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A self-coup, or autocoup (from the Spanish autogolpe), is a form of coup d'état or putsch in which a nation's leader, having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances. Other measures taken may include annulling the nation's constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers.

Between 1946 and 2020, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts have taken place: 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies.

neonzx wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:13 pm Is that statement real?

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:28 pm Garbage in, fermented garbage out. It's the trump way.

zekeb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:46 pm

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:28 pm Garbage in, fermented garbage out. It's the trump way.

Minor correction.

Ex-President Trump redefines the ‘Big Lie’

Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn his critics’ words against them.

“The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!” Mr. Trump said in a one-sentence statement issued Monday.

Mr. Trump‘s critics have coined his repeated insistence the election was rigged as “The Big Lie.”

Gregg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:21 pm Religious movements don't scare me much. Belief wanes more every day in the US and the fact is, some day soon the nuts are gonna go to far and spur a backlash. It might be the states making it illegal for people to vote unless they're wearing a MAGA hat and can prove they're white for 4 generations. It might be Roe v. Wade being tossed or the Republican Party falling deeper into the abyss of crazy but I'm optimistic that in the next 6 or so years these phucksticks are gonna get buried. They're a shrinking minority and frankly a lot of people are getting tired of them.

LM K wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:33 pm If you haven't watched Jesus Camp, I recommend that you do. Churches like those in Jesus Camp have become much, much more dangerous than they were in 2006, when the documentary was released.

In a nut shell. The radical churches haven't been radical enough for some, so now extremists are forming new denominations in an attempt to give their extremists beliefs some legitimacy. Folks in these denominations have been cast out from fundamentalist denominations for being too extreme. That's how batshit crazy and dangerous these new denominations are.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 2:54 pm I still remember Jesus Camp. Scary stuff.

RVInit wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:03 pm this made me laugh

covfefe wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:59 pm No argument about the garbage here, although I think it goes a little wider and deeper... I would say ALL the stars he produced are actually made of garbage, not just "some."


Diatribe on General Milley:

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Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America
07/15/21

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Despite massive Voter Fraud and Irregularities during the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, that we are now seeing play out in very big and important States, I never threatened, or spoke about, to anyone, a coup of our Government. So ridiculous! Sorry to inform you, but an Election is my form of "coup," and if I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley. He got his job only because the world’s most overrated general, James Mattis, could not stand him, had no respect for him, and would not recommend him. To me the fact that Mattis didn’t like him, just like Obama didn’t like him and actually fired Milley, was a good thing, not a bad thing. I often act counter to people's advice who I don’t respect. [Great way to make important decisions there bub!]

In any event, I lost respect for Milley when we walked together to St. John’s Church (which was still smoldering from a Radical Left fire set the day before), side by side, a walk that has now been proven to be totally appropriate—and the following day Milley choked like a dog in front of the Fake News when they told him they thought he should not have been walking with the President, which turned out to be incorrect. He apologized profusely, making it a big story, instead of saying I am proud to walk with and protect the President of the United States. Had he said that, it would have all been over, no big deal, but I saw at that moment he had no courage or skill, certainly not the type of person I would be talking “coup” with. I’m not into coups!

In fact, around the same time Milley, in a conversation, was an advocate of changing all of the names of our Military Forts and Bases. I realized then, also, he was a much different person than I had hoped. I said to him, “spend more time thinking about China and Russia, and less time on being politically correct.”

But never during my Administration did Milley display what he is showing now. He was not “woke.” Actually, I don’t believe he ever was, but the way I look at Milley, he’s just a better politician than a general, trying to curry favor with the Radical Left and the absolute crazy people espousing a philosophy which will destroy our Country!

Gregg wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:32 am
So, class, is this the statement of:

A respected world leader
A wannabe dictator frustrated after leading a failed coup
A jealous middle school girl who is still working on proper balance of the Ambien, Adderall, Xanax and Cocaine.

Trump releases a statement complaining that the Open is not being played at his golf club in Scotland

Kendra wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:45 pm

Trump releases a statement complaining that the Open is not being played at his golf club in Scotland

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:00 pm

Kendra wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:45 pm https:// twitter.com/mkraju/status/1416426364748632066

Trump releases a statement complaining that the Open is not being played at his golf club in Scotland

Should we send the whaaaaaaa?

A witness in the New York investigation against the Trump Organization has told prosecutors that Donald Trump personally guaranteed he would cover school costs for the family members of two employees in lieu of a raise—directly implicating the former president in an ongoing criminal tax fraud case.

The explosive claims come from Jennifer Weisselberg, the ex-wife of a longtime company employee, during a teleconference call with investigators on Friday, June 25, according to two sources who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity.

On that afternoon's Zoom call, those sources said, investigators with the Manhattan district attorney and New York state attorney general asked Jennifer Weisselberg whether Trump himself was involved in the company’s alleged tax-dodging scheme of making corporate gifts instead of increasing salary that would be taxed.

He was, she answered.

Weisselberg then provided key details for investigators. In January 2012, inside Trump’s office at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, Jennifer Weisselberg watched as Trump discussed compensation with her husband and her father-in-law, both company employees. Her husband wouldn’t be getting a raise, but their children would get their tuition paid for at a top-rated private academy instead.