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Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:59am On Apr 23
🔷️Vermont: 32.32% Republican
1 Democrat, 0 Republicans

🔷️Massachusetts: 36.02% Republican
9 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Hawaii: 37.48% Republican
2 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Connecticut: 41.89% Republican
5 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Rhode Island: 41.76% Republican vote
2 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Delaware: 41.79% Republican vote
1 Democrat, 0 Republicans

🔷️New Mexico: 45.85% Republican vote
3 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Maine: 45.46% Republican vote
2 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️New Hampshire: 47.87% Republican vote
2 Democrats, 0 Republicans

🔷️Maryland: ~34% Republican vote
7 Democrats, 1 Republican

🔷️California: 38.33% Republican vote
~42 Democrats, 8 Republicans (with vacancies)

🔷️Oregon: ~41% Republican vote
5 Democrats, 1 Republican

🔷️Illinois: ~43% Republican vote
14 Democrats, 3 Republicans

🔷️Washington: ~39% Republican vote
8 Democrats, 2 Republicans

🔷️New Jersey: ~46% Republican vote
9 Democrats, 3 Republicans


Republican led states also have more of that scenario.
Republicans should work hard to shut down the democrats completelyin their states.
For democrats most of their states are already gerrymandered to the hilt.
Republicans should match them .

I believe certain politicians and globalists intention are to make America fail as a superpower and be replaced by China.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:35am On Apr 23
Todd Blanche said that Biden administration shutdown the SPLC investigation.

Kash Patel on Oct 3 2025 cut off all ties of SPLC with the FBI.

The SPLC was the democrat stooge whom they funded to damage conservatives with their hate maps .Biden had it embedded with the FBI.

Actblue the democrat fundraiser machine was also questioned by house committee , officials took the Fifth a record 146 times. Actblue had been warned by it's own lawyers , the Eric Holder firm that it' could be investigated for passing off donations to politicians which had come from foreign agents
Foreign AffairsRe: Trump's Acting Homeland Security Director Is A Prost1tute by basilico: 6:07am On Apr 23
She is a high maintenance woman. Those woman who believe a man is to provide for everything.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:49am On Apr 23
A reminder to the lovers of Hamas here.




They will never get an offer close to that.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:37am On Apr 23
benalvino3:
That's because Republicans tend to be fair and considerate while democrats are vile and narcissistic fascists
When the other party is not playing fair , it's no time for being nice.

No more playing Mr Nice when democrats are running all over them. For instance activist judges simply don't care they are just blocking everything they can .
Democrats are cunning, they question the faith of Republicans who then sit back and act like "gentlemen"

Similar to here, if you oppose some things, someone will dig up a comment you made years ago to shut you up.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:25am On Apr 23
Democrat strongholds usually wait for republicans to release their results first. Happens all the times.

https://x.com/FSociety_1942/status/2047025750721851553

The Lone Raccoon
@FSociety_1942
VIRGINIA

OK, I am trying to organize my thoughts about yesterday's vote in Virginia. Here is my analysis from my capturing of the election night reporting data.

There was an "f-curve" at 8:59pm that was actually preceded by a near f-curve at 8:43. These 2 updates wiped away what had been a decent lead for "no redistricting". Interestingly, at 9:16 there was another big jump for "yes".

From my analysis, most of the votes from all 3 of these came from Fairfax County, one of Virginia's most reliable vote manufacturing hubs.

My old pet peeve, totals going down rather than up, was way too frequent. 23 counties had at least one case of "negative votes", including Chesterfield's whopping 71,903 deduction at 10:45 this morning (April 22). Augusta had a 11,968 deduction at 10:18. A whopping 13 counties had deductions in the SAME REPORT at 7:41PM on the 21st (for a total of 18,476). This is not acceptable and needs explained. (Other than, "well these numbers aren't official". They are official enough to show on the news.)

