Random Political Thoughts

For the argument that all orders by Cheetolini are by definition lawful orders, I’d like to hear someone ask Hegseth what he’d do if Trump ordered him to suck his dick.

You mean, more often than he does now?

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I wonder how much larger and/or gaudier our Glorious Leader’s ballroom will end up being as a result of Netflix seeking approval to buy Warner Brothers.

Inspired by: Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal 'could be a problem'

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I suspect Ellison Sr is the one lobbying Trump in the background to block that deal.

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And Jared Kushner.

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix

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A family member just reposted something on Facebook accusing Democratic senators of treason for accepting bribes from Venezuela and implying they should all be put to death, with the text:

Reposting this so I can do research later…

Could you do, like, five minutes of goddamn research before reposting calls to execute specific people?

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I was just disappointed to learn that Polymarket doesn’t have an item for our whether our Glorious Leader will be impeached before the end of his term. (They do, however, put the odds of impeachment in 2026 at 11%.)

I would have been amused to see the odds jump as a result of last night’s activities.

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Regime change is the right thing for Iran, but, isn’t the existence of the ayatollahs kind of our fault in the first place?

What you mean when Eisenhower didn’t like that Iran elected guy who nationalized the oil industry so the US staged a coup to install the Shah? And then used US military support to prop up his brutal regime until the Iranian people revolted in the 1970s?

lol, yeah, like that. :grimacing: so basically everyone sucks in Iran, and we suck for messing with it.

who then would even replace the ayatollahs and the result not suck?

I’m sure there are people who don’t suck in Iran but I have no idea what group that would be or how realistic it would be for them to seize power, but I doubt any of them would be very friendly with the US.

I’m missing why everyone in Iran sucks?

I get why the US and the Iranian leadership sucks, but I’m not seeing why the Iranian people in general sucks. From what I can tell, many would like to live a largely European lifestyle, but he government wants to impose strict religious protocols.

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My former housemate who was Iranian would love to go shopping in the US and visit her parents. On the other hand, I can see why many Iranians would think poorly of the US given the country’s long history of making them struggle as punishment for overthrowing a US imposed dictator.

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The home daycare we sent our kids to were an Iranian couple who escaped the revolution. I think he was a helicopter pilot and she was a math teacher before they fled.

I’m exaggerating a bit with a broad brush. It seems that everyone who tried to be a leader failed in different ways. It’s not that everyone everyone sucks, it’s just hard to see if there’s someone who doesn’t suck who everyone could rally behind as a good leader.

Good people don’t want to lead.

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Hoping that Trump gets so preoccupied with America 250 events that he slacks off on divisive activities.

Commissioners of NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB to meet with Trump over America 250 plans

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Surprised they haven’t consulted with Disney. Their quinquennial celebrations go on for 18 months, starting 6 months before lasting 12 months after.

Clickbait regarding our Glorious Leader’s health, but…

So….we could now have a brain damaged malignant narcissist.