Trump scheming to rig 2026 Midterms
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Started by metmike - May 11, 2026, 1:14 p.m.

Trump Issues Sinister Threat as He Tries to Rig the Midterms

Trump wants an “election integrity army” to help the Republican Party stay in power.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210221/trump-election-integrity-army-every-state

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Donald Trump trying to overturn the 2020 election, including his Insurrection was absolutely nothing compared with what will happen this time. Last time, he failed miserably because our democracy worked and it thwarted his illegal and corrupt efforts to subvert our 250 year democracy.

  2020election again            

                           Started by mcfarm - June 18, 2025, 5:51 p.m.  

          https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/112667/

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THIS time is MUCH different.

Donald Trump has successfully replaced many tens of  thousands of  honest, objective men and women in our government and offices that run our country with people that have pledged allegiance to Donald Trump. People that disagree with him or try to oppose him are replaced at every opportunity. It DEFINES how he rules with an iron fist.

He has control of both houses in Congress with the slim majority that enable and support everything that he does instead of doing their jobs to work for the American people. They are afraid to oppose him because he will destroy them for doing that.

Margie Taylor Green is the quintessential example of this. She went from Queen of MAGA to a traitor for calling Donald Trump out for covering up the rich and powerful criminal pedaphiles in the Epstein files, including Donald Trump's 15 years of being Jeffrey's best friend and admiring, fellow predator.

Instead of being one of Donald Trump's victims, serving in office and suffering constant attacks from Trump and no support from fellow Rs that are Trump robots that do what he wants and defend everything Trump, even the most Galactically insane statements/position, she choose to resign and speak out against him as a private citizen.

We haven't seen anything yet from this extremely diabolical man.


https://www.countdown.events/en/15/how-many-days-until-the-2026-us-midterm-elections



For new readers: I do not hate Donald Trump or use terms/adjectives based on anything except authentic definitions of words and their indisputable application to discussions. 

      Re:  Psychopaths in Power            

                                                        By metmike - April 29, 2026, 3:38 p.m.  

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This thread speaking out against the most dangerous man in US history, is consistent with that mindset:


 Hate(and love)                        

                13 responses |         

                Started by metmike - Oct. 17, 2023, 4:15 p.m. 

     https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/99752/


                Choosing MAGA/Donald Trump or Jesus            

                            54 responses |                                         

                Started by metmike - Jan. 28, 2026, 5:06 p.m.  

          https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/117561/

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By metmike - May 11, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
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Trump Says He'll Have 'Election Integrity Army' in Every State During Midterms That'll Be 'Much Bigger' Than 2024

https://people.com/trump-says-he-ll-have-election-integrity-army-in-every-state-during-midterms-11971171

By metmike - May 11, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
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Trump Threatens States That Don’t Rig Their Midterm Elections

Trump is escalating pressure on states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act.

https://newrepublic.com/post/209895/trump-threatens-states-rig-midterm-elections


President Trump is insisting that states rig elections in Republicans’ favor—even if it means people have to vote multiple times until they win.

On Sunday night, Trump took to Truth Social and posted, “We cannot allow there to be an Election that is conducted unconstitutionally simply for the ‘convenience’ of State Legislatures.”“If they have to vote twice, so be it. We should demand that State Legislatures do what the Supreme Court says must be done. That is more important than administrative convenience. The byproduct is that the Republicans will receive more than 20 House Seats in the upcoming Midterms! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he wrote.

By WxFollower - May 18, 2026, 7:06 p.m.
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Tomorrow is GA Primary day. Voting decisions are so easy these days. If I know DT is endorsing someone, I vote for their opponent!

By WxFollower - May 19, 2026, 9:25 a.m.
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 I decided to vote in GOP rather than Dem. primary today in GA because allows me to vote against all strongly pro-Trump candidates. I’m voting Raffensperger for Gov, Dooley for Senate, Sterling for Sec of State, & Kennedy (his initials happen to be JFK) for Lt. Gov. DT makes it so easy to decide who to vote for. I’m hoping many other independents and Dems do the same.

