Re: The 47th POTUS - Donald J. Trump

[Bi_3]

There are some indications that Trump has now halted NATO funding.

[E.H. Ruddock]

So Russian state media was included in the press pool, and someone noticed. When they asked the White House about it, the Russian state media people were escorted out. An official later explained that "TASS was not on the approved list of media for today’s pool" and "not on the approved list for the press conference."

So am I wrong, or is the White House saying that Russian state media breeched the security of the White House during a meeting with a foreign leader and they just….didn’t catch it?

Yeah wth?

[BurtReynolds]

They're a very sneaky people.

[McParadigm]

So Russian state media was included in the press pool, and someone noticed. When they asked the White House about it, the Russian state media people were escorted out. An official later explained that "TASS was not on the approved list of media for today’s pool" and "not on the approved list for the press conference."

So am I wrong, or is the White House saying that Russian state media breeched the security of the White House during a meeting with a foreign leader and they just….didn’t catch it?

Yeah wth?

Also the same White House that relaxed the Wi-Fi security settings, because many of its own people were using unsecured personal devices and they wanted to make it easier for them to continue doing so. lmao (help)

[E.H. Ruddock]

They're a very sneaky people.

[E.H. Ruddock]

So Russian state media was included in the press pool, and someone noticed. When they asked the White House about it, the Russian state media people were escorted out. An official later explained that "TASS was not on the approved list of media for today’s pool" and "not on the approved list for the press conference."

So am I wrong, or is the White House saying that Russian state media breeched the security of the White House during a meeting with a foreign leader and they just….didn’t catch it?

Yeah wth?

Also the same White House that relaxed the Wi-Fi security settings, because many of its own people were using unsecured personal devices and they wanted to make it easier for them to continue doing so. lmao (help)

Did anyone shake hands with them? If so, they probably have been radioactively poisoned.

[dimejinky99]

[blueviper]

Come on, can we get the kids out of the room and let the adults get back to work?

This is ridiculous.

[Dev]

There are some indications that Trump has now halted NATO funding.

you must be so proud

[Dev]

Trump is threatening WW3.

American guys on the board all having a fun back and forth.

[Dev]

"say thank you"

hahaha

[Simple Torture]

[Evvo]

The absolute state on Trump and Vance. Pathetic.

Pure showmanship that backfired when Zelensky refused to back down.

[BurtReynolds]

Undoubtedly, the most common comment on the internet today must be "you must not have watched the same video I watched!"

Same as it ever was.

[McParadigm]

They blew up their own all-gain mineral deal to say “well I think you’re a big stinky head and also you didn’t say thank you,” and they felt so small afterwards that they made all the department heads copy-paste the same “thank you daddy“ message into their social media accounts. We watched the same video.

[Happy Trees]

The point I take away -- not explicitly stated in the article, but informed by other experiences -- is that unlike economic views or political positions, religious beliefs are incredibly sticky; and tend to blind people to rational thinking.

This becomes problematic when, say, you're an individual in a position to deploy capital through a fund or a government contract, and you have the belief that there's a pre-ordained righteousness granted to one recipient over another; it becomes an existential threat when the belief is so widely shared by the ruling class that all individuals in similar positions must tow the line or get out.

I would imagine Burt's argument here would be something to the effect of "How is it different from Democrats awarding contracts or investment dollars to DEI-anchored initiatives or ESG moonshots?" And philosophically speaking, that would be fair.

But practically speaking, the key difference is how these belief systems operate in practice. Both involve ideological filtering, sure, but religious frameworks tend to carry an absolutism that makes them immune to challenge. When someone believes they have divine backing, there’s no room for negotiation — faith isn’t about evidence, it’s about certainty.

DEI and ESG initiatives, for all their flaws, at least try to justify themselves with data. You can argue about whether that data is cherry-picked or ideologically motivated, but the structure at least acknowledges external validation. Religion doesn’t play by those rules.

So the real problem isn’t just bias in funding — that happens everywhere. It’s that once faith-based decision-making gets entrenched, disagreement isn’t just dismissed, it’s framed as immoral or even dangerous. That’s when the system stops being a political tug-of-war and starts functioning like a theological hierarchy, where the only way to participate is to align with the dominant belief.

I'm amazed because it is ultimately (finally, too little too late) the most pertinent and apt analysis of what's been going on from my point of view since he entered the picture.

I believe that Trump has always been fully aware of this angle (look at his upbringing), and that it's why he targeted the voters and supporters that he did. Because you can say literally anything and they will believe it, and you can do anything morally reprehensible and they will support you regardless. Remember that creepy clip of him speaking on Oprah that seems to have vanished?

Because when you bait and switch yourself with Jesus (look at any cult), everything becomes black and white and irrefutable, because you never question the Bible and the Bible is "truth". So to call Trump a liar is to call Jesus a liar. It happened every step of the way and people went "Why do Christians support this guy? Durrr." And now it's "Why did blacks and Hispanics vote for him in record numbers this time?".

He is manipulating them by exploiting their theological belief structure and inherent prejudices, and relishing in being a false prophet for his own personal gain, while everyone else is busy arguing about his troll distractions and failing to recognize it. It's why we have always desperately needed separation of church and state to stay intact, and it's an obvious breeding ground for doublethink.

And of course our resident red/orange dipshits wouldn't get that. We don't have the funds to de-program them now.

[wease]

Remember the guy that said he’d believe Trump over Jesus?

[BurtReynolds]

The reign of the Christian culture of submission and humility is at an end. The neo-pagan honor culture of Appalachia is ascendent. Show respect or be destroyed.

[Dev]

The reign of the Christian culture of submission and humility is at an end. The neo-pagan honor culture of Appalachia is ascendent. Show respect or be destroyed.

Stfu you goofy fucking loser

[BurtReynolds]

The reign of the Christian culture of submission and humility is at an end. The neo-pagan honor culture of Appalachia is ascendent. Show respect or be destroyed.

Stfu you goofy fucking loser

RM rules have already adapted to this new paradigm. Be respectful or be destroyed.