Zompist Bboard Again

Raphael wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:20 pm Thing is, the UN is one of the few issues where I myself kind of, somewhat, agree with right-wingers. Of course it's not a tyrannical one world government or a tool of the Antichrist. But it is a joke, a farce, and a dictators' club. If we would live in a world where the governments of all or almost all countries would be democratic or at least close to democratic, something like the UN might be a good idea. But in our current world, any institution where all the really important decisions are made by a majority of the world's governments is likely to do more harm than good.

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:33 pm

I think you're forgetting what the bulk of UN operations are. Maybe the Assembly is not too useful. But do you feel the same about the International Civil Aviation Organization, UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the Universal Postal Union, and the World Meteorological Organization?

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trump-seems-to-back-off-portland-military-plan/283-e9c6bdfb-92d6-4881-bb74-09bb325a5270 wrote:Trump questioned perception of Portland before approving military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:33 pm

Raphael wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:20 pm Thing is, the UN is one of the few issues where I myself kind of, somewhat, agree with right-wingers. Of course it's not a tyrannical one world government or a tool of the Antichrist. But it is a joke, a farce, and a dictators' club. If we would live in a world where the governments of all or almost all countries would be democratic or at least close to democratic, something like the UN might be a good idea. But in our current world, any institution where all the really important decisions are made by a majority of the world's governments is likely to do more harm than good.

I think you're forgetting what the bulk of UN operations are. Maybe the Assembly is not too useful. But do you feel the same about the International Civil Aviation Organization, UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the Universal Postal Union, and the World Meteorological Organization?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/qanon-shaman-trump-lawsuit-capitol-riots-b2835709.html?uid wrote:The QAnon shaman has sued Donald Trump for $40 trillion in a rambling lawsuit that targets Elon Musk, T-Mobile, and Warner Bros.

Jacob Chansley, infamous for wearing a horned warrior outfit while storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has claimed that he is the rightful commander-in-chief.

In his 26-page complaint, he has claimed that an elite group has launched a conspiracy to violate the Constitution. The entire complaint, which is more akin to a manifesto than a formal legal document, is presented in a single paragraph.

[...]

The QAnon shaman would also print a one-ounce gold coin, valued at $40 trillion, to pay off the country’s debts.

Bizarrely, one section in the lawsuit suggests that plots for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and James Cameron’s Avatar were plagiarized from his own writing.

Also, Chansley has alleged that the National Security Agency catfished him as Michele Rodriguez, to persuade him to use his “shamanic” abilities to deal with “other-worldly matters.”

https://www.garfieldrefining.com/resources/blog/what-is-the-trillion-dollar-platinum-coin wrote:According to a 1996 Treasury law, the U.S. Mint may produce platinum bullion coins in any denomination. The law, however, restricts the production of gold or silver coins to denominations between $50 and $1.

jcb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:05 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGowdLTxOEw

Wouldn't every American getting a "medbed card" from the government to access a medbed be ~*~socialism~*~?

malloc wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:21 pm

jcb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:05 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGowdLTxOEw

Wouldn't every American getting a "medbed card" from the government to access a medbed be ~*~socialism~*~?

Honestly who can say anymore? American politics has increasingly gone from horrifying to downright surreal (along with still horrifying of course). We started out with Elon Musk establishing a government agency named after a dog from a meme and it's only gotten weirder from there.

jcb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:05 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGowdLTxOEw

Wouldn't every American getting a "medbed card" from the government to access a medbed be ~*~socialism~*~?

jcb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 2:19 pm

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/qanon-shaman-trump-lawsuit-capitol-riots-b2835709.html?uid wrote:The QAnon shaman has sued Donald Trump for $40 trillion in a rambling lawsuit that targets Elon Musk, T-Mobile, and Warner Bros.

Jacob Chansley, infamous for wearing a horned warrior outfit while storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has claimed that he is the rightful commander-in-chief.

rotting bones wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:44 pm According to Trump's new executive order, the following are now defined as terrorism: anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity, support for the overthrow of the United States Government, extremism on migration, extremism on race, extremism on gender, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on religion, and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on morality.

alice wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:53 pm At this rate there'll be nothing left which isn't terrorism. Maybe it's a subtle way to keep his subordinates in check.

rotting bones wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:44 pm According to Trump's new executive order, the following are now defined as terrorism: anti-Americanism,...

rotting bones wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:44 pm According to Trump's new executive order, the following are now defined as terrorism: anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity, support for the overthrow of the United States Government, extremism on migration, extremism on race, extremism on gender, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on religion, and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on morality.

You'd think some of these apply to the Trump regime itself, but the stock markets keep rising: https://g.co/finance/.INX:INDEXSP?window=6M As we all know in the 21st century, rising stocks mean the people are doing well, right?

MacAnDàil wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:42 amIt also claims that border control is a foundational American principle although I do not recall the Founding Fathers ever mentioning the border.

keenir wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:23 pm

MacAnDàil wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:42 amIt also claims that border control is a foundational American principle although I do not recall the Founding Fathers ever mentioning the border.

welllllll they didn't want the Loyalists crossing back into the former Thirteen Colonies...and after that whole incident of failing to capture Quebec...

Richard W wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 8:36 am Seeing film of ICE agents (provocateurs) attempting too foment insurrection, I'm left wondering. Why don't the states use their national guards to help temporarily close down the ICE facilities being used for such purposes and arrest the gang members for conspiracy with President Trump for such crimes or more particular offences? (I'm thinking of artillery support if ICE agents attempt point defence.) The Presidents immunity from prosecution shouldn't protect his co-conspirators, even if it applies to crimes against state law.

jcb wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 8:43 pm Stephen Miller accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
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