And, of course, the referendum was ultimately lost because of mail-in votes. About 10% of the total was mail-in, and about 73% were "yes". We have no way of knowing how many of these were real people casting a vote for themselves, but they added net 137,000 votes for "yes" and that is almost 50,000 more than the currently reported winning margin for "yes". (The same applies for the election of Commissar Spanberger)

In summary, a completely preventable train wreck. I hope that the Republican leaders in Virginia are now convinced that mail-in ballots and machine counting are not our friends. I also hope they start asking the hard questions of counties like Chesterfield.

It's going to be easiest to read this, shrug, and move on. Please don't. Please forward on, especially if you know people in Virginia. But the same thing will happen in every other state, eventually, if its not stopped.

You can see the raw data for yesterday's election at https://votedatabase.com/2026 - select Virginia, unknown party, then statewide or whatever county you want to examine. I'm here if anyone has questions.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:16am On Apr 23
benalvino3:
The Virginia Democrat attempt to gerrymander Republicans out of the state has been BLOCKED and ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a judge.
Democrats are ten times better than republicans when it comes to action. Mostly it's negative but they always go ahead. They are now saying they will target ICE in Minnesota and everywhere, they will pack the Supreme Court to 13 justices , grant Puerto Rico and DC statehood, implement mileage and carbon taxes , etc.

Cowardly RINOs are spineless and self serving, waiting to take over after 2028.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:02am On Apr 23
The enemy within.



"The real enemy resides within, being more dangerous than external foes". Benny Hinn

"We always have to be aware of the enemy within, which is much more difficult to fight and more dangerous to liberty.".
Margaret Thatcher

"At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide" Abraham Lincoln.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:47am On Apr 23
DeepSight:
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I had not yet started suspecting you of poor written English untill this.
Twas deliberate. I usually do that many times. I've corrected by capitalizing And.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:42am On Apr 23
DeepSight:
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Its become a right wing echo chamber mostly fit for Jan 6 defenders and QAnonists
LOL. Democrats are all over X . Liberals are slightly more than conservatives on X if you wasn't aware And are more louder owing to poor upbringing, lack of etiquette, smugness, entitlement, etc.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:37am On Apr 23
It's the same thing as you can't shout fire in a theatre,the same place you can shout that the roof is on.fire. smiley

BreakingNews21:
You're very welcome, and pardon me for using AI. It's like a new toy to me.

" AI Overview
Yes, Elon Musk bans and suspends users on X (formerly Twitter), despite proclaiming himself a free-speech absolutist. Suspensions have actually increased, with 5.3 million accounts suspended in the first half of 2024, nearly triple the amount in the same period in 2022. Bans often target journalists critical of him, "doxxing" concerns, and accounts violating updated content policies.
Forbes
+3
Key Aspects of Bans Under Musk:
High-Profile Suspensions: Journalists from outlets like CNN, NYT, and The Washington Post were suspended for covering ElonJet, a bot tracking his private jet."
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:11am On Apr 23
Thanks .
X is Elon Musk gift to the world. A community where the left has no say,cannot ban you. A safe space like bluesky . I bet he values it more than Tesla.

BreakingNews21:
You may have missed this business news.

"Yes, Twitter (now X) struggled significantly to keep and attract advertisers after Elon Musk’s takeover in October 2022. Within months, roughly 50% of its top 100 advertisers paused or halted spending due to concerns over content moderation, brand safety, and controversial statements made by Musk, leading to a massive decline in ad revenue."
The Guardian
+2
________________
Linda Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X (formerly Twitter) on July 9, 2025, after a turbulent two-year tenure. Appointed in June 2023, she aimed to restore advertiser confidence and transform the platform into an "everything app," but often served as a "CEO in title only" under Elon Musk. Her exit followed X's merger with xAI and ongoing advertiser, content, and management friction.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:08am On Apr 23
IjeBos:
Only a Cabinet Secretary in the Trump administration could belittle themselves this way.
Did Trump actually reduce a drug from $600 to $10?
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:59am On Apr 23
BreakingNews21:
Hot off the presses as they used to say in the media. wink


Trump Media & Technology Group is replacing CEO Devin Nunes, who led the company through its public debut and a subsequent surge — and swoon — in its market value.

Trump Media, which trades under the ticker DJT — the same as President Trump's initials — said Tuesday that Nunes would be replaced by interim CEO Kevin McGurn.

