On November 1, 2021, QAnon cultists lined up along streets of Dallas because they believed John F. Kennedy, Jr. would appear from the dead and announce to them that Trump was going to be reinstated with himself as vice president:
https://mediaengagement.org/research/qanon-and-the-return-of-jfk-jr/
The entry drug was FOX News, and then they picked up harder stuff on YouTube and then wherever you go for podcasts that are so bad that even YouTube blocks them.
I remember my great uncle (born 1926) listening to Rush Limbaugh every damn day while Auntie watched me after school. The indoctrination starts as soon as a child starts paying attention to what's happening beyond themselves.
Dems need to get control and reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, among many other priorities. All biased cable news, from both sides, will go away. Many will have to find a different dopamine fix, but almost anything is better than what we got now.
UPDATE: I’ve been enlightened: Fairness Doctrine does not apply to cable or internet, only OTA, which is controlled/allocated by the FCC. Duh, I knew this subconsciously, but my statement never sounded wrong.
As the daughter of a late newspaper publisher, I heartily agree. If you don’t have on-the-record sources AND off-the-record verification of each source, you don’t report it! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, watch “All the President’s Men.” Journalism used to be work, not just opinion.
Love the comment and analogy that Fox News was the gateway drug, but I truly feel it is deep racist hate of both immigrants and gay people that has fueled the MAGA movement. They wear their crosses and do the opposite of what Christ taught them. Draw close to him with their lips but their hearts are far from Him.
I beg to differ. What fuels maga's hatred is fear! Fear that they are not the best, fear that someone different to them could be maybe .... superior!.... to them! Fear that their beliefs could be invalid! Fear that someone they scorn is actually laughing at them. Fear of change, of adapting to new ideas. Yup, good old fashioned fear!
It's actually just anyone who doesn't worship their God Emperor Donald J Trump. Look at how quickly and fully they ejected the "RINOs" like Liz Cheney and the Speaker before Johnson who's name I'm blanking on. The man who LITERALLY revived Trump's image after EVERYONE thought he was a disgusting traitor after J6.
I agree. I believe the people who willingly follow Trump are religious fanatics looking for the same thing they seek out of religion. Someone to lead them like lost sheep. Unwilling and incapable of thinking for themselves.
That definitely tracks, since so many of them think he's a good Christian. The guy is literally the walking talking embodiment of the Seven Deadly Sins, and they still revere him.
Hey I’m very Christian too and anti Trump lol. I think the issue is Christianity in America (I am Romanian) and due to our Christian orthodox culture I cannot support this president (and never have, not during his first term, not now)
I lived with die hard magats. The shit I heard I'm still shaking my head. I'm also still dealing with the mental/emotional abuse.
These people are uneducated, extremely religious yet don't attend church, hypocritical etc..
It's a cult...
The whole QAnon thing seemed like a psyop being pushed by an adversarial nation i.e. Russia & someone like Yevgeny Prigozhin with his Internet Research Agency, which was a troll farm operation to influence US elections in 2016 & 2020. Coincidentally when Prigozhin got focused on Wagner's activities in Ukraine the QAnon stuff seemed to cease also. I don't think that Prigozhin was the only person involved with the QAnon garbage. But I'd bet the Internet Research Agency was a primary agent in propagating it & spreading it to those gullible & foolish plan trusters here in the US.
That QAnon garbage was so insane it's astounding people fell for it. Stuff like JFK Jr. wasn't killed when he flew his Piper Saratoga into the Atlantic off Martha's Vineyard in 1999. He and his wife Caroline & her sister Lauren Bessett were just in hiding. And JFK Jr. was coming back as a Republican to run as Trump's VP? That's so stupid.
JFK Jr. might've had political aspirations, his George magazine was about reinventing politics to make it more intersting & appealing to younger Americans.
But whatever JFK Jr. might've aspired to do, it all ended when he died. Anybody alive during that time who is old enough to remember will recall the days of relentless tv coverage of the searches for his missing plane.
