spidermike007

A butcher's hammer or a bull in the China closet are both classic descriptions for Disaster Don. I seriously doubt that any of this news is true, it sounds way too intelligent and way too organized for the US Military, and Trump's band of goons.

If the US withdrew all support to Israel it is questionable whether or not the state could continue to exist. Israel has made itself a complete and total pariah within a region where it's already isolated. And the extremists that seem to be influencing the government do not seem to be going away anytime soon. All the lessons of the Holocaust seem to have been forgotten and one can easily make a case that Israel is losing it's right to exist.

Well he sure has a history of being in support of non-intervention, so he has that going for him, the question is does Vance have a sincere bone in his body, and does he have enough integrity to hold to his stated positions?

Next time try a little bit of originality, that's the exact same excuse so many of his supporters have been giving the man for decades now. If it weren't for his grifting, his cons, his fraud, and his corruption he would likely be poorer than the average homeless person.

That's what I keep on getting asked by people around the world, when I tell them I'm American. You saw who he was during his first term so why on earth would you guys reelect him? And now during his second term the man is so full of himself he's become infinitely more destructive and dangerous. Trump is an absolute pig.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I do think that there are certain lines that one crosses in this lifetime which essentially amount to a self-rification of the right to consume oxygen.

There's no question that this was a war of choice and it was likely caused by Kompromat that Netanyahu has on Trump, the strength of the Israeli lobby, and Trump's extreme levels of insanity and impotency.

They will say anything at this point, the reality is that there are over 150,000 members of the IRG and 200,000 members of the National Defense Forces, and that does not include local, regional, and state law enforcement. This popular uprising from the Iranian population just does not seem to be manifesting itself, like the blazing idiots Netanyahu and Trump predicted. It would appear that neither of them read very much in the way of history, as no regime change has ever been accomplished without boots on the ground in modern history. And even many of those regime changes have simply resulted in decades of chaos, such as we see in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Algeria and Egypt to name just a few. The levels of stupidity, mindlessness, recklessness and lack of planning on the part of these two pathological nimwits boggles the mind.

Virtually everything that you've done so far in this term has gone too far Don, your policies have become so extreme they can only be associated with a dictator or a fascist. If you are concerned now it's only because of PR, and fear of getting slaughtered in the midterms and becoming doubly and impotent. Most of us know it would have nothing to do with the well-being and the welfare of hard-working honest immigrants, who made a life in America, and contributed to the well-being of the nation. You are a massive loser Don and you are absolutely gutter trash.

In the Fog of Don people seem to forget all the travesties of his toxic and corrupt past, and the massive amounts of destruction he has left in his wake. 17 of his businesses have failed in the past few decades. Some at huge losses. Trump Steaks, Trump Shuttle Airline ($120 million in losses between 1988 and 1990), GoTrump, Trump Vodka, Trump Mortgage, Trump University, Trump Ice, The New Jersey Generals, Tour de Trump, Trump Network, Trump Magazine, Trumped!. Many businesses that licensed his name went bankrupt, or went out of business. And he had between four and six major bankruptcies (depending on the source), including the Trump Taj Mahal (which he spent $1.2 billion building, and was $3 billion in debt within a year of opening), Trump's Castle, Trump Place Hotel (which was very successful prior to Trump buying it in 1988, and he managed to put it into $550 million in debt by 1992!), Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts ($1.8 billion in debt by 2004, bankrupt in 2009) , and Trump Entertainment Resorts. There are likely others. And this does not take into account the 3,600 lawsuits he was involved in as of the time he took office, the vast majority of which were filed by small contractors against his companies for non payment, or total default. Many of these contractors were crushed. It is part of his M.O. Promises made but never kept: Every voter needs to be reminded of Trump's promises last time he was running: There is very little that comes out of Donald's mouth that is the truth..... He promised to cut the deficit. He added $8T. He promised to build a wall. He only did 458 miles out of 2,000. Most of it was repair or replacement, not new. He promised to make Mexico pay. They didn't. We did. He promised to unveil a new healthcare plan. It didn't exist. He promised a middle-class tax cut. He cut taxes for the rich. The middle class is paying for it. He said he wouldn't play golf as President. He made 250 visits (way more than Obama) to his own golf clubs. It cost taxpayers $150 million. He said he'd increase economic growth by 4%. Nope. Biden did. He promised an infrastructure plan. He had none. President Biden signed a massive one. He promised to hire "the best people." He fired 3/4 of them and then said they were the worst ever, and they said HE was in fact the worst ever. He promised to bring down the price of prescription drugs. He didn't: Biden did. He promised a Hillary lock-up. Nope Promised we'd win the trade war with China. Nope, It cost about 250,000 jobs and hurt Americans, not help them. He promised his corporate tax cuts would help and benefit Workers, and corporations would use that money to invest in American workers. They didn't, they used that money to buy back stocks. He promised to revive the coal industry. Never happened: more coal jobs were lost during his presidency. And this time around he promised to lower inflation, and he promised to avoid overseas adventures, and yet inflation is on the rise, prices are going up dramatically, and so far he's engaged in eight overseas incursions, adventures or wars.

