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Political Thread for the Week of March 30 - ATL March 30, 2026, 12:03:28

Greg Kelly going scorched earth on Hegseth. He’s done and I pray we find those pilots… - LeatherneckIllini Today, 9:10:30
Iranians have shot down one of our planes - ATL Today, 9:08:41
- If the US focused on SAM sites instead of bridges..* - timmer Today, 9:52:42
- Why does CENTCOM say it's a lie then?* - Stu Today, 9:49:36
- FAFO, eh Pete?* - Jackie Today, 9:40:35
- Yay!!!!* - Stu Today, 9:31:08
- This is just spinning out of control. And yet 50 million Americans are literally too dumb to realize - LeatherneckIllini Today, 9:11:36
Proposed defense, er, I mean War budget at $1.5T - timmer Today, 8:48:09
Good jobs report- 178K/4.3%* - ATL Today, 8:13:29
- Shut up, Ari* - Stu Today, 8:32:38
Lawyer question: If birthright citizenship was revoked, how would someone figure out if they were a - CoronaTheirAss Today, 7:48:36
- I listened to oral argument and still wasn't sure* - gvibes Today, 9:27:55
  - I mean, Sauer didn’t anticipate the Indians question from Gorsuch* - ATL Today, 9:32:20
- I think the path that opponents want to take is to inject as much race-based uncertainty into the - ATL Today, 7:57:58
we have not yet begun to war crime! - assassin Yesterday, 21:52:31
Sammich- what are your thoughts on hegseth firing the army cos* - Stu Yesterday, 21:03:44
ranger - what are your thoughts on hegseth firing the army cos* - lcubed Yesterday, 20:28:54
- Given the timing, I wonder if he was pushing back against deployment of ground troops - DT Today, 6:58:14
  - They also dismissed the head chaplain - ATL Today, 7:02:41
    - Isn’t Hegseth is some kind of extremist religious freak? - DT Today, 7:24:08
      - Why not both? - Jackie Today, 7:38:12
        
        Yeah, I mean, slave owners were church members and routinely used Christianity to justify slavery.* - ATL Today, 7:58:59
        
        So the Chief of Staff was fired for opposing boots on the ground… - DT Today, 8:27:10
- Not Ranger but Jim Calhoun told me the best time to fire senior military officers right after you’ve - ATL Today, 5:07:05
- Many thoughts, no comments * - illiniranger Yesterday, 21:34:55
- Too much New Coke and Jell-O pudding at the dining facility* - Sammich Yesterday, 20:49:50
- He’s also blocking female and black promotions and covering up casualty numbers. * - assassin Yesterday, 20:32:52
  - Trump will eventually make him the scapegoat * - Sounder Yesterday, 20:35:40
    - Anyone not named Trump counting on a pardon from this guy is a fool. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 20:44:59
How does she say this with a straight face? - Sounder Yesterday, 18:57:57
- Kim Jong-Il shooting a 34 on the golf course was significantly more believable.* - DT Today, 5:12:30
- She’s just referring to spending 13 hours a day on Twitter and bathed in cable news - assassin Yesterday, 20:29:03
- That mother fucker has never read anything deeper than a McDonald's menu. * - Tuscy Yesterday, 19:35:00
  - I think it’s all pictures now* - timmer Yesterday, 20:36:34
  - I'm seriously not sure he actually can read - Sounder Yesterday, 20:03:13
Fluffing the Trump Administration snagged a a nice tip-off for CBS News. - complainant Yesterday, 18:25:40
- I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I want people to be prosecuted for fraud. On the other hand - doubledown Yesterday, 20:09:42
Trump tell MAGA to boycott Springsteen. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 11:40:02
- Every accusation is a confession* - Sounder Yesterday, 15:16:42
- I have seen Bruce only twice. Fall of 2016 and Fall of 2020. - ATL Yesterday, 13:43:36
Trump’s 2027 budget raises defense spending, pays for it by cutting domestic agencies and healthcare - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 10:31:06
- How badly can the Dems screw it up with House and Senate supermajorities in 2027?* - timmer Yesterday, 11:29:20
  - Dems will still be lucky to even get to a Senate majority in the midterms.* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 11:34:05
    - This reads like you don’t think Ds won’t take the house - MC Yesterday, 15:18:17
      - Only thing I mentioned was the Senate.* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 15:20:02
        
        Right, I read more into it than I should have * - MC Yesterday, 16:01:31
        
        Not taking back the House would be VERY surprising.* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 16:13:49
        
