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The distinction with a difference is that anyone can flatter Trump’s ego the exact same way. Mamdani seems to have done it. There’s nothing particular about Russia that makes it work.

Guys, I’m starting to think Trump isn’t completely right in the head.

They should try finding an inexperienced lawyer who is willing to do anything for Trump, and then promptly embarrass themselves in front of the judge and news media. It’s going so well with Comey.

Edit: lol, I posted this just before reading that the indictments against Comey and James have been dismissed due to the prosecutor being improperly appointed.

China is the only major country still building new coal power. The UK, meanwhile, closed its last coal plant in 2024.

The US needs to give up on drill-baby-drill. Germany needs to stop closing perfectly functional nuclear plants. The US especially needs to get out of car-based infrastructure, though even Europe isn’t ideal.

Millionaires are not going to move away from NYC when the stock exchange is right there, the big buildings are right there, and the port is right there. NYC is important because of where it is and what it has. A 2% tax on high incomes is not going to change that.

Mamdani cast Charm Person, and even though Trump was rolling with advantage, his WIS score was poor even in his best years. Hasn’t worn off yet.

Nothing substantial beyond rumors. It just wouldn’t be surprising. I had some kind of hope that Melania had sheltered him from the rest of the family and he’d grow up different, but probably not.

Rumors are that he was an absolute psychopath on the school yard. His height is the most impressive thing about him.

It’s fine, Musk can find a new batch of kinda smart but not really college dropouts with delusions of impressing a narcissistic rich guy and a history of starting arguments with “well, actually, white men are the most oppressed social group”. They seem to be cloning them at industrial scale these days.

Mamdani walked in and cast Charm Person. Trump’s WIS mod was never particularly high even in his best years.

Georgia’s 14th district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index is R+19. That means that if the Republican candidate for President gets 45% nationwide, then the vote is expected to be 64% in that district.

Normally, an R+19 district would be untouchable for Democrats. Probably wouldn’t even run a candidate, and if they do, it’d be a strategic move to force the GOP to spend money on what should be a gimme. I met a woman once who ran in a race like that, and it ain’t a fun job.

That said, Democrats overperformed in the recent elections to close to that number, so it’s not out of reach.

It’s possible that there is a way to win them over, but it’s not by getting up on stage with Liz Cheney. The idea of “the elites are working against us” does resonate with certain Republican voters, even if their anger is being misdirected in support of Donald Trump. It’s not something the Hillary Clinton wing of the party could possibly harness. People like Bernie or AOC could, though.

Here’s Bernie demonstrating it: https://youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc

I had a bit like this once, though not quite to this level. I had a world where Gnomes lived in caravan groups like Romani, and there was a lot of racism against them. I thought my players would sympathize, but what actually happened was “let’s not rock the boat”.

There’s apparently some people joining ICE like that. They’re offering some huge bonuses with pretty decent salaries, especially if you have military service. Then they do nothing.

Jam up the system.

Do you have any clue whatsoever how much education it takes to become an officer?

Stop digging. Stop ascribing abilities to Trump that he doesn’t have. He is not infinitely powerful, but he would like you to think that.

And then it would all far apart. You’re making the same mistake they do, which is thinking they can steamroll reality.

Listen to the people with actual military experience. It does not work that way.

That’s not how martial law works what so ever.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UJ1P_8OU3d4

It won’t work if the military isn’t actively visible on the street. You can take the entirety of those 2M troops and deploy them to New York City, and it will start feeling like they’re visible.

Combine that with a lot of troops who don’t want to be there and will sandbag their job.

They can try, but martial law would never work. There’s not enough uniformed personnel and too much country.

They become donations when you do some paperwork.