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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: hutch on November 10, 2024, 05:37:55 pm
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Use this thread 🧵 to discuss the wonderful accomplishments of our esteemed newly elected president Donald J. Trump in his second administration.
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Pompeo ruled out from cabinet.
Already great things happening.
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Commandos lose!
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More good news
Stefanik to UN!
The woman who spoke truth to power exposing the anti-Israel bias of American campuses and their administrators! A hero to many.
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Kari Lake free to join incoming administration!
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Stephen Miller in da house! Booyah bitches
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222-213
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Thanks to Trump we get amazing things
https://www.ibtimes.com/4-year-cruise-skip-trump-presidency-3750507
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Bitcoin surging over $86k
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Bitcoin surging over $86k
That’s what I’m talking about!!
America is great again as evidenced by the rising price of a currency it cannot produce.
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Energy dominance via the EPA!!!
Who knew this was even possible?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/politics/lee-zeldin-epa-administrator/index.html
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One good thing I heard… the DOGE team is looking to put daylight savings on the chopping block and no one will need to lose a job over it
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Finally! Been saying this for decades
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-s-conquest-president-elect-posts-bizarre-ai-pic-of-himself-with-canadian-flag-on-a-swiss-mountain/ar-AA1vdA5d?ocid=socialshare&fbclid=IwY2xjawG9b7FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZuRwmOD2zhDKGiD6HbcsU_C9AB_HnomHX8dEraQGaDDraQoZLgllJbw5g_aem_V_hhQPlTZ_Gqqo5jpcIDkw
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Finally! Been saying this for decades
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-s-conquest-president-elect-posts-bizarre-ai-pic-of-himself-with-canadian-flag-on-a-swiss-mountain/ar-AA1vdA5d?ocid=socialshare&fbclid=IwY2xjawG9b7FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZuRwmOD2zhDKGiD6HbcsU_C9AB_HnomHX8dEraQGaDDraQoZLgllJbw5g_aem_V_hhQPlTZ_Gqqo5jpcIDkw
agreed - you need digital make-believe (AI) and an absolute idiot in order for such an idea to even be discussed.
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None sense
We should have sent more troops there in 1776…there’s a great account of this in Vidal’s Burr (yes, a historical narrative not non-fiction)
Canada not being a part of the US is ludicrous and purely an accident of history and American disinterest.
I had a Canadian boss at the world bank and you couldn’t tell there was any difference.
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I had a Canadian boss at the world bank and you couldn’t tell there was any difference.
This might be applicable to Ontario but the idea you can't tell any difference when you meet a Québécois? Half of them don't even claim Canadian traditions much less American ones.
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Obviously a difference with Quebec just like they are different to the rest of Canada! So they would be different from the rest of the US and be accommodated in a similar arrangement as they have now.
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If each Canadian province became a state, how would that affect the House and Senate numbers?
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Did you read the article?
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Now alcoholics can just say “I will not drink” and everyone believes you
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If this actually matters to you our newly elected president is a teetotaler
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Now alcoholics can just say “I will not drink” and everyone believes you
And the nytimespitchbot nails it
The Ethicist | We desperately want to get our son to quit drinking. Is there any way we can get Trump to nominate him to be Secretary of Defense?
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If this actually matters to you our newly elected president is a teetotaler
that doesn’t matter to me in the slightest
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Figures.
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Now alcoholics can just say “I will not drink” and everyone believes you
Which step is saying, "If I get this job, I will quit drinking"? Asking for an ex.
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If this actually matters to you our newly elected president is a teetotaler
Hmmm
Adolf Hitler was one of the world’s best known teetotalers or abstainers from alcohol
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Now alcoholics can just say “I will not drink” and everyone believes you
Which step is saying, "If I get this job, I will quit drinking"? Asking for an ex.
deep cut
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If this actually matters to you our newly elected president is a teetotaler
Who nevertheless sold his own brands of booze. I know he'll sell anything for a penny but I've never believed his teetotaler schtick.
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Schtick?
With all the fancy dinners and events he attends I think it’s safe to say we would know if he drank. All the bitter tell all memoirs and not one “spills the beans”?
Another TDS victim
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Yeah, this is not a thing you make up and claim for decades. Dude just doesn't drink -- his brother drank himself to death, iirc.
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Yeah, this is not a thing you make up and claim for decades. Dude just doesn't drink --
this is like the single thing I believe about Trump
Now taking adderal … that I suspect
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Some more good news:
Nick Fuentes was arrested
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Some more good news:
Nick Fuentes was arrested
Nick Fuentes charged with battery of woman he maced: report (https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/06/nick-fuentes-charged-with-battery-of-woman-he-maced-report/)
if he ends up in prison, he'll need to be isolated from gen pop... he wouldn't do well. quickly.
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Some more good news:
Nick Fuentes was arrested
Nick Fuentes charged with battery of woman he maced: report (https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/06/nick-fuentes-charged-with-battery-of-woman-he-maced-report/)
if he ends up in prison, he'll need to be isolated from gen pop... he wouldn't do well. quickly.
Fuentes told police he had “posted a political joke online...." (https://gizmodo.com/trump-orbiter-and-white-nationalist-influencer-nick-fuentes-charged-with-battery-2000535453)
Oh! Twas only a joke! Okay then...
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Jez, nothing says liberal tears is the main goal by putting everyone who lost elections to democrats in high level positions
@admclsn
If you want a job in the Trump administration, simply lose a statewide or House election:
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Doug Collins
Pete Hoekstra
Karoline Leavitt
Kelly Loeffler
Blake Masters
Linda McMahon
Mehmet Oz
David Perdue
Lee Zeldin
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Oh! Twas only a joke! Okay then...
the refuge of the coward: "geez man, i was only kidding, can't you take a joke?" trolls think this is their get-out-of-jail-free card. yeah no.
Jez, nothing says liberal tears is the main goal by putting everyone who lost elections to democrats in high level positions
i note that kari lake isn't on that list. even maga can't stand her.
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This guy has the right credentials
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/06/2024/blake-masters-under-consideration-to-become-trumps-top-gun-regulator
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i note that kari lake isn't on that list. even maga can't stand her.
well she may have not been on that list, but I have no doubt that she will be in his admin as a consultant or something
he likes her, but she has the stink of 2 losses on her, which could dissuade the fickle emperor
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Now alcoholics can just say “I will not drink” and everyone believes you
Actually the King said it is OK
So nothing to see here
Pete Hegseth “Does Not Have A Drinking Problem,” Donald Trump Tells ‘Meet The Press
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The issue is and focus should be on the fact he is unqualified for the position not on whether he likes to 🍹.
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I knew they would find a home for Kari that would piss people off
Kari Lake is a top contender to serve as US Ambassador to Mexico.
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Good! 👍
Let’s send them our worst!
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Hate to be trite
But do ambassadors actually do anything?
The only job qualification is you deserve a favor for something real or implied
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Many ambassadors are career diplomats but the cushy jobs tend to go to political appointees. Some political appointees are better than others….
Of course they do something!
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Hate to be trite
But do ambassadors actually do anything?
Julians America just got the vapors. You better send someone over to smooth this out with us.
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Speaking of ambassadors it looks like we won’t need one for Canada…
Trump’s latest truth social post about the great state of Canada is hilarious
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Hate to be trite
But do ambassadors actually do anything?
depends on the country. being ambassador to france or barbados is indeed a cushy appointment doled out to political allies (read: donors). other assignments, like iraq or ukraine, are real jobs that require competent leaders. my very under-informed reading of mexico is that traditionally it was relatively easy assignment, but under trump the gig will take on more importance because of his threats of trade-disrupting tariffs and even chatter of sending US military to deal with the cartels. if trump needs to give lake an assignment, i'd much prefer she be sent to an meaningless country such as monaco, andorra or lichtenstein...
<hides from the jewel-incrusted pitchfork set>
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i'd much prefer she be sent to an meaningless country such as monaco, andorra or lichtenstein...
On the plus side, these gigs are still available to me.
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So my point stands… they don’t do much
I am sure their staff do all the “work “ they show up to press plams, have cocktail socials, do press photos and bring big bags of drugs past customs
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Well both my father and uncle were Argentine diplomats (only my uncle made it to ambassador) and I can tell you ambassadors do plenty. They fulfill many different roles. When I was younger on some level I wanted to be one myself which is why I went to Georgetown.
This idea all ambassadors do is sip champagne and eat canapés is just not true. Don’t worry Julian they do that also!!
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Your anecdotal story does not have me convinced
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What anecdote?
My uncle sipped a lot of champagne and we always had cases of Dom Perignon but my dad was not much of a drinker. It was mainly just for representation and big occasions. My uncle though…..
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So can I get a grammar expert to weigh in if his story was anecdotal
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let's hope ambassadors do as little as side-hutch believes:
Kimberly Guilfoyle (https://x.com/TheUSASingers/status/1814267847717089594) named as ambassador to Greece
(in tangentially related news, looks like kimbo and don jr are currently residing in splitsville... after how many years of engagement?)
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I mean I'm sure they 'do work' but come on now. It's like...how much work (other than dick cheney) does a Vice President do?
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let's hope ambassadors do as little as side-hutch believes:
Kimberly Guilfoyle (https://x.com/TheUSASingers/status/1814267847717089594) named as ambassador to Greece
(in tangentially related news, looks like kimbo and don jr are currently residing in splitsville... after how many years of engagement?)
Wow her broken engagement settlement is Greece?
That is sad….thats a nothing position
We are sending our worst people to you Greece
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I would not complain about an assignment in Greece!
Sounds like an awesome place to kick off my platform high heels, sit on a beach chair and drink ouzo by the pitcher
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republicans want TFG to kill by executive order the IRSs plan to allow people to file their taxes for free ::) big turboxtax
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I would not complain about an assignment in Greece!
Sounds like an awesome place to kick off my platform high heels, sit on a beach chair and drink ouzo by the pitcher
People like her get off on power not vacations… for her it’s like being exiled to Siberia.
Imagine seeing your old Fox friends getting cabinet positions and you get an embassy in a second tier embassy
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Hey for a billion dollars, Trump said you can pretty much do whatever you want, screw the laws and existing regulations
https://bsky.app/profile/therickwilson.bsky.social/post/3lcztibn3e22q
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I would not complain about an assignment in Greece!
Sounds like an awesome place to kick off my platform high heels, sit on a beach chair and drink ouzo by the pitcher
People like her get off on power not vacations… for her it’s like being exiled to Siberia.
Imagine seeing your old Fox friends getting cabinet positions and you get an embassy in a second tier embassy
I never said she would like it
Its just what I would do
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You have platform high heels?
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I knew they would find a home for Kari that would piss people off
Kari Lake is a top contender to serve as US Ambassador to Mexico.
Good!
Let’s send them our worst!
we either dodged a bullet or this is a missed opportunity (to get rid of her for a while), but:
Trump picks Ron Johnson as US ambassador to Mexico (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-picks-ron-johnson-us-ambassador-mexico-2024-12-11/)
(no, not that ron johnson, a different ron johnson...)
lake remains too toxic
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Oh no this guy seems too qualified! We should not be sending them our not absolutely worse!
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You have platform high heels?
there is a lot you don’t know about me
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Jez… these two deliver one last FU as they walk out the door
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have cast decisive votes against Biden's NLRB nominee. This means the Democrats will not secure control of the national labor regulator through 2026. These two Senators effectively handed Trump control of the board when his term begins.
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you gotta admit...that's a pretty funny bit
Jez… these two deliver one last FU as they walk out the door
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have cast decisive votes against Biden's NLRB nominee. This means the Democrats will not secure control of the national labor regulator through 2026. These two Senators effectively handed Trump control of the board when his term begins.
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you gotta admit...that's a pretty funny bit
Jez… these two deliver one last FU as they walk out the door
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have cast decisive votes against Biden's NLRB nominee. This means the Democrats will not secure control of the national labor regulator through 2026. These two Senators effectively handed Trump control of the board when his term begins.
you sense of humor is as iconoclast as your taste in music.
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LOL
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/africa/trump-massad-boulos-middle-east.html
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also he can't do anything about the price of groceries, but more than willing to lower the corporate tax rate...
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trump's trolling is next-level, i'll give him that much:
Trump wants prominent election denier Kari Lake to run Voice of America (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/12/kari-lake-voa-director-trump/)
not only does this own the libs, it also owns kari lake: VOA is a lame participation prize, "what's the least thing i can give her while still giving her something...". the political equivalent of being told, loudly, that she needs to sit at the kids table.
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Hey this is good news
North Carolina’s Atrium Health says it will forgive the debts of 11,500 people — less than a week after NBC News reported that the company has aggressively pursued former patients’ medical debts, placing liens on their homes to collect on bills.
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trump's trolling is next-level, i'll give him that much:
Trump wants prominent election denier Kari Lake to run Voice of America (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/12/kari-lake-voa-director-trump/)
not only does this own the libs, it also owns kari lake: VOA is a lame participation prize, "what's the least thing i can give her while still giving her something...". the political equivalent of being told, loudly, that she needs to sit at the kids table.
It’s amazing how often I find your takes completely wrong. It’s like you just post whatever you want to believe facts be damned. Being the head of VOA is a better prize than Ambassador to México. At VOA you oversee about 1000 employees and a budget of $270 million.
Oh and for someone with political ambitions being in DC is so much better than Mexico City….well who’s kidding who? for anyone really…
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Yeah but the Ambassador to Mexico likely gets free F1 tickets when it comes to the Autodromo every year.
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trying to take a deep breathe, but it's going to be many many instances of my blood boiling... today's it seeing RFK's lawyer wanting to the FDA to revoke the approval of the Polio Vaccine.. it's good thing we have such a great health care system... oh wait... nevermind.
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trying to take a deep breathe, but it's going to be many many instances of my blood boiling... today's it seeing RFK's lawyer wanting to the FDA to revoke the approval of the Polio Vaccine.. it's good thing we have such a great health care system... oh wait... nevermind.
All joking aside, I have gotten 8 vaccines updated in the last 2 months just in case shenanigans ensue. If I could find a doctor willing to give me the shingles one before age 50, I'd make it 9.
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actually minor mea culpa because that NYT article was paywalled I didn't see the salient fact that this was past deplorable behavior by said lawyer, but there are indications that ratfuckery could still be afoot
here is a cat picture to atone for my rant...
(https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wato32jlkqfuisjgl6rqqysl/bafkreifbwilfudiemkg5ma2f3pnb3stdkprebf4y6jqz3jbgucwuouvh34@jpeg)
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It’s amazing how often I find your takes completely wrong. It’s like you just post whatever you want to believe facts be damned. Being the head of VOA is a better prize than Ambassador to México.
well, at least we share one thing in common: it’s amazing how often I find your takes completely wrong, too!
in this case, i truly believe that ambassador to MX >>> head of VOA: trump doesn't care about VOA. she will get zero percent of trump's attention there. she will not have the ability to barge into the oval office with her concerns. leading the VOA puts her in the outter circle of trump's orbit with limited opportunities to get face-time with the prez. maybe she'll get invited to the christmas party.
on the other hand, immigration and the border were central themes in trump's campaign. he's already talking about tariffs on mexican imports, starting mass deportation, investing in border security, sending the US military into mexico to fight the cartels, mexico is now the US's #1 trading partner, etc - all things that have a big chunk of trump's mindshare. the mexican ambassador, while not central to the decision-making process on these topics, will be part of the conversation. there will plenty of direct communication between the embassy in mexico city and the oval office & state dept. it will have more visibility to both trump and the public than the VOA.
i truly believe that kari lake would much rather be trump's woman in MX, vs. running a propaganda mouthpiece that trump won't think about.
