250th Anniversary/Birthday Celebration

[putnam6]

The democratic leadership has their heads up their asses. I wont argue that. But the reason Trump won both elections is because of Russian meddling, not because he looked hot next to the ugly girl at the party.

Not only has Donald Trump been accused of being a Russian asset by two separate Russian defectors (one of which was the partner of Alexander Litvinenko), but his connections to Felix Sater, his use of Roger Stone to coordinate with WikiLeaks (acting as a proxy for Russian intelligence), and the NSA leaks from Reality Winner revealing Russian interference in U.S. voting systems all point strongly toward Russian involvement. To argue otherwise at this point is willful ignorance.

If you say so, TSK, so that makes Trump an evil worldwide mastermind genius, WOW, who knew 

So what the f--- happened in 2020, 

But hey, at least we have a forum to discuss Curry Jellied Eels and baked beans

[putnam6]

Upside of the internet, that is using the web on a computer like GAWD intended is we dont have to have the boob tube on the in background or radio screaming BS 'ganda at us , but can rather have silence or choose what information to ingest and make our own critical thinking decisions.

Downside of the internet is some asshat put it on a mobile pocket computer and then got people addicted to  10 second videos and 1 minute 'articles' to shorten their attention spans and remove said critical thinking, and fed them the 'ganda via emotional manipulation. Then we get to the mess you report up there. 24/7 gripes. Make the people get off the partisan whiny train. The last you pay attention to it the less it effects you.  You wouldnt have even realised there was a pandemic if you walked down your neighbourhood street or to the store, you would just be wondering what the weird masks were about.  IE the media is a poison. 

I guess the conclusion is keep your mobile pocket computers in a drawer until you need it for calling or texting someone. 
And God Bless America

TikTok is a cesspool on a variety of levels, so glad my kids missed this era. 

The level of propaganda and manipulation from China and others is off the charts.

[UltraBudgie]

Um, so is anyone going to spiral about 6600 army troops descending on Washington DC being the prelude to some kind of coup?

I was really hoping for some secret coup neurosis. White hats? Tribunals? Anyone?

[putnam6]

I'm doing some reading on this now so I can give it a fair assessment. I'll create a separate thread shortly and direct everything there, rather than continuing to hijack this one. If there's any truth to it, I'll be happy to concede that.
 
However, since Brennan has been as vocal as he has about Trump, it's not out of the realm of possibility for a conservative author to write an article smearing him, while simultaneously framing the collusion allegation as a witch hunt. In fact, that's become pretty common lately. Trump declares someone persona non grata, and his angry mob of followers quickly jump on the bandwagon.

Oh, it's an evolving theory, one that has been evolving since at least 2016 if not before.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/politics/...p-released

 

No ‘evidence of collusion’Despite acknowledging the FBI had sufficient reason to open a preliminary assessment or at most a preliminary investigation, the report states that the bureau should not have gone as far as opening a full probe into whether individuals associated with the Trump campaign were coordinating with the Russian government.
“Indeed, based on the evidence gathered in the multiple exhaustive and costly federal investigations of these matters, including the instant investigation, neither U.S. law enforcement nor the Intelligence Community appears to have possessed any actual evidence of collusion in their holdings at the commencement of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation,” Durham said in his report.
Durham mentions former FBI Deputy Director and CNN senior law enforcement analyst Andrew McCabe and zeros in on Peter Strzok, the ex-deputy director of the counter-intelligence division.
“Strzok, at a minimum, had pronounced hostile feelings toward Trump,” Durham wrote, while quoting in a footnote previously known texts between Strzok and Lisa Page, then an FBI attorney.
In his 2019 report, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz specifically said Strzok and Page did not affect the start of the investigation or didn’t act out of political bias.
“While Lisa Page attended some of the discussions regarding the opening of the investigations, she did not play a role in the decision to open Crossfire Hurricane or the four individual cases,” Horowitz wrote.
Strzok and McCabe both sued the FBI after they were fired from the FBI.
Monday, Durham knocked the FBI for failing to take several steps before launching the Trump campaign investigations, such as interviewing relevant witnesses, reviewing its own intelligence databases or using “any of the standard analytical tools typically employed by the FBI in evaluating raw intelligence.”

[EXETER]

Has Trump gone off the deep end?

Is he building a cult of personality?

Could anyone think they should graft their birthday on an already somewhat lavish 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army?  

Where's DOGE?  

Is he throwing the world a curveball?  Is this some form of gamesmanship?

