Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Breccia]

A peace deal you mean? Between 2 countries that, for the life of me, HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A SINGLE FUCKING CONFLICT? That isn't a fucking peace deal, that is at best a Trade deal that Israel will probably violate right away like they did with UAE.

You're talking about the one that happened within 24 hours of Israel suddenly withdrawing their opposition to Trump selling arms in the area.

Israel wants Trump to win. Trump gave them everything, after all. The strange thing isn't Israel making these big-sounding moves, it's that Trump isn't bragging about it louder.

[postman1782]

You're talking about the one that happened within 24 hours of Israel suddenly withdrawing their opposition to Trump selling arms in the area.

Israel wants Trump to win. Trump gave them everything, after all. The strange thing isn't Israel making these big-sounding moves, it's that Trump isn't bragging about it louder.

Because Trump had nothing to do with them. That is why he isn't bragging about them. Though I think if Netanyahu is lucky, he won't end up in jail for the rest of his life with the charges I believe he is still facing.

[Eviscero]

1. What was he nominated for?
2. So we can agree Trump is a "peer reviewed" piece of shit?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc...anada-54092960

So yeah, move over nobel winning economists, Trump has a couple things to teach you about... Uhm... Stuff you wouldn't understand!

[Deja Thoris]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc...anada-54092960

So yeah, move over nobel winning economists, Trump has a couple things to teach you about... Uhm... Stuff you wouldn't understand!

Thats about the equivalent of me nominating Kim Jong Un as humanitarian of the year.

[Adam Jensen]

Another piece deal in the middle east. For all the crap Trump spews I am really glad that someone is making progress on real peace in a region that we need to get our troops home from. Of course when all of congress (both sides with the exception of like 11 people total) vote to block him from pulling more troops out, you begin to wonder if there really is any difference in the 2 sides when it comes down to it.

Come back to me when he achieves peace between Israel and Palestine or Yemen and the other half of Yemen.

[DingDongKing]

Come back to me when he achieves peace between Israel and Palestine or Yemen and the other half of Yemen.

Honestly, for a President who ran on 'America First', he's been awfully horrible on domestic policies whilst trying to run on, 'ISRAEL MA BAE!'

[TEHPALLYTANK]

Another piece deal in the middle east. For all the crap Trump spews I am really glad that someone is making progress on real peace in a region that we need to get our troops home from. Of course when all of congress (both sides with the exception of like 11 people total) vote to block him from pulling more troops out, you begin to wonder if there really is any difference in the 2 sides when it comes down to it.

Real peace? Oh, you mean the agreement we got from Israel to not get in the way of the USA selling weapons to the UAE?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/u...e-weapons.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...of-f-35-to-uae

Your perspective on setting the table for future arms deals is a little bit odd to me, cause I don't think they usually lead to peace.

[nonameelf]

Another piece deal in the middle east. For all the crap Trump spews I am really glad that someone is making progress on real peace in a region that we need to get our troops home from. Of course when all of congress (both sides with the exception of like 11 people total) vote to block him from pulling more troops out, you begin to wonder if there really is any difference in the 2 sides when it comes down to it.

How do you make a peace deal between 2 countries that were never at war?

[postman1782]

How do you make a peace deal between 2 countries that were never at war?

That Israel will probably violate right away, like they have done with every other deal they have made this year.

[Felya]

Honestly, for a President who ran on 'America First', he's been awfully horrible on domestic policies whilst trying to run on, 'ISRAEL MA BAE!'

Because of a damn doomsday cult... Jews are not voting Trump...

[Edge-]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...-covid-19-case

83,000 new cases today, a new record.

Wear your masks, and stay safe during this shitshow.

[DingDongKing]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...-covid-19-case

83,000 new cases today, a new record.

Wear your masks, and stay safe during this shitshow.

Fucking hell. Good luck, you guys. We're having 20k cases a day here, so per capita we're probably worse off.

[swiftowner]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...-covid-19-case

83,000 new cases today, a new record.

Wear your masks, and stay safe during this shitshow.

Damn... I mean I was predicting that we’d be close to 80k or just over, but 83K blew past that. I suspect that those numbers are a bit over what @Benggaul uses, I think his will be about 81K, but that is still really bad.

[Benggaul]

81,210 new cases, roughly 9.5k more than last Friday (yes, this number differs from @Edge's, but different sources blah blah blah). This is the first time the US has passed 80k daily new cases and is subsequently the new record for the nation. I hate to be pessimistic, but there's probably a good chance this record will be broken again next week.

