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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 6:00pm On Feb 11, 2025
Worlds premier investigation agency FBI leaked to Venezuelan gang members of an impending ICE raid.
Culprit has been identified, will be jailed and lose his pension.
There was still another case in Colorado where ICE agents found the illegals had vanished.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 4:56pm On Feb 11, 2025
Judge rules FBI must release all documents in the Florida Trump case. This was a leftist FOIA lawsuit .

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/10/fbi-trump-classified-docs-case-015570

When the case was ongoing Judge Cannon selected a former Judge to go through and determine what was classified. jackboot refused, saying the documents were too secret, the DOJ appealed to 11th circuit which barred the Special Master and declared the documents could not be reviewed by him, a former judge who has security clearance.
Jackboot also did not provide Trump's defence with those documents , he claimed they was too classified for his counsel.

Now Judge Beryl Howell who has been ruthlessly sentencing J6ers has ruled that a journalist be provided with those documents.
This judge. She is anti Trump to her bone narrow.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 4:13pm On Feb 11, 2025
budaatum:
Change that to "Tinubu can flout any law and pardon himself and his enforcers one minute before leaving power", and tell me it tastes right in your mouth.
Joe Biden is the subject matter in the light of my post. As usual you diverted
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 3:01pm On Feb 11, 2025
budaatum:
You may indeed translate it how you wish, but if the supreme court disagreed with his workaround they have the power to sanction him and would have but didn't, just as they would if they disagree with dumps workaround or wouldn't if its legal.
President Andrew Jackson regarding John Marshall SCOTUS ruling .....
John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!"

Don't forget Trump can flout any law and pardon himself and his enforcers one minute before leaving power
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico:
Android17:
And funded some of the celebs like Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain etc that went to Ukraine to do photo Ops with Zelensky.

USAID funded ISIS courtesy of Killary and Sullivan.
Anwar Al Alwaki. His education was paid for by USAID who thought he was a Yemeni citizen. He got full scholarship . In reality he was a US Citizen in America.
He later want on to head Al Qaeda in the Peninsula (AQAP) .Taken out by a drone strike ordered by Obama.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 1:05pm On Feb 11, 2025
I posted this 4 years ago. The poisonous relationship Obama built with media.
Previously most media competed in fairness,any channel could instantly give you a fairly balanced view of the news .
When Obama won ,he co-opted the media into his administration.You could not say anything negative about him because it was racist.He has never held a press conference without a fawning drooling activist masquerading as a journalist.
When Trump was campaigning,most channels covered him live,they thought he was a clown full of bluster. When he won the IC ganged up with MSM and became 24/7 extension of the Democrat Party.
Today we have people here who believe everything from the liberal media That to me is when the rain started beating us The election of Obama.
Change my mind.

basilico:
Still on Obama . Why the leftist media treated him as the messiah.


ABC News executive producer Ian Cameron is married to Susan Rice, National Security Adviser.
CBS President David Rhodes is the brother of Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications.
ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman is married to former Whitehouse Press Secretary Jay Carney
ABC News and Univision reporter Matthew Jaffe is married to Katie Hogan,Obama’s Deputy Press Secretary
ABC President Ben Sherwood is the brother of Obama’s Special Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood
CNN President Virginia Moseley is married to former Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Secretary Tom Nides.


Ben Rhodes created an echo chamber. He would come up with the narrative and all media would echo it. Above is his appointments.

We created an echo chamber,” Rhodes said, when asked about arms-control experts that appeared at think tanks and were then used as sources for hundreds of reporters – whom the article described as “clueless.”

Of those experts, Rhodes said: “They were saying things that validated what we had given them to say.”......
The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. …
.....


