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[StueyDuck]

Yeah, I know how dementia looks like (from my own grandmother, RIP). Trump does not have it, but it still doesn't change the fact that age fucks up our brains, and person that is 79 years old is nowhere close to having the same clarity of mind compared to (for example) 50 or 60 years old person (or himself from the past).

This new trend of senile Presidential candidates is pretty stupid.

I agree and I always feel any leader above 60 should really go.

I would be on board with the "you can only serve 12 years in govt" rule as well.

Politics is full of old corrupt monsters that have been riding the system for years.

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[NickFire]

I agree and I always feel any leader above 60 should really go.

I would be on board with the "you can only serve 12 years in govt" rule as well.

Politics is full of old corrupt monsters that have been riding the system for years.

I think 60 would be taking away some of the best candidates. Experience and wisdom do come with age. But I would still support both age limits and term limits no question about it.

 

[calico]

Remember when deep state media was trying to push this same cognitive decline hoax before and Don Lemon was supposed to be mocking President Trump over how simple the cognitive test was but instead he confused a rhino for a hippo

 

[TheAtomicPile]

80 seems like a good limit based on the fact that the risk of death in the upcoming year starts to accelerate at that age. If you will be over 80 at any point in the 4 year term for which you are running, that's too old. Sorry grandpa.

 

[Baemono]

International law:

I mean it was like when Russia began its presidency of the UN Security Council while invading Ukraine

 

[Gamerfan81]

Nah, his decline is accelerating now.

There's zero chance he sees out his term imo.

Either they have to confiscate his phone and stop him from making any public engagements and effectively confirm that he is being kept prisoner in a sort of asylum, Or you are going to end up with a president who doesn't feel like getting dressed and will do press conferences in his pyjamas, declare war on any country that he doesn't like the look of and tweet (more) videos of women being murdered in the street.

It is so over, the guy has dementia. It will not get better, only worse. Everyone knows it and that's why everyone - from his wife to his supporters - are getting their positions arranged before action is taken.

Edit: laugh it up if you like, but this war has put the President's competence under intense public scrutiny. I think there's a good chance that the only administration that gets toppled by this war is the Trump-led one.

He'll see out this term just like old Joe. Joe had cognitive decline and the Dems did nothing. DJT has been making questionable decisions such as straining the NATO and Asia-Pacific alliances that has been established since the end of WW2 along with this unpopular war being waged, and the Republicans aren't doing anything. It's a hyper-partisan era. That's just how politics roll.

 

[Dithadder]

oooooh you mean near the end, and in hindsight... yeah, the entire democratic party all agreed eventually when he was buffooning around on stage for live debates and it was so painfully obvious that there was an issue.

You forget the years leading up to it where many people were criticising it and the whitehouse kept releasing statements that he is "Sharp" and "mentally fit".

It was clear in 2020 just from watching tv that the man was mentally on the downslope, yet hundreds of people worked with or near him for years after that and didnt say a word.

 

[Tams]

As someone who watched dementia slowly kill his own grandmother, I can tell you he absolutely does not have dementia, the guy is taking questions and talking daily to the press.

The people here claiming this have no clue what they are talking about.

Dementia is ugly, the days of Biden suddenly going silent and wandering off were clear signs and it actually made me sad for him because I had watched the same thing happen to my gran .

What i didnt see however was her speaking to public crowds and answering questions and travelling the world and playing golf, holding meetings and so on.

The dementia argument is genuinely a stupid one and anyone whose had to sit and watch a loved one wither away while not remembering who they are would absolutely know that, the only things you could maybe say is sundowning and thats when trump is making tweets but literally no one besides his wife could tell us if that is actually happening.

The big "evidence" from retards is that he made a silly tweet... hes been doing that since before his first term. He use to call leaders Kim Jong un the little rocket man and would say he didnt have the guts... like this isnt new behavior from Trump at all.

Not that I care much for being 'insulted', but people claiming Trump has dementia is insulting to people with dementia and their loved ones.

 

[Baemono]

Not that I care much for being 'insulted', but people claiming Trump has dementia is insulting to people with dementia and their loved ones.

I mean he's taking mental cognitive decline tests very often (and brags about them), so even his entourage is worrying

 

[Toons]

I don't know if Trump has any dementia or not but he is 79! Person this old shouldn't be making world changing decisions...

Trump and Biden are the oldest US Presidents in history.

I've never believed he had dementia or senility.

That just makes the insanity he says and does on a regular basis worse.

He isn't unfit because he lacks mental capacity, he's unfit because he lacks moral capacity. Unfortunately though our expectations of our leaders beign in any way moral have eroded.

 

[calico]

US Arleigh Burkes have very powerfully transited the strait to begin the process of clearing a shipping lane.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

 

[Baemono]

Again, you don't have to put here every nonsense stuff you see on your twitter feed

Fine for you I guess if it appeals you, but you've been called several times to stop doing it for the sake of the thread

 

[adamsapple]

US Arleigh Burkes have very powerfully transited the strait to begin the process of clearing a shipping lane.

big

energy.

 

[adamsapple]

Looks like the negotiations are going well.


