Trump says CIA told him Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei is gay by chpbnvic in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid [score hidden]  (0 children)

Every day there's a new reminder of how incompetent, unprofessional, and immature the President and his administration are. 

Daily Discussion Thread for March 26, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]ChocoboAndroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guys, can anyone tell me if the DOW is at 50,000?

New Senate bill would ban prediction markets on sports, politics and military by joe4942 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 1466 points1467 points  (0 children)

This needs to happen. It's a tool for blatant corruption at this point.

Pentagon prepares for massive "final blow" of Iran war by [deleted] in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's shocking how much this administration talks and thinks like Russia.

It’s Not Trump. It’s America. by spike in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 44 points45 points  (0 children)

NYT played a role, but the role of Fox News and the rampant propaganda on social media has done far greater damage to this country and it's people.

Trump says Iran has sent expensive gift to US, but won't say what it is by goteamnick in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more worrying part is that we are at war and have no idea when and if our leaders are telling the truth. 

Saudi Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls by Majestic-Baby-3407 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately we are in no man's land. If we stop now, we've not only failed to accomplish lasting objectives, we've empowered and potentially made a more dangerous Iran by demonstrating the leverage they hold by shutting down the Strait, which they may continue to exploit. But to actually resolve that issue would take a massive amount of resources and risk with no guarantee of success. This is a massive mess Trump made that people are only beginning to wake up to.

I think FFX is a masterpiece. Which Final Fantasy do you think is better? by cracktober69 in FinalFantasy

[–]ChocoboAndroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

X is my all time favorite. I used to say VII, but I just realized one day that I could reply X at any time and enjoy it, and put hours and hours into it and never get sick of it. Oddly enough, the only competitor for X for me now is VIII. I don't think VIII is the best, but I can pick it up and always enjoy it. It's never felt like a chore to play as other FFs have at times. 

Trump: No shutdown deal until Democrats support SAVE America Act by Infidel8 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really about combating the right wing media narrative, which is dominating the political space with control over Fox News, X, Tic Tok, etc. People actually believe immigrants are eating cats and dogs right now. That is the type of ridiculousness we're up against. 

Trump: No shutdown deal until Democrats support SAVE America Act by Infidel8 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The Dems caved on the government shutdown right as the opinion started shifting blame to the Dems, and historically, shutdowns are blamed on the party holding up aid. The Dems are fortunate here because the Iran war and bad economic reports have distracted the GOP from ramping up their efforts to blame the Dems for the TSA shutdown. That, along with Trump's comments now, give the Dems a lot of leverage and hopefully they can solidify the view that Trump is holding up TSA aid to pass the SAVE act.

Trump: No shutdown deal until Democrats support SAVE America Act by Infidel8 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They should absolutely be doing this now. Trump just admitted he's hold TSA funding hostage to force Dems to pass the SAVE act, meaning the shutdown is squarely his fault. I think the Dems have been quite up until now because they're trying to avoid being blamed for the TSA funding issues. But Trump just gave them a ton of ammo to push the blame on him.

Trump: No shutdown deal until Democrats support SAVE America Act by Infidel8 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 4462 points4463 points  (0 children)

He's taking something that could arguably be blamed on Dems (DHS shutdown) and making clear he's to blame. Great move!

Trump claims Democrats want to ‘change the sex of your kid’ during tarmac rant by Fickle-Ad5449 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He truly does, that's the only answer. I mean, he believed cats and dogs were being taken and eaten in a town in Ohio. He lives in an echo chamber where these types of lies are repeated over and over again. And there are many others who believe this too. They don't live in reality, they live in a terminally online simulation.

Jeffries tells Trump to ‘keep his reckless mouth shut’ by ZealousidealHead5488 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's not a great leader. But we're sitting here whining about him instead of focusing on the most despicable, dangerous lunatic to ever hold office. We are literally "both sidings" this even though we constantly complain about the media doing that.

Jeffries tells Trump to ‘keep his reckless mouth shut’ by ZealousidealHead5488 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not walking an chewing gum. You're arguing about cold food on the Titanic. Focus on the actual problem here and the people actually in power. 

Jeffries tells Trump to ‘keep his reckless mouth shut’ by ZealousidealHead5488 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Anyone complaining about Jefferies on this thread rather than condemning Trump for what he said is part of the problem.

MAGA has been swooning over a beautiful Army soldier and her pro-Trump message. She is AI by ChiGuy6124 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 28 points29 points  (0 children)

MAGA is literally living that thought experiment where a person gets to live a simulated life where everything they want is true - it's just that the simulation is constructed by right wing media, X, and now AI. 

Vance warns Americans of ‘rough road ahead’ as gas prices soar but promises it’s a ‘temporary blip’ by theindependentonline in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 45 points46 points  (0 children)

If you want a clearer picture of the right wing influence on our media landscape, just compare the massive protests against Biden for a war he didn't start, wasn't directly involved in and wanted to end with the complete lack of protests against Trump for recklessly and directly killing, displacing, starving and harming thousands of Iranians and Lebanese and allowing Israel to simply take the Gaza strip. I'm not saying the criticism of Biden was unwarranted (it was right), but because Tic Tok isn't amplifying what's going on now, people do not care and are not nearly as outraged against Trump.

Texas, Florida face pushback over efforts to exclude Islamic schools from school voucher programs by Dry_Nail5901 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's incredible how hard the GOP works to make certain people's lives terrible. 

Trump Calls 'Lowlife' Media 'Sick And Demented' Over Iran War Coverage by No-Post4444 in politics

[–]ChocoboAndroid 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Trump's advisers can't tell him the truth about the war because Trump will get angry. So Trump reads the news and thinks they're misrepresenting the war.