        The House is as close to a sure thing as possible - Sounder Yesterday, 16:27:12
    - I think they'd need to pick up like 4 Senate seats. Long shot at best* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 13:44:21
      - The map is very unfavorable - Sounder Yesterday, 16:06:39
      - I wouldn't be surprised if they run the table. - complainant Yesterday, 14:10:12
        
        Cooper will win in NC. - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 19:38:10
        
        I would be pretty surprised - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 14:58:21
        
        Cooper will be favored in North Carolina. Susan Collins is prime to be beat - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 18:54:53
        
        Talarico seems to have really captured some peoples' attention. I think he's fine and maybe even - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 15:11:11
        
        Eh this dude has some pretty out there tweets. - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 15:13:47
        
        glad out there tweets is now disqualifying in american politics* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 15:22:17
        
        Well I didn't say it was disqualifying - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 15:26:36
        
        I haven't seen any of his tweets. I've just seen a bit of him talking about religion and also - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 15:19:41
        
        He’s in a better spot and more substantive than Beto but no reason to think he’ll win. * - assassin Yesterday, 16:08:40
        
        A lot can happen between now and then, but he has a narrow lead in every singe poll - Sounder Yesterday, 16:12:17
        
        The GOP will consolidate around a candidate - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 16:40:05
        
        I think he will lose, but I think he does better than Beto - Sounder Yesterday, 16:54:51
        
        I'm a leftist and quite happy with the Senate strategy by the Dems. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 14:23:29
  - It's just going to make Trump more unhinged and slovenlier. I bet he dies in 27/28.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 11:32:54
    - His physical appearance and behavior are not that of a healthy person* - Sounder Yesterday, 16:15:52
- The religious zealots who'd rather build bombs than help people are inside the house* - Sammich Yesterday, 11:21:51
  - But if Iran would just spend some money on its people…* - DocWalk20 Yesterday, 11:32:19
Pam Bondi out and Tulsi might be too* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 9:52:07
- I love our Gov - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:20:33
  - There is a JB video on facebook of him drinking a blue drink at, I think, Kam's* - gvibes Yesterday, 15:10:45
    - I believe that drink is/was called a "blue fucker"* - Sounder Yesterday, 16:28:52
- Nothing you do will ever be enough for him. He wants someone to target his enemies even harder* - OB25 Yesterday, 11:21:09
- I thought Miss 50K had more runway - ATL Yesterday, 10:34:08
  - He probably thinks she jinxed it with that comment* - Sammich Yesterday, 11:23:49
- Hopefully no pardons. Send their asses to the hoosecow.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:56:02
  - hoosgow* - Stu Yesterday, 9:56:50
    - whose cow? - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 9:59:12
      - Run’s cow* - PapaDels Yesterday, 10:16:54
        
        how now brown cow? - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 10:19:21
        
