trying & failing to be helpful, a.k.a. autocorrect, has made its last stupid mistake, putting in 'Jimmy' when I typed 'Kimmy'! OFF!] and Catwoman is black, among other things.)

1andrew1 26-01-2026 11:03
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingbat (Post 36209602)
Let’s hope it concludes like the film of the same name.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727949..._1_in_0_q_civi
That film escaped me, looks good, will have to watch it.

Hugh 26-01-2026 11:24
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymouse (Post 36209668)
Now he's fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve - for something she did before being appointed.

Check her skin colour.

<sarcasm>Oh, I'm so surprised.</sarcasm>

Oh, he would love the very first episode of Harley Quinn, "Til Death Us Do Part":

"Gentlemen! My fellow whites! Let's raise a glass to this pyramid of money, the foundation of which was built upon our favourite pastime: f***ing the poor!"

(The writer put that 'whites' comment in to be ironic. The cartoon is not...exactly...politically correct, as Harley turns out to be a lesbian - bet you'd like it, Kimmy [right, that's it, the drunken elf trying & failing to be helpful, a.k.a. autocorrect, has made its last stupid mistake, putting in 'Jimmy' when I typed 'Kimmy'! OFF!] and Catwoman is black, among other things.)

Trying to fire her - it's with the Supreme Court at this time...

https://www.reuters.com/business/fin...ok-2026-01-24/

thenry 27-01-2026 19:51
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
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Under Biden Administration, Justice Dept. Began Examining Ilhan Omar’s Finances

“The DOJ and Congress are looking at ‘Congresswoman’ Illhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars,” he wrote. “Time will tell all.”
It was not clear whether Mr. Trump was referring to another investigation altogether or how he arrived at the $44 million figure.

Ms. Omar, a Somali-born refugee who emigrated to the United States when she was 12, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
“Sorry, Trump, your support is collapsing and you’re panicking,” she wrote on social media on Monday. “Right on cue, you’re deflecting from your failures with lies and conspiracy theories about me. Years of ‘investigations’ have found nothing.”

Mr. Trump recently called her “garbage” at a cabinet meeting.

Ms. Omar has been under intense pressure since her community became a main target of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
“I think we’re in for a lot of pain as Americans during this presidency,” she said in an interview with The New York Times in December.
“There is a desire to purify the country from any brown and Black people,” Ms. Omar said. “A lot of their policies and rhetoric seems to be rooted in white supremacy.”

http://archive.today/Oj0QD

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...smid=url-share
Interesting spat. Loads of snippets.

TheDaddy 27-01-2026 20:04
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209733)
Interesting spat. Loads of snippets.
Bit rich fron someone who has grifted 3 billion since becoming president,look into all of 'em and throw the corrupt pos out of office and into jail and then start here too.

Stephen 27-01-2026 21:15
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Here is a really good video analysis and breakdown using the different clips showing it really was an execution.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...of-pretti.html

Hugh 27-01-2026 21:25
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209733)
Interesting spat. Loads of snippets.
Quote:
The inquiry, initiated by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington and the department’s public integrity unit in June of that year, appears to have stalled for lack of evidence

Dingbat 28-01-2026 07:09
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Well, he got the reaction he was hoping for.

Quote:
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at a town hall she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9zpee3llxo

Hugh 28-01-2026 07:53
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
It’s called "stochastic terrorism"…

Carth 28-01-2026 11:22
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
"I know what you're thinking, is this syringe loaded with water or highly corrosive acid? . . do you feel lucky punk, do ya?"

Sephiroth 28-01-2026 15:42
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36209751)
"I know what you're thinking, is this syringe loaded with water or highly corrosive acid? . . do you feel lucky punk, do ya?"
... or good, old-fashioned, puke.

Hugh 28-01-2026 16:30
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
https://archive.ph/6R9T2

Quote:
‘Latinas for Trump’ Co-Founder Warns Immigration Will Cost G.O.P. the Midterms

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown over the last year has gone from uncomfortable to untenable for Ileana Garcia, a Republican state senator in Florida.

A Transportation Security Administration officer at the Tallahassee airport overheard her speaking Spanish and asked whether Ms. Garcia, who was born in Miami, was an American citizen. She worried for the first time that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents might stop her son, a young adult, because he looks Hispanic. Constituents have asked her for help finding immigrant relatives arrested by ICE.

