Lawless Donald J. Trump; king Donald; victim of attempted assassination beloved Pres. Trump; victim of 16+ lawfare lawsuits by political opponents---like a lot of Americans, I thought he would have the conviction of a man blessed both by providence and people who love the goodness represented in his make America great again "popular" vision for the country. But Trump has no courage of conviction, and he will fall down very hard, very fast, very soon. The huge failure of judgment by Trump's directed DOJ is proof of an unstable governing administration. Democrats are in tatters, but Trump's team has no firmness to withstand attacks on all fronts domestic and foreign. We're utterly exposed to the malice of the times
Trump’s betrayal of America First is reaching completion with backtracking on deportations. Mass amnesty is on the table. Charlie Kirk is sounding the alarm:
Simplicius had a great quote in his latest that seems to sum things up quite nicely:
"It seems, under Trump, America continues its Dionysian humiliation ritual. Either that or its transformation into some kind of kitschy, campy, post-capitalist dystopian weapons bazaar-cum-casino resort."
Trump’s lawless actions are the ‘rules-based order’ coming home to roost. Mearsheimer sounds surprised - which is surprising. The West is following the rules of the jungle, might is right, etc. It all suits the synagogue of satan, which wields the whip!
Lawless, I agree; and your use of synagogue is a reference to what I've been thinking, such as the stiff-necked pride of a people from their earliest self proclaimed identification as God's chosen people. They thought, still think, they can do anything they please, anything at all. Trump's relationships with persons of this self anointed 'people' run through business and blood. And the mind with no convictions at the heart of his own being will gravitate onto the freeway of special privileges assumed at a whim of desire, to his heart's content. Man, Trump is looking like he's not remembering to wear his mask of beloved MAGA POTUS. Dementia must be setting in for real
Gromen and Betrand are very smart men and "if you treat the largest other country in your own hemisphere like a hostile adversary" one would suppose they ARE now viewed as a hostile adversary. On the other hand, Trump is treating EVERYONE like a hostile adversary. Trump never read Newton's Third Law of Motion I guess.
"""" Iran destroyed a massive US military radome during their retaliatory attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 23rd. """""
The importance of that Radome and the radar and equipment it housed cannot be understated
A) it was a direct hit - perfect hit and
Both the Patriot and THADD systems that were likely present
B) failed to intercept WITH NOTICE of attack
C) were reliant on that radar to work in the future
The radar within the radome would have been essential for early warning and tracking of incoming threats such as ballistic missiles - the radome a linchpin of the base's defensive strategy the lack of radar capability would leave both the infrastructure and personnel fully exposed
replacing the destroyed radome at Al Udeid Air Base could cost between $5 million and $10 million and take 9 to 15 months, depending on various factors including urgency, technological upgrades, and logistical challenges.
Given these factors, the U.S. must prioritize the rapid restoration of radar functionality, potentially at great expense and effort. However, if this cannot be achieved swiftly enough to mitigate the risk, abandonment of the base might need to be considered to prevent catastrophic loss. The strategic decision should balance the immediate vulnerability with the long-term importance of maintaining a presence at Al Udeid, but the current situation undeniably heightens the risk to both infrastructure and personnel.
---- US was given plenty of notice by Iran
US base has been shown to be fully exposed +++ NOT JUST HERE but everywhere
Certainly the US must know this - and Certainly Russia China Iran know it too.
The destruction of the radome at Al Udeid Air Base is strategically one of the most important destructive attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests during the entire campaign.
I consider it the most important attack and message - of course just my opinion
Admittedly I thought Yemen sent such a message previously, the result the US turning around and running home, but it was the second time the US turned tail, and still they did not listen
The accuracy of the Iranian missile, the critical importance of the target, the U.S.'s prior notice and inability to prevent the damage despite full defensive efforts, the proof the patriot and THAAD are insufficient, and that the base is now left without even those protections,
there is a broad message sent to the U.S. and Israel - or there should be [ but again they are likely too stupid to listen ]
The U.S. must be very concerned about this development, as it exposes vulnerabilities and challenges the effectiveness of current defensive strategies. This event should warrant a significant reevaluation of military posture and defensive priorities in the region. However pompous arrogance may get in the way as it has throughout Russia/Ukraine Yemen and now Iran.
Everything with him appears to be reactionary, spur of the moment, emotionally charged, and brute force, without regard for implications or for any strategic considerations. Not how a POTUS should be acting.
The photo I saw of Trump with Graham on the golf course side by side, celebrating Graham's birthday, struck me a bit. DJT looks to be growing larger in girth...or is Graham a pipsqueak?
