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Trump rails against 'evil American hating forces' in panicked rant

November 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

So, all this tariff money should be audited, right? Where has the money that you've stolen from taxpayers gone?

rawstory.com/trump-2674355001/

President Donald Trump issued a panicked plea to the Supreme Court early Saturday as it actively reviews the legality of his tariff policy, calling on his followers to “pray” that the court rules in h...

Most Americans don’t see value of 4-year college degree: Survey

November 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

This concerns me. Education is still a gateway to better opportunities, but does the cost outweigh the value?

yahoo.com/news/articles/most-americans-don-t-see-040424425.html

Most Americans don’t see the value in a four-year degree in higher education, according to a new poll. An NBC News survey found 63 percent of people saying a bachelor’s degree is “not worth the cost b...

Americans say 'no thanks' to red states

November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

It's an interesting poll, but I'm not sure I'm buying it. "Favorability" doesn't mean red states are turning blue any time soon.

dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/29/2351087/-Americans-say-no-thanks-to-red-states?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

President Donald Trump has a malevolent preference for red states, throwing money at them while ...

Trump Crowns Himself 'THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT' In Panicked Rant About Midterms

November 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

It really means that he's lowered his bribery rates and is now more "affordable".

huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-i-am-the-affordability-president-midterm-elections-rant_n_692b4339e4b0237ded144bdd

The MAGA leader has repeatedly dismissed affordability as a non-issue, only to claim Saturday that his efforts will help Republicans win the 2026 midterms.

Melania 'meme coin' value bottoms out as Trump brands collapse: WSJ

November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Raising a glass to all the bumpkins that lost everything on the porn star First Lady's meme coin. "I really don't care. Do you?"

rawstory.com/melania-meme/

Supporters of Donald Trump, who believed everything he touches turns to gold, are finding out the hard way that investing in the president has turned into a bad bet.According to a Saturday report from...

Pete Hegseth lashes out at 'kill them all' report on boat strikes

November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

I'd imagine Happy Hour Hegseth doesn't remember giving the order because he wasn't sober at the time. A half dozen Jack and Cokes have a way of doing that.

us.yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-hegseth-lashes-kill-them-153331283.html

Legal scholars and lawmakers from both parties have scolded the administration for providing little evidence justifying the lethal attacks

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November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

This redistricting by TACO is another effort to undermine democracy. The vulgar language is just a call to his Nazi base.

huffpost.com/entry/indiana-republican-no-redistricting-trump-disability-slur_n_692a1abce4b0237ded142873?origin=home-latest-news-unit

Indiana Republican A 'No' On Redistricting After Trump Uses Disability Slur

Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump needs to "convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."

‘America Has Reached Rock Bottom’: Trump’s Thanksgiving Promise to Close Border to ‘Third World Countries’ Sparks Stir

November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

With Trump in charge there is no bottom. He will always find a way to go lower.

yahoo.com/news/articles/america-reached-rock-bottom-trump-194727722.html

President Donald Trump sparked a firestorm online this Thanksgiving by promising a permanent pause on immigration from “third world countries”

Fox News Host Gets Wake-Up Call After Over-The-Top Claim About 'Machine' Trump

November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

I think by "machine", she means farting machine. Sleepy Joe? Nope, it's Dozy Don time in 2025. At least when he's asleep he can't mangle the American Dream any more than he already has.

huffpost.com/entry/lisa-boothe-trump-machine_n_692a6849e4b0dee467c8911f?origin=home-latest-news-unit

Lisa Boothe's claim about the president backfired on social media.

Trump vows full pardon for drug-trafficking ex-foreign president

November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

So a convicted felon (Roger Stone) -- pardoned by convicted felon (Fat Donnie) -- lobbies said convicted felon Trump to pardon convicted felon / drug trafficker / ex-Honduran prez (Juan Orlando Hernandez). Criminals helping criminals.

rawstory.com/trump-pardon-2674354215/?utm_source=superhead

President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Friday to announce that he intends to grant a “Full and Complete Pardon” to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez – a convicted drug ...

You may not remember these old Trump grifts

November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Robbing the tax payers blind is okay in MAGA world, but Obama wearing a tan suit is a high crime.

dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/28/2354297/-You-may-not-remember-these-old-Trump-grifts?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

As we watch President Donald Trump use his second term to grift like never before, it’s tough to remember that when Trump took office in January 2017, his attempts to leverage the presidency to ...

