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#81
Trump Fascism / Raw aggresion, Trump war crime...
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 08, 2026, 01:46 PMTrump 101 :
When a venture fails, the narrative is shifted so that the focus isn't on the loss, but on the "deal" made during the exit or the "lesson" learned for the next move. Then you blame it on someone else.
DAWN.COM • 2026-04-08
How we got here: Inside Pakistan’s backchannel diplomacy that led to the US-Iran ceasefire
Diplomacy does its best work when no one is looking. In calls that stretch for hours, in proposals dismissed publicly but refined privately, in capitals that deny mediation even as they pass messages.
TOLONEWS.COM • 2026-04-08
U.S. Must Choose Between Ceasefire or Continuing War via Israel
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that the ceasefire terms between his country and the United States are clear and explicit. Araghchi added that the U.S. must choose between a ceasefire or continuing the war “via Israel,” because, according to him, “it cannot have both.”
When a venture fails, the narrative is shifted so that the focus isn't on the loss, but on the "deal" made during the exit or the "lesson" learned for the next move. Then you blame it on someone else.
How we got here: Inside Pakistan’s backchannel diplomacy that led to the US-Iran ceasefire
Diplomacy does its best work when no one is looking. In calls that stretch for hours, in proposals dismissed publicly but refined privately, in capitals that deny mediation even as they pass messages.
U.S. Must Choose Between Ceasefire or Continuing War via Israel
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that the ceasefire terms between his country and the United States are clear and explicit. Araghchi added that the U.S. must choose between a ceasefire or continuing the war “via Israel,” because, according to him, “it cannot have both.”
#82
Trump Fascism / Trump Has Posted a Lot of Psyc...
Last post by RE - Apr 08, 2026, 08:49 AM
Trump Has Posted a Lot of Psychopathic Things Online. His Latest Truth Social Update Might Be His Worst.
How do we live our lives when the president is a psychopath who openly threatens genocide?
World Class Psycho.
RE
#83
Trump Fascism / Iran claims Israeli ceasefire ...
Last post by RE - Apr 08, 2026, 08:12 AM
Iran claims Israeli ceasefire violations as it appears to maintain control over Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Fars news agency said Wednesday that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was being "suspended" over Israel's continuing attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
That lasted long. NOT! lol.
I didn't think Netanyahoo would be able to keep his gunz holstered very long.
On the upside, the jawboning got the price of oil below $100 for a day and 2 tankers got thru!
RE
#84
Trump Fascism / The Last Temptation of Trump a...
Last post by RE - Apr 08, 2026, 03:44 AM
The Last Temptation of Trump at the End of a Failed War
The president has backed himself into a corner where making a deal with Iran risks appearing, in his eyes, like a humiliating failure.
RE
#85
Trump Fascism / Ceasefire wins Trump instant g...
Last post by RE - Apr 08, 2026, 03:07 AM
Ceasefire wins Trump instant gratification but Iran can enter talks with stronger hand
The announcement of a two-week ceasefire has allowed Donald Trump to hail the reopening of the Hormuz strait as a victorious dawn of a new golden age, but it is Iran that now enters peace talks with the stronger hand.
The Tehran regime goes to the negotiations planned for Friday in Pakistan bloodied but still intact. It still holds a stockpile of highly enriched uranium (the original crux of the conflict with the US, Israel and allies), and it now claims at least part-control of the strait, having demonstrated its power to close the narrow waterway and hold the world to ransom.
#86
Trump Fascism / Raw aggresion, Trump war crime...
Last post by RE - Apr 08, 2026, 01:04 AMQuote from: K-Dog on Apr 07, 2026, 09:54 PMThreaten annihilation --> pivot to talks --> declare victory --> deliver nothing.
You're jumping the gun. The Iranians demand reparations and control over the Straight I don't see either side budging on these, so you'll just get 2 weeks of jawboning and market manipulation. A few tankers will move through the straight, refilling supplies of jet fuel slightly. Eventually, either the Israelis or FSoA will do a "surprise" attack. Straight will close again. This may rinse & repeat a few times.
RE
#87
Trump Fascism / This is How Fascism Starts
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 07, 2026, 10:15 PMIt takes time to watch a video, and I help out sometimes by processing the video transcript to give a table of contents. I won't do it for this one. For this one it is best to just watch it.