I will try to be slightly more articulate than you reply suggests. A basic primer or the use of Marxist doctrine. The most reactionary and far-right sectors of the capitalist class have teamed up to back a wannabe dictator who’s managed to assemble a mass movement of contradictory forces behind him — outright racists and misogynists along with millions of disaffected and confused members of the working class. It’s the classic formula for fascism. But beyond the race hatred, the anti-immigrant hostility, the misogyny, and the homophobic/transphobic attacks, what else motivates significant blocs of voters to go over to the fascist side? Georgi Dimitrov, one of the famed anti-fascist leaders of the 1930s, provided the beginnings of an answer: “What is the source of the influence of fascism over the masses? Fascism is able to attract the masses because it demagogically appeals to their most urgent needs and demands. Fascism not only inflames prejudices that are deeply ingrained in the masses, but also plays upon the better sentiments of the masses, on their sense of justice and sometimes even on their revolutionary traditions. Fascism aims at the most unbridled exploitation of the masses but it approaches them with the most artful anti-capitalist demagogy, taking advantage of the deep hatred of the working people against the plundering bourgeoisie, the banks, the trusts, and financial magnates.” Add to that the deep resentment that Trump supporters had toward law enforcement and the justice system, for going after their felonious master with such unbridled passion. Nearly every 250 years an empire passes Into near obscurity. It truly feels like that is the moment for the US right now, it's been on the decline for at least three decades and nearly every policy that Trump enacts exacerbates the decline, and precipitates it quite dramatically.

But, but I came out of Regina!

Saint Donald. Total revisionist history, a complete reformation of his entire career, and a total erasure of his past crimes, moral terpitude, and a total and complete willingness to overlook a lifetime of moral bankruptcy. Such massive delusion. If I were in your position I would seek psychological help.

Though you are likely correct that Trump is absolutely drunk with power and would prefer to be dictator for life, I think his health will rule that out, as he's on a dramatic decline, his health is very poor, his stamina is declining, his coherence is declining, he's semi senile, and substantially insane. And all of that will only accelerate from here on out. I am fairly certain he won't make it to the end of his term, which brings a really scary prospect, which is Mr Just Dull. He would likely be even worse than Trump, as he's not fit to run the Pittsburgh chapter of the Cub Scouts.

No. Absolutely not, this is a one-off and super uncommon, if it even happened as stated. If anybody gets their drinks spiked that's going to be with a sedative or a date rape drug which they'll recover from the next day.

