Trump is anointed by god

[kalm]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

IMAGINE a combat-unit commander proclaiming that the Iran war is part of God’s divine plan. Now imagine this commander suggesting that President Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to ignite Armageddon. You'd be forgiven for imagining this as a bad movie script. It is exactly the kind of religious zealotry that many evangelical Christians have long-feared from Middle Eastern Muslims.

Unfortunately we don't have to imagine it, because this is the current reality. A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth." 110 military personnel submitted complaints. A hundred and ten! This religious extremism has turned the current US administration into the very thing they have long feared.

When faith is turned into a weapon for war, we know we have gone off the rails and are nowhere near Jesus. When killing schoolchildren prompts a shrug and is chalked up to 'the cost of war'—we have aggrieved God. Jesus preached nonviolence and love for one’s enemies, urging us to turn the other cheek and embrace compassion (Matthew 5:39, 44). When extremists like Pete Hegseth hijack these teachings to justify violence, they are literally the Christian version of those who flew the planes into the World Trade Center.

Further, using the Book of Revelation as a blueprint for chaos is Scriptural malpractice. Its vivid imagery reflects the struggles of early Christians facing persecution, serving as a call for spiritual resilience for those living under the threat of violence from the Roman Empire. For the world's most powerful empire *today* to use it to justify current and future conflicts is the work of religious charlatans. Those who do this kind of spiritual fortune-telling often have no background in theology, history, or the original language(s) in which these texts were written.

The recent complaints logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) highlight a critical issue: military personnel are being exposed to dangerous ideologies that conflate patriotism with divine will. This creates an environment where ethical considerations are overshadowed by a misguided sense of righteousness.

Finally, the US and Israel are attacking Iran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This is not by accident. Evangelical Christians have long vilified peace-loving Muslims into a threat that must be stopped. Yet it is this violent, xenophobic Christo-fascism that is a threat to the future of all humanity. All Christian pastors and all religious leaders of goodwill should be denouncing this war, as well as the ideology that undergirds it.

This administration imagines they are prompting the return of Jesus. They are not. The only reaction Jesus has to any of this is to weep.

[UNI88]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

IMAGINE a combat-unit commander proclaiming that the Iran war is part of God’s divine plan. Now imagine this commander suggesting that President Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to ignite Armageddon. You'd be forgiven for imagining this as a bad movie script. It is exactly the kind of religious zealotry that many evangelical Christians have long-feared from Middle Eastern Muslims.

Unfortunately we don't have to imagine it, because this is the current reality. A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth." 110 military personnel submitted complaints. A hundred and ten! This religious extremism has turned the current US administration into the very thing they have long feared.

When faith is turned into a weapon for war, we know we have gone off the rails and are nowhere near Jesus. When killing schoolchildren prompts a shrug and is chalked up to 'the cost of war'—we have aggrieved God. Jesus preached nonviolence and love for one’s enemies, urging us to turn the other cheek and embrace compassion (Matthew 5:39, 44). When extremists like Pete Hegseth hijack these teachings to justify violence, they are literally the Christian version of those who flew the planes into the World Trade Center.

Further, using the Book of Revelation as a blueprint for chaos is Scriptural malpractice. Its vivid imagery reflects the struggles of early Christians facing persecution, serving as a call for spiritual resilience for those living under the threat of violence from the Roman Empire. For the world's most powerful empire *today* to use it to justify current and future conflicts is the work of religious charlatans. Those who do this kind of spiritual fortune-telling often have no background in theology, history, or the original language(s) in which these texts were written.

The recent complaints logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) highlight a critical issue: military personnel are being exposed to dangerous ideologies that conflate patriotism with divine will. This creates an environment where ethical considerations are overshadowed by a misguided sense of righteousness.

Finally, the US and Israel are attacking Iran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This is not by accident. Evangelical Christians have long vilified peace-loving Muslims into a threat that must be stopped. Yet it is this violent, xenophobic Christo-fascism that is a threat to the future of all humanity. All Christian pastors and all religious leaders of goodwill should be denouncing this war, as well as the ideology that undergirds it.