 I can and expect to vote Dems in at least some of these races in Nov.

 There almost certainly will be June runoffs in some, if not all, of these.

By metmike - May 19, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
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I’m with you on this, Larry!

Whats interesting is the backfiring of the Trump strategy to get as many MAGA Rs on the ballet.

MAGA is an extremely powerful force in the R party and they can win a lot of primaries running against non MAGA. 

However, most of the non MAGA candidates will get the most votes in the general election 

MAGA candidates in the general election, will get the same MAGA votes they got in the primary.

The person that they run against in November will get the highly incentivized D votes AND most of the I votes AND maybe some anti MAGA R vote


By metmike - May 19, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
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Donald Trump's retribution tour was near full power mode tonight in the preliminary elections. 

Most of the Trump candidates won tonight after insane amounts of money was spent for the Trump backed candidates. Much of the strategy featured Donald Trump making many dozens of unhinged attacks aimed at Rs that don't  adulate Donald Trump. 

Donald Trump still rules supreme with the R party in deep red states. MAGA is a cult and cults continue to have control over members that align with the cult leader, well past the point where people NOT in the cult see who their corrupt, self serving and brainwashing leader is. 

However..................

watch what you wish for(, (because) you just might get it)

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/watch+what+you+wish+for

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With the R party, especially in deep red states. MAGA still rules but only because the D's and I's don't vote.

Donald Trump is president of MAGA and president of the rich and powerful people  

Republicans Identifying as MAGAo Hit New Record High

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-identifying-maga-new-record-high-poll-11664269

Almost two‑thirds of Republicans now identify as MAGA supporters, a new high that underscores how tightly the movement remains bound to President Donald Trump as internal fractures grow.

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MAGA is a whopping 63% of the R party. In deep red counties, it's expected that MAGA candidates will win most of the races with ONLY Rs voting, like those held today.

However, in the general election MAGA is only 25% of the voters.

In deep red counties, MAGA is much more than that and a MAGA R can still win.

However, outside of those counties, in the general election with EVERYBODY voting for either the D or the R,  the Donald Trump MAGA candidate will get LESS votes from everybody else than the NON Donald Trump backed candidate. 

So MAGA is celebrating their victories tonight but Rs will be suffering the consequence in November.

If these elections were sports, it would be like the primaries are baseball and the general elections are football.

The MAGA candidates are baseball players and non MAGA football players.   Do you want to nominate baseball players to compete against football players? or do you want to nominate FOOTBALL players to compete against FOOTBALL  players?

For the 75% of NON MAGA Americans voting in November, a MAGA R is actually LESS appealing than the NOT MAGA R that got eliminated in the primary. 

Donald Trump is the most vulnerable to legit facts on his ruinous policies and damage to this country than any president in history by a wide margin.  A NON MAGA candidate can try to distance themselves from this. However, MAGA candidates winning tonight will be sitting ducks and easy targets for the people that want their vote to count as a protest to Donald Trump and the supporting Rs that caused the current predicament. 

The VAST majority of people in this country are unhappy with the direction that Donald Trump is taking us in. MAGA is the one faction that disagrees with that. 

Outside of the most red counties, Rs will be getting decimated in the November election.


By metmike - May 19, 2026, 10:53 p.m.
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By metmike - May 20, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
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Donald Trump and MAGA are celebrating their huge victories over THEIR OWN PARTY.

Crushing the members of their party that have messages that connect with most Americans. Winning because it’s the party of the rich and powerful that outspends candidates that don’t favor the rich and powerful.

Sending these extremely flawed and vulnerable Rs that are there because Donal Trump controls them and controls 10s of millions of voters that vote for them.

The MAGA math worked on Tuesday in rural red states. It was an excellent gauge, almost like a human psychological experiment  to measure how  people indoctrinated into a  cult based-belief system will continue to believe their charismatic leader indefinitely, long past when the facts they want to believe in are busted to smithereens. 

25% of Americans still don’t believe that higher gas prices were caused by Donald Trump.

Seriously!

With people that think this way, MAGA Math means that  2+2=7. 

