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<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> ousts National <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> Board members<br>
Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation [<a href="/tags/nsf/" rel="tag">#NSF</a>] said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.</p><p>Multiple <a href="/tags/scientists/" rel="tag">#scientists</a> who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by Trump.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/science</span><span class="invisible">/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/</span></a></p>

<p>Snopes: Fake News from Trump??</p><p>&quot;Image claiming to show US airman rescued in Iran is fake. Here&#x27;s the proof<br>In early April 2026, the U.S. said it conducted a rescue mission to retrieve two members of the Air Force downed in Iran.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#Russia</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#War</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#NATO</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/nuclear/" rel="tag">#Nuclear</a> <a href="/tags/weapons/" rel="tag">#Weapons</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#Warcrimes</a> <a href="/tags/disgrace/" rel="tag">#Disgrace</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/image-us-pilot-rescued-iran/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.snopes.com/fact-check/image-us-pilot-rescued-iran/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.snopes.com/fact-check/imag</span><span class="invisible">e-us-pilot-rescued-iran/</span></a></p>

<p>Not to agree with the misogynistic, homophobic, oppressive, theocratic government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but he fucking *does*, doesn’t he?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#iranwar</a></p>

<p>Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme.</p><p>Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jos</span><span class="invisible">eph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/arkansas/" rel="tag">#Arkansas</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> orders <a href="/tags/banks/" rel="tag">#banks</a> to take a closer look at clients&#x27; <a href="/tags/citizenship/" rel="tag">#citizenship</a></p><p>Trump on Tuesday signed an <a href="/tags/executiveorder/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrder</a> that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his admin’s push to clamp down on people living in the country illegally.</p><p>The order directs <a href="/tags/bank/" rel="tag">#bank</a> regulators &amp; government depts to look for signs that people without legal status are opening accounts or obtaining <a href="/tags/loans/" rel="tag">#loans</a> or <a href="/tags/creditcards/" rel="tag">#CreditCards</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-banking-citizenship-treasury-08eecd2738bb0b454dce1152492bc3e2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-banking-citizenship-treasury-08eecd2738bb0b454dce1152492bc3e2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-immig</span><span class="invisible">ration-banking-citizenship-treasury-08eecd2738bb0b454dce1152492bc3e2</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/midterms/" rel="tag">#Midterms</a> <a href="/tags/primaries/" rel="tag">#primaries</a> updates <a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a> link [you *should* be able to access the link till polls close; I probably won’t stay online updating the results]:</p><p>So far…</p><p>Rep <a href="/tags/andybarr/" rel="tag">#AndyBarr</a>, a Republican backed by <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, easily won a contested <a href="/tags/primary/" rel="tag">#primary</a> for <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> in <a href="/tags/kentucky/" rel="tag">#Kentucky</a>, where he will be strongly favored in November to replace the long-serving Senator <a href="/tags/mitchmcconnell/" rel="tag">#MitchMcConnell</a>, who is retiring.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#elections</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/19/us/midterms-georgia-kentucky?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.aA6f.H9CvndCCciBp&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/19/us/midterms-georgia-kentucky?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.aA6f.H9CvndCCciBp&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/1</span><span class="invisible">9/us/midterms-georgia-kentucky?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.aA6f.H9CvndCCciBp&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;A woman who alleged that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old has had new details about her story verified, following work from the South Carolina–based newspaper The Post and Courier and Substack journalist Ellie Leonard.&quot;</p><p>~ Finn Hartnett</p><p><a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/janedoe/" rel="tag">#JaneDoe</a> <a href="/tags/pedophiles/" rel="tag">#pedophiles</a> <a href="/tags/sexualabuse/" rel="tag">#SexualAbuse</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/208341/new-details-13-year-old-donald-trump-accuser-epstein" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="newrepublic.com/post/208341/new-details-13-year-old-donald-trump-accuser-epstein"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/208341/ne</span><span class="invisible">w-details-13-year-old-donald-trump-accuser-epstein</span></a></p>

<p>Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin’s calendar; welcome to the <a href="/tags/fasciststatesofamerica/" rel="tag">#FascistStatesOfAmerica</a></p><p>Trump admin challenges <a href="/tags/abc/" rel="tag">#ABC</a> station licenses amid <a href="/tags/kimmel/" rel="tag">#Kimmel</a> for-real-total-noncontroversy</p><p>As the Trump admin pressures ABC to fire <a href="/tags/jimmykimmel/" rel="tag">#JimmyKimmel</a>, the Trump-aligned <a href="/tags/fcc/" rel="tag">#FCC</a> is challenging the network’s <a href="/tags/stationlicenses/" rel="tag">#StationLicenses</a>, setting up a <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#legal</a> battle with ABC’s parent company <a href="/tags/disney/" rel="tag">#Disney</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#comedy</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/f</span><span class="invisible">cc-kimmel-disney-abc-trump-licenses</span></a></p>

