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Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:59pm On Jan 16
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:23am On Jan 16
Trump to announce a power auction. Tech giants will pay for new power generation

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2011961894425256023

Makes a lot of Sense.Google recently stated they have servers,GPUs equipment etc for data centres. Getting connected to the grid is a decades long delay at times.

AI and Cloud Services data centres consume large amounts of power that had not been provisioned for.


BREAKING: Tomorrow, in an unprecedented move, President Trump is expected to announce an "emergency power auction" that would force technology giants to pay for new power plants.

The initiative is expected to construct $15 BILLION worth of new power plants.

PJM, the nation's largest grid operator, will be leading the initiative with Trump.

As we have stated before, this year will be largely about affordability ahead of the midterm elections.

The ongoing electricity crisis we are facing due to AI demand will only get worse without intervention.

Most recently, the average US retail price for electricity gained +7.4% in September, to a record 18.07 cents/kWh.

This week, Trump said, “I never want Americans to pay higher electricity bills because of data centers."

Electricity is the next hot topic.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:15am On Jan 16
[quote author=bemeruca post=138150712]Bayelsaowei, Obama ICE deported his own Uncle to Kenya

is one of the most devious characters .
Rod Blagojevich ,forner Illinois Governor was jailed 8 years for a non crime .
Obama was also behind the Russia collusion,weaponizing intelligence.
He also used the IRS to go after the Tea Party
He secretly subpoenaed the phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors and branded a Fox News reporter a "co-conspirator" in a leak investigation.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:52am On Jan 16
The Nobel peace Prize cannot be transferred


https://thehill.com/policy/international/5683039-machado-trump-nobel-clarification/

Trump was presented with the actual medal as a gift. She is the still the actual title winner.

Next time those Nobel presenters will think twice .

Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by basilico:
Collated by AI as factual without bias.

Before recent U.S. actions effectively seized control of Venezuela's oil sales, the Maduro government was selling its flagship Merey heavy crude to Chinese buyers at a significant discount of around $10 to $14 per barrel below the international Brent crude benchmark price.
This week, for comparison, the U.S. has sold its first cargoes of the same Venezuelan oil at a discount of around $6 to the Brent benchmark, fetching a 30% higher price than the Maduro regime was able to secure.

Financial Overview

Discount to Brent: Venezuelan crude typically trades at a discount due to its heavy quality (requiring specialized refining) and the impact of U.S. sanctions, which forced sales into "shadow" markets.
Loan Repayment: A portion of the oil shipped to China was not for immediate cash but was allocated to repaying an estimated $10 billion to $12 billion in outstanding loans from China.
Market Disruption: Following the recent U.S. intervention and blockade, Chinese buyers have reduced their intake of Venezuelan oil, as the shrinking discount makes the cargo less attractive compared to other sanctioned crude supplies from Russia and Iran.
Previous Deals:
Historically, China has extended over $60 billion in loans to Venezuela since 2007, often in exchange for guaranteed future oil shipments.


** *Venezuela extra heavy oil yieds upto 60% asphalt. Iranian heavy oil yilelds 10-15%. China has an insatiable demand for asphalt for its infrastructure projects***

*** China pumped Venezuela with loans ,building infrastructure and so on. In return Venezuela exported average 642,000 bpd to China This oil was discounted at $10-14 per barrel to the Brent crude. A fraction of the oil in barrels was to repay those loans ,the amount raised from the rest would be sent to Maduro Govt***
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by basilico:
If Iran falls, anorher major Chinese oil source falls under an American friendly government.
Trump has acknowledged Zelensky is the obstacle to ending the war. Zelensky wants more money ,which USA has but don't want to give. EU by being sidelined over the talks is intent in sabotaging any peace deal .

Trump will give Putin concessions with promises of removing sanctions and restarting relationships with the west. Which is really what Putin craves. If Putin can sign deals to resume EU energy supplies, he can accept say a 25 year deal to control Eastern Ukraine . Zelensky walks away without permanently ceding an inch of territory to Russia.

China's global influence will be severly diminished if Russia gets back to western good books and the Ayatollah is toppled.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:48am On Jan 16
benalvino3:
Denmark cannot protect its land without NATO. He is not wrong. they cannot even invest in the land. Should China make a move what will they do?