You can count it out for them with the authentic math facts……..2 oranges here, another 2 oranges there. See MAGA  we have 4.  1,2,3,4. 4 not 7. 

Then Donald Trump will declare that there are 7 oranges using Trump MAGA math and that’s the ONLY thing that matters.

And he will declare that 2+2=4 is fake math and that’s the only thing that matters to MAGA minds.

Whenever they apply Trump‘s MAGA math to every math problem, they are using a manufactured math principle that only gives them answers that Donald Trumps provides. 

The REAL answers ,  that 75% of people, using authentic math can see with their eyes and brains are WRONG based on Trump's MAGA math. 

Up is no longer UP and down is no longer DOWN. It’s whatever direction Donald Trump tells MAGA it is.

Critical thinking takes a back seat to tribal cult thinking. Tuning into Fox in the evenings to have it all reinforced by convincing sounding, fork tongue charlatans that sell Donald Trump as omnipotent and too brilliant for the rest of us mere mortals to understand. MAGA cult high priests! These high priests in the MAGA cult are reaping massive benefits  with block buster ratings and profits by cornering the MAGA viewer market, to the tune of millions that allow them to sell commercials at marked up prices. 

Telling MAGA viewers what they wish were true and want to hear. Being constant Donald Trump cheerleaders. Getting Donald Trump interviews and being his broadcasting propaganda and lies mouth piece. 

Fox and MAGA high priests teach their cult members that they all THINK that they are seeing 4 oranges when they count them: 1, 2,3,4.

However, Donald Trump’s infallible  magical mystery mind can see 3 more oranges that are there and they just  need  unshakeable faith in him and trust him by embracing his 2+2=7 math.
And he repeats 2+2=7 hundreds of times. And his MAGA high priests, like Fox repeat 2+2=7 thousands of times while making fun of people that believe 2+2=4. Calling them unkind names and labeling them as  crazy far left lunatics for believing 2+2=4.

Anybody that believes 2+2=4 has TDS!!!! according to MAGA math principles. If you disagree with MAGA math, it’s because you hate Donald Trump.

MAGA math is the only math for MAGA believers.

When MAGA pays $4.50 for gas, up $1.50 because of Donald Trump‘s completely unjustified war, the extra $1.50 is not because of Donald Trumps completely incoherent, quagmire war that is punishing the entire world with the worst energy crisis in history.

NO! It’s a sign that Donald Trump is protecting us and the world from a made up imminent threat of nuclear bombs that Iran would be attacking us and the world with if not for him saving us in the nick of time by using the most powerful military in the world and 50 billion of our tax dollars to bomb the crap out of Iran.

                Iran nuclear weapons false narrative(s)                        

               Started by metmike - April 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119788/


Ironically, because the leader of a foreign country, Bibi Netanyahu told him to do it.

How crazy is that?

The cult leader of 25% of Americans who believe everything that Donald Trump says is committing treason because he is serving Israel and Trump has blind faith in Netanyahu who understands how to control his diseased brain with over the top adulation and selling to Donald Trump, delusional, diabolical schemes of Donald Trump and Bibi Netanyahu as Middle East legends that go down in history as great war hero’s, leaders and conquerors of their enemies.

                How Netanyahu used Donald Trump for his war            

                            Started by metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:10 p.m.       

     https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119441/


                Donald Trump has committed blatant treason!!!!            

                            Started by metmike - May 13, 2026, 8:16 a.m.       

     https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120200/

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 8:18 a.m.
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I just emailed this out to a close family member that shares concerns over Donald Trump wrecking our country and world:

This was to be expected and the kiss of death for Rs in November because NOW, they are running the MAGA candidates that will get the LEAST amount of votes in the general election when Ds and Is are voting. Moderate R voters who lost will stay home.

Deep red rural counties are lost causes of course but they will not win general elections.


25% of America is MAGA no matter what. 75% of America is not MAGA with growing incentive to vote in November.

THOSE are the people who will be voting in November, NOT just the R voters in the MAGA party that  just defeated the NON MAGA voters in the R party.


MAGA is celebrating ironically over the worst thing that could happen to them in November.

