6 hours ago, gargamon said:

The “big win“ is future thinking by SCOTUS. It makes it easy to fire all the incompetent sycophants Trump had appointed as soon as a reasonable president gets into power.

Right. Short-sighted MAGAs, who are rejoicing about the extended power granted by the SC, don't seem to realise that the next Dem President (whenever that happens) will be able to use it against them! 😃

8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

the win more than makes up for the losses

We need you as the ref in England's knock out rounds.

Right on que, at 250 years ... the great American Experiment ... is OVER. Rebranding: "AK47" (American Kleptocracy 47) Congratulations MAGA ... you ruined the best thing that ever happened to this planet in terms of government and human rights. You hired a Clown ... Welcome to the Circus.

11 hours ago, Yagoda said:

the win more than makes up for the losses

The win will also apply to any future Democrat President. There will be more see saw movement with each presidential change of party I suspect

The good thing about this second term abomination is how it's exposed how seriously weak democracy is. After the trash is taken out, we can start to rebuild and make it that much stronger to safeguard against fascist wannabes.

7 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Voting by mail is open to fraud, in the USA and elsewhere.

eg harvesting in CA (see earlier comment).

4 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

The good thing about this second term abomination is how it's exposed how seriously weak democracy is. After the trash is taken out, we can start to rebuild and make it that much stronger to safeguard against fascist wannabes.

What do you mean by "severely weak democracy"?

19 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

eg harvesting in CA (see earlier comment).

This unmerited attempt to erode trust in mail voting always surface before major election when Trump know that in his bones that he can't win. Really nothing to see here.

10 hours ago, Yagoda said:

sure lol. glad you agree with the trump admin and the supreme court then.

which incompetent sycophants are covered by this decision btw

Lists too long to fit onto this forum!

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

This unmerited attempt to erode trust in mail voting always surface before major election when Trump know that in his bones that he can't win. Really nothing to see here.

I'm not only referring to the USA.

9 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Voting by mail is open to fraud, in the USA and elsewhere.

Your statement is ridiculous.

Switzerland:

Fill out the ballot paper, sign the voting card, and place both in the envelope. Then, simply drop it into the nearest mailbox—that is what voting and casting a ballot usually looks like today. In many votes, more than 90 percent of voters opt for postal voting rather than going to the polling station. This proportion has risen further due to the coronavirus pandemic.

History facts:

As early as the 17th century, for instance, sick people in the city of St. Gallen were permitted to vote by mail. At the federal level, the topic was repeatedly discussed starting in the 1870s. Another precursor was the fact that soldiers on active duty during the Second World War were able to vote by mail.

At the federal level, this step was taken in 1994.

The introduction of universal postal voting resulted in an increase in voter turnout of approximately 4 percent in each case.

It seems that you don't want to have an increase of voters in the US.

Ah, I guess forgot why you write this - the US under Trump shall become a confirmed banana republic.

4 minutes ago, Schoggibueb said:

Your statement is ridiculous.

Switzerland:

Fill out the ballot paper, sign the voting card, and place both in the envelope. Then, simply drop it into the nearest mailbox—that is what voting and casting a ballot usually looks like today. In many votes, more than 90 percent of voters opt for postal voting rather than going to the polling station. This proportion has risen further due to the coronavirus pandemic.

History facts:

As early as the 17th century, for instance, sick people in the city of St. Gallen were permitted to vote by mail. At the federal level, the topic was repeatedly discussed starting in the 1870s. Another precursor was the fact that soldiers on active duty during the Second World War were able to vote by mail.

At the federal level, this step was taken in 1994.

The introduction of universal postal voting resulted in an increase in voter turnout of approximately 4 percent in each case.

It seems that you don't want to have an increase of voters in the US.

Ah, I guess forgot why you write this - the US under Trump shall become a confirmed banana republic.

