The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

Shiftless2 said:
"There is no fentanyl made in Venezuela." Senator Paul #1,719
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There are no Mexicans made in Canada. That doesn't prevent illegal aliens from entering the U.S. from across the Canadian border.
The widely reported consensus is the global fentanyl supply comes from China. Are the boats being destroyed, their crews murdered attempting to smuggle such contraband into the U.S. ?

Shiftless2 said:
"... would have to stop and refuel 20 times" #1,719
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If they're not smuggling, what are they doing instead?

The Trump administration has failed to murder them all. There have been a few survivors. BUT !
Instead of arresting these ostensible international criminals the Trump administration relinquished them.
They're dangerous criminals worth killing, unless they survive?
 
Kudo's to the judge but the question is "will he actually do it?"

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It’s not every day a federal judge tells a top law enforcement officer to strap on a camera and report to her every single night.But that’s exactly what happened in Chicago, where U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino — the face of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” — to wear a body cam and personally check in with her at 6 p.m. each weekday.

The hearing lasted more than an hour. Ellis, calm but furious, read her restraining order line by line, forcing Bovino to acknowledge every single rule his agents broke.

“It is difficult for me to see that the force being used is necessary to stop an immediate and serious threat,” she said, her voice cutting through the courtroom.

Her words weren’t abstract. They were about real people — Chicagoans who had been tear-gassed for protesting, reporters targeted for doing their jobs, and children who thought the parade they were walking to had turned into a war zone.

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes, walking to a parade, do not pose an immediate threat,” Ellis said. “Their sense of safety was shattered.”

Bovino, known for his brash social media posts and photo ops with assault rifles, sat mostly silent. This is the same man who told CBS News, “If someone strays into a pepper ball, that’s on them. Don’t protest and don’t trespass.”

That arrogance didn’t fly with Judge Ellis.

She reminded him of his oath to defend the Constitution — not attack it. Then she hit him with orders that sent shockwaves through federal law enforcement:

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Wear a body camera.
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Report in person, every day, at 6 p.m.
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. Turn over every report and video of force used by agents — within 24 hours.
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Display visible identification on all federal agents.

“The camera is your friend,” Ellis told him. “Then it won’t just be your word.”

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Good morning! Donald Trump’s long flirtation with the idea of “serving a little longer” hit the tarmac yesterday when he finally admitted, mid-Pacific, that the Constitution “doesn’t really allow” a third term. He sounded almost surprised, as if the 22nd Amendment were a zoning ordinance someone forgot to waive for him. The revelation came after weeks of red “Trump 2028” merch, fundraising emails about “unfinished business,” and a constitutional amendment drafted by the usual coterie of sycophants.

Speaker Mike Johnson, usually so pliable he could serve as a yoga prop said, “it’s not possible,” which in this administration counts as an act of courage. Trump’s pivot to respecting the law lasted about ten minutes, interrupted only by a monologue about “the people demanding it,” which sounded less like populism and more like a hostage note from inside his own skull. He may have surrendered the third term, but only to focus on the real legacy project: remaking America into a shrine of gold-plated vanity and corporate obedience.

Trump’s stop in South Korea unfolded like a tragicomedy of manners. The hosts, masters of managing volatile men, handed him a gold necklace and an oversized crown that looked like it was ordered from a Renaissance fair clearance sale. The optics were perfect: a reality-TV monarch receiving tribute from people too polite to laugh.

Trump, beaming like a gilded jack-o’-lantern, declared it “the most beautiful thing” and immediately tried to wear it. His speechwriters had prepared the usual praise for Korea’s “economic miracle,” but the real show came in the improvisations: random introductions of cabinet members mid-sentence, claims of $22 trillion in investment, and a rambling ode to his own greatness. Advisors reportedly looked on with expressions typically reserved for plane crashes.

Behind the polite applause, Seoul was livid. Hyundai workers detained in Georgia had sparked ....

