US Elections (& Politics) :)

[bigredfish]

All of you who put down social media, Trump and his cronies now control it. All of it.

X was the last bastion of free speech. Elon has been compromised. Facebook, TikTok, all of them.

I’ll be using it much less and agreeing with you now that the censorship is becoming obvious.

Like everything else, Trump has turned it into shit

 

[bigredfish]

Suckers

 

[bigredfish]

At least she’s honest, not bright, not factually correct, but honest.

This is why our country is fucked. MAGidiots like this cunt.

Thing is she has both positions backwards

 

[MrSurly]

At least employ some level of fact-seeking whilst slinging the mud. Col North was convicted, yes, but that conviction was OVERTURNED on appeal. His convictions (3) were later vacated and reversed. This means that he is NOT a convicted criminal. Electing to leave that little exonerated thirty-five years ago tidbit out and running with 'convicted' is patently disingenuous, no?
BTW: it appears that in the intervening FORTY years since famously doing whatever, the man may have changed an opinion on some topic. (GOSH!)

I've been away from this forum for a couple of years. I enjoyed reading the various takes in the E&P postings here.
I'll dig further, but my impression so far upon my recent viewing is that this place has morphed into a pre-Elon Twitter-level TDS-fest.
I'll keep reading, y'all keep it up.

 

[bigredfish]

Another Magidiot

 

[bigredfish]

 

[bigredfish]

Trump imposes ‘sweeping’ new tariffs on 60 trade partners as global duties expire​

Trump imposes 'sweeping' new tariffs on 60 trade partners as global duties expire

The Trump administration has ramped its tariff actions back up since the president's trade agenda suffered major legal setbacks earlier this year.

www.cnbc.com

 

[MrSurly]

I know some of the tough guys will call me a tree hugger, but where does this shit stop?

Those darned FACTS, though...

Fact Check: Did the Trump admin legalize hunting and killing Florida manatees?

The claim followed the administration's mid-July 2026 decision to end automatic ESA protections for newly listed threatened species

news.meaww.com

The claim is false. The Trump administration has not legalized the hunting or killing of Florida manatees. The species remains protected under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and Florida state law, both of which continue to prohibit hunting, killing, or harassing manatees.
The July 2026 changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) do not override these protections. Instead, the July 2026 ESA rule changes ended the automatic "blanket" protections that previously applied to newly listed threatened species and narrowed the regulatory definition of "harm" by excluding most habitat modification from the prohibited "take" of wildlife.
While these changes could affect habitat protections and future threatened species listings, including the pending proposal involving Florida manatees, they do not make it legal to hunt or kill the animals.
Supporters of the changes argue they better balance conservation with economic and landowner interests, while critics contend that weaker habitat protections could indirectly increase risks to manatee populations.<

Retweeting a lie does not legitimize it.

 

[bigredfish]

Ok let’s play

Will you be having opinions on anything substantial or just waiting to take pot shots ?

Just so I know the rules

 

[bigredfish]

Those darned FACTS, though...

Fact Check: Did the Trump admin legalize hunting and killing Florida manatees?

The claim followed the administration's mid-July 2026 decision to end automatic ESA protections for newly listed threatened species

news.meaww.com

The claim is false. The Trump administration has not legalized the hunting or killing of Florida manatees. The species remains protected under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and Florida state law, both of which continue to prohibit hunting, killing, or harassing manatees.
The July 2026 changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) do not override these protections. Instead, the July 2026 ESA rule changes ended the automatic "blanket" protections that previously applied to newly listed threatened species and narrowed the regulatory definition of "harm" by excluding most habitat modification from the prohibited "take" of wildlife.
While these changes could affect habitat protections and future threatened species listings, including the pending proposal involving Florida manatees, they do not make it legal to hunt or kill the animals.
Supporters of the changes argue they better balance conservation with economic and landowner interests, while critics contend that weaker habitat protections could indirectly increase risks to manatee populations.<

Retweeting a lie does not legitimize it.

It’s a bit more nuanced

Far from a lie. Sparky

But again, I found it interesting, but not exactly high on my list of Trump fuckups.

Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act.

apnews.com

https://law.stanford.edu/2026/07/23/endangered-species-acts-harm-rule-explained-what-the-change-means-for-wildlife/

 

[bigredfish]

Hers a few from your apparent favorite Fact Check Pro MAGA news source

The parent company appears to be out of India…
Eleven Int Service Private Limited is an India based digital publishing and media-investment company

US based subsidiary seems to have a lot of tabloid type brands..

Scale Content Inc.

Digital Media Brands That Scale

scalecontentinc.com

Trump unveils sweeping new tariffs on 60 countries, covering 99.4% of US imports

The White House said the measures are aimed at addressing forced labor concerns in global supply chains

news.meaww.com

'You can't fight it': Trump urges communities to embrace data centers, claims China funds propaganda

Donald Trump said expanding AI infrastructure would create jobs and argued developers should bear the costs of new power demands

news.meaww.com

 

[VorlonFrog]

 

[MrSurly]

All of you who put down social media, Trump and his cronies now control it. All of it.

X was the last bastion of free speech. Elon has been compromised. Facebook, TikTok, all of them.

I’ll be using it much less and agreeing with you now that the censorship is becoming obvious.

Like everything else, Trump has turned it into shit

This entire post on X is a complete fabrication. It did not happen, he did not say any of it. But the TDS sufferers will predictably latch onto the hater-teat and dutifully retweet and share and post it everywhere, because it feeds their narrative. Hate Trump! Orange man Bad! Blindly, triggered with confirmation, they rush to clickclickclickclickclick

 

[bigredfish]

This entire post on X is a complete fabrication. It did not happen, he did not say any of it. But the TDS sufferers will predictably latch onto the hater-teat and dutifully retweet and share and post it everywhere, because it feeds their narrative. Hate Trump! Orange man Bad! Blindly, triggered with confirmation, they rush to clickclickclickclickclick

Your use of the infantile “TDS” removes any doubt of your lack of critical thinking skills

No those aren’t his exact words.
They do however represent the facts

 

[bigredfish]

 

[bigredfish]

Like clockwork

Brent crude hits $100 during market hours and all of a sudden on the eve of a potentially large US military op against Iran tonight, Pakistan suddenly thinks peace talks are in order and oil crashes

 

[bigredfish]

No he didn’t say the Fed is going away.

But he does say we’ll be getting dividends and that we won’t probably have to pay income tax, and that we’re taking in $Trillions of dollars.

(Note I still have some swampland for sale cheap. Get in on the ground floor. Call me)

 

[bigredfish]

Is this the same China that he declared in his failure speech last week had helped overthrow our elections? Or a different China?

 

[bigredfish]

Interesting opinion piece with some receipts… and a little common sense in the 2nd post

 

[bigredfish]

This entire post on X is a complete fabrication. It did not happen, he did not say any of it. But the TDS sufferers will predictably latch onto the hater-teat and dutifully retweet and share and post it everywhere, because it feeds their narrative. Hate Trump! Orange man Bad! Blindly, triggered with confirmation, they rush to clickclickclickclickclick

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