France: About 15 soldiers (from a mountain infantry unit), already in Nuuk (Greenland's capital), with more to follow.
Germany: 13 personnel (a reconnaissance team), deploying starting January 15 or shortly after, for a short mission (e.g., until Saturday in some initial plans).
Norway: 2 military personnel.
Sweden: An unspecified small number (described as "officers" or "several" in a multinational group), sent at Denmark's request to prepare exercises.
United Kingdom: 1 military officer.
Netherlands: 1 naval officer (or small staff contribution).

this is shameful
If USA pulls out of NATO,Putin walks all over Ukraine .
EU leaders are spineless, Trump is ignoring them over Russian Ukraine war. They are the ones prolonging the war ,now NATO wants to fight America in Greenland 😄😄😄
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:37am On Jan 16
bemeruca:
BREAKING: Major win for Trump admin's drive to deport pro-Palestinian academics as 3rd Circuit panel rules, 2-1, that federal district court had no jurisdiction to order release of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil.


It goes to show that Trump's judicial success is high in higher courts than the lower ones filled with activists judges.
I gathered that the no jurisdiction for district judges don't just mean location.
It's that once an immigration judge orders final removal, the matter can only be escalated to an appeals court not to a district court. The district court has no say in matters immigration.

If so ,then these district judges don't know the law or they are intentionally sabotaging .
I believe SCOTUS Judge Roberts should have issued guidelines a long time ago ,instead of waiting for case by case to work their way up. It's time wasting taking up each ruling at a time .
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:16am On Jan 16
When I mean to do justice to a job ,
I roll up my sleeves and get stuck in.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
bayelsaowei:
See person of concern below.. grifting day and night while you type behind a keyboard like a vassal..
So once he became president his wealth was supposed to remain static.
If I'm right his TMTG bought $2B of Bitcoin. I would think the value has gone under.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 12:54pm On Jan 15
Kamala Harris buys a 4000 sq ft $8 million Malibu beachfront home.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/13/real-estate/kamala-harris-buys-8m-mansion-in-malibus-celeb-packed-pt-dume

She left the DNC in $ 20 million debt after blowing through over $1 Billion in three months.

Keen enough to notice the pattern? The elite call Climate change the greatest threat to humanity which will cause sea level rises after the glaciers melt.
Then they go ahead and buy beach homes.

The other prominent Climate Change Proponent,Obama has beach homes in yes Martha's Vineyard and in Hawaii.
Al Gore also owns a beach home in St Barbara.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 11:33am On Jan 15
Now I can laugh. Let me see anyone pushing disinformation from liberal media .
Mainstream media is nothing but liars.
Now proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Nick Shirley has done what every big media house failed to do ,they are PR arm of the democrat party. The CNN,wapo, NBC,ABC , MSNOW ,etc are nothing but propagandists. Only worth quoting after extensive verification.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:11am On Jan 15
WHite House official statement regarding Nick Shirley exposē.


🚨 MINNESOTA FRAUDSTERS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!

The videos from Nick Shirley have shed tremendous light on the situation in Minnesota, and the Department of Justice will continue to lead the effort to identify and prosecute fraud.


https://www.facebook.com/61571700369424/posts/pfbid0McTZamNkdgav9SvxFpsE6nGYK6LZYxKrUz8jRu9bLx2XhFRMnrPQaBjdnamYVwGol/?app=fbl

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:12am On Jan 15
Antifa and other paid protesters are now in open rebellion.



Gov Tampon Tim is inciting Minnesota residents to film ICE.
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
He wants the protesters following the agents ,in other words impede the duties of federal officers

All to deviate from Nick Shirley videos. He will burn Minnesota down.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:01am On Jan 15
feedthenation:
---How is Keir Starmer a communist---when he is giving all his support to Felon 47---the mandated digital ID has since been dropped---it is similar to what Felon 47 is doing to control illegal immigration---
Communists use inducements to retain blocks of voters. They desire to strictly manage access to information. He was talking of banning X after some AI mageof him went viral.
Real reason he wants to control X is because it's independent.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:58am On Jan 15
bayelsaowei:
The senselessness never ends..
Did you ever find a single American citizen who was deported?
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:54am On Jan 15
Guns accelerate killings and murder. A miniscule percentage of gun owners kill and murder people with guns. Because of that miniscule ,ban all guns.
Using same rationale, grooming gangs from Pakistan rape young girls. Ban all immigration from Pakistan.

bayelsaowei:
Guns accelerate killings and deaths in numbers. And the availability of it ensures the acceleration..
entfe
Banning of guns would reduce gun deaths by more than half.. see this research in the link below..compare the rate of gun deaths/violence in the whole of the EU versus the US.

Compare and contrast. There is a root cause. And that root cause is staring at you in the face and many who try to dance around this gun issue.

https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-is-gun-violence-23-times-higher-in-the-u-s-than-the-eu/20665571/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

High level summary: Firearm Homicide Rates (per 100,000 people) with figures from 2019 alone.

1. United States (2019): ~4.1 firearm homicides per 100,000 people.
European Union (27 countries, 2019): ~0.19 firearm homicides per 100,000 people.

