• Trump Pegs The Gaslight-o-Meter

    From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 30 08:38:36 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview
    |
    | The president's sit-down with ABC News spun off the rails
    | when he falsely claimed that the man the administration
    | wrongly deported to El Salvador has "MS-13" on his knuckles
    | ... <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-insists-abrego-garcia-pic-real-abc-news-interview-1235328225/>

    Transcript of the interview: <https://abcnews.go.com/US/full-transcript-trumps-exclusive-100-days-broadcast-interview/story?id=121291672>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 30 13:52:51 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    Trumplings will have to open real wide to swallow this:
    |
    | "This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's
    | ...
    <https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114427089568235019>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Apr 30 11:52:21 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    Trumplings will have to open real wide to swallow this:
    |
    | "This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's
    | ...
    <https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114427089568235019>

    <https://www.alamy.com/gaslighting-and-conning-meter-that-is-hitting-a-full-scale-showing-a-very-high-level-of-gaslighting-image646941816.html>

    --
    There's no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Apr 30 11:49:36 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview
    |
    | The president's sit-down with ABC News spun off the rails
    | when he falsely claimed that the man the administration
    | wrongly deported to El Salvador has "MS-13" on his knuckles
    | ... <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-insists-abrego-garcia-pic-real-abc-news-interview-1235328225/>

    Transcript of the interview:

    <https://abcnews.go.com/US/full-transcript-trumps-exclusive-100-days-broadcast-interview/story?id=121291672>

    Gaslighting at levels we've never seen before! :-D

    Here's an excerpt I edited to save space in this post, showing Trump's condescension and his difficulty getting off the topic of the Photoshopped "MS13" on Abrego Garcia's hand. Shown here:

    <https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-posts-image-kilmar-abrego-175852020.html>

    Obviously added via a picture editing program.

    Hey Old Man, @realDonaldTrump , have someone teach you about Photoshop.
    This is an excellent example of altering a photo, in this case to make
    your illegal actions look good. But instead you look foolish

    Anyway, here's the excerpt:


    TRUMP: -- he said he'd -- wasn't a member of a gang. And
    then they looked, and
    TERRY: Alright.
    TRUMP: On his knuckles -- he had MS-13
    TERRY: Alright. There's dis -- there's a dispute over that
    TRUMP: Well, wait a minute. Wait a minute. He had MS-13
    TERRY: Well
    TRUMP: -- on his knuckles tattooed.
    TERRY: -- he -- he -- he -- it didn't say-- oh, he had some tattoos
    that are inper -- interpreted that way. But let's move on
    TRUMP: Wait a minute.
    TERRY: I want
    TRUMP: Hey, Terry. Terry. Terry.
    TERRY: He -- he did not have the letter
    TRUMP: Don't do that -- M-S-1-3 -- It says M-S-one-three.
    TERRY: I -- that was Photoshop. So let me just--
    TRUMP: That was Photoshop? Terry, you can't do that -- he
    had -- he-- hey, they're givin' you the big break of a lifetime. You know,
    you're doin' the interview. I picked you because -- frankly I never heard
    of you, but that's okay
    TERRY: This -- I knew this would come
    TRUMP: But I picked you -- Terry -- but you're not being
    very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed
    TERRY: Alright. Alright. We'll agree to disagree. I want to move on
    TRUMP: Terry.
    TERRY: -- to something else.
    TRUMP: Terry. Do you want me to show the picture?
    TERRY: I saw the picture. We'll -- we'll -- we'll agree to disagree
    TRUMP: Oh, and you think it was Photoshop. Well
    TERRY: Here we go. Here we go.
    TRUMP: -- don't Photoshop it. Go look
    TERRY: Alright.
    TRUMP: -- at his hand. He had MS-13
    TERRY: Fair enough, he did have tattoos that can be interpreted that
    way. I'm not an expert on them.
    I want to turn to Ukraine, sir
    TRUMP: No, no. Terry
    TERRY: I-- I want to get to Ukraine--
    TRUMP: Terry, no, no. No, no. He had MS as clear as you
    can be. Not "interpreted." This is why people
    TERRY: Alright.
    TRUMP: -- no longer believe
    TERRY: Well.
    TRUMP: -- the news, because it's fake news
    TERRY: When he was photographed in El Sal -- in-- in El Salvador,
    they aren't there. But let's just go on
    TRUMP: He is
    TERRY: They aren't there when he's in El Salvador.
    TRUMP: --there -- oh, oh, they weren't there
    TERRY: Take a look at the photograph
    TRUMP: But they're there now, right?
    TERRY: No. What
    TRUMP: But they're there now?
    TERRY: They're in your picture.
    TRUMP: Terry.
    TERRY: Ukraine, sir.
    TRUMP: He's got MS-13 on his knuckles.
    TERRY: Alright. I
    TRUMP: Okay?
    TERRY: -- we'll -- we'll take a look at it
    TRUMP: It's -- it's -- you do such a disservice
    TERRY: We'll take a look. We'll take a look at that, sir
    TRUMP: Why don't you just say, "Yes, he does," and, you
    know, go on to something else
    TERRY: It's contested. Ukraine. I want to turn -- I was just in Rome,
    and to that moving photograph of you and President Zelenskyy sitting in St.
    Peter's Basilica
    . . .