Ms. Garcia, 56, has had enough. The Republican Party is in trouble, she said in an interview, predicting that it will lose this year’s midterm elections if the White House does not soon reconsider its harsh immigration enforcement tactics.
🐆 🍽️ 😬 🎉

thenry 29-01-2026 14:17
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Watch: Alex Pretti clashes with federal agents days before being killed

https://news.sky.com/story/minneapol...#liveblog-body
He had a gun on him that day and nothing happened :shrug:

Stephen 29-01-2026 14:25
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
I dont think an event from nearly two weeks before is particularly relevant unless one of those agents were also there on Saturday and remembered him and decided to get their own back.

Hugh 29-01-2026 15:53
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
1 Attachment(s)
It’s been stated that the aim of ICE flooding Minnesota is to find and remove criminal illegal immigrants - Minnesota has an estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants, whilst Florida has nearly one and a quarter million and Texas has nearly two million.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1769705488

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/prog...gaAodWEALw_wcB

I wonder why ICE aren’t "flooding" those States with ICE personnel?

1andrew1 29-01-2026 16:43
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209803)
It’s been stated that the aim of ICE flooding Minnesota is to find and remove criminal illegal immigrants - Minnesota has an estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants, whilst Florida has nearly one and a quarter million and Texas has nearly two million.

I wonder why ICE aren’t "flooding" those States with ICE personnel?
Since when did facts and an evidence base matter in Trump's regime?

jem 29-01-2026 17:42
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209803)
It’s been stated that the aim of ICE flooding Minnesota is to find and remove criminal illegal immigrants - Minnesota has an estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants, whilst Florida has nearly one and a quarter million and Texas has nearly two million.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1769705488

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/prog...gaAodWEALw_wcB

I wonder why ICE aren’t "flooding" those States with ICE personnel?
Oh just a wild ‘stab in the dark’ response Hugh, could it possibly because they are ‘Red’ States?

Hugh 30-01-2026 16:12
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
1 Attachment(s)
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...0&d=1769793128

Stephen 30-01-2026 16:49
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
It is on Amazon though lol.

Hugh 30-01-2026 17:11
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36209835)
It is on Amazon though lol.
They paid $40 million for the rights, which included $28 million directly to Melania…

Anyway, the Independent’s review isn’t very positive.

Quote:
Melania review

First Lady is a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2911108.html

Anonymouse 31-01-2026 03:02
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
So the wife of our immigrant-hating President...is an immigrant.

How many Americans, I wonder, can a) spell and b) define "hypocrite"?

Apparently not that many, since they were stupid enough to vote him in again. Hopefully by the midterms (if they take place, something I'm taking no bets on) the Republicans will realise their catastrophic mistake and correct it.

OTOH, they're currently facing another government shutdown, so maybe they have.

Anonymouse 04-02-2026 18:01
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Now he wants Republicans to "nationalise" elections.

In other words, steal them.

"I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the President of the United States."

Uh, no. That is in fact exactly what the Constitution is all about: to prevent the President from gaining total power. While it has its faults, the Constitution is the most sensible government document written in centuries. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.

What he really wants is to rig the midterms. But it is, quite simply, contrary to the Constitution for the Federal government to take over elections, no matter the pretext. So is his serving a 3rd term, which despite what he's claimed is obviously his goal.

Assassination is looking more and more America's only hope. Again, Heinlein saw this coming - Trump is, or is trying to be, the 2026 version of Nehemiah Scudder.

(And up yours, Echelon! I can say these things because this is the United Kingdom, not Russia, China or Russia mark 2 a.k.a. the USA!

I NOTE IN PASSING THAT I DO NOT INTEND TO DISAPPEAR FROM PUBLIC VIEW AT ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO IF I DO, WE'LL ALL KNOW WHY, WON'T WE?)

jem 04-02-2026 19:52
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
"The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.”

But did they? The US Founding Fathers were all white, middle class and, mostly, slave owners - and wanted to ensure that their successors would be the same. Hence the oddball ‘electoral college’ system - the membership of which was vague.

How about a general plebiscite? Everyone votes for whoever they wanted as President? Everyone’s vote is equal? But no, they actually didn't trust the people would vote the 'right way’ and came up with a setup to persevere the status quo.

