And as president, all of his words have consequences, intended or unintended. So, in my mind, nothing he says is truly BS.

First, at every opportunity I have encouraged these forums. I still think it is a good idea in theory.

The problem is one of timing. We are going to be subjected to nonstop Trump news. I often cannot distinguish between what is Trump "BS" and what deserves to be discussed in the General Discussion, and a lot of times it's not the fault of the poster, because only time will tell if certain of his actions are "BS" or gravely serious. Because he is POTUS, damned near everything seems important--or potentially important--to me. But that won't be true for many other DUers who are much clearer at making this distinction.

Because half the time I can't tell, I can't expect a moderator to always make this call either. Too many of the shock and awe actions are ambiguous. People like me, who are fearful, probably tend to think all of these actions are serious and not "BS". But that opinion will vary enormously from DUer to DUer.

I really think it places too much of a burden on moderators to make this call dozens, or maybe hundreds of times a day.

Yes, some of Trump's actions are obviously BS and I would hope people could make the call, but even his social media posts right now, if one takes them seriously, are serious.

But as I always say, I will go with whatever the majority of DUers decide.

Plus having TFF name on the main forum page makes me wince when I go to open GD or LBN.

IMHO folks should learn how to filter his name if they're tired of seeing his shit. I completely understand not wanting to read his mean tweets and ruminations. However, in this moment I think it's important for DU to be a safe place for discussion of the day's events. General Discussion has always been a space for all of us.

Just my 2 cents

And there's too much judgement involved to decide what is BS noise vs. concrete actions. Many of his actions are novel so it's hard to know whether it's illegal and will get overturned (in which case, it's rhetoric) or not.

I've been watching that new forum, but haven't been participating. GD works just fine, in my opinion. I won't go to a different forum and have to figure out which forum to look at to learn people's thinking about new information. I'm not interested in splitting my DU time between forums.

But, it's your website, so...

There are too many threads in GD that have to do with Trump. Personally, I am not interested in any Trump BS and I find filtering out these threads in GD tiresome. But I can see how the topic may appeal to other DUers who find it tiresome to search GD for Trump's BS. By keeping the two forums separate and apart we all get what we want, and those who are interested in all things Trump can always partake of both forums in whatever manner they find suitable.

In it, there's only discussion about elections, whether it's the 2025 Virginia Governor's race, the 2026 Senate elections, the 2028 Presidential race, or anything else.

I realize it will be a job to keep them separate but please give it a try for several months. My mental health will improve if I don’t have to scan past every last utterance that asshole makes.

but can see the confusion.

Honestly? What I'm thinking we need now is a "Wins" forum. Not saying these things can't be posted elsewhere, but every time I read about a court blocking one of his ridiculous EOs or someone standing up to him, it warms my heart. These things get buried in all the misery and give us a sense of "nobody's doing anything about this." Things are happening.

The problem is centralized; the fights and wins are decentralized and hard to follow. This has been my epiphany for the day. It's damaging our morale so if we could centralize the wins our strength can find fuel. We need our energy! The scoreboard may not be in our favor, but our side is not empty.

Anyway, thanks for all you do to keep this ship afloat.