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Apr 30 18:00:11 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:vut9vj$cib$2 @reader1.panix.com:

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    Trumplings will have to open real wide to swallow this:
    |
    | "This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's
    | ...
    <https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114427089568235019>

    --bks



    When the stock market jumps under Biden Trump takes credit.

    When the stock market crashes under Trump he blames Biden.

    And the Trumpers here actually beliive it!

    This is a cult. There is no other way to explain it.





    Trump attempts to take credit for stock
    market record highs under Biden
    JAN 29 2024

    "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET," Trump
    wrote in an all-caps Truth Social post,
    "BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO
    GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING THAT
    I WILL WIN, AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE
    MARKET UP."

    Trump cited no evidence to back up the
    claim that investors are buying into the
    stock market now in anticipation that the
    Republican ex-president will beat the
    Democratic incumbent in an election nearly
    10 months away.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/trump-attempts-to-take-credit-for-stock- market-record-highs-under-biden.html

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 30 21:32:32 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    Trumplings will have to open real wide to swallow this:
    |
    | "This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's

    Perfectly normal Trump ass-kissing cabinet meeting:
    |
    | [Secretary of the Interior Doug] Burgum: "Everybody I've
    | met, whether it's at a coal mine or the border, law
    | enforcement, the one thing they say is please thank
    | President Trump from all of us."
    |
    | [12-second Fox News video at URL]
    | ...
    <https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lo2c3ubg332f>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 30 21:45:51 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    MS-13 Pam Bondi! <https://bsky.app/profile/iglesiasplata.bsky.social/post/3lo2jvmzhac2w>

    --bks

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Thu May 1 01:50:33 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:vuu4tg$np4$2 @reader1.panix.com:

    Trump insists a photoshopped image is real!
    |
    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    Trumplings will have to open real wide to swallow this:
    |
    | "This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's

    Perfectly normal Trump ass-kissing cabinet meeting:
    |
    | [Secretary of the Interior Doug] Burgum: "Everybody I've
    | met, whether it's at a coal mine or the border, law
    | enforcement, the one thing they say is please thank
    | President Trump from all of us."


    Except the Capitol Police, who he wants
    to prosecute doing their jobs on Jan 6.



    |
    | [12-second Fox News video at URL]
    | ...
    <https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lo2c3ubg332f>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Thu May 1 11:28:59 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats Is
    | Real in Testy Interview

    MS-13 Pam Bondi! <https://bsky.app/profile/iglesiasplata.bsky.social/post/3lo2jvmzhac2w>

    I think that's actually Lyin' Leavitt.

    Guy did a good job making the tatts look real.

    Also at that URL is Bondi yammering insanely about Trump saving "285 million lives".

