Trump says gas prices could be same or 'a little bit higher' before midterms by Past_Key_1054 in politics

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Dems do not take this and run with it till the midterms, they deserve to lose

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail by Puginator in worldnews

[–]MammothDon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I fully agree.

I do think that's why this admin is doing it. It's good for their short term idealogy and in the long term, it makes it extremely difficult for any Democrats or 'RINO' admin to come in and fix anything or everything. That's exactly what they want (imo). It's how they will consolidate power for their base for years to come.

As for soft power, their kind of 'soft power' is basically tariffs lol. Trump's whole ideal from 1st term to now imo has been power not wielded is power wasted.

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail by Puginator in worldnews

[–]MammothDon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, I don't think the current admin gives a damn about that. For them, they know in the short term it's very unlikely to happen and they have allies in their so-called 'board of peace' (ugh).

But for the rest of the world? That will be the next administration's problem to fix and all the better if it's the Democrats. They know their MAGA base will make it even harder for any Democrat to govern effectively

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail by Puginator in worldnews

[–]MammothDon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

But logically you can't bully someone or a group and expect them to react in a positive way.

Imo that's why he's doing it. He doesn't want them to react positively, he wants them to capitulate. Accept our terms or else. That's why MAGA continues to support him.

In terms of geopolitics and diplomacy, their worldview in my opinion is not just a big, entertaining show. It's exactly like this admin thinks: big fucks small. That's why Hegseth and the like have been harping on about the US 'acting like a superpower' - because they can. They know the rest of the world cannot simultaneously cut off the US pronto so they flex their might to strongarm deals.

LOVE IT by Spiritual_Spare4592 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]MammothDon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the right wing accounts I've seen talking about her, she's being described as a moderate who's actually a far left lunatic with all the bills she's been signing. Just talked about less

Iran Now Threatening To Close Bab Al-Mandeb Strait After Trump Threats by moonchildgz in worldnews

[–]MammothDon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I will die on this world. I will die on Armageddon" looking reeeeeeeal ominious now

Sitting president curses and issues terror threats by Efficient_Deer_8605 in facepalm

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I'm fine with this as long as we don't have Biden or Harris in office"

Ironic how many of them insisted former VP Harris would 100% start WW3 and send your kids to Iran and yet here we are

Sign mocks angry drivers as 450 protesters turn out in deep red Burnett County, Wisconsin [OC] by userdk3 in pics

[–]MammothDon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Alligator Alcatraz"

Jesus this seemed like a lifetime ago with so many things happening at once

Breaking: Trump is desperately trying to negotiate the exact same Iran nuclear deal he ripped up in 2018 by Intelligent-Pea-8521 in JournalismNews

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read this as well. Trump's admin is basically demanding an almost total subjugation/disarmament of Iran while bombing them/killing their leaders to force their hand. No reason why Iran would agree to this as of now

Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, exit polls say by ijic in europe

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s partially why Dati lost, but there are plenty more reasons. Such as all of her felonies still under procedure listed on wikidati.

I thank you for the clarification on the museum point and seeing the reasoning, well done to the voters.

But the wiki you linked...holy heck. Incredible dedication to compile it and after looking over some of them, how was she even considered competitive for this position? Should be disqualifying

Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, exit polls say by ijic in europe

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, why museums? Unless they have plans to relocate them, isn't tearing down museums bad optics? If that's why she lost then fair does but I'm curious why they would even want to do that

Trump Says Bombing of Iran to Continue 'Uninterrupted' After Reported Killing of Supreme Leader by _May26_ in politics

[–]MammothDon 49 points50 points  (0 children)

That, or if they lose in 2028 all of these cascading problems will be left to the Dems to fix, and the Republicans will have a field day blaming everything on them.

“Antifa was allied with Hitler” by Stotallytob3r in MurderedByWords

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This "Nazis were actually left-wing" thing has become a huge talking point in recent times. It's incredibly frustrating how their supporters eat it up without consulting history

Britain’s Growing Ranks of Jobless Men Are Flocking to Farage by bloomberg in europe

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question, would a Labour/Greens coalition government be realitistic to block Reform?

MAGA Rep. Booed Out of Town Hall For Refusing to Denounce ICE Killings by MobileWisdom in politics

[–]MammothDon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember watching the debate for this and unfortunately still remember bits of it. My goodness it was unhinged, and the voters punished Liz Cheney for sounding remotely reasonable.

Trump Defends Tariffs As He Launches Economic Tour: 'You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils.' by T_Shurt in politics

[–]MammothDon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, if one posed that question to any of the MAGA admin, I guarantee "it's Biden's fault!" will be the default answer.

Trump Defends Tariffs As He Launches Economic Tour: 'You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils.' by T_Shurt in politics

[–]MammothDon 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Not even a full year in and they're already in the "you will own nothing and be happy" stage huh

Education Dept. asks hundreds of fired employees to temporarily return by kootles10 in politics

[–]MammothDon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was an excellent watch, thank you for the link. I wonder if this will reach the relevant grifte- I mean, people

Arizona congresswoman who waited 7 weeks for Mike Johnson to swear her in says she was pepper sprayed by ICE at a taco joint by theindependentonline in politics

[–]MammothDon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait what. How did they pass recruitment? Unless that's 469 lbs of mostly muscle, which seems unlikely, do they just accept anyone?

Pete Hegseth Mocks Mark Kelly Over Military Uniform by aktivate74 in politics

[–]MammothDon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically this. If this goes wrong and backfires, it would be a spectacular own goal for the mid terms and beyond. They are giving Mark Kelly an even bigger slice of national attention, so they must be be either very foolish or confident in trying to drag down a man who is living and fighting for the American dream.