<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[This is sickening]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is sickening</p><p>‘God made Trump’ ad &amp; at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has created at least 13 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/campaign" rel="tag">#<span>campaign</span></a> style <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ads" rel="tag">#<span>ads</span></a> as part of its controversial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxpayer" rel="tag">#<span>taxpayer</span></a>-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote Trump &amp; his [failed] policies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/megalomania" rel="tag">#<span>megalomania</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxPayersMoney" rel="tag">#<span>TaxPayersMoney</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/politics/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>cnn.com/2026/10/02/politics/tr</span><span>ump-taxpayer-funded-ads</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a65f518e-f181-4a2c-bec3-8746b165b24d/this-is-sickening</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:11:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a65f518e-f181-4a2c-bec3-8746b165b24d.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:31:39 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:36:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>LOL.You're entitled to believe WTF you want under the US Constitution.</p><p>"God made Trump" is not a public service ad. It violates the First Amendment and the Establishment clause, and amounts to a banned form of propaganda that the USG is not permitted to pay for.</p><p>Besides, if you believe in Her, she made everyone. If not, it's a slur against Her character.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/117374175395161267</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/117374175395161267</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[huntingdon@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:36:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:43:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> God also made the ebola virus.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115494710698880506/statuses/117373967352357890</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115494710698880506/statuses/117373967352357890</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[thriftwicker@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:43:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:30:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<span><a href="/user/genecowan%40mastodon.social" rel="ugc">@<span>genecowan</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai" rel="ugc">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> why not? It's not like the ads are helpful to Trump. It's much stranger that Trump had them.]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fsebugoutzone.org/objects/6b88aa98-f1e2-45bd-be2f-28178e13cb5b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fsebugoutzone.org/objects/6b88aa98-f1e2-45bd-be2f-28178e13cb5b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[apropos@fsebugoutzone.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:30:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:23:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> CNN is AIRING THESE ADS. Seriously? WTF?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/genecowan/statuses/117373886929187370</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/genecowan/statuses/117373886929187370</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[genecowan@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:23:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:29:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/glitzersachen%40hachyderm.io">@<span>glitzersachen</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> I've been praying each day to God that They kill Trump. I guess God doesn't exist.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mast0d0nphan/statuses/117373442081813064</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mast0d0nphan/statuses/117373442081813064</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mast0d0nphan@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:29:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:07:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> I agree - it's not "controversial", it's flat-out illegal. Criminals are gonna crime, but the way the press goes out of its way to not call it out is, in fact, sickening.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117373352679374212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117373352679374212</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jwcph@helvede.net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:07:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:46:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> maybe not a "power" but definitely a player. Thanks, trump!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117373270694039287</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117373270694039287</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[the_turtle@polyglot.city]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:46:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:44:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br />No one in this government has the fucking courage to stop this shit.<br />Dems especially to blame sitting by while in recess and not pounding this into their district residents heads.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/117373262217697979</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/117373262217697979</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:44:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:42:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>Maybe I just need to pray hard and rat them out...?</p><p>It might just be worth the effort. Let's see what the Secret Service can do against a surgical meteor strike out of the blue.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/glitzersachen/statuses/117373256522259718</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/glitzersachen/statuses/117373256522259718</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[glitzersachen@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:42:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:38:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>"God Made Trump"</p><p>So they want to shove off the responsibility to God. First time since decades that I actually wish God existed and took offense.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/glitzersachen/statuses/117373238274639660</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/glitzersachen/statuses/117373238274639660</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[glitzersachen@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:38:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This is sickening on Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:32:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Yet-to-be-aired spots include a trio of ads highlighting the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" rel="tag">#<span>military</span></a> &amp; operations in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> [succeeded in making Iran a world power] &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuela" rel="tag">#<span>Venezuela</span></a> [ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/imperialism" rel="tag">#<span>imperialism</span></a> ], one called “God Made Trump” &amp; another recapping the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UFC" rel="tag">#<span>UFC</span></a> fight [revolting] he hosted at the White House. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> alike have questioned the wisdom of spending so much <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxPayersMoney" rel="tag">#<span>TaxPayersMoney</span></a> on the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements [no].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/megalomania" rel="tag">#<span>megalomania</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/117373215028752405</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/117373215028752405</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:32:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>