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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumshow many lies can he tell in 45 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kfnNoGjL1iAKaczynski never went to MIT
tacos uncle didnt have 3 degrees in nuclear,chemical and math. he had 2 electrical engineering degrees and a MS in physics
his uncle died in 1985,Kaczynski wasnt id'd until 1995
his uncle wasnt the longest serving prof at MIT
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how many lies can he tell in 45 seconds (Original Post)
moonshinegnomie
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Maddow Blog-Trump says he was surprised that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed
LetMyPeopleVote
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Dave Bowman
(5,490 posts)1. Don't know but let's call Guinness because he sure breaks all records.
Harker
(16,607 posts)2. I'll have a Guinness!
lamp_shade
(15,250 posts)3. Does he even take a breath between lies? Jesus!
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,486 posts)4. Maddow Blog-Trump says he was surprised that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed
Last edited Wed Jul 16, 2025, 04:46 PM - Edit history (1)
The president seemed to forget that he appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which was part of an unsettling pattern of cognitive missteps.
âYou would be worried if your grandpa started acting like this,â Barack Obama warned voters last fall. âThe point is we do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guardrails.â
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-16T18:49:54.892Z
This came to mind watching Trumpâs latest cognitive missteps. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-says-was-surprised-jerome-powell-fed-chair-appointed-was-appoint-rcna219162
Donald Trump has made no effort to hide his growing contempt for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but as NBC News reported, the president made a new comment about his target that raised eyebrows:
The Republican did not appear to be kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lu3tm6j3by2u
I can appreciate the fact that memories can be short in American politics, and Trump often has no use for the integrity of recent history, but theres no reason for Trump to be surprised that Powell was appointed as the Fed chair because Trump is the one who chose him for the position in 2017. (Joe Biden renominated Powell in 2021, and he received broad, bipartisan support in the Senate.),,,,
Im mindful of the fact that many observers including those whove taken questions about Joe Bidens mental acuity quite seriously treat this line of inquiry as unfair. Trumps mental health is fine, they argue, and his oddities can be chalked up to his weird personality and brazen dishonesty.
Perhaps. But if Trumps cognitive state were deteriorating, what kind of signs would we look for? Maybe wed look for instances in which he forgot about appointing powerful officials whom he appointed? Or shared the details of non-existent conversations? Or offered answers unrelated to the questions hed been asked?
Trump said he was surprised that Powell had been nominated to be chair of the Federal Reserve. I was surprised he was appointed, Trump said. I was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him.
The Republican did not appear to be kidding.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lu3tm6j3by2u
Link to tweet
I can appreciate the fact that memories can be short in American politics, and Trump often has no use for the integrity of recent history, but theres no reason for Trump to be surprised that Powell was appointed as the Fed chair because Trump is the one who chose him for the position in 2017. (Joe Biden renominated Powell in 2021, and he received broad, bipartisan support in the Senate.),,,,
Im mindful of the fact that many observers including those whove taken questions about Joe Bidens mental acuity quite seriously treat this line of inquiry as unfair. Trumps mental health is fine, they argue, and his oddities can be chalked up to his weird personality and brazen dishonesty.
Perhaps. But if Trumps cognitive state were deteriorating, what kind of signs would we look for? Maybe wed look for instances in which he forgot about appointing powerful officials whom he appointed? Or shared the details of non-existent conversations? Or offered answers unrelated to the questions hed been asked?
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,486 posts)5. Share this video of Trump's mental decline because the media won't.
a kennedy
(33,955 posts)6. I know, he fawking LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!!!!!