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[Crusades]

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/

Welcome back. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

I've never seen No Kings merch for sale. I have seen MAGA merch at every gift shop in DC when I was there last. 

[heron, ASN, RN]

nursej22 said:

I've never seen No Kings merch for sale. I have seen MAGA merch at every gift shop in DC when I was there last. 

I've read that maga merch was being sold on base at Fort Bragg when he appeared there.

[Beerman, BSN]

An amazing accurate parody. 

Enjoy!

 

 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Most of the No Kings merch I imagine are sold on places like Amazon, Esty and other online retailers.  I didn't see any on the No Kings website.  They are transparent about their many partners.  Again, for me it's not controversial that they have financial backers.  

https://www.nokings.org/partners

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

NRSKarenRN said:

FYI:  no one paid me nor asked for money to attend the No Kings rally -- Seniors + Baby Boomers to school age kids with parents attended. THREE events scheduled in a county with 500,000+ persons.  This is GRASS ROOTS activity due to conditions WE SEE occurring in the US and some experience along with reports from various media: PBS, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC,  Fox, MSNBC, NewsNation, Newsmax,  X , bluesky, YouTube, online sites,  local TV channels, etc.    

A PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT website  is NOT where a President issues LEGAL orders directing ICE officers.

Rarely is an immigrant "robbing good paying jobs and benefits from hardworking Americans", instead immigrants fulfill jobs Americans DON'T WANT, low paying, labor intensive, often in high heat ( farming/landscaping/ kitchens) or extreme cold (meat packing),  I'll let you know what's going on in Philadelphia by ICE.

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114690267066155731

 

Such a hate filled message.  Is it any wonder that political violence comes from right wing extremists moreso than the left (prove me wrong) when Trump is so toxic.  I don't care what he accomplishes his heart is in a dark place and I wonder does he actually believe his own lies or if he's just stirring the pot making up things to keep us divided and push his agenda.

 I'm not saying the left is sitting by innocently not being decisive with some of their rhetoric, but he's unhinged off the chain.  Right wing rhetoric usually doesn't bother me but he's the President of the United States.

Also the states with the most illegal Immigrants are California, Texas and Florida.  But he makes no mentions of any cities in Florida and Texas.  

Also, love how he throws in a jab at transgendered persons when talking about illegal immigrants and ICE.  

 

[toomuchbaloney]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/trump-iran-israel-nuclear

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Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, delivered a concise verdict during congressional testimony this March: the intelligence community "continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and supreme leader Khomeini [sic] has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003".

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As he rushed back to Washington on Tuesday morning, Donald Trump swatted aside the assessment from the official that he handpicked to deliver him information from 18 US intelligence agencies. "I don't care what she said,” said Trump. "I think they were very close to having one.”

Trump's assessment aligned him with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who has warned that Iran's "imminent" plans to produce nuclear weapons required a pre-emptive strike from Israel – and, he hopes, from the United States – in order to shut down the Iranian uranium enrichment program for good.

I think Trump is going to be the fall guy in this mess.  He's going to be goaded by Fox coverage of this war to get the USA directly involved.  

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Appears US is ALREADY involved in Iran conflict per Trumps TRUTH social posts -- can't keep his mouth shut, advertises whats going on in international relations, no sense of surprise "evacuate Tehran" --Trumps posts today:

 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114699610769479275

[toomuchbaloney]

NRSKarenRN said:

Appears US is ALREADY involved in Iran conflict per Trumps TRUTH social posts -- can't keep his mouth shut, advertises whats going on in international relations, no sense of surprise "evacuate Tehran" --Trumps posts today:

 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114699610769479275

It seems likely that they don't tell him secret stuff since Trump seems to have no judgement as to what is acceptable to publish and what isn't.  Now he's threatening the Iranian leader in writing. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

🤣🤣🤣  Fox News has CROOKED polls now??

 

The Hill 6/19/25

Trump rips Fox News poll showing 53 percent approval on border
 

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President Trump tore into Fox News on Thursday over a poll showing Americans virtually split on his handling of immigration issues and the southern border.

The poll, released this week, found a majority, 53 percent, approve of Trump's handling of border security, while 46 percent disapprove. The outlet also noted the president's negative ratings on issues such as immigration, as 46 percent approve and 53 percent disapprove, and foreign policy, with 42 percent approving while 57 percent disapprove....

His worst marks, per the Fox News poll, include the economy, with a 58 percent disapproval and 40 percent approval, as well as inflation, with 64 percent disapproving and 34 percent backing his handling.

 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

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A federal appeals court in California has ruled that President Trump can maintain control over California National Guard troops in Los Angeles — rejecting at least temporarily Gov. Gavin Newsom's attempt to take back control of the Guard.

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/19/g-s1-73050/trump-national-guard-california-immigration

NRSKarenRN said:

🤣🤣🤣  Fox News has CROOKED polls now?

 

The Hill 6/19/25

Trump rips Fox News poll showing 53 percent approval on border
 

Interesting because a CBS poll in April showed about the same results and they reported it as "strong support" for his border policies. If Trump knew about that, he didn't say anything,  I imagine it's split along party lines.  

Trump and numbers are interesting.  If he doesn't like the numbers he says they are fake and makes up his own.  

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Smart of Pakistan to keep Trump on their side:  Trump  today celebrated a newly announced deal to end the conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.   Oh, the whine + covet over the  Nobel Peace Prize.....

Newsweek 6/20/25

Pakistan Picks Trump for Nobel Peace Prize As He Threatens Neighboring Iran
 

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Pakistan has announced its nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with averting a major conflict in South Asia at a time when the U.S. leader is contemplating intervention in the Middle East.

"The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis," the Pakistani government's official X, formerly Twitter, account wrote in a post Friday.

The nomination comes just two days after Trump met with Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir at the White House.....

The Hill 6/20/25

Trump gripes he won't get Nobel Peace Prize 'no matter what' as global conflicts persist

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President Trump on Friday celebrated a newly announced deal to end the conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo but lamented that he may not win a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the deal, or for other international agreements he helped negotiate in office.

The State Department announced Wednesday that Rwanda and Congo will sign a deal to end fighting in eastern Congo, where rebels that Congo has accused Rwanda of backing have seized strategic cities since January. The United States was brought in to assist the peace talks at the request of Congo President Felix Tshekedi.

"This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, calling the agreement "a wonderful Treaty.”

But he also griped that he believed he may not receive accolades for the deal, nor for a host of other conflicts that the United States has helped resolve....

At today's presser video Trump states:

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They should give me the Nobel prize for Rwanda and have you looked at the Congo? You could say Serbia. You could say a lot of them. The big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times. They won't give it because they only give it to liberals."

https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3ls2swl5jjj2i2

Thought he didn't grow up in the  "give me a participation ribbon" era?

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Sore loser...

 

AP 6/20/25 

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance

Trump's post, made as his Republican White House is consumed by a hugely substantial foreign policy decision on whether to get directly involved in the Israel-Iran war, is part of an amped-up effort by him to undermine the legitimacy of Biden's presidency. Earlier this month, Trump directed his administration to investigate Biden's actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor's "cognitive decline.” Biden has dismissed the investigation as "a mere distraction.”