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#88
Trump Fascism / Shouting into the amnesiac win...
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 07, 2026, 09:54 PMFascinating,
LEFIGARO.FR • 2026-03-27
Jeff Israely: “Trump bases his power on his ability to stay on screen, every day, without ever being boring”
In a policy that has become a permanent performance, the absence of shame is no longer a drift but a strategy.
That from 10 days ago, and it looks to be how things will work out. Teflon Don slides again.
Israely's Core Thesis:
Known to me as the way of the bully.
Threaten annihilation --> pivot to talks --> declare victory --> deliver nothing.
The reality TV star defines reality. You have nothing to say about it.
Jeff Israely: “Trump bases his power on his ability to stay on screen, every day, without ever being boring”
In a policy that has become a permanent performance, the absence of shame is no longer a drift but a strategy.
QuoteThe current occupant of the White House, for his part, rushes very publicly towards an exit strategy devoid of any strategy, which will almost certainly lead to an unfinished end of war, and a declaration of total victory by Trump. Everyone else having to face the court of history, like George W. Bush after his premature staging of the "mission accomplished," simply does not fit into the calculations of this type of political creature.
That from 10 days ago, and it looks to be how things will work out. Teflon Don slides again.
Israely's Core Thesis:
QuoteTrump is a man without shame. It's not simply that he says up is down, black is white, defeat is victory. Trump knows we know he doesn't believe it. And by repeating it, again and again, he exercises a new form of power that operates in its own truth regime.
Known to me as the way of the bully.
Threaten annihilation --> pivot to talks --> declare victory --> deliver nothing.
The reality TV star defines reality. You have nothing to say about it.
#89
Trump Fascism / Attrition of attention
Last post by K-Dog - Apr 07, 2026, 08:53 PMWhat was Trump up to. Maybe looking at what he did before gives the answer.
WORLDCRUNCH.COM • 2017-09-20
On North Korea, Trump Has Now Gone Full ‘Madman’
The U.S. president’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ a nation is beyond the pale. But is there method to it?
It was a page out of the Trump playbook. A Trump knee-jerk reaction on how he gets his way. And as much as some people talk about how dumb Trump is I have to point out. Trump just played America and the entire American Media with files of archives and people familiar with Trump's past said nothing.
It appears America's social amnesia is now terminal.
After threatening "total destruction," Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. The joint declaration was heavy on symbolism and light on substance! Regardless we paid taxes that year. But for Trump, who paid no taxes that year it was a historic photo op with claims of a diplomatic breakthrough. In the end North Korea gained legitimacy on the world stage without giving up any nuclear weapons.
Trump's genius is not intelligence. It's only his instinctive reptilian repetition of what works, Trump counts on everyone else having the attention span of a goldfish. Trump makes the same move, over and over, until his pattern becomes invisible and familiar, even comfortable. That's Trump's trick.
On North Korea, Trump Has Now Gone Full ‘Madman’
The U.S. president’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ a nation is beyond the pale. But is there method to it?
It was a page out of the Trump playbook. A Trump knee-jerk reaction on how he gets his way. And as much as some people talk about how dumb Trump is I have to point out. Trump just played America and the entire American Media with files of archives and people familiar with Trump's past said nothing.
It appears America's social amnesia is now terminal.
QuoteNow North Korea's reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life, -- The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea. Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.
After threatening "total destruction," Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. The joint declaration was heavy on symbolism and light on substance! Regardless we paid taxes that year. But for Trump, who paid no taxes that year it was a historic photo op with claims of a diplomatic breakthrough. In the end North Korea gained legitimacy on the world stage without giving up any nuclear weapons.
Trump's genius is not intelligence. It's only his instinctive reptilian repetition of what works, Trump counts on everyone else having the attention span of a goldfish. Trump makes the same move, over and over, until his pattern becomes invisible and familiar, even comfortable. That's Trump's trick.
#90
Trump Fascism / Raw aggresion, Trump war crime...
Last post by RE - Apr 07, 2026, 08:43 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Apr 07, 2026, 07:57 PMTrump has a way of making failure look like success. He does it all the time, and he just did it again. Because Trump is accepting the IRAN peace plan.
Hard to see how it's a success when Iran gets pretty much everything they want.
RE