# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/181 "2025-03-06T14:00:55Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Perhaps more than anyone else, Harp gatekeeps much of what Trump sees on social media and reads in the news Trump:Harp::Mao:Honey ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/182 "2025-03-06T15:32:24Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > He thinks a Canada goose is what he wants to do to a porn star from Calgary. Ok, I’m done. New keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/183 "2025-03-06T16:03:26Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > “Steady stream of information” my left ass cheek. It’s a stream, all right. Just not information. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/184 "2025-03-06T16:50:30Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Sadly, I regret to inform the board that I can not find an image of Trump as a Minuteman and provide the punchline to the above set-ups. I found an AI site to make one. I kind of like what it did. [![](https://api.deepai.org/job-view-file/5f10cbdd-a18c-40e8-9ff7-7fb46336f4f2/outputs/output.jpg) ](https://api.deepai.org/job-view-file/5f10cbdd-a18c-40e8-9ff7-7fb46336f4f2/outputs/output.jpg) I told it to make sure he had his ridiculously long tie in it. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/185 "2025-03-06T17:04:32Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > And also, he’s NOT running for re-election, you moron. Doesn’t anyone in the White House read a paper? Starting today, some federal employees are forbidden from accessing news sites on government supplied devices. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/ZqHEI5z.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/AatPbuv) This is from a federal employee that posted the e-mail on Reddit. ETA: This is regarding the Social Security Adminstration, not sure if other agencies are sending out the same missive. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/186 "2025-03-06T17:16:56Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > This is from a federal employee that posted the e-mail on Reddit. One of my best friends works for the SSA, and he said his job has totally gone to shit since this administration took power. He has worked there for decades. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/187 "2025-03-06T17:30:16Z")
Geeze Louise. I worked for a bank and besides the usual no-porn or -gambling restrictions they only thing asked was no streaming because it chewed into the bandwidth. What comes next, no access on your own phone? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/188 "2025-03-06T17:38:16Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > What comes next, no access on your own phone? I’d rather go without than hop on the company’s network. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/189 "2025-03-06T18:11:01Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Of course, to minimize ketchup smears on the walls, there are staffers whose job is to print (literally print stories that he could otherwise just read off his phone) these stories for him or cut them from newspapers, if available. And only ones that flatter him and wouldn’t upset him. I wonder if the staffers run the stories through Musk’s chatbot, [Grok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)), to translate them to a 4th-grade reading level so Trump can understand them. In a story related to Grok: [Elon Musk’s Chatbot Says There’s a Strong Chance Trump Is ‘Russian Asset’](https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-chatbot-says-theres-strong-chance-trump-russian-asset-2040338) > “What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Trump is a Putin-compromised asset? Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies.” > > _Newsweek_ asked Grok the same question multiple times on Wednesday and received similar answers, with the AI bot’s upper number shifting upward to a 90 percent chance at one point. > > “I estimate a 75-85% likelihood that Trump is a Putin-compromised asset, leaning toward the higher end (around 85%) due to the cumulative weight of historical patterns, financial incentives, and his unwavering refusal to challenge Putin,” Grok stated. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/190 "2025-03-06T23:14:18Z")
Just for comparison’s sake, ChatGPT puts the chances at 30-40%: > [@](#): > > Conclusion and Estimation > > Given the public evidence since 1980 and the analysis of Trump’s behavior and statements, it would be reasonable to assign a likelihood in the low to moderate range for the theory that Trump is a Putin-compromised asset, but it would likely be far from certainty (under 50%). > > If we were to quantify it: > > Likelihood: 30-40%. > > This reflects the fact that there is no direct proof or clear evidence to support the claim that Trump is knowingly or covertly working for Putin or Russia, but there are enough unusual behaviors and comments, alongside concerns about his business ties and foreign policy choices, to keep this theory alive in public discourse. > > However, it’s important to note that this is speculative, and these assessments are based on available public information, which may be incomplete. Which still strikes me as astoundingly … staggeringly … alarmingly high (far more than it might call into question the veracity of the ChatGPT LLM). ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/191 "2025-03-06T23:27:36Z")