<p>Trump telling O&#x27;Donnell &quot;I&#x27;m not a rapist. I am not a pedophile&quot; is the new &quot;I am not a crook&quot;<br><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/60minutes/" rel="tag">#60Minutes</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/whca/" rel="tag">#WHCA</a></p>

<p>This is what a <a href="/tags/witchhunt/" rel="tag">#WitchHunt</a> actually looks like</p><p>Exclusive: US “counterterror” officials plan <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a> summit, sources say</p><p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin is organizing an international summit focused on countering the <a href="/tags/leftwing/" rel="tag">#LeftWing</a> movement antifa &amp; other groups, 3 sources familiar with the matter said, an effort that highlights the shift in the US government&#x27;s counterterrorism priorities ​over the past year.</p><p><a href="/tags/antifascism/" rel="tag">#AntiFascism</a> <a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#resist</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a><br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-counterterror-officials-plan-antifa-summit-sources-say-2026-03-31/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/us/us-counterterror-officials-plan-antifa-summit-sources-say-2026-03-31/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/us/us-co</span><span class="invisible">unterterror-officials-plan-antifa-summit-sources-say-2026-03-31/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>

<p>‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️</p><p><a href="/tags/fdt/" rel="tag">#FDT</a></p><p><a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> panel votes to exempt <a href="/tags/gulfofmexico/" rel="tag">#GulfOfMexico</a> <a href="/tags/drilling/" rel="tag">#drilling</a> from <a href="/tags/endangeredspeciesact/" rel="tag">#EndangeredSpeciesAct</a><br>
The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of <a href="/tags/species/" rel="tag">#species</a> — voted to exempt <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#gas</a> firms from federal <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> protections, citing the <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#conservation</a> <a href="/tags/habitats/" rel="tag">#habitats</a> <a href="/tags/ecosystems/" rel="tag">#ecosystems</a> <a href="/tags/marinelife/" rel="tag">#MarineLife</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/climate</span><span class="invisible">-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/</span></a></p>

<p>Yay!</p><p>Judge orders <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration to halt White House <a href="/tags/ballroom/" rel="tag">#ballroom</a> construction unless <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> OKs it</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a> <a href="/tags/historicpresevation/" rel="tag">#HistoricPresevation</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-white</span><span class="invisible">-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4</span></a></p>

<p>Crazy. It’s not like there’s scary precedent for this or anything‼️</p><p>Federal Judge Approves <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Effort to Extract <a href="/tags/list/" rel="tag">#List</a> of <a href="/tags/jews/" rel="tag">#Jews</a> From <a href="/tags/penn/" rel="tag">#Penn</a></p><p>The decision to allow the <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> to collect the names &amp; phone numbers of <a href="/tags/jewish/" rel="tag">#Jewish</a> people on campus could allow the government to pursue similar tactics elsewhere.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/holocaust/" rel="tag">#Holocaust</a> <a href="/tags/ethniccleansing/" rel="tag">#EthnicCleansing</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/trump-jews-penn-list-judge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/trump-jews-penn-list-judge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-jews-penn-list-judge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>

<p>Not one thing has changed. </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> is still an autocratic sadistic, narcissistic piece of shit Putin puppet selling the U.S. for parts to die rich.</p><p> <a href="/tags/fucktrump/" rel="tag">#FuckTrump</a></p>

<p>Donald Tantrump is talking (again) about pulling out of <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#NATO</a>.</p><p>Don Trumpeone&#x27;s Mafia protection racket: &#x27;Nice democracies you have there - it&#x27;d be a real shame if they burnt down...&#x27;</p><p>President Trump might want to consider why the UK and other European countries would want to allow the United States of Trump to retain its bases here if no longer part of NATO.</p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <br><a href="/tags/tyranttrump/" rel="tag">#TyrantTrump</a> <a href="/tags/emperortrump/" rel="tag">#EmperorTrump</a> <br><a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/8EjIMyxdXt4?si=l7yaZcvCy4LICQ-S" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/8EjIMyxdXt4?si=l7yaZcvCy4LICQ-S"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/8EjIMyxdXt4?si=l7yaZc</span><span class="invisible">vCy4LICQ-S</span></a></p>

<p>Der Krieg war jedenfalls die schlechtere Altenative. <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/nethanjahu/" rel="tag">#Nethanjahu</a> <a href="/tags/atomwaffen/" rel="tag">#atomwaffen</a></p>