And just in case you don't now how democracy can be like, here a very short explanation:

A referendum in Switzerland is an important fundamental right that allows the voting public to decide directly on laws and constitutional amendments. Citizens do not merely elect politicians; they can also block laws or put forward new proposals themselves. Votes generally take place four times a year.

1 hour ago, retayl said:

Lists too long to fit onto this forum!

got it. you cant name any

2 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

The win will also apply to any future Democrat President. There will be more see saw movement with each presidential change of party I suspect

thats the point

4 hours ago, JustinTyme said:

Right on que, at 250 years ... the great American Experiment ... is OVER. Rebranding: "AK47" (American Kleptocracy 47) Congratulations MAGA ... you ruined the best thing that ever happened to this planet in terms of government and human rights. You hired a Clown ... Welcome to the Circus.

tell us how its over and ruined?

10 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Voting by mail is open to fraud, in the USA and elsewhere.

Elsewhere ? , He says America is the only country doing mail in ballots,

would he be lying ....

regards Worgeordie

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

tell us how its over and ruined?

Considering that your mission here is "Promoting Peace with President Trump" I will save myself the time and energy of a conversation that probably would have the same net benefit as pissing up a rope. We all have different views, and one person's "bug" is another person's "feature." Have a lovely July.

A post with a derogatory political neologism to belittle or mock individuals with differing political views has been removed.

Off topic posts and replies trolling about other members have been removed. Please discuss the topic and not other members.

1 hour ago, JustinTyme said:

Considering that your mission here is "Promoting Peace with President Trump" I will save myself the time and energy of a conversation that probably would have the same net benefit as pissing up a rope. We all have different views, and one person's "bug" is another person's "feature." Have a lovely July.

got it. you cant answer the questions. typical

12 hours ago, candide said:

Right. Short-sighted MAGAs, who are rejoicing about the extended power granted by the SC, don't seem to realise that the next Dem President (whenever that happens) will be able to use it against them! 😃

Exactly, and after the exhaustion of this MAGA movement, Dems will probably roll for another eight years come 2028 and will use this to bounce all of the Trump nonsense.

Now if we can work on Supreme Court term limits.

MAKE ALGAE GREAT AGAIN

Posts in all caps removed @MAGA88 you were previously warned about this and now choose again to ignore the forum rules!

1 hour ago, JT25 said:

You started early today ,angry man. Or should i say Harrisfan.

That one had better spelling and knew better than to post in all caps.

15 hours ago, candide said:

Right. Short-sighted MAGAs, who are rejoicing about the extended power granted by the SC, don't seem to realise that the next Dem President (whenever that happens) will be able to use it against them! 😃

The problem with this reality is Dem's seem too timid to use whatever tools they have. Say what you will about Mitch McConnell, that man was a successful tyrant when it came to running his party. He was extremely strategic and didn't bat an eye at shutting down the government if need be to push forward his agenda. The Dem's? They take pictures of themselves with a softball bat in their office or make warnings of sending "sternly worded messages." Talk about WEAK TEA! So many times I've asked myself "What would Mitch do?" when the Dem's are confronted with important issues. It seriously makes me wonder if they aren't tacitly in collusion with Rep's for the sake of doing the bidding of powerful lobbyists.

It's almost incredible at this point when the Supreme Court hands Trump a setback as they do seem to be highly compromised, and they seem to be anything but Supreme at this stage.

Any setback for the gutter trash president at this point is a victory for democracy, and a victory for America.

12 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It's almost incredible at this point when the Supreme Court hands Trump a setback as they do seem to be highly compromised, and they seem to be anything but Supreme at this stage.

NB But all the rulings in Trump's favor this term -- where persons on here were saying OH that will be overturned like everything else -- were NOT merit rulings

The Supreme Court’s "shadow docket" refers to the emergency or non-merits docket, where justices handle urgent requests, such as stays and injunctions, outside of the normal briefing and oral argument schedule. These decisions are usually issued rapidly via short, unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/interim-docket/2025/

6 minutes ago, JerryM said:

The Supreme Court’s "shadow docket" refers to the emergency or non-merits docket, where justices handle urgent requests, such as stays and injunctions, outside of the normal briefing and oral argument schedule. These decisions are usually issued rapidly via short, unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/interim-docket/2025/

I notice that some people use the term "shadow docket" to make it sound frightening, similar to how "crossing state lines" was used a few years ago.

