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No statement here, just an opinion piece I found interesting. YMMV so make of it what you will.

 
***Note: Contains a lot of truth and some very strong language that some may find offensive. If you're a MAGA peep, if strong language bothers you this post may drive you over the edge.

 

Officer tases and slaps teen over bus confusion — turns out he was on the right school bus​

On Thursday afternoon, a chaotic event unfolded as one of the students at Langston Hughes High School was tased by an officer over confusion about bus assignments. The incident was captured in a video made by another student and has since gone viral. The 18-year-old student, Lanier Johnson-Hunt, spoke up on Tuesday, saying that he did nothing wrong and was on the right bus when the altercation with the police happened.

Fulton County Schools also released a statement that confirmed the incident. The statement mentioned, “Fulton County Schools can confirm a Fulton County Schools police officer deployed a taser during an incident involving a student on a bus. The incident is being taken seriously and is currently under review. The officer has been removed from active duty pending the outcome of an investigation.”

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...right-school-bus/ar-AA1SXDgn?ocid=socialshare
 

Trump’s wild Christmas Eve: Truth Social barrage of grievances and warning kids about ‘Bad Santa’​

President Donald Trump attacked the “Radical Left” in his Christmas message, talked to children about stopping “Bad Santa” from entering the U.S. and boosted dozens of posts on Truth Social, some promoting conspiracies, as polls suggest he’s facing an increasingly dissatisfied America.

On Wednesday evening, the president and First Lady Melania Trump took part in the traditional stunt by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which tracks Santa Claus’ flight path while taking calls from children.

When a caller mentioned the tracker, Trump said they were tracking “Santa all over the world” and wanted to make sure “Santa is being good.”

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-about-bad-santa/ar-AA1T1Gey?ocid=socialshare
 

Why Working-Class Americans Vote for Billionaires: Shame, Status, and the Arsonist Vote​

Dec 23, 2025 #politics #trump #workingclass
Millions of struggling, working-class Americans keep voting for a billionaire who lives in a gold tower. On paper, it makes no sense. In real life, it’s the logical outcome of shame, status anxiety, and a political system that abandoned them.
This video breaks down:
• Why “they’re just dumb and hateful” is a comforting lie
• How shame and system justification keep people defending a rigged game
• Why Trump is seen as an avatar of the life his base thinks they’re owed
• How the “line-cutter” story turns equality into a personal threat
• Why anomie makes people vote for the arsonist, not the firefighter
This isn’t about excusing cruelty. It’s about understanding the emotional machinery that turns humiliation into loyalty so we can stop it from being weaponized again.
If you care about working people, democracy, and not living under permanent arsonist rule, this one matters.


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Worth a few laughs.
Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. If you're MAGA this could piss you off. Maybe drive you over the edge.

Mary Trump EXPOSES Trump's SECRET OBSESSION​


Dec 25, 2025
On The Court of History, guest Mary Trump joins the show for a two-part conversation. In Part 1, Mary breaks down Donald Trump’s power-mad obsession with naming and branding, exposing the hopeless vileness, indecency, and nihilism that define him—and why it’s absolutely incurable.


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Trump LOSES IT on Christmas After MEIDAS EXPOSED HIM​

Dec 25, 2025 The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Christmas, as he has a public meltdown in front of the entire world.


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Just a little food for thought. As usual, take this and anything I post fwiw and dyodd.

Does the US Navy Need ‘Trump Class’ Ships?​

Dec 23, 2025 Discussion
President Trump has launched a new battleship concept for the US Navy, bigger, more advanced, faster - what else could it be called other than 'Trump Class'? But is this project just a misconceived fantasy - a vanity project that could divert major spending from the things the US military actually needs to do to keep pace with its rivals? Or is it the way of the future? And if the latter - why a battleship - given that these were abandoned after the second world war, and for good reason? Well, let's discuss.


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America's New Battleships Will Carry Trump's NAME in Ultimate Vanity - Jimmy Kimmel​

Dec 23, 2025
Disclaimer: This channel is an independent, fan-created project and is not affiliated with Jimmy Kimmel, his show, or any organization associated with him. The material featured here is derived exclusively from publicly accessible interviews, statements, and verified reporting. All content is produced for educational, analytical, and commentary purposes.


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Here's the straight skinny.

The Trump-class battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: reality​

  • Trump’s battleship plan clashes with decades of U.S. naval strategy and technology shifts
  • Experts described it as a "prestige project," a "bomb magnet," and said that "this ship will never sail."
  • Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a new "Trump-class" battleship, declaring it would be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built."

He hailed the ships as "some of the most lethal surface warfare ships," promising they would "help maintain American military supremacy [and] inspire fear in America's enemies all over the world."

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/new...-its-way-reality/ar-AA1T3Mij?ocid=socialshare
 
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