Every day Trump does or says something that seems to be even more outrageous than what he did the day before.
All of the tariff strategy is going to backfire spectacularly and the losers will be who the United States people.
Does anyone in his cabinet or his staff try and brief him on what the consequences are of some of the decisions he wants to make or does make? It doesn’t look like it. it seems to be he just shoots from the hip without any facts back up what he does.
The 50% tariff on Brazil is a blatant interference with a sovereign countries legal system, and he doesn’t seem to understand that that is something he can’t do .
Now let’s look at the other places he won’t stop level tariffs at , BRICS for instance, he’s threatening tariffs against those countries because they would be shifting away from the dollar to a new form of currency based on a basket of commodities, which they have as the system they want to implement. so what does Trump do? He threatens them and says if you go away from the dollar sanction you and punish you with huge tariffs.
Well, guess what those countries don’t care they are pivoting away from the west to a new trading block that doesn’t depend on United States trade for them to be successful .
The bottom line is Trump is isolating. This country from our traditional trading partners who are to the point that they can just drop us and transition someplace else. So where does that leave the United States in the long term? Think about how the next couple of presidents are going to have to try to rebuild any trust worldwide, as well as tried to reestablish trade with these countries that are going to abandon us. We will have absolutely no leverage in any new trade deals.
I think it’s only a matter of time before Trump is impeached and I believe this time he will be convicted in the Senate . he got past two impeachments, but I believe whatever he gets impeached for this time is gonna stick and I think it’s going to be economic related which everybody’s pocketbook and that is the thing that will turn a lot of people against Trump.
The US government won't do anything to help the residents of Taibeh. A US reporter talking to US State Dept. spokesperson Tammy Bruce asked her what could be done about the persecuted and terrorized residents in the West Bank. Bruce cooly said that 'it is the business of that country, and the US will not interfere' (my paraphrase).
Israel booted UN aid groups, as well as other aid groups, out of the country. Can no organization or country help the Palestinians in the West Bank? Just as the Palestinians in Gaza can't be helped?
The Jewish destruction of the remaining Christian communities in the Middle East should wake up the Christian world to the threat posed by Jewish Zionism. We were told several years ago by, of all people, the recently deceased David Horowitz. He wrote Zionism was coming to destroy Christianity and these people are the most ruthless inhumane people who will wage total destruction.
As I read about Christians attacked in Israel-- their centuries-old chuch and cemetery burned--I wondered how 'Christian' Zionists would explain such devilry away.
They would say 'their Scriptures' say that the Levant belongs to God's chosen people, and they are fulfilling God's will by doing whatever it takes to cleanse the Levant. This Scripture distortion gives them license to be ruthless and inhumane as they wage and support total destruction.
Cult is so apropos. By 2005 there is something like 20,000 Christian "Denominations." One has to think that this represents a massive number of cultists who rely solely the bible (sola scriptura) and many misunderstand and misinterpret much of the bible yet often use scripture in political arguments which alienates many people and is often wrong. Christian Zionists fall into this zone and to me they are bat-shite crazy and their obsession with Revelation is so annoying. The book of revelation was written in around AD 95. How much of this was modified and how often to appeal and mislead the cultists like the Calvinists, the baptists and other strange off shoots of Protestantism. I mean snake handlers, what is that, if not a cult, but they share the same crazy notions of end times.
Expedite that order and lock in the price with your plumber for installation of new copper plumbing in your home.
Keep a security eye on air conditioning units for your home and business...remember all of the copper theft a few years ago? My in-law's church in England had its copper roof stolen!
Stock up on canned goods, and donate many cans to locally-run food pantries.
Stock up on boxes of aluminum foil--what you don't use can be passed on to your children and grandchildren (my mother left us many).
Hey aDoozy, is copper still used for water services in the US, it has been replaced with HDPE and crimp fittings about 20 years ago elsewhere due to cost and extra labour involved using copper.
Last year we had water pipes replaced in the basement of our house. We had copper as a choice and chose it. It was the more expensive choice, but my husband is a civil engineer--water guy, and he wanted the copper.
It certainly has had the test of time in its favour and would last two lifetimes and if sufficient funds for the personal choice then copper I would choose if someone else was doing the job. I also do not know what climatic extremes your residence sustains as I live in subtropical climate and HDPE is OK here.
Almost two years ago, I had a leaky shutoff valve to my outdoor water spigot and they replaced the copper with plastic. Even for just a four foot repair cost close to $1,000!