A map of the poisonous cabal Obama created
I get so pissed off listening to lies from the Jake Tapper's, Rachel Maddow s, Dana Bash's etc.These journos have caused some serious mental damage to people here.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 12:42pm On Feb 11, 2025
Maeve7:
Nobody said China was a democracy. And nobody asked what you’d rather have.
Are you not the one hoping Trump crashes America so that China replaces it. Always Trump meant this because he said that. Proof I overheard Trump saying it while he was showering.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump: Hell's Gonna Break Loose If Hamas Fail To Release Hostages By Saturday by basilico: 12:11pm On Feb 11, 2025
gabbytabby:
Emaciated in a place where people were starved of food o surprise surprise.
Emaciated in a territory with the highest obesity rates in the world.
Obesity is a direct result of starvation Gaza is the largest open air prison in the world, a prison is where inmates have factories manufacturing rockets, drones and firing them into their Israel.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump: Hell's Gonna Break Loose If Hamas Fail To Release Hostages By Saturday by basilico: 12:08pm On Feb 11, 2025
TenQ:
Here are the before and after pictures of the last three men released by Hamas
That's a war crime in itself
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico:
nateevs:
Thank you for replying to my "follow the money" post. We've got new news for you cultist.

3 hours before Trump launched his meme coin, someone placed a $1,096,109 million bet 3 hours before Meme coin launch.

You see? In normal times, this is the sort of confidence that nobody has because the SEC will be all over your ass in minutes. But enter the Trump administration.... what SEC? Everything was preemptively arranged, sheep.

It's all about the money, sheep. It's all about the money.
If there was any wrong doing then in January 2028,Trump will pardon himself and anyone else he fancies.
You should never have voted for democrats .In 2020 Trump would have pardoned himself and anyone else he fancied , he didn't.They jumped on him ,trying to kill him when they couldn't stop him. They screamed that he couldn't issue pardons then
Diversion. How come we knew Kyle Rittenhouse shoe size but we know nothing about the two Trump attempted assassins?

Another instance of democrats fuckups. Harry Reid removed the 60 Senate vote requirement for SCOTUS judges vote thinking a republican would never be president. Ginsburg refused to step down thinking Clinton would have the honours of replacing her.

Democrats are just stupid, crying over spilt milk.
Every president has people who are out to support him in return for something.At least with Trump it won't be USAID money
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:53am On Feb 11, 2025
nateevs:
Follow the money. It's all about money. It's all about absolute power to consolidate wealth.

These useful idiots think they are making the world a better place. Their Fuhrers are making themselves richer at Americans' expense. You wanna know why they are cutting those agencies?... Follow the money.
Trump joining politics in my opinion was mainly because Obama blasted him at a White House correspondent dinner.
He had been saying the same things about America being exploited by Japan and other nations from late eighties .Later he was publicly miffed at fully loaded ships docking at American ports and leaving with empty containers.The so called Panamax and Post Panamax ships. Oprah Winfrey in an interview almost begged him to run.. later when he did she declared, "Donald, I'm with her". The witch.
If he didn't join politics he would be playing golf and having a blast. I've heard haters saying that he wanted his executive jet be gold plated but was rebuffed because it would increase the weight.Gold is 19.3 gm per cc.

On this he ranks top if not the only one who became President to improve America and not self enrichment. His advisors, aides and friends are in it for the money, they have to get their pound of beef for their support to him. Noone joins politics out of philanthropy. Apart from




Trump.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:40am On Feb 11, 2025
GloriousGbola:
They are already complaining about the superbowl
And since Trump is making racism great again, it will not just be hillbillies. It will be you coworkers. It will be service people.
The world would end if someone sang a white nationali anthem during the Superbowl.
They performed the Black National Anthem.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:38am On Feb 11, 2025
PDPGuy:
Lol. I stand by my earlier assertion
Where is your post critiquing any of those four areas Biden floured the Supreme Court esp?
Drop a link. Talk the walk.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:32am On Feb 11, 2025
Maeve7:
China is building roads all over the world, investing in Infrastructure in different countries, has recently become part of the biggest free trade agreement and is quiet about it while Trump is rambling on and on like a lunatic with “a concept of a plan”.