    --
    Bozos, please inflate your shoes. Please remain seated until the ride has come to a complete stop. Follow the yellow rubber line. Remember the yellow line is for your protection.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 1 22:40:59 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | [Fox News host Bret] Baier: "The economy shrank. First time
    | in 3 years. People are pointing to the tariff policy..."
    |
    | [VP] JD Vance: "This is Joe Biden's economy."
    |
    | [32-second Fox News video at URL]
    |
    <https://bsky.app/profile/rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social/post/3lo5elvsdts2h>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 2 17:42:34 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | [Secretary of the Interior Doug] Burgum: "Everybody I've
    | met, whether it's at a coal mine or the border, law
    | enforcement, the one thing they say is please thank
    | President Trump from all of us."

    Ann Coulter joins the Resistance:
    |
    | Would it be possible to have a cabinet meeting without the
    | Kim Jong il-style tributes?
    |
    <https://x.com/AnnCoulter/status/1917624573027127795>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 4 14:40:56 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    You can't make this shit up:
    |
    | President Trump says 'good parts' of economy are his and
    | 'bad parts are the Biden economy'
    | ... <https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/president-trump-says-good-parts-of-economy-are-his-and-bad-parts-are-the-biden-economy-238867525974>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sun May 4 11:44:41 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    You can't make this shit up:
    |
    | President Trump says 'good parts' of economy are his and
    | 'bad parts are the Biden economy'
    | ... <https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/president-trump-says-good-parts-of-economy-are-his-and-bad-parts-are-the-biden-economy-238867525974>

    Did Welker laugh in his face? (Not gonna watch and listen to that
    gaslighting jackass).

    --
    Half Moon tonight. (At least it's better than no Moon at all.)

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Sun May 4 17:53:37 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:vv7u9o$ktm$[email protected]:

    You can't make this shit up:
    |
    | President Trump says 'good parts' of economy are his and
    | 'bad parts are the Biden economy'
    | ...
    <https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/president-trump-says-good -parts-of-economy-are-his-and-bad-parts-are-the-biden-economy-238867525


    --bks



    1) Trump was misquoted

    2) Trump was just joking

    3) Prove Trump wrong

    4) Why is the media so focused on Trump

    5) Biden Biden Biden

    6) Her emails

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 6 02:41:01 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | President Trump said he had "nothing to do with" an image
    | depicting him as the pope that *was posted on his and the
    | White House's social media accounts*, drawing criticism from
    | Catholics around the globe. Mr. Trump, who previously told
    | reporters that he was his own "No. 1" choice to be the next
    | pope, insisted on Monday, "The Catholics loved it."
    | ... <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/05/us/trump-news#trump-venezuela-gang-ties-spy-memo>
    (volatile URL)

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 9 13:02:02 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | President Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the
    | wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a "good
    | thing."
    | ...
    <https://www.axios.com/2025/05/08/trump-tariffs-china-ports-slowdown>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Fri May 9 11:30:55 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | President Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the
    | wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a "good
    | thing."
    | ...
    <https://www.axios.com/2025/05/08/trump-tariffs-china-ports-slowdown>

    I would not call this "gaslighting". I would call it "Trump has no clue."

    Trump asserted that "China was making over a trillion," without it being
    immediately clear what he was referring to.

    "From 500 billion to 1.1 trillion… frankly if we didn't do business we
    would've been better off," he said.

    China says it sent around 15% of its exports, worth $525 billion, to the
    U.S. last year — about 3x what flowed in the opposite direction. (U.S. data
    differs on the total value by nearly $100 billion, but the ratios are about
    the same.)

    "We'd like to see China opened up so we can compete in China and give
    people something that they've never had – access to something that would be
    great for the world, great for the businesses, and great for friendship,"
    Trump said.

    --
    The default Magic Word, "Abracadabra", actually is a corruption of the
    Hebrew phrase "ha-Bracha dab'ra" which means "pronounce the blessing".

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Governor Swill on Fri May 9 18:18:01 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Governor Swill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    On Fri, 9 May 2025 13:02:02 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | President Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the
    | wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a "good
    | thing."
    | ... >><https://www.axios.com/2025/05/08/trump-tariffs-china-ports-slowdown>

    --bks

    So if OUR ports are slowing down, why are China's ports SPEEDING up?