Nunes, a former Republican congressman, oversaw the social media platform's stated mission to provide "a safe harbor for free expression." Despite serving as a pulpit for Mr. Trump's frequent posts, Truth Social has struggled to attract advertisers. The company's revenue has risen only 1.8% over the past year, while it has lost more than $1 billion since going public two years ago, according to its most recent annual report.

Trump Media's stock price tumbled 58% during the previous 12 months, erasing billions in shareholder value. Valued at close to $10 billion when it went public in March 2024, the company now has a market capitalization of $2.7 billion, according to FactSet.

Shares of Trump Media traded at $9.78 on Wednesday.

McGurn said the company "is poised to take off and meet that vital challenge and opportunity," according to a statement from Trump Media.

"In carrying President Trump's unique, singular vision and message, Truth Social stands for the most powerful brand and voice in the history of social media and beyond," he said.

___________________

Printer's Devil
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734614/
A man sells his soul to the Devil to save his failing newspaper and gets more than he bargained for.

Burgess Meredith stars as a charming, demonic linotype operator named Mr. Smith in the Twilight Zone episode "Printer's Devil" (Season 4, Episode 9, 1963). Meredith's character uses an enchanted printing press to turn small-town newspaper headlines into reality, forcing a Faustian bargain for the editor's soul, making it a classic devil-deal story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s_Devil
It is the first company in history to operate at a loss for several years after founding. It's also the first social media company to struggle getting advertisers and users.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Data Republican on why Unite the Right led SPLC to be a billion dollar operation

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2047064924262908170.html

Provides additional details include neo nazi who threatened to run over protesters on Discord 26 days before the rally.
• Member of the online leadership chat that planned Unite the Right
• Attended Charlottesville (at SPLC's direction)
• Made racist postings (under SPLC's supervision)
• Helped coordinate transportation for attendees


The single event redefined the org which strode the podiums of hate monitoring like the colossus.
Lordreed. The insufferable.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:35am On Apr 23
benalvino3:
Democrats funded this so they can tie it to Donald Trump and the right.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat on the SPLC board at that time.
She was sponsored by George Soros.
After Unite the Rally and the violence that followed , George Clooney, Tim Cook and JP Morgan Chase became big donors to SPLC.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by basilico: 3:30am On Apr 23
Russia has notified Germany that it will halt oil deliveries from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1

The suspension is expected to increase uncertainty in Germany’s energy supply, especially as the ongoing conflict with Iran is already disrupting Middle Eastern oil flows.

In 2025, Kazakhstan’s oil exports to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline amounted to about 2.146 million metric tons, a 44% increase compared to 2024. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, shipments reached 730,000 tons.

A full halt would reduce crude throughput by roughly 17% at the PCK Schwedt refinery, one of Germany’s largest refineries


The refinery powers 90% of Berlin vehicles .
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by basilico: 3:23am On Apr 23
WriterrNg:
⚡US 'won't dictate terms' of free trade talks, says PM Carney.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not let the US dictate the terms of free trade negotiations between the two countries.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has ruled out making concessions ahead of further talks with the US while a top US official warned the two countries remain fundamentally misaligned on trade.

The comments come at a tense time for US-Canada trade and as the future of a major North American free trade deal remains unclear.


On Wednesday, US trade representative Jamieson Greer told Congress that Canada is "doubling down on globalisation when we're trying to correct for the problems of globalisation".

Carney meanwhile told reporters that Ottawa will not let the US dictate the terms of free trade negotiations. "It's not a case where there is someone making demands, and a supplicant," he said.

"It's not a case ​that the United States dictates the terms. We have a negotiation, we can come to a mutually successful outcome - it will ​take some time."
Says Canada whose richest state is voting to secede.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 2:47am On Apr 23
cococandy:
The biggest most pathetic whiny cry baby in the history of the world.
A judge has ruled the referendum was unconditional. Void from the beginning,all new maps void and permanently blocked..

This democrat and republican gerrymandering should be dealt at the SCOTUS or a bipartisan bill after every party plays hard ball.

St Jesus of Chicago the Harvard trained lawyer celebrating an illegality .