5 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

I notice that some people use the term "shadow docket" to make it sound frightening, similar to how "crossing state lines" was used a few years ago.

Per Wikipedia: The phrase shadow docket was first used in this context in 2015 by University of Chicago law professor William Baude.

"Anything is possible [in Washington DC] in the middle of the night"

-- Trump's Pool Guy on why bad things keep happening to Donald Trump's Great Ideas

Trump's extreme level of disdain for the average American who is not wealthy continues to rear its ugly head. And that includes a large percentage of his supporters, which is seemingly unbeknownst to them. Just another hazard involved in electing a multi-billionaire grifter as leader of the nation.

A major finger to the Americans in the most disadvantaged positions. The street pig cares not one iota for the middle class or poor Americans.

Mr. Trump has been openly sabotaging the housing bill since Wednesday, when he abruptly pulled out of a much-anticipated signing ceremony that was set up for him on Capitol Hill. The president threw down an ultimatum instead: He would sign the bill only if Congress would first pass another bill, the SAVE America Act, which would impose stricter voter ID rules that would make it harder to vote.

The day after Mr. Trump pulled his own rug out from under himself at the signing ceremony, Speaker Mike Johnson said he still planned to send the housing bill to the president to sign.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, Mr. Trump said that he had yet to receive it and that he was not sure he would sign it once it hit his desk.

“I think it’s so unimportant,” he said. Later, he added, “To me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.”

The disdainful remarks for a bill meant to alleviate Americans’ economic struggles are the latest in a series of similar comments that have an ever growing number of Republicans freaking out ahead of the midterms. “It’s a yawn” follows such observations as “I don’t care about the midterms,” “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation” and “I love the inflation.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/trump-housing-bill.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

When a 101-year-old hero who put himself In harm's way and could have easily lost his life in World War II speaks out about the draft dodger Trump, and his cowardice and hubris, one has to pay attention.

Hilliard, a Purple Heart recipient, began by saying, "Well, as you just heard, next week I'll be 101 years old. In February 1944, when I was 18 years old, I was inducted into the Army, and they sent me for basic training to Camp Blanding, which is near Jacksonville, Florida."

"And what they taught me to do there was to kill people who had set up detention camps in Germany," he continued. "Can you imagine how I felt earlier this year when they announced that one of the future detention camps would be at that same Camp Blanding in Florida? What remarkable irony."

"We in this country have seen a remarkable change. And in Washington right now — and forgive me, I’m gonna use the 'f' word — we have a fascist, a fascist government that allows innocent people to be put in detention camps and incarcerated."

"We have been lied to over and over and over again about these camps. Our president said these detention camps were being put up to put in immigrants who had criminal records. We now have about 65–70,000 people incarcerated in these camps."

"29% have criminal records. 71% of the people in these camps, even with our country's and our government's statements about why they set up the camps, don’t belong there! 71% of the people in camps don’t belong there, according to the government, and yet they are put there."

He closed by saying, "We’ve got to fight. We’ve got to keep fighting. We’ve got to reach people all over this country and tell them, 'Don't look away. See what’s happening.'"

People in the comments were incredibly supportive of Hilliard's words. "If a 101-yr-old Veteran who was trained to spot and kill fascists in the Second World War says that we have fascists running our country, who has the knowledge to step up and call him wrong? Nobody," said one person.

'Forgive Me, I'm Gonna Use The F-Word': A Century-Old Veteran Just Delivered The Most Brutally Honest Take On Donald Trump, And He Did NOT Mince Words

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/101-year-old-veteran-blasts-trump_n_6a442e9ce4b039eff60646f5.