Quotable Quotes

"The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency." ~ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when asked what national emergency justifies imposing tariffs in an attempt to seize Greenland

My brain hurts just reading that
 
Trump observers have acknowledged Trump has mirrored some Nazi political speech.
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"I'm the tariff king, and the tariff king has done a great job." ~ Trump
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This appears to mirror commercial speech, from the Mattress King.

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"Fake." ~ Trump, on polls showing strong opposition in the U.S. to his threat to seize Greenland
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And that's why our NATO allies are already maneuvering their military troops to defend Greenland against a U.S. military invasion.

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"The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency." ~ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when asked what national emergency justifies imposing tariffs in an attempt to seize Greenland
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"The object of good statecraft is to preempt crisis." paraphrase of W.F. Buckley
 
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Malcolm Nance #1,905
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Totally awesome dude!

Note:
In the new millennium, "spy satellites" provide our potential adversaries a powerful way to metaphorically peek over the fence, to see what we're doing.
While we may not be able to conceal maneuver with over a thousand U.S. military troops, we can create a deception, offer a false explanation. Nance is painfully aware of that. Thanks S2.
 
"The U.S. is back, and this is what U.S. leadership looks like." ~ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, on Trump's push to seize Greenland

"He is a madman. He is insane...The man is threatening war against a NATO ally." ~ Sen. Ruben Gallego

"I can't take this complicity...I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders." ~ Gov. Gavin Newsom at Davos
 
"Without [the United States], right now you'd all be speaking German." ~ Trump speaking in Switzerland, where the main language is German

Ignoring the language issue Americans do seem to think they won WWII all by themselves.
 
"Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Will Rogers
 
"They loved me. They called me 'Daddy,' right? The last time? A very smart man said, 'He's our daddy. He's running it.'" ~ Trump, on Europe and NATO before he tried to annex Greenland

More likely the last time someone called him "Daddy" was on Epstein Island.
 
"Daddy is definitely home. Donald Trump is the Advocate for America I have waited for my entire life. He makes Reagan look a bit wishy-washy. What he said in Davos today was the most powerful speech perhaps ever given by a president to the world." ~ Glenn Beck

More echos of Epstein Island ...
 
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"Daddy is definitely home. Donald Trump is the Advocate for America I have waited for my entire life. He makes Reagan look a bit wishy-washy. What he said in Davos today was the most powerful speech perhaps ever given by a president to the world." ~ Glenn Beck #1,911
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ICE did it again LINK


"He wasn't there to peacefully protest. He was there to perpetuate violence." ~ Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, on Jeffrey Pretti

"An armed seditionist attacked federal law enforcement today as they were rounding up foreign invaders in Minneapolis. The insurrectionist was put down. Well done." ~ Rep. Randy Fine

"This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement." ~ Dept. of Homeland Security post

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The gun was still in its holster.

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And video of them assaulting him

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"My father had one problem. At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting, what do they call it?" ~ Trump, pointing to his head

"Alzheimer's." ~ Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

"Like an Alzheimer's thing. Well, I don't have it." ~ Trump
 
"She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her." ~ Trump, on Tuesday night attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar

Trump's reaction was completely predictable

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Post in thread 'HEADLINES: 2026'

Man arrested after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, spraying her with liquid during town hall: Police​

The congresswoman continued her remarks after the incident.
ByJohn Parkinson

abcnews.go.com

Omar says Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' causes threats against her to 'skyrocket'

During a town hall Tuesday, a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks, appeared to squirt a liquid at her and was then tackled to the ground.
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"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence." ~ Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
 
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"likely " ~ Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
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:(
... three more years, or more ... ?!

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As these jaw-dropping Trump administration headlines accumulate
I get the impression we have a clearer idea of what a 12 year old boy would do
if he had a magic wand. A dream come true, for him
and a nightmare for the rest of US.
 
$00.00. ~ The amount Trump paid in income tax in 15 of the last 20 years, according to leaked IRS documents

$10,000,000,000. ~ amount for which Trump is suing the IRS for leaking the above
 
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$00.00. ~ The amount Trump paid in income tax in 15 of the last 20 years, according to leaked IRS documents
$10,000,000,000. ~ amount for which Trump is suing the IRS for leaking the above
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Trump's $value as a global leader is somewhere in between these two $values inclusive.
 
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