At VOA you oversee about 1000 employees and a budget of $270 million.
this is attractive only if you have traditional career aspirations (i.e. you or i would probably prefer VOA over an ambassadorship). kari lake wants power, not experience running a large organization. she has political aspirations, and "former head of the VOA" doesn't bring clout. an ambassadorship to the US's #1 trading partner ranks higher. not drastically higher, but still higher. also, it comes with a life-long title. the power-hungry love titles.
Oh and for someone with political ambitions being in DC is so much better than Mexico City….
agreed (!), but even more important for maga sycophants is getting time with trump, which, oddly enough, will be easier to do from MX than from down the street in DC.
well who’s kidding who? for anyone really…
i've been to mexico the country several times but never mexico the city. developing world megapolises don't really interest me, and based on what i've read el distrito federal is falling apart in several different ways...
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Yeah except your takes are always wrong. Harris cruised to victory and the Ukraine defeated Russia…
You are obviously well informed, successful and intelligent but you suffer from a common affliction of liberals: you conflate what you wish to be true for what is true.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeYNZyMWoAAL7XT.jpg)
Hey this is good news
North Carolina’s Atrium Health says it will forgive the debts of 11,500 people — less than a week after NBC News reported that the company has aggressively pursued former patients’ medical debts, placing liens on their homes to collect on bills.
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One good thing I heard… the DOGE team is looking to put daylight savings on the chopping block and no one will need to lose a job over it
Omg… the funniest response yet to this
@atrupar
Did standard time donate a million bucks to Trump’s inauguration or what’s going on here?
Oh and I would argue that the head of the VOA is a way harder job than eating caviar and sipping don by the magnum
Even if it was in Greece, I would not take it
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Yeah except your takes are always wrong.
yet another thing we have in common: i also believe that your takes are always wrong! (not really, see below...)
Harris cruised to victory and the Ukraine defeated Russia…
yup, my confidence in harris didn't pan out. it's called politics.
ukraine has not yet defeated the ruzzia, more time is needed for the ruzzia's economy to collapse. regardless, this hasn't been settled either way.
you conflate what you wish to be true for what is true.
please re-read what i wrote: i used words like "i truly believe...", which indicates an opinion. there is no right or wrong here, and we cannot know what is true. until we get an answer from kari lake herself, it's pure conjecture on our parts.
i laid out why i think MX > VOA, you shared why you think MX < VOA. it's called a debate... an exchange of ideas, if you will. you suffer from a common affliction of conservatives: inability to be challenged, and confusion of debate with attack.
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Murder is murder. If people took vigilantism up en masse that would be the end of the rule of law and we would revert to a Hobbesian nature.
The answer is to regulate health insurance providers better. The answer is not to start killing CEOs on the street. This young man was clearly a very very disturbed individual.
Some good may come from his actions- or not - but that doesn’t make it right. The end does not justify the means.
Vigilantism is a very slippery slope.
Can I think of cases where vigilantism is justified and where you must live outside the law? Yes, extreme cases but in retrospect. And the threshold is very high.
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Yeah except your takes are always wrong.
yet another thing we have in common: i also believe that your takes are always wrong! (not really, see below...)
Harris cruised to victory and the Ukraine defeated Russia…
yup, my confidence in harris didn't pan out. it's called politics.
ukraine has not yet defeated the ruzzia, more time is needed for the ruzzia's economy to collapse. regardless, this hasn't been settled either way.
you conflate what you wish to be true for what is true.
please re-read what i wrote: i used words like "i truly believe...", which indicates an opinion. there is no right or wrong here, and we cannot know what is true. until we get an answer from kari lake herself, it's pure conjecture on our parts.
i laid out why i think MX > VOA, you shared why you think MX < VOA. it's called a debate... an exchange of ideas, if you will. you suffer from a common affliction of conservatives: inability to be challenged, and confusion of debate with attack.
Pure balderdash
You made the claim that heading the VOA would be risible. Heading an organization with 1000 employees and a $270 million budget is no joke. Your point was that it was a pathetic job.
You didn’t make the case Kari Lake would like being Ambassador more. That’s not what we are talking about. Sidehatch came in with his usual salient analysis and made the case he would like being Ambassador more.
I have no idea if she will even be offered this but I think your point that it’s such a lame offering just doesn’t stand on the merits. I mean it’s not a cabinet position but it’s a good position.
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What the hell is happening in this thread? Hutch, how did you get this spicy? I declared a pax 930ia like two years ago because of my semi-retirement as instigator on here and now you’re stirring up this shit?
Disagree agreeable, please. The ad hominem is unnecessary.
Sweets, you too.
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Wanders off to post pictures of Moxie and Gus
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Geez I called him smart, successful and informed. Doesn’t seem all bad…
When someone consistently makes grand pronouncements that strain credulity -and following a spate of real stinker predictions - it’s annoying and I have to call it out.
Like take a step back you know? Maybe you don’t have all the answers like you think?
And no, debating the merits of heading the VOA versus being ambassador to México doesn’t excite me but when you say managing 1000 people and $270 million is a shit position yeah I gotta chime in. Like I get it he just wants to put her down but at least be attuned to reality.
Honestly it’s getting really stale here.
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(https://i.ibb.co/HqzQfR2/IMG-4653.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KWqHpBG)
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^please delete as that photo is making me have nightmares
In other news, the dems worried that they weren't making things great decided to make this very bold move as congress closes for the year
sent a bill to biden to recognize the Bald Eagle as our national bird
weird as I already thought it was?
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Please tell me more about the skills needed to be an ambassador?
Donald Trump picks Herschel Walker as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas.
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The Dems best get their stuff together and be constantly on what ever platform they are on raising the issue that $190 million dollars going towards child cancer research was removed from the bill.
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Biden still has a little time left to cure cancer
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Loving the imperialist bent of Trump! So far has talked about taking over Canada, Greenland and Panama!
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Loving the imperialist bent of Trump! So far has talked about taking over Canada, Greenland and Panama!
Disney and their most famous character could do the funniest thing right now. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520mouse%2520)
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Since the house wasn’t dysfunctional enough
Lots of new rules proposed by the GOP to make it worse and do zero for the average American
https://x.com/repmcgovern/status/1874565483770577068
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I'd like to think youngkin was a fluke and a perfect storm
so do we think Spears has any chance against Spanberger?
MAGA putting up a black female seems like going against their base, but that's what I guess the GOP establishment thinks it might be a winning solution
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It's Sears. Like the store your mum used the get your husky Toughskins from when you a wee lad.
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Dude in the Comet Ping Pong shooting was fatally shot by Police in Charlotte after he pulled a gun on them at a traffic stop.. He’ll get a statue for sure…
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Wow, this headline kids shocked me and gave me a glimmer of hope for SCOTUS
Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling
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You can’t be serious
The sentencing judge said already that there will be no punishment and Trump said he thought the Supreme Courts decision was very fair.
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I had not dived deeper (clearly obvious )
But that there was a 5-4 decision that was not pro Trump seemed like a big deal
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I had not dived deeper (clearly obvious )
But that there was a 5-4 decision that was not pro Trump seemed like a big deal
Should have been 9-0. Tough it diet matter, he's not going to get any kind of punishment anyway.
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The Supreme Court’s magic act of fooling Americans into thinking it gives a crap about the constitution is remarkable but people want to believe so bad…
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So not much, but the stain of a criminal record gives me a tiny bit of joy
The court has indicated that Trump will be granted "unconditional release," meaning he will be free from imprisonment, probation, or fines, but his criminal record will remain intact.
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Some awesome bad lip reading on the presidents at Carter funeral
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEqIoGlRTvd/?img_index=1&igsh=N3Z4ODUwMGN6c2Ju
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Great speech by Joe. I was moved.
Thank you President Biden
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From what's going on Minnesota right now, prepare for that in every state.
We are, the next Nazi America. We will, go down in history.
And I mean, down.
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Inauguration temperatures will be lowest since 1985 (https://wtop.com/dc/2025/01/very-very-cold-inauguration-should-be-coldest-since-1985/) 8)
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I feel like Obama’s first inauguration which is the only one I actually attended - I mean schleped to the mall for- was super cold.
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I wonder if Fetterman will switch to Republican Party
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What time zone is Greenland??
https://dnyuz.com/2025/01/16/trump-picks-a-jet-setting-pal-of-elon-musk-to-go-get-greenland/
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Wow
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/16/left-unpopular-right-wing-triumphs-global-elections/
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Wow
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/16/left-unpopular-right-wing-triumphs-global-elections/
concerning
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I feel like Obama’s first inauguration which is the only one I actually attended - I mean schleped to the mall for- was super cold.
Moved indoors. Sissies.
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Sen wyden does a good job at showing how all this helping out American families is BS and the tax laws they are going to be awesome for the rich and corporations and horrible for just about everyone else
https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lfxlcqdojk24
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Just like that time he cancelled a visit to Arlington on Veteran's Day because it was going to rain, not wanting to be outside because it's too cold is relatable as hell!
I feel like Obama’s first inauguration which is the only one I actually attended - I mean schleped to the mall for- was super cold.
Moved indoors. Sissies.
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he is a man of the people
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Trump talked nonstop about banning TikTok. It got banned in a bipartisan bill. And not Trump is going to unban it and blame the Democrats and hit his highest approval rating ever, right? That's the stupid country we live in?
https://x.com/literaryeric/status/1880982310918783456
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He is a man of the people.
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He got the hostages freed too.
I expect a lot of executive decrees tomorrow.
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Although it sucks biden got all those terrorists released!
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Snoop Dog gets it
Time to get on the Trump train folks!
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This is democracy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/donald-trump-is-the-newest-crypto-billionaire/ar-AA1xsU3J
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Is 2025 the first year in history, that politicians went into politics, to make money?
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I don’t know if anybody bothered to watch the transfer of power?
Trump gave a great speech. Very positive. The new golden age just started!!!!
Then the former IT guy couldn’t get the music to play so Carrie underwood had to sing it acapella
Lovin melania’s power hat!
Biden just walked off into the sunset.
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Is 2025 the first year in history, that politicians went into politics, to make money?
politicians have been making bank forever, but in the olden days they just used their insider info (i.e. in conjunction with lobbyists/the industry) to buy and sell stocks, something which isn't illegal for them but would be insider trading for anyone else.
trump is an innovator. old-school pols had a desire to at least appear proper and a begrudging respect for the law... trump ain't got time for that. put assets in a blind trust? make me. foreign dignitaries and secret service staying at my overpriced hotels and golf courses? don't see no specific law against that! work with industry to pump up a stock? too long, too complicated, not guaranteed - crypto pump-n-dump is WAY more profitable! and in case you're in the market for a guitar...
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Sadly some of these items may well become very valuable in 50 years
Gift your kid that guitar and tell him not to open it until 2075
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Sadly some of these items may well become very valuable in 50 years
Gift your kid that guitar and tell him not to open it until 2075
those guitars are indeed collector items, and only collector items. there are now several reviews of the trump electric guitar on youtube, and opinions are unanimous: they are cheap asian-made instruments that should retail for around $250, not $1500. they are playable after some adjustments, but no reason to spend 6x for this thing as an actual instrument. for speculation tho, who knows. it will depend in part on how many are actually made. they claim it's a limited run of 1000, but if you believe that then you're exactly the person this guitar is targeting.
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Setting up the ERS seems like genius….an IRS to harass the rest of the world!!!!
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Today we truly became a banana republic
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYfmRwryQo&pp=ygURQmFuYW5hcyB1bmRlcndlYXI%3D
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It’s truly amazing what you get these days for doing a little light seditious conspiracy…
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Setting up the ERS seems like genius….an IRS to harass the rest of the world!!!!
might harass rest of world... but american consumers will pay the tariffs, so guaranteed to piss off your constituents. genius indeed!
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My blood is boiling, you should see what I put in my notepad app..
Not to make light of the abhorrent executive action regarding Trans people, but this was pointed out regarding it.
BUT it technically defines everyone as female. It states:
“'Female' means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell."
Since all fetuses "at conception" are female, it just defined EVERYONE as female.
Also what kind of psychopath signs an EO that more people get put on death row.
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Gurll, go do something about it then.
Stop talking about the LGBT community. Do something about it.
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Setting up the ERS seems like genius….an IRS to harass the rest of the world!!!!
might harass rest of world... but american consumers will pay the tariffs, so guaranteed to piss off your constituents. genius indeed!
Yes he is so dumb he got elected president
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Gurll, go do something about it then.
Stop talking about the LGBT community. Do something about it.
trust me when I say this is weighing heavy on me and right now I'm only able to support causes with my money
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Gurll, go do something about it then.
Stop talking about the LGBT community. Do something about it.
trust me when I say this is weighing heavy on me and right now I'm only able to support causes with my money
If you cannot wear the suicide vest and commit some light terrorism for our LGBT+ brothers and sisters, do you really care?
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Define light terrorism?
Do one of those signs in front of your house count?
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Define light terrorism?
Its like light treason.
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Can we spell it Lite?
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Can we spell it Lite?
No, but I’m open to rebranding it Diet Terrorism.
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Gluten-free terror glitter bombs
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So Viveck was the first to go on the Trump administration Deadpool bingo card
https://x.com/nafo_jaymac/status/1881487143463215295
Bets on who is next
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Setting up the ERS seems like genius….an IRS to harass the rest of the world!!!!
might harass rest of world... but american consumers will pay the tariffs, so guaranteed to piss off your constituents. genius indeed!
Yes he is so dumb he got elected president
i think this guy said it best:
Well unfortunately nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
I just don’t see this stupidity in other places on our globe
In Argentina there is a massive stay at home order and everyone is on board..you don’t have voices denying science..or saying let the old all die so my kid can go to school and I don’t have to be around my lame wife working at home..if there is complaining it’s that government officials aren’t doing enough!
It’s making me wonder if I have underestimated the stupidity of the American people? How is that possible?
I mean this shit is embarrassing
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Oh no misusing my words against me!
The American people, and we all feel this, seem very stupid often.
But that doesn’t mean Trump is…
If you’re still playing the old hits like Trump is stupid ot Trump doesn’t want to be president i am afraid it’s you who are stupid.
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People, people — there’s no need to bicker and argue. I can assure you all:
you’re all very stupid.
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I got to make an exception and call this out
https://thehill.com/business/5090420-trump-treasury-secretary-nominee-wont-support-raising-minimum-wage/
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The American people, and we all feel this, seem very stupid often.
But that doesn’t mean Trump is…
If you’re still playing the old hits like Trump is stupid ot Trump doesn’t want to be president i am afraid it’s you who are stupid.
i don't think trump is particularly intelligent, but he's not stupid. more importantly, he's determined. we can argue about his motivations, but he's going to do shit. saying the outcome of his actions will be negative isn't saying he's stupid.
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Brent Terhune nailed this far better than I could
"I can't believe Trump pardoned antifa like that"
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Ok
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My clock says it’s been more than 24 hours
Did I miss the news reporting of the end of the Ukraine war?
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Don’t US presidents wait til the end of term to issue pardons?
Also pardoned Silk Road founder today
I guess people no longer care so no political damage?
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Don’t US presidents wait til the end of term to issue pardons?
most normal US presidents do wait, because they are aware of the toxic nature of pardons. it's essentially a "screw you" to the justice system (AKA equality), so they wait until the end of their terms once political capital isn't needed anymore. on Jan 19, 3 days ago, do you think Biden cared about pissing people off? why would he?
trump, however, isn't a normal president. he's never cared about pissing people off, not even his supporters (why would he? he's got more of them so who cares if one small faction disapproves of his actions...). in fact, he appears to relish the opportunity to thumb his nose at convention & established mores. trump has truly turned the world upside-down: whatever was previously abhorrent, he'll embrace as normal and desirable.
