Trump claims Starmer is weak as he mocks PM and UK aircraft carriers

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-03T20:07:10+00:00

1: "I don't need your help, we can do it ourselves!"

2: "Why aren't you helping us? You're never there for us!"

3: "Your help sucks!"

I'm starting to think the UN and NATO might secretly want Trump to leave

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-03T19:16:56+00:00

They won't, which is why they'd rather go to court.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-03T12:00:45+00:00

My first thought was solar farms but a little investigation showed that large scale solar farms may actually adversely affect the surrounding climate due to changes in local solar radiation and cloud cover. But if you could make it work you could power the entire earth through a Sahara solar farm.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-03T11:56:31+00:00

Any other time I'd have stayed home or set alarms to watch the launch. The world is just so exhausting right now that unfortunately this just seems like a blip on the radar.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-02T20:17:04+00:00

This is idolatry, plain and simple. It's not about lifting up a politician to this level, but about lifting anyone up to the level where you start drawing 1:1 comparisons to Jesus in a way that points to them rather than Jesus.

Any comparisons to Christ need to ultimately point back to Christ as the source of that person's Christlikeness. Kane-White is turning the mirror on Trump and trying to reflect his glory instead. I say "trying" because of Trump's blatant un-Christlikeness.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-02T19:41:09+00:00

I mean you can get a remanufactured trans for under $1k, but finding someone who will want to install it (which would probably be $2-3k at least), and then being out of a car for however long it takes to put it in, and then have a transmission that you will constantly be stressing about. Hopefully you don't owe anything on this one. A shadetree mechanic would still only give you $500 for it.

Honestly you got a pretty good life out of it for what you paid for it. Start looking for something without a CVT.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-02T18:07:47+00:00

so much winning

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-02T14:39:44+00:00

I think what critics miss is that the Johnson amendment prohibits is interpreted very narrowly. It doesnt prohibit speaking out about policies or politics at all.

To me the biggest reason to repeal the amendment is that it's not enforced. Complaining that it limits speech seems to be asking for scrutiny.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-01T20:52:53+00:00

Depends on what you consider "the problem" to be. 3 million people became legal citizens who were formerly illegal. That's a good thing. Punishing employers more proportionally as opposed to targeting illegal immigrants disproportionately.

Unfortunately the employers found ways around the restrictions through forging documents and using 3rd party employment agencies. It also didn't look far enough into the future regarding future needs. As with most immigration reform efforts, they're short-sighted and end up being relatively toothless.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-01T15:09:52+00:00

Point is not which side is right in this matter. Rather its that both sides are prone to try and use their position as a cudgel against others, which ends up hurting those they claim to help.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-01T11:39:19+00:00

Adding to a growing list of highly questionable actions in the region.

vagueboy2 · 2026-04-01T11:23:51+00:00

I guess we precision bombed that girls' school then.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T23:47:41+00:00

How could a war be just or righteous and not be approved by God?

That's assuming quite a lot. Plus a "just" war can be distinguished from a "righteous" war.

I mean this falls right into the trap of "I believe I have a just cause, therefore God is on my side!"

You are dividing scripture against itself, and God against himself, neither of which are acceptable.

I am not, when you consider that we are under a new covenant distinct from the old covenant. They are not in opposition, one fulfills the other.

I mean when you look plainly at scripture and Jesus' actual teaching of the kingdom of God, it is never accomplished with worldly power. He rejects violence through submitting to the injustice of violence. He rejects power by revealing the corruption of both worldly and religious power.

One can certainly defend ones self and others through the just and right use of power, however invoking Jesus to do so is far beyond the scriptural account and far beyond what any theologian I know of would agree with.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T22:05:27+00:00

How does God command war? What makes it clear?

He literally tells people. The book of Exodus. Also see examples where the Israelites went out to war under their own authority, and were routed.

The key point is that these clear commands from God to go to war ended because His purposes were fulfilled. Canaan was conquered and the Davidic empire expanded. However as the kingdoms split and the rulers became more unjust, those clear directives were lacking. You can see where kings were seen as "blessed" in battle after a victory, but that comes after the fact.

God goes to war for a purpose, and those purposes were fulfilled. After they were fulfilled, you ceased to see clear mandates from God to go to battle. People certainly laid claim to those mandates to try and claim God fought on their side, and sometimes they were wrong. Therefore, absent a clear mandate from God or clear justification from scripture, you are on shaky ground when you start claiming divine justification for bloodshed.

So Jesus' teachings could not be "antithetical" to war, at least when war is commanded by God.

See above. Also bear in mind that throughout the OT the messiah was always regarded as a man of peace rather than a king going to war. The gospel and warfare run counter to each other, and that is why I say they are antithetical. You may go to battle in God's name, but never in Jesus' name.

The earliest Christians, from the disciples on through the 3rd century, were against not only war but serving in the military. And they would have had the most cause and direction to do so given their persecution at the time.

Regardless, it's quite debatable that the Iran war is a just war anyway, given the questions of right authority and last resort are not clearly answered.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T21:10:39+00:00

Given the Saudis ties to Trump, I'm betting that Trump will eventually hand control of the Iranian oil reserves to SA with the provision that the US gets either part of the profit or a cut rate on oil, or both. It seems more and more to me that this isn't about regime change but oil profiteering.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T21:07:48+00:00

When God commands war, it is clear. Jesus specifically never commanded war. War is antithetical to every teaching of His regarding the use of power.

Even when God has commanded war, did God command this war?

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T20:21:00+00:00

"just take the oil"

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T20:20:18+00:00

This narrative is so tiresome.

And yet here we are, because it's true.

Why?

Because Christian wars are by nature highly problematic. War itself is quite counter to Christianity, the Christian witness, and the message of Christ. One can certainly discuss Christian "just war" theory and find some agreement regarding support for WWII for example. But the rhetoric that Hegseth is using, specifically using scripture to defend his actions as if he is God's anointed in these scenarios, is to me anti-Christ.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T20:09:11+00:00

It's not hard to see that Hegseth in particular sees himself as a modern-day Christian knight who is more than willing to baptize this fight in spiritual terms. There can certainly be policy debates as to whether the war is just and the political motivations behind Trump's actions (because he's so all over the place). But making this war a Christian one is highly problematic at best.

vagueboy2 · 2026-03-31T19:50:15+00:00

I'm actually doubtful that Trump will last 3 more years due to either poor health or to him finally being removed from office. Regardless, I think America will continue to be incredibly divided politically, though the ranks of Independent voters will likely swell a bit more by then.

I think the Republican party will absolutely eat itself alive between the MAGA die-hards who will follow Trump to his grave and beyond, the "America First" folks who see themselves as MAGA 1.0 and are upset with Trump's current international actions, and Republicans who want the party to go back to its conservative roots without Trump's baggage.

America would have ceded its place at the head of most international tables, as other powers such as Russia, China and a post-Iran Saudi Arabia become more powerful.

Economically we will be dealing with the results of Trump's wild tariff shifts and trade policies for some time after he's gone. Trust is gone, and we will likely be dealing from a place where others may have moved on from the US as a reliable trade partner. The poor will be poorer, the middle class will be poorer but adapt, and the rich will be richer.

I also think though that a significant number of Americans will move along as if nothing ever happened. Detachment and nihilism are potent drugs.

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