Comrade Trump is making an absolute killing on Chinese social media.

Trump is all over the place on Weibo - zillions of trending hashtags, some with over 450 million views, and a non-stop meme machine.

On Chinese social media, Trump is widely known as “Comrade Jianguo” (建国同志 [Comrade Build-Country])

This nickname has been in effect for years. “Build the Country Trump” (Chuān Jiànguó, 川建国) usually translates as “Making China Great Again” - as in whatever he does, China ultimately profits.

It’s a fascinating process: over the years, the avalanche of playful Trump nicknames actually reflect a blend of mockery and affection.

On Weibo, the iconic “fist” pic has been edited in all sorts of ways, for instance depicting Trump as a Communist champ with the caption: “Workers of the world, unite!” (全世界无产者联合起来)

And what about this Weibo comment: “I wish Comrade Jianguo a speedy recovery, may he continue to work hard for the ultimate mission entrusted to him by the Party.”

🇺🇸 Trump said he was saved from death because he turned to look at a screen showing data he was using in his speech.

🔶️ “That reality is just setting in,” he said. “I rarely look away from the crowd. Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today would we.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3082180/trump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-focus-unity-not-biden/

📎 Chris Irvine

Irish locals turned up to block construction of a migrant center. Construction workers fled leaving their equipment, which has apparently caught fire somehow.

@TheWesternChauvinist7

🇺🇸 Judge Cannon has dismissed the Trump documents case, citing violation of appointments clause:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-documents-case-dismissed-by-federal-judge/

📎 Kyle Cheney

NEW: MSNBC has pulled 'Morning Joe' show off the air after Trump rally shooting. They're reportedly worried the Morning Joe crew might say something 'inappropriate' about the Trump assassination attempt - CNN

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- President Trump says he will announce his running mate today, adds that there are “more surprises to come.”

Within hours of the Trump shooting conspiracy theories started appearing on the left and the right. This is part of a long term trend of balkanization we've called the "epistemic divorce". The war being waged is a war of narrative. And as the Secret Service allows a presidential candidate to be shot and the left laughs at innocent people being killed, it's clear that the left is losing control of the narrative.

The epistemic divorce is underway and nothing can stop it. Neither side will back down. It is too late to call for rapprochement. This is a war of narratives. A war between myths. A war between gods.

✍️ NEW SUBSTACK:

https://imperiumpress.substack.com/p/war-of-the-worldviews

🇺🇸 📝 Anon: "You know the US is in rough shape when there's an assassination attempt and the only real debate is to whether or not the government was in on it or are they just so fucking awful at even the most basic tasks that we can no longer tell the difference. Negligence vs malice. I'm sure there is a point on the curves where malice and negligence meet. On the plus side it does mean people are asking the right questions."

Citizen journalist Philip Dwyer arrested while live-streaming in Coolock.

🔗 x.com

👉🏻 @PhilipDwyerMOI

👮‍♂️ 🇮🇪 Paul on X: "Foreign Garda arresting a native Irish citizen who was protesting against an illegal migrant centre in Coolock Dublin"

🔶️ "The Black and Tans are back"

#IrelandBelongsToTheIrish

📎 PeterPaulGuy