Also pardoned Silk Road founder today
I guess people no longer care so no political damage?
trump is post-political. his followers only care about what they are told to care about (immigration bad? ok! H1B good? also ok!!!111). again: he could go out on 5th avenue and shoot someone and he knows his followers wouldn't care. if there is an ounce of advantage to be gained by pardoning someone, trump won't think once about doing it.
(aside: a lot of fentanyl entered the country through Silk Road - please keep that in mind next time you hear trump claim to do something in the name of stopping this scourge)
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Yeah….
Sigh
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Onion nails it
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
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My clock says it’s been more than 24 hours
Did I miss the news reporting of the end of the Ukraine war?
Welp negotiations are taking place on Twitter
https://x.com/edkrassen/status/1882096521619063001?s=46&t=jcACWCl5JrMz2nxLe-LAMw
Asking a very big favor
This new season of the United States sucks
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Didn’t take long
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/23/trump-third-term-amendment-constitution-ogles.html
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Sure, he loves his name on things
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/dulles-international-airport-president-donald-trump-congress-gop/65-b660eda1-3894-4221-8c81-2d47ab20e9bf
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“This is your Captain speaking…we hope you enjoyed your flight on no legroom airlines. We are now approaching Donald J. Trump international airport.”
Yeah I could see it…
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How do these fucking people sleep at night
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US.
https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
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How do these fucking people sleep at night
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, so neither should children of noncitizens born in the US.
https://azmirror.com/2025/01/24/reports-of-navajo-people-being-detained-in-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
At the moment, we need some judges to jail DOJ stooges for contempt of court, prima facie. Make them think more than once about the bullshit they're working on.
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-inspectors-general-fired-congress-unlawful-4e8bc57e132c3f9a7f1c2a3754359993
Wow
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Susan Collins is once again concerned
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Yes I was discussing her eyebrow furrowing today
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Bunch of Dems gave a yes to thepuppy slayer
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-inspectors-general-fired-congress-unlawful-4e8bc57e132c3f9a7f1c2a3754359993
Wow
I mean most people don't know or care who the IG's are and are probably like "cut the fat"
I love how he didn't even follow protocol and give 30 day notice (which violates federal law, although who now is going to enforce that)
The 'let it all burn' crowd is rejoicing.
I still can't believe ~40 million eligible voters in the US just sat out this election
it is going to be a rough 4 years
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This Trump administration is a whole different type of animal. They know what they are doing as opposed to the clown show last time. I feel like the Chief of Staff is the key - as she was during the campaign…..really stays behind the scenes. You never hear a peep about her. I wish Biden had been reelected but Trump seems rejuvenated.
I was telling my son how interesting - if you like political science- it is to see what is going on with Trump and even the rest of the world. It feels like a new world order is being born. For all our talk about democracy we see it’s just an house of cards. One man refuses to play by the rules and it falls apart and everyone just shrugs. Insane. And if you ever wondered how dictatorships took root you have a Birds Eye view here. Francis Fukuyama could not have been more wrong!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17ew9ezw0ko
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Although in good news, the Diet Coke button is back!
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/3c25/live/9b8e3d30-da6f-11ef-902e-cf9b84dc1357.jpg.webp)
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Dr Phil joins ICE
https://x.com/drphil/status/1883581989019632094?s=46&t=jcACWCl5JrMz2nxLe-LAMw
This administration is doing multiple shark jumps at once
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What a loathsome person Dr Phil is….to think Oprah foisted him on us…
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It’s on!!!
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjw461nelzdt
Worth noting that a commie terrorist is president of Colombia
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Aww man, he may have screwed the pooch and fucked Valentine’s Day
TIL 57% of our roses are from Columbia
Worth noting that a commie terrorist is president of Colombia
details-smetails
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Yup that was my immediate thought…roses are going to be expensive!!!!
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TIL 57% of our roses are from Columbia
No respectable woman is going to accept anything less than an Ivy League-educated bouquet.
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I’m sure it comes as no surprise, but TIL that the country and the university are not spelled the same
And of course I screwed it up mocking him
But again, I’m not the POTUS with a communications team
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Dang the commie terriost folded and made trump look good
Also the news article describes him as such “ Petro, a keen user of social media”
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Water is power
Who controls it, controls everything
President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s complex water management operations and claimed its authority to overrule state officials.
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columbia should have threatened to raise the price of cocaine
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I think the bigger issue and nobody is talking about this, is how ridiculous is it for countries to turn away their own people? Mexico did the same and now their own people are probably in some internment center.
I think countries should always take back their citizens. I mean it literally lends some credence to Trumps “they are sending us their worst not their best” when their own countries don’t want them back. “You want to return some colombianos to us? Yeah well we don’t want them! Fuck those guys!”
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So how we all doing after this one week of greatness?
Seems like a year
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“The Cruelty Is The Point” hits just keep coming
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics
Appointments are being canceled, and patients are being turned away from clinics, according to people with knowledge of the situation who feared retribution if they spoke publicly. Many people with H.I.V. are facing abrupt interruptions to their treatment.
https://bsky.app/profile/apoorvanyt.bsky.social/post/3lgr3bwmyxc2n
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Wow just wow
Donald Trump Orders Freeze On All Federal Grants And Loans In Huge Power Grab
“The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal tax dollar,” Vaeth wrote. “The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-grants-loans-freeze_n_67984689e4b00dc186534c4f
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I very wise Australian band once pronounced
The rich get richer
The poor get the picture
The bombs never hit you when you're down so low
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We know what’s going on! Enough with the complaining!!!
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It’s my god given right to complain, oh wait dammit that’s a Marxist Equity so nevermind…
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I think the bigger issue and nobody is talking about this, is how ridiculous is it for countries to turn away their own people? Mexico did the same and now their own people are probably in some internment center.
I think countries should always take back their citizens. I mean it literally lends some credence to Trumps “they are sending us their worst not their best” when their own countries don’t want them back. “You want to return some colombianos to us? Yeah well we don’t want them! Fuck those guys!”
I actually agree with this.
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Wasn’t the Colombian prez deal more to do with how they were treated/delivered vs. him refusing to take any deportations back?
I mean were the ones we sent hardened criminals or just a bunch of day laborers caught in a sweep(who likely have no record others than overstayed visa)
I really see this having a big impact on the price of groceries, nanny care, lawn care and the million of legitimate jobs these “illegals” do
I hope the conclusion to some of this is to create temp worker visas
We need this labor
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Easy parking at Home Depot!
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I understand Colombia’s stated objection although can’t vouch for its veracity BUT in that case you take your citizens back - as Brazil did- and then summon the US ambassador and complain. If you don’t think your citizens are being deported in an acceptable form you don’t prolong their mistreatment by leaving them in the hands of their alleged mistreater!
Not saying the deportees were criminals but that it kind of contributes to that perception and helps feed that narrative.
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Jim Acosta gone
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Well the worst part of this whole situation is Trump got his way by bullying him with tariffs
And MAGA is rejoicing that he gets shit done
The Dems had better grow a spine and stop with the “we need to pick our battles “ crap and be a thorn in his side and don’t let him get away with skirting the rules or the constitution
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If you are more anti Trump than pro America you got a problem.
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So what have I said is Anti-American? being against Tariffs and acting like an ass on the world stage
I don't consider what he is doing as Pro-America
Create new laws on immigration and Work Visas FIRST
this is just red meat for the base and will create massive job shortages and price increases
Do you see some different scenario
I can't see how that is Pro America, but then again I can't spell, so I am not qualified to have an opinion
Don't get me started on how he's pulling funding for people with HIV, Vets, Meals on wheels
ya know the liberal things
and with your last name, I'd keep your ID on you at all times. Maybe put an Airtag in your anus so your SO can find you when you get collected in a round up
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My last name is Italian, dork!
I have joked with my family about ICE coming to get me.
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My last name is Italian, dork!
I'm sure MAGA ICE will know the difference
This site is interesting to find sur name origins
https://forebears.io/surnames
How Common Is The Last Name for Hutch?
popularity and diffusion
It is the 500,792nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of redacted reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Italic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 151,004. In Italy redacted is most numerous in: Abruzzo, where 62 percent are found, Campania, where 16 percent are found and Molise, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.
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Honestly one can’t engage with you - as with most liberals- as you suffer from TDS.
I think the idea we should ignore illegal immigrants is dumb and honestly we could do with some action that reinforces the message that you should not enter the US illegally.
Liberals are going out of their way to justify illegal immigration: oh the price of stuff will go up!
I mean either we have a country with borders that controls who comes in and out or we don’t. And most American Hispanics (legally in) agree with me.
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Hutch, of not a liberal, what label would you give your political beliefs?
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Libertarian with liberal contradictions
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Aren't libertarians just republicans that want to remove age of consent laws?
Libertarian with liberal contradictions
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No idea.
Some libertarian ideas are too crazy for me but my beliefs skew libertarian/liberal and there are contradictions.
But I am most certainly not a progressive liberal and I despise communism.
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For example liberals in this country cheered on Hugo Chavez as he completely destroyed Venezuela.
I want no truck with those people.
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Honestly one can’t engage with you - as with most liberals- as you suffer from TDS.
and maga suffers from crippling hypocrisy and/or willful ignorance... same same?
Liberals are going out of their way to justify illegal immigration: oh the price of stuff will go up!
uh, wasn't trump just elected on the promise of bringing prices down?
except that he's doing the exact opposite. now that's he doesn't need anyone's vote, you shouldn't expect the price of eggs to go anywhere except up given that all the folks working in stinky industrial chicken farms have been deported or are afraid to go to work. but please, tell us more about TDS...
I mean either we have a country with borders that controls who comes in and out or we don’t.
this is a false choice. you can absolutely have a country with strong borders - without dehumanizing those who got here under the old system, without destroying your economy in the process, and without putting ego and politics above dignity. "tough on crime" is a great bumper sticker but generally poor policy. this country is in desperate need of immigration reform, but that's hard work and requires compromises... easier to call in the g-men to deport all those newly-branded "enemies of the state" (and one looks really tough doing it to boot!)
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For example liberals in this country cheered on Hugo Chavez as he completely destroyed Venezuela.
I want no truck with those people.
you're painting liberals with a very broad brush. the majority of liberals that i saw/heard from were not supporters of Chavez. most liberals don't like dictators who abuse human rights and spread poverty (that's more of a right-wing thing...)
sure, some idiots still cling to the fantasy that communism is good and will support any leftist asshole, but they're a minority (same morons who support russia today due to their blind allegiance to anything redistributive).
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Well lots of people are elected on promises that don’t materialize! Shocking I know
Accepting illegal immigrants because their low labor costs will help lower costs while also bringing and keeping wages down for Americans is not the answer.
I don’t think low inflation is a big priority for Trump whatever promises he made. I think he would actually prefer to see increased government spending even if it creates more inflation. That’s what he did in Trump term 1. And his whole business strategy was always debt debt debt followed by defaults and haircuts.
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No way man. I used to go to parties on Capitol Hill and Chavez was hip with liberals.
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I mean hell US liberals are literally taking sides with a communist terrorist from Colombia against the US!!!
This is the kind of crap that gives Liberals a bad name.
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Maybe I should use the term progressive instead of liberal.
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Space, you taking the buyout??
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-offer-federal-workers-buyouts-resign-rcna189661
The sheer scale of what Trump is trying to do….
Doesn’t look like a great offer …8 months of severance pay but Sidefi will advise
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but Sidefi will advise
then do the exact opposite
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but Sidefi will advise
then do the exact opposite
now now
Although 8 month severance is much better than getting a pink slip and shown the door
I could see a lot of anti-maga taking this bait
When I heard this, I was shocked it was a Trump thing, because ya know “cruelty is the point “
Some of the fine print is demeaning tho.
But this tactic achieves a lot of his goals
And it makes those leaving feeling like they got to take a paid sabbatical (because you know liberals love those)
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Tim Kaine was saying if you take this Trump will end up stiffing you.
An incredibly great point.
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Tim Kaine was saying if you take this Trump will end up stiffing you.
An incredibly great point.
I don’t trust Trump to honor that
He would actually gain more points by getting people to resign and then stiffing them. Maga would rejoice.
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Agree
Tim Kaine was saying if you take this Trump will end up stiffing you.
An incredibly great point.
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Down side? Probably get stiffed on the severance
Up side? Won't have to answer "I was just following orders" in 20 years!
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Trump rescinds Fed spending freeze
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Trump rescinds Fed spending freeze
Just the OMB memo was rescinded??!!
@PressSec
This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.
It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo.
Why? To end any confusion created by the court's injunction.
The President's EO's on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.
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classic brownnoser move
Florida Republican introduces bill to add Trump to Mount Rushmore
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Hmm....not sure this is the message we want to get behind
@SenSchumer at news conference: "People are aroused. I haven't seen people so aroused in a very, very long time."
https://x.com/cspanJeremy/status/1884643975262253117
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Gitmo 2.0
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I say put him on there, who cares?
classic brownnoser move
Florida Republican introduces bill to add Trump to Mount Rushmore
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Hmm....not sure this is the message we want to get behind
@SenSchumer at news conference: "People are aroused. I haven't seen people so aroused in a very, very long time."
https://x.com/cspanJeremy/status/1884643975262253117
Why won’t Chuck just retire already. Find someone young to be minority leader and not one of these 🦕
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I say put him on there, who cares?
classic brownnoser move
Florida Republican introduces bill to add Trump to Mount Rushmore
i commend/blame trump for everyone stepping up their trolling game.
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Well I don’t know what…
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This is unbelievable stuff
I don’t understand why Trump should get a nickel
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/
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This is unbelievable stuff
I don’t understand why Trump should get a nickel
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/ (https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/)
gotta bend the knee to the new king. all of Big Media is doing it...
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This is unbelievable stuff
I don’t understand why Trump should get a nickel
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/ (https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/)
gotta bend the knee to the new king. all of Big Media is doing it...
this shit is soo bad and encourages this behavior
He sued them $10bil because they aired a response from Kamala that was edited?
at the time they said CBS called the litigation “completely without merit” and said that it would “vigorously defend against it.*”
was widely viewed by legal experts as frivolous
*unless he wins and we have a major deal on the table that he could quash
So is the new way to funnel money to the conman in chief is to fund his 'presidential library'....ya know from a guy who famously doesn't read
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So is the new way to funnel money to the conman in chief is to fund his 'presidential library'....ya know from a guy who famously doesn't read
It's a non-0% chance that the library will be located at Mar-A-Lago, right?
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So is the new way to funnel money to the conman in chief is to fund his 'presidential library'....ya know from a guy who famously doesn't read
It's a non-0% chance that the library will be located at Mar-A-Lago, right?
I'm sure to troll the Libs, it will have an entrance via the bathroom
at very least, the land will definitely be purchased at some exorbitant rate to some third party shell company (that is owned by the trump family)
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This is unbelievable stuff
I don’t understand why Trump should get a nickel
https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/ (https://deadline.com/2025/01/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-settlement-1236273890/)
gotta bend the knee to the new king. all of Big Media is doing it...
Yes I get that/ I haven’t been in the woods the past 10 days- but some of the cases of obsequiousness are more extreme than others…
Is bribery really something that should be done out in the open!? And don’t these rulings open up the doors for others or are their impact strictly limited to Trump’s pocketbook?
Honestly not sure but maybe I would rather they do it Latin American style with a bag of cash thrown over the fence at Mar a lago so I don’t have to hear about it.. this pretense is so gross
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I haven’t been in the woods the past 10 days-
without checking, I know this is true
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I haven’t left my house since going to the orthopedic surgeon on the 20th. It wasn’t just a broken arm…I got pretty banged up and cause of my blood cancer and associated medication I bruise easily and heal very slowly. Being older probably doesn’t help either.
