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https://x.com/ddale8/status/2013979738826506667 Daniel Dale @ddale8 A barrage of false claims from Trump about NATO. - "We've never gotten anything." Among many other things, the US got a NATO coalition to fight in Afghanistan after the US was attacked on 9/11, 2001. - They "were not paying their bills." NATO's spending target is for countries' own defense budgets; it doesn't create "bills." - "Most of the countries weren't paying anything." Every member was spending something on defense; in 2024, 18 countries of the 31 subject to the 2%-of-GDP target were at or above that target. - "We paid for, in my opinion, 100% of NATO." Factually incorrect "opinion." As of 2024, US defense spending was 63% of total NATO defense spending - a big chunk, clearly, but nowhere near 100%.

https://x.com/ddale8/status/2013976266005733739 Trump claims "after (World War II) we gave Greenland back to Denmark - how stupid were we to do that?" The 1941 agreement giving the US military the right to operate in Greenland repeatedly said Denmark retained full sovereignty over Greenland. https://govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-55/pdf/STATUTE-55-Pg1245.pdf ATUTE-55/pdf/STATUTE-55-Pg1245.

From NYT subscriber content: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/hegseth-mark-kelly.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260105&instance_id=168826&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=213149&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28 Hegseth Starts Proceedings Against Sen. Mark Kelly Over His Remarks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military had started administrative actions against Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that could result in a reduction in his retirement rank and military pension. In November, Mr. Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers who served in the military or the intelligence community released a video reminding their still-serving counterparts that they were obligated to refuse illegal orders. In a social media message issued on Monday, Mr. Hegseth called the video “seditious” and criticized Mr. Kelly for a “pattern of reckless misconduct” aimed at undermining good order and discipline in the ranks. Mr. Kelly and his lawyers maintained last month that the senator was simply articulating a fundamental principle of military law. They noted that Mr. Hegseth had made similar statements in the past. “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that,” Mr. Hegseth said in a speech to the Liberty Forum of Silicon Valley in 2016. “That’s why the military said it won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander in chief.” In the video that prompted Mr. Hegseth and President Trump’s ire, Mr. Kelly said: “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.” Mr. Kelly, who retired from the Navy as a captain, flew 39 combat missions as a naval aviator and four spaceflights as an astronaut. As a retired naval officer, Mr. Kelly is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and therefore can be recalled to active duty and disciplined. The other Democratic lawmakers in the video did not serve long enough to retire and do not receive a pension or fall under military law. Mr. Hegseth also said he had issued a “formal Letter of Censure” that will be entered into Mr. Kelly’s permanent personnel file. The decision on whether to reduce his retirement rank and pension will be made over the next 45 days, Mr. Hegseth wrote in his message on social media. [...]

What's there to do? I don't know if seafoam is actually Nancy Mace...unlikely, but anything is possible on this forum.

I have yet to use the report button since I returned here after the PSF closed. However I did once complain in this forum about a thread that named me in the title that I thought was beyond the pale. The mods must have agreed as the thread was deleted.

If you want a link to being a doosh, there are literally hundreds of your posts to choose from.

Yes and yes.

After last night's impressive win, I think he deserves his own thread as I am sure he will be making a lot of news duing the next four years. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-city-election-results-9.6966833 New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, calls out Trump in victory speech Voter turnout was highest the city has seen in decades The Associated Press · Posted: Nov 04, 2025 6:42 PM PST | Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old democratic socialist, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight back against a hostile Trump administration. In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises. With his commanding win, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1. “The conventional wisdom would tell you that I am far from the perfect candidate. I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this,” Mamdani declared to a roaring crowd at his victory party. He cast his win as a boon for blue-collar workers struggling to get by. “New York, tonight you have delivered a mandate for change,” he said, vowing to ”wake up each morning with a singular purpose: To make this city better for you than it was the day before.” He also addressed U.S. President Donald Trump head on. “New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he said, adding that, “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.” Trump appeared to acknowledge Mamdani’s challenges, posting ”…AND SO IT BEGINS!” on his Truth Social site. A commanding win More than 2 million New Yorkers cast ballots in the contest, the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, according to the city’s Board of Elections. With roughly 90 per cent of the votes counted, Mamdani held an approximately 9 percentage point lead over Cuomo. [...]

That someone was you when you doxed my Facebook account at FBGs and shame on you for doing that. How would you react if someone posted a link to your Facebook account here? Would you be cool with that?

Ignorant? @HellToupee the probably the most ignorant here and that is saying a lot. He says Brigitte Macron is a trannie. If so, perhaps he can explain how she gave birth to 3 children in a prior marriage (?)

Dude, you have started 5 threads about me, I have started none about you. You are referencing me in your Father Trump cult thread. You have some sort of weird obsession with me. So, who is a "sick SOB" here?

Thought there was a thread devoted to her, but with Trump's ranting about her, a thread needed to be created.

Who cares?

And no one monitors threads that I start like @HellToupee The obsession with me continues (see Father Trump thread title).

From NYT subscriber content: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/business/stocks-trump-greenland-tariffs.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260120&instance_id=169587&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=213970&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28 Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Months as Tensions Over Greenland Mount President Trump’s intensifying standoff with European leaders over the fate of Greenland prompted a sharp response from investors Tuesday, with the value of U.S. stocks, the dollar and government bonds all falling. The S&P 500 dropped over 2 percent for the first time since October, as investors reacted to Mr. Trump’s increasing threat of higher tariffs on European allies unless they supported his plans for America to take control of Greenland. The Vix volatility index, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, rose to its highest level since November. Tuesday’s opening decline was the index’s biggest since April, when Mr. Trump first proposed sweeping tariffs on nearly all of America’s trading partners. And while the sell-off remained contained for now, with the S&P 500 still close to its record high, the moves showed a clear increase in investor concern over the future of the established world order. Investors had become inured to geopolitical upheaval in recent years because it has typically had little impact on corporate profits. Investors’ confidence wavered on Tuesday even as Mr. Trump boasted about a long list of embellished achievements in remarks to reporters, among them the strength of investments in the United States and the stock market’s returns over the course of his first year in office. “We have the hottest country in the world right now,” Mr. Trump said. The moves in financial markets told a different story. Often when stocks are roiled by geopolitical upheaval, investors flock to the safety of other U.S. assets, like the dollar or government bonds. But in a sign that investors were embracing a “sell America” trade and moving away from U.S. assets altogether, both the dollar and U.S. government debt lost value on Tuesday. Eric Teal, chief investment officer at Comerica Wealth Management, said investors should be “playing defense at this juncture,” focusing on geographic and sector diversification while the current uncertainty lingers. The dollar index, which pits the currency against a basket of currencies that represent America’s major trading partners, fell 0.8 percent. The dollar weakened against the euro, British pound and Norwegian Krone. The Swiss Franc, another haven in times of uncertainty, strengthened almost 1 percent against the U.S. dollar. Gold and oil prices also climbed higher, with the precious metal up 1.8 percent in another sign of investor caution. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, which moves inversely to price, also rose, meaning its value declined. This yield acts as one of the most important interest rates in the world by underpinning interest rates across consumer and corporate debt.

You didn't even read what I posted. As far as you know I might have agreed with you.

Who has defended the actions of this mob?