That is shocking, having not seen it, that job should take maybe an hour with $50worth of materials. There seems a huge profit margin there as usually US wages are lower than Australian equivalent as your cost of living used to be lower than ours. That apparently is not the case any longer though your wages paid are still far lower. A complete double whammy it seems in the land of Hollywood dreams etc.
It depends on local building codes. Unionized plumbers have, at least in the past, favored codes that require copper because of the ease of DIY installation of plastic.
Thanks for the extra info, but HDPE is not plastic as such yes a petrol chemical product and hardly diy when it requires a hydraulic press worth approximately $2000 so isn't going to be diy. Wow union's actually have some say stateside, well that is a refreshing thing to hear.
The states sure sounds like a lawless place, does not security and fencing prevent theft on large construction sites, yes domestic individual construction is prone to theft but generally here nothing of value is left on site, yes bricks are but??? Thanks Me
Lawless Donald J. Trump; king Donald; victim of attempted assassination beloved Pres. Trump; victim of 16+ lawfare lawsuits by political opponents---like a lot of Americans, I thought he would have the conviction of a man blessed both by providence and people who love the goodness represented in his make America great again "popular" vision for the country. But Trump has no courage of conviction, and he will fall down very hard, very fast, very soon. The huge failure of judgment by Trump's directed DOJ is proof of an unstable governing administration. Democrats are in tatters, but Trump's team has no firmness to withstand attacks on all fronts domestic and foreign. We're utterly exposed to the malice of the times
Trump’s betrayal of America First is reaching completion with backtracking on deportations. Mass amnesty is on the table. Charlie Kirk is sounding the alarm:
https://youtu.be/jkwYWUDDre0?si=-lqwUohlSt75litb
Simplicius had a great quote in his latest that seems to sum things up quite nicely:
"It seems, under Trump, America continues its Dionysian humiliation ritual. Either that or its transformation into some kind of kitschy, campy, post-capitalist dystopian weapons bazaar-cum-casino resort."
Depressing, but not really off-the-mark.
Isn't it so......Simplicious and the alter-ego, Dark Futura, have a wonderful way of words.
Trump’s lawless actions are the ‘rules-based order’ coming home to roost. Mearsheimer sounds surprised - which is surprising. The West is following the rules of the jungle, might is right, etc. It all suits the synagogue of satan, which wields the whip!
Lawless, I agree; and your use of synagogue is a reference to what I've been thinking, such as the stiff-necked pride of a people from their earliest self proclaimed identification as God's chosen people. They thought, still think, they can do anything they please, anything at all. Trump's relationships with persons of this self anointed 'people' run through business and blood. And the mind with no convictions at the heart of his own being will gravitate onto the freeway of special privileges assumed at a whim of desire, to his heart's content. Man, Trump is looking like he's not remembering to wear his mask of beloved MAGA POTUS. Dementia must be setting in for real
Which word best describes US foreign policy?
Absurd
Ridiculous
Obscene
Pointless
Stupid
Retarded
All of the above + more.
Gromen and Betrand are very smart men and "if you treat the largest other country in your own hemisphere like a hostile adversary" one would suppose they ARE now viewed as a hostile adversary. On the other hand, Trump is treating EVERYONE like a hostile adversary. Trump never read Newton's Third Law of Motion I guess.
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"""" Iran destroyed a massive US military radome during their retaliatory attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 23rd. """""
The importance of that Radome and the radar and equipment it housed cannot be understated
A) it was a direct hit - perfect hit and
Both the Patriot and THADD systems that were likely present
B) failed to intercept WITH NOTICE of attack
C) were reliant on that radar to work in the future
The radar within the radome would have been essential for early warning and tracking of incoming threats such as ballistic missiles - the radome a linchpin of the base's defensive strategy the lack of radar capability would leave both the infrastructure and personnel fully exposed
replacing the destroyed radome at Al Udeid Air Base could cost between $5 million and $10 million and take 9 to 15 months, depending on various factors including urgency, technological upgrades, and logistical challenges.
Given these factors, the U.S. must prioritize the rapid restoration of radar functionality, potentially at great expense and effort. However, if this cannot be achieved swiftly enough to mitigate the risk, abandonment of the base might need to be considered to prevent catastrophic loss. The strategic decision should balance the immediate vulnerability with the long-term importance of maintaining a presence at Al Udeid, but the current situation undeniably heightens the risk to both infrastructure and personnel.
---- US was given plenty of notice by Iran
US base has been shown to be fully exposed +++ NOT JUST HERE but everywhere
Certainly the US must know this - and Certainly Russia China Iran know it too.
. It was a perfect hit.