In other great news my brother in law who works in home building in Texas got laid off.
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Is bribery really something that should be done out in the open!?
no, but who's going to stop him? he is the law. dude has at least 2 years of freedom from consequences.
this pretense is so gross
100% agreed
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tariffs! who wants some
Canada you get 25%
Mexico you get 25%
China...only 10%
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tariffs! who wants some
Canada you get 25%
Mexico you get 25%
China...only 10%
With Trump a lot of the time he announces stuff and then it changes but I can’t even imagine the havoc such tariffs would create. Aren’t these our three biggest trading partners?
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/
the lowlights
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said.
A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20, the day Trump took office. They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort, one of the OPM employees said.
so will the ruling party have thoughts on this apparent hostile takeover... oh ffs never mind
also, there are reports that the email system hastily put in place easily hacked and NOAA is getting email blasts that aren't verified from outsider WHEEE
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also, there are reports that the email system hastily put in place easily hacked
I'm hearing this too, yikes
China, if your listening... (which of course you are)
all gas, no brakes baby
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Soooo…it’s been 10 days….
Is it
1. About what you expected
2. Better than what you expected
3. Worse than you expected
who is NKOTB blaming?
1. Biden
2. Trump
3. Israel
Would you prefer Vance as president?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Not sure
4. Don’t care
Will things return to normal or is this the new normal for America?
1. We have crossed the Rubicon (no return)
2. We can still turn back
3. Not sure
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r/fednews has skyrockted to one of the busiest subs on the site.
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Is it
1. About what you expected: Trump is doing his classic mix of petty slights, incompetent buffoonery and truly horrendous, evil shit. And facebook libs are focused on the things that matter: outrage about losers like John Bolton or Mark Milley losing their security detail (GOOD) or Meta censoring #democrats on Instagram (FAKE, you can literally try it yourself!) or Facebook forcing Trump posts into their feeds (NO SHIT, i see all sorts of dumb stuff I don't care about seeing!) or pardoning the J6 folks (WHO CARES, this isn't even in the top 100 awful things he's done as president, let alone his entire disgusting life). Not a peep about the actual horrors against trans folks or migrants or anything else. Eyes on the prize, as always!
who is NKOTB blaming?
If you're not 100% blaming Democrats, I don't know what to tell you. They beat Trump (vote-wise) TWICE! He's proven to be beatable! In a just universe, outright losing to Trump after getting more votes than him twice would mean the immediate dissolution of your political party. Democrats are just incapable and frankly unwilling to rise to the current moment.
Would you prefer Vance as president?
2. No: At least Trump is funny.
Will things return to normal or is this the new normal for America?
1. We have crossed the Rubicon (no return): We're 100% cooked, but then again, we have been for a long time. Trump's just the next step, but this decline has been building for decades.
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Shouldn't we be a little more concerned about Leon getting his hands on the controls at Treasury?
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You tell us!
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They did it….they really did it
They killed the census website
Damn it all to hell
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The Census Director who just resigned, was the former director of photography at the ACL Festival. Very cool guy.
Edit SXSW
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Damn it all to hell
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Damn it all to hell
has not even been 2 weeks yet
Buckle up
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I just felt like channeling Charlton Heston
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I just felt like channeling Charlton Heston
We were once passing through Charlotte NC on 85 and we needed some kind of outdoors gear. We saw there was a huge Bass Pro Shop so we pulled over.
When we got in the store, we saw that we had arrived at the same time Charlton Heston was doing an in store promoting guns or something. We got a gander but didn't meet him, or buy any of his products.
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I just felt like channeling Charlton Heston
althought the real Heston
Would be like “we finally did it! We are one step closer to utopia”
Nypitchbot
Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain
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Not getting our issue with Canada
Or what we hope to accomplish
Unless it’s to create a pretext to invade which seems far fetched and lunacy
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my take: trump is obsessed with trade deficits. to his mind, trade deficits = others taking advantage of the US ("so unfair!"), AKA looking weak - something he won't tolerate. by selling more to the US than they buy, trading partners are "scamming" the US. the solution is to force those countries to buy more american stuff - you might recall that during his first term, trump shook down the chinese and they promised to buy more american soy beans, beef, cars, etc. (based on what i've read, they didn't actually order any of the stuff - but trump got to claim a win. pro-tip: when dealing with trump, let him have a big public win like a signing ceremony, then do nothing and quietly go back to how things were before)
when looking at the "problem" of deficits, i suspect that trump sees canada and mexico as low-hanging fruit: both countries are dependent on the US for their exports (something like 75% and 80%, respectively), so they should quickly buckle under US tariffs, right? they'll quickly cave in to US demands, order more made in USA, and trump becomes the savior of US industry.
unfortunately, whoever taught him about deficits must have skipped the lesson on interdependence. trump generally wants the US to be more inward-looking and protectionist, but that transition is at best costly when done right, and downright painful when done a la trump via a shock. of all the stupid shit trump has done so far, this by far has me the most concerned.
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unfortunately, whoever taught him about deficits must have skipped the lesson on interdependence.
Pretty sure Trump skipped class all the time.
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I don’t remember that lesson either!
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“Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!).”
-POTUS47 (although in all CAPs)
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DOGE is illegally cutting off or considering cutting off funding to those known money launderers called the “Lutherans”
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Oopsie
Lutheran Social Services is one of the largest employers in South Dakota, operating senior living facilities across the state. Republicans are shutting it down
Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
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Tim Kaine swings and misses
Tim Kaine, went on CNN today, got an easy question "do you have a problem with Musk's access to govt systems?" and whiffed by saying basically "I don't know anything, the administration isn't giving us info"
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Tim Kaine swings and misses
Tim Kaine, went on CNN today, got an easy question "do you have a problem with Musk's access to govt systems?" and whiffed by saying basically "I don't know anything, the administration isn't giving us info"
Do you have a link for that? Following this story, and want more proof than because Kosmo said so
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Ok looks like my source did toomuch paraphrasing there…
I wouldn’t whiffed as much as doing a little sidestepping
Dem Senator on Elon Musk's role in government: 'We're learning about it from our citizens'
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/video/sotu-senator-kaine-questions-scope-of-elon-musks-role-in-trump-administration
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Mexico and Denmark cave
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Trump has a World Cup trophy behind him in press conferences for the Oval Office
I think he got it from Putin, but does that really matter
Yikes he just said the VAT is the same as a tariff
Then… “we are $36tril in debt… because we make bad deals “
That’s not why we are in debt… but we are in a post-fact era
Oh and Canada… just one state… so only 2 senators for all of it
“There will be a lot of pain, for them” yikes
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Really we need to give them about 10 senate seats so they become five states and expand house to 635 (long overdue and Canada would get about 65 seats.:.house districts are too populous…this expansion of house would equate to roughly one member per 600k instead of 1 per 800k….its the right thing to do)
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I mean Canada’s population is about 10% of ours….
The wrinkle are Canadian rights…you can’t just take things like guaranteed healthcare away… the idea should be to bring up American rights on certain areas to canadas level…
It’s complicated though…but the idea is a negotiated merge….not violent conquest
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Panama gives in too
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/panama-cede-a-la-presion-de-estados-unidos-y-anuncia-que-no-renovara-un-acuerdo-con-china-nid03022025/
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not enough has been said about china and their 'silk road' initiative
They have been doing infrastructure upgrades all over the 3rd world (also bankrupting the locals to pay for ports/dams they didn't ask for)
but it is economic imperialism that flew under the radar of the Monroe doctrine
So if Trump puts up real roadblocks to this ...I think that's a good idea
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Absolutely right.
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And Canada caves…..
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i wonder if anyone has informed trump that if canada becomes a state, there will never be another republican president nor House
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i wonder if anyone has informed trump that if canada becomes a state, there will never be another republican president nor House
You sure?
Would be a pretty big win for Trump if the US annexed Canada. Not to mention are you saying continued democracy is guaranteed under Trump?
The fact is Denmark, Panama, Mexico and Canada all backed down today.
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And Canada caves…..
sure aboot that? (https://x.com/search?q=%22TRUMP%20CAVED%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends)
what exactly did canada have to give up? "increased border security" via a $1.3B investment. in late 2024, canada announced an border and immigration investment of... $1.3B. canada got trump to back down by waiving in front of his face something that they were already doing. oh, and trudeau will name a "fentanyl czar" ::)
trump is the one who caved: after he saw the uproar & someone finally explained to him the consequences of his actions, he needed an out. he'll claim that promises of canada doing what is was always going to do is somehow a win. his followers will swallow it without question, bask in his glow, then move on to the next manufactured crisis.
also, fentanyl doesn't enter the US through canada so 100% interdiction will have zero effect:
The vast majority of fentanyl seized at U.S. borders comes from Mexico.
In 2024, more than 21,100 pounds of fentanyl was seized by U.S. authorities on the border with Mexico, compared to only about 43 pounds seized at the Canadian border. (source (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/03/trump-canada-tariffs-trudeau.html))
also, WAY more fentanyl enters canada from the US, then enters the US through canada. gee, who's the real problem here?
so, to recap:
- trump got nothing new
- trump went on the anti-fentanyl warpath against a country that doesn't contribute to the problem
- trump "solved" a crisis he created - brilliant!
finally, last week trump claimed the tariffs were about the "unfair trade deficit", but is now claiming a victory on fentanyl... where did those goalposts go?!?
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Look I know you hate Trump but after the way Trump has been talking about Canada Trudeau’s actions are a pretty blatant and pathetic cave.
This was never about fentanyl but about asserting US primacy and muscle. We all know that.
The real negotiation will come once Trudeau’s replacement is in power. This is about establishing who is whose bitch.
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i wonder if anyone has informed trump that if canada becomes a state, there will never be another republican president nor House
You sure?
Would be a pretty big win for Trump if the US annexed Canada.
it would absolutely be a big win for trump - among those he's already won over. not sure about how much goodwill he'll get from moderate republicans, independents and dems for annexing canada.
no, the reason why there would never be another GOP prez or House is even if canada was made a single state, it would permanently tip the balance of power blue. canada is majority progressive/liberal + canada's' population is greater than california's = no way the GOP can win a national majority again. even today's 50-50 senate wouldn't be safe with two more solid blue senators.
Not to mention are you saying continued democracy is guaranteed under Trump?
valid concern. i'm still hoping that american institutions will be strong enough to withstand trump's onslaught. hopefully we get a Dem House in time to limit some of the damage and preserve democracy. TBD.
The fact is Denmark, Panama, Mexico and Canada all backed down today.
that certainly is one interpretation.
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Look I know you hate Trump but after the way Trump has been talking about Canada Trudeau’s actions are a pretty blatant and pathetic cave.
This was never about fentanyl but about asserting US primacy and muscle. We all know that.
The real negotiation will come once Trudeau’s replacement is in power. This is about establishing who is whose bitch.
that is a complete cope. "trump got played but he looked tough, so next time it'll be completely different and he'll REALLY win!!!"
"we all know" isn't wasn't about fentanyl? so it's not about trade deficit, or even fentanyl, but it's about power moves? funny how no one talked about that before trump caved. saying this is actually about "asserting US primacy and muscle" (when even that wasn't achieved) is a pathetic attempt to polish the turd.
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Well it’s the truth.
If a country disrespects you and you do something to placate them it’s a cave.
And all four caved…
Trump wanted to reassert American toughness and the whole “there is a new sheriff in town” thing
Now in the future when he asks for something countries may take him more seriously or not …we will see
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a glimmer of good news but i'm sure it will be overturned
Church vandalized by Proud Boys now controls group’s trademark, judge rules
The Proud Boys is barred from selling merchandise using its name or symbols without permission from a Black church once vandalized by the right-wing extremist group’s members, after a Washington, D.C., judge on Monday revoked its control over the trademark.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5124942-proud-boys-trademark-church-vandalized
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can't believe they gave this guy a full unconditional pardon for his well documented seditious activities
“Their actions are a betrayal of justice, reminiscent of Judas’s treachery,” Tarrio said.
that is the real treachery!
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dear american imperialists: great news! thanks to your messiah trump, you will indeed be getting a 51st state!!!
small change, tho: it won't be Canada.
it'll be Gaza.
congrats!!!
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I’m looking forward to the country being divided between Russia and China
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Glad I am not a USAID employee serving overseas. Can you imagine? The contempt shown for public servants is astounding.
Imagine you are stationed in Togo with a family and overnight finding out you are out of a job and needing to pull kids out of school and get back to the US?
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Imagine you are stationed in Togo with a family and overnight finding out you are out of a job and needing to pull kids out of school and get back to the US?
this is the pain he spoke of, but it's targeted at liberals
You don't see massive military cutbacks
the thing is the average American doesn't understand is the massive amount of waste in the gov't isn't going to gov't bureaucrats
but it's those gov't contractors who make millions/billions a year working WITH the federal gov't with little to no oversight but a good old boys network that hands out the cash
why train and hire your own staff for $100k a year, when you can pay booze allen/lideos/Accenture $250k a year for the same person
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So USPS suspends all mail from china?!
this shit is getting weird
The move comes after rules came into force in the US which closed a loophole that allowed small packages worth $800 or less to be sent to America without paying taxes or fees.
Chinese retailers, such as online giants Shein and Temu, have used the tax exemption to ship low value packages duty-free to the US
uh oh, those gen x'ers who voted for trump are going to be pissed
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This type of stuff is going to drive up the cost of everything but am not convinced that we could afford to continue on the path we been on. Since the Clinton years the US has kind of stagnated with anemic growth. We really haven’t had good times in 30 years. And a certain segment of society has really struggled. All this even with historically low inflation and interest rates. Just to get by requires both parents to work and in increasingly precarious jobs. Now am not saying we should actively try for inflation but that low inflation by itself has not resulted in much and we need to try something different. Not saying this is necessarily it but democrats really haven’t delivered (I am thinking especially of the Obama years).
And China has been acting like our enemy for years so not sure why we should continually treat them as a friend. We have been good to them so why the hate? Compare the way they treat us to the way Japan does….
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dear american imperialists: great news! thanks to your messiah trump, you will indeed be getting a 51st state!!!
small change, tho: it won't be Canada.
it'll be Gaza.
In a different era, I'd by editing a Julian's America post about how Gaza is the new Riviera and "fuck St. Tropez, the Golen Heights is the Summer 2026 nightlife destination! If you're already too late to rent a penthouse unit, leverage Saudi debt financing to build your own resort!"
. . . but I don't have the energy anymore.
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dear american imperialists: great news! thanks to your messiah trump, you will indeed be getting a 51st state!!!
small change, tho: it won't be Canada.
it'll be Gaza.
In a different era, I'd by editing a Julian's America post about how Gaza is the new Riviera and "fuck St. Tropez, the Golen Heights is the Summer 2026 nightlife destination! If you're already too late to rent a penthouse unit, leverage Saudi debt financing to build your own resort!"
. . . but I don't have the energy anymore.
During my lifetime Beirut was once the riviera of the Middle East and Dubai was a camel outpost.
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Looks like USPS reversed its decision on China parcels
Learning in Trump 2 it’s better to wait a week before reacting….save a lot of hassle.
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dear american imperialists: great news! thanks to your messiah trump, you will indeed be getting a 51st state!!!
small change, tho: it won't be Canada.
it'll be Gaza.
In a different era, I'd by editing a Julian's America post about how Gaza is the new Riviera and "fuck St. Tropez, the Golen Heights is the Summer 2026 nightlife destination! If you're already too late to rent a penthouse unit, leverage Saudi debt financing to build your own resort!"