This administration imagines they are prompting the return of Jesus. They are not. The only reaction Jesus has to any of this is to weep.

trump is the Mahdi, all praise be to trump!

[GannonFan]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

IMAGINE a combat-unit commander proclaiming that the Iran war is part of God’s divine plan. Now imagine this commander suggesting that President Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to ignite Armageddon. You'd be forgiven for imagining this as a bad movie script. It is exactly the kind of religious zealotry that many evangelical Christians have long-feared from Middle Eastern Muslims.

Unfortunately we don't have to imagine it, because this is the current reality. A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth." 110 military personnel submitted complaints. A hundred and ten! This religious extremism has turned the current US administration into the very thing they have long feared.

When faith is turned into a weapon for war, we know we have gone off the rails and are nowhere near Jesus. When killing schoolchildren prompts a shrug and is chalked up to 'the cost of war'—we have aggrieved God. Jesus preached nonviolence and love for one’s enemies, urging us to turn the other cheek and embrace compassion (Matthew 5:39, 44). When extremists like Pete Hegseth hijack these teachings to justify violence, they are literally the Christian version of those who flew the planes into the World Trade Center.

Further, using the Book of Revelation as a blueprint for chaos is Scriptural malpractice. Its vivid imagery reflects the struggles of early Christians facing persecution, serving as a call for spiritual resilience for those living under the threat of violence from the Roman Empire. For the world's most powerful empire *today* to use it to justify current and future conflicts is the work of religious charlatans. Those who do this kind of spiritual fortune-telling often have no background in theology, history, or the original language(s) in which these texts were written.

The recent complaints logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) highlight a critical issue: military personnel are being exposed to dangerous ideologies that conflate patriotism with divine will. This creates an environment where ethical considerations are overshadowed by a misguided sense of righteousness.

Finally, the US and Israel are attacking Iran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This is not by accident. Evangelical Christians have long vilified peace-loving Muslims into a threat that must be stopped. Yet it is this violent, xenophobic Christo-fascism that is a threat to the future of all humanity. All Christian pastors and all religious leaders of goodwill should be denouncing this war, as well as the ideology that undergirds it.

This administration imagines they are prompting the return of Jesus. They are not. The only reaction Jesus has to any of this is to weep.

I'm not saying it's true or not, but I've yet to see a major news source verify and run with this story. Sure, it's "widely reported" but a quick google search picks up Al-Jazeera, the MRFF you cite, and then a bunch of social media sites. Maybe it's true, maybe it was just one commander, maybe it was more. If true then it's abominable, but we're going to need to see something coming at least close to verifying it before we can say it's anything more than social media rumor. Snopes doesn't have a rating yet for its fact check for the same reason.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inv ... 00808.html

[UNI88]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

I'm not saying it's true or not, but I've yet to see a major news source verify and run with this story. Sure, it's "widely reported" but a quick google search picks up Al-Jazeera, the MRFF you cite, and then a bunch of social media sites. Maybe it's true, maybe it was just one commander, maybe it was more. If true then it's abominable, but we're going to need to see something coming at least close to verifying it before we can say it's anything more than social media rumor. Snopes doesn't have a rating yet for its fact check for the same reason.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inv ... 00808.html

It's a little more than just a social media rumor. It's scary if it's true.

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

Commander claimed Trump was ‘anointed by Jesus to cause Armageddon’ to justify Iran strikes: Complaint

MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ

“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was “all part of God’s divine plan” and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. He said that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”

— MRFF active duty NCO client, writing on behalf of themself and 15 other unit members

[GannonFan]

I'm not saying it's true or not, but I've yet to see a major news source verify and run with this story. Sure, it's "widely reported" but a quick google search picks up Al-Jazeera, the MRFF you cite, and then a bunch of social media sites. Maybe it's true, maybe it was just one commander, maybe it was more. If true then it's abominable, but we're going to need to see something coming at least close to verifying it before we can say it's anything more than social media rumor. Snopes doesn't have a rating yet for its fact check for the same reason.