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Yeah, I thought that was very impressive.
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The destruction of the radome at Al Udeid Air Base is strategically one of the most important destructive attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests during the entire campaign.
I consider it the most important attack and message - of course just my opinion
Admittedly I thought Yemen sent such a message previously, the result the US turning around and running home, but it was the second time the US turned tail, and still they did not listen
The accuracy of the Iranian missile, the critical importance of the target, the U.S.'s prior notice and inability to prevent the damage despite full defensive efforts, the proof the patriot and THAAD are insufficient, and that the base is now left without even those protections,
there is a broad message sent to the U.S. and Israel - or there should be [ but again they are likely too stupid to listen ]
The U.S. must be very concerned about this development, as it exposes vulnerabilities and challenges the effectiveness of current defensive strategies. This event should warrant a significant reevaluation of military posture and defensive priorities in the region. However pompous arrogance may get in the way as it has throughout Russia/Ukraine Yemen and now Iran.
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“BREAKING: Jewish settlers attack Taibeh, West Bank's only entirely Christian village - Vatican News.”
Did somebody let Ted Cruz know?
Ted’s busy preparing for shabbos and can’t be bothered.
1. He possibly doesn’t know there are Christian Palestinians.
2. If he does know, he doesn’t consider them real Christians.
3. Even so, he doesn’t care.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/trumps-brics-fueled-anger-sparked-50-percent-tariff-threat-on-brazil-00447814
Lula: "Hey, Don's cutting up rough. I guess we'd better leave BRICS asap!" :)
Everything with him appears to be reactionary, spur of the moment, emotionally charged, and brute force, without regard for implications or for any strategic considerations. Not how a POTUS should be acting.
Just like the late night 35% tariff that could or might go in place on non-USMCA goods from Canada beginning August 1st. Another day, another tariff!
Trump endorses Lindsey Graham's reelection.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/trump-throws-support-behind-rino-warmonger-lindsey-grahams/
No Epstein files, mRNA jabs for kids and now this. Not a good week for MAGA.
But a great week for MIGA.
His true colors... shining through.
The photo I saw of Trump with Graham on the golf course side by side, celebrating Graham's birthday, struck me a bit. DJT looks to be growing larger in girth...or is Graham a pipsqueak?
Does that have to be an "either-or"? ;)
Birds of a feather, just sayin
Every day Trump does or says something that seems to be even more outrageous than what he did the day before.
All of the tariff strategy is going to backfire spectacularly and the losers will be who the United States people.
Does anyone in his cabinet or his staff try and brief him on what the consequences are of some of the decisions he wants to make or does make? It doesn’t look like it. it seems to be he just shoots from the hip without any facts back up what he does.
The 50% tariff on Brazil is a blatant interference with a sovereign countries legal system, and he doesn’t seem to understand that that is something he can’t do .
Now let’s look at the other places he won’t stop level tariffs at , BRICS for instance, he’s threatening tariffs against those countries because they would be shifting away from the dollar to a new form of currency based on a basket of commodities, which they have as the system they want to implement. so what does Trump do? He threatens them and says if you go away from the dollar sanction you and punish you with huge tariffs.
Well, guess what those countries don’t care they are pivoting away from the west to a new trading block that doesn’t depend on United States trade for them to be successful .
The bottom line is Trump is isolating. This country from our traditional trading partners who are to the point that they can just drop us and transition someplace else. So where does that leave the United States in the long term? Think about how the next couple of presidents are going to have to try to rebuild any trust worldwide, as well as tried to reestablish trade with these countries that are going to abandon us. We will have absolutely no leverage in any new trade deals.
I think it’s only a matter of time before Trump is impeached and I believe this time he will be convicted in the Senate . he got past two impeachments, but I believe whatever he gets impeached for this time is gonna stick and I think it’s going to be economic related which everybody’s pocketbook and that is the thing that will turn a lot of people against Trump.
From the American Conservative
The United States Is Losing the Drone Warfare Competition
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-united-states-is-losing-the-drone-warfare-competition/
I like the tagline. "The American instinct is to build big and expensive things. That is a mistake."
Here ia a full article about the Jewish settlers attacking the Christian village of Taibeh--called Ephraim in the Bible:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-07/israel-west-bank-jewish-settlers-christians-palestinians-war.html
A second article adds more information about the US response to the attacking of residents in the West Bank:
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2025/07/09/west-bank-christian-settler-violence-251105
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/priests-in-the-last-fully-christian-town-in-the-west-bank-beg-for-help-amid-siege/
The US government won't do anything to help the residents of Taibeh. A US reporter talking to US State Dept. spokesperson Tammy Bruce asked her what could be done about the persecuted and terrorized residents in the West Bank. Bruce cooly said that 'it is the business of that country, and the US will not interfere' (my paraphrase).
