Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Mayhem]

So over in the media news, Netflix won the bidding war for WB, keeping it out of blanket of control from trump allies. No doubt we will see them interfere and block the merger. They will make many excuses, but none of it will be for the benefit of the consumer. This will be 100% about trump and republicans controlling all our media.

Oh, and it's a big day for soccer today and trump is exerting his control over that already, threatening to move games from cities he doesn't like and the FIFA president loves to kiss his ass.

Why the hell is this guy everywhere. He is just so exhausting.

We're entering the "maybe I AM a god?" era of late-stage capitalism, where everyone is allowed to witness that money controls everything because the uber-rich somehow think they're immortal.

[Breccia]

Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump.

In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. Beautiful words.

With the birth of Jesus, human history turned from night to day. His word and his example call us to love one another, to serve one another, and to honor the sacred truth that every child is specially made in the image of God.

For 250 years, think of it, our country is 250 years, this is a big year.

I’m so happy that our presidency was delayed. Otherwise, I’d be sitting home watching television, not being invited. I would be extremely upset.

And remember, we have not only the 250 years, but we have this is a big one. We have the World Cup and we have the Olympics coming up all within this four-year period.

See, if they didn’t rig the election, I would have been sitting. Can you imagine? I wouldn’t have any of them! And I probably wouldn’t have been invited! I would have been very upset by that.

He said this during the tree lighting. Yes, really. Trump is still saying the election was rigged, and he's saying it everywhere and all the time. I don't even think he's lying at this point. I think he's literally senile and retarded. Even a liar would have had a better transition than that.

Shown on a video from the White House in public.

[Darththeo]

Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump.



He said this during the tree lighting. Yes, really. Trump is still saying the election was rigged, and he's saying it everywhere and all the time. I don't even think he's lying at this point. I think he's literally senile and retarded. Even a liar would have had a better transition than that.

Shown on a video from the White House in public.

Fairly certain he is talking about 2020, not 2024.

But, it does seem funny because he didn't specify the election so it appears he is talking about 2024.

[Breccia]

Fairly certain he is talking about 2020, not 2024.

Yes, that's my read as well. He's been saying it was rigged for five years, but the fact that he won't let it go isn't proof he's senile. The fact that it's his go-to at a Christmas tree lighting is.

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By the way, Trump fell asleep in his own Cabinet meeting. You know, the ones he brags about having so many of? The ones that open with people going around in a circle and required to praise Trump? He fell asleep.

[btlcryct]

Yes, that's my read as well. He's been saying it was rigged for five years, but the fact that he won't let it go isn't proof he's senile. The fact that it's his go-to at a Christmas tree lighting is.

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By the way, Trump fell asleep in his own Cabinet meeting. You know, the ones he brags about having so many of? The ones that open with people going around in a circle and required to praise Trump? He fell asleep.

No, you're wrong. He's not sleeping. He's clearly looking down and reading the papers in front of him. That's how his supporters are spinning it.

Obviously I'm a sane person, so I agree with you. Any more asleep and he'd need his blankie.

Edited to add:
I saw one pic where he's facing Rubio and doing the same thing. Someone commenting if he's not asleep but is looking down, why is he staring at Marco's Pole-o.

[Breccia]

Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump.

The Democrats number one policy push is the complete and total OBLITERATION of our great United States Supreme Court. They will do this on their very first day in office, through the simple Termination of the Filibuster, SHOULD THEY WIN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS

I invite any and all readers here to take their best shot at what the hell he's talking about. Is he warning SCOTUS to rule in his favor again? Or is he just so senile and retarded he thinks a 51-count Democrat Senate can remove SCOTUS entirely?

[Iliena]

Now he has a peace prize:



Will he now shut the fuck up about a Nobel peace prize? ...After all Obama didn't get the first ever! (and last I bet!)

PS fuck Infantino!

[Rasulis]

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

In a historic vote, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisers recommended narrowing the agency's hepatitis B immunization guidance for newborns.

The result, if approved by the CDC's acting director, will be a rollback of a universal recommendation to start hepatitis B immunization at birth, a standard practice in the U.S. for more than 30 years that has been credited with dramatically lowering liver diseases caused by the virus.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted 8-3 to recommend hepatitis B at birth only for infants born to women who test positive for the virus that attacks the liver. Women whose hepatitis B status is negative or unknown should talk with their doctors about vaccination, the recommendation says.

The changes were made over the strong objections of liaisons from the medical community, who say the decades-long universal birth dose policy has dramatically reduced cases of hepatitis B in U.S. children.

"Our question is why? Why is there pressure today to change something that has been working, due to safety concerns that may be more theoretical than real?" asked Dr. Grant Paulsen during Thursday's meeting. He was representing the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

There was a second vote regarding the number of shots babies get. Full immunization of infants involves three shots: usually one given at birth, a second shot one to three months later and a third at six to 15 months of age.

The panel voted 6-4, with one member abstaining, to recommend testing children's antibody levels after each hepatitis B shot to determine whether additional shots are needed. The result may be that some children get one or two shots instead of the standard three shots.

Dr. Adam Langer, a CDC official in charge of the agency's center that includes hepatitis prevention, said during the panel's discussion that clinical studies of approved hepatitis B vaccines tested a three-shot regimen. Stopping at one or two shots based on antibody testing would be making an assumption about efficacy that isn't supported by existing data, he said.