USA is a superpower in decline and Xi is now the most powerful man on the planet. The empty pot Trump is making a lot of noise accomplishing nothing. Xi, way more intelligent, is moving his country forward, filling the vacuum Trump with his isolationism is leaving behind while at the same time destroying the relations with long-standing allies.

China is winning in all of this, quietly and gracefully. That’s why Trump’s granddaughter was singing for Xi and his wife in Mandarin at Mar-a-Lago. cheesy

Anyone who doesn’t see that Trump is all noise, no brain has a very low IQ. I thought dvmb people were a minority but that doesn’t seem to be the case in the US. How else could a country vote for this fish brain TWICE?
China model is different from the west They loan out money get their companies to construct modern projects then you pay later .
I'd rather America as the superpower than Xi.
X , Google, FB is not allowed in China, I doubt nairaland is allowed too.
Or let's put it this way. Go to China, create a thread on nairaland critical to Xi . See how it will work out for you.
Or ask Deepseek about Tianamen massacre.
You people shoot your mouths without thinking
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 5:58am On Feb 11, 2025
PDPGuy:
It’s completely asinine to even suggest or insinuate that an American president can defy court orders.. Whether it’s a Democratic or Republican president threatening to do so, it’s simply unacceptable; unless you believe the U.S. has become a banana republic like so many other countries..
Yes it's unheard of a president to defy court orders. I posted this yesterday.

Student Loan Forgiveness:
The Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in attempting to cancel up to $400 billion in student loans. Despite this, Biden's administration has continued to grant forgiveness through existing programs.
Immigration Policies:
The Supreme Court has blocked some of Biden's immigration policies, including attempts to end the "Remain in Mexico" policy. However, the administration has sought to implement alternative measures that may not fully align with the Court's directives.
Vaccine Mandates:
The Court struck down Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers, yet the administration has continued to promote vaccination through other channels and initiatives.
Environmental Regulations:
The Supreme Court has limited the Biden administration's ability to enforce certain environmental regulations, particularly regarding emissions. The administration has pursued other regulatory avenues despite these setbacks.


Another hypocrite. Show me where you complained about this
These are not judges... They are activists - interfering often making ex-parte rulings where they don't listen to the govts views.
Your diagnosis. Selective Amnesia
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 2:43am On Feb 11, 2025
Ibime:
There is no centre right contesting for election in America since Trump. You know nothing about politics before Trump so shut it.
Stick to money and investments. I can vouch for you on that.
Politically, you believe in liberal lies.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 9:45pm On Feb 10, 2025
Android17:
The author of the article is a gremlin that turns out, was receiving USAID funds.
Ouch. That should hurt.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 9:33pm On Feb 10, 2025
cococandy:
Full time too.
Let me tell you a true story.

That's how crooks work. James Comey FBI director, met with Trump to tell him about the fake dossier. Apparently Russian hookers had urinated on Trump in the hotel room Obama had spent while in Moscow years bqck. Steele claimed Russia had this on tape. Ever heard of kompromat? It was a cock and bull story . FBI had opened an investigation into his collusion with Putin. FBI knew it was pure lies.They knew Cris Steele source had lied and they had interviewed him. After the meeting Comey leaked to media about his meeting. Media ran off with Trump is being investigated . Buzzfeed published Cris Steele junk dossier. The idea that Putin had installed Trump started gaining ground with FBI McCabe and Co leaking selectively to tarnish his presidency. To make it worse Comey after the meeting wrote down everything in a memo .
Later Trump fired Comey. He leaked the meeting minutes to a friend of his who in turn gave it to a newspaper. Comey had no business leaving employment with that classified document in the first case.(You might want to remember this when he is indicted). Rosenstein appointed Mueller to investigate the collusion hoax. Mueller didn't find any shred of evidence of the Trump campaign working with Russia.
However Mueller refused to exonerate Trump on obstruction charges. What obstruction. That Trump fired Comey who was investigating him. Trump had sought written advice of his first RINO AG who had recused himself and Rosenstein the deputy AG.