Texas: 6,483 new cases; 76 deaths
California: 5,876 new cases; 52 deaths
Wisconsin: 4,378 new cases; 42 deaths
Illinois: 4,035 new cases; 41 deaths
Fuck Florida.
Tennessee: 3,606 new cases (new record); 65 deaths (new record)
North Carolina: 2,716 new cases (new record); 32 deaths
Ohio: 2,535 new cases (new record); 22 deaths
Indiana: 2,467 new cases; 27 deaths
Pennsylvania: 2,258 new cases; 34 deaths
Georgia: 2,224 new cases; 37 deaths
Michigan: 2,046 new cases; 20 deaths
Utah: 1,960 new cases (new record); 4 deaths
Missouri: 1,892 new cases; 26 deaths
New York: 1,785 new cases; 13 deaths
Minnesota: 1,711 new cases; 13 deaths
Kentucky: 1,449 new cases; 16 deaths
Oklahoma: 1,373 new cases; 13 deaths
Colorado: 1,350 new cases; 13 deaths
Arkansas: 1,337 new cases (new record); 10 deaths
Alabama: 1,287 new cases; 16 deaths
Nebraska: 1,225 new cases; 4 deaths
New Jersey: 1,192 new cases; 8 deaths
South Dakota: 1,185 new cases (new record); 9 deaths
Virginia: 1,180 new cases; 15 deaths
Iowa: 1,111 new cases; 20 deaths
Idaho: 1,073 new cases; 9 deaths
Massachusetts: 1,070 new cases; 20 deaths
South Carolina: 1,064 new cases; 22 deaths

Arizona just barely missed the list and has been skimming just below the surface for a few days now. They'll probably tip back over into 1k territory more often next week. Once again several of those on the list that didn't have a new record either barely missed it or had a day within their top 5-10 highs. There were 29 states with over 1k. 12 states with over 2k. I wonder if South Dakota's Kristi Noem has anything smug to say about the new record they hit today. She's probably still being treated for straining her shoulder when she pat herself on the back a couple days ago. This SHOULD be the highest total for the week given that tomorrow is Saturday and totals usually go down as testing winds down, but that trend was bucked last time the US started spiking so I'm not going to bet anything on it. As I mentioned above, I doubt this is the peak of what we'll see during this wave. The US will pass 9 million cases this upcoming week.

903 deaths is about what we had last Friday, but we can expect that to continue trending up as next week rolls around, likely passing 1k more than once. 229,284 is the new total. 26 states had double-digit deaths.

Related news:

Joe Biden lays out a detailed plan to fight coronavirus as new infections soar--It absolutely will not be popular among the "MUH FREEDUM!" crowd, but for people with any sense it sounds like what we should have been doing from the start.
Trump Mocks Reporter for Wearing 'Largest' Mask--Meanwhile we're dealing with THIS asshole.
Fauci: Trump has not attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting in 'several months'--This is my shocked face.

Stay safe, folks.

[Breccia]

Because Trump had nothing to do with them. That is why he isn't bragging about them.

What? Trump brags about things he hasn't done all the time.

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903 deaths is about what we had last Friday

You know, I keep hoping to see it go down...even as everyone says it won't

[Kaleredar]

What? Trump brags about things he hasn't done all the time.

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You know, I keep hoping to see it go down...even as everyone says it won't

Well I mean consider this...

Places are reopening in droves. And nothing additional is being done to stop the virus’ spread. Places aren’t reopening because things are safer, they’re reopening because people got tired of them being closed.

I see no reason it would go down now or any time soon. Maybe if Biden wins he can get some sort of national-scale plan going, but without that there’s really no reason for this thing to slow down and go away. Not when conservative-leaning rural areas And midwestern states who refuse to wear masks “on principle” are now starting to get infected.

Until there’s a vaccine or a strong federal-level set of mandates, I don’t foresee this going down any time soon.

Reason number 15,700 to remove Trump from office: to help prevent the continued negligent deaths of Americans.

[D Luniz]

Another piece deal in the middle east. For all the crap Trump spews I am really glad that someone is making progress on real peace in a region that we need to get our troops home from. Of course when all of congress (both sides with the exception of like 11 people total) vote to block him from pulling more troops out, you begin to wonder if there really is any difference in the 2 sides when it comes down to it.

a peace deal built on "the Americans will sell us all the best weapons now if he just smile at Israel instead of our normal scowl but otherwise we'll continue ignoring them"

that's not a peace, that's an arms deal packaged to win votes.

Might as well sell the DPRK some missile guidance system in exchange for a signed peace treaty.

[alexw]

These people are fucking insane.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1319798020691628032

Note how the crowd doesn't laugh at him or in any way reject the batshit insanity he is spouting.

[fwc577]

Just finished watching a documentary about a father reconnecting with his daughter after being released from prison after 15 years with the backdrop being them both getting stuck in a shithole country during the pandemic while he is trying to atone for his past.

Very heartwarming as they overcame all their struggles. I highly recommend Borat Subsequent Movefilm, Delivery of Prodigious Bride to American Regime for make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

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These people are fucking insane.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1319798020691628032

Note how the crowd doesn't laugh at him or in any way reject the batshit insanity he is spouting.

Rounding the upturn.

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Fucking hell. Good luck, you guys. We're having 20k cases a day here, so per capita we're probably worse off.

One of our local pharmacy / convenience stores just temporarily closed for deep cleaning.

[Adam Jensen]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...-covid-19-case

83,000 new cases today, a new record.

Wear your masks, and stay safe during this shitshow.

Wait . . .

In one day?

Jesus, with a mortality rate roughly 3% that's . . . that's a third to a half of my hometown dead in a few weeks. Hope I'm wrong.