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Trust no one.

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I have to comment before I finish your article. President Trump was unable to start the oath with hand on bible because of the time rule, he needed to be sworn in at a certain time. Justice Roberts had to start the swearing in to comply, as Melania and the Trump family scrambled to take their places. The time back up was due to the Vance family and their children. As soon as Melania arrived which was quick, she was moving fast, he placed his hand on the Bibles.

Adhering to the designated time was most important.

I will of course read your article as they are always excellent and thought provoking but my initial take on the AI stuff was bad but going over things I do know, my sense, (which of course could be off) is that touting this AI and medical benefits is a cover for when the cancer cures which have been known for decades are revealed as it would place the “newly discovered” cures in a more acceptable light and not “from Trump”.

The most important thing about Trump’s swearing in was the timing. The oath does not require a holy book of any type but it requires it be done by a certain time. When Melania made it up there quick his hand was on the two Bibles as they arrived.

I will of course read your piece with an open mind.

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Thank you for your comment, and I appreciate your perspective on the importance of the 47th President being sworn in by a specific time.

But I re-watched the Oath of Office, and I never see him put his hand on the Bible, even long after Melania was standing next to him. Can you give me a timestamp of when you think Donald Trump places his hand on the Bible [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyYqY95QZY]?

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Hey Tom, haven’t read the new piece yet (will put my feet up and fold in a bit later) but I wanted to tell you to check out a poster for ‘V for Vendetta’ … notice the head gear … ring a bell?

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She also looks like Frank Nitti in THE UNTOUCHABLES, with the black'n'white color and gender inverted.

Could be any number of things. I continue to hope for the best. Thank you for your Alan Moore prompt.

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"... ‘V for Vendetta’ … notice the head gear … ring a bell?"

also:

"Melania Trump’s inauguration hat spawns hilarious memes online: ‘She looks like the Hamburglar’."

https://x.com/Independent/status/1881435874015220207?mx=2

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Things are happening so rapidly it's hard to keep up. And it's only January.

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I think this the first stack I'm reading here.

Thank you! And great title btw

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Hmmm.

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Tom what was your impression of Melania’s hat and outfit? I found it odd that she covered such a considerable amount of her face, it was such a severe look.she is beautiful regardless but I was bewildered by it. Also what do you think Barron said to Biden? And do you think Musk intentionally gave the Nazi salute? I think it is absurd, he seems to just be very effusive and he was giddy. I am pretty upset about the vaccines already being talked about, I was a dummy that got them and I regret it so much.

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After only three days in office everyone on this tread have already decided the guy is a bum and is a somewhat lesser evil than Biden.

Are you so used to losing that you can't see when you're winning? Just wow.

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Guys, can’t you see what a show this is? How BLATANTLY Trump is showcasing a reversal of everything that MAGA and its supporters stand for? It’s purposely over the top, meant to look like The Greatest Show On Earth under the circus tent.

We’re supposed to, have actually been made to, and led to, feel outraged, confused, diabolically mad and betrayed. The question is why the show? Is Trump just another player in the Deep State cog, or is he playing and trolling the Deep State?

We don’t know. There’s no way to know. And merely guessing——our guesses are a stab in the dark. What’s for sure is that humanity is 1000 % in the dark right now, as if we’re being led to some kind of understanding, if not some kind of conclusion. Whether that means the end of us or the end of evil I do not know.

There’s something huge going on—- in the same league as the creation of the universe or the appearance of Eve. Can’t you sense it? And we just can’t grasp it—-it’s so big it’s like trying to gather the sky.

It’s a spectacle. It’s a performance we’re watching for some cosmic reason that escapes us. It’s fascinating, it’s terrifying, but we must be above it and not play into it. It’s a spectacle, and for now, its purpose is to be observed.

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