Back to Musk. They was investigating him. Now that he has found evidence of criminality you are running off here with " He is going after those investigating him".

Deep state will be crushed. Too bad you will dismiss this story due to your TDS.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 6:18pm On Feb 10, 2025
bemeruca:
Elon Musk transformed Twitter despite the advertising coup campaign targeted at him. Twitter is in a better position than it has been in a decade.

Let the man cook. he knows how to cook
One of those who led cancel culture of X worldwide was the head of IN ( Internews network).. 99% of their funding came from.... You guessed right . USAID....They received over $500 million.
This is a Pravda link.. take it with a pinch of salt.

https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/02/08/1036766.html
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 6:08pm On Feb 10, 2025
cococandy:
The way he removed people who knew what they were doing and replaced them with lackeys who he mandated to work overtime with no compensation and dropped twitter value 72% . Let’s watch him do the same to America because America is a social media company.

You these shameless Elon boys need to get a life.
How much you think X is worth now?.
It's revenues are down because of the cancel culture.
Banks are buying X debt at upto 97 cts to the dollar. They have sold over $5.5 billion last week. Tells you investors know they will recover the money.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/banks-sell-down-55-bln-musks-x-debt-investors-source-2025-02-05/
X minus the debt has a net income over 70% right now
Democrats know X killed their 2024 election chances ,they can kill to get it back under their folds.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 5:53pm On Feb 10, 2025
cococandy:
Yay the consumer financial protection bureau is gone.
The bureau that has returned over $20b to the consumer since its inception. The one that makes sure companies who commit fraud to the detriment of consumers are held accountable. Such a huge win.


Only a blind person doesn’t know you’re an enemy. That’s why I stopped engaging with you. You’re clearly one of the people who will pop A bottle of champagne watching America crumble to ashes.
Incase you didn't know it's Obama and his globalist friends who wants to reduce America to just another country. Prove me wrong.
George Soros said it loud. He is best buddies with Obama. His son was literally living in Joe Bidens WH.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5fIv2GgyoQ
Seems that video was removed I have an offline copy for exactly that purpose. I'll provide the transcript one day.
Obama gutted the military, brought in lbgtq to them. Made cadets march in high heels.
I want a strong America that is not beholden to screeching liberals . An America that stands up to the lies of every protected group race,social or religious.
For Vought to order all staff of CFPB to go home ,means he must have found something. Hopefully we shall know soon.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 4:07pm On Feb 10, 2025
feedthenation:
---Video of the main architect of Project 2025 Russell Vought, who was recently confirmed as head of OMB---Felon 47 said he doesn't know anything about Project---


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY_chqyaRHo&t=16s
CBS: We Regret to Inform You That Trump Is More Popular Than Ever

https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1888619828258214032?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 3:56pm On Feb 10, 2025
IjeBos:
For the nutters who think this is a negotiation tactic.
Trudeau really believes Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state.
The nuttery of it all
Trump would never take Canada. Never. Trudeau is leaking conversations he had with Trump. Who benefits from that disclosure? Trudeau of course.
Another post where you prove your lunacy.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 1:22pm On Feb 10, 2025
Political neophytes here. You have been fed a pile dung by the mainstream media

Feb 2025 The DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants,” said Musk via X. “Spending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President’s executive order.”


