Fred in BFE

Fred in BFE

@traplife.bsky.social

Host of the Clone Sports Minute & self proclaimed autocracy expert

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Promises made, promises kept! Thank you, President Donald J Trump!

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Donald Trump promised the war in Iran would end with unconditional surrender. But he never said which country would do the surrendering.

Trump would never concede. Pretty pathetic that Orban is a more honest person than the president of the USA.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Fred in BFE reposted

TRUMP: “Do everything I ask or I’ll bomb you back into the Stone Age!” IRAN: “How about, instead, you do everything we ask and we’ll call it a day?” TRUMP: “Deal.” FOX NEWS: “Awesome Trump is the world’s most masterful negotiator!”

Fred in BFE reposted

I lost my job, my kids have measles, and it is now clear to me that the President of the United States is a pedophile. But at least I know that the Cracker Barrel logo won't be changed any time soon.

Fact Check: The machine Rachel claims is a “backhoe” is actually an excavator. Rating: 3 Pinocchios

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

omg! "Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House... "Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Fred in BFE reposted

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

“Pushes the bounds”, “a debate has emerged”, “tests the limits” and “sparked debate” all in one post. Just incredible work by the AP. Take a bow

As President Donald Trump pushes the bounds of military activity on domestic soil, a debate has emerged over a nearly 150-year old law that regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues.

Look at Trump’s body language and face at every one of these meetings with Putin. And then he takes no questions?! Dude lives for those moments. My god, Vlad just owns this guy. I wish we knew what it was, but I suppose it doesn’t matter.

Fred in BFE reposted

"He's in the process of establishing a dictatorship." It's a simple 8-word sentence. News media could tell the public that. They know it's true. They report on the various steps toward autocracy every day. But they're afraid to utter that 8-word sentence. Which is more evidence of how true it is.

Fred in BFE reposted

The most votes for Trump in any state came from California. The second most votes for Harris in any state came from Texas. The notion that US states are politically uniform, and everyone there deserves the consequences of state elections is absurd.

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1/8 What if I told u most of GOP’s worst legislation didn’t start in Congress, it started on Twitter? A lie is seeded by influencers, amplified by media, & written into law by GOP. This is a pipeline, not a coincidence. And it’s breaking democracy. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

Obviously a lot of the talk at this week’s Miami Grand Prix has been about Andrea Kimi Antonelli becoming the youngest driver to ever claim an F1 pole. But I love seeing the veterans of the sport like Alonso and Hamilton still competing at such a high level.

Fred in BFE reposted

(1/X) One thing the media isn't communicating about the Signal group chat story is the following this: Trump and his inner circle are unhappy with the publicity around story but in terms of the national security ramifications, THEY JUST DON'T CARE. This is different from how ....

apnews.com/article/mlb-... Add MLB to the list:

apnews.comMajor League Baseball removes references to `diversity' from MLB Careers home pageMajor League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against org...
Susan Glasser@sbg1.bsky.social

When civil society institutions — big law firms, Ivy League institutions — cave to Trump rather than fight what appear to be illegal demands, do they expect him to be satisfied and stop? Do they believe others should step in and fight where they have not?

I don’t understand why Zelenskyy made this trip?. He knew going in that co-Presidents Trump and Musk are bad actors. And now Vance and Trump are reiterating that point and making it very clear they’re on Russia’s side. Plus, why would he trust that any of them would stick to a deal?

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Replying to @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

President Trump bewildered race fans at yesterday’s Daytona 500, by claiming “Stock car racing has been a tradition since the Revolutionary War.” As anachronistic as colonial automobile races would seem, Mr. Trump was pointing to a serious challenge: the future of American auto safety standards.

Fred in BFE reposted

What Trump has done for US farmers so far: -frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot) -encouraged EU to ban their products -frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc. -threatened to deport half their workforce -suppressed research on bird flu

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the EU possibly banning food imports from the US: "I don't mind. Let them do it. Let them do it."

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Replying to @filipecampante.bsky.social

I’ve been making this comparison: US democracy has the immune system of New World populations in the 16th century, and MAGA is authoritarian smallpox. Zero previous exposure means extreme vulnerability.

Fred in BFE reposted

we fought these guys constantly on discord. they’re involved in all of the worst things you can possibly imagine individual humans doing. forcing teens to kill their pets, rape, sextortion, trafficking, self harm. terrorism. actual, unsalvageable monsters all mostly under 25.

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Fred in BFE reposted

If I was a foreign power wanting to cripple US power, I'd: 1. Purge intel agencies + expose agents 2. Mess w/Treasury 3. Politicize military 4. Turn off foreign aid 5. Shutter anti-corruption + election interference teams 6. Sow discord with allies Wait, I'm getting an update...

Josh Campbell@joshscampbell.bsky.social

Trump Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats --> www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Fred in BFE reposted

For the record, any assertions that current concerns are just for the “next four years” are fully misguided. We are on a path to permanently breaking existing systems; any fixes will come in building new ones. Prepare for that work, which will take the rest of your life.

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