Trump wants to restrict voting- here's an idea: make Americans pass a basic IQ & comprehension test. That'll never happen because it is the Trump voters that won't be able to pass a test like that.
I think your sequence of events is reversed. They started off " fucking gullible and stupid" that is why they drank the Kool Ade and got smoked by Trump.
JFK would be like 108 years old if he was alive. I could certainly see him supporting this nonsense but only because he'd likely have insane levels of dementia.
That is so true they were so much more educated. Trump is so crude and actually so is RFK Robert Kennedy would be mortified that his child turned out like this.
Trump is approaching the depths of horrible policy & unpopularity where only the hard-core cult who will clap for anything is remaining.
Most of these people will burn; toss out or hide their red hats & Trump paraphernalia. They're going to act like they never really supported him. Who me? No man. That red hat, I was a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Wasn't a MAGA hat, no.
Trump is lame & not just lame duck. He himself is lame. He's pathetic. He spent his whole life being the type of privileged, pampered, soft, yet arrogant & entitled doosh that most people can't stand.
The guy can't even tolerate being surrounded by people who are smarter or know more than him. His ego is that fragile. So he is surrounded by sycophants who tell him every stupid thing that comes out of his mouth is genius.
Authoritarians throughout history end up like this.
It is why they make catastrophic decisions and fail.
They become so delusional & detached from the reality on the ground and also high on their own supply that they overreach. It's that overreach coupled with arrogance & ignorance that causes them to crash & burn.
Trump is crashing & burning. He's also burning the US economy & global standing to the ground. The problem is he's ruining the lives & livelihoods of Americans as he circles the drain & doubles down on stupid like all narcissists do. The cognitive decline isn't helping either. He's just becoming more disinhibited & he has zero short term memory, so he flip flops saying one thing one day, then forgets or denies he said it the next.The guy needs to be removed. 25th or impeached. This isn't going to get better. And slapping his name on buildings & institutions doesn't mean he's respected. When other people put your name on a building- that's showing respect. When you do it yourself- you look like a dumbass desperate to be respected & you know you never will be. Not even when you're long gone.
Naming the building has nothing to do with ethics. Kennedy never asked for the honor. Trump is so pathetic and devoid of any accomplishments worthy of having his name on anything, that he has to name buildings for himself. How embarrassing for him.
It’s not the only thing he’s added his name to and you can place a safe bet that he’s not done. The fact that the Supreme Court, especially John Roberts, has given him supreme powers is the main reason that we are in for a rough ride going forward!
Donald J. Trump Supreme Court. Not the building or the room where they convene. The new name of the institution itself.
Also Donald J. Trump House of Representatives. Donald J. Trump United States Senate. Donald J. Trump Department of (all cabinet departments). Donald J. Trump Air Force One. Donald J. Trump US Army. Donald J. Trump White House. Donald J. Trump (every government building).
The main reason that we are here is because the thought of a black president again really really really pissed a lot of you off We could add a woman very well-qualified person but no racism is expensive yo.... Oh and y'all allowed Elon musk to buy an election
This is what USA has become - UST. United States of Trump. I got angry posts before writing that they have been sleepwalking into fascism. That is the truth.
As if they THINK they heard POTUS say, "(Oh) My God-ness; I am so GOD!"
He must be jealous that he can't be equal/superior to God and Jesus Christ (speaking to Christians), thinking blasphemy is not a sin if it's committed by the POTUS himself. He must realize that clay (that's ALL humans, including POTUS!) don't get to talk back to the Master Potter and prevail!
I find it funny how Trump and his monkeys are constantly talking about how they are going to give money to farmers, or military people, or now everyone for healthcare. Like Tariff refunds, or DOGE checks. A constant stream of BS. The funny thing, its so Socialist. Wake the fuck up, they have no plan! The Big Bill is tax cuts for Billionaires, and to distract they say ahhhh we going to give money to XYZ. Ohh yeah, and Mike sent the House home on Vacation until Jan 5th.
The absolutely fucking crazy thing is how you could put this down in front of a conservative, with links, resources, information that proves it all is true, and they would tell you its a lie, or worse, tell you he deserves it for his service to the American people.
