The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America
- Thread starter sear
- Start date
I said NATO was started "from" the Allies who started WWI and WWII.
Of course they were not NATO yet in WWI.
But they were the colonial imperialists, and included the US instead of Spain.
WWI was started by Russia telling the Black Hand, the Sebian Secret Police, to train Princip on how to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
But France also invaded southern Germany, in revenge for losing the Franco Prussian war 50 years earlier.
What caused WWII was the Treaty of Versailles after WWI, stealing half of Germany.
Poland, Czechoslovakia, etc. were really part of Germany.
The Allies also got Germany to surrender in WWI by illegally starving them by cutting off food.
The Allies also stole all their ships and colonies, like in Africa.
Shiftless2
Well-known member
Has Qatar's "gift" been purged of all clandestine spy gear?
Can Trump provide any conclusive proof that this purge has been 100% successful, and that this aircraft is secure?
That's not to dismiss Trump's unseemly acceptance of this asset.
But there may be much more at stake here than simple diplomatic protocol breach.
What for example would the Trump administration do if the U.S. were to go to War in the Middle East? Unlikely?
The only point to a presidential library is so that people can go to it and satisfy the Freedom of Information act.
How does a $400 million plane help people examine documents in the presidential library?
So claiming the plane goes to the presidential library seems fraudulent to me?
Shiftless2
Well-known member
Supposedly that's been done.
Have to admit that it's not clear that it's even possible - there are hundreds of miles of wiring in a plane and who knows how many million parts.
Good point.
I was thinking at first that all they had to do was to scan for RF transmissions from any bug.
But it would not be hard to make the bug remote control and have it only transmit when told to.
Shiftless2
Well-known member
Judge apologizes to alleged would-be Trump assassin, drags Jan. 6 suspects into rant over jail complaints
A federal judge on Monday decried the prison treatment of President Donald Trump's alleged would-be assassin, and apologized to him for restrictive confinement imposed by jail staff.Cole Allen, 31, has been in federal custody since prosecutors say he attempted to gain access to White House Correspondents' Dinner ballroom and kill Trump along with other high-level government officials.
Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui told an attorney representing the Department of Corrections (DOC) that he was "fascinated and disturbed" by Allen's treatment in jail. Allen was placed on suicide watch when he was first imprisoned.
Suicide watch protocols mandated that Cole remain 24-hour lockdown in a "safe cell," have no phone access to call or receive visits from anyone other than his legal team, according to the motion. His lawyers also wanted him to be able to obtain ......
CONTINUED
That's a start. But to be done properly the aircraft would have to be entirely disassembled. Cheaper to buy a new one.
That's a risk. Not the only risk.
Remember how VW faked their pollution values on their diesel fueled cars?
When the car was on a dynamometer the engine management computer operated the engine for minimum emissions. BUT !
When all four wheels were rolling the engine management computer operated the engine for performance, resulting in illegally excessive emissions.
IIRC the Lockerbie boom-box bomb was on a pressure switch. When the airliner approached altitude, - bang -
Trump's Qatar gift might be wired as simply as, spy microphones and cameras off when wheels are down,
spy microphones and cameras on when wheels up.
Those are technical issues. BUT !
The real issue is, instead of a conscientious president consulting with the experts,
Trump simply dictates in ignorance.
All this hasn't caused catastrophe yet. BUT !
It's a risk,
a risk Trump is willing to take, for his own comfort.
Trump has pardoned his Jan. 6 chums.
Trump genuinely does not give a damn.
Shiftless2
Well-known member
Renée Nicole Good was 37, an American citizen, a mother and a poet. She was fatally shot three times by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, while in her car as agents confronted her — an incident captured on multiple videos and widely disputed. Federal officials, including President Trump, stated the agent acted in self‑defense and claimed Good ran over the officer; independent video analysis and reporting show conflicting accounts and raise serious questions about that narrative.
The state of Minnesota filed lawsuits seeking access to evidence and transparency about the shooting and the broader ICE operation, saying federal authorities refused to provide full details. A federal judge has now ordered relevant documents handed over to the court for review, cracking open the previously withheld materials.
The fight over what really happened isn’t over, but this step increases scrutiny of federal actions and the handling of the evidence.