kingdragonfly: 

 

This needs a careful and wise approach. The AI EO takes the opposite.

Few would accuse MTG of being careful or wise.

 

kingdragonfly: Trump wakes up during eulogy, and murmurs to Christl Mahfouz, owner of Ace Specialties, the official merchandise distributor for the Trump “Make America Great Again” 

"Christl, work up some gold painted urns, 'stars and stripes' burial shrouds, funeral guestbooks, and ramp up the 'God Bless the USA Bibles'"

 

Presumably this is satire, but Christl Mahfouz, the self-described "ACE CEO🇺🇸MAGA Merch Queen", is very real:

For newer readers of this thread, I am a Democratic supporter. All I can say is that Gavin Newsom is the leading contender for the  Democratic Presidential representative in 2028. He is currently the Governor of California, the most Progressive State in the Union.

Gavin Newsom does not think Charlie Kirk is a racist. I don’t know many things  but I am 100% sure he would not allow his 13 year old son to listen to Charlie Kirk’s or his Turning Point USA YouTube or TikTok if he was a racist. In fact Gavin’s son wanted to meet Charlie during this interview but had school. This is all from the first 10 minutes of the interview. In light of recent events it is probably the most important video I’ve watched in the past 5 years.

You can find it on YouTube very easily. They get along very well but disagree on some points courteously.

For my part, I hope if Gavin runs in 2028 he wins, as I think the longer the orange buffoon is around running(?) the show, the political divisions in the US will only get wider and deeper.

As for Charlie Kirk - here's a very pertinent post I saw today:

This one points out the hypocrisy of Republicans, and the fact that people like Kirk (and Trump, while we're at it) only make it worse.

@quickymart 

Thanks, I appreciate your point of view. I know it might sound strange but I genuinely don't want to get into arguments with anyone. I think I might have revealed too much about myself in fact and will spectate from a distance.

Asteros:

For newer readers of this thread, I am a Democratic supporter. All I can say is that Gavin Newsom is the leading contender for the  Democratic Presidential representative in 2028. He is currently the Governor of California, the most Progressive State in the Union.

Gavin Newsom does not think Charlie Kirk is a racist.

• in the intro, Gavin praised Kirk for his impact on college campuses and youth, including his own children
  
  
• allowing trans athletes in women’s sports is ‘deeply unfair’
  
  
• went on the say how trans issues are “weaponized,” and emphasized empathy toward them as a vulnerable group.
  
  
• Gavin acknowledged ideological differences (Newsom is a longtime Democrat)
  
  
• emphasized he wanted to “stress test” ideas and understand Kirk’s appeal.
  
  
• Gavin said Democrats couldn't play dead following Trump's loss

@kingdragonfly

Thanks for your reply. I am grateful that you took the time to watch the interview. Urging people to watch it was my sole motivation. You make some excellent points. However, I disagree very strongly that this was a warm and fuzzy interview with softball questions. In particular, Gavin received massive blowback from various Democrats regarding his trans sports comments and had to walk back his comments. And now I'm really out. Thanks again.

Independent: This past week, Bannon derided Cox as a “national embarrassment” as the Utah governor — whose own ties to the GOP fall under more traditional conservative lines through the influence of Mormonism in the state — called for peace and respectful dialogue across the aisle in the wake of Kirk’s assassination on a college campus on Wednesday. On CNN, Cox labelled the War Room host a “conflict entrepreneur” and encouraged Americans not to listen to voices that profit off of division. “Look, there are conflict entrepreneurs out there who benefit from radicalizing us. And I’m not one of those. I don’t know that that’s particularly helpful,” he said.

kingdragonfly: This is particularly true of the Germans.

Whatever you do, don't mention politics. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.

The difference between being feared and being loved. Trump senses it, but he will never understand it.