A handful of members raised concerns over the lack of evidence supporting the change and concerns it will put children at risk.

"We know vaccines are safe," said Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and the only current member who has served on the committee in previous years. "The hepatitis B vaccine recommendation is very well established. We know it is safe, and we know it is very effective, and to make the changes that are being proposed, we will see more children and adolescents and adults infected with hepatitis B."

Meissner added that he saw clear evidence of the benefits of the universal hepatitis B birth dose, but not the harms. When he registered his "no" vote, he stated, "Do no harm is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording."

The previous recommendation to vaccinate all healthy newborns against hepatitis B was designed to make sure no at-risk infant falls through the cracks. Hepatitis B can be transmitted from mothers to infants during childbirth, but can also be spread through contact with an infected person's body fluids including saliva and blood.

Immunization in infancy confers lifelong protection against the hepatitis B virus, which can cause serious, potentially fatal health problems including liver cancer and cirrhosis. It is the cornerstone of a decades-long strategy to eliminate hepatitis B in the U.S.

The CDC is now scrutinizing the entire childhood vaccine schedule, which for decades has protected children against dangerous diseases, including measles, mumps, tetanus and polio.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, former CDC director, said that over the past few months, she has observed a systematic undermining of the nation's vaccine program.

"This meeting was another one of those chisels in the infrastructure that we rely on to keep our children, ourselves and our communities safe," Walensky said at a press briefing Thursday.

Those arguing for the changed recommendation question the safety of giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns, and have suggested that it could be linked with health problems and autoimmune diseases later on — a claim that is not supported by the cumulative evidence.

These are just recommendations. So, I expect most pediatricians and hospitals will ignore them and stick with the tried-and-true protocols. They do create confusion for parents.

[Edge-]

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

hey, that thing we warned that was going to happen under these stupid antivax retards is actually happening

shocking

children may die over this. they probably will

[Darththeo]

hey, that thing we warned that was going to happen under these stupid antivax retards is actually happening

shocking

children may die over this. they probably will

Because people don't think it is possible to be exposed to Hep B via any means but one specific one.

[Rasulis]

hey, that thing we warned that was going to happen under these stupid antivax retards is actually happening

shocking

children may die over this. they probably will

It is awful. The US is going backward in term of healthcare. It already has one of the highest infant mortality rates for developed countries. This will make it worse.

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Because people don't think it is possible to be exposed to Hep B via any means but one specific one.

The problem is that the CDC Advisory Board will be looking at the entire childhood vaccination program next. Everything from Polio, HPV, RSV, Meningitis, MMR, etc.

[En Sabah Nur]

"FIFA Peace Prize" is the most hilarious thing I will read this week.

Are other organizations going to have to create their own to keep him happy?

He's just said he wants to rename American football, maybe they can make him a "Peace Prize" to stop that?

[Gabriel]

Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump.



He said this during the tree lighting. Yes, really. Trump is still saying the election was rigged, and he's saying it everywhere and all the time. I don't even think he's lying at this point. I think he's literally senile and retarded. Even a liar would have had a better transition than that.

Shown on a video from the White House in public.

Why wouldn't he? His mouth breathing fans love it and it's not like anyone is ever going to hold him accountable for lying.

[Darththeo]

The problem is that the CDC Advisory Board will be looking at the entire childhood vaccination program next. Everything from Polio, HPV, RSV, Meningitis, MMR, etc.

And we will see diseases once again ravage schools ... assuming kids live long enough of course to both go to school and survive any shooting that happens there.

[Breccia]

"FIFA Peace Prize" is the most hilarious thing I will read this week.

Let the record show, Team Trump is now all-in on participation trophies.

[Odinfrost]

"FIFA Peace Prize" is the most hilarious thing I will read this week.

Are other organizations going to have to create their own to keep him happy?

He's just said he wants to rename American football, maybe they can make him a "Peace Prize" to stop that?

Nonono. Let him cook with that one. At least as long as it's the football part that gets changed.

[Milchshake]

How does one describe in words, the most cursed looking trophy?
Wrong answers only!

• Asked ChatGPT to design a necromonger statue from the Riddeck
• Hands of despair from Epstein Island
• Melting Nazi Hands before the Ark of the Covenant

[Kaleredar]

How does one describe in words, the most cursed looking trophy?
Wrong answers only!

• Asked ChatGPT to design a necromonger statue from the Riddeck
• Hands of despair from Epstein Island
• Melting Nazi Hands before the Ark of the Covenant

Ah yes multiple hands grabbing a ball, to represent the sport where you generally cannot use your hands.

[Darththeo]

How does one describe in words, the most cursed looking trophy?
Wrong answers only!

• Asked ChatGPT to design a necromonger statue from the Riddeck
• Hands of despair from Epstein Island
• Melting Nazi Hands before the Ark of the Covenant

It looks like if I had to design an award to represent someone screwing over the most people because that looks like they are trying to hold on to the world as they get pulled away.

[Milchshake]

Ah yes multiple hands grabbing a ball, to represent the sport where you generally cannot use your hands.

I was thinking how hard did FIFA troll Alexi "Handball" Lalas today....

Not as bad as they trolled Thierry Henry, forcing him to present alongside such a massive poseur lile Lalas.