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#Fact-check: Trump speech at Fort #Bragg contained #lies, #conspiracy theories

#Trump reiterated #falsehoods, misinformation to troops at North Carolina #military base

- He falsely claims protesters are bearing foreign flags as part of foreign invasion

- He repeats baseless conspiracy theory that bricks were staged for protesters

- He spreads wild conspiracy theory that #Newsom & #Bass paid troublemakers, agitators & insurrectionists in LA

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

The Guardian · Fact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LABy Robert Mackey
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@alvaromontoro It is 1948, and my late father is 10 years old. #Nazi emigrant to #Argentina , Ronald Richter convinced #fascist #dictator Juan Péron that #Fusion energy was possible from hand-held devices. The Huemul Project is funded, and 3 years later dubious claims of success spurred the #UnitedStates government to start the gravy train at the #Princeton Plasma #Physics Laboratory.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huemul

en.m.wikipedia.orgHuemul Project - Wikipedia

It's going to be really interesting watching the MAGAs tie themselves in knots trying to pivot to "The government taking away our guns is good, actually" once this lawless administration reaches that step in the Fascist Playbook. [1]

Will the NRA finally rise up against the authoritarian government, as they've long claimed as the justification for their gun fetish? They haven't done it in the last five months.

[1] Probable schedule: sometime between next week (due to "violent unrest in California and other places targeting ICE just doing their job") and just before the 2026 midterm elections are cancelled (or more likely "postponed").

#MAGA #fascism #fascist #FascistPlaybook #Trump #Miller #StephenMiller #traitor #guns #NRA #pivot #authoritarianism #elections #midterms #dictator #EnablingAct #USA #GoodActually

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@GottaLaff and if it is they will have achieved their aim of keeping the big beautiful bill out of the media. And Trump specifically will have achieved his aim of inspiring loyalty in doubting senators to ensure his big beautiful Bill gets through.

And once his bill gets through, he will become untouchable .

To be clear, the post by #Trump consists of boasting that he spoke to the Russian #dictator, who told him that #Russia will "retaliate" (continue massacring civilians) which Trump did not condemn.

The slaughter of men, women and children in a US allied nation with ballistic missiles and drones is now ok for an American President that is Putin's bitch.

#Putin only called to make sure that the US won't apply sanctions after Russia's coming massacre, and #Trump agreed.