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:22pm On Apr 22
EnlightenedUFO:
Great. Remember when he prayed at the Whitehouse just like a week ago and said that the Persians (Iranians) were ready to kill the Jews and God intervened through Esther? I want to know if you've seen that video before we proceed. Let me know now.
Isn't that a biblical story.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:16am On Apr 22
Should a SCOTUS judge opt to retire within the Trump 2.0 Ron De Santis is in the consideration.

https://x.com/ToscaAusten/status/2046699283374899390

There was female SCOTUS ( RIP) judge who refused to retire knowing Hilary Clinton would replace her.
Obama had it all mapped. Scalia replacement. But Mitch McConnell refused to advance his nominee . Had Ginsburg retired early and McConnell allowed his nominee Merrick Garland nomination go through ,the left would have 5 liberals on SCOTUS.

Much as I may hate McConnell, he stood up to Obama and prevented him from forever changing the supreme court. Trump also triumphed saving the court from leftism.
My maths may be wrong ,but I see the hand of the Lord in this preventing a liberal takeover of the supreme court
Merlick Garland as AG ran a vendetta against Trump for choosing Gorsuch over him . Garland wanted Trump finished . He is an evil horrible person.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
LordReed:
So when the government pays informants in criminal organisations that means the government is secretly funding criminal organisations?
That's the defence of the SPLC.
The org is now gone , kaput no more funds.
One or two of their directors might be held criminally culpable.
They labelled these as hate groups.

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)
Family Research Council (FRC)
Turning Point USA (TPUSA)
Moms for Liberty
Liberty Counsel
Focus on the Family
Pacific Justice Institute (PJI)
Eagle Forum
Ruth Institute
MassResistance
American Family Association (AFA)
Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM)
World Congress of Families
Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
Quilliam Foundation (and founder Maajid Nawaz—later retracted .


TellMAMA , a UK outfit hate monitoring group was defunded by UK govt and they are moaning about their prospects of being closed. They were partners with SPLC.

The SPLC labelled conservatives hate groups then social media giants like Google and Facebook used that designation to ban or shadow ban the named groups. It's just another leftist website that enforces censorship of conservative views.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:39am On Apr 22




basilico:
Dr Fauci finally sued . Let him lawyer up.

https://x.com/NicHulscher/status/2045669993744933315

Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
@NicHulscher
Criminal referral requests have been filed against Anthony Fauci and top COVID officials in SEVEN states — Accused of MURDER, TERRORISM, RACKETEERING, FRAUD, ABUSE, and more

TWO county-level criminal investigations are already underway.

NAMED INDIVIDUALS:
• Dr. Anthony Fauci
• Dr. Francis Collins
• Dr. Deborah Birx
• Dr. Rochelle Walensky
• Dr. Stephen Hahn
• Dr. Cliff Lane
• Dr. Robert Redfield
• Dr. Peter Daszak
• Dr. Ralph Baric
• Dr. Rick Bright
• Dr. Janet Woodcock
• Dr. Peter Hotez

ALLEGED CRIMES:
• Murder / Involuntary Manslaughter / Negligent Homicide
• Assault / Abuse / Coercion
• Reckless Endangerment
• Kidnapping / Forced Labor
• Terrorism
• Racketeering
• Operating a Corrupt Organization

The referrals were filed by Vires Law Group and are backed by detailed evidence—including testimony from HUNDREDS of victims and families.

They said that lethal hospital protocols, the denial of life-saving treatments, and systemic medical coercion led to widespread injury and death.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:15am On Apr 22
What's fake here. Read the indictment.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl

_Group paid millions to extremist leaders.
_Donors were defrauded through secret payments.
_Center allegedly manufactured racism for profit.
_Staff secretly funded groups they denounced.
_Accounts hid money sent to neo-Nazis.
_Group used partisan labels as weapons.
_Hate maps inspired violence against activists.
_Leaders covered up internal sexual assault.
_Center suppressed workers through union busting.
_Organization abandoned civil rights for politics.




So you remember Build the Wall case. They were jailed for ostensibly using donor money to cover their expenses , ostensibly they had promised every penny would go towards the wall.