That means the U.S. rate is circa 22 times higher than the EU’s rate on a per-person basis

2. Why the difference?

Gun ownership levels: The U.S. has far more guns per person than EU countries, which correlates with higher violence rates.

Stronger firearm regulations in many EU nations compared with the U.S.

Cultural and legal differences in how guns are controlled, stored, and used.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:47am On Jan 15
Now you know the source of energy to fire off late night tweets.





feedthenation:
---The Sleepy Felon 47---after spending his night time send over 100 Truth Social posts---

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Part 2 dropped. The sequel is as good as the original.



basilico:
At 4pm today Nick Shirley will release part 2 of his fraud investigation in Minnesota.
He says it's going to cause WW3.
Stay tuned.

https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy

Non Medical Emergency Transport companies. 800 of them each with 20 vehicles billing $70,000.
Problem..They are mostly non existent.
Another fraudulent way to scam the public.

To consolidate the thread here Part One of the series.


I've been railing against the biased liberal mainstream media for years. I'm being proven right in real time. They have been attacking him saying his videos don't prove fraud ,the likes of CNN, MSNOW etc.
None of them ever bothered to dig deep into the story of fraud despite reports being out for over a decade. His reporting will expose the underbelly of mostly the Democrat Party . The fraud is definitely happening in almost every other state ,but in Minnesota it rises to industrial scale fraud

Kindly reconsider the media that you consume. Have always said the role of the media is to mislead you into their preferred political positions.
Kudos to Nick Shirley.
One of the fraudulent day care centres Quality Learning Centre had the wrong spelling. Quality Learing Centre smiley smiley. Nick Shirley is now selling Quality Learing Centre hoodies. The money goes to his personal security,he needs the protection.

Master troll.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:13pm On Jan 14
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a Communist. To prove it, he canceled British elections and trial by jury, mandated digital ID, rolled out facial recognition in every town, and established laws to jail people who say things he disagrees with

The land that gave the USA the Magna Carta is destroying its systems of laws and justice.

Starmer is putting elections off to 2027, 2028, whatever. He wants to make certain that his party never loses power. They’re just like American Democrats.

His party fears Nigel Farage, who is leading in their polls. Starmer is scared of the voters.


He is also jailing people over their online activities.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 11:03am On Jan 14
bayelsaowei:
Trump your god is also in the flight logs.

So what do you have to say?

You wanna keep advocating for him or what?

Is shame not catching you?
I know he was in the flight logs. Kindly let me know how many times with whom and whether it can be explained away

Epstein visited the Clinton WH more than 17 times. Obviously he wasn't going to look for girls to abuse. He had a financial history with Bill, he was involved in the setting up of Clinton Foundations.
I'm interested in the financial dealings of Epstein for now.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:10am On Jan 14
Because if climate change Massachusetts seeks to enact a bill setting Vehicle Miles Travelled state wide.

#news Democrats move to put a limit on how many miles people can drive because of climate change
#Massachusetts

SB 2246 introduced by State Senator Cindy Creem (D) will limit how much people can use their personal vehicles use how many miles they are allowed to drive.

The bill already passed the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, & Energy and now heads to the Senate Ways and Means Committee


Though they deny it , the real goal for climate change proponents or rather elites is to micromanage the serfs in the end.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:34am On Jan 14
bayelsaowei:
Clinton should be tried and put in Jail..I HAVE SaID it and so many persons democrats and republicans alike have said it. Reason for the clamor for all the files to be released and all pdf protectors brought to justice.

Can you say this for Trump your shameless god?

Can you?

Your shame is coming oo..

The already released files shows Trump to be a maniac, having his finger print well enough in the Espstein matter..but you are already defending him..you have selectively chosen to protect him..

You my friend maybe deranged and a pdf yourself.

more files are coming. GOD will expose and punish all pdf enablers, protectors and supporters.
Any wrongdoing Trump has been implicated in? When were they best friends with Epstein, as opposed to Clinton who is on his flight logs over 27 times.
The Epstein angle is not focused on his finances. Who were his clients and who was paying him. Did he have kompromat.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
At 4pm today Nick Shirley will release part 2 of his fraud investigation in Minnesota.
He says it's going to cause WW3.
Stay tuned.

https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy

Non Medical Emergency Transport companies. 800 of them each with 20 vehicles billing $70,000.
Problem..They are mostly non existent.
Another fraudulent way to scam the public.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
bayelsaowei:
America is looking at what is happening in Iran and thinking it cant happen in the US..