It's a little more than just a social media rumor. It's scary if it's true.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inv ... 00808.html

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

Commander claimed Trump was ‘anointed by Jesus to cause Armageddon’ to justify Iran strikes: Complaint

MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ

“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was “all part of God’s divine plan” and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. He said that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”

— MRFF active duty NCO client, writing on behalf of themself and 15 other unit members

Which are all the same source - the MRFF. No one is reporting anything other than this at this time. Internet/social media rumor is all this is right now. Could very well be true - could be one commander, could be multiple commanders. And it could just be made up too. We just don't know.

I can cite multiple internet reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed their building a domed stadium (had a fellow referee show me a story and he was convinced it was true). I can cite multiple internet reports that Daniel Ruettiger, he of "Rudy" fame, died last week (had a guy from the local American Legion interviewing my son for Boys State tell me in no uncertain terms that this was true). Neither of those are legitimate, but there are pages upon pages of it reported in a Google search. The preponderance of fake news out there is staggering.

[BDKJMU]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

So probably fake.

[kalm]

Walz was wrong. These guys aren’t weird, they’re religious freaks. Glad we took out those violent Muslim fanatics though.

From The Atlantic. Widely reported elsewhere.

So probably fake.

Said the guy who gets his information from EndWokeness and Catturd.

You do realize the Atlantic is centrist if not center right when it comes to foreign policy.

[kalm]

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

Commander claimed Trump was ‘anointed by Jesus to cause Armageddon’ to justify Iran strikes: Complaint

MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ


— MRFF active duty NCO client, writing on behalf of themself and 15 other unit members

Which are all the same source - the MRFF. No one is reporting anything other than this at this time. Internet/social media rumor is all this is right now. Could very well be true - could be one commander, could be multiple commanders. And it could just be made up too. We just don't know.

I can cite multiple internet reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed their building a domed stadium (had a fellow referee show me a story and he was convinced it was true). I can cite multiple internet reports that Daniel Ruettiger, he of "Rudy" fame, died last week (had a guy from the local American Legion interviewing my son for Boys State tell me in no uncertain terms that this was true). Neither of those are legitimate, but there are pages upon pages of it reported in a Google search. The preponderance of fake news out there is staggering.

The Guardian, UK Independent, and Al Jazeera are all reporting on it. You can question the original source which is a military freedom of religion group, but let’s not pretend this would be surprising if true. Start with Hegseth and his ties to Doug Wilson (from my neck of the woods). Or Trump’s cuckoo, faux Christian, evangelical, official spiritual leader.

[BDKJMU]

So probably fake.

Said the guy who gets his information from EndWokeness and Catturd.

You do realize the Atlantic is centrist if not center right when it comes to foreign policy.

[GannonFan]

Which are all the same source - the MRFF. No one is reporting anything other than this at this time. Internet/social media rumor is all this is right now. Could very well be true - could be one commander, could be multiple commanders. And it could just be made up too. We just don't know.

I can cite multiple internet reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed their building a domed stadium (had a fellow referee show me a story and he was convinced it was true). I can cite multiple internet reports that Daniel Ruettiger, he of "Rudy" fame, died last week (had a guy from the local American Legion interviewing my son for Boys State tell me in no uncertain terms that this was true). Neither of those are legitimate, but there are pages upon pages of it reported in a Google search. The preponderance of fake news out there is staggering.

The Guardian, UK Independent, and Al Jazeera are all reporting on it. You can question the original source which is a military freedom of religion group, but let’s not pretend this would be surprising if true. Start with Hegseth and his ties to Doug Wilson (from my neck of the woods). Or Trump’s cuckoo, faux Christian, evangelical, official spiritual leader.

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

[SeattleGriz]

So probably fake.

Said the guy who gets his information from EndWokeness and Catturd.

You do realize the Atlantic is centrist if not center right when it comes to foreign policy.

I also realize no name was given for who said this. Another anonymously sourced click bait article you bought hook, line and sinker. I'm sure you bought into the lie Trump called our troops suckers and losers during his first term too.

The Atlantic.

With that said, I think you know how I feel about Paula Jones. She is a wolf in sheeps clothing if there ever was one.

