• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 23:22
CET 05:22
KST 13:22
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT28Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles0Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0243LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16)46Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win2
StarCraft 2
General
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Oliveira Would Have Returned If EWC Continued Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles
Tourneys
StarCraft Evolution League (SC Evo Biweekly) Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament How do the "codes" work in GSL?
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ? [A] Starcraft Sound Mod
External Content
Mutation # 514 Ulnar New Year The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare Mutation # 512 Overclocked
Brood War
General
BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/02 TvZ is the most complete match up CasterMuse Youtube A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone
Tourneys
Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 1 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [LIVE] [S:21] ASL Season Open Day 1 Small VOD Thread 2.0
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular? Current Meta
Other Games
General Games
Path of Exile Nintendo Switch Thread Beyond All Reason Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread New broswer game : STG-World
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Mexico's Drug War Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Ask and answer stupid questions here!
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Inside the Communication of …
TrAiDoS
My 2025 Magic: The Gathering…
DARKING
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1521 users

US Politics Mega-thread - Page 5520

Forum Index > General Forum
Post a Reply
Prev 1 5518 5519 5520
Now that we have a new thread, in order to ensure that this thread continues to meet TL standards and follows the proper guidelines, we will be enforcing the rules in the OP more strictly. Be sure to give them a complete and thorough read before posting!

NOTE: When providing a source, please provide a very brief summary on what it's about and what purpose it adds to the discussion. The supporting statement should clearly explain why the subject is relevant and needs to be discussed. Please follow this rule especially for tweets.

Your supporting statement should always come BEFORE you provide the source.


If you have any questions, comments, concern, or feedback regarding the USPMT, then please use this thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/website-feedback/510156-us-politics-thread
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26279 Posts
1 hour ago
#110381
On February 25 2026 03:24 dyhb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2026 02:18 decafchicken wrote:
On February 24 2026 13:12 dyhb wrote:
On February 24 2026 12:47 doubleupgradeobbies! wrote:
On February 24 2026 12:07 Manit0u wrote:

I'm truly surprised at the length of mental gymnastics people are willing to go to still try and defend Trump. He's a total scumbag, failure as a president and also failure in life. Dude has absolutely nothing going for him. Didn't achieve anything in his entire life by himself and now just acts as a 12yo boy throwing tantrums left and right in need of attention.



I suspect partly cult of personality, and partly because some people were only ever in it to 'own the libs'.

Most of the mental effort of keeping a cult going was always done by the cult members rather than the cult leader. It's hard and embarrassing to admit you got suckered into something completely irrational and self serving for the cult leader, even to yourself. It's not uncommon to have people unable to let go and doing incredible mental gymnastics rather than finding their way out of a cult mentality.

Some people don't actually give a shit about Trump, I suspect many debatelords fall under this category. They were only ever in it to piss off the 'Libs" (I admit, I kinda understand when it comes to actual Liberals). They don't have an actual position on Trump, it's just funny to them to see people they are debating lose their minds when they take ridiculous positions that seem absurd.
I have similar thoughts on the call-someone-a-Nazi weekly quotas. Or the related reaction to crafting some outright lie or half-truth about Trump, confident that anybody pointing it out can be righteously called out as a Trump defender.

Like, he’s a bad guy. You don’t get special license to drop all standards when it comes to bad guys. But there’s something effective in-group in performing the lie, calling somebody a Nazi if they notice, and in-group signal on people “defending Trump” if you do the routine often enough. Epstein files were a bust on all but a few fringe figures and some financial/sensitive documents crime, but it’s so much easier to just demagogue through it all.


Are the epstein files a bust or is the DOJ is protecting Trump by redacting and illegally withholding files.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell
Ideally, the next Democratic Congress brings impeachment proceedings for failing to disclose these documents.

Show nested quote +
On February 25 2026 02:39 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On February 25 2026 00:59 dyhb wrote:
On February 24 2026 11:20 Vivax wrote:
Semantics on the topic are important in the clinical and legal context.

The hard age limit of 18 in the US probably is supposed to serve as some kind of deterrent because of its massive porn industry (just guessing that it is the reason) but tends to be softer in some other countries.

Usually there‘s a tolerance range of two years difference under 16 and under certain circumstances that require consent obviously, there‘s possible tolerance starting from 16. My first relationship was in the sub16 range which might have been dangerous if I lived in the US.