What was Reuters on behalf of Joe Biden reporting?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 12:55pm On Feb 10, 2025
$118000 Research on finger snapping by Georgia Tech researchers --- sponsored by US Department of Defense.
This was in December 2022.
Researchers wanted to find out the speed and force required by humans to snap their fingers.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 12:39pm On Feb 10, 2025
ObaIgwe1:
Well, Trump can choose to turn US into a Banana Republic and a laughingstock of many nations but eventually he will leave that office. I do no doubt the fact he might be nursing the idea of cancelling elections to replace it with a concept of a plan on his head. Afterall he told Christians they won't have to vote after the last election again and people are still figuring what exactly he meant... But any attempt by Trump or his party to cancel elections will not work. The turmoil that will follow will break US. So ordinarily I don't believe Trump craziness will reach that level.
Reminds me of Monday morning talks in the office You think guys are busy in the office, their internal phone extensions busy for an hour .Discussing how Bukayo Saka should have scored a brace had he jumped two inches higher..
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico:
cococandy. Your CFPB is gone . Their X account is closed. Offices closed this week
CFPB structure was they request funds quarterly from the federal reserve. Current acting Head wrote to Federal Reserve informing them that the body needs $0 . Well CFPB already has $750 million in the bank .
Wikipedia article highlights some problems with the body
DOGE will reveal whether it's another body that targeted the democrat enemies or was just another liberal slush fund.
Vought can't shut it down He can just continue demanding $0 from the feds ,until everyone resigns.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 11:54am On Feb 10, 2025
Ibime:
The economy is what pushed them over the line or made traditional democrat voters to stay away

The whitelash people are always there and were there in 2020, you only need to swing 10% of people to stay home or switch sides based on economy and that's what happened.
How will your theory hold when it's proven Trump conclusively won in 2020 but Marc Elias had other ideas in 5 swing states.
Your 10% swing theory is junk science.
Trump has never had a level playing field. 24/7 MSM negative coverage and blatant lies . You no fit to make any comment about politics.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 11:44am On Feb 10, 2025
AmazonTopaz:
Conservatives are beginning to undermine the Judiciary they are going to start disobeying Court order very soon and with such an act I am beginning to doubt if they will allow for elections. American Democracy is in coma.
Let.Me.Jog your memory.


Student Loan Forgiveness:
The Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in attempting to cancel up to $400 billion in student loans. Despite this, Biden's administration has continued to grant forgiveness through existing programs.
Immigration Policies:
The Supreme Court has blocked some of Biden's immigration policies, including attempts to end the "Remain in Mexico" policy. However, the administration has sought to implement alternative measures that may not fully align with the Court's directives.
Vaccine Mandates:
The Court struck down Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers, yet the administration has continued to promote vaccination through other channels and initiatives.
Environmental Regulations:
The Supreme Court has limited the Biden administration's ability to enforce certain environmental regulations, particularly regarding emissions. The administration has pursued other regulatory avenues despite these setbacks.


Have you forgotten you screamed so loudly that nairaland crashed for two whole days? Obrigardo had to be sedated because of your noise.
Hypocrite. Stop taking us for fools . We are no children here.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:26am On Feb 10, 2025
Ibime:
They only won because of the post COVID inflation environment like every other country in the world that changed Government not because of all this far right reh reh reh they've sucked you into
They took advantage of COVID to rig out Trump first.
Then they brutalized the citizens via mandates, firing those who didn't take the jab . They prevented Djokovic from Australia Open too. He won four open titles after that with two on Aussie soil. smiley
Was a perfect chance for them to enforce tyranny.
They been fighting rise of right wing parties in EU, and are bound to lose in the end. The liberals today under WEF has nothing to offer , apart from their schemes to entrench themselves in power.
EU should go back to being an economic block , not a political one for a start.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 8:22am On Feb 10, 2025
bemeruca:
Raumdeuter, Basilico you got to watch this
Trump and Elon must be opposed , talked over and anything they do shredded into pieces.
It's the Resistance.. previously funded by USAID
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by basilico: 5:50am On Feb 10, 2025
I have always called climate change as presented by" 99%" of researchers as a money grabbing scheme. Not to be confused with environmental pollution from car fumes and smog like in India with their tricycles belching smoke akin to chimneys.
Trump admin shares my opinions .
Trump admin has clawed back $4 billion pledge to the Green Climate fund. Of course the usual anthropogenic warming hoaxers will scream blue murder.The tap is turned off.
Govts around the developing world will take a hit, they get the money that they then steal.
Universities get grants for climate research, a big portion of that is used to cover expenses like mowing the lawns.

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