Iran's frozen assets released and US ships are formally starting mine clearing operations.








Instructions to Israeli military to reduce attacks in Lebanon, especially Beirut.

Urgent | Secretary of the Iranian Government Media Council: Technical teams exchanged texts and agreed to continue another round of negotiations.

Urgent | Secretary of the Iranian Government Media Council: The next phase of negotiations is likely to be held tonight or tomorrow morning

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Again, you don't have to put here every nonsense stuff you see on your twitter feed

Fine for you I guess if it appeals you, but you've been called several times to stop doing it for the sake of the thread

I'm sorry you think opinions that are oppositional to your own are 'nonsense' but I'm posting things i think are interesting and often directly contradict opinions in this thread that i think are quite frankly insane

We just had a whole page of someone claiming Trump has advanced dementia and will no longer be President soon and that was completely allowed and nothing I have posted comes anywhere that tier of lunacy

 

[StueyDuck]

Looks like the negotiations are going well.


Iran's frozen assets released and US ships are formally starting mine clearing operations.








Instructions to Israeli military to reduce attacks in Lebanon, especially Beirut.

Wasn't the unfreezing of assets already been debunked

 

[Mr Reasonable]

He'll see out this term just like old Joe. Joe had cognitive decline and the Dems did nothing. DJT has been making questionable decisions such as straining the NATO and Asia-Pacific alliances that has been established since the end of WW2 along with this unpopular war being waged, and the Republicans aren't doing anything. It's a hyper-partisan era. That's just how politics roll.

I think Trump's behaviour is so much more erratic and aggressive than anything we saw with Biden. That'll require a different approach.

Time will tell, but I don't think Trump has a chance in hell of completing his term, unless he is completely invisible, including social media posts. I don't think that's compatible with the role of President, but as I said, time will tell.

 

[adamsapple]

Wasn't the unfreezing of assets already been debunked

I don't know or how long ago that was, this is news coming today from ~2 hours ago.

 

[StueyDuck]

I don't know or how long ago that was, this is news coming today from ~2 hours ago.

And Iran (the source) said this a while ago and the US denied it.

Is there a source that isnt Iran?

 

[adamsapple]

And Iran (the source) said this a while ago and the US denied it.

Is there a source that isnt Iran?

I don't see any other source other than Al-Jazeera doing anything close to 'live' reporting on this.

This is all they have on the matter right now. We're probably not gonna find out more until the talks are completed to see the points agreed or not.

 

[StueyDuck]

I don't see any other source other than Al-Jazeera doing anything close to 'live' reporting on this.

This is all they have on the matter right now. We're probably not gonna find out more until the talks are completed to see the points agreed or not.

The al Jazeera source is iran and this isnt new information, just search iran asset unfreeze and youll see multiple conflicting reports

Are we gonna cover both sides?

I agree with Baemono that people needa stop dumping any random shit they read online in here now.

 

[adamsapple]

The al Jazeera source is iran and this isnt new information, just search iran asset unfreeze and youll see multiple conflicting reports

Are we gonna cover both sides?

If there's a different source countering it, please post it in reply to the post. I don't think we should just stop reporting what reuters, al jazeera etc are reporting because they sourced the news from someone representing Iran.

Also, I'm fairly sure Baemono is talking about posting highly partisan opinion puff tweets, but they can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[DrFigs]

If there's a different source countering it, please post it in reply to the post. I don't think we should just stop reporting what reuters, al jazeera etc are reporting because they sourced the news from someone representing Iran.

Also, I'm fairly sure Baemono is talking about posting highly partisan opinion puff tweets, but they can correct me if I'm wrong.

the nytimes is saying that Iran is saying this, but a U.S. source is denying it. so it is unclear, but probably i would lean towards not true.

 

[StueyDuck]

If there's a different source countering it, please post it in reply to the post. I don't think we should just stop reporting what reuters, al jazeera etc are reporting because they sourced the news from someone representing Iran.

Also, I'm fairly sure Baemono is talking about posting highly partisan opinion puff tweets, but they can correct me if I'm wrong.

I mean do you only have access to al Jazeera where you live?

Iranian source says US has agreed to unfreeze Iranian funds, Washington denies it

A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but a US official swiftly denied the assertion.

www.timeslive.co.za

2 seconds of googling. Reuters are saying the same, israel is saying their US source says its not true and a US official says its not true.

What you posted is about as equal as a Twitter post considering there isnt anything backing up either account

 

[adamsapple]

I mean do you only have access to al Jazeera where you live?

Iranian source says US has agreed to unfreeze Iranian funds, Washington denies it

A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but a US official swiftly denied the assertion.

www.timeslive.co.za

2 seconds of googling. Reuters are saying the same, israel is saying their US source says its not true and a US official says its not true.

What you posted is about as equal as a Twitter post considering there isnt anything backing up either account

I'm mostly just checking The Guardian, they have a good 'live update' page that updates now and then. For this specific news, different sources are saying differently at the moment, we'll probably find out in a day or two cause the talks are still ongoing and will probably continue over the weekend.