LordReed:
Bro do you thrive on fake news and misinformation? Is that how you pay your bills? You are too invested in offering up fake news and misinformation for this to be ordinary.
Democrats are just stupid. When they have power they think they will never lose it.
SPLC had Charlie Kirk on their hate list ,a day before Tyler Robinson murdered him. Tyler was using Discord platform , OMG ,Discord uses SPLC as a fact checker
Think this indictment is a laughing matter?

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:03am On Apr 22
Virginia has voted 51.5 % to gerrymander giving democrats a 10-1 possible house seats.
This is good. Every state should now work it's advantage. This should ultimately end up at the Supreme Court which will nullify racial allocations.
Who will be the eventual loser?
Hint :Republicans have more states and counties than democrats big blue cities.
It will also accelerate the demands by Republicans to pass the VoterID law. Many Republicans are looking to wrench power from MAGA once Trump leaves office, assuming he won't be awarded a third term smiley smiley
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
DeepSight:
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For heavens sake Netanyahu was indicted for war crimes as a result by the ICC. There are countries he cannot travel to today as a consequence. So no one is using any term loosely.
The ICC indictment on him were just a sham. The ICC prosecutor was facing sexual harassment accusations , he quickly dug deep and found something to divert the accusations. He should be thanking Netanyahu for exterminating these vermins that he indicted .
Mohamed Diab Al Masri
Yahya Sinwar
Ismail Hanniyeh


Al Masri means the-Egyptian. Arabic for Egypt is Masr(i)
Arabs will usually identifies themselves from their country of origin .
ISIS had names like
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Baghdad)
Abu Omar al-Shishani (Chechen)
Abu Maryam al-Faransi ( France)
Abu Adam al-Australi ( Australia)
Abu Safiyyah al-Belgik (Belgium)
Abu Abdullah al-Britani ( British jihad John)
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:50am On Apr 22
armyofone:
Shocked!!

Just reading Tucker blacksliding! shocked
Apologizing!! Just wow!

“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time – I will be,” Tucker Carlson said. “And I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, that’s all I’ll say.”

All those years on TV 📺 with Tucker!

This life!!
Tucker sold his soul to Qatar. Very sad.
It's only a matter of time he will be demanding Boko Haram be given the presidency.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Deepsight. I know you love the SPLC and what it does.


SPLC was indicted on 11 counts of wire fraud. They got money from donors to fight right wing groups. They used part of the money to pay right wing group leaders. Basically they were leeching off a problem they created in the first place.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-charges-southern-poverty-law-center-wire-fraud-false-statements-and

Remember Trumps " Fine People on both sides" in Charlotte. The rally organized by Unite the Right which was attacked by left wing agitators.

SPLC was funneling money to "Unite the Right".
They were behind everything. SPLC was also funding the KKK and blaming Republicans.

Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including:

Ku Klux Klan
United Klans of America
Unite the Right
National Alliance
National Socialist Movement
Aryan Nations affiliated Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club
National Socialist Party of America (American Nazi Party)
American Front


Media , Joe Biden etc should apologize to Conservatives.

See my comments then. Basilico sees far like a giraffe. The white supremacists were sponsored by SPLC. This was part of the elaborate 2020 election fraud. GracieX3

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:48pm On Apr 21
GracieX3:
False dichotomy.

This is above your IQ
I didn't want to say but most anti Trump are brainwashed , I'm not brainwashed , hence my IQ is higher than those who do not realize they are brainwashed
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:15pm On Apr 21
GracieX3:
You can see how your mind is a simple one way road. Tunnel vision.

"If someone criticizes Isreal, the person is pro Hamas"

If someone criticizes Trump's war against Iran, the person is pro Iran"

Very fallacious thinking on your part!
It's mostly true when it comes to Trump.
Those who hate him especially here will always support the opposite party.. It's a no brainer.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:47pm On Apr 21
Maeve7:
That it was open before orange man went it and as the result made gas much more expensive everywhere. You can’t be this dense, can you?
You have any plans how you'll celebrate if Iran sinks an aircraft carrier?

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