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Who cares outside of Max?

They never have seemed to be able to grasp the distinction between a drag queen and a transgender person.

It is related to the subject matter of the thread, about the country the twitterer hails from, so it is not irrelevant as I mentioned that some of those that I follow are from other countries (as I imagine the origin of many of the bots are too).

One would guess that he is big fan of the Leviticus prohibition of male same-sex acts in the Old Testment, but probably disregards the other prohibitions found there, such as eating pork and shellfish or wearing clothing made from two different kinds of material.

Well, I didn't know that many of the MAGA related accounts were foreigners but I knew they were probably bots from the scant number of accounts they were following and who was following them. I follow many foreign accounts (Canada, the UK, Sweden and Europe) because we share similar interests in music, however, coincidentally, they almost all have a dislike of Trump and are dismayed/appalled at the authoritarian direction he is attempting to take this country.

Does anyone here seriously believe that he has actually read the Quran outside of some anti-Muslim translation and interpretation?

Well your exact words were: I am among the "libs" here (there aren't that many of us) and offen accused of getting folks banned. I believe he probably got suspended, although there is no way for me to know for sure. Hell Toupee bumped like 10 old threads of mine yesterday morning, so I wasn't directly involved but something triggered him to single me out (I think he may have been trying to make some point about TDS and went a little overboard). So if he was suspended, I was an indirect cause and was not directly involved.

I thought it was rather tasteless, but then I have never found most Republican humor to be particularly funny.

Almost sounds like a a threat, don't it? Is he hinting that he may try to have her taken off the air? https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3776965676753-enemy-of-the-people-trump-rages-at-rachel-maddow-in-middle-of-the-night-attack?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i2 'Enemy of the people!' Trump rages at Rachel Maddow in middle of the night attack Hours after Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to celebrate the confirmation of embattled Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense despite allegations of sexual assault and public drunkenness, he returned to attack MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. The popular Maddow, a frequent critic of the president dating back to his first term that ended in 2020, recently returned to full-time nightly duty on the network to the delight of her fans. [...] Based on Trump's late-night post, he's not happy that she will be back to plague him five nights a week. On Truth Social he launched an attack aimed at Maddow, her network, and CNN. "Wow! Rachel Maddow has horrible ratings. She’ll be off the air very soon. MSNBC IS CLOSE TO DEATH. CNN HAS REACHED THE BOTTOM. This is a good thing," he wrote before adding, " They are the Enemy of the people!"

We have had such a long hiatus from political violence? The shootings of Minnesota State legislators that resulted in two deaths and two seriously wounded was in June of this year. https://en.wikpedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_legislators

What planet is one living on if they consider Trump a centrist?

I think he has been given a time out but I wasn't directly responsible. After logging on early yesterday morning and making a few posts I noticed that the 10 most recent threads at the top of first page were all older threads of mine that Hell Toupee had bumped for some unknown reason (threads that were up to 2 years old that no one had posted in for months). The threads were all Trump related and his bumping post just said one word "Trump!" I was trying to figure out what this was about and what my response should be (like a disclaimer thread saying "I am not bumping these!") when all the threads suddenly disappeared from the page. I am guessing a mod deleted all his bumping posts or maybe HT had second thoughts and did it himself, although he hasn't posted since the threads were taken down so I am guessing a suspension.

If so, why does every gay/lesbian organization refer to themselves as of or part of the LGBTQ community? None have dropped the "T" when identifying or talking about themselves. So, obviously there is not a problem that they find with "being lumped together." Fun Facts from AI overview: The "T" is added: In the late 1990s, activists began using LGBT to include transgender people, reflecting a growing understanding of the distinction between sexual orientation and gender identity. Solidarity and inclusion: The inclusion of the "T" was a significant step in building solidarity within the community, recognizing that the struggles faced by transgender individuals are connected to the struggles of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

Yeah and I hope that @The Real timschochet will update the thread title to reflect that.

Thread title has not been changed and from my OP: “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” Trump charged in a post on Truth Social. “Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand - We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.”

That is a matter of debate. It wasn't socially acceptable by all gay men then nor is it now irrespective of the Bravo show (which is why the Q in "LGBTQ" is often referred to as "questioning" and not always as "queer").

Disclaimer: This is from the far left Daily Kos (but that is the only site I found reporting this) so take it with a grain of salt. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/20/2354808/-White-House-unloads-on-ABC-News-after-reporter-made-Trump-squirm?detail=emaildkre White House unloads on ABC News after reporter made Trump squirm President Donald Trump faced widespread condemnation this week for suggesting that Saudi Arabia may have been justified in killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Thursday, the White House sent out a release attacking ABC News—which employs the reporter who brought up the issue with Trump—as “fake news.” Reporter Mary Bruce asked Trump about the Khashoggi killing as he appeared alongside Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a White House event on Tuesday. The Saudi regime is widely believed to be behind Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. Trump leapt to bin Salman’s defense, characterizing him as doing a “phenomenal job” and complained to Bruce, “You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that.” That wasn’t the only reaction Trump would have. In an official release from the White House, the administration said on Thursday that ABC is “Fake News.” The White House falsely described ABC as “a Democrat spin operation masquerading as a broadcast network.” The release also alleged that ABC has a “longstanding commitment to hoaxes, character assassinations, and outright fiction targeting only one side of the political aisle.” In reality, ABC has often furthered narratives favorable to Trump and the Republican Party. The network has also for decades gone after Democratic leaders and the Democratic Party. The over-the-top release, which is historically a very unusual broadside by the White House, was only part of Trump’s attack on ABC on Thursday. He also went after the network’s entertainment division with a social media post calling for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after he mocked Trump over the Epstein scandal. [...]

Well, not really...at least it is not universally accepted in the LGBTQ community to my understanding. It is like the term "queer" in that it was used as a derogatory term for over 60 years by anti-gay folks, but then adopted by some lesbians starting in the 70s (there is a motorcycle club that has participated in Pride Parades for decades that call themselves "Dykes on Bikes"). That said, there is some similairty to the "N" word with Blacks in that they lesbians may call themselves or each other that, but use by someone who is not lesbian may not always be appropriate (depending on the circumstances). I don't believe Rachel Maddow has ever referred to herself as a "dyke" although I think I read somewhere years ago that she said she was a "butch lesbian" or something like that.