I don't know how many times this has to be repeated.  Trump has a Narcissistic Personality.  He's clinically diagnosable on the basis of symptoms described in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V). One of the characteristics of Narcissistic Personalities is that they require continuous adulation, adoration, and praise.  It's called "narcissistic supply". You can look it up.  Narcissistic Personalities are fundamentally and very deeply insecure about their self-worth. This is why Trump always has these televised cabinet meetings where all the cabinet members take turns praising the dear leader for the privilege of serving him and worshipping at his feet in ever more flowery terms of endearment. That's an example of soliciting narcissistic supply from the people around him.  The thing is, a narcissistic personality can never get enough of it.  They have a "hole in the soul" that can't be filled, but they always keep trying.  So when they don't get enough voluntary praise from the people around them, they try to make up for it by always calling attention to themselves and telling everyone how wonderful they are.  This is why Trump is always describing everything he does as "perfect". He doesn't just say he did the right thing, he demands that you agree that it was "perfect". He demands that you believe he had the largest inauguration crowd ever, even if the photos prove otherwise.  As an overweight out of shape man, he says things like "If I took my shirt off you would see a beautiful body".  He really said that with a straight face, last year on the campaign trail.  Trying to co-opt the 250th anniversary of the Army into being a celebration of his birthday is just another example of his mental illness.

[quintessentone]

No, he just became more of who he really is.
Already happened a long time ago.
They'll only spend like 10 million on the parade. 
Somewhere saving people from DEI and the Ivy League.

He'll be the first since Nixon in 1970 to have a parade, who had two in consecutive years. LBJ also had two. And Eisenhower got one for both inaugurations. They skipped over Kennedy. 

Its a cold war throwback! You gotta up the military spending and hold parades to counter the Soviet Chinese military parades. 

And the game played is, "I own the world now, the Army now marches for ME, what are you going to do to stop it?"

[Video: https://youtu.be/RYJxPg6quL4?si=dNZg3dReczvZyAFK]

Yeah, it's a message to the American people.

[FlyersFan]

I'm a US Army veteran.
My husband is a US Airforce veteran.
My father and father in law and brother are all veterans.
My nephew is still active duty.

I"m also very in favor of cutting unnecessary spending 
and applaud most (not all) of what DOGE cut.  

Complaining about the 250th Anniversary celebration of our US Army is ridiculous.
This is something that is important to America and many Americans.   This is 
something for America to be proud of and truly celebrate.  I'm all for the parades
and fireworks and other celebrations.   Absolutely approve of it!

Cut waste, fraud and abuse like spending tens of millions on trans comic books 
for Peru and drag queen shows in Ireland.   

Do NOT cut that which Americans can all celebrate together and be proud of,
like the 250th Anniversary of the US Army.  

And no ... it  has nothing to do with Trumps birthday.   
That's just a coincidence and he's happy about it.  SO WHAT?
and no, I'm not MAGA nor am I a Trump fan ...
so I"m not mindlessly defending him.  But complaining because it
also happens on his birthday and trying to tie it together is absurd.
Celebrations are going on at military bases across the country ... 
EXCELLENT!

[quintessentone]

Pushback on Trump's military parade which costs $50 Million.







Comments:

"Cut Veterans benefits then spend $45 million on a parade and $100 million refitting a “Free” plane. Everything Trump does is for his own benefit."

"His hate for our military service members is still as obvious as ever. We have so many homeless veterans and he wants to waste money on his stupid birthday parade."

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"At Trump’s direction, there will be a military parade in Washington on Saturday, June 14 — the president’s 79th birthday. `When asked about this occasion, 70% of veterans say they are opposed to the Trump administration “ordering active duty U.S. military troops to perform a parade in honor of President Trump’s birthday.” This opposition includes a majority of veterans who are Independents (71%) and Republicans (54%)."

https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/202...va-workers

[FlyersFan]

When asked about this occasion, 70% of veterans say they are opposed to the Trump administration “ordering active duty U.S. military troops to perform a parade in honor of President Trump’s birthday.” 

"Data for progress"  .... far left wing shill machine.  Even by their own words in their 'about us' section.  Nothing they post is credible.  Just agenda, social engineering, and indoctrination.

And the parade isn't to 'honor President Trumps Birthday'.   It's to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the US Army.  Celebrations are going on across the country in different Army posts, with parades and festivities.

 

[andy06shake]

I mean, the amount of money it will simply cost to fix the roads after all those 70-ton tanks are paraded down the street should be enough reason to give pause considering routine road resurfacing can cost between $500,000–$1 million per mile. 

And when did America start doing military parades?