. . . but I don't have the energy anymore.
During my lifetime Beirut was once the riviera of the Middle East and Dubai was a camel outpost.
Oh, going old school with it! The JA OGs recall gettin’ it on in Lebanon!
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the thing is the average American doesn't understand is the massive amount of waste in the gov't isn't going to gov't bureaucrats
but it's those gov't contractors who make millions/billions a year working WITH the federal gov't with little to no oversight but a good old boys network that hands out the cash
elon is the world's richest man
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This type of stuff is going to drive up the cost of everything but am not convinced that we could afford to continue on the path we been on. Since the Clinton years the US has kind of stagnated with anemic growth. We really haven’t had good times in 30 years. And a certain segment of society has really struggled. All this even with historically low inflation and interest rates. Just to get by requires both parents to work and in increasingly precarious jobs. Now am not saying we should actively try for inflation but that low inflation by itself has not resulted in much and we need to try something different. Not saying this is necessarily it but democrats really haven’t delivered (I am thinking especially of the Obama years).
it's incredible how, in this state of mind, any economic frustrations get pinned on Dems, only. is it because the GOP has been written off? we don't expect economic situation of the lower classes to improve under republicans? IF SO WHY DO WE KEEP ELECTING THE GOP WHEN FEELING ECONOMIC PAIN??
"dems didn't make things better, so let's vote for the GOP to make things worse!"
i'm so pissed at american voters. the whole world experienced inflation after the pandemic, but it was LOWEST in the US. americans did better than everyone else. the president has limited to no influence on the price of eggs - but let's all believe in the fantasy that only trump can fix it.
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Definitely think people should have voted for Biden.
Both parties have failed the American people over the past 25 years.
Simply saying inflation is not our number one problem.
Economic stagnation, mal distribution are bigger problems. Of course inflation is a big issue too.
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Along with Leopard Ate My Face that's making the rounds I saw this in reference to the shutting down of USAID that the CCP will of course be continuing on their path of influence that the GOP was so concerned with in the past..
They will come for you Cannibals never stop eating.
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I guess Department of Education and NPR are next…
My partner will hit the streets when they go after NPR
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Had a too long rant, but it does feel like we were sold a bill of goods on being the lone world superpower from the 90s - some point in the past 8-10 years. They deregulated the banks and businesses giving us less option and less competition. They offshored manufacturing and jobs. They goosed the economy with financial games and tricks and we as a society kind of coasted for decades on a variety of communal vibes mostly based on "American exceptionalism".
We coasted on a sense of peace and prosperity through the 90s, then solidarity and resolve post-9/11, then the idea of a "post-race" president, then to some degree #resist. I feel like the last vestiges of that cracked under Biden (from inflation and financial
"mal-distribution" and immigration along with bombastic rhetoric and tribal mistrusts) and fully crumbled with this second Trump administration. We make very little here, outside of bombs, guns and celebrities/influencers/attention grifters. We no longer have a communal sense of identity and without that there can be no rebuilding. I don't know and can't imagine (barring external events) how that can be rebuilt, especially if it remains profitable for a good amount of people at the top and something to which folks from the bottom to top of the middle can put their heads in the sand about. The folks at the bottom are either stretched too thin to do anything, have had their ire redirected and used by others or to some degree they are relishing in having others to share in their pain.
This was still too long.
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I guess Department of Education and NPR are next…
My partner will hit the streets when they go after NPR
I'm guessing there will be an avalanche of lawsuits over Dept of Ed
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Musk and Trump are two peas in a "fuck you, sue me pod".
Who, for how much and for how long can anyone fight?
Not to mention, who are the final arbiters of justice?
A 5-4 or 6-3"fuck you",
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Musk and Trump are two peas in a "fuck you, sue me pod".
Who, for how much and for how long can anyone fight?
Not to mention, who are the final arbiters of justice?
A 5-4 or 6-3"fuck you",
makes me want to be a carnivore if these are the kind of peas that are out there
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what. the. actual. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce (https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/cia-workforce-buyouts/index.html)
The offer — which tells federal employees that they can quit their jobs and receive roughly eight months of pay and benefits — had up until Tuesday not been made available to most national security roles in an apparent cognizance of their critical function to the security of the nation.
fuck that cognizance, burn it all down! a definite recipe for success in foreign intelligence is to replace all the folks with knowledge, experience & contacts with new people whose #1 qualification is loyalty to trump. i mean, how hard can the work be? should be easy to pull any ol' mouthbreather off the streets and drop them into Langley... just learn on the job. what could go wrong?
between this and USAID, i hear they have run out of champagne in moscow and beijing.
(TAN: trump's strategy is working on me... i just can't anymore. i'm exhausted, exasperated, beyond frustrated, angry, questioning both my identity and that of the american people... congrats, you orange-hued wrecking ball)
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The offer is very poor so very few will likely take it.
I read today only 20,000 government employees have accepted
But , yes, it’s worrying….
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If only there had been a recent election….
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2egvv8mk79o
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Two wings of the same bird, right? Except, one wing is cancerous and has gangrene and leprosy oh and is infected with the evil entity from Idle Hands. . .
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Yeah, it's so weird they didn't vote for the party that was actively arming a wholescale slaughter of their people!
If only there had been a recent election….
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2egvv8mk79o
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Yeah, it's so weird they didn't vote for the party that was actively arming a wholescale slaughter of their people!
If only there had been a recent election….
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2egvv8mk79o
It is easy, and fun, being pithy, and this is one of the wooliest quagmires in foreign and domestic policy, but the difference is a party that engages in the realities of complex world politics and one that now assumes that they can stomp on it. I guess it comes back to the feeling of, "we need to make the Dems suffer and hear our voice", except now we have four years of who-knows-how wild policies and policy proposals ahead from a party lead by a leader who pays no lip service to bending an ear to those who can't obviously be of advantage to him.
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Yeah, it's so weird they didn't vote for the party that was actively arming a wholescale slaughter of their people!
If only there had been a recent election….
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2egvv8mk79o
and the alternative was the guy who said just move them all out and we'll create ocean front condos?
that's better?
Trump and the GOP could care less for the Palestinians, but you act like that's the best alternative to the dems
I think that is misguided
Don't get me wrong, dems are by no means perfect, but IMO the lesser of two evils
Did Sitting out this election help their cause
would you claim that you and your ilk who wanted to 'make the dems pay' for their evil ways
is getting trump elected and the GOP congress making things better for the Palestinians?
or was it just for vanity?
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It's not pithy...it's politics. The parties lay out their vision of the future, and you see which one improves your material conditions. If one party was endlessly given weapons to a party that was murdering your family, and the party was going to also endlessly give weapons to a party that was going to murder your family, I think you'd probably not want to vote for either!
And it's not like that was a surprise...they telegraphed their anger through the Uncommitted Movement. All Dems had to do was listen, but they didn't care to. No ones fault but their own...they didn't have to fund a genocide of a core voting bloc!
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See, this is what everyone gets wrong. None of these voters think the GOP is the "best alternative". They just know that, on an issue that is literally life or death for their relatives and people that look like them, both sides are the same and lead to the same slaughter. They're not voting for Trump...they're just not voting the top of the ballot.
Trump and the GOP could care less for the Palestinians, but you act like that's the best alternative to the dems
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I think you'd probably not want to vote for either!
I think that hypothetical person is incapable of critical thinking or maintaining two considerations in their head at the same time.
You're truly the stupidest person on this forum. And that's saying something.
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Ah, i made a different calculus. I didn't vote for Kamala because of sexism.
I think you'd probably not want to vote for either!
I think that hypothetical person is incapable of critical thinking or maintaining two considerations in their head at the same time.
You're truly the stupidest person on this forum. And that's saying something.
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well the guardrails are holding
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order limiting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing certain Treasury Department payment records, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over government oversight and data privacy.
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well the guardrails are holding
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order limiting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing certain Treasury Department payment records, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over government oversight and data privacy.
You seriously think that?? I can’t believe you wrote that with what’s been going on
First off: they already have the info….
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First off: they already have the info….
well that is correct, but they don't have access to the system to stop payments which was the big deal
I think this issue is the way trump/musk are working is don't ask for permission and deal with it in the courts
then delay, defer, delay rinse and repeat until its years later and people are like "we're focusing on the crazy shit that happened in jan 2024, it's 2026?"
I'm just glad a federal judge has stopped some of what they were doing
This whole Fork in the road thing is such a cluster
I was hearing how this 'offer' is some what bullshit and there are so many ways they can screw anyone who accepts it
40k have accepted is what I'm hearing
one major loophole is something about March 15th and how that's when money is approved for these agencies
so any "we will pay you until september."..is just not true and they can easily re-neg on that fairly easily
and of course they created this quick deadline so it can't go through the courts prior to it
trust me, this was a small skirmish in the middle of one battle that we made some progress on
this is a war with hundreds of fronts, and they are really prepared this time and know all the loopholes in advance of any of these actions
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Buyout pause
Appears 60,000 had accepted
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/trump-federal-employee-buyout-court-challenge-.html
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Appears 60,000 had accepted
I'm pretty sure those 60K are now regretting their choice
Now he has a list of those who should get a pink slip immediately, with zero severance
Linkedin and facebook has become doomscrolling of those I know impacted by this (which is a lot)
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First off: they already have the info….
well that is correct, but they don't have access to the system to stop payments which was the big deal
I think this issue is the way trump/musk are working is don't ask for permission and deal with it in the courts
then delay, defer, delay rinse and repeat until its years later and people are like "we're focusing on the crazy shit that happened in jan 2024, it's 2026?"
there is reporting that Musk attempted to defund USAID on day 1 (jan 20) but couldn't pull it off, so he waited until last week when the right pieces were in place (Rubio as SecState, Biden-era appointees replaced, access to computer systems, etc.)
a possible reason why Musk is so obsessed with shutting down USAID:
- Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine (https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365)
- Alleged USAID Probe Into Starlink Raises Elon Musk Conflict Concerns (https://www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-musk-starlink-probe-ukraine-2027054)
- screenshot from USAID's inspector general's page before the shutdown:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjHEL6ZXoAAeF3Z?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Health workers next
Hope my partner is not collateral damage as she works for a firm on a project with NIH
There must be a lot of nervy people in our area
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-social-media-posts.html
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-social-media-posts.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-social-media-posts.html)
wait - being racist is a terminable offence for trumpworld? or is it because he called for the destruction of both israel and gaza?
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It’s nice to know these sorts of people have access to our personal information.
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big balls is in charge and he decides when you lose your job
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big balls is in charge and he decides when you lose your job
what I want to know is can ACDC at least get royalties on this?
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Watch the Dark Gothic MAGA video on YouTube.
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Plastic straws are coming back, greatness achieved!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the new chairman of the Kennedy Center.
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Congratulations! You been busy
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Oh wait it’s not you! My bad
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-social-media-posts.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-social-media-posts.html)
wait - being racist is a terminable offence for trumpworld? or is it because he called for the destruction of both israel and gaza?
Rehired.
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They saw there was a flaw in their flue.
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They saw there was a flaw in their flue.
no one is impressed with Timothée Chalamet quotes
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More like Sinatra’s writers
https://willfriedwald.substack.com/p/sinatra-deep-cuts-part-1-continued
It’s interesting that Bob chose to cover it. About as obscure as you can go….
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Ladies and gentlemen, the new chairman of the Kennedy Center.
This guy was definitely on my shortlist to run a cultural center
Trump named former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell to lead the Kennedy Center
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Well he is gay…
I don’t know that the chair really runs it
I mean the previous chair was Rubenstein
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Well he is gay
odd that the first and only directive from Trump was NO MORE DRAG SHOWS
I’m assuming there with be residencies of Ted Nuget and Kid Rock between Teen Beauty pageants and reality TV shows
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Lisa is concerned
Sen. Lisa Murkowski@lisamurkowski
I will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. While I continue to have concerns ...
doesn't mean I'm not going to vote for her you silly liberals and your standards
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As usual after all the hype they are all getting confirmed
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Really focusing on the Very Important things
@SecDef
Bragg is back!
Interesting maneuver to avoid controversy, but give the base some juicy red meat:
secDef renamed Fort Liberty Fort Roland Bragg (not after the Confederate general)
The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the Confederacy’s downfall.
Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.
So it got named after some virtually unknown soldier, based only on that his name was the same as the Confederate General
Sad
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Moronic
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the ballsac gargling by some of these GOP reps is just off the charts
get a grip buddy...oh wait, he wants to be called buddy
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This is a jokè?
I mean red white and blueland???
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This is a jokè?
I mean red white and blueland???
the latin times says it's true
https://www.latintimes.com/congressman-introduces-embarrassing-bill-rename-greenland-red-white-blueland-trump-aims-575304
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Embarrassing
A sharknado
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well what I'm thinking is they had the Project 2025 playbook and some prankster put in the script for Idiocracy and the GOP are just reading the script
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trump was upset that the drag grateful dead cover band bertha played the kennedy center last year around the time of the kc honors show. trump is also really upset about the super bowl half time show.
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trump was upset that the drag grateful dead cover band bertha played the kennedy center last year around the time of the kc honors show. trump is also really upset about the super bowl half time show.
To be fair, the Kennedy Center has been totally derelict in their duties by handing over their SB Halftime Show booking obligations to Jay-Z and Pepsi.
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heard that the administration has been limiting access to seats in the press room and desks/workstations for news orgs that don't toe the line on the "Gulf of America" renaming thing.
this is perfectly normal.
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Bond movie minus Bond.
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Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna says she plans to question members of the Warren Commission as part of her JFK investigation.
There’s just one small problem: they’re all dead. The last surviving member passed away 19 years ago.
the comment on this that made LOL
Translation note: Anna Paulina Luna is Spanish for Lauren Boebert.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the new chairman of the Kennedy Center.
This guy was definitely on my shortlist to run a cultural center
Trump named former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell to lead the Kennedy Center
As if he already doesn’t have enough on his plate
Trump is now the chairman of the board of trustees
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Purely an honorific and about the least upsetting thing about the Trump admin so far
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Isn’t Trump bad enough without making stuff up???
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Looks like NATO may be another Trump admin2 casualty. Talking to Putin about Ukraine without involving NATO seems like a flex.
Weird approach to alienate all our friends obtained with blood and treasure and cemented with 80 years of working together.
The post WW2 international order may be over. It served the US well 1945-2025. RIP
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making a deal with putin behind ukraine's back. gutting the cia and other foreign intelligence orgs. nominating incompetent stooges like tulsi, kash, hogwash, etc. starting trade wars with canada, mexico, and every metal producer. repeatedly saying that he wants to invade/go to war for greenland, panama, gaza - more to be announced soon. giving elmo free reign to turn the federal government into a giant proof-of-concept project.
it's been a good run, but all things must end. still scratching my head as to why american voters chose to give up dominance, but here we are.
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Nothing lasts forever
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the pendulum aways swings back
(I guess we are all hoping there is something to swing back to)
VA elections are less than 9 months away...
In other news, just received an email from Gay Valimont...who is running as a dem in the matt gatez special election
talk about burning money in that district
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That’s fine but the rest of the world gave us a pass on Trump one time.
They ain’t doing it again.
We are no longer a reliable ally.
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it's been a good run, but all things must end. still scratching my head as to why american voters chose to give up dominance, but here we are.
I think that the long and short comes down to, "What has this so-called dominance done for me?".