Let me ask you this, along the same lines.

Is MAGA leader,  Donald Trump in office the last 16 months hurting or helping the Rs in November???

Without a doubt, hurting by a Grand Canyon wide margin. The same principle applies with MAGA reps for the R party in the general election. It is THOSE Rs that will be rejected the most!!!

The less extreme, non MAGA Rs would have received all the MAGA votes in November just like the MAGA Rs would have IN ADDITION to the less extreme ones generating some non MAGA votes.  The MAGA candidates must rely on just MAGA votes and the NEVER MAGA people that will vote for whoever runs against MAGA will be maximized in November!!!


Don't be bummed over this. Its the worst thing that could have happened to MAGA in November because it will MAXIMIZE the anti MAGA vote that dominates the mindset of the people who make a difference in elections. The I's and moderates.

The Is that just lost to the Donald Trump endorsed MAGA, Donald Trump adulating candidates will be pissed off enough to vote AGAINST that  person in November. Millions of  moderate Rs will be pissed enough TO NOT VOTE AT ALL FOR THE MAGA candidate that they don't/didn't support.  

Ds and Is have never had more incentive to vote in history.

This is not wishful thinking. It's human psychology(applied to long lived, proven political behavior patterns).

 

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 9 a.m.
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                Re: Iran War 4/24/26+            


                By metmike - May 20, 2026, 8:58 a.m.            

           

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers for first time, after 4 Republicans defect

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-eighth-vote-trump/

The vote marked the first time Cassidy supported advancing a war powers resolution. It came days after he failed to win enough support to advance to a runoff in the Louisiana GOP Senate primary, where Mr. Trump endorsed one of his opponents.

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the NON MAGA R that represents Americans with his vote to end the war..........was just fired by Donald Trump. His MAGA, war supporting replacement will be the one in the election in November in a country that features 75% NOT MAGA and 72% against the war.

A recipe for MAGA disaster in November!

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
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Was this an example of Donald Trump uniting the R party so they will be a full power in November, when they actually need it in the general election?

It's never been more divided.


MAGA vs NON MAGA!!!


NON MAGA that lost yesterday is not feeling like the R party represents them!!

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
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Where Are the Republicans Who Put America First?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/opinion/trump-republican-party-gerrymandering.html

Trump’s response was more direct — and incredibly revealing. He wrote on social media of Cassidy: “His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!”

Read those words carefully: “His disloyalty to the man” — not to the Constitution — is what got him defeated. Trump first.

Senator Lindsey Graham, who seems willing to abandon any principle he ever held to stay on Trump’s good side and remain his golfing buddy, expressed the essence of the Trump First Republicans after Cassidy lost:

“You can disagree with President Trump,” Graham said, “but if you try to destroy him, you’re going to lose, because this is the party of Donald Trump.”

Read those words carefully, too: It is not the party of Republicans; it is the party of Donald Trump, which means it is whatever Trump says it is. But the most revealing part of Graham’s quote was “if you try to destroy him, you’re going to lose.”

Translation: If you vote, as Cassidy did, to convict Trump after he was impeached for inciting an insurrection in our nation’s capital in a shameful effort to overturn the free and fair 2020 election, it means you are trying to “destroy” Trump — not protect America.

For Graham, upholding the Constitution apparently equals trying to “destroy” a man, even when that man was attempting to destroy the most sacred principle of our Constitution: the peaceful transfer of power by elections.

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
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Trump exerts iron grip on Republican Party with Massie defeated

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjpng88d2vo

Republican rebel Massie, a constant thorn in Trump's side, is just the latest in a political casualty count that is now stretching into double figures. His transgressions were multitude.

He opposed Trump's tax-and-spending budget package last year because he said it drove  up the federal deficit. He voted to curtail the president's military operations in Venezuela and Iran. And, perhaps most notably, he was the driving force behind efforts in the House of Representatives to force the release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender with ties to the rich and powerful.

Republican rebel Massie, a constant thorn in Trump's side, is just the latest in a political casualty count that is now stretching into double figures. His transgressions were multitude.