        Cowabunga, dude* - PapaDels Yesterday, 10:50:18
        
        It's gotta be YOUR bull* - Sammich Yesterday, 11:22:33
    - I'm trolling now.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:58:28
- Link?* - Stu Yesterday, 9:53:27
  - Ooo - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 9:57:10
- Lee Zeldin might be replacing Bondi as AG* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 9:52:59
  - Legend of Zeldin * - DT Yesterday, 10:09:13
    - ooo - VIV Yesterday, 10:25:49
      - Lol* - DT Yesterday, 10:35:09
Oil and storks = bad - Stu Yesterday, 6:39:22
- s&p down .2% today? lol.* - Ari Gold Yesterday, 13:37:47
  - Too late* - Stu Yesterday, 15:30:50
    - finished the day positive. lolol.* - Ari Gold Yesterday, 17:54:57
- But what if you own oil stocks? - timmer Yesterday, 6:48:57
  - I have MPC. Up bigly.* - Stu Yesterday, 6:52:34
Trump sounds like he’s having an asthma attack - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:03:37
- It's so funny how he thinks someone else should take the lead on re-opening the Straight. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:26:04
  - Strait* - Stu Yesterday, 9:45:21
    - D'oh.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:48:40
  - Lots of older people think they have the right to take a shit and have somebody else clean it up.* - JFG Yesterday, 9:36:23
    - You couldn't invent a guy better designed to piss off our allies or make America look worse.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:40:09
  - We don’t get our oil from the middle east, it’s not his problem * - Sounder Yesterday, 9:35:17
- Was this speech really supposed to reassure everyone we're doing the right thing?* - Sounder April 1, 2026, 20:54:00
  - The charts of S&P futures dropping and oil futures rising during his speech are funny* - gvibes Yesterday, 9:47:34
- Way to screw up this two day market rally* - timmer April 1, 2026, 20:27:36
  - Here's a graphic of your losses. - complainant April 1, 2026, 22:00:48
    - Here's a graphic of next month's losses. - complainant April 1, 2026, 22:02:47
- This is boring* - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:16:32
  - It's 9 pm EST, past his bedtime* - Sounder April 1, 2026, 20:47:37
    - He’s a sundowner. He’s just getting warmed up. * - VIV April 1, 2026, 21:07:46
- He sounds like he is going to die in 10 minutes* - Drippy April 1, 2026, 20:06:35
  - Dingers crosses* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 10:04:23
    - Dingers crosses, indeed* - VIV Yesterday, 10:26:07
  - This is his attempt at being earnest* - Sounder April 1, 2026, 20:48:05
  - From your lips to God's ears* - IlliniRunner April 1, 2026, 20:20:43
  - I’m in favor. * - VIV April 1, 2026, 20:10:43
  - Hopefully less* - Stu April 1, 2026, 20:08:30
oh my god he admit it - assassin April 1, 2026, 17:09:26
- you can see why he wants to end elections * - MC April 1, 2026, 19:48:20
- Is he deliberately trying to lose midterms?* - Stu April 1, 2026, 17:21:43
  - Not if he can cancel them* - WhitmansFolly April 1, 2026, 21:16:53
- Starting an illegal war as a pretext to eliminating social programs is a bold strategy, Cotton. * - doubledown April 1, 2026, 17:13:41
Did we discuss the AWACS Iran destroyed? - complainant April 1, 2026, 15:45:25
- Someone in the Plans division is not going to have a good annual review* - timmer April 1, 2026, 15:47:05
The guy advocating against birthright citizenship has a hoarse voice and is barely understable.* - gullit April 1, 2026, 10:02:55
- Popehat with a pretty good summary of Sauer’s response to Gorsuch about American Indians - ATL April 1, 2026, 11:43:44
  - LOL* - DocWalk20 April 1, 2026, 12:22:10
- It's Sauer. He does a lot of the trump arguments. Better than most lawyers working for trump* - gvibes April 1, 2026, 11:37:13
- I hope someone challenges his citizenship. Because if merely being born here is insufficient, - doubledown April 1, 2026, 10:15:41
  - of course that's the goal with selective enforcement* - torinese April 1, 2026, 10:25:29
- Tom Waits is against birthright citizenship?!* - Sammich April 1, 2026, 10:14:18
Nice that the first use of our new ballistic missile killed some school children. - gvibes April 1, 2026, 9:11:36
Happy Trump Tries to Intimidate the Supreme Court Day to all!* - ATL April 1, 2026, 8:47:10