<p>Joy-Ann Reid looks at the long history of the right&#x27;s red-pilling of men in the US and the economic forces funding this:</p><p>&quot;What these men of right wing media were selling was consistent: resentment against racial minorities, particularly Black people; anger against poor people; venomous rage against liberated women; anger against secular Americans and liberal Democrats;&quot; (continued in /2).</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#racism</a> <a href="/tags/misogyny/" rel="tag">#misogyny</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.joyannreid.com/p/a-joys-house-series-the-maga-chronicles" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.joyannreid.com/p/a-joys-house-series-the-maga-chronicles"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.joyannreid.com/p/a-joys-ho</span><span class="invisible">use-series-the-maga-chronicles</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;While the Middle East burns and Americans pay more for food and gas, Trump and his billionaire friends, such as Larry Ellison, are profiting off of war, gobbling up our data, and going all-in on AI.&quot;</p><p>~ Wajahat Ali with Audrey Hanson</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/economicelites/" rel="tag">#EconomicElites</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/larryellison/" rel="tag">#LarryEllison</a> <a href="/tags/profiteering/" rel="tag">#profiteering</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-illegal-iran-war-is-profiting" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-illegal-iran-war-is-profiting"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelefthook.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-the-illegal-iran-war-is-profiting</span></a></p>

<p>Not gonna watch. It’s all <a href="/tags/lies/" rel="tag">#lies</a>, exaggeration &amp; bullshit.</p><p>In a prime-time address Wednesday, <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> is expected to describe the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> - <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> against <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> as a major success that could end in a few weeks.</p><p>In what was perhaps a pre-emptive pitch before Trump’s speech, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran posted an open letter to the US public, warning of the costs of a prolonged war. “Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly &amp; futile than ever before,” said the letter.</p>

<p>Trump is full of sh!t.</p><p>That’s it. That’s the toot.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#middleeast</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#republicans</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#epstein</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/worldnews/" rel="tag">#worldnews</a></p>

<p>“Shortly before…Trump was set to address the American people on Wednesday night, Iran declared that it would agree to end the war only if there was regime change in the United States.<br>“The United States is a rogue state led by an unstable ruler,” the Iranian statement read. “Such a madman must not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.”<br>The…ultimatum drew…strong support from Greenland, Canada, and the rest of NATO.” (The Borowitz Report)<br><a href="https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-agrees-to-end-war-only-if-there" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-agrees-to-end-war-only-if-there"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-</span><span class="invisible">agrees-to-end-war-only-if-there</span></a><br><a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#satire</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a></p>

<p>The reaction to <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>&#x27;s <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> Address<br>are obviously utterly bewildered,,,,</p><p>The problem is that people expect consistency and logical processes from a &#x27;<a href="/tags/potus/" rel="tag">#POTUS</a>&#x27;</p><p>Trump has no &#x27;logical processes&#x27; or coherence<br>he has no &#x27;plans&#x27;<br>Trump speaks in advertising slogans, a &#x27;salad&#x27; of clichés that he believes are &#x27;effective&#x27; and that&#x27;s it.</p><p>Trump does NOT have plans ... <br>he just tries to stay in power avoid prison and get rich at the expense of EVERYONE<br>outside of that he has NO idea what he is doing.</p>

<p><a href="/tags/factcheck/" rel="tag">#FactCheck</a> <a href="/tags/trumplies/" rel="tag">#TrumpLies</a></p><p>False claims <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> made as he addressed the nation about <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a></p><p>Trump “mischaracterized” core elements of the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> [lied] &amp; “stretched” the facts [lied] in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring <a href="/tags/gasprices/" rel="tag">#GasPrices</a> &amp; persistent <a href="/tags/inflation/" rel="tag">#inflation</a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/gaslighting/" rel="tag">#gaslighting</a> <a href="/tags/propaganda/" rel="tag">#propaganda</a> <a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/nationalsecurity/" rel="tag">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="/tags/costofliving/" rel="tag">#CostOfLiving</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a> <a href="/tags/energycrisis/" rel="tag">#EnergyCrisis</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e9557" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-iran-fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e9557"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-iran-</span><span class="invisible">fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e9557</span></a></p>

<p>&quot;Wednesday night’s speech revealed the extent to which Trump’s reckless and illegal war is breaking him down – in ways that numerous other massive crises, criminal investigations, and scandals simply could not. For once, his bullshitting, bullying, and bravado aren’t working – and he cannot take it.&quot;</p><p>~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#gas</a> <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#StraitofHormuz</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-trump-address-first-draft" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-trump-address-first-draft"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-address-first-draft</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> says he&#x27;ll sign <a href="/tags/executiveorder/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrder</a> to resume pay for <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a>. His move illegally bypasses <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a>.</p><p>He announced the <a href="/tags/unilateral/" rel="tag">#unilateral</a> move in a social media post, blaming <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> [even though <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> control both the <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a>] for the impasse.</p><p><a href="/tags/constitutionallaw/" rel="tag">#ConstitutionalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/powerofthepurse/" rel="tag">#PowerOfThePurse</a> <a href="/tags/legislativebranch/" rel="tag">#LegislativeBranch</a> <a href="/tags/separationofpowers/" rel="tag">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/senate-fund</span><span class="invisible">ing-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51</span></a></p>