I think the Russian connection regarding Epstein (apparently he hired Russians on the farm and some of them provided services) is another troubling aspect because it exposes some entities in the US keeping their options open to a collaboration which doesn‘t resonate well with the allies it claims to have.
I initially thought the Epstein files contained new and worse revelations of perversion based on the way it was talked about, but I understand that was just misunderstanding very colloquial uses of words. I'm trying to follow the story beyond the hype. The most salacious stuff didn't stand up to the light, but that doesn't mean some future disclosures or reporting actually delivers the goods.
Your defense of child molesters is duly noted, and your interest in ranking them (e.g., Diddy > Trump yesterday) is bizarre. That being said, if you want to share your tier list of your favorite pedophiles, just do it and then be on your way.
As in my previous posts, I’m uninterested in people that either lie or display their ignorance of the facts, confident that anybody who calls them out can be smeared as a defender of Trump or defender of child molesters. It’s an old and lame trick for debatelords and internet trolls that I’ve wasted too much time in my life humoring. If you want to engage substantively on the topic, I’m quite willing to re-engage, but you’ll have to post on substance and stay away from the ad hominem asides.




Right so do you think he should face some censure, either formally or via general political blowback based on those revelations contained within? Or any of the numerous rather suspect things he’s either alleged or proven to have done in this domain

You seem to heavily be focusing on the fact he hasn’t touched up a 5 year old and general pointless indignation about specificity rather than engaging on any of that pesky stuff
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
GreenHorizons
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States23664 Posts
55 minutes ago
#110382
On February 25 2026 10:04 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2026 09:21 GreenHorizons wrote:
On February 25 2026 09:08 Vivax wrote:
On February 25 2026 09:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On February 25 2026 08:42 Vivax wrote:
On February 25 2026 06:05 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On February 25 2026 06:00 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On February 25 2026 05:48 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On February 25 2026 03:27 pmh wrote:
Now i do hope Trump gets a 3rd term because i think its the only way forward. Its going to be a long process.

Forward towards... what end? The destruction of our democracy? The discarding of our Constitution? The apocalypse?

The supreme court consists of 2 Trump appointees and is dominated by Republicans. The court recently ended the foundation of Republican Donald Trump's bargaining power by a score of 6-3. So, the Constitution remains in force.

Electing a president for the third time would be unconstitutional, which is what pmh is hoping will happen.


Yeah because it being unconstitutional would prevent another capitol shitshow or similar thing, except they’d be better prepared this time and might succeed.

At least when Adolf failed his first coup d‘etat he had to do jail time.

In the EU they issued a warning about the banking system possibly being cut off due to the massive uncertainty caused and the very real threat.

Don‘t know about you but I‘ll be taking precautions.

Yeah I don't know why pmh is rooting for that to happen.


I don‘t take it at face value. It‘s probably more meant along the way of ‚who even cares what happens next at this point‘.

I took it as exasperation at the lack of a realistic/coherent plan from Democrats/their supporters. The SOTU response being an example of their incoherency.

Their response? I thought the SOTU doesn't happen for another hour. How could there already be responses to it?
I'm referencing the divisions/conflicting messages between attending (who to bring) or not, which alternative event to attend instead (if any), the "official response" and so on.

It's not like it's a secret that Democrats are rudderless and pretty clueless on what to do besides the incessant mock and gawk until they can get away with spamming variations of "vote blue no matter who" and "have you seen the other guys?!". https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/340732-dems-try-new-slogan-have-you-seen-the-other-guys/
"People like to look at history and think 'If that was me back then, I would have...' We're living through history, and the truth is, whatever you are doing now is probably what you would have done then" "Scratch a Liberal..."
Prev 1 5518 5519 5520
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
PiGosaur Cup
01:00
#70
PiGStarcraft639
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
PiGStarcraft639
RuFF_SC2 224
Nina 84
mcanning 53
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 2499
BeSt 2020
Bale 135
Snow 71
Noble 38
Icarus 9
Dota 2
LuMiX1
Counter-Strike
Coldzera 2001
C9.Mang0361
Other Games
summit1g10993
WinterStarcraft275
ViBE44
Mew2King24
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick976
Counter-Strike
PGL503
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• HeavenSC 21
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• RayReign 25
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush863
• Stunt387
Upcoming Events
CasterMuse Showmatch
4h 38m
Light vs Queen
WardiTV Winter Champion…
7h 38m
OSC
19h 38m
The PondCast
1d 5h
Replay Cast
1d 19h
Korean StarCraft League
2 days
CranKy Ducklings
3 days
SC Evo Complete
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
[ Show More ]
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-02-22
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Acropolis #4 - TS5
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026
WardiTV Winter 2026
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025

Upcoming

[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round
[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round Qualifier
Acropolis #4 - TS6
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
CSLAN 4
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.