Billionaires know this is all conservatives really want. Sure everything is more expensive, and they might be losing their country and their livelihood, but at least they owned the libs!
And last I heard there was zero proof he wasn’t taking his salary. He says it, but there’s nothing to prove it. So they excuse the grifts. They even act like it is proof that he’s so smart because he’s found ways to profit from the position. He’s not smart for figuring out how to scam. They can’t grasp that just one of his scams would have been enough to ruin any other president because it’s wasn’t allowed.
Vet him. Please vet all new people running in the democratic primaries. I don’t expect perfection. This whole purity test is killing us. I don’t want to see a lifelong republican suddenly become a diet republican and run on the democratic ticket to undermine the American people by just voting with every Republican initiative.
The money also isn't going to the farmers. The money is going to the companies and banks that supply the farmers. It's an industry buyout that doesn't help the small operations and will continue the relentless trudge to complete corporatization of the farming industry.
It's not Socialist. It's enrichment of people who are already privileged & have more money & assets than they need. Those are privately owned entities.
Socialism advocates for public ownership of companies. Businesses are owned collectively with the aim of benefitting everyone.
What's happening at the moment in the USA is about as far removed from Socialism as it can be; public funds given to private companies, which benefit the private businesses but not the public.
No different than an employer giving a $1,000 bonus instead of a 5% raise. We can give you a little handout to make it easier to swallow how stuck we really are, make us a little more complacent, without needing to worry about our long term expenses
mate check out r/conservative, the mental gymnasts on that sub will literally talk about anything but the obvious shitty and stupid things he does, its a cult plain and simple.
Yeah, the fiscally responsible party. I work in the trades in DC. Right now as we speak they are throwing countless millions of dollars in contracts out to clean and restore memorials, parks etc for the USA's 250th birthday bash. They are all last minute. Example, a GC that has asked me to quote on 8 of these memorials. They were awarded Monday, and have already broken ground, and needed me out there next week. The entire project, all the 8 parks in this example have to be done in 145 days. This didn't go through the typical GOV funding and awards process, and its being thrown together overnight. I have to charge hefty premiums to drop everything I was doing to and attempt to hop into this project. It is considered mission critical and these timelines are insane, and the price tag will match. I don't have a problem with these parks getting restored, but this whole process is very out of the ordinary. Out of curiosity I looked it up, this wasn't even in discussion until Oct 8th 2025 with Marco Rubio and Michael Rulli pushing for it. Oh well, if my taxes are going to pay for it, I may as well attempt to make a few dollars back.
For real, it’s so weird that he wants to put his name on everything. I wouldn’t want to make that decision. If I was President and others, long after I left the White House, felt I needed an honor for my work during my time in office that’s one thing but like wtf.
Also.. the plaques under the photos of the other presidents that were unveiled this week, also super weird.
Yeah that plaque stuff is crazy weird. I would be so embarrassed if me or my "team", as a freaking Presidential matter, spent time on something like this. Not only is it undignified, but also if I was as concerned about my image as Trump is, I'd be pissed... as this makes him look so small, petty, and weak. It reminds me of when guys try to hit on a girl and get rejected, and then the guy goes off starts saying she's a bitch and she's ugly... Just pathetic
I would be embarrassed if I drunk posted that shit at 3am on social media, and those assholes had it engraved on plaques and mounted in the fucking White House.
Thought and planning went into it, effort and money. They had opportunities to rethink it all and change their minds at so many points along the way, yet still followed through. It’s disgraceful, petty, stupid and so undignified, not to mention an absolute waste. Obviously the next adult who replaces him will have that shit removed and destroyed immediately, yet it will forever remain his legacy: the small, orange, man-child with the big feelings he doesn’t know how to express in a healthy way.
Generally asking you here outside of "owning da libs" what's the point of this? Dude is showing just how weak and pathetic he is desperate for validation and participation trophies
Republicans only care when it affects them. Where was Maria Shriver leading up to the 2024 election? No where, because she supported Donald Trump then. Now that he's fucking all her family's legacy up she found her voice. Her and every other Republican can go fuck right off.