It's hard not to feel some sympathy, until you use any critical thinking. I work with a guy at my job who is undocumented, been working in the US for 20 years, doing construction work and keeping his head down. He was pulled over in PA (as a passenger in a vehicle) 4 years ago and now has a case pending. He figured Trump would be better "because of business"... All of this while the company that we both work for has had its best 3-year run under the previous administration.
Just because it's stupid, doesn't mean there isn't truth, when you're broke AF, or living paycheck to paycheck, or just can't see upward momentum, it's easy to not care about "the world", or "the future", or "other people".
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Took me words from my mouth
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I see the smart people are floating the idea that the dems should establish a sort of shadow government/cabinet i.e. get qualified people acting as a HHS secretary providing accurate health information
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(https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pirate-hernry-morgan.jpg)
Took me words from my mouth
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Just because it's stupid, doesn't mean there isn't truth, when you're broke AF, or living paycheck to paycheck, or just can't see upward momentum, it's easy to not care about "the world", or "the future", or "other people".
100% - it's hard to care about wars overseas or the state of the environment when you don't know how you're going to feed your kids tomorrow. you need things to change. however, you don't want just any change, you need things to change for the better. other than words and provable lies, trump offered nothing. he had neither the plans nor the track record to inspire confidence. much of what he did promise - isolationism, tariffs, deportations, repeal ACA, etc - are predictable drivers of inflation. but enough people decided to roll the dice with "any change".
some trump voters went to the polls believing that things can't get any worse. i'm very scared we're about to prove them wrong.
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some trump voters went to the polls believing that things can't get any worse. i'm very scared we're about to prove them wrong.
there must be a good German or Japanese word for this
Edit...German word
Zukunftsangst, which translates to "fear of the future," combines anxiety about what's to come with a sense of pessimism.
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as if we didn't know this would happen
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the nation's health secretary
the only GOP no was Mitch!
So while I think he is a little bat shit crazy, I do hope the make America healthy again...actually does
it's so funny as it's the opposite of what MAGA says they want...but they definitely need
I do think fast food/factory farms/big ag/overprocessed crap/Pharma advertising directly to consumers -- are all really bad things and honestly the Dems have done zero to really help on these fronts
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Making enemies everywhere
https://www.politico.eu/article/jd-vance-munich-security-conference-scholz-merz-germany/
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The announcement a few days ago of the upcoming announcement was capped by announcing a future announcement six months from now.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c360lle165ro
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Pitiful
https://www.mediaite.com/news/pete-hegseth-roasted-over-huge-fck-up-and-clean-up-on-ukraine-negotiations-amateur-hour/
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So the conversation on Ukraine seems to be heating up
I'm a little concerned after the DefSec said...well those borders, we just need to be ok with them changing
but Trump seems to be putting his focus on it. I just hope he doesn't give Vlad everything and say 'this is a perfect deal for the people of Ukraine"
I'm not sure why this bothers me, but he keeps saying Millions of people have died in this war
when I'm seeing estimates in the 2-300k (mostly Russian)
(not an insignificant number, but quite shy of a million)
now if he was to say causalities (including both killed and wounded), well that's getting close to 1 mill or more
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Geezus Vance giving a speech scolding our allies….its pretty rich for him to tell Western Europe that their democracy sucks and they lack free speech looking at Trump administration
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I'm a little concerned after the DefSec said...well those borders, we just need to be ok with them changing
but not too surprising given it's the administration's position that lines on maps can and in fact should change, RE: greenland, canada, panama, etc.
the post-WW2 rules-based world order is collapsing, or already has. IMO it's the curse of being born on third base: the benefits of the current system, centered on US hegemony, are assumed and the US is focusing solely on the costs. trump believes, or has been convinced, that america will be greatest by going it alone and bullying other countries. allies are liabilities in his mind. we are back in the age of empires.
but Trump seems to be putting his focus on it. I just hope he doesn't give Vlad everything and say 'this is a perfect deal for the people of Ukraine"
i believe that imposing peace on the russian invasion of ukraine is a vanity project for trump. he wants the photo op of standing between zelensky and putin as they shake hands. he wants a nobel peace prize. he wants to be able to say that he stopped a war that obama and biden are "responsible for". a smaller motivation is economic: get exclusive rights to exploit ukraine's rare earth minerals and hydrocarbons.
i don't believe that he's actually interested in peace, in stopping the carnage, etc. he's shown callous indifference to american lives (ex: covid) - does anyone seriously think he cares about how many ukrainians and russians are dying?
my prediction is that trump's peace plan will be fruitless. there will be summits, there will be talk, but RU and UA's demands are mutually incompatible and neither will back down. the US cannot impose a peace plan on russia and ukraine. the US can withdraw all military support which will make the fight much harder for ukraine, but they can't make them stop fighting. ukraine is currently producing about 40% of the weapons it uses, and Europe said it will fill in the gap as best it can - so things would get worse for ukraine, but it wouldn't stop the war. this war is existential for ukrainians. rightly or wrongly, they believe that since they resisted the initial invasion and successfully defended Kyiv without much help, they can continue without US help. the US also can't force russia to stop, and russia isn't motivated to stop at the moment. putin thinks the war is going well for him. if the war truly stops, his economy will collapse (it's collapsing anyways, but sudden end of war = sudden collapse). at least half a million soldiers would be demobilized - trained killers who will return to missing benefits and few economic prospects. so when the negotiations drag on for month and month and no progress is in sight, trump will move on to the next shiny thing.
I'm not sure why this bothers me, but he keeps saying Millions of people have died in this war
when I'm seeing estimates in the 2-300k (mostly Russian)
(not an insignificant number, but quite shy of a million)
now if he was to say causalities (including both killed and wounded), well that's getting close to 1 mill or more
currently-accepted numbers for russian casualties are somewhere in the 800K range. add in ukrainian casualties, which are lower but more than half, and yeah you're over a million.
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I'm not sure why this bothers me, but he keeps saying Millions of people have died in this war
when I'm seeing estimates in the 2-300k (mostly Russian)
(not an insignificant number, but quite shy of a million)
now if he was to say causalities (including both killed and wounded), well that's getting close to 1 mill or more
currently-accepted numbers for russian casualties are somewhere in the 800K range. add in ukrainian casualties, which are lower but more than half, and yeah you're over a million.
So to be clear, trump isn't even close when he said millions have died in the russia/ukraine war
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Wow….
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/02/17/revealed-trump-confidential-plan-ukraine-stranglehold/
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Ohh
https://www.newsweek.com/dc-house-prices-collapse-doge-cuts-federal-workers-2032064
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Ohh
https://www.newsweek.com/dc-house-prices-collapse-doge-cuts-federal-workers-2032064
this seems a more click-bait than reality
a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom 1,574 square-foot home in Northwest Washington was listed for $1,390,00 after the seller slashed the price by $60,000.
SLASHED!
Hardly a collapse and still way over priced
would need to come down 30%, not 4% to be considered a collapse
I bet that same place was worth 1.2 mil only a 18 months ago
This article says the exact opposite
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/dc-housing-market-remains-stable-no-crash-in-sight-experts-say
Any effects from federal job cuts could take months to appear,
Biggest thing right now impacting housing is still the Mortage rate and cost of labor/materials to build new ones
I do think the economy will be hit pretty hard in this region, but don't predict a housing collapse (although I'm sure a lot of people on the sidelines wish is would)
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It's come to this
not doing the basic search to not know the difference between Thomson Reuters a cybersecurity firm and the (Radical Left) Reuters a news organization
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Remember the Four Seasons!!
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in case anyone wants a legal run-down of the trump admin's quid pro quo with mayor adams... they are now committing crimes out in the open.
Worse Than Watergate: Thursday Night Massacre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jehv5qXQAD8)
(most of the important info is in the first few minutes, if you can't/don't want to sit through the whole thing)
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Is everyone going to tune in to the new awards ceremony?
America’s Future, which is led by Flynn to preserve individual rights and promote American values and traditions, according to its website. The event, celebrating American exceptionalism, will honor one member from the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Air Force and the Space Force.
The event includes a poolside reception, musical performances and dinner in Mar-a-Lago’s Grand Ballroom, where other award presentations are expected from a lineup that includes such names as Russell Brand, Ted Nugent and Mike Tyson.
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WTF would count as "exceptionalism" in the Space Force? Fighting off this guy?
(https://i.gifer.com/origin/3a/3a46f339ccec5c45982bcd964f9e887f_w200.gif)
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I was trying to come up with a joke who would win the space force award
In more important news...congress is working hard to get bills passed that will help all Americans
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1395
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looks like tariffs on Romaina on Steel Ingots, Rubber Tires, and Iron Pipes are coming soon if they don't play nice
US President Donald Trump’s administration has pressured Romanian authorities to remove travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother
There are few people I despise more than Mr Tate, of course trump loves him
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Is this the good news?
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gawd i hope romania tells trump to pound sand. the world, especially europe, need to stand up to the orange bully.
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Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia (https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/video/trump-ukraine-russia-war-zelensky-putin-zeleny-lead-digvid)
in other news, trump asserts that the actresses raped harvey weinestein.
definitely winning!
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Is this the good news?
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every single thing said in this post is false, every number is wrong, and the whole thing perfectly parrots the kremlin's narrative. our president is a russian asset.
we are effed.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkKZ7miWMAAbthX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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It’s really incredible….
We have entered a new era of uncertainty and instability. Who knows where things will end?
The domestic stuff- which everyone seems obsessed with (Oh no park is closed!! Oh no gay choir!) is of relatively no consequence compared to what the US is doing overseas which is like a magnitude 9 earthquake. And the Executive pretty much faces no checks and balances when it comes to foreign policy.
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rubio scolds europeans about "lack of free speech" (dafuq?), then issues this internal memo (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/state-department-media-subscriptions-cancelled) for State dept:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkKHZdRWUAAOKzr?format=jpg&name=900x900)
strange how WaPo isn't on that list... i wonder why...
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New Subscriptions
Paid X subscription for all staff
Paid Truth Social Sub for all staff
that's all the news sources needed
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While I have heard some groaning about this, I've also heard it's had a major impact and the residents love it
...that Trump is getting involved in what goes on in a US city is kinda nuts
Trump administration terminates approval for New York City congestion pricing
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While I have heard some groaning about this, I've also heard it's had a major impact and the residents love it
...that Trump is getting involved in what goes on in a US city is kinda nuts
Trump administration terminates approval for New York City congestion pricing
from NYT (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html):
Mr. Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, that New York was “saved” as a result of this news.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” he wrote. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”
long. live. the. king.
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It’s all about the midterms now…and whether they are free and fair.
Trump’s popularity will take a hit…a few points….but if there aren’t free and fair elections he won’t pay a political cost. If elections were free he would lose the House. I don’t believe he will let that happen lightly….
That’s what is worrying me.
My guess is Trump will soon begin replacing much of the military brass with people he considers will follow his orders….whatever they are…
Am sure Trump’s people are thinking of ways to replace Biden appointed judges.
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And the democrats what can one say!!! They seem in a fog other than a few
I wish Schumer and Pelosi retired. I guess maybe it’s not a good time but all the democrats who are 65 and over should consider it…they are completely outdated…shelf life expired… bereft of ideas
Bernie needs to find someone to mentor to replace him…
The old ways of doing business are over… democrats need new leadership and more importantly new ideas
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Am sure Trump’s people are thinking of ways to replace Biden appointed judges.
they have been talking out loud about this
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I wonder if Fetterman is thinking of switching parties….could explain why all his staff are leaving him
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Oh that sucks
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Bernie has a really good video up on YouTube about Ukraine.
He seems like one of the only democrats able to break through the noise.
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This dude is likely currently being vetted to be a future Supreme Court justice. I'm sure sweets will do a better Tl;DR summary then me, but bottom line he's a real charmer and as someone pointed out why do these dudes always look thumbs. Also, don't mess with the Texas Observer...
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/
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This is good news...
Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year,
So does that mean Amy Mcgrath has a chance now?
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Good news to replace an anti trumper with a maga????
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Amy is no MAGA, with Mitch gone, she should be able to close that 20 point gap!
But agree that he currently is the only one to go against trump… probably because he knew he wouldn’t run again
I just can’t stand the guy… has done tons of damage to America during his tenure
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Only democrat with an iota of chance is governor
We are talking about kaintuck!
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Agreed Beshear is best option
Just trying to get some value out of the 100 million we set on fire during her run
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Wow, this month was the longest year I’ve ever experienced in politics
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One month and I can’t take anymore
Four more years will kill me
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Geezus….kill me
(https://i.ibb.co/9HqD3fKn/IMG-5027.png) (https://ibb.co/b5r0Ryw1)
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Ok, was small effort as the person lives on my block
But, went an signed a petition to have Abigail Spanberger on the va ballot for gov
I do think that she will crush, but IMO this is a REALLY important election and will help set the tone for 2026
So I plan to help GOTV for this
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so will this rate a CONCERNING
BREAKING: Rats infected with bird flu discovered in Riverside County, California
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Oh this is not good.
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(https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.5323763132.9184/fposter,small,wall_texture,square_product,600x600.jpg)
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We got rid of DEI, so no more black death.
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We will call it White Death this time
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so will this rate a CONCERNING
BREAKING: Rats infected with bird flu discovered in Riverside County, California
Trust me one day it will just disappear….
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this man is such a DICK
listen how he talks to the governor of maine, because she won't lick his boot
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1893013201656201662
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Wow.
Respect for Governor of Maine: “See you in court.”
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The military purge has began.
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late friday, the best time to do the unspeakable
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"has begun" or just "begun" without the has.
The military purge has began.
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Oh shoot.
begUn
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We are a potential few days away from our first Julian’s American Pope.
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You hush your filthy mouth right now!
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You hush your filthy mouth right now!
We will overlook this and, by filthy, “assume you meant liberated and hirsute . . . and virtue!”
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Well….he ain’t perfect but he’s been a good Pope and I hope he pulls through.
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Space, you working on your bullet points?!
Elon is such a dick.
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the double dick move is what he added at the end
approximately five bullet points listing what they accomplished this week
As he knows that everyone in every dept is freaking out because of this wrecking ball,
so it wouldn't be so unusual that not a lot of bullet points were done this last week in particular
What if you were on leave for a week, would you get fired because you didn't get your approximately five done (why leave it vague, but the time frame finite?)
Space, you working on your bullet points?!
here is the thing, at least to my understanding...contractors don't have to comply to any of this insanity
this is for those who work directly for the gov't
Now contractors will get fucked, but in a different way...as their employers will lose access to the cash that they rely on to run their business, the 2025 version of the trickledown effect, but with actual pee
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Germany: The “Right” continues to win around the world.
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"win"? a little melodramatic, now? the AfD made gains, but they didn't win. the new coalition will not admit them, so they'll continue to be powerless.
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The AfD got the most % of votes a far right party has got since WW2 and doubled their percentage since the last election (in the highest turnout election since 1987 : 83-84%!!!!).
Now I get that the right of center CDU will not govern with them….but I would say the vote is a win for the right.
I mean this is Europe. If the AfD getting 20% isn’t a win is 29% for the CDU a win? It’s very ominous…if the CDU fails where will many of their voters end up?
We do have the precedent of Hitler. His party started with 3% then 18% then 33%.
Meanwhile in the current election the principal left of center party obtained something like 16%.
Yes, I would say very ominous. The CDU better forma government quick and take decisive action (not necessarily easy in a coalition government).
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Sums up my view but for the optimism of the conclusion
https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/requiem-for-the-west-6f6?triedRedirect=true
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A massive no
https://x.com/phleaglesnation/status/1893805067460894870
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkXr4PpX0AAouS2?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Hey watch it, as we'll start calling them American Geese, American Dry, and American Club
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" a lot of people aren’t answering because they don’t even exist.”
he suggested that federal paychecks are going to nonexistent employees. He did not present evidence for his claims.
