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@unplucked_gem

 Perhaps, bet is against the lie that Charlie Kirk is the second coming of Jesus?  MAGA republicans are trying to promote Kirk as a martyr.

Backing idiot Kennedy, Trump recommends pregnant women to "tough it out" by avoiding tylenol.  However doctors urge them to continue to take the safest pain relief medicine.  Untreated pain or fever could risk harm to mother and fetus.  American medical association, European medicine agency and World health organization rejects unproven claim of link between autism and tylenol.  As during pandemic, Trump is still the most dangerous president to public health.

At united nations assembly, Trump brags about always being right.  But authoritarian expert Ruth Ben Ghiat warns that Trump bragging is from dictator Mussolini's playbook.  Promotion of infallible leader or personality cult is among characteristics of fascism.  Survey of over 500 political scientists found the vast majority believe US is sliding from democracy to autocracy.  The best countries to live in are democratic.

Trump shows his ignorance and prejudice by insulting united nations conference with false claims about climate, inflation, immigration and world peace.  Instead of leader of free world, he appears as leader of far right extremism.

Despite failed attempts in first term, Trump now designates antifa as a terrorist organization.  But experts question legality of designation.  Since antifa is a leaderless movement, ideology is not generally considered criminal under US law.  But designation could be misused to undermine free speech and political enemies.  Also designation won't keep US safe.  Far right attacks account for 80% of domestic violent extremism.  According to Center for strategic studies, zero murders linked to antifa or anti-fascism from 1994 to 2020.  However right wing extremists killed 329 people.

California no secret police law applies to all law enforcement except for riot gear, medical protection and undercover work.  For years, ICE agents routinely operate without masks.  But now there are concerns about Trump administration operating without accountability and due process.

@Calde13

 Decades of research found no clear evidence of link between autism and tylenol.   He seems to confuse correlation with causation.  Experts warn against advice from Kennedy who is a lawyer with no medical training.

@Rowdie22

 For Charlie Kirk, public debates are political theater.  His goals are to promote racist propaganda and manipulate his audience.. He baits unprepared students into dishonest debates.  Mocking expertise, twisting facts and selling hate as common sense.  Even when proven wrong, he rejects legitimate facts.  But MAGA audiences mistake rhetoric performance for truth.  

@Rowdie22

 False equivalence to compare controversial deportations of Trump to other presidents.  Most of Obama deportations don't require much due process because they are criminals and new arrivals at borders.  Obama didn't deport workers with families who lived in the US for years.  However Trump wants to quickly deport as many legal and illegal immigrants as possible without due process from US interior to foreign prisons.  This is causing terror in communities.

@kagakuotoko

 Sad that many Charlie Kirk supporters don't realize what he actually believes.  They deny that he is racist despite his history of hateful rhetoric toward black women, LGBTQ people, muslims and immigrants of color.  Absurd to celebrate his prejudices and delusional to compare him to Jesus.  Many people live in a Fox news bubble or with very little news consumption.  Some prefer to believe lies instead of the truth.  But ignorance is not bliss.  

Convicted felon Trump runs the most corrupt presidency in US history according to Center for ethics and responsibility in Washington.  In first term, over 3400 conflicts of interest.  Multiple associates were charged, guilty or convicted of crimes.  For examples, Flynn, Bannon, Meadows, Giuliani, Kushner, Navarro and others.

FBI data shows right wing extremist violence is more frequent and deadly than left wing violence.  Since 2001, right wing violence is responsible for 80% of domestic terrorism deaths.  

Difficult for governments to handle stagflation.  Raising interest rate can worsen unemployment while lowering rate can accelerate inflation.  1970s stagflation lasted years.

Farmers are stressed by Trump tariffs because they cannot sell crops through international markets.  For example, China boycott of US soybeans.  Disruption to supply chain could be long term if Chinese firms continue to buy from other countries.  Currently, number of small business bankruptcies has reached a 5 years high.  Don't expect dividend checks from DOGE cost savings and higher tariffs.  No way DOGE can save much money or tariffs can generate as much revenue as income tax.  

Under pressure from Trump administration, federal prosecutor Siebert resigns rather than charge attorney general James because of insufficient evidence.  Disturbing that convicted felon Trump has weaponized government in witch hunts against political enemies.  Survey of historians rank Trump as the worst president in pursuit of equal justice for all.

Similar to tariffs, Trump $100,000 fee on foreign worker visa adds to cost of business.  Economists warn that undermining legal immigration risks lower economic growth, employment but higher inflation.  

Republican Ted Cruz criticizes Trump's Federal communication commission threat to censor free speech.  Dangerous for FCC chair Brendan Carr to fine or revoke broadcasting licenses of television networks without good reason.  Control of media and war against truth are among characteristics of fascism in government.

@jpot34

 Supreme court rejects claim that Biden administration illegally coerced social media companies to censor pandemic misinformation.

Trump lies by claiming gun problem comes only from the left.  Oddly, Trump justice department deletes its online report showing that far right homicides far outnumber all other homicides since 1990.  Anti-defamation league found that 75% of extremist murders are committed by far right compared to 4% by far left.  So far right extremism is the true problem and why the US is going in the wrong direction.

Disturbing government censorship of Kimmel.  Governments can try to persuade media company but coercion is illegal.  Legal experts warn of violation of first amendment right because Trump threat lead directly to suppression of free speech.  Law could allow Kimmel to sue Trump administration.