Israel booted UN aid groups, as well as other aid groups, out of the country. Can no organization or country help the Palestinians in the West Bank? Just as the Palestinians in Gaza can't be helped?
I am frustrated, angry, and sad.
No 50% tariffs for freedom of religion?
From the American Conservative.
No, the U.S. Shouldn’t ‘Maximize’ Its Obligations to Ukraine
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/no-the-u-s-shouldnt-maximize-its-obligations-to-ukraine/
The Jewish destruction of the remaining Christian communities in the Middle East should wake up the Christian world to the threat posed by Jewish Zionism. We were told several years ago by, of all people, the recently deceased David Horowitz. He wrote Zionism was coming to destroy Christianity and these people are the most ruthless inhumane people who will wage total destruction.
As I read about Christians attacked in Israel-- their centuries-old chuch and cemetery burned--I wondered how 'Christian' Zionists would explain such devilry away.
They would say “their” scriptures are being fulfilled. /sarc
They would say 'their Scriptures' say that the Levant belongs to God's chosen people, and they are fulfilling God's will by doing whatever it takes to cleanse the Levant. This Scripture distortion gives them license to be ruthless and inhumane as they wage and support total destruction.
It's a cult.
Cult is so apropos. By 2005 there is something like 20,000 Christian "Denominations." One has to think that this represents a massive number of cultists who rely solely the bible (sola scriptura) and many misunderstand and misinterpret much of the bible yet often use scripture in political arguments which alienates many people and is often wrong. Christian Zionists fall into this zone and to me they are bat-shite crazy and their obsession with Revelation is so annoying. The book of revelation was written in around AD 95. How much of this was modified and how often to appeal and mislead the cultists like the Calvinists, the baptists and other strange off shoots of Protestantism. I mean snake handlers, what is that, if not a cult, but they share the same crazy notions of end times.
Yep.
I did not know Horowitz had died. What a loss to us all.
It was recent.
Trump brays--We the People pay.
Expedite that order and lock in the price with your plumber for installation of new copper plumbing in your home.
Keep a security eye on air conditioning units for your home and business...remember all of the copper theft a few years ago? My in-law's church in England had its copper roof stolen!
Stock up on canned goods, and donate many cans to locally-run food pantries.
Stock up on boxes of aluminum foil--what you don't use can be passed on to your children and grandchildren (my mother left us many).
A few years ago I started to swap down to the generic aluminum foil and it performs just as well as the expensive Reynolds aluminum foil.
Hey aDoozy, is copper still used for water services in the US, it has been replaced with HDPE and crimp fittings about 20 years ago elsewhere due to cost and extra labour involved using copper.
Last year we had water pipes replaced in the basement of our house. We had copper as a choice and chose it. It was the more expensive choice, but my husband is a civil engineer--water guy, and he wanted the copper.
It certainly has had the test of time in its favour and would last two lifetimes and if sufficient funds for the personal choice then copper I would choose if someone else was doing the job. I also do not know what climatic extremes your residence sustains as I live in subtropical climate and HDPE is OK here.
Almost two years ago, I had a leaky shutoff valve to my outdoor water spigot and they replaced the copper with plastic. Even for just a four foot repair cost close to $1,000!
That is shocking, having not seen it, that job should take maybe an hour with $50worth of materials. There seems a huge profit margin there as usually US wages are lower than Australian equivalent as your cost of living used to be lower than ours. That apparently is not the case any longer though your wages paid are still far lower. A complete double whammy it seems in the land of Hollywood dreams etc.
It depends on local building codes. Unionized plumbers have, at least in the past, favored codes that require copper because of the ease of DIY installation of plastic.
Thanks for the extra info, but HDPE is not plastic as such yes a petrol chemical product and hardly diy when it requires a hydraulic press worth approximately $2000 so isn't going to be diy. Wow union's actually have some say stateside, well that is a refreshing thing to hear.
DIY *installation*
The highly unlikely to be unionised plumbers of Blighty, at £150 for the first hour, swear by it
Currently both choices (copper and plastic) are popular, with plastic gaining due to the factors you cite and theft of copper from construction sites.
The states sure sounds like a lawless place, does not security and fencing prevent theft on large construction sites, yes domestic individual construction is prone to theft but generally here nothing of value is left on site, yes bricks are but??? Thanks Me