- serioiusly, the orange baffoon is in attendance - TarheelIllini April 1, 2026, 9:59:02
  - And he gawn. - SurfTheBoneyard April 1, 2026, 11:01:14
    - 13 minutes. Melania should be so lucky.* - ATL April 1, 2026, 12:54:19
Good job everyone! Oil money finally flowing to Iran like we all wanted - John Coctostan April 1, 2026, 8:00:26
- Owning the libs is more important that thinking strategically.* - Toonces April 1, 2026, 8:36:14
- We've all seen The Mouse that Roared, right?* - ATL April 1, 2026, 8:07:34
Trump signing an EO about mail in voting idk who cares he signs a lot of EO that do nothing * - MC March 31, 2026, 17:03:42
- So are we letting states decide or not letting states decide?* - shua March 31, 2026, 18:56:15
  - Red states get to decide. * - doubledown March 31, 2026, 19:09:31
- Well, we knew he was going to use the USPS to fuck with elections. At least now we know how. * - doubledown March 31, 2026, 18:52:09
- Well, when you can’t pass any bills, you sign EO. Effective governing. Hes so bad* - Mrap24 March 31, 2026, 18:34:49
- This seems to be a pretty big violation though. I'm sure they'll get sued. Who knows how that - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 17:11:44
  - Already filed in Washington apparently.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 31, 2026, 18:50:48
    - Makes sense--WA only does mail in voting.* - illinibone April 1, 2026, 19:48:46
  - I mean he votes by mail, isn’t that enough of a statement. Ha-* - Mrap24 March 31, 2026, 18:35:28
Today was a good market day for a change. Indices up 2.5 - 3.8%. - timmer March 31, 2026, 15:10:30
- Stocks up, bonds up, metals up, crypto up AND oil up - jfinsocal March 31, 2026, 19:11:47
  - One day gain doesn’t help the shit performance of the last month. - TarheelIllini April 1, 2026, 8:50:34
Vance releasing a book called Communion about his conversion to Catholicism. - SurfTheBoneyard March 31, 2026, 12:43:18
- whatever. he’s too busy shoving foam at home to attend church* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 16:25:34
- Lulz...the church on the cover is a Methodist Church* - ATL March 31, 2026, 15:24:19
  - Inspired by Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’s use of a stand in Catholic church?* - DocWalk20 March 31, 2026, 17:00:27
- He apparently received extra training about UFOs and demons. Or maybe I missed it in CDC classes* - PapaDels March 31, 2026, 15:23:20
- You missed the obvious joke. - Illiniphil March 31, 2026, 14:38:13
  - And the accompanying rap album - ATL March 31, 2026, 14:41:50
Have we discussed Kristi Noem's husband? - ATL March 31, 2026, 12:11:56
- To give everyone an insight into Evangelical Land, this isn't a gotcha on them - RVA March 31, 2026, 15:27:10
- I have no problem with him doing this. - KingTalkyTiki March 31, 2026, 12:43:13
  - Oh I agree. But let’s check in on Nancy Mace’s tweets from today - ATL March 31, 2026, 14:35:44
    - *chef's kiss** - KingTalkyTiki March 31, 2026, 14:36:38
      - I feel like we should endeavor to make it 3 of 3 with respect to Kristi and Byron. - ATL March 31, 2026, 14:40:38
- Her performative husband that has stood by her side despite months of embarrassment about her affair - OrangeSox March 31, 2026, 12:38:23
- I couldn't give less of a wet fart about this. - Sammich March 31, 2026, 12:35:25
Iran says it’s ready to declare victory* - Stu March 31, 2026, 11:43:53
- Wall Street concurs* - timmer March 31, 2026, 14:31:15
- They are certainly ahead on points, if they can avoid a knockout.* - DT March 31, 2026, 11:56:22
NYT pointing out that Roberts only here legally because his grandpa got birthright citizenship - John Coctostan March 31, 2026, 11:07:25
- Times should chill. Trump will lose the case* - Potomac March 31, 2026, 11:47:16
  - that was a straight down the middle just the facts ma'am article. - John Coctostan March 31, 2026, 14:42:30
  - I don’t know why people are so confident about that. I bet it won’t be 9-0* - CoronaTheirAss March 31, 2026, 11:49:44
    - If anyone other than Alito and Thomas sides with the administration, I'll be shocked* - GMAW March 31, 2026, 14:37:01
      - Since it’s not about Native Americans (natch), Gorsuch might find some textualist reading - DT March 31, 2026, 17:04:07
        
