2026 USA Political Thread

[PuntMeister]

Well this should be interesting.

- Will there be more Trumped-up rhetoric?
-Will a Dem worth a Dime raise like a phoenix?
- Will we ever see a shred of jounalism again in the great experiment south of the border?

Vive la revolution... Or just drink tea or something nice.

 

[oldshark]

See what Jason Kenney did? Oops, wrong one. Weird coincidence, name wise.

 

[sexpanther69]

the pedo that claimed he's not a president of war just attacked Venezuela and kidnapped their president and his wife

Unreal, Americans better hope Russia/China/Iran stay in the sideline or else we're lookin at major shit goin down in the US

F'n wild

 

[jrt]

the pedo that claimed he's not a president of war just attacked Venezuela and kidnapped their president and his wife

Unreal, Americans better hope Russia/China/Iran stay in the sideline or else we're lookin at major shit goin down in the US

F'n wild

Why would the USA fear Russia and Iran? Russia cannot even defeat Ukraine on the battle field and the citizens of Iran are protesting in the streets against the mullahs that have destroyed their economy. You have a severe case of TDS that you seem to be supporting the tyrants of the world.

 

[dangerdave]

Why would the USA fear Russia and Iran? Russia cannot even defeat Ukraine on the battle field and the citizens of Iran are protesting in the streets against the mullahs that have destroyed their economy. You have a severe case of TDS that you seem to be supporting the tyrants of the world.

I agree that Maduro was a terrible dictator and terrible for Venezuela. I also think this is bad for the US and all future diplomacy. Both can be true.

 

[PuntMeister]

Regime change doesn’t often work out so well. But sometimes it does—when the citizens themselves rise up and take control of thei country for the common benefit of all, not just another corrupt regime.

 

[licks2nite]

Elon Musk figures everybody's toast over national debt if AI doesn't work. The big argument comes from the amount of electricity needed to run AI data centers.

 

[licks2nite]

For the Justice Department, the indictment reads as an effort to collapse the distinction between political leadership and organized crime leadership — to argue that, in Venezuela’s case, they became the same thing. In paragraph after paragraph, it portrays decisions that look, in ordinary states, like diplomacy, aviation, and policing as instruments in a narcotics corridor.

https://www.thebureau.news/p/after-us-strike-justice-dept-unseals

Poster wrote:
Would be brilliant move by Trump if Maduro flips for deal and names names regarding collusion with American politicians, smartmatic voting machines and immigration fraud.

Maduro, wife, son, cabinet face trial in New York. Venezuelans hit the streets in wild celebration.

 

[Neelsmith1234]

Why would the USA fear Russia and Iran? Russia cannot even defeat Ukraine on the battle field and the citizens of Iran are protesting in the streets against the mullahs that have destroyed their economy. You have a severe case of TDS that you seem to be supporting the tyrants of the world.

Everything is not TDS. It's like you have TDS DS. It wouldn't have mattered if it was Trump or a democrat president. Attacking Venezula and capturing its leader, or for that matter any other country is a bad idea. And saying that not invading Venezula is tantamount to supporting Maduro is asinine. Not wanting to invade a country and also being against the leader of that country can both be true. I despise Putin, but I would not go invading Russia to remove him.

You talk about Russia unable to defeat Ukraine. How successful was the mighty USA in defeating Vietnam, or Afghanistan or Iraq?? Iraqis celebrated the fall of Saddam, but how did that turn out in the end?

US attempts at regime change typically do not end well. It is naive to think that the people of Venezuela would welcome a long US presence or the US dictating policy to them.

 

[sexpanther69]

Why would the USA fear Russia and Iran? Russia cannot even defeat Ukraine on the battle field and the citizens of Iran are protesting in the streets against the mullahs that have destroyed their economy. You have a severe case of TDS that you seem to be supporting the tyrants of the world.

What exactly abiut my comment screams derangement?

I called him a pedo? Did that hurt ur feelings

My post simply stated the pedo illegally went into a country without Congress approval and launched an attack and kidnapped a president and his wife

Sure, congrats to Venezuela, u got rid of a home grown dictator only to be replaced with a foreign dictator whose openly admitti.g he wants the countries oil

If hes so against drugs, why isn't he goin after China and Xi since all the fentanyl precursors are comin from there

If that screams derangement, u sir need some help...

If that's the case, sure call me deranged, better than being a Trump Dick Sucker

 

[blackcad]

What exactly abiut my comment screams derangement?