The NY Times also has a good and frequently updating page as new info comes out:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/11/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan

Anyway, a couple of more updates.

Sounds like they're done with in-person talks for the day and will continue over night Pakistan time.

 

[StueyDuck]

I'm mostly just checking The Guardian, they have a good 'live update' page that updates now and then. For this specific news, different sources are saying differently at the moment, we'll probably find out in a day or two cause the talks are still ongoing and will probably continue over the weekend.



The NY Times also has a good and frequently updating page as new info comes out:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/11/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan

Anyway, a couple of more updates.

Sounds like they're done with in-person talks for the day and will continue over night Pakistan time.

I mean... It's fine to share it like that, but you stated it as fact originally, and it isn't.

 

[Gamerfan81]

I think Trump's behaviour is so much more erratic and aggressive than anything we saw with Biden. That'll require a different approach.

Time will tell, but I don't think Trump has a chance in hell of completing his term, unless he is completely invisible, including social media posts. I don't think that's compatible with the role of President, but as I said, time will tell.

He'll finish out the term, the Dems will win the House and senate in the fall, but they still need 66 votes to convict him in the senate if they impeach him in the House. They're not going to have Republicans defecting to convict him. Also, modern presidents tend to live a long time, so he'll live long enough to see the end of the term.

Now one thing that is guaranteed is that there will be another major crisis geopolitically. The Greenland incident and Iran War are two catastrophic events geopolitically.that has happened in just 13 months of his presidency. Expect more chaotic times ahead.

 

[ADiTAR]

Let's get back to Iran plz.

I will like to remind people that the exact same talks happened in Jan, and the Iranians are more bold now as they think they won. I wouldn't be surprised if war is back on the menu.

 

[EviLore]

Thread is not for arguing Orange Man Bad vs Orange Man Good. Separate your emotions from the office of the presidency if you'd like to participate, and avoid general politics sky is falling freakouts and soapboxing.

We can try this again. Thread is about the situation in Iran.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Saw oil went up to $104 a barrel, this needs to come to an end one way or another

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Saw oil went up to $104 a barrel, this needs to come to an end one way or another

We need someone to get those barrels moving

 

[Warspite]

Oil hit $147 per barrel in 2008, we are not there quite yet.

 

[666]

Thread is not for arguing Orange Man Bad vs Orange Man Good. Separate your emotions from the office of the presidency if you'd like to participate, and avoid general politics sky is falling freakouts and soapboxing.

We can try this again. Thread is about the situation in Iran.

Thanks, this thread is where I hover for updates. Hopefully it will remain cleaner and easier to get/read the updates on whats happening.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Reading between the lines of what both the US and Iranians said after the failed round 1 of talks, I actually anticipate a 2nd round of talks and a breakthrough of some kind shortly.

 

[Vestal]

Reading between the lines of what both the US and Iranians said after the failed round 1 of talks, I actually anticipate a 2nd round of talks and a breakthrough of some kind shortly.

The issue appears to go back to their Nuclear Enrichment program.

They want to enrich and justify it by saying that its not for weapons, and we continue to call "bullshit" . Nothing that has happened between the Iran Nuclear Deal back in 2015 and last Saturday changes either fact.

To the broader point that came out of it.. There is no trust, and with no trust there can be no deals.

 

[Ipsi]

Oh the thread is back open

 

[Unknown?]

I think 60 would be taking away some of the best candidates. Experience and wisdom do come with age. But I would still support both age limits and term limits no question about it.

There are 90 year olds that are still very very sharp(Thomas Sowell, Ron Paul, G Edward Griffin) but they would be better fit as advisors, not president.

 

[Baemono]

There are 90 year olds that are still very very sharp(Thomas Sowell, Ron Paul, G Edward Griffin) but they would be better fit as advisors, not president.

I'm pretty sure EviLore's warning included to not quote stuff from before the thread was closed (and leading to its very closing)

 

[Vestal]

There are 90 year olds that are still very very sharp(Thomas Sowell, Ron Paul, G Edward Griffin) but they would be better fit as advisors, not president.

Its something of a case by case basis.. My Grand mother who is 102 was still sharp as a whistle at 99, but she had not kept up with the world.

So you also have to take into consideration if the person is still evolving with the world or are they "stuck". They stopped learning new ways of doing things and fight against any new way of thinking or approaching problems.

 

[EviLore]

Not a bad strategy tbh

 

[AJUMP23]

really delusional AI take by the president.

I wonder what the prompt was, Make me Jesus healing America.

 

[ADiTAR]

The kids can't read.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Gamerfan81]

 

[Wildebeest]

Its not as bad as the black death yet lets put this in perspective.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Not a bad strategy tbh

We blew up their whole military and they were basically using the threat of sporadic drone strikes and hypothetical mines no one can find to try and stop traffic

Now we're going to bring the world's most powerful navy in to safeguard traffic and also block all their ports and if they try to drone our ships they're not gonna enjoy how we respond

I'm betting on our blockade vs. theirs here

 

[winjer]

Considering most of the oil and gas that was passing the straight of Ormuz was going to Asia, I bet that China is not happy with 2 blockades. And neither are all other Asian countries.