Don, you've already dramatically lowered the quality of life for nearly every individual on the planet, just keep up your nonsense and bring the quality of our life down to net zero. Billionaires tend not to care too much as you guys are not affected by the day-to-day reality that we have to deal with. You know you're going to have to end this war sooner or later, you know you're going to get beaten by Iran, so you might as well just withdraw now and make up a story about how you somehow won this thing. And a note to the very dumb man, whatever you do don't put boots on the ground, you've already created a stinking toxic legacy, and it will get 10 times worse if you do that. Stop the stupidity Don, and try to listen to an advisor for once in your life.

There are certainly worse places in the world to be stranded than in Thailand God forbid one could end up stranded in Dubai that would be like being inside of a horror movie. $900 a day for nothing. There's no question that this ridiculous war is causing huge amounts of inconvenience around the world and the reverberations are just beginning to be felt. The clowns in Washington have absolutely no idea what they got themselves into, and they have absolutely no idea how to get out of this thing. At best it could be described as an unnecessary Donnie quagmire.

I find this influencer to be grossly overrated, and I wish they would have stated her name it seems only fair. Perhaps the extreme level of misery that exists within her own mind is preventing her from enjoying Thailand. Not that I don't have a few complaints about the place, but I enjoy every day here and find Thailand to be delightful. It's just one incredibly minor influencer's opinion, and it should mean absolutely nothing to anybody. She means considerably less than zero.

I was first in a Phuket in 1976. No resorts. A few bungalows on the beaches. Beachfront land was 1,000 baht a rai. They could not give it away. Went back in 1986. Had developed alot. Still very nice. Again in 1993. Far more development. Still amazing. Azure seas. Spectacular women everywhere. Great food. Did not return until around 2008. It was degraded, for the most part. But, still decent. Good nightlife. Again around 2014. Nowhere near the place it used to be, with a diminished nightlife, but not awful. Back again in 2023 and there was absolutely no charm left, very few attractive gals and Bangla Road was absolutely horrific, with barely a good looking girl to be found with the exception of just a couple of Go-Go's charging truly stupid money. The primary population of tourists were Arabs ,Malaysians, Indians and Russians and most of them felt like low end tourists and expats. The proliferation of Russians was too much to bear. They are SO obnoxious. No need to ever return. The charm is lost. The over development is stunning. The prices were crazy. Yikes.

No surprise here, they have elected to go with the status quo. It must never be forgotten that on Anutin was the deputy PM during the 10-year Prayuth Decimation, and he helped to sabotage the Thai economy and put the country back two decades, expect more of the same.

If they could do a pay-per-view on that it would likely be bigger than that Mayweather's last major fight. I would pay $100 to see that. But it would have to be at least a hundred miles offshore.

AI could have the opposite effect, it could dumb down society dramatically, and it could cause millions upon millions of job losses. There are simply too many variables to be able to predict, but my guess is that it is not going to benefit mankind very much, and it could have devastating consequences.

It does make a lot of sense and I think there's no doubt that the Deep State is controlling Trump like a puppet, as he is a very pliable and incredibly ignorant subject for them to manipulate. And of course they knew this all along. If a scenario like this were to happen we could expect the Dow to drop to around 5,000, we could expect housing costs in the US to drop by 70%, and we could expect the dollar to drop to between 5 and 10 baht per dollar. Unemployment at 35%, real inflation at 40%, and that would no doubt result in a worldwide depression well beyond 1929. But at least the gutter trash would be able to pay off the debt.

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of US National Intelligence, said that the United States intelligence community had assessed that Iran was not rebuilding its nuclear enrichment capabilities following US and Israeli attacks last year. The revelation on Wednesday appeared to undercut one of President Donald Trump’s key justifications for joining Israel in launching the latest war against Iran. Busted again Don. Your lies would be a tragedy if your supporters only cared.

And that means absolutely nothing to him as he cares not one iota for the future well-being of the average American. People still don't see it but this is just a big grift for him, and an opportunity to make a few billion extra through massive corruption, that no member of the GOP seems to have the will to oppose. Cowards, all of them.