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Smokster

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74. Little harsh maybe.

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 12:24 AM

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Normally I'd say Mutually Assured Destruction still holds as a policy or should. Nuclear winter is bad for business, global capitalism and billionaires with their fangs in everything globally such as it is. At this point, I'm not so sure about that stance, whether this latest claim is obvious bullshit or not. This latest Trump administration is not the last and is filled with malignant narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths with no guardrails. The "limited nuclear war is winnable crowd" have their fangs deeply embedded in this administration. Along with a new generation of young social media influencers and young people who think nuclear war is a video game in which "one side wins." Critical thinking considers the ramifications of such a mindset...

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Trump wanted the nuclear codes now debunked [View all] videohead5 Monday OP

So Trump will find a general who will hand the codes over to him? Irish_Dem Monday #1

It sounds as though there occurred a righteous mini-coup. The officers and agents with the sidearms told him, "No." John1956PA Monday #2

It's not true. Trump is the commander in chief and could fire anyone that got in his way. pcdb Monday #52

EXACTLY. This is the most important story of the year. Irish_Dem Yesterday #79

Could that be why... 2naSalit Monday #8

Use a nuke during a search and rescue? RandySF Monday #15

Timing... 2naSalit Monday #20

I never thought I would say this in my lifetime RandySF Monday #22

I lived through... 2naSalit Monday #25

My brother was on a destroyer at the blockade. wnylib Monday #53

I hope you meant "Sit Room" COL Mustard Monday #34

Yeah... 2naSalit Monday #36

My guess YES. This is exactly why they kept him out of the room. Irish_Dem Yesterday #80

Again and Again. This Doofus is probably going to kill us all. chouchou Monday #3

"The living will envy the dead." PCIntern Monday #35

Ah Yes....Ve will bury you. chouchou Monday #40

You have. AZ8theist Yesterday #75

Apparently the very last guardrail left held... EarthFirst Monday #4

To be a fly on the wall orangecrush Monday #63

Don't believe it. RandySF Monday #5

Everybody, from 4 star general to 1st Lt on an ICBM crew have the moral displacedvermoter Monday #13

everyone has the authority to deny a psycho war crime Tetrachloride Monday #32

Not true. Safe as Milk Monday #44

The group decided to disobey Chump's insane order FakeNoose Monday #50

I'm betting they told him orangecrush Monday #64

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Monday #70

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone Sector 001 Monday #6

What's the source? mobeau69 Monday #7

A twitter post. I posted a fact check from Yahoo news down thread. chowder66 Monday #23

Caine probably said... back off buster,.. magicarpet Monday #9

Read Johnson's wikipedia entry SamuelTheThird Monday #10

His claim about t a particular meeting is not a debunk. Bluetus Yesterday #93

30 Recs yet smells like clickbait. flvegan Monday #11

I just don't have faith anymore that it isn't true displacedvermoter Monday #14

Plus no link Polybius Monday #19

62 now, and on the front page. So embarrassing. demmiblue Monday #30

125 now, and Top 5 Greatest currently. flvegan Monday #57

I'm shocked. demmiblue Monday #59

If it's true, THAT should be grounds for impeachment AND removal. calimary Monday #12

If this were true, it'd be a military coup. mr715 Monday #16

But who is doing the coup? Trump or the military? Doodley Monday #41

The military. mr715 Monday #46

Refusing illegal orders isn't a coup Diraven Yesterday #84

I have been hearing this all over social media. Baitball Blogger Monday #17

Cool story JoseBalow Monday #18

Fact Check: Caine Did Not Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons chowder66 Monday #21

Yahoo reprinted the story from 'Lead Stories' RandySF Monday #28

I don't care whether Caine " stormed out." Qutzupalotl Monday #31

So the question that's asked and answered is did the general Figarosmom Monday #58

Are there any links to this story? radical noodle Monday #24

FFS... Larry C. Johnson: demmiblue Monday #26

I remember him. RandySF Monday #33

That was one terrible web site, spreading misinformation about the Obama Administration. They considered my surfered Yesterday #83

In other words, he's a piece of shit. AZ8theist Yesterday #76

Thanks mobeau69 Monday #27

Not Corroborated But... 2na fisherman Monday #29

From an expert at MIT (2017) RandySF Monday #37

Technically yes. There's a little bit of "backroom" gray area when dealing with an unhinged president it seems though Smokster Monday #54

Well, we're safe there pedo Trump can't read Farmer-Rick Yesterday #82

Ah, he yearns for the good old days. usonian Monday #38

Something of this magnitude needs some verification. spanone Monday #39

Trump posted before videohead5 Monday #47

But didn't you know? BWdem4life Monday #55

If this is true he needs to be removed from office now. Botany Monday #42

Remember when Trump suggested using nukes on hurricanes? He's way more insane now than then. Doodley Monday #43

This sums up this lunatic MaineNative Monday #45

I believe he wanted to, and thank goodness the military leaders are still sane enough to stop him FakeNoose Monday #48

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Monday #49

This doesn't pass the smell test. Jedi Guy Monday #51

I don't think he has to ask anyone for the codes ToxMarz Monday #56

Nuclear experts on this thread trying to convince everyone Piggy can do anything he wants any time he wants... MorbidButterflyTat Monday #60

They are just concerned :/ johnnyfins Monday #61

It happened in his first term also orangecrush Monday #62

Somehow, I find the story of Trump B.See Monday #65

That's not mental illness. progressoid Monday #66

Larry Johnson, purveyor of Russian propaganda on Ukraine... pat_k Monday #67

157 recs for debunked nonsense... sad. WarGamer Monday #68

Confirmation bias is alive and well sarisataka Monday #69

post of the year. WarGamer Monday #72

Little harsh maybe. Smokster Yesterday #74

Is it? orangecrush Yesterday #78

Aren't a lot of the REC'S for the fact that someone is posting that it WAS debunked? Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #86

And Trump already has the code. RandySF Monday #71

Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor? EdmondDantes_ Monday #73

And 4 years from now orangecrush Yesterday #77

and whose in charge of the records? Javaman Yesterday #81

Yes. That story was bullshit from the start. MineralMan Yesterday #85

With a mentally firm, physically healthy president, the biscuit would be on their person at almost all times. John1956PA Yesterday #87

I find what was initially reported to be very plausible Cosmocat Yesterday #88

It doesn't matter if he did or not. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #89

They outsmsarted him (talk about a low hurdle to jump) usonian Yesterday #90

He needs to be in a nursing home under 24/7 supervision. Initech Yesterday #91

This is what counts as "debunked" now? maxrandb Yesterday #92