Over the last two centuries the system has evolved to be ‘better’, more representative, but there are still issues. Al Gore won more votes that George Bush in 2000, but Bush, because of the way the system works, became President. And that’s fine, all legal and correct. But was it ‘right’?

nomadking 04-02-2026 20:36
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36209799)
He had a gun on him that day and nothing happened :shrug:
Carrying it gangsta style. Were any of the officers aware at the time? If they had, at the very least, they would've pointed their guns at him, as would any armed US law enforcement.
The gun is only revealed after his jacket has come off, after getting away from them, so we can't be sure.
Still shows his violent, aggressive, and totally deranged nature.

---------- Post added at 21:36 ---------- Previous post was at 21:29 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymouse (Post 36210069)
Now he wants Republicans to "nationalise" elections.

In other words, steal them.

"I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the President of the United States."

Uh, no. That is in fact exactly what the Constitution is all about: to prevent the President from gaining total power. While it has its faults, the Constitution is the most sensible government document written in centuries. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.

What he really wants is to rig the midterms. But it is, quite simply, contrary to the Constitution for the Federal government to take over elections, no matter the pretext. So is his serving a 3rd term, which despite what he's claimed is obviously his goal.

Assassination is looking more and more America's only hope. Again, Heinlein saw this coming - Trump is, or is trying to be, the 2026 version of Nehemiah Scudder.

(And up yours, Echelon! I can say these things because this is the United Kingdom, not Russia, China or Russia mark 2 a.k.a. the USA!

I NOTE IN PASSING THAT I DO NOT INTEND TO DISAPPEAR FROM PUBLIC VIEW AT ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO IF I DO, WE'LL ALL KNOW WHY, WON'T WE?)
The Democrats are quick to routinely complain about individual US State control of elections.
So Gore, Hillary, and Kamala didn't complain about the voting?

Stephen 04-02-2026 21:01
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210086)
Carrying it gangsta style. Were any of the officers aware at the time? If they had, at the very least, they would've pointed their guns at him, as would any armed US law enforcement.
The gun is only revealed after his jacket has come off, after getting away from them, so we can't be sure.
Still shows his violent, aggressive, and totally deranged nature.
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Take it you are referring to the ICE agent here?

nomadking 04-02-2026 21:05
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36210088)
Take it you are referring to the ICE agent here?
Really? So Pretti wasn't all those things and more?
Did ICE actually behave any different than any other law enforcement officers would've? Even in the UK, police would've confronted somebody acting like that.

jem 04-02-2026 21:15
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
“Carrying it gangsta style.”

Sorry but that the actual f**k does that mean?

---------- Post added at 22:15 ---------- Previous post was at 22:09 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210089)
Really? So Pretti wasn't all those things and more?
Did ICE actually behave any different than any other law enforcement officers would've? Even in the UK, police would've confronted somebody acting like that.
Oh for God’s sake. He was on the ground, his (legally owned and had a right to carry) had been taken from him, his ability to harm anyone was zero. But yet he was shot many times, in the back.

nomadking 04-02-2026 21:36
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jem (Post 36210090)
“Carrying it gangsta style.”

Sorry but that the actual f**k does that mean?

---------- Post added at 22:15 ---------- Previous post was at 22:09 ----------



Oh for God’s sake. He was on the ground, his (legally owned and had a right to carry) had been taken from him, his ability to harm anyone was zero. But yet he was shot many times, in the back.
Wasn't completely on the ground. He was half-kneeling when shot. He was still struggling and moving around. Hadn't been taken from him at the time. The video shows the agent going for his gun at the around SAME time as another agent reached. Trained automatic response would've kicked in. It was a "less lethal scenario"(still involving shooting the person), NOT a "non-lethal" one, where the person has completely surrendered.
Gangsta style is where they put it in their waistband, hidden but ready to use. Known as "Mexican Carry".

Stephen 04-02-2026 22:10
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210092)
Wasn't completely on the ground. He was half-kneeling when shot. He was still struggling and moving around. Hadn't been taken from him at the time. The video shows the agent going for his gun at the around SAME time as another agent reached. Trained automatic response would've kicked in. It was a "less lethal scenario"(still involving shooting the person), NOT a "non-lethal" one, where the person has completely surrendered.
Gangsta style is where they put it in their waistband, hidden but ready to use. Known as "Mexican Carry".
He wasn't 'ready to use it' though. Also the agent took the gun away before the first shot was fired and then a further 9 shots. There was no danger of harm from Pretti at all.