[kalm]

The Guardian, UK Independent, and Al Jazeera are all reporting on it. You can question the original source which is a military freedom of religion group, but let’s not pretend this would be surprising if true. Start with Hegseth and his ties to Doug Wilson (from my neck of the woods). Or Trump’s cuckoo, faux Christian, evangelical, official spiritual leader.

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

Oh boy.

Your ignorance regarding Hegseth and Paula White is disqualifying. And I never stated orders for this came directly from the top. But these two are in positions of influence and power within the administration. It’s not exactly a stretch to see some through lines here.

Your defense of establishment media in this case surprising. Algorithms aside, there is also some outstanding journalism posted to social media accounts.

I recommend Drop Site News and Current Affairs as good places for you to start.

[kalm]

The Guardian, UK Independent, and Al Jazeera are all reporting on it. You can question the original source which is a military freedom of religion group, but let’s not pretend this would be surprising if true. Start with Hegseth and his ties to Doug Wilson (from my neck of the woods). Or Trump’s cuckoo, faux Christian, evangelical, official spiritual leader.

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

Or at least read up a little on Hegseth’s affiliation with Doug Wilson from the comfort of your establishment media. These are unstable and twisted people who shoukd never be near power and influence of any kind. It speaks poorly of our nation that they are.

Religious zealotry that would make authoritarian Muslim clerics jealous.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/politics ... ationalism

[UNI88]

The Guardian, UK Independent, and Al Jazeera are all reporting on it. You can question the original source which is a military freedom of religion group, but let’s not pretend this would be surprising if true. Start with Hegseth and his ties to Doug Wilson (from my neck of the woods). Or Trump’s cuckoo, faux Christian, evangelical, official spiritual leader.

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

There is a whole lot of crap on social media that is only on social media when you attempt to verify.

This being on the MFR site has more credibility than those. It could still be a hoax but it's a well planned one if it is.

[GannonFan]

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

There is a whole lot of crap on social media that is only on social media when you attempt to verify.

This being on the MFR site has more credibility than those. It could still be a hoax but it's a well planned one if it is.

Hey, kalm started a whole thread on this with the premise that it's "widely reported". I think we've established that to be quite the stretch. It could be true, but we don't know yet.

[GannonFan]

But saying that this wouldn't be surprising if true is the genesis of why fake news flourishes. Say something credible, or at least credible to people that want to believe it, and they will repeat it. Repeat it enough and social media becomes a hot bed of repetition of the story. Once social media says it enough, lower level news organizations, including those with political bents of their own, pick it up. But that doesn't make it true, it just makes it repeated. Heck, you've added to the din by starting a thread like this on this site. That's searchable and becomes just more ammo for the algorithm to keep churning the story. As politically charged as main-stream media is, it's telling that, even several days after the start of this story, they haven't been reporting it at all. And you've even jumped the shark further by saying not only is it true, but that it's not just a rogue or group of commanders, it's being directed from the very top of the administration. Stick with the stuff we know to be true, there's enough damning stuff there without having to resort to making stuff up.

Oh boy.

Your ignorance regarding Hegseth and Paula White is disqualifying. And I never stated orders for this came directly from the top. But these two are in positions of influence and power within the administration. It’s not exactly a stretch to see some through lines here.

Your defense of establishment media in this case surprising. Algorithms aside, there is also some outstanding journalism posted to social media accounts.

I recommend Drop Site News and Current Affairs as good places for you to start.

First of all, I've been anti-Hegseth since his nomination. Pretty well documented here so your disqualification of me is, well, disqualifying.

And you certainly implied it, if it was true, was coming from the top.

Start with Hegseth

[UNI88]

There is a whole lot of crap on social media that is only on social media when you attempt to verify.

This being on the MFR site has more credibility than those. It could still be a hoax but it's a well planned one if it is.

Hey, kalm started a whole thread on this with the premise that it's "widely reported". I think we've established that to be quite the stretch. It could be true, but we don't know yet.

I don't think it's been "widely reported" yet but I'm guessing it's true.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a legitimate organization.