He opposed Trump's tax-and-spending budget package last year because he said it drove  up the federal deficit. He voted to curtail the president's military operations in Venezuela and Iran. And, perhaps most notably, he was the driving force behind efforts in the House of Representatives to force the release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender with ties to the rich and powerful.

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In other words, he represented honesty, integrity, the Constitution and the agenda of the majority of Americans. Can't have that and also support Donald Trump!

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
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MTG says GOP's future 'destroyed' after Trump-backed primary challenger defeats Thomas Massie

 'The Real America First Movement will rise led by the younger generations, who hate the old guard with an unquenchable passion,' Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/thomas-massie-primary-loss-ed-gallrein-mtg


Ex-MAGA loyalist reveals 1 reason behind Thomas Massie’s ‘demise’ following election loss

https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/05/ex-maga-loyalist-reveals-1-reason-behind-thomas-massies-demise-following-election-loss.html


@FmrRepMTGI am proud and thankful to have served in the U.S. House of Representatives with my friend Thomas Massie, a giant among weak pathetic men. Releasing the Epstein files was our demise. But it was worth every single bit because now everyone knows the truth. You are ruled by the Epstein class that cares nothing about you and your elected leaders are bought and controlled by a foreign lobby.  Tonight the future of the Republican Party was destroyed. The Real America First Movement will rise led by the younger generations, who hate the old guard with an unquenchable passion. Let us pray that we have a country left by the time these creatures are gone.

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                Epstein files            

                            56 responses |                                  

                Started by metmike - Dec. 20, 2025, 7:18 a.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/116665/


                Re:   Epstein files           

                          By metmike - April 20, 2026, 8:54 p.m.                                                                                        

‘He’s a lot of fun to be with’: Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-epstein-friendship

“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,” Trump told New York magazine in 2002. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

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Predators criminally abusing females for their sex toys!

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He keeps insisting that he was exonerated  

Donald Trump's "exoneration" page with a copy of the birthday letter:

                Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:  Epstein files           

                            By metmike - Feb. 18, 2026, 9:36 p.m.            

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
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Trump claims California election was rigged, says ‘Jesus Christ’ would have handed him victory

Trump claimed he would have won California if Jesus counted votes, calling the state ‘dishonest.’

Published on: May 20, 2026 11:24 PM IST

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-claims-california-election-was-rigged-says-jesus-christ-would-have-handed-him-victory-101779296419817.html

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                Choosing MAGA/Donald Trump or Jesus            

                           Started by metmike - Jan. 28, 2026, 5:06 p.m.       

     https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/117561/


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California  pinterest sharing button 

 

https://www.270towin.com/states/california

By metmike - May 21, 2026, 5:47 p.m.
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Who Is Elizabeth MacDonough—and Why Is Trump Pushing for Her to Be Fired?

https://time.com/article/2026/05/21/trump-demands-republicans-fire-senate-parliamentarian-elizabeth-macdonough/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

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Donald Trump: You're Fired!!!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nuzUtA2PL1E



                Continuing the purge of qualified people            

                            Started by metmike - April 5, 2026, 6:53 p.m.    

        https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119258/

By metmike - May 25, 2026, 1:49 p.m.
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Sometimes, instead of being publicly fired, people under Donald Trump just resign because a person that disagrees with him is not compatible with his agenda that requires adulators/cheerleaders not objective advisors or objective input.

In the case of Tulsey Gabbard, a sharp, HONEST lady, she took some really sour Trump lemons and turned them into lemonade for her to part ways with Donald Trump and have both sides LOOK GOOD and get what they want.

She escaped from Donald Trump!!!


                Tulsi Gabbard resigns            

                            Started by metmike - May 22, 2026, 3:13 p.m. 

           https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120389/

By metmike - May 25, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
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Mike Lindell’s Chances of Winning Minnesota Primary, Beating Democrat

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mike-lindell-chances-winning-minnesota-094253020.html

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Mike Lindell as governor of Minnesota??? On what planet is this possible??



