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Re: 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?
Re: 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
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________________
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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 4:13am On Apr 23
basilico:
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.
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Its become a right wing echo chamber mostly fit for Jan 6 defenders and QAnonists
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by BreakingNews21: 4:18am On Apr 23
basilico:
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.
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
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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."
Re: 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."
Re: 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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 4:45am On Apr 23
basilico:
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.
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I had not yet started suspecting you of poor written English untill this.
Re: 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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 4:51am On Apr 23
basilico:
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.
Democrats won't let the KKK die. They pay big money to keep it running.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 4:52am On Apr 23
The Virginia Democrat attempt to gerrymander Republicans out of the state has been BLOCKED and ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a judge.
Re: 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.

Re: 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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 5:24am On Apr 23
basilico:
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.
That's because Republicans tend to be fair and considerate while democrats are vile and narcissistic fascists
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 5:25am On Apr 23
You look at the folks you would think they are ijebos, bayelsaowei and Candycoco

Re: 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.

Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 5:28am On Apr 23
Predo party


Re: 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.
Re: 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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by LordReed(m): 6:32am On Apr 23
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.
See how you spread misinformation. The very source YOU linked says:

Charlottesville then became the founding event for a billion-dollar political machine
• SPLC installed itself as that machine's definitional gatekeeper

YOU now changed it to:
Unite the Right led SPLC to be a billion dollar operation

You have an agenda and it is getting clearer by the day.
Re: 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
Re: 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.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by Unlimited22: 7:04am On Apr 23
basilico:
🔷️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 lit. Republicans should match them .

I believe certain politicians and globalists intention are to make America fail as a superpower and be replaced by China. 7
Lol.

Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:07am On Apr 23
Unlimited22:
Lol.
Didn't I write both of them do only that Democrats do it better. Republicans should man up and match the democrats.

Eventually this whole thing will go to SCOTUS or they finally pass a bipartisan bill.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by Unlimited22: 7:17am On Apr 23
basilico:
Didn't I write both of them do only that Democrats do it better. Republicans should man up and match the democrats.

Eventually this whole thing will go to SCOTUS or they finally pass a bipartisan bill.
Democrats brought up a bill to restrict gerrymandering on a national scale a while ago. Every single Republican voted against it.


Talk another story.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by DeepSight(m): 7:49am On Apr 23
basilico:
Twas deliberate. I usually do that many times. I've corrected by capitalizing And.
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That was not the error, and you still dont know the two errors even when I put them in bold, but no matter.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by cococandy(f): 7:51am On Apr 23
Good. The ones that have 1-3 republican seats still have way too many. They need to make sure republicans have zero seats whenever possible.

For years republicans have refused to vote to end gerrymandering. They’ve always relied on the fact that democrats will take the high road.

Even as this is happening, democrats are still putting it up to a vote in their states because they value the rights of republicans who live among them. Republican states usually go ahead and redraw their map regardless of how democrats who live there feel about it.

Fvkc them. And fvck all their voters.

basilico:
[i] 🔷️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
.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by GracieX3(f): 7:53am On Apr 23
basilico:
Didn't I write both of them do only that Democrats do it better. Republicans should man up and match the democrats.

Eventually this whole thing will go to SCOTUS or they finally pass a bipartisan bill.
Kindly keep quiet with your silly propaganda. What happened in Virginia was a reaction to the nonsense gerrymandering in Texas.

No republican has any leg to stand on to criticise democrats on gerrymandering. Don't be a hypocrite
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by cococandy(f):
Unlimited22:
Democrats brought up a bill to restrict gerrymandering on a national scale a while ago. Every single Republican voted against it.


Talk another story.
He’s always on here talking and rambling nonsense.

Like if gerrymandering ends today, a republican government will exist anywhere except in the-hills-have-eyes areas of the US.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by cococandy(f): 7:54am On Apr 23
Like asking them not to breathe oxygen
GracieX3:
Don't be a hypocrite
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by GracieX3(f): 7:59am On Apr 23
cococandy:
Like asking them not to breathe oxygen
Lol.....they have been shouting at democrats for not having Christian values. But when Trump is abusing the Catholic pope and not having any Christian values they are quiet.

Their hypocrisy is a feature not a bug.
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by cococandy(f): 8:03am On Apr 23
Trump was loud about how he wanted to weaponize the immigration system and she loved that and voted for it. It cost her, her son’s life.

But her TDS can’t let her blame DJT for what happened. Even though he clearly emboldened ICE to go after anyone who doesn’t look white. And emboldened them to use lethal force for what amounts to civil disobedience even if the culprit is illegal (which he was not).

I do wish everyone gets to personally taste the effects of whatever they voted for and hoped to happen to others. In this case this dead boy probably didn’t vote for Trump. But his mom did and now he’s the one who suffered it.
Rachel Reyes’ 23-year-old son, Ruben Ray Martinez, an American citizen, was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent nearly a year ago.

In her first TV interview since his death, Reyes told CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez she does not blame President Trump, whom she voted for in 2024, but says something needs to change within federal immigration enforcement.

“To me it’s not about left or right — it’s about right or wrong,” she said, calling for transparency and accountability as she continues to search for answers about what happened the night her son was killed. https://cbsn.ws/4bbVuYM
Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by benalvino3: 8:07am On Apr 23
LordReed:
See how you spread misinformation. The very source YOU linked says:

Charlottesville then became the founding event for a billion-dollar political machine
• SPLC installed itself as that machine's definitional gatekeeper

YOU now changed it to:
Unite the Right led SPLC to be a billion dollar operation

You have an agenda and it is getting clearer by the day.
Because unite the right = charlottesvile
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