I see this playing out is they will find one or two incidents where this actually did happen (most likely a clerical error) and use this as evidence that the vast majority are like that
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one sector that must be thriving right now: Employment Attorneys
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Hey watch it, as we'll start calling them American Geese, American Dry, and American Club
And, finally, American Bacon
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Hey watch it, as we'll start calling them American Geese, American Dry, and American Club
And, finally, American Bacon
can't we just call that ham
as bacon...IS American bacon, that canada stuff is just an imposter
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Space, you working on your bullet points?!
Elon is such a dick.
Only my supervisor has seen them, and he approved.
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A massive no
https://x.com/phleaglesnation/status/1893805067460894870
Really?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/sport/philadelphia-eagles-white-house-super-bowl-spt/index.html
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/executive-leadership-and-management/musk-threatens-workers-with-another-email-ultimatum-in-fresh-doge-chaos/ar-AA1zK4n4
Pure insanity
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Destroyed lives and traumatized many...for no savings on 1/3 of them!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/nearly-40-of-contracts-canceled-by-doge-are-expected-to-produce-no-savings/ar-AA1zIXFp
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump adviser Elon Musk, published an updated list Monday of nearly 2,300 contracts that agencies terminated in recent weeks across the federal government. Data published on DOGE's “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings.
Jez in more bizzaro times,
Fox and newsmax are backing AP and against trump
This week, about 40 news organizations signed onto a letter organized by the White House Correspondents Association, urging the White House to reverse its policy against the AP. They included outlets like Fox News Channel and Newsmax, where many of the on-air commentators are Trump supporters
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Am convinced none of this is about savings and many will be rehired or replaced at a higher cost.
It’s about appearing “tough” and anti-government. It’s all for show. All for playing to the deplorables.
Meanwhile it will- along with tariffs and general incompetence- help tank the economy which has to be intentional. A recession better now than before midterms? They can blame recession on Biden? Not sure what the rationale is
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Am convinced none of this is about savings and many will be rehired or replaced at a higher cost.
It’s about appearing “tough” and anti-government. It’s all for show. All for playing to the deplorables.
Meanwhile it will- along with tariffs and general incompetence- help tank the economy which has to be intentional. A recession better now than before midterms? They can blame recession on Biden? Not sure what the rationale is
I agree with your take
although the damage they do to the economy with all this will definitely not be gone by 2026
but makes sense to feel all the pain very early as people have such short memory and will be like "remember we used to call it gulf of mexico"
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Maybe they will use the recession to go crazytown on Medicare and social security? I don’t know …it has to be on purpose though…
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Maybe they figure a recession will lower prices and lead the Fed to lower rates?
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Imagine Hutch posting this:
Zelensky caves
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Well he had no choice
It’s really lame of Trump to demand this
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(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480579016_10162851865019824_6907824917899657889_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=0bqu48rIIbYQ7kNvgFNcgXu&_nc_oc=Adjb9QaDErV5QqiDqxxJba1MdfyzWWpKmeiKrelnu4bCvIdqnOvpBG34Dn0OOSNEMn8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_gid=A1-hXYWa-UIZVqc-g6C8j8a&oh=00_AYCHBbv1mgOHqD1wlmqPinFmiL52SocbcBwGL7Z0AGG-sA&oe=67C4FB67)
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Imagine Hutch posting this:
Zelensky caves
details of the deal haven't emerged yet, so let's not pre-judge. at a minimum it'll be better than the exploitative deal that was initially proposed... the new deal might only be 90% exploitative. yeay.
Ukraine has to sign some sort of a deal with the US, even if the EU came in with a more generous (read: vaguely reasonable) offer. the only thing Ukraine wanted out of a deal is security guarantees. the new deal still doesn't appear to contain any per se, but at least by getting the US directly involved in Ukraine's economy the hope is that trump will be incentivized to protect his new cash cow. many (most?) of the resources are in the occupied territories, so it would be in trumps economic interests to liberate those areas from the rooskiyz.
also: i'm not convinced this deal will hold in its initial form, in the long run. TBD if Ukraine renegotiates with a less imperial administration, or does a dine-n-dash once, the war ends... it's not like other countries haven't screwed over Ukraine via treaties and deals (RE: Budapest Memorandum, Minsk 1 agreement, Minsk 2 agreement, etc.).
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normally I'm not a fan of drug tests or Rep Luna
https://citizenwatchreport.com/rep-luna-proposes-mandatory-drug-tests-for-all-members-of-congress/
but this would be funny, I mean they would have weeks of notice, so who would actually get caught
The proposed plan would involve regular, random drug testing for all members of Congress. The tests would be conducted by an independent third party to ensure impartiality and accuracy. Members who test positive for illegal substances would face disciplinary actions, which could include suspension or expulsion from their positions.
@ProjectLincoln
Cannot believe she's attacking the GOP like this.
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whoa, the VP has some opnions on this matter
@JDVance
During my senate campaign in 2022, I met a Ukrainian-American man in NE Ohio. He was very angry about my views on the conflict, and my desire to bring it to a rapid close.
"You are trying to abandon my country, and I don't like it."
"Sir, I replied, "your country is the United States of America, and so is mine."
I always found it offensive that a new immigrant to our country would be willing to use the power and influence of their new nation to settle the ethnic rivalries of the old.
One of the most important parts of assimilation is seeing *your* country as the USA. It's part of the bargain: if you're welcomed into our national family, you ought to look out for the interests of the United States. I know many immigrants who have the right perspective, and I'm grateful to them. For example, I met many Ukrainian Americans during that campaign (and since) who agreed with my views, or at the very least, asked the right question: what is in the best interests of the United States?
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this shock and awe is gonna do me in
Last night, House Republicans passed a budget blueprint to cut Medicaid by $880 billion.
Virginia is expected to see the second largest decline in enrollment. Nearly 700,000 Virginians could lose healthcare if Virginia's expansion is reversed.
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whoa, the VP has some opnions on this matter
@JDVance
During my senate campaign in 2022, I met a Ukrainian-American man in NE Ohio. He was very angry about my views on the conflict, and my desire to bring it to a rapid close.
"You are trying to abandon my country, and I don't like it."
"Sir, I replied, "your country is the United States of America, and so is mine."
I always found it offensive that a new immigrant to our country would be willing to use the power and influence of their new nation to settle the ethnic rivalries of the old.
One of the most important parts of assimilation is seeing *your* country as the USA. It's part of the bargain: if you're welcomed into our national family, you ought to look out for the interests of the United States. I know many immigrants who have the right perspective, and I'm grateful to them. For example, I met many Ukrainian Americans during that campaign (and since) who agreed with my views, or at the very least, asked the right question: what is in the best interests of the United States?
Classic fifth column bs….
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this shock and awe is gonna do me in
Last night, House Republicans passed a budget blueprint to cut Medicaid by $880 billion.
Virginia is expected to see the second largest decline in enrollment. Nearly 700,000 Virginians could lose healthcare if Virginia's expansion is reversed.
This is some serious stuff….frightening actually
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Looks like we reaching peak "May I Speak To The Manager" with all the I voted three times for Trump and this that and the other thing has since happened to me..
also the party of law and order unless of course you happen to be a well connected white guy, i guess only actual murder is the only thing they can't get away with
and i expect being a pretty white lady Elizabeth Holmes will be pardoned any day now.. or did she defraud to many well connected old white dudes
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Am convinced none of this is about savings and many will be rehired or replaced at a higher cost.
It’s about appearing “tough” and anti-government. It’s all for show. All for playing to the deplorables.
Meanwhile it will- along with tariffs and general incompetence- help tank the economy which has to be intentional. A recession better now than before midterms? They can blame recession on Biden? Not sure what the rationale is
I think thety are ok with losing the midterms. Every party wins some and loses some. It will be near impossible to get these jobs back. I assume the recession is intential so they can buy their stocks 'at the dip'
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Looks like we reaching peak "May I Speak To The Manager" with all the I voted three times for Trump and this that and the other thing has since happened to me..
a hallmark of the maga movement is the tolerance, if not encouragement, of the unjust and/or the unethical up until it affects them. a lot of trump voters are discovering that they are in fact members of the parasite class.
i guess they didn't learn the golden rule in kindergarten.
also the party of law and order unless of course you happen to be a well connected white guy, i guess only actual murder is the only thing they can't get away with
"i could stand on fifth avenue and shoot someone, and i wouldn't lose a single vote"
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Sick to my stomach. Never been so embarrassed at my President and VP.
We need a march on the mall to demonstrate support for Ukraine.
What is to be done?
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A lot of people having been using the term ‘mafia’ and that scene looked like something out of a bizarro Godfather. Clear message to respect the family. And you must take the offer that you can’t refuse
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Sick to my stomach. Never been so embarrassed at my President and VP.
OMG this is insane these are our leaders
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cdel2npwe50o
"have you said thank you once...in this meeting"
"You've done a lot of talking"
"you don't hold the cards"
" your not acting at all thankful"
Trump says 'come back when you're ready for peace'
what a bunch of dicks
From axios
The U.S. insistence on claiming a share of Ukraine's mineral rights has been compared to a "mafia shakedown" by liberal critics, who point out that the country would lose land and mineral rights and get little in return.
"It's a sh*t sandwich," a Trump administration official acknowledged.
"But Ukraine is going to have to eat it because [Trump] has made clear this is no longer our problem."
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I am not going to make it four years….
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Z: "Mr. Trump, you are increasing the volume of your voice, but not the logic of your argument."
zero chance trump and vance can appreciate this line... but what a zinger
(desmond tutu said this first, or something very similar)
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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
as if this is no surprise
The guy who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is a reporter for the pro-Trump media network Real America’s Voice and also MTG 's boyfriend. He got one of the rare Oval Office interviewer spots only after the White House blocked the Associated Press.
also I guess these brown nosers didn't happen to happen to notice the clown in a baseball hat wearing a t-shirt with a "witty" slogan on
and while i'm in rant mode
Some "journalist" on faux news said out loud why don't we have a equivalent to China's Belt and Road program... we did it was called USAID. fucking morons the lot of them..
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I knew the right wing media would go there regarding lack of suit. Mark my words: they are going to turn the Ukrainian leader into the enemy! And their viewers will buy it.
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I knew the right wing media would go there regarding lack of suit. Mark my words: they are going to turn the Ukrainian leader into the enemy! And their viewers will buy it.
will buy it...they bought it 3 years ago
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The guy who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is a reporter for the pro-Trump media network Real America’s Voice and also MTG 's boyfriend. He got one of the rare Oval Office interviewer spots only after the White House blocked the Associated Press.
guess who else got in?
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down (https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/media/tass-russian-state-media-oval-office/index.html)
you don't just randomly walk into the oval office.
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hey, after the embarrassing debacle that was zelensky's visit to the oval office, i feel we could all use a little pick-me-up.
how about this? :)
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say (https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/us-intel-russia-china-attempt-recruit-disgruntled-federal-employees/index.html)
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon, according to four people familiar with recent US intelligence on the issue.
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anyone have a link where to send a resume?
hey, after the embarrassing debacle that was zelensky's visit to the oval office, i feel we could all use a little pick-me-up.
how about this? :)
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say (https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/us-intel-russia-china-attempt-recruit-disgruntled-federal-employees/index.html)
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon, according to four people familiar with recent US intelligence on the issue.
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anyone have a link where to send a resume?
just post it on TicTok
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Graham said it’s now a major question whether the United States can continue to support Ukraine if Zelensky remains president.
“The question for me is, ‘Is he redeemable in the eyes of Americans?’ Most Americans witnessing what they saw today would not want Zelensky to be their business partner, including me, and I’ve been to Ukraine nine times since the war started,” he said.
He said Zelensky needs to apologize to Trump or “accept the consequences.”
“What I want him to do, I guess, is just to say, ‘I screwed up big time for my country and for the U.S. relationship and if I had to do it over again, I’d have done it differently and I’m sorry,’” Graham advised.
“If he can’t say that, then Ukraine you need to either send us somebody new we can deal with or just accept the consequences,” he said.
Trump scolded Zelensky for not showing enough gratitude for American support in the war, warning him: “You’re right now, not really in a very good position. You’ve allowed yourself to be in a very bad position.”
“You’d don’t have the cards right now,” he added bluntly.
Zelensky shot back: “I’m not playing cards.”
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Top Russian official and former president Dmitry Medvedev celebrated what he called President Trump’s “proper slap down” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday.
“The insolent pig finally got a proper slap down in the Oval Office,”
So who is our ally here?
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Wow. Graham actually believes that?
I am spending today shaking my head.
I wish John McCain was alive.
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It's amazing how callous they are and that "saying sorry" and kissing the ring is the most important transaction here
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Oh, you got a problem? F*ck you, pay me
Country invaded you and need protection? F*ck you, pay me
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Kinda pathetic how all the GOP leaders/cabinet members write the same tweet about how POTUS and JD stood up and defended America today from being disrespected!
I watched that video and other than JD kinda losing control then trump going all mafia boss
I didn't glimpse the 'disrespect' Z did to all us citizens??
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Even if he had “disrespected “ us who gives a shit. It’s easy to understand he is under a ton of strain and pressure. I mean really? That’s important to us? Respect??
Europe is now going to write us off. The newly elected German chancellor alluded to it the day after winning. Macron and the British guy came over to impress on Trump the importance of standing together for Ukraine. He just pissed on that…. They are going to get the message even if they would rather not.
It’s one thing to begin to wind down aid and work towards ending the conflict via a settlement but wholly different to tag team Ukraine with Russia and basically say “Give up, wave white flag and we will work out what happens.”
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DGonxxvM2--/
https://x.com/kyivpost/status/1895765269253144608
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I didn't glimpse the 'disrespect' Z did to all us citizens??
it is, once again, manufactured outrage. IMO this was a planned ambush. as has occurred many times in the past, trump made grandiose statements about how he's going to easily solve a complex problem, and once faced with the reality of that complexity he realizes that he in fact cannot solve it, so he needs an out (classic example: healthcare, during trump1.0: "who knew healthcare was so complicated??"). he recently realized that Ukraine and the ruzzia are too far apart, he cannot force peace, so he needs an excuse to ditch the whole effort. "zelensky was disrespectful so we can't do business with him" is what the landed on.
usual narrative would be for trump to walk away, but this story has a twist: now that Ukraine has been dumped, trump feels free to sign an aluminium deal with putin. see? he's still a winner! 4D chess! 10 moves ahead! ignore the man behind the curtain! etc.
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The reality is that the first 40 minutes went well until Z said something about -and I paraphrase- how it wouldn’t be great for the US to have a strengthened Russia…like hinting we would pay a price for abandoning them…and then Trump flew off the rails ..again paraphrasing “We will be fine…it’s YOU who will be fucked…” and then toadie Vance entered with his “you should be grateful “ thing..being grateful is a big thing for him clearly as he keeps saying it..we discussed the “you should be grateful “ with the Ukrainian immigrant spat…and Europe should be grateful to us and on and on…my partner thinks he was abused as a kid and someone said to him “you should be grateful” cause it’s not normal to keep using that construct.
It seems weird that it could have been staged….maybe they talked beforehand about how they weren’t going to take any crap from Z (and that they wanted to cut bait from Ukraine) and Vance knows to follow Trump’s lead…unclear
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In retrospect the Ukraine’s big error was agreeing to give up the large amount of nukes stationed there when the Soviet Union broke up. I don’t know the whole story but if they had all those nukes within range of Moscow nobody would be fucking with them. My understanding is they gave them up in exchange for security guarantees which have been breached.
