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https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ ... 747_qatar/

Good techie piece on why this "gift" plane will cost US taxpayers an absolute fortune to closely security-check and reconfigure to the necessary standards for Air Force One, plus all that work will take at least several years, thereby affecting the timescale for delivering the currently in-process, US-made, AF1 replacements.

So it should be ready just in time for Donnie to finish his 2nd term, i.e. it'll only ever be for his private use (commutes between golf courses) afterwards (assuming the "3rd term" plans don't go through). And he won't have paid a cent.

And what kickbacks has Qatar got / will get in return for this? At the very least it will be additional commitments on crushing the renewable energy industry, at least in the US but probably wider.

But none of this is corrupt. Nosir. Nothing to see here.
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One of the most depressing things about America in 2025 is its perfectly acceptable to harass strangers at grocery stores for buying junk food with food stamps in the name of "my tax dollars" but when it comes to this guy burning millions on a gift from Terror Air, a plane he'll probably never use, it's the Art of the Deal.
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Chip Z'Hoy wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 8:08 am One of the most depressing things about America in 2025 is its perfectly acceptable to harass strangers at grocery stores for buying junk food with food stamps in the name of "my tax dollars" but when it comes to this guy burning millions on a gift from Terror Air, a plane he'll probably never use, it's the Art of the Deal.
It all boils down to this:
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3 huge announcements to start the week:

-Trump brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
-Agreement with China for both sides to lower tarriffs. Stock market skyrocketed.
-Secured the release of the last American prisoner by Hamas.

This administration is firing on all cylinders.
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Black Mamba wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 5:38 pm 3 huge announcements to start the week:

-Trump brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
-Agreement with China for both sides to lower tarriffs. Stock market skyrocketed.
-Secured the release of the last American prisoner by Hamas.

This administration is firing on all cylinders.
You forgot:

Accepted ANOTHER bribe from Saudi terrorists.
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Black Mamba wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 5:38 pm 3 huge announcements to start the week:

-Trump brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
-Agreement with China for both sides to lower tarriffs. Stock market skyrocketed.
-Secured the release of the last American prisoner by Hamas.

This administration is firing on all cylinders.
:lol: You idiot. If Trump ate a lawnmower, you'd call him a genius for opting to get a lawnmower-ectomy.
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Black Mamba wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 5:38 pm 3 huge announcements to start the week:

-Trump brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
-Agreement with China for both sides to lower tarriffs. Stock market skyrocketed.
-Secured the release of the last American prisoner by Hamas.

This administration is firing on all cylinders.
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/indi ... rcna206686
India disputes Trump’s claim that trade incentives led to the India-Pakistan ceasefire

2. Trump folded and dropped his tariffs. Stock market heading back to what it used to be before the tariffs. Kudos to Trump for restoring the status quo ante.

3. Like the plane, we'll see if they get what they paid for.
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It's kind of incredible how he's just selling Biden back to his base, now with the Trump brand stamped on, and they love him for it.

These are endlessly stupid times.
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It's really not incredible...he coasted on Obama's economy until covid, boasting all along about how great it was while somehow gutting the system to supercharge the market...which didn't happen.

I meannnn, the trend is a straight goddam line through here. Trump did not have any effect on it.

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TravisBicklesMohawk wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 12:04 pm You can't make this stuff up:

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/05/14/ru ... -cost-640/
PT Barnum's quote will be true eternally.
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Sleepy Joe's got the prostate cancer. Dump had someone write well-wishes for him.
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Chip Z'Hoy wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 3:03 pm Sleepy Joe's got the prostate cancer. Dump had someone write well-wishes for him.
If Trump was diagnosed with this, Magas would be blaming the deep state.
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pieceofme wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 4:26 pm
Chip Z'Hoy wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 3:03 pm Sleepy Joe's got the prostate cancer. Dump had someone write well-wishes for him.
If Trump was diagnosed with this, Magas would be blaming the deep state.
They'd be blaming teh jab, which they believe was created by teh deep state.
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Here we go! Another plane crash we can blame on Trumpy's gutting of the FAA, this time in San Diego:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/small ... 0706&ei=15
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Don't forget another market crash.

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Glowing praise of Trump from a beautiful African reporter, for bringing peace to the Congo. He might even get a Nobel Peace Prize for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnUg5c67pg
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Brad Welp wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:19 pm Glowing praise of Trump from a beautiful African reporter, for bringing peace to the Congo. He might even get a Nobel Peace Prize for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnUg5c67pg
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Brad Welp wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:19 pm Glowing praise of Trump from a beautiful African reporter, for bringing peace to the Congo. He might even get a Nobel Peace Prize for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnUg5c67pg
Trump has never done anything benevolent and selfless in his life. It would be a mockery for him to ever be in contention for a Nobel
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The idiots passed the big fuck you bill. Down the shitter we go...
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Ever watch Episode 1 of the now-canceled series Dedicated Survivor starring Keifer Sutherland?

That.

There has to be a ton of skeletons in the closet everyone is protecting to have ignorant fealty to that fat orange turd. When he was listening to that African journalist, he could barely keep his eyes open. You know Mike Johnson is a flamer. Everyone is hiding something and if they succeed, I'm sure they've been promised riches, protection, immunity, and more.

There are probably Democrats with skeletons too, but they aren't creating death camps.
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Hatchets Molly wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:38 pm There are probably Democrats with skeletons too, but they aren't creating death camps.
Trump is now teeing up to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship for supposedly lying about something or other during his application. Of course his only "crimes" are being brown, popular and a Democrat. But, just like McCarthy, it's the threat that counts.
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GoodJudge wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:52 pm
Hatchets Molly wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:38 pm There are probably Democrats with skeletons too, but they aren't creating death camps.
Trump is now teeing up to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship for supposedly lying about something or other during his application. Of course his only "crimes" are being brown, popular and a Democrat. But, just like McCarthy, it's the threat that counts.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... re_btn_url
He’s going to have to go through millions of New Yorkers before those evil fucks will even get within a block of his vicinity. NYers protect their own. I mean this sincerely with no hyperbole.
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prog wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:54 pm
GoodJudge wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:52 pm
Hatchets Molly wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:38 pm There are probably Democrats with skeletons too, but they aren't creating death camps.
Trump is now teeing up to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship for supposedly lying about something or other during his application. Of course his only "crimes" are being brown, popular and a Democrat. But, just like McCarthy, it's the threat that counts.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... re_btn_url
He’s going to have to go through millions of New Yorkers before those evil fucks will even get within a block of his vicinity. NYers protect their own. I mean this sincerely with no hyperbole.
Yeah, I read some of Mamdani's retorts, and he's not fucking around and he's speaking for the collective NY - not about himself per se. It's easier to pick on migrant workers and POC in lower economic strata. It'll get interesting if he goes directly after people with some level of gravitas.
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The Evil Empire is well and truly afraid of him. Hope he wins.
veritas wrote: Wed May 21, 2025 3:37 pm Wow, late to this thread, but Sleek is pulling a Moggio here.

It's absolutely idiotic to contend Zep weren't A-listers in the 1970s.
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