I’m sure there’s ways to see it as a bad thing, but the idea of only letting experts on a subject speak publicly about the subjects sounds like it could be really beneficial, particularly in some areas.

Of course if universities are corrupted or controlled it’s definitely a bad thing. And of course shitty people are always going to be trying to control whatever mechanism or criteria keeps certain people from speaking.

But it’s a nice idea.

My wife is from Wisconsin, 10 years living in Australia. She tells people she’s “Southern Canadian.”

Oh man, if only there were some kind of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help protect against this sort of thing…

Was there supposed to be a post here?

I would have thought his first term was humiliating enough for Americans. Guess it wasn’t.

Touche! I have observed that only tragically stupid people do like him, so I guess it stands to reason that he’d be more comfortable with those kinds of people.

Haha, not a bad idea!

You don’t know that. Maybe raping children is the one thing he’s good at?

Australia has also stopped, and I think there are a few more countries outside Europe. Right now the US economy is Wile E. Coyote after he’s run off the edge of the cliff but before he realizes it…

That’s a bit unfair. trump is the world’s worst enemy.

100%. I’m an Australian, married to an American. Moved her here to Australia in 2015 and now she says she’ll never set foot in that country again, not even to visit her own family. Too much uncertainty that trump will throw a tantrum and she’ll get stuck there somehow.

For a while now I’ve been pushing to abandon the term late stage capitalism in favor of this. I think trump’s swearing in for his second term really established that we’re in the end game now.

Why do they insist on including the failed USA in this? They immediately destroy their own credibility because putin knows the US won’t back them.

I didn’t want to be the one to say it… But yeah, I’ve known some downright scary lesbian women.

OMG I’ve witnessed so many abusive lesbian relationships. Women can be straight up psychos too, and are often a lot more calculated about it.

How does it feel, Americans? Not only have you finally lost the cold war, but now you’re an extension of Russia’s invasion efforts.

I hope every American feels the humiliation of having these bumbling alpha wannabes representing their country.

That’s a good point and thanks for the perspective. Of course I don’t know what it’s like for anyone in Ukraine at the moment, and I can understand the desperation. But trump is a thug, and a wannabe gangster. He will burn all of Ukraine if he thinks it will benefit him. His word is worthless, and so is any deal with the US. Every world leader knows that, it’s just so frustrating that none will stand up and say it, they just keep treating him like a legitimate president when he’s so clearly not.

Zelenskyy would probably get more support from his people if he told trump to get fucked than by being his dancing monkey. I know he’s desperately trying to do what’s best for Ukraine, but sucking up to that piece of shit isn’t it.

FFS. So the US successfully extorted Ukraine. World leaders need to stop fucking doing business with trump. Shit like this just makes him worse.

And the idea that this will keep the US in their corner is beyond stupid. He’ll be demanding more within a month. Fuck trump and fuck America.