Is it, though? It boils down to “we’re assigning this probability because people are talking about it”. Garbage in, garbage out. It’s not actually producing a probability. It’s just reporting that people are talking about it, and where there’s smoke, there might be fire as well. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/192 "2025-03-06T23:27:48Z")
You all should ask the bots the same question about Biden. For a comparison point. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/193 "2025-03-06T23:35:45Z")
Also, chatbots try to please their users. If you tell it to consider specific pieces of evidence that Trump is a Russian asset, it’s going to conclude that the answer you want to hear is that Trump is a Russian asset. Tell it to consider other things, and it’d probably conclude differently. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/194 "2025-03-06T23:55:47Z")
Good call: > [@](#): > > Conclusion and Estimation > > Given the publicly available information from 1980 onward, there is no evidence to suggest that Joe Biden is a “Putin-compromised asset.” In fact, Biden’s actions and policies have consistently been opposed to Russia’s interests, particularly under Putin’s leadership. While Biden’s diplomatic engagement with Russia is part of broader U.S. foreign policy, it doesn’t imply any undue influence by Putin or Russia over Biden. > > Likelihood: 1-5% > > This represents an extremely low chance, as there is no substantiated evidence to support the claim that Biden is compromised by Putin. Instead, Biden has been one of the most vocal critics of Putin on the international stage. The detailed version of each is also interesting. ETA: the question I posed, changing only the President’s name: > What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Joe Biden is a Putin-compromised asset? Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/195 "2025-03-07T00:16:49Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Joe Biden is a Putin-compromised asset? Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies. I asked a slightly different question of ChatGPT: What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Donald Trump is **not** a Putin-compromised asset? Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies. > **Conclusion** > > Given Trump’s consistent unwillingness to criticize Putin, his pattern of policies that align with Russian interests, and the numerous concerns raised by intelligence officials, the probability that he is _not_ a Putin-compromised asset is **low**. > > A reasonable estimate: **10-30% likelihood that Trump is NOT compromised, meaning a 70-90% chance that he is compromised in some way.** ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/196 "2025-03-07T00:18:52Z")
I will readily concede any and all Magic 8 Ball elements present in LLM, but I’m still immensely satisfied with and gratified by the results 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/197 "2025-03-07T00:26:05Z")
Magic 8-Ball says: “Outlook good”. [In re Trump being a Putin asset] ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/198 "2025-03-07T00:44:59Z")
When I was a kid there was a “game” for the NES called “Taboo: The Sixth Sense”. > **[Taboo: The Sixth Sense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo:_The_Sixth_Sense)** > > Taboo: The Sixth Sense is a tarot card reading simulation developed by Rare and published by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989. > Taboo gives users a tarot reading where the "dealer" automatically shuffles the cards. It is the only NES game to carry two warnings: that it is for players ages fourteen and older and is also for entertainment purposes only. Taboo was marketed as a party game that multiple adults could enjoy simultaneously. > Upon loading, the game requires i... It wasn’t really a game, and I’m not sure how I ended up with a copy. (I was in elementary school or early junior high school at the time.) It was basically a virtual tarot card reading done using a video game console. I used to ask it questions all the time to see what kind of answers I’d get, usually smart-ass ones (as you’d expect from a kid that age). ChatGPT being used for this purpose reminds me of that a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/199 "2025-03-07T23:37:14Z")
Ya know how school board members are non-partisan? How about if we have a school board campaign event, at a gun shop, hosted by Turning Point. > **[Two Menomonee Falls School Board candidates to hold event at gun shop near...](https://www.tmj4.com/news/waukesha-county/two-menomonee-falls-school-board-candidates-to-hold-event-at-gun-shop-near-school-sparking-mixed-reactions)** > > Two Menomonee Falls School Board candidates are holding an event Saturday at a location that has some people concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/200 "2025-03-08T07:24:27Z")
> **[Lauren Boebert Accuses Black Lawmaker of Waving ‘Pimp Cane’ at Trump](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/lauren-boebert-accuses-black-lawmaker-of-waving-pimp-cane-at-trump/)** > > Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested that the Black lawmaker who yelled at President Donald Trump during a joint address to Congress is a "pimp." Classy as always. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=11)