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America’s Being Run by 12-Year-Olds

2025-10-25 News & Politics
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Critique of the Trump Administration's Juvenile Social Media Tactics and DHS Propaganda

Analyze how the Trump White House utilizes troll tactics and manipulated content on official webpages and via DHS videos, revealing a pattern of immaturity contrasted against expectations for presidential decorum.

Short Summary

  • The White House website timeline selectively edits history to include smears against Obama and Clinton rather than factual institutional changes.
  • DHS released propaganda videos glorifying violent immigration enforcement by improperly using music that originally criticized the presidency.
  • The commentary frames these actions as evidence that the administration, and much of the supporting public, operates with a "12-year-old" mentality.

This discussion provides a detailed walkthrough of questionable content released by the administration, including AI-generated attacks on critics and biased historical narratives, urging listeners to recognize the danger in leaders operating without self-awareness.

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Tim Miller takes on our “everyone is twelve now” government mentality as the Trump administration posts immature content about former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as Joe Biden’s son Hunter, on the official White House webpage, and using MGMT songs without permission with TikTok edit styles to glorify ICE’s violent attacks on protesters. Watch FYPod with Harry Sisson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Gv07gSGxQ Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@cathychase663 2025-10-25

I am a 6th grade teacher. My 12 yr olds are more mature.

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@bowlerraymond 2025-10-25

it’s an insult to 12 year olds

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@stuckinks3569 2025-10-25

It breaks my heart. DHS is proud of their abuse. It’s vile and disgusting.

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@TheLisaDeesDelightsShow 2025-10-25

Anyone who gets a kick outta how they’re hurting people… needs to stay the hell away from me!! I am so embarrassed for this country

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@WilliamMacDonald-o7s 2025-10-25

The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism. - Hannah Arendt

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@garvamatic 2025-10-25

it's much worse than childish. it's degrading.. to humanity.

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@austintone 2025-10-26

Childish is too kind. There is evil in what they are doing. It’s destructive and harmful to the entire country. But yes, they are grossly immature and damaged people.

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@sit-barkley-sit 2025-10-26

THIS IS ACTUALLY ON A GOVERNMENT WEBSITE? This is not just embarrassing, it’s an affront to the history of the POTUS.

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@heyjude1587 2025-10-26

They're psychopaths. Twelve year olds are not.

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@curly73ful 2025-10-25

They left out trump inciting insurrection against the government

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