    "China�s exports surge as shipments to Southeast Asian countries
    offset plunge in U.S. trade" <https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/chinas-exports-jump-us-tariffs-imports -tumble.html> "Exports jumped 8.1% last month in U.S. dollar terms
    from a year earlier, according to data released by China�s customs
    authority on Friday, sharply beating Reuters� poll estimates of a 1.9%
    rise."



    The world market doesn't want
    American goods, even Americans don't
    want American goods.

    Trump think he can slap on a
    few tariffs and the world will rush
    to build factories in America. It
    doesn't work that way. Even Trump
    outsources HIS manufacturing to China
    and Mexico.





    Trump watches - made in China

    Trump sneakers - made in China

    Trump Bibles - made in China

    Trump's Menswear Line - Made in Mexico

    Trump suits and ties - made in China

    Trump shirts - made in Bangledesh

    Trump Inauguration hats - made in Vietnam

    Trump campaign banners - made in China

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 15 14:52:16 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | This is absolutely incredible -- Kristi Noem repeatedly
    | refuses to acknowledge that Trump brandished an doctored
    | image of Abrego Garcia's tattoos, prompting Eric Swalwell
    | to have a staffer of his brandish an image of them right in
    | her face.
    |
    | [174-second video at URL]
    | <https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lp5c4uv7l22l>

    --bks

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Thu May 15 18:35:41 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in news:1004v30$4qe$[email protected]:

    |
    | This is absolutely incredible -- Kristi Noem repeatedly
    | refuses to acknowledge that Trump brandished an doctored
    | image of Abrego Garcia's tattoos, prompting Eric Swalwell
    | to have a staffer of his brandish an image of them right in
    | her face.
    |
    | [174-second video at URL]
    |
    <https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lp5c4u v7l22l>

    --bks



    "I see four lights!"

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 2 16:18:12 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | Republicans Are Flat-Out Lying About Their Medicaid Cuts
    |
    | Lawmakers are claiming they're actually "protecting"
    | Medicaid by kicking millions off of the program and
    | decreasing spending
    | ... <https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-lying-cuts-medicaid-1235352465/>

    No paywall: <https://archive.is/hPQh1>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 25 11:16:04 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    |
    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched
    | ... <https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-scum-for-revealing-iran-bombing-was-botched/>

    --bks

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Wed Jun 25 10:33:45 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    In article <103glpk$jkm$[email protected]>,
    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched
    | ... <https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-scum-for-revealing-i
    ran-bombing-was-botched/>

    --bks

    He's using the bomber pilots as a fig leaf for his own bad decisions too
    -- "saying the mission wasn't a success is being disrespectful to our military."

    Reminds me of those obscene yard signs Dubya distributed in the 2004
    election: "Support President Bush and Our Troops."

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 25 17:50:31 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    super70s <[email protected]d> wrote in news:[email protected]:

    In article <103glpk$jkm$[email protected]>,
    [email protected] (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched
    | ...
    <https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-scum-for-rev
    ealing-i ran-bombing-was-botched/>

    --bks

    He's using the bomber pilots as a fig leaf for his own bad decisions
    too -- "saying the mission wasn't a success is being disrespectful to
    our military."

    Reminds me of those obscene yard signs Dubya distributed in the 2004 election: "Support President Bush and Our Troops."



    Even more obscene was the "swiftboating" of
    decorated Vietnam Vet Kerry by the admitted
    draft dodger Bush.

    Remember when Bush's guard records got
    "accidentally destroyed" as soon as the
    press started looking for them?

    Just like the jail cameras "malfunctioned"
    right when Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously died
    in custody.

    Republicans move in mysterious ways.......

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 26 02:41:16 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    |
    | President Trump is going to extraordinary lengths to defend
    | his claim that U.S. airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear
    | program, determined to cement the operation as a defining
    | victory of his presidency.
    |
    | Trump has staked his credibility -- and major parts of his
    | foreign policy legacy -- on the success of Saturday's
    | military intervention, which punctuated decades of U.S.
    | debate over the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
    | ... <https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/trump-iran-nuclear-intelligence-obliterated>

    "His credibility"? Yow!

    --bks

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Thu Jun 26 06:35:18 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:16:04 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    |
    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched
    | ...
    <https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-scum-for-revealing-iran-bombing-was-botched/>

    --bks

    Yeah cause leaked reports are always spot on...