Of course many Ukrainian governments since the fall of the Soviet Union have been pro Russia. In that case there were few issues. But things changed….
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“you should be grateful “
Sorry, name’s taken
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Europe is now going to write us off.
i think this is going to bite the US economy, and hence trump, a lot more than el presidente thinks it will. all sorts of talk out there about countries no longer trusting the US to honor weapons contracts, so arms buyers are looking for alternatives. that's billions in sales per year. a US submarine was denied refueling in Norway because the private company won't sell to americans anymore (norwegian gov't eventually stepped in but it's a sign of things to come...). trump believes he has a lot more leverage than he actually does.
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Billionaires will survive global economic collapse far better than the middle class and the impoverished.
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Europe and the US have been so close for so long that this new scenario is hard to fathom.
We have never been as popular around the world with people (as opposed to governments) as we like to think we are…..maybe it’s envy….maybe it’s that we are a little brash, a little loud….maybe it’s the fact we wrap ourselves up in the flag of freedom while often doing things that contradict this… so we are particularly vulnerable to a negative reaction towards us. It’s just waiting to happen.
There’s a lot of people around the world “enjoying” this and going “I told you.”
The Oval Office meeting with Z was Friday? I have never felt so low as an American as I did that night. On 9-11 I felt heartbroken but not ashamed.
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Europe is now going to write us off.
i think this is going to bite the US economy, and hence trump, a lot more than el presidente thinks it will. all sorts of talk out there about countries no longer trusting the US to honor weapons contracts, so arms buyers are looking for alternatives. that's billions in sales per year. a US submarine was denied refueling in Norway because the private company won't sell to americans anymore (norwegian gov't eventually stepped in but it's a sign of things to come...). trump believes he has a lot more leverage than he actually does.
22,000
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so I thought both Mex and Can had caved and gave trump what he wanted (for them to kiss his ring and do something insignifcant)
“Tomorrow — tariffs 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico. And that’ll start,” Trump told reporters in the Roosevelt Room. “They’re going to have to have a tariff.”
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he did say that thanks to mexico's and canada's "unprecedented concessions obtained by trump!" (aka what they were already going to do), he was pausing the tariffs for a month. i seriously thought/hoped that the pause would be permanent: trump got so much blowback that he needed an out, so he announced a "pause" after their actions but in reality he was just walking away. guess not. but no worries, trump is a (stable) economic genius, right? everyone agrees with him, right? (https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/investing/us-stocks-tariffs-loom/index.html)
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Dow opens down 500 points. Going to be interesting day at the casino. Obviously Trump is addressing Congress tonight.
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Dow opens down 500 points. Going to be interesting day at the casino. Obviously Trump is addressing Congress tonight.
smart money holds cash and stays on the sidelines
I'm more of an S&P guy for judging the market (DJ is just 30 companies)
1.18.21 SP closes at 3841
1.20.25 SP closes at 6101 !!!
58% in 4 years, thats an amazing return
In all of our lifetimes, we have not seen that kind of return
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC/
Man those biden years really sucked in the stock market
SP is down 5% since he took office (only 43 days)
At this rate we'll be back to an SP when he left office by the end of the year
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on hegseth's orders, US cyber command suspends all offensive operations against ruzzia (https://apnews.com/article/cyber-command-russia-putin-trump-hegseth-c46ef1396e3980071cab81c27e0c0236)... because they are our allies now?
if anyone can explain the choices of the current administration other than with "trump is a russian asset", i'm all ears. i can't come up with anything.
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if anyone can explain the choices of the current administration other than with "trump is a russian asset", i'm all ears. i can't come up with anything.
he wants to make sure GOP crushes in 2026-28
the fight dems need to go all in on is this SAFE act
allegedly to protect against voter fraud, but pretty much will disenfranchise tons of dem voters.
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I find it hard to accept he is a Russian asset. I have read all the arguments.
I can accept he once was a Russian asset but as president? What is in for him? People say kompromat but no matter what they have on him is it so bad he would lose his support?
I can see him identifying with Putin as his ideal of a strong leader. I can see him wanting to work with Russia to advance what he sees as US goals.
But my partner tells me I am crazy.
I mean the US president is far more powerful than the Russian so why would he work FOR Putin? It doesn’t add up.
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But my partner tells me I am crazy.
can confirm
well the issue as I understand is Putin has lots of dirt on Trump as well as some major debt(although after the memecoin and DJT stock...can't imagine trump is having money issues)
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if anyone can explain the choices of the current administration other than with "trump is a russian asset", i'm all ears. i can't come up with anything.
he wants to make sure GOP gets crushed in 2026-28
fixed?
how is his current realignment with russia going to ensure GOP victory in '26 & '28?
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if anyone can explain the choices of the current administration other than with "trump is a russian asset", i'm all ears. i can't come up with anything.
he wants to make sure GOP gets crushed in 2026-28
fixed?
how is his current realignment with russia going to ensure GOP victory in '26 & '28?
so that would be through disinfo and election interference
I have heard very few with a R next to their name, be vocal that this Russia stuff sucks...rather they are like "why shouldn't we be friends with russia"
His base does not care and are somewhat giddy about dictators
plus putin is very white people first, so they love that too
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This is pure madness
(https://i.ibb.co/7dsVTG9M/IMG-5065.png) (https://ibb.co/Hf5YMrJw)
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such a child with the name calling
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Was doing a little sidefi research after and this line in an article on the stock market tanking sums it up pretty well
I think there’s a new normal of irrationality that is not going to be helpful to the U.S. economy.
Frm Clinton sec of treasury Rob Rubin
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Was doing a little sidefi research after and this line in an article on the stock market tanking sums it up pretty well
I think there’s a new normal of irrationality that is not going to be helpful to the U.S. economy.
Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) (https://x.com/RepJackKimble/status/1896956089834619296)
Presidents Trump and Musk are already working hard to bring down the cost of stocks to a level where average Americans can afford them again. I imagine groceries will not be far behind.
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Was doing a little sidefi research after and this line in an article on the stock market tanking sums it up pretty well
I think there’s a new normal of irrationality that is not going to be helpful to the U.S. economy.
Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) (https://x.com/RepJackKimble/status/1896956089834619296)
Presidents Trump and Musk are already working hard to bring down the cost of stocks to a level where average Americans can afford them again. I imagine groceries will not be far behind.
true, but you know that is a satire account
the idiot football coach senator has some thoughts
Tuberville: Putin and Trump will decide future of Ukraine, not Zelensky
so much crazy shit in so little time...I bet friday is going to be bonkers again when we find out they decided to put the entire Social Security Trust fund into memecoins
David Sacks, Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, teased “more to come” at the upcoming White House Crypto Summit on Friday.
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I wonder if Trump is looking for a pretext to invade Canada?
If he really imposed another 25% tariff increase on Canada - and I can’t believe he is going to even though he said he would- it would be devastating for Canada and very damaging for us.
But if we attacked Canada who exactly would help them? Do they have much of a military?
The US would immediately become a pariah state like Russia and Iran.
Of course, war has always dovetailed nicely with restrictions on civil liberties etc
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Ok now I’m thinking this play is to get regime change in Ukraine
Zelensky says he's "ready" to resign if it brings peace or Ukraine joins NATO
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true, but you know that is a satire account
yes, i heard it's a parody of a certain boardee's financial advice... <hides>
Tuberville: Putin and Trump will decide future of Ukraine, not Zelensky
there has been a lot of that going around. i think it was watters, on fox, who said "ukraine is a vassal state, we own them, and we decide when the war is over, not them".
this comes directly from trump. as a NYC developer, he believed there were two types of people/companies:
1) subordinate suckers who should be taken advantage of; or
2) powerful types that you buddy up to and make deals with.
the lowly plumbing contractor will be paid a third of what was agreed to after the work is complete, while other rich magnates are wined and dined. this thinking permeates trump's political thinking too: either a country (or its leader) is below the US, in which case you take everything and give back nothing (ukraine, panama, canada, greenland, gaza); or it's a "real country"/"real leader" with power, like ruzzia or china, that trumps aspires to pal around with.
clearly trump is done with the inconvenience that is ukraine, and his disciples are parroting the message: ukraine shouldn't even have a say in its own future. what word is worse than disgusting? reprehensible?
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Trade deal with Canada and México to be announced tomorrow?
This administration gives me whiplash.
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I wonder if Trump is looking for a pretext to invade Canada?
But if we attacked Canada who exactly would help them? Do they have much of a military?
canada's military would not be able to stop an american invasion, not even close (harken back to when ruzzia invaded ukraine, except that the invader is both prepared and actually competent). i doubt anyone would come to the help of canada - other countries have to be realistic enough to know that they can't beat the US in what would be a land war for the US but a overseas war for potential canadian allies.
The US would immediately become a pariah state like Russia and Iran.
pretty sure trump would be OK with that. russia and china are powerful, all the countries calling him a pariah are weak LOSERS who should hand over their wealth to the US. who wants to hang with them anyways? they only take advantage of the US!
Of course, war has always dovetailed nicely with restrictions on civil liberties etc
there is a conspiracy theory that trump is creating so much chaos as to create civil unrest, he can then declare martial law, suspend the constitution, and we start the reign of Donald The First.
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Ok now I’m thinking this play is to get regime change in Ukraine
that play is straight from the kremlin. trump is learning what putin has known for a while: zelensky won't give in to bullying from the more powerful, regardless of the cost. only solution is to get rid of zelensky and get a new leader who is more controversial, less popular etc then try sowing civil discord under the new, weaker leader. the kremlin might try to prop up a pro-kremlin candidate but he/she cannot win - ukrainians will not vote for anyone pro-moscow - but rolling the dice on a new president is preferable to the brick wall that is Z.
ousting Z isn't going to happen. first, the ukrainian constitution prohibits elections during martial law, so RU would need to leave UA first, which defeats the point of getting rid of Z. even if they amended the constitution (something that would take many months) to allow for it under current conditions, Kyiv has estimated it would take a minimum of 6 months to get infrastructure to a point where elections could be held. so a new ukrainian president is at least a year away, likely more - way too far in the future for putin/trump. anyone chosen through such an election would have legitimacy issues: putin/trump would say they aren't the real president, they had to change the rules to get them elected, not all of ukraine was able to vote (because of ruzzia!) so he doesn't represent the people, etc. finally, Z is ridiculously popular right now. even if all of the above happened and elections were held somehow, Z would win. so they'd go through all that effort just to get right back where they started.
Zelensky says he's "ready" to resign if it brings peace or Ukraine joins NATO
first and foremost Z wants security for the people of ukraine, and second, a return to ukraine's internationally-recognized borders. if he can get that, or most of that, in exchange for his resignation, i believe he'll happily do it. it's been his goal for 3 years now, and you have to imagine he's exhausted. i'm not convinced that, if peace is achieved and normal elections are held, than Z would even run. i strongly suspect he'd feel he's done his part and is ready to hand off the reigns.
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Guys, I could just run Ukraine if he steps down and I’d have us out of this in like three weeks.
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Guys, I could just run Ukraine if he steps down and I’d have us out of this in like three weeks.
I would definitely put $500 for that crowd fund
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Guys, I could just run Ukraine if he steps down and I’d have us out of this in like three weeks.
I would definitely put $500 for that crowd fund
You should think about your children’s future and understand TEN TIMES THAT AMOUNT is a small price to pay for your children to grow up under Julian/American rule vs under the eternal threat of Putin.
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there is a conspiracy theory that trump is creating so much chaos as to create civil unrest, he can then declare martial law, suspend the constitution, and we start the reign of Donald The First.
Umm theory is quickly becoming a reality
https://x.com/avindman/status/1897000253598970162?s=46&t=jcACWCl5JrMz2nxLe-LAMw
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Trade deal with Canada and México to be announced tomorrow?
This administration gives me whiplash.
@angry_staffer
Tariffs could be coming off tomorrow.
Either the most incompetent administration in history, or the most blatant stock market manipulation ever.
Or both. Why not both?
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your children to grow up under Julian/American rule vs under the eternal threat of Putin.
talk about a Sophie's Choice situation... a perfect dilemma!
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzlk259g2o
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I really hope we can expect more resistance other than holding little signs
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Ok, I have a tiny bit of faith in things when trump doesn't get his way at the SCOUTS
Supreme Court DENIES President Trump‘s emergency bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in USAID spending. The vote is 5-4.
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They wore pink! What more do you want from these people?!?!
I really hope we can expect more resistance other than holding little signs
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I really hope we can expect more resistance other than holding little signs
and wearing pink ::)
they should have either walked out in mass, or kicked out one by one... why are they so bad at this...
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They wore pink! What more do you want from these people?!?!
I really hope we can expect more resistance other than holding little signs
Ha ha…..🤣
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I heard the Reverend Al Green even made an appearance!!
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I heard the Reverend Al Green even made an appearance!!
I heard he sang "Tired of Being Alone"
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Only a MAGAt could cheer on the dismantling of the NWS… where does the “did my own research” crowd think all this weather data/info come from the sky above the flat earth?
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Only a MAGAt could cheer on the dismantling of the NWS… where does the “did my own research” crowd think all this weather data/info come from the sky above the flat earth?
I think Reagan poisoned the well with
: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.’”
I feel like since this moment this became the GOP philosophy and there is no government program that should not be dismantled (regardless of if it helps)
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Bold move
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs
I wonder if the base will respond with the same vitriol as all the others
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Car prices expected to increase by as much as $12,000 thanks to Trump’s tariffs
https://www.theverge.com/news/624812/trump-tariff-car-price-increase-production-cut
Ford CEO Jim Farley put the matter plainly: “Let’s be real honest,” Farley said, “Long term, a 25 percent tariff across the Mexico and Canadian border will blow a hole in the US industry that we have never seen.”
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trump's trade war is showing early signs of capitulation. Big Auto has forced trump to declare a "one month pause" for tariffs on cars and auto components.
ever the deal-maker, trump asked for reciprocal tariff relief from canada - and canada said no. canucks wants all tariffs removed, not small carve-outs. canadians are sowrry not sowrry.
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all sorts of talk out there about countries no longer trusting the US to honor weapons contracts, so arms buyers are looking for alternatives. that's billions in sales per year.
trump just cost the US billions more in lost arms sales. in addition to cutting off all aid to ukraine, he also ordered a stop to all intelligence sharing. that includes access to the satellite data required for HIMARS rockets. buyers are now concerned that even if they pay for a weapons system, they'll continuously over a barrel because of ongoing dependency on american inputs. once the world saw how effective HIMARS was in Ukraine, orders for the system pilled up. last i heard there was a 4-year waiting list to get HIMARS (and the factory in Arkansas that makes them is working 3 shifts around the clock). that waiting list is coming down as countries cancel their orders. maybe the fine folks in Camden, AR will appreciate the option of less overtime? more free time to savor all the winning!
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This was never about fentanyl
nor immigration, and certainly not about guns:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlVP7loa4AEZ9WB?format=png&name=small)
who's the problem here?
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who's the problem here?
You know mexico is 3.5 times bigger in population than our 51st state
so the apples to apples comparison is over 150 LBs !
(wait should you be using Kgs?)
Screw this, it's easier as South Park told us long ago...blame canada!
Sweets is really feeling trumps burn at least he's white and male and doesn't have a federal job
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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
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Does congress have any power to hold hearings exploring these issues publicly?
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Does congress have any power to hold hearings exploring these issues publicly?
bluntly...nope
if the people who are supposed to stop this are all bending a knee in fealty, who would hold this hearing?
dems could do it on the mall?
(on paper, they have the power, but how important are laws when king cheto is in power)
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I’m just wondering if it’s straight up impotence or total powerlessness. A public congressional hearing where - for example -someone in Commerce has to address