It might come as a shock whem they see it happen..in their minds this administration is the next best thing close to the heavens.
Can never happen. The financiers of these protests are well known ,Pam Bondi should have indicted them. These protests would only increase if the Obama brothers are indicted. The deep state wants to hold on to power ,using especially white liberal women in protests to show there is massive support for protests.
It's a huge well oiled network of paid protesters, lot of money is funneled from overseas and previously before DOGE from non profits funded by the taxpayers
Don't forget Americans hold crucial elections every 4 ,Nay 2 years .

BREAKING — ESCALATION OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN HOTEL

Fireworks were set off tonight outside Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis, where protesters claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are staying.

This is no longer chanting on a sidewalk.

Launching fireworks toward a building believed to house people is intimidation, not protest. It raises the risk for hotel staff, guests, first responders, and anyone nearby — all over a rumor about who might be inside.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:26am On Jan 14
Trump and Rubio have designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Remember Obama actively promotes it ,demanded it's Egypt members get a front seat during his Cairo apology speech .Then he helped oust Mubarak and installed Mohammed Morsi one of the top MB leaders . Hamas is a MB baby.

In America CAIR is the MB linked branch . Data Republican thread exposes the linkages between the MB and CAIR. CAIR is very vocal protecting Muslim rights in America,filing lawsuits and lobbying .

https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/1955360116007645428
Long thread. Main part.

DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
🧵 THREAD: The CAIR–Muslim Brotherhood–Hamas Pipeline They Don't Want You to See

This thread has been a long time coming.

Let's start with a simple fact:

In its 1988 charter, Hamas openly declares itself the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

So here's the question:
🇺🇸 Why hasn't the U.S. designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
Seems obvious, right?

Here’s my answer 👇

If the Muslim Brotherhood is formally labeled a terror group...

➡️ Then CAIR, founded by leaders from the Brotherhood's U.S. network, gets implicated too.

And if CAIR gets implicated…

➡️ Then so do a lot of politicians.

📍And that’s the line no one in D.C. wants to cross.

So instead, the Brotherhood stays "undesignated."
CAIR keeps the civil rights label and keeps its tax advantaged nonprofit status.
And the public is left in the dark.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:14am On Jan 14
Stephen Miller says the protests in Minnesota is a complex domestic insurgency.



At the same time during the hearing of Minnesota fraud,over 1000 whistleblowers came out. They were ignored and intimidated by Gov Tim Walz.



Gov Tim Walz would be the VP had Kamala won.
Let that sink in.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
raumdeuter:
You claimed they are discriminating against something you cannot define.

The left is a party of insanity
Amy Comey Barrett "So how would your theory play out if we're talking about 6-year-olds, where there's no difference between boys and girls in terms of athletic ability, testosterone levels, et cetera."


She seems to have been intimidated by the left. Else she don't know what she talking about.
At 6 years boys outperform girls in every discipline that requires strength, apart from say gymnastics where girls are more flexible.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:17am On Jan 14
raumdeuter:
What is your opinion of Ashli Babbit and what is your opinion of Renea Good

What do you think should happen to the officer who shot Ashli and the officer who shot Renae
Good question. He can't answer

Shooting a republican is OK for cops ,it's a crime for a cop to shoot a democrat
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:44pm On Jan 13
benalvino3:
Your Statement:


I still believe what I said before: I don’t support Trump’s conflict with Jerome Powell. Trump dislikes him, but Powell was criminally referred for lying under oath. I think Powell should address the nation, follow Trump’s direction, and if the economy fails, blame Trump. Trump could be right or wrong about interest rates, and it’s possible Powell is intentionally hurting the economy to make Trump look bad. All these are possibilities.


If it’s not about accusing Trump, nothing matters to you, and your post shows that. You’ve been blaming Trump for things not proven in court and you want others to be proven in court and not yap like EFCC, and I don’t understand how someone as smart as you forms arguments this way. Sometimes I just don’t get you people. You called us wicked for saying the officer was justified. I initially thought he was wrong based on the first video I saw, but my opinion changed with more details. Your default stance is always “Trump bad, ICE bad,” with no room to process facts. I didn’t like that she died, and I have empathy for everyone involved, including her and the officer, but actions have consequences. I didn’t smear her like you did when Charlie Kirk was killed. Months ago, I warned that a woman would get killed for being too confrontational with law enforcement and urged them to step back and let officials do their jobs, but all you focused on was “Trump bad, ICE bad” after they pushed a woman away from blocking their vehicle. as they are usually under fire. When someone dies, you claim we support their death, when really, we just don’t want them in situations that could cost their lives.
Jerome Powell can't get indicted in DC. 93% vote for democrats.

Jeanine Pirro.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:38pm On Jan 13
Supreme Court cases where two trans have sued their states that they are being discriminated by being locked out of girls teams.

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