By WxFollower - May 25, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
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Hey Mike,

 Why is it that when I click on this topic with Firefox, I always hear a recording of Trump saying “I can stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone on 5th Ave and I wouldn’t lose not any voters”?!?

 Oddly enough that doesn’t happen when using the Safari browser!

I found the source: it’s in post #16. Why does that play every time I go to this thread using Firefox?

By metmike - May 25, 2026, 2:47 p.m.
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That's interesting, Larry.

It must have something to do with the algorithms picking up on information related to the  playing of the YouTube video that I loaded on this page: https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120168/#120342

This is something different but I notice that when I load YouTube videos, on the right of the screen, there will be another 10 YouTube videos to pick from on topics from previous YouTube videos that I have watched before.

Stuff on boxing, powerlifting, Trump, weather, climate music, etc.

As soon as I watch a YouTube video on something different, sure enough on the right of the screen will come a couple of other NEWER choices of  YouTube videos that feature the same topic.

When I loaded the Johnny Carson video from YouTube, it resulted in me seeing other ones just like it. 

To be honest, I don't mind that so much as I can see other choices of topics that actually might interest me. However, I could do this for 24 hours straight, 365 days a year because it could become very addictive and the choices are unlimited.

The ads that play during the actual videos are the ones that stink. You have no choice.

I didn't answer your question because I don't have a good answer. It's definitely not related to us getting money from anybody to play ads or videos.

When I took over, we had a contract with "Google ads" that resulted in readers being bombarded with pop up ads that would sometimes block the images and be extremely irritating but made some money. 

One of the reasons that I didn't renew the contract is that all the money was going to Kate McCallum(previous moderator), Alex's wife that still owned the forum and she was impossible to get in touch with. Nice lady but if MarketForum was making money from the hours I was putting in, I didn't want all of it to go to a person I didn't know

The most important one was the fact that Alex ran this place to make money. I have total respect for him and the way that he did it which was the way it should be done for a person running a business.

He liked the political battles because they generated the most traffic. He had rules on personal attacks and enforced them but still appreciated their ability to make money

For instance, vandenplas came here as a predator troll to constantly make personal attacks on mcfarm and others from the far right. He derived pleasure in "rattling their chain".  Alex would put v in the "penalty box" for X number of days, then let him out to repeat the same behavior because it would lead to bickering and fighting which generated $$$$ from the extra ads.

That's not the MAIN reason that he started and maintained MarketForum (which was to make money providing a wonderful site for traders to come together to discuss trading) but it was the ONLY reason that he tolerated the constant NTR posts on the 1 and only forum.

Traders were bailing because of the nonsense and he decided to create a new forum that separated the NTR posts from the trading posts. 

He died before it debuted but over a year before that, he was spending a lot of time trying to twist my arm to taking over for him. We had numerous phone conversations just as friends (him with his British accent). What a nice man he really was. 

One of my favorite comments about him came from Kate after he passed. She said that he was extremely liberal (we would not have known from his posting) but the one thing that he completely changed his mind on was climate change because of my posting here.

You might remember this. He created a special section in the library called "climate talk" where he posted all my climate posts. He fondly referred to them as "epistles".  This actually speaks to how open minded Alex truly was. People rarely change their views on issues like this. The only ones that do have objective, critical thinking that trumps the tribalism and tunnel vision associated with most peoples belief systems.

Sorry for the latest epistle  

I'm not sure how you stop this. I could stop it by deleting that post but I love it too much. I tried to copy it elsewhere but am not able to do that. Somehow, I was able to get it to load on that page above. I can copy the link but not the actual video that somehow is part of this thread to the point that it loads automatically when you go here.

When I go to this thread, I do not experience the same thing,

If it was something really offensive, I would just remove it but I love that clip because it says so much about the cult thinking of Trump's supporters right from the mouth of the cult leader himself. 

By WxFollower - May 25, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
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 It doesn’t bother me and it’s accurate anyway. It’s just weird that it does that!

By metmike - May 25, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
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That's what I figured, Larry.  I'm glad you pointed it out because it told me about something new that I still don't understand the reason for.