This isn't the first report from the MRFF - Business Insider, The San Francisco Chronicle and other news sources picked up their reports on ...
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'

IMO, a big part of the issue is fatigue with the trump regime's BS. They do so many outrageous things that people have gotten used to it and aren't as alarmed as they should be. Add in the bootlicking sycophants who will believe and defend/deflect anything trump says or does regardless of whether it directly contradicts what he said or did previously and the tendency to just tune it out grows. It's exhausting, trump knows it and it's part of why he does things how he does.

[kalm]

Hey, kalm started a whole thread on this with the premise that it's "widely reported". I think we've established that to be quite the stretch. It could be true, but we don't know yet.

I don't think it's been "widely reported" yet but I'm guessing it's true.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a legitimate organization.

This isn't the first report from the MRFF - Business Insider, The San Francisco Chronicle and other news sources picked up their reports on ...
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'

IMO, a big part of the issue is fatigue with the trump regime's BS. They do so many outrageous things that people have gotten used to it and aren't as alarmed as they should be. Add in the bootlicking sycophants who will believe and defend/deflect anything trump says or does regardless of whether it directly contradicts what he said or did previously and the tendency to just tune it out grows. It's exhausting, trump knows it and it's part of why he does things how he does.

[GannonFan]

Hey, kalm started a whole thread on this with the premise that it's "widely reported". I think we've established that to be quite the stretch. It could be true, but we don't know yet.

I don't think it's been "widely reported" yet but I'm guessing it's true.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a legitimate organization.

This isn't the first report from the MRFF - Business Insider, The San Francisco Chronicle and other news sources picked up their reports on ...
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'

IMO, a big part of the issue is fatigue with the trump regime's BS. They do so many outrageous things that people have gotten used to it and aren't as alarmed as they should be. Add in the bootlicking sycophants who will believe and defend/deflect anything trump says or does regardless of whether it directly contradicts what he said or did previously and the tendency to just tune it out grows. It's exhausting, trump knows it and it's part of why he does things how he does.

And yet, I think it's the opposite. People aren't so used to the outrageous things Trump and his groupies do that they aren't as alarmed by it as they should be. You just have to turn on the TV or read the news every day to see people pointing out, in alarm, every time the administration lies, changes their story, or disregards the law. And we've certainly had protests in the streets and schools against the most egregious violations by this administration. Nothing here has been normalized or accepted. If anything, people will go even further to negate this administration, believe anything, even completely unresearched stories like the one that prompted this thread, to prove they're still being alarmed. It's bad enough that we have such a crappy administration, and yes, sycophants on the MAGA side that cheer it on, without then making up stuff or pushing potentially fake news without making sure it's legit.

[UNI88]

I don't think it's been "widely reported" yet but I'm guessing it's true.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a legitimate organization.

This isn't the first report from the MRFF - Business Insider, The San Francisco Chronicle and other news sources picked up their reports on ...
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'

IMO, a big part of the issue is fatigue with the trump regime's BS. They do so many outrageous things that people have gotten used to it and aren't as alarmed as they should be. Add in the bootlicking sycophants who will believe and defend/deflect anything trump says or does regardless of whether it directly contradicts what he said or did previously and the tendency to just tune it out grows. It's exhausting, trump knows it and it's part of why he does things how he does.

And yet, I think it's the opposite. People aren't so used to the outrageous things Trump and his groupies do that they aren't as alarmed by it as they should be. You just have to turn on the TV or read the news every day to see people pointing out, in alarm, every time the administration lies, changes their story, or disregards the law. And we've certainly had protests in the streets and schools against the most egregious violations by this administration. Nothing here has been normalized or accepted. If anything, people will go even further to negate this administration, believe anything, even completely unresearched stories like the one that prompted this thread, to prove they're still being alarmed. It's bad enough that we have such a crappy administration, and yes, sycophants on the MAGA side that cheer it on, without then making up stuff or pushing potentially fake news without making sure it's legit.

Maybe it's both. The more liberal/progressive people are the more they're in a state of constant outrage while moderate/independents are fatigued.

The immigration crackdown and resulting deaths, violence, property damage, ignoring judicial orders, etc. has broken through the fatigue and trump's poll numbers have suffered as a result.

I do think that overwhelming people's senses is part of trump's MO.