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Craig Macbeth's avatar

I know a Marine sniper, a Trump enthusiast, who used to sleep with his ammo. I'm afraid there a lot of these dudes in the military. As was said, tough times for public servants. By the way, what a perfect sponsor for a show dispensing dysfunctional news made by dysfunctional subhuman scumbags.

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G Fishkin's avatar

In your recent YouTube post: “JD Vance Bombshell …”, you say “ … Israel continues killing Palestinians every single day …” Outrageous. What about Hamas lining up people and murdering them? What about Hamas continuing to call for killing Jews? What about Hamas reportedly continuing to build tunnels? What about Hamas not turning over their weapons? What about Hamas teaching children to hate Jews, how to kill Jews, etc? I’ve followed you here, on YouTube and elsewhere, but that stops now and will make sure I spread the word about your anti Semitism.

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Janet's avatar

I also like your no bullshit. Thank you.

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Mike's avatar

Can someone please explain why so many active military and vets voted for this man? And why so many were at J6?

Dodged the draft 6x, called them suckers and losers, and is the least manly, most beta male we’ve ever seen

Wait …

Fox News plays on a loop 24/7 on all military bases

Got it

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peter dohan's avatar

Dear Mr Wilson HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. There are many sites i access ( damn paywalls) and many i enjoy. Your videos are top of my list. Your writing and insights are a joy; so is your sharing gifts of your family - they make you human and truthhful.

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Bob McKeown's avatar

Yeah, Trump still has his flying monkeys, his spiritually lobotomized stochastic bros. They're not a big number but concentrated to the worst of the worst. I fear for the families of those eight brave national security Democrats. But that may be all Trump has anymore in the way of support.

To everyone else including most of his base by now, he just looks incredibly weak -- the death penalty for Democrats who cite the Universal Code of Military Justice? After that fog of vapors about the rhetoric around Charlie Kirk's assassination? And of course we know why Trump is so threatened because he's letting Hegseth try to coax the military into ignoring the "woke" UCMJ. He's gonna sic Pam Bondi on 'em? How are James Comey and Letitia James working out for her?

And then, he kicks not just MAGA but the entire remains of the GOP in the teeth by giving Zohran Mamdani the Kim Jong Un treatment in the Oval Office, ROTFL. I'm not saying they shouldn't have had a cordial meeting that stressed positive, mutual goals for NYC -- that's what normal presidents and newly elected mayors of major cities do. But the fawning gestures, the forced bonhomie of the arm slaps, allowing only wingnut reporters and then running defense for Mamdani. "He can call me a despot. I've been called worse" was particularly delicious ;)

This rivals the kind of nuclear-grade cuck fetish that Elon Musk is doubtless into. He brought his own gold lamé kneepads! He's so in awe of what Daddy has. Can he have some, please? ;) Remember when Stormy testified that she spanked Trump with a rolled up copy of Fortune magazine? This is that ;). Many malignant narcissists also have impostor syndrome, which is impossible to resolve as a narcissist, of course, and cope with a secret humiliation fetish.

Trump wants what Zohran has. Just like he wants what Kim has, and Xi has, and Putin has, and Erdogan has, and Orban has. Does it matter on one hand that what they have comes from a corrupt police state or an oligarchic despotism and on the other hand, from an entirely organic progressive movement to better the lives of the many and not just their little buddies? No.

Trump can't tell the difference. If he were only a few years older, he would have had his Stalin phase at some point ;). He's not a politician, let alone an ideologue. He's a reality TV star chasing ratings. Some on the purity left (leftists and liberals) will doubtless try to thwack Zohran for not making it a battle royale and slaughtering Trump, but I'm of the other school, well-represented by the Bulwark, that Zohran played Trump like Keith Olbermann's proverbial two-dollar banjo.

Mamdani conceded nothing. He stood his ground. He was polite and dignified, not fawning.

Sidebar: Remember Mayor Pete, the uber-articulate and nerdily charming social progressive who was gonna win over the Chamber of Commerce and in the process improve everyone's lives? Well ... he quickly became McKinsey Pete and Zohran Mamdani ran as hard against the "McKinsey Petes" (neoliberals) in the Democratic Party as he did against Trump and authoritarianism.

But I agree strongly with Rick that the job of NYC mayor is, let's call it monumentally mundane. He's gotta be there when the transformers blow up. He's gotta be Cory Booker in Newark. And I think he knows this but only the mortar and pestle of this current moment will demonstrate it. I think one of the ways he's doing this is not to have used the meeting as a soapbox to provoke a fight with Trump and denounce him with fiery rhetoric. Mamdani's demeanor was managerial.

But my gods, to be a Republican running in the midterms. I'd almost feel sorry for them. Heh. Trump took the one issue Republicans are always comfortable with, the great battle between Capitalism vs Socialism which reduces to self-reliance vs government support (FOX repped those chyrons hard ;). Back in my day, that used to be a good-faith, live argument and you could say that self-reliance has a moral imperative and in good conscience take a conservative position. But you can't today, not in this age of postgraduate baristas. Merit and worth have become decoupled. "Welfare scrounger" and "get a job!" don't land today the way they did in my 20s and 30s. But it's a GOP Greatest Hit and Trump could have at least taken a few wan jabs at "socialism," not that he knows what it means, but he knows the anticommunist catechism.

Instead, he almost swooned in the glowing aura of rizz that Zohran Mamdani has that he doesn't.

So much for the poster boy for trans sharia communism and mandatory retroactive abortion ;)

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Jeff Luth's avatar

Nuremberg Pennsylvania would be a good place to set up a court to investigate this regime.

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James Aldridge's avatar

Drop the advertisements Rick…

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Linda Roberta Hibbs's avatar

Thank you for the podcast! Trump is just playing to his base! Again to Lincoln Square and your family happy Thanksgiving 🦃!

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Terri Smith's avatar

All History must Remember and record why and how the Trump Administration attempted to Delete History while trying to Repeat it!

Just ⚖️ sayin' 👈🏼

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Andrew's avatar

I really enjoy the podcasts. Why am I getting ad filled videos though? I subscribed to avoid that.

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Julia Simmons's avatar

I really enjoy the podcast with your son, Andrew. It’s obvious he’s not only very intelligent, but he’s a kind soul too. Good job, Rick!

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Bob McKeown's avatar

Yeah, their relationship is adorable and Rick doubtless so proud of the job he did raising this fine young man, two bald headed Lego characters demonstrating their template ;)

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Julia Simmons's avatar

That’s funny Bob. Thanks for making me laugh. Imagine a liberal like me falling for these conservatives. We all love our country, that’s for sure. 🇺🇸

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menehune's avatar

Aloha. From the COCONUT WIRELESS. .............................................................

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Beverly Perkins's avatar

Lori @ “The Way Of Positive Change” said there is some male who works for Elissa who is secretly threatening her. Please tell her.

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Urban Hermit's avatar

Here's another thoughtful, must-read discussion of lawful and unlawful orders by someone who knows alot about the UCMJ, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling. https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/what-americans-should-understand-about-the-military-disobeying-illegal-orders-two-oaths?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=18auiy

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

I just signed in to you tube is that what you want today? I saw a fake there! They have saturated you!

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