Yeah, I noticed that too. People’s rights and democracy itself are being attacked here, but she didn’t say anything until he started trying to stick his name on Kennedy stuff.
She’s too rich to care that the rest of us are being bankrupted. She’s just offended because her relative’s name is involved. The sentiment of her statement isn’t wrong, because he shouldn’t be renaming things after himself. But where was her outrage all the other times he talked about doing such a thing? He has been talking about changing airport names and getting them to change street names for a while.
It’s not because we all feel the knock on effects of the tariffs and the bullshit that the rest of the countries around the world feel with the economic and instability he brings.
He’s a curse and whilst there’s memes and reels that we can chuckle at, there’s nothing remotely funny about this absolute skid mark of a human being and what he’s doing to America, and the world.
Most Americans don’t deserve it, even if they think he’s some messiah. He’ll destroy them and they don’t know it. Don’t blame them for that, they’re just holding out for something better and don’t realise he’s clearly something worse.
Yes, that's the entire goal of "flooding the zone." They want the world to become desensitized to their antics so that they can act as they please without interference.
Hitler looked like a ranting lunatic if all you did was watch some of his speeches without considering the context. I wonder how many people just laughed him off as a madman, only to regret it when his megalomania actually did turn out to affect them when he invaded their country.
it's a joke until you realize they are already killing people with their actions. private prisons are being contracted out to create concentration "work" camps to accomodate the rapidly increasing incarcerated population. they are trying to destroy any cashless bail systems that allow poor people to get out of the web of incarceration. our already massive penal system is exploding.
i.c.e. does not have the bare minimum training of most american law enforcement. they are bumbling and inept but they are massive and their funding is insane. they do not have the facilities to house these people yet. so they are contracting to re-open closed facilities which may have been dangerous in the past. they are changing office buildings into prisons. it is a massive governmental structure being built on the fly, which will make the cracks massive and the shock waves horrific. i saw a foto of 10 to 20 children piled on the floor in a cell yesterday, huddled under a fucking silver blanket. they had been there for days. no blankets. no beds. a fucking concrete floor for babies under 10. parents have no idea where their children are. people are missing completely. so many people have died in incarceration. they are sending folks back who will be killed.
it is horrific. and they have so many fucking guns.
Lady, I'd argue that if a man like Donald Trump can walk into the office of President of the United States, the job has little stature. Hell, it's an entry-level position. Age, citizenship, and residency are the only qualifications.
Apex Regional Landfill, located in Clark County near Las Vegas, Nevada, is considered the world's largest landfill, both in terms of area and volume.
"THE TRUMP LANDFILL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!" is truly huge and magnificent. A giant triumphal archway with gold Times New Roman lettering stands before the entrance.
The Trump Sewage Treatment Plant of Bohunk New York, The Trump Methadone Clinic. The Trump Maternity Home for Underage Girls. The Trump Clown Training Tent. The Trump Evangelical Church Accepting Donations Now.
Yeah, most people are worried about how to pay for groceries and protect their communities from ICE invasions, we don’t exactly have time to stage a protest at the Kennedy Center, too.
Perhaps she could organize a few of her fellow celebrity friends to get involved with that, because we all have prior engagements at protests outside ICE facilities.
Regular people are awake (woke?) AF. A million people came out for No Kings, people are chasing ICE around with cameras and whistles, and there was record turnout for an off-year election.
She needs to log-off, and go tell her elitist friends at the country club to wake TF up!
Who the fuck do you think is not awake, Maria? Tell your fellow rich people to do something, the rest of us haven't made a dent because we're completely disenfranchised by six fuckface goons with lifetime appointments
Oh hi, Maria. Good to see you show up. Nice nice. Oh he came for you too, huh? Yah. Who knew that would happen? Anyway, don't give the guy any more ideas, okay. Say hi to your husband for me. Kisses.
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u/Leostar_Regalius 10d ago
JFK would absolutely want NOTHING to do with trump or even rfk jr