I called him a pedo? Did that hurt ur feelings

My post simply stated the pedo illegally went into a country without Congress approval and launched an attack and kidnapped a president and his wife

Sure, congrats to Venezuela, u got rid of a home grown dictator only to be replaced with a foreign dictator whose openly admitti.g he wants the countries oil

If hes so against drugs, why isn't he goin after China and Xi since all the fentanyl precursors are comin from there

If that screams derangement, u sir need some help...

If that's the case, sure call me deranged, better than being a Trump Dick Sucker

Complete and utter nonsense. The TDS is so strong here that name-calling in Grade 2 schoolyard fashion is the focus rather than any cohesive argument. Not one, to be precise, ZERO, Western countries recognized Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela after the 2024 election. So he was not the president. He was a crime kingpin drug Lord who stole and held power with extreme brutality and violence against the Venezuelan people, and helped proliferate Tren de Aragua, murderous thugs, both in Venezuela and the US

This echo chamber of back-patting TDS sufferers in this thread should, maybe, just maybe, consider that the actual Venezuelan people worldwide are celebrating their liberation from a brutal tyrant. Tell your comments to a Venezuelan's face, and see how that argument goes for you.

Perhaps you should listen to a prominent Venezuelan influencer to educate you, although I hate to break it to you, TDS has no cure with logic:

https://www.youtube.com/live/qmAtbNH4f2g?si=Ca6Kmj8m1NpfnU9j

 

[carvesg]

At the end of the day the cognitively challenged trump is giving the blueprint or at least justification for Putin and Xi to do the same to increase their hegemony. It follows the good old Monroe's doctrine which has crippled Latin American for well over a century....when a US president with a brain and a level of comprehension gets to power the US moves away from that doctrine and when the next twit comes along they bring it back .

The Trump Delusional Syndrome affecting trump himself and his followers will blind them and will force them to deny history to fit their narrative. We will see the same scenario being repeated once again at the expense of the Venezuelans this time . One bad and corrupt administration replaced by a local but US led and manipulated one . Guatemala, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador.....name them the US was involved and we will not name the disastrous middle eastern countries.

Any lessons learned so far ?

 

[apple9927]

If Joe had done this, the Dems would be celebrating

What exactly abiut my comment screams derangement?

I called him a pedo? Did that hurt ur feelings

My post simply stated the pedo illegally went into a country without Congress approval and launched an attack and kidnapped a president and his wife

Sure, congrats to Venezuela, u got rid of a home grown dictator only to be replaced with a foreign dictator whose openly admitti.g he wants the countries oil

If hes so against drugs, why isn't he goin after China and Xi since all the fentanyl precursors are comin from there

If that screams derangement, u sir need some help...

If that's the case, sure call me deranged, better than being a Trump Dick Sucker

You're going too far with the name calling. You may think its cool now and Ok to do now but later on in life you will think of yourself as a hot head. I know I have been there when I was younger could not control my words or temper and now regret it. You can change once you look at yourself from someone's else views. When I go to work and see the older people in their 60s still foul mouthed its really is a terrible look like they have not learned anything past their youth. Its kind of sad.

 

[islander1-1]

I seldom talk politics, BUT this episode of Old Donnie's flies in the face of international diplomacy. United Nations international law... "Do not invade or make war with another country, unless in self defence." The US just did this very thing, without congress approval. If you think, oh, its because of drugs coming out of Venezuela, a few month back Donnie was accusing Canada to be the drug source. If he attacked Venezuela, any country might be next. I applaud our PM for speaking out in reference to this international law. As apposed to Peter Polly who applauds this act of aggression. Many people seem to think they can change other people. It usually ends up in a war that fails. Ethnic cleansing, political cleansing, same thing, It has been tried for millenniums. History keeps repeating itself. If there is a problem with drugs, fix the problem. Cutting off one source will not stop it, it will just show up elsewhere. If any Country is ok with their leader as a dictator or elected, then leave it alone. If they are not, they will take to the streets and fix it themselves. Bottom line MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

 

[Uncled]

. . . a foreign dictator whose openly admitti.g he wants the countries oil.

At least this time they are being honest.

Usually when the Yanks go to war, they loudly proclaim “We are fighting for Freedom and Democracy !!!”

Now it’s “Meh, we just want their oil”. 🙃

 

[masterpoonhunter]

Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say | Reuters

This is the convicted rapist pedo's "selection" for the new state of Venezuela.
No doubt meeting with his boss for instructions.

 

[Ray]

the citizens of Iran are protesting in the streets against the mullahs that have destroyed their economy..

40 years of crippling sanctions by the US may have had something to do with this.

 

[Mrmotorscooter]

 

[oldshark]

Just remembering what happened 5 years ago................

 

[westwoody]

Tearing down US flags and replacing them with Trump ones.
Imagine if someone tore flags off the Capitol and put up Kamala ones.