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New comment by deeg in "Ebola Outbreak Now Third Largest Recorded and "Spreading Rapidly""

deeg — Sat, 23 May 2026 20:59:35 +0000

I think you're right. People have been fooled into thinking he's a populist. He uses some populist trappings but look, for example, what he's done about Epstein: he's running interference for billionaires, contradicting what he promised to do. His bombing of Iran is not populist, either.

New comment by deeg in "Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says"

deeg — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:23:45 +0000

It's not an ego problem. It's a racial one.

New comment by deeg in "The blame game: The Trump coalition is fracturing as Iran operation stalls"

deeg — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:45:37 +0000

The above reply explains how Maga will carry on even if new Trump/Epstein news comes out. They'll do a what-about by pulling in some liberal involved with Epstein and then ignore it by focusing on something completely different, usually something based on Trump lies.

New comment by deeg in "The blame game: The Trump coalition is fracturing as Iran operation stalls"

deeg — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:39:35 +0000

I think most of his followers would call it fake news or just ignore it

New comment by deeg in "The blame game: The Trump coalition is fracturing as Iran operation stalls"

deeg — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:38:14 +0000

This is where I'm at. It's a cult and trumps believers will follow him to the kool aid. There's already quite a bit of proof that Trump had a relationship with Epstein and it hasn't made much of a difference.

New comment by deeg in "Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys"

deeg — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:44:32 +0000

While I believe it's good that we call it out, there will always be enough people willing to do evil for money. It'll have to be shut down from the outside and that's where our focus should be.

New comment by deeg in "If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?"

deeg — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:23:06 +0000

If it was COVID, though, wouldn't we expect to see the same thing in other countries?

New comment by deeg in "Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Accuses World Liberty of 'Criminal Extortion'"

deeg — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:29:53 +0000

These guys know that you can't accuse trump. He'll consider it disloyal and ignore you at best. By praising Trump he's hoping that Trump will step in and "fix" it, which will likely involve Sun getting a cut somehow.

New comment by deeg in "PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a 'weakness' in address to Canadians"

deeg — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:20:58 +0000

I've done all of those and while I think they are important i believe it's most important to let politicians know, otherwise they rely too much on money.

New comment by deeg in "PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a 'weakness' in address to Canadians"

deeg — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:54:01 +0000

I'm hoping it was sarcasm but these days you never know.

New comment by deeg in "PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a 'weakness' in address to Canadians"

deeg — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:52:15 +0000

And that some of us are trying to change the situation. My reps have heard from me multiple times.

New comment by deeg in "MAGA Indians Went All in on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can't Stand Them"

deeg — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:30:36 +0000

> Some tell WIRED the vitriol is making them feel duped by the president and fearful that the hateful rhetoric will become a mainstay for the party.

I'm sorry, but what? How could any of this be a surprise? Sometimes I don't understand people.

New comment by deeg in "Trump's push to cut interest rates has echoes of 'banana republic', says Yellen"

deeg — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:49:07 +0000

Maybe they just needs new batteries

New comment by deeg in "After Criticizing Pope, Trump Posts Image of Himself as a Jesus-Like Figure"

deeg — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:35:54 +0000

They were ok with him bragging about grabbing women by the pussy but a picture of him as jesus is too far

New comment by deeg in "I went to America's worst national parks so you don't have to"

deeg — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:28:25 +0000

Agreed. I've been to zion many times and the rangers have never been anything but helpful. A while back a ranger recommended a hike with few people and now I do it every visit.

It is crowded, which is a bummer, but still a great experience.

New comment by deeg in "Impeaching Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors [pdf]"

deeg — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:24:09 +0000

I'm all in favor of the impeachment but I worry that it makes it more likely that he wants to nuke Iran. If he's going down he'll take everyone with him. Hopefully the people around him are enough afraid of Nuremberg 2 that they stop him.

New comment by deeg in "10 Years Ago, Trump Promised to Eliminate the National Debt. It Has Doubled"

deeg — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:23:57 +0000

Anyone who is frustrated with HN comments and moderation just need to read the Reason comment section to see how good it is here.

New comment by deeg in "Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection"

deeg — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:42:00 +0000

I also think being a billionaire warps one's world view. Almost everybody around a billionaire sucks up to them just to get a sip from the firehose of their wealth. Its gotta be hard to stay grounded.

New comment by deeg in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

deeg — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:13:14 +0000

Supporting an illegal war would be a funny way to support democracy. Or maybe they believe in democracies that ignore their constitution.

New comment by deeg in "U.S. stocks are set to deliver their worst quarter in nearly four years"

deeg — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:23:29 +0000

Agreed. As soon as I see someone pull out TDS I know nothing of substance will follow.