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order were blown apart after Hegseth verbal command to ‘kill everybody’: Report

November 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Last thing Trump wants is a survivor telling an opposing story. TACO, Happy Hour Hegseth, the Puppy Killer, etc... ALL have blood on their hands. It's Nuremberg time.

yahoo.com/news/articles/survivors-narco-boat-targeted-trump-181519748.html

More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder

MS NOW Host Details Signs Of Trump's Decline: 'He Is Different Than He Was'

November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

He needs a nap in between rants these days, but that SOB just gets more mean and hateful as he ages.

huffpost.com/entry/msnow-host-addresses-concerns-trump-health_n_69282b42e4b034dca9c54ab6?origin=home-zone-d-unit

A recent New York Times report suggesting the 79-year-old president is displaying "signs of fatigue" prompted fresh questions about his health.

'It could be forever': Florida residents 'blindsided' by Trump move wreaking havoc on them

November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

I have no sympathy. Florida voted for him and should enjoy all of the consequences of their choices.

rawstory.com/trump-mar-a-lago-2674352900/

Florida residents have been left "blindsided" by a no-fly zone update around Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. Though there had been a no-fly zone in place for when Trump was in the residency, the ...

Trump pledges land operations in Venezuela to start ‘very soon’

November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

If he's going after drugs, why start in Venezuela that's not even in the top 15 drug exporting countries? Oh yeah, they have OIL. Note to MAGA. If you don't want drugs in this country, stop using them.

yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-pledges-land-operations-venezuela-110527088.html

The Trump administration has for weeks struck boats and killed dozens off the coast of Venezuela.

Trump can’t stop the MAGA movement’s collapse

November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Can MAGA exist without the fat felon? For rank-and-file Republicans a painful realization is setting in: Trump isn’t eternal.

dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/27/2354479/-Trump-can-t-stop-the-MAGA-movement-s-collapse?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

Democrats have been wandering in the political wilderness for years— unsure how to counter President Donald Trump, divided over leadership, and plagued by doubts ...

Critics Roast Trump After His Unbelievable New Brag About His Favorite Thing

November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

The orange felon cheats at golf, just like he cheats on his wives.

huffpost.com/entry/trump-38-championships_n_692916e1e4b0bf7d7e2c2036?origin=home-whats-happening-unit

The president's boast about his golf skills isn't playing well on social media.

‘Are you stupid?’ Trump explodes at reporter after being called out on false claims

November 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Anyone notice it always seems to be women who cop these rants?

rawstory.com/trump-2674352325/

President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Thursday for refuting his claims that Afghan migrants who entered the United States were unvetted, calling the reporter a “stupid person” in an explosiv...

Donald Trump’s War on Christmas

November 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

The average family is expected to spend $132 more this year on holiday shopping because of tariffs. It's the two Barbies and a lump of coal TACO Christmas.

theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-war-christmas-tariffs/685080/

It’s a bad year for shoppers. It’s a terrible year for small-business owners.

theatlantic.com

November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

The National Guard shooting was a tragedy. But it also feeds into the political agenda that TACO and his administration have been pushing, that we are required to hate and fear every immigrant.

yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-permanently-pause-migration-053604982.html

Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting

In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting

The Trump phone goes the way of all Trump scams

November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Who in their right mind would just hand TACO a hundred dollars for a product yet to be determined? MAGA proves there's a sucker born every minute.

dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/25/2355369/-The-Trump-phone-goes-the-way-of-all-Trump-scams?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_9&pm_medium=web

Back in June, the grifty Trump family launched its Trump-branded cell service and super-luxe Trump T1 smartphone with maximum hype and minimal details. Now, five months later, neither is anywhere ...

Stephen Miller’s Thanksgiving Thanks Has Critics Scratching Their Heads

November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Nosferatu is thankful that he's able to tell boldface lies to Faux News without a shred of accountability.

huffpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-thanksgiving_n_6926b8f9e4b043c0cb075487?origin=home-whats-happening-unit

“What a miracle,” mocked one social media user.

Trump takes awkward photo with FBI Director to push back on 'totally false' report

November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

Come on Kash, let's take a picture to show them you're doing a great job!'"

That IS the kiss of death. He might be gone tomorrow.

rawstory.com/trump-denies-patel-firing/

President Donald Trump insisted that claims that he had considered firing FBI Director Kash Patel were "totally false."Multiple sources told MS NOW that the president was considering removing Patel as...

Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says

November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Salty Snowbird

@belliled.bsky.social

The puppy killer is in contempt of court. Why isn't she in jail? Republicans lie about being the law and order party.

yahoo.com/news/articles/kristi-noem-made-final-call-041056888.html

The disclosure in a court filing is the first time the Trump administration has said who was responsible for the March decision that drew the ire of a federal judge.