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And it's off to the Supremes

What You Should Know About the Trump Tariffs Being Challenged at the Supreme Court​

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What You Should Know About the Trump Tariffs Being Challenged at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is deciding a case over whether the President can impose sweeping tax increases on imported goods. It’s a multi-trillion-dollar question with enormous implications for the US economy, taxpayers, and limitations on emergency powers.
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Time (or Buying American) Won’t Erase the Economic Harm of Higher Tariffs​

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Time (or Buying American) Won't Erase the Economic Harm of Higher Tariffs

Contrary to the president’s promises, the tariffs will cause short-term pain and long-term pain, no matter the ways people and businesses change their behavior.
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Trump instructs Pentagon to 'immediately' start testing US nuclear weapons​

Davis Winkie and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY
Wed, October 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM EDT

Trump instructs Pentagon to 'immediately' start testing US nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 29 that the United States will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons tests, a move he said is needed to ensure the country keeps up with its rival nuclear powers.
In a Truth Social post, Trump touted progress made on nuclear weapons modernization during his first term. But he warned that China's nuclear weapons buildup will place Beijing's arsenal on equal footing with the United States and Russia "within 5 years."
"Because of other countries [sic] testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," Trump said. "That process will begin immediately."
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Trump instructs Pentagon to 'immediately' start testing US nuclear weapons

Trump's announcement breaks with more than three decades of policy. The last time the United States tested a nuclear weapon was in 1992.
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Shiftless2 said:
son & father #1,735
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"God" is portrayed as omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent and short of cash." Crane

Philosopher George Carlin satirized religion parodying a half-wit believer: - god is so powerful he can throw a boat, right over a hedge -

The risk is, in deliberately turning our backs to religion, we inadvertently close our eyes to creation.

"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." Gerry Spence, Attorney at Law
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sear said:
The risk is, in deliberately turning our backs to religion, we inadvertently close our eyes to creation.
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How?

Unless you're going to fall back on the claim that "everything needs a creator" and then argue that "god" (or whoever/whatever) is the creator what does religion have to do with it?

Of course that argument leads to the classic: "Who created the Creator?" and then "Who created that Creator?" and of course "Who created ...?" ad infinitum
 
Shiftless2 said:
"Unless you're going to fall back on the claim that "everything needs a creator"" S2 #1,737
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Anything created has a creator.

That's not an endorsement, or even an acknowledgement of any supernatural anything.

Shiftless2 said:
"... and then argue that "god" (or whoever/whatever) is the creator what does religion have to do with it?" S2 #1,737
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You've done well here (and elsewhen), embracing the self-sabotaging cultural reality religionists have metaphorically planted the flag.
Obvious example, the word "god". BUT !! Even the religionists don't agree. Some call god Odin, others Shiva, Jehovah, Allah, or J.C. ...

If each of these groups can plant their false flag, and be wrong in so doing, should we empower them to either:
- prevent us from being right, or
- interfere with our appreciation of it?

"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." Professor / Author / Astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan
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It's worth acknowledging the distinction between theology and philosophy.

A creation myth, popular in our culture can be found here.

An alternate explanation disclosed here.

If either or neither of these two differing explanations approximates actual history, each individual can appreciate / enjoy sentience, or not.
Is the life of an ingrate not to some degree wasted?

Shiftless2 said:
"Of course that argument leads to the classic: "Who created the Creator?" and then "Who created that Creator?" and of course "Who created ...?" ad infinitum" S2 #1,737
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This is a relevant distinction between supernatural, and natural explanations.

If the singular question is: - how did we get here - and the answer offered for consideration is " - god - " that indeed merely tilts the first domino. BUT !
There's a similar indeterminate chain for the scientific / big bang explanation. If the genesis that preceded our big bang was the previous big bang, how many of them were there before?

For the theological purist, one whose interest is not connected to the $collection $plate, but instead a sincere inquiry about actual history, the ... and who fathered that god? And who fathered his father ... ?
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In either case, perhaps.

Pascal's Wager is not an argument for the existence of god. It's cowardly justification for hypocrisy.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear." Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S.president. Letter, 10 Aug. 1787
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As Paul Harvey said, to shuck right down to the cob, this discussion might seem a contest between supernatural, and natural ideologies.
Actually it's an appeal to appreciation.
 
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