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Glad the free speech folks are in charge

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #278

    Texas banned race and gender discussions in universities now a philosophy professor is being told to drop a Plato reading from his course or be reassigned.

    There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. -DJT, 3/6/26

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    • HoraceH Offline
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      #279

      bureaucracies are what they are, and this may be as stupid as it seems. But the implication of a blanket ban on mentioning or teaching Plato in philosophy courses throughout TX universities is surely an exaggeration.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • HoraceH Offline
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        Plato is one of the greatest trolls of human history. He invented the myth of Atlantis.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • jon-nycJ Offline
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          Trump suing pollsters again.

          There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. -DJT, 3/6/26

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            #282

            You know, it makes sense why Trump went to such lengths to lie about losing the 2020 election. This is a man who you could argue cares about nothing in the world other than people liking him (usually via ratings or crowdsize). I'd imagine there's a childhood trauma behind it... like Rosebud, except instead of a (spoiler alert) sled it's his parents not liking him. Anyway... so then throw in the mother of all popularity/rating contests (a national election) and when he loses in a landslide, it's unfathomable to him.

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            • 89th8 89th

              You know, it makes sense why Trump went to such lengths to lie about losing the 2020 election. This is a man who you could argue cares about nothing in the world other than people liking him (usually via ratings or crowdsize). I'd imagine there's a childhood trauma behind it... like Rosebud, except instead of a (spoiler alert) sled it's his parents not liking him. Anyway... so then throw in the mother of all popularity/rating contests (a national election) and when he loses in a landslide, it's unfathomable to him.

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              Doctor Phibes
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              #283

              @89th said in Glad the free speech folks are in charge:

              You know, it makes sense why Trump went to such lengths to lie about losing the 2020 election. This is a man who you could argue cares about nothing in the world other than people liking him (usually via ratings). I'd imagine there's a childhood trauma behind it... like Rosebud, except instead of a (spoiler alert) sled it's his parents not liking him. Anyway... so then throw in the mother of all popularity/rating contests (a national election) and when he loses in a landslide, it's unfathomable to him.

              It's ironic is that somebody who lies with such gay abandon is so wound up by perceived inaccuracies in others.

              Apparently, he just came out and said NATO troops avoided the front line in Afghanistan. The same guy who dodged the draft himself. What a prick.

              https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-outrage-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-frontline

              I was only joking

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                @89th said in Glad the free speech folks are in charge:

                You know, it makes sense why Trump went to such lengths to lie about losing the 2020 election. This is a man who you could argue cares about nothing in the world other than people liking him (usually via ratings). I'd imagine there's a childhood trauma behind it... like Rosebud, except instead of a (spoiler alert) sled it's his parents not liking him. Anyway... so then throw in the mother of all popularity/rating contests (a national election) and when he loses in a landslide, it's unfathomable to him.

                It's ironic is that somebody who lies with such gay abandon is so wound up by perceived inaccuracies in others.

                Apparently, he just came out and said NATO troops avoided the front line in Afghanistan. The same guy who dodged the draft himself. What a prick.

                https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-outrage-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-frontline

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                #284

                @Doctor-Phibes

                Disgraceful. As posted in the other thread, Blair should immediately resign from Trump’s peace scam.

                https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/we-were-the-frontline-canadian-veterans-outraged-by-trumps-nato-comments/

                Elbows up!

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                  #285

                  Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah about an Epstein joke

                  I thought Trump had the greatest sense of humour of any President?

                  I was only joking

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                    There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. -DJT, 3/6/26

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                      #287

                      There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. -DJT, 3/6/26

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                        #288

                        Trump wants to send the FBI after anyone mentioning his ubiquitous presence in the Epstein files.

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                        There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. -DJT, 3/6/26

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                          Tom-K
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                          How is that guy not an alcoholic?

                          Ego similis habere bonum et non curat nunquam accipere malum.

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                          😊
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                            When I saw that on FB I'd genuinely assumed it wasn't a real tweet.

                            I was only joking

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                              When I saw that on FB I'd genuinely assumed it wasn't a real tweet.

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                              @Doctor-Phibes said:

                              When I saw that on FB I'd genuinely assumed it wasn't a real tweet.

                              Same. I can only shake my head.

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                21 minutes. I dipped in.

                                It's obvious that this is a massive own goal for Trump. Stupidity and arrogance is never a good combination, and he's surrounded himself with a bunch of toadies who just do what he tells them because for some reason or other.

                                I don't really like Jimmy Kimmel's tearful shit.

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                                @Doctor-Phibes said:
                                I don't really like Jimmy Kimmel's tearful shit.

                                An interesting calibrator for what it takes to produce Kimmel tears just dropped. His buddy Adam Carolla got a star on the walk of fame, and Kimmel gave a sobby speech. Like I've said before, Kimmel is in a psychological sweet spot where he tears up over very small things. And his producers and monologue writers exploit it for the performative exclamation point it puts on his political diatribes.

                                Link to video

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  I'll forgive him for that particular tearful shit. It was refreshing to see people not putting political bullshit first.

                                  I was only joking

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