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WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?

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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9390 on: May 01, 2026, 10:58:26 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 30, 2026, 11:43:23 PM
I understand the average citizen may not, but, presumably, a US senator and the Secretary of the Department of Defense Whatever it is Now Called. It appears they do not either, which is why the level of questioning was so vapid.

I think it was an effective way to tell the public a simple truth.

Gas prices are up because we bombed Iran. Period
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9391 on: May 01, 2026, 11:02:42 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 30, 2026, 11:43:23 PM
I understand the average citizen may not, but, presumably, a US senator and the Secretary of the Department of Defense Whatever it is Now Called. It appears they do not either, which is why the level of questioning was so vapid.

Khanna was unprepared however, to parry Hegseth’s strawman and put him on the spot.

Let’s say Khanna can get a ballpark number - “this war has cost us 50 billion in direct costs and maybe another 50 in indirect costs due to lost economic activity from gas prices”. Hegseth starts throwing out this nuclear bomb shit you just ask

“If Iran had offered to sell us all their uranium, centrifuges, and other materials related to a nuclear program for $100B, would you have accepted that deal?”
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9392 on: May 01, 2026, 11:41:00 AM »
At least 45% of Republicans are stupid cock suckers.

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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9393 on: May 01, 2026, 02:06:17 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on May 01, 2026, 11:02:42 AM
Khanna was unprepared.

You could have stopped there.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9394 on: May 01, 2026, 02:27:22 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on May 01, 2026, 02:06:17 PM
You could have stopped there.

With some good fortune he might be your next POTUS.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9395 on: May 01, 2026, 02:37:24 PM »
Quote from: Reacher on May 01, 2026, 02:27:22 PM
With some good fortune he might be your next POTUS.

You are growing delusional. Now defending those profiting off of ICE and the surveillance state!
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9396 on: May 01, 2026, 08:53:24 PM »
Those of you who have a problem with the billionaire class are just jealous commies.


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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9397 on: May 01, 2026, 10:44:23 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on May 01, 2026, 11:02:42 AM
Khanna was unprepared however, to parry Hegseth’s strawman and put him on the spot.

Let’s say Khanna can get a ballpark number - “this war has cost us 50 billion in direct costs and maybe another 50 in indirect costs due to lost economic activity from gas prices”. Hegseth starts throwing out this nuclear bomb shit you just ask

“If Iran had offered to sell us all their uranium, centrifuges, and other materials related to a nuclear program for $100B, would you have accepted that deal?”

That’s a terrible false equivalency
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9398 on: May 01, 2026, 10:48:35 PM »
Quote from: Reacher on May 01, 2026, 08:53:24 PM
Those of you who have a problem with the billionaire class are just jealous commies.




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Yes, the meme is largely true on the facts, though the framing is partisan spin. 
The verifiable parts:
•  Meta paid Trump ~$25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit: True. This was over Trump’s suspension from Facebook/Instagram after Jan. 6, 2021. The settlement was reported in late January 2025 by multiple outlets (WSJ, NYT, NPR, AP, BBC, etc.). Most of the money (~$22M) went to a fund for Trump’s presidential library, with the rest for legal fees/other plaintiffs. 
•  Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund: True. This happened in December 2024, confirmed by Meta and reported widely (WSJ, BBC, AP, etc.). Other companies did similar things. 
•  Meta reported an ~$8 billion tax benefit in Q1 2026, resulting in a -23% effective tax rate: True. Meta’s official Q1 2026 earnings release explicitly shows a provision benefit for income taxes leading to the -23% rate, tied to an $8.03 billion one-time benefit. This came from U.S. Treasury Notice 2026-7 under the Trump administration, addressing Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) treatment of R&D costs and offsetting prior charges from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Excluding it, the rate would have been much higher. 
Context and caveats:
The meme calls the original lawsuit “bogus” (debatable—courts and free speech advocates had mixed views on the suspensions) and frames the tax adjustment as Trump personally “giving” Meta $8 billion as a direct quid pro quo. In reality:
•  Corporate tax provisions, regulatory notices, and earnings impacts involve Congress, Treasury rules, and accounting—not a personal check from the president.
•  Meta (and many large corps) routinely benefit from tax code complexities, credits, and timing adjustments. Negative effective rates in a single quarter often reflect one-time benefits or loss carryforwards, not permanent zero taxation.
•  Tech companies donated/settled across administrations for business reasons (regulatory goodwill, litigation risk, etc.).
The “kleptocracy” and “return on investment” language is classic Bernie Sanders rhetorical framing—portraying routine (if large) corporate-government interactions as corruption. It’s opinion, not a factual error. Similar criticisms have been leveled at both parties for decades regarding corporate influence.
Overall, the numbers and events check out. The meme accurately reports them but presents them with heavy political interpretation.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9399 on: May 01, 2026, 11:10:57 PM »
Quote from: Custard on February 25, 2020, 09:33:06 PM


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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9400 on: May 02, 2026, 03:39:31 AM »
Always been a fan of Triumph. His stuff from the Bush Administration WHCD was the best.

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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF happened to the WTF happened to the WTF happened with Trump today thread?
« Reply #9401 on: May 02, 2026, 09:12:25 AM »
Quote from: Custard on May 01, 2026, 10:44:23 PM
That’s a terrible false equivalency

Nope. Hegseth said it was worth the money. Fine then - just send them a check and hundreds of US service men would be alive and we’d *know* they ended the program because we’d have the uranium
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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« Reply #9403 on: Today at 08:31:36 PM »
Thanks, Obama! Thanks, Sleepy Joe!

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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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