    "Eye roll"

    If the mainstream media reports it, you can count on it being a lie.

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 26 10:41:32 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | President Trump is going to extraordinary lengths to defend
    | his claim that U.S. airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear
    | program, determined to cement the operation as a defining
    | victory of his presidency.

    | ...
    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.
    | Obviously Trump goes after the media all the time, but it
    | mostly feels performative these days -- and maybe it always
    | did. This is different. The president posted 21 times on
    | Truth Social yesterday about the supposed success of his
    | military strikes. And at yesterday's NATO summit -- a
    | moment specifically designed by the Western world for Trump
    | to bask in the glory of a huge defense spending boost -- he
    | spent most of his public appearances repeating his
    | assertions on Iran.
    | ... <https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/06/26/trumps-new-war-00425204>

    --bks

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  • From Bradley K. Sherman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 26 11:37:16 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.

    Tulsi Gabbard will not be available at congressional briefing:
    | ...
    | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who
    | testified in March that U.S. intelligence agencies assessed
    | that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, will be
    | notably absent.
    | ... <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/25/iran-intelligence-sharing-gabbard/>

    --bks

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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Thu Jun 26 08:33:29 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    Bradley K. Sherman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.

    Tulsi Gabbard will not be available at congressional briefing:
    | ...
    | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who
    | testified in March that U.S. intelligence agencies assessed
    | that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, will be
    | notably absent.
    | ... <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/25/iran-intelligence-sharing-gabbard/>

    "The Emperor has no clo... <thwack>".

    --
    Paradise is exactly like where you are right now ... only much, much better.
    -- Laurie Anderson

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Fri Jun 27 07:14:06 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:37:16 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.

    Tulsi Gabbard will not be available at congressional briefing:
    | ...
    | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who
    | testified in March that U.S. intelligence agencies assessed
    | that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, will be
    | notably absent.
    | ...
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/25/iran-intelligence-sharing-gabbard/>

    --bks

    Paywalled crap.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to Sherman on Fri Jun 27 07:13:26 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:41:32 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | President Trump is going to extraordinary lengths to defend
    | his claim that U.S. airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear
    | program, determined to cement the operation as a defining
    | victory of his presidency.

    | ...
    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.
    | Obviously Trump goes after the media all the time, but it
    | mostly feels performative these days -- and maybe it always
    | did. This is different. The president posted 21 times on
    | Truth Social yesterday about the supposed success of his
    | military strikes. And at yesterday's NATO summit -- a
    | moment specifically designed by the Western world for Trump
    | to bask in the glory of a huge defense spending boost -- he
    | spent most of his public appearances repeating his
    | assertions on Iran.
    | ...
    <https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/06/26/trumps-new-war-00425204>

    --bks

    You find it odd that Trump will strongly correct a media that
    publishes propaganda for Iran?

    What's wrong with you dude?

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to NoBody on Sat Jun 28 08:45:05 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics

    On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:13:26 -0400, NoBody <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:41:32 -0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Bradley K.
    Sherman) wrote:

    | Trump Lashes Out at 'Scum' for Revealing Bombing Was Botched

    | President Trump is going to extraordinary lengths to defend
    | his claim that U.S. airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear
    | program, determined to cement the operation as a defining
    | victory of his presidency.

    | ...
    | Here's the thing: It's rare to see the president this
    | rattled by a negative story about his administration.
    | Obviously Trump goes after the media all the time, but it
    | mostly feels performative these days -- and maybe it always
    | did. This is different. The president posted 21 times on
    | Truth Social yesterday about the supposed success of his
    | military strikes. And at yesterday's NATO summit -- a
    | moment specifically designed by the Western world for Trump
    | to bask in the glory of a huge defense spending boost -- he
    | spent most of his public appearances repeating his
    | assertions on Iran.
    | ... >><https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/06/26/trumps-new-war-00425204>

    --bks

    You find it odd that Trump will strongly correct a media that
    publishes propaganda for Iran?

    What's wrong with you dude?

    And Bradley runs away.

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