By metmike - May 26, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
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By metmike - May 26, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
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 Paxton wins Texas Senate runoff, defeating longtime incumbent Cornyn

The attorney general was boosted by President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the final days of the race.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/26/paxton-wins-texas-senate-runoff-00937454




MAGA Christians Honor Trump Golden Statue At His Doral Golf Course | WATCH


Straight from their God's(leader's) Truth Social account to his 10s of millions of MAGA worshipers late last month. He created an image of himself as a God/Jesus like leader.

Then he responded to the outrage, while battling for control of his religion with the leader of the most populated Christian religion(Catholic Church) by showing another image of Jesus ENDORSING HIM!!!!!!
AI-generated image from Trump's Truth Social account


What is the Real Difference Between a Cult and a Religion?

https://medium.com/@vellichorliterary/what-is-the-real-difference-between-a-cult-and-a-religion-22c5096ed2a1

Generally, cults are far more restrictive, totalitarian, authoritarian and isolating than religions. Criticising the cult you belong to will also have far greater consequences than criticising the religion you belong to, including threats, punishment and being exiled by the group.

Ultimately, however, as all religions begin as cults, the dividing line may be as simple as this – a religion is a cult that has got successful and become mainstream and is therefore now socially acceptable.

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Donald Trump's cult has graduated to a religion by that standard above!!!

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Religion in North America

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/06/09/religion-in-north-america/

Table showing Christians predominate in North America, but less than they did in 2010

With 40 million Americans that belong to MAGA, it's easily the 2nd most populated RELIGION in the United States. 

In fact, MAGA RELIGION has more members than all the non Christian religions combined!!!!! WOW!


How many Americans are MAGA?

https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/52188-how-many-americans-maga-republicans-poll

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Republicans Identifying as MAGA Hit New Record High

Mar 12, 2026 at 05:15 AM EDT

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-identifying-maga-new-record-high-poll-11664269

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MAGA movement

         American political RELIGIOUS movement

https://www.britannica.com/topic/MAGA-movement

By metmike - May 26, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
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Hey Larry,

Believe it or not, now when I loaded this page/thread the same thing that you reported just hapened to me!!!!

By WxFollower - May 26, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
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Hey Mike,

 And just as you say that you now hear DT when you click on this thread, I for the first time with Firefox don’t!! Did you just change something? And by the way, I still don’t hear DT when I use Safari.

By WxFollower - May 26, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
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 In the TX Senate race, Dem newcomer and devout Christian James Talarico, who I think is a fantastic candidate, just had his chances of winning in Nov increase notably. Why? Because instead of going up against a very likable and longterm Cornyn, he’s going up against a highly flawed Paxton! Talarico should thank DT for this potential gift.

 I don’t know whether you’ve heard Talarico talk. He’s amazingly charismatic and comes across to me as a sincere Norman Vincent Peale type (positive thinker). He’s also got youth (high energy and good looks) on his side, which certainly can’t hurt, especially with women.

 It’s not often these days that you see a Dem quoting the Bible constantly. But Talarico does just that. He really is a breath of fresh air imho.

 Have you heard and seen him? He absolutely is no ordinary politician. Not in the least!

By metmike - May 26, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
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I'll have to check that guy out, Larry.  Your description and credibility as a source suggest he's a great guy. 

New link from WxFollower:

                TX US Senatorial candidate Talarico: charismatic, young Christian Dem            

                            Started by WxFollower - May 27, 2026, 12:14 a.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120491/

By metmike - May 29, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
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2026 United States elections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections

             

  The Trump-tanic                                  

                Started by metmike - May 16, 2026, 5:44 p.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120271/

By metmike - May 31, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
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This cost him the election!

Lawmaker names three men from the Epstein files on the House floor, demands investigation

https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/thomas-massie-names-three-men-from-the-epstein-files-on-the-house-floor

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Thomas Massie Promises To Expose More Names From Epstein Files

https://www.newsweek.com/thomas-massie-promises-to-expose-more-names-from-epstein-files-11989729

Trump sought to unseat Massie after Massie repeatedly broke with him on several key policies and issues, most notably to advance the legislation that forced the release of the Epstein files.