        welp, they fumbled this bag* - assassin April 1, 2026, 16:05:45
      - I mean, most people didn't think the right wing justices would give POTUS carte blanche on - ATL March 31, 2026, 15:17:05
    - the bigger question is how broad or narrow the decision* - Potomac March 31, 2026, 12:16:30
    - Well, the people who are confident also thought Trump couldn’t be that bad - ATL March 31, 2026, 11:53:18
      - "judgment" - complainant March 31, 2026, 11:57:30
        
        ooo - ATL March 31, 2026, 12:06:57
        
        Colourful orientating, counsellor. - complainant March 31, 2026, 18:47:51
- in-group whom the law protects but does not bind* - Sammich March 31, 2026, 11:15:31
TMZ doing the Lord's work and leaning into politics* - KCWildcat March 31, 2026, 10:02:45
- I appreciate their efforts, but I assume it's just because it gets the clicks* - shua March 31, 2026, 11:20:20
  - I'd rather they stalk elected officials than celebrities. They deserve all the heat.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2026, 11:55:46
*spiderman meme* - ATL March 31, 2026, 9:45:48
- Hegseth said the same thing last week. - Sammich March 31, 2026, 9:48:29
why are we pissed at NATO for not helping? i thought the war was already won? - VIV March 31, 2026, 8:49:57
- *Board of Peace * - ATL March 31, 2026, 9:07:00
  - i know what i said* - VIV March 31, 2026, 9:18:33
Get your own oil! - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 7:42:40
- the hard part is done, they're decapitated. they blew up a tanker in the strait just yesterday!* - John Coctostan March 31, 2026, 8:36:00
  - Trump thought they were vampires, and they would all vanish into dust once the leader died. - Sammich March 31, 2026, 9:45:20
- Trump treating failed military actions like a casino project gone wrong - OrangeSox March 31, 2026, 8:03:52
In case you were wondering what a Trump library will look like - Sounder March 31, 2026, 5:56:57
- Library holdings will be a shelf of paperbacks left by hotel guests* - DT March 31, 2026, 9:45:22
  - Yeah I always assumed it would be a Little Free Library at most * - PapaDels March 31, 2026, 10:07:04
  - none of that Gillian Flynn bullshit, either - Sammich March 31, 2026, 9:47:42
- That's insane it's such a prime piece of real estate. Like putting the Obama library in Navy Pier.* - gullit March 31, 2026, 7:18:46
  - Appropriately, Trumps policies will leave the property literally under water in 20 years.* - DT March 31, 2026, 9:46:52
- I didn’t know that Florida was a poor state* - timmer March 31, 2026, 6:26:50
Charles Barkley is correct - DocWalk20 March 30, 2026, 22:29:54
- I hope he thoroughly offended Bruce Pearl in that moment.* - ATL March 31, 2026, 6:08:29
In rational times, this is an immediate resignation. But Pete can do whatever he wants - John Coctostan March 30, 2026, 19:28:05
- You will not be surprised that the only reason this came out was because he is a fucking idiot. - gvibes March 30, 2026, 20:03:42
  - Going to be a real shame when Trump doesn't even know his name in 10 months.* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2026, 20:11:22
    - Given the advancing dementia, he might not know Don Jr’s name in 10 months.* - DT March 30, 2026, 20:19:52
      - I think the assumption is he pardons everybody. I'll take under 1.5* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2026, 20:24:27
WH contemplates ending Iran war without reopening Straits of Hormuz is a hell of a headline - ATL March 30, 2026, 16:45:57
- Might as well give them some weapons grade plutonium too* - Stu March 30, 2026, 20:11:24
  - If there's a way for Trump to profit off the deal, could happen* - ATL March 31, 2026, 7:49:42
- great job by all the Gulf nations sucking up to him* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2026, 18:44:54
- Art of the Deal! - doubledown March 30, 2026, 17:30:21
- Can't wait to hear about all the winning they've done leaving them in a worse position than pre-war* - UofIL6 March 30, 2026, 17:27:22
I cannot think of a bigger disaster than sending in troops on land. - MC March 30, 2026, 14:39:11
- Those who dont learn from history are doomed to repeat it: ala Napoleon & Mr. Silly Mustache man - DanSaint March 30, 2026, 14:54:14
  - neither one of those were in asia. - VIV March 30, 2026, 15:16:20
    - isn't Iran considered part of the Asian continent? I thought it was* - DanSaint March 30, 2026, 15:46:08
      - napoleon and the moustache guy both famously invaded russia as their major blunder - VIV March 31, 2026, 8:41:47
    - dots - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2026, 15:27:53
Is it safe to say this is Trump’s economy now? - timmer March 30, 2026, 14:26:38
- Liberation day waa one year ago* - Sounder March 31, 2026, 5:56:02
- The new line is that this is just temporary pain to lead us into a future of prosperity. - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2026, 14:40:29
  - Some people have made tens of billions of dollars during Trump's term! - doubledown March 30, 2026, 15:15:09
- After Bondi called the Dow50K top, amazing that we're nearing a 44 handle on the Dow - UofIL6 March 30, 2026, 14:30:11
  - It was 43.5K on Biden's last day in office.* - Warrin'_Illini March 30, 2026, 14:32:03
Dems won 2 of 3 elections in Florida Republican districts in March - ATL March 30, 2026, 14:01:52
- Are we sure the SAVE ACT would actually help Rs? * - MC March 30, 2026, 15:22:10
Isn't today Deadline Day, where we are going to bomb all their power plants to... - Stu March 30, 2026, 13:46:09
- He extended the deadline. * - Tuscy March 30, 2026, 13:54:52
  - I assume he doesn't actually want to 'obliterate' them, but this seems to be his common negotiating - UofIL6 March 30, 2026, 14:01:49
    - I could see it actually being a war crime to do that and he might get charged - TarheelIllini March 30, 2026, 14:42:02
      - charged by whom? - Sammich March 30, 2026, 14:46:01
    - I assume he doesn't actually know what 'obliterate' means.* - DocWalk20 March 30, 2026, 14:19:17
      - he knows it will be on a level nobody has ever seen* - Sammich March 30, 2026, 14:21:19
    - At this point, no one takes his deadlines seriously. - Stu March 30, 2026, 14:06:33
      - except Billionaires* - ATL March 30, 2026, 14:09:13
- April 6 was the previous new deadline day but he moved it back again* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2026, 13:54:45
In case it was unclear, this administration wants a land war in Iran - VIV March 30, 2026, 13:32:01
- He's been saying take the oil since 1987! - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2026, 13:57:02
I always assumed that the number of people who are legitimately stupid was fairly limited. - doubledown March 30, 2026, 12:20:21
- “The Alan Keyes Constant”… - DocWalk20 March 30, 2026, 13:48:29

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