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That was part of it but she was also continuing very tried and tested voice of the establishment that Biden had represented, there's no appetite for that.
Its the reason AOC had a chance and Harris would have none

It has permanently damaged the US reputation worldwide, you are not seen as an ally or partner any more  just a vague threat and the EU is making active moves to remove all US IT infrastructure from businesses and utilities

The biggest threats you should be paying attention to are not book bans, the Epstein files, or ICE intimidation tactics.

In November, a video circulated reminding members of the armed services that they must not follow illegal orders, and that they are legally obligated to refuse them under long-established precedent.

Trump responded with a meltdown. He called for hangings, branded them traitors, and demanded imprisonment.

The armed services are the government's license to enforce authority. They are not his. They are yours. They belong to the people.

Showing outrage at a military refusing the whims of a ruler, and I mean "dictator" in the textbook sense of unchecked authority, signals an intent to use that force outside the law and against the people themselves.

That is a direct challenge to the presidency as a representative office. It is the language of a ruler, not an elected servant. Your own Caesar moment.

He can pull other levers of government and flood the field with distractions, but if the authority of the people is challenged this way again, it must be shut down immediately and without ambiguity. This is not acceptable.

The reason I've always assumed he was guilty is because trump has never once used it as a negative, not now with the photos not during the cooked hillary phase, when he would latch onto basic, barely substantiated or full rumours for everyone else. it makes me think they Shared the dirt.

If hes willing to stick his dick into the girl at the office while holding the most scrutinised job in the world, he would be willing to "party" on the island.

That all sounds like you are assuming Bill wasn't availing of the services on pedo island

 its mask off stuff, the USA exerts soft pressure on many of its allies, and has done for the last century at least.
Openly threatening its allies shows the world exactly where they stand with the USA and the sooner they start relying on themselves the better.

This threat came one day before threatening not to run elections this year. Full on autocratic coup

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"? 

Fair point

Yes this is just a steal, Trump openly bragged about oil in his press thing earlier, the only thing I will say is at least this is open and not insulting everyone's intelligence like sending weapons inspector to find the weapons of mass distraction.

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

The strategic advantage they have in hiring unqualified sycophants is that there are no shortage of them, plenty more turds in that punchbowl

It went well because Mamdani said all the right things to appeal to trump:
"You and I have both been unfairly treated by the media"
"You have done an lot of good work for New York and brought a lot of business to it"

Trump doesn't care about political ideology at all (other than auctioning to the highest bidder), so he tends to get on well with people who are charming, appeal to his ego, and focus on saying things in a non adversarial way.

Yes exactly, I'm not surprised this is an established pattern

Truth social, r/conservative  they are all complaining about the tarrifs but saying their king is "doing well overall"

They will overlook almost any transgressions or criticise it but still give unwavering support, if they go into the next election like this it will play out the exact same as the last one

I've been taking a look at conservative spaces because I'm interested to see what their opinion of the last year has been like and I've come to a realisation, they are divided on a lot of issues, critical of things like the tarrifs or this 2000 rebate they are planning.
The thing is they are willing to compromise as long as some or most of their issues are addressed.

The left with its ever tightening purity tests or moral outrage instead of criticism of their own parties never stood a chance in the last election, and it won't in the next either unless it takes a mature approach to selecting and supporting a candidate