1 hour ago, PrettyDeadThings said:

When Trump speaks, he’s engaging, funny, and yeah he repeats himself (a lot). But that’s his style. It’s not propaganda. It’s not authoritarianism. It’s a man speaking directly to the people who elected him, in language they understand and feel comfortable with.

My biggest issue is the nonstop lies he tells. Just a few examples:

i) Claims he could end the Ukraine–Russia war in 24 hours (even before being elected)
ii) That tariffs are not a tax on Americans, or that foreign countries pay them.
iii) Promises to cut drug prices by “up to 1300%” (which is mathematically impossible)

iv) Tylenol / vaccines cause autism (they are not)

v) Claim that he’s ended “seven unendable wars” in seven months (not true, sometimes it's seven, nine, or even eleven)

Style is one thing, but when the style is built on constant falsehoods, it slides into propaganda. Repetition is how those lies stick.

EDIT: My goal here is a constructive conversation, not to attack anyone. I want to understand how you perceive this.

EDIT II: Here's the latest (a few hours ago)

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi

If you examine the data, inflation has been steadily rising since April, coinciding with the implementation of tariffs. Despite repeated claims over recent months that "there’s no inflation", the numbers continue to increase.

https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm

And this data shows that prices are actually going up, not down, as he claims in the video.

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1 hour ago, PrettyDeadThings said:

And let’s be real: if I or any of his supporters thought for a second that he was actually doing drugs, we’d speak up.

After seeing his medical records (some supposedly equal to a 25‑year-old athlete plus his height/weight was 100% wrong) and all the weird bruising on his hands lately, absolutely nobody on the right questioned his mental or physical capabilities. The White House claimed the bruises came from too much handshaking...and a few months later, they "developed" into chronic venous insufficiency.

20 hours ago, Matt! said:

These former Buckeyes… @Stromboli1

He's got the skill and talent, needs to get out of his own head.

I'm more worried about Stroud. Hasn't been the same when he tried to big brother Caleb Williams.

1 hour ago, Stromboli1 said:

He's got the skill and talent, needs to get out of his own head.

I'm more worried about Stroud. Hasn't been the same when he tried to big brother Caleb Williams.

Yeah he made a few nice catches in the second half including a tuddie.

Agreed, Texans aren’t looking good right now.

EDIT: maybe this guy is the issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Caley

EDIT2:

Edited Friday at 11:06 PM1 day by Matt!

Not a great week for Elmo.

Edited Friday at 11:15 PM1 day by Matt!
additional sources

Haha classic Noles game, let’s goooooo Cavs!

EDIT: seriously?

Haha classic Noles game, let’s goooooo Cavs!

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by Matt!

The new AirPods sound mighty fine, upgraded from last year’s AirPods 4 ANC.

War ravaged? Full Force? The latest shooting happened in Texas - why isn’t he sending troops there?

These bots are so f***** annoying. @maddog107

The next president should tear down the White House and rebuild it from scratch. This is disgraceful.

Scary times.

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3 hours ago, Matt! said:

Washington is a good football team, they just ran into a better team. Sucks they had some injuries too.

Thinking 10-2 or 9-3 for them this year.

1 minute ago, Stromboli1 said:

Washington is a good football team, they just ran into a better team. Sucks they had some injuries too.

Thinking 10-2 or 9-3 for them this year.

6 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

Washington is a good football team, they just ran into a better team. Sucks they had some injuries too.

Thinking 10-2 or 9-3 for them this year.

Ducks and Bama. Bookmark this.

20 minutes ago, Matt! said:

Ducks and Bama. Bookmark this.

NAH

No team stands out yet as the front runner, there are 6-8 teams right now that are a tier above everyone else.

12 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

NAH

No team stands out yet as the front runner, there are 6-8 teams right now that are a tier above everyone else.

I DIDNT SAY QUOTE

The official White House account is blaming Democrats for the potential government shutdown

Fun facts:

i) Republicans have the trifecta (unless they’re trying to push some stuff that actually needs a supermajority in the Senate).

ii) Every shutdown in the past 30 years happened with Republicans running the House.

iii) "A shutdown falls on the president’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his own party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the president is weak" - Donald J Trump 2013

Different interview, same message.