He was legally carrying it as per the local rules. Pretty did nothing wrong. His only action was to try and help that woman up and instead was pepper spray, pinned to the ground and hit in the head with the pepper spray cannister, before being executed. How you can try to defend ICEs actions is beyond me.

1andrew1 04-02-2026 22:45
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210089)
Did ICE actually behave any different than any other law enforcement officers would've? Even in the UK, police would've confronted somebody acting like that.
Do UK immigration enforcement shoot and kill UK citizens? I don't think so!

Paul 04-02-2026 23:16
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jem (Post 36210090)
Oh for God’s sake. He was on the ground, his (legally owned and had a right to carry) had been taken from him, his ability to harm anyone was zero. But yet he was shot many times, in the back.
Dont waste your time, the member in question has demonstrated a number of times that hes all in favour of US officers shooting their countrymen dead, and will argue blindly with anyone who disagrees it was fully justified, whatever the actual evidence.

---------- Post added at 00:16 ---------- Previous post was at 00:15 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36210094)
Do UK immigration enforcement shoot and kill UK citizens? I don't think so!
They are not routinely armed (but they can be).

nomadking 05-02-2026 09:09
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36210093)
He wasn't 'ready to use it' though. Also the agent took the gun away before the first shot was fired and then a further 9 shots. There was no danger of harm from Pretti at all.

He was legally carrying it as per the local rules. Pretty did nothing wrong. His only action was to try and help that woman up and instead was pepper spray, pinned to the ground and hit in the head with the pepper spray cannister, before being executed. How you can try to defend ICEs actions is beyond me.
It wasn't carried in a bag or something. It is an established term for the mode of carrying a gun. Variations include Small of Back carry(seems more applicable in this case), Appendix carry.
Link
Quote:
No, that is not particularly safe. It is, however, a good place to conceal a handgun. When one considers human physiology, there is a “low" spot in the middle of the back, just above the buttocks. Most jackets are tailored to hang straight from the shoulder area, thus making a space between the jacket and the small of the back which just happens to be ideally sized to conceal a handgun. As a bonus, the weapon in this position is easily reached if the situation requires that.
Because of the real world and reaction times, you have to step BACK in time. The start of events occurs BEFORE the time of the first shot. Takes over a quarter of a second just for the reaction starting from seeing something. Then there is the time it takes to reach for the gun, remove from holster, raise arm, pull trigger. All a trained response.

Difficult to see exactly, but that would make the reaction to shoot and fire occurring BEFORE the other agent went for Pretti's gun.
Link
Quote:
On the other hand, if the person moves in any fashion that implies intent to harm or resist, most officers would fire their weapons until the offender is no longer moving to resist.
Bear in mind the officer was very close at the time, so options were limited.


He DID NOT go to help the woman before being pepper sprayed. He approached the agent, was pepper sprayed, spun around and was pepper sprayed again. All in the video.
Wasn't pinned to the ground. At the point of the first shot, he was half-kneeling. Again, all in the video.
Link
Quote:
What we know:
Claire Louise Feng, 27, of St. Paul, is charged with assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Emily Duchateau Baierl, 37, was also charged with assault.
According to charges, around 9:25 a.m., Feng allegedly tackled a border patrol agent who was attempting to arrest another woman. At that point, a second agent attempted to pull Feng away, and took her to the ground – at which point she "forcibly bit the right ring finger of [the second agent]." The injury left the agent with a tip of his finger bitten off, charges allege.
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He was aggressive, combative, resisting, and carrying a gun. In that situation, who knows what somebody's intentions were.
A TRAINED RESPONSE from law enforcement, known as "see gun, shoot gun".

---------- Post added at 10:09 ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36210094)
Do UK immigration enforcement shoot and kill UK citizens? I don't think so!
We're talking about US enforcement officers.
Armed UK police officers have shot and killed people, when somebody has made a suspicious movement and they are thought to be carrying a gun. Even when it turns out just to have been a chair leg.

Anonymouse 05-02-2026 09:29
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jem (Post 36210085)
"The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.”

But did they? The US Founding Fathers were all white, middle class and, mostly, slave owners - and wanted to ensure that their successors would be the same. Hence the oddball ‘electoral college’ system - the membership of which was vague.

How about a general plebiscite? Everyone votes for whoever they wanted as President? Everyone’s vote is equal? But no, they actually didn't trust the people would vote the 'right way’ and came up with a setup to persevere the status quo.

