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[Crusades]

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

Welcome back. 

[Crusades]

Tweety said:

That's the "go to" with some people: he won the popular vote and won the election.  So obviously despite fear mongering about a "fascist regime" he became President.  That is continually thrown in our face.

But it was close.  Almost half of voters considered him a fascist and just because he won the popular vote and the election does't mean they didn't think so.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-fascist-concerns-poll/story?id=115083795

People can make all kinds of claims and comparisons about whether or not we are in a fascist regime or that he's leading us towards one.  I think that might be a fair discussion without the left fear mongering things that won't happen or the right saying "well he won the election and the popular vote and this is what people want".  Somewhere in the murk there might be something to see.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-rhetoric-compares-to-historic-fascist-language

https://spectrejournal.com/trump-fascism-and-the-authoritarian-turn/

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/5/4/no-trump-is-not-a-fascist-he-is-a-hypercapitalist-and-just-as-dangerous

Close but not close enough.  And notably the popular vote was won not just the electoral college this time. A favorite narrative in 2016 to 2020. Probably hurt to not have that anymore. Pretty sure it was in part the ridiculous incessant "fear mongering " that saw the democrat loss. Doesn't look like the lesson has been learned. Oh well. Keep on keeping on. One day if we are really lucky, we will all live in Trump's fascist dictator state so all the democrats can celebrate being right. All be worth the "I told ya so". 

[toomuchbaloney]

GrumpyRN said:

How delusional is Trump?

"They call me the president of Europe, which is an honour.""

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/donald-trump-president-of-europe-397109/

Literally NO ONE has EVER said this.

More cognitive decline? Does he really think that just because he says it it is automatically true? 

Dictator behaviour - "I say it, so it is true." There is three and a half more years of this nonsense.

I would say that his delusion is pretty advanced. It really doesn't appear that he is in good enough shape to remain in the Oval for too much longer.  I don't expect devoted Trump supporters to acknowledge Trump's dangerous cognitive decline.  I do expect all manner of crazy stories to circle around his coming disability or death.  

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opinion/trump-white-house-smithsonian-lisa-cook.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.btmo.XiTiPL2bCjZ9&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Crusades said:

Close but not close enough.  And notably the popular vote was won not just the electoral college this time. A favorite narrative in 2016 to 2020. Probably hurt to not have that anymore. Pretty sure it was in part the ridiculous incessant "fear mongering " that saw the democrat loss. Doesn't look like the lesson has been learned. Oh well. Keep on keeping on. One day if we are really lucky, we will all live in Trump's fascist dictator state so all the democrats can celebrate being right. All be worth the "I told ya so". 

Well, I did mention he won the popular vote so not sure but if you think that's worth notably pointing out again, okay. 

Yes, it hurt to have swallow the truth that I live in a country that would elect this man by the popular vote and the electoral college.  It hurt me to my core and I'll never get over it. But you might remember I've most past talking about that aspect, but as always feel free to repeat it again because like I said, it's the go to defense of Trump.

Still I'm trying to see all sides without derangement syndrome, and deep dive when necessary and I presented a couple of articles I've read on both sides of whether he's a fascist or not.

I think it's Democrat derangement syndrome that people think we want the economy to fail and Trump become a dictator fascist so we can see "I told you so".  

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Whether Democrats "want" Donald Trump to be a fascist is a subjective question that does not reflect political reality. What is demonstrably true is that many prominent Democrats and their supporters publicly and explicitly label him as such

.This framing is a political strategy to galvanize opposition, but the accusation itself is based on specific actions and rhetoric that some historians and commentators believe echo historical fascist tendencies. 

 

[Beerman, BSN]

nursej22 said:

It appears our president is practicing self-care, by keeping up with his golf game. This website has been created to track how often Trump plays golf. 

https://trumpgolftrack.com

They have also added the price of eggs and gas, which will be interesting to watch as the new tariffs go into effect. Did you know that the US imports significant quantities of both of these products, from Canada?

How are gas and egg prices looking?

[Beerman, BSN]

nursej22 said:

Are your eggs cheaper yet? 

Yes

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Beerman said:

How are gas and egg prices looking?

Eggs are cheaper, which makes sense, as flocks have been regenerated . Do you think the current administration had anything to do with that? 
 

Gas is about the same, here, average, per Gas Buddy, is $4.29 per gallon. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115128985245605660

 

Gee,  these graphs should be easy for Trump to read

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NIH report:  Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine BNT162b2 Against SARS-CoV-2 in Americans 16 and Older: A Systematic Review

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...Observational studies and systematic reviews further confirmed VE above 90% against symptomatic infections and highlighted nearly complete protection against hospitalizations and deaths. Recent research underscores the critical role of booster doses in maintaining high VE, especially against emerging variants, showing restored effectiveness up to 95% and supporting their strategic importance in ongoing pandemic responses. Despite observed waning immunity and breakthrough infections, the BNT162b2 vaccine continues to exhibit robust protection across different demographic groups and under varying epidemiological conditions. Our findings advocate for continuous booster updates and adaptive vaccination strategies to manage emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, reinforcing the pivotal role of mRNA vaccine technology in addressing global health emergencies.

 

 

[Beerman, BSN]

nursej22 said:

Eggs are cheaper, which makes sense, as flocks have been regenerated . Do you think the current administration had anything to do with that? 
 

Gas is about the same, here, average, per Gas Buddy, is $4.29 per gallon. 

Gas is down since this time last year.

I don't know that administration has much to do with either one.

You though, in the posts I included a few more that I didn't, claimed that both would increase due to the Trump administration. 

 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Beerman said:

Gas is down since this time last year.

I don't know that administration has much to do with either one.

You though, in the posts I included a few more that I didn't, claimed that both would increase due to the Trump administration. 

 

I think I said it will be interesting to see the change when tariffs go into effect. He has been adding, lifting, shifting tariffs since February, so it's hard to tell if they are having any effect, yet.  

I do know that Canadian tourism is way down. My community has seen a 43% drop in Canadian traffic. The workers in Las Vegas were excited to have no tax on tips. Now they don't have the tips. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/las-vegas-tourism-canadian-slump-1.7607707

47 has done a bang-up job with negotiations with India. Did you see the images of Modi holding hands with Putin?