Over the last two centuries the system has evolved to be ‘better’, more representative, but there are still issues. Al Gore won more votes that George Bush in 2000, but Bush, because of the way the system works, became President. And that’s fine, all legal and correct. But was it ‘right’?
All fair points. Oops. I meant they knew what they were doing in terms of limiting the President's power, putting checks and balances in place. Not enough, perhaps, but at least they tried.

nomadking 05-02-2026 09:36
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36210097)
Dont waste your time, the member in question has demonstrated a number of times that hes all in favour of US officers shooting their countrymen dead, and will argue blindly with anyone who disagrees it was fully justified, whatever the actual evidence.

---------- Post added at 00:16 ---------- Previous post was at 00:15 ----------

They are not routinely armed (but they can be).
ANYTHING BUT BLINDLY. After careful watching of videos, trying to research procedures and training principles, etc.
It's about understanding the situation at the time and why it happened.
The people that are BLINDLY agreeing with something are making silly claims implying that ICE officers are wildly going around looking for somebody to shoot. Along with so many other ridiculous claims, many of which are physically impossible and defy the laws of Physics and motion.
It is FACT, that he was NOT completely restrained(eg half-kneeling when shot), was combative, resisting, and moving around, whilst carrying a gun.
A lot of US law enforcement would've reacted the same way.


Quote:
The “textbook answer” is that officers fire until they’ve terminated a threat, according to Seth Stoughton, an associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law who studies policing.


Officers use deadly force on a suspect they perceive to be an imminent threat of death or bodily harm to the officers or others. In training, police are told to use force until that person no longer presents a threat, Stoughton said.
...
If officers are using deadly force, they’re usually trained to not pause their fire and to shoot in quick succession – taking a break to assess the suspect they’re shooting at could give that suspect time to harm them or others, he said.
If in both cases they had simply "surrendered" and complied and not tried to resist, nothing would've happened. THEIR CHOICE. It was the result of THEIR actions.

Stephen 05-02-2026 09:51
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
You can try to justify the murder all you want, but your perceived order of events and what actually happened are completely different. The thugs clearly wanted to harm him and more. Pepper sprayed and then beaten with said pepper spray can, while having 3-4 more thugs on him, he was in no position to hurt or harm anyone, any movement was likely a response to the physical violence committed on him. You can clearly see in the videos that the gun was removed by an agent before the first shot.

nomadking 05-02-2026 10:21
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36210107)
You can try to justify the murder all you want, but your perceived order of events and what actually happened are completely different. The thugs clearly wanted to harm him and more. Pepper sprayed and then beaten with said pepper spray can, while having 3-4 more thugs on him, he was in no position to hurt or harm anyone, any movement was likely a response to the physical violence committed on him. You can clearly see in the videos that the gun was removed by an agent before the first shot.
Only only agent was near at the time, faced with 3 aggressive protestors. Other agents arrived later, especially the shooter. The shooter didn't take part in any pepper spraying, restraining or anything. He was just moving around, until the gun was discovered. His actions were completely non-aggressive before that point.
Hitting with can might have been a distraction technique,designed to distract someone from possibly going for a weapon. Same thing with breaking a car window from outside, when a person is inside. Standard procedure, even in the UK.
The agent was being confronted in the middle of the road. If somebody did that to you, wouldn't you consider that aggressive?
A proper response to being attempting to be restrained by law enforcement, is to stay still and be restrained and lie on the ground. NOT try to get up. In so, so many cases, it is the resisting that causes deaths.

Sephiroth 05-02-2026 10:48
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210105)
<SNIP>
If in both cases they had simply "surrendered" and complied and not tried to resist, nothing would've happened. THEIR CHOICE. It was the result of THEIR actions.
The ICE people were too trigger-happy. Simples. The victims were not there to kill agents. Your support for those brutes (the agents) is astonishing.

Hugh 05-02-2026 10:52
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36210108)
Only only agent was near at the time, faced with 3 aggressive protestors. Other agents arrived later, especially the shooter. The shooter didn't take part in any pepper spraying, restraining or anything. He was just moving around, until the gun was discovered. His actions were completely non-aggressive before that point.
Hitting with can might have been a distraction technique,designed to distract someone from possibly going for a weapon. Same thing with breaking a car window from outside, when a person is inside. Standard procedure, even in the UK.
The agent was being confronted in the middle of the road. If somebody did that to you, wouldn't you consider that aggressive?
A proper response to being attempting to be restrained by law enforcement, is to stay still and be restrained and lie on the ground. NOT try to get up. In so, so many cases, it is the resisting that causes deaths.
The CBP internal assessment disagrees with your statement…

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...ew-immigration

Quote:
But the assessment makes no mention of Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident. It also appears to more closely match multiple bystander video and witness testimony of the incident.

The preliminary assessment of Pretti’s shooting, known as a death notification, was shared by congressional sources not authorized to speak publicly, and reviewed by NPR. It was based on body-worn camera footage and documentation from the agency, it said.

The CBP assessment describes how officers were initially confronted by two women who were blowing whistles while they conducted an immigration enforcement operation.

“The [officer] pushed them both away and one of the females ran to a male, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen. The [officer] attempted to move the woman and Pretti out of the roadway. The woman and Pretti did not move,” the review states, adding that the officer then sprayed both with oleoresin capsicum spray, commonly known as pepper spray.

CBP officers attempted to take Pretti into custody. Pretti resisted their efforts and a struggle ensued, according to the report.

During the struggle, an agent yelled, “He’s got a gun!” multiple times, the review states.

Approximately five seconds later, one agent discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and an officer also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti. After the shooting, an agent advised that he had Pretti’s firearm in his possession, the review states.
Unless you think not moving is confronting someone…

And he was shot 5 seconds after someone called out "he’s got a gun!", and after the CBP agent took Pretti’s gun, so it wasn’t a split-second reaction…

1andrew1 05-02-2026 19:16
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Taco alert!
Quote:
Trump rows back his criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal

Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to row back his previous criticism of the UK’s plan to transfer ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even as he said the US would retain the right to secure Diego Garcia militarily.

“I understand that the deal Prime Minister [Sir Keir] Starmer has made, according to many, the best he could make,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding he had held “very productive discussions” with his British counterpart.

The comments mark a shift from last month, when Trump accused Britain of “great stupidity” and “weakness” over the deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including the joint US-UK military base of Diego Garcia, to Mauritius.
https://www.ft.com/content/86e4d2f7-...6-1f6031527c6d

Paul 05-02-2026 22:25
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
You mean he opened his mouth before engaging his brain, theres a surprise. ;)

Hugh 06-02-2026 11:19
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Nothing to see here, move along…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...rms-rcna257721

Quote:
FBI invites state election officials to an 'unusual' briefing on the midterms

The invitation comes amid growing tensions between state and federal officials over elections as President Donald Trump calls to "nationalize the voting."

Days after a tense gathering in Washington, D.C., laid bare growing acrimony between President Donald Trump's administration and state election officials, the FBI invited those same officials to discuss "preparations" for the midterm elections.

The invitation, which was first reported by Crooked Media and confirmed to NBC News by an election official who received it, is scheduled for Feb. 25. It will include the FBI, the departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Election Assistance Commission.

The invitation, which was sent this week, according to the election official, was signed by Kellie M. Hardiman, who identified herself as an "FBI Election Executive." A LinkedIn page for Hardiman says she was appointed seven months ago.

The official who was invited and requested anonymity to speak candidly called it “unusual and unexpected,” adding that they planned to attend.

“No one has heard of this person — and we’re all wondering what an 'FBI Election Executive' is,” the official added…

… Trump continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election and spread election conspiracy theories. This week, he suggested he supported nationalizing elections in at least some areas.

"The Republicans should say: 'We want to take over. We should take over the voting in at least — many, 15 places,'" Trump said in an interview on a conservative podcast. "The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting."

The U.S. Constitution gives states the power to set the rules of and administer their own elections, though Congress can set some regulations, too.

Hugh 06-02-2026 13:28
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
https://wapo.st/4th1kAx

Quote:
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates

President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle

Nearly all of the 62-second clip, which was among dozens of Truth Social posts from Trump overnight, appears to be from a conservative video alleging deliberate tampering with voting machines in battleground states as the 2020 presidential votes were tallied. At the 60-second mark is a quick scene of two primates, with the Obamas’ smiling faces imposed on them.

Those frames were taken from a longer video, previously circulated by an influential conservative meme maker. It shows Trump as “King of the Jungle” and depicts a range of Democratic leaders as animals, including Joe Biden, who is white, as a primate eating a banana.

“This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King,” Leavitt said by text, referring to Disney’s 1994 feature film. “Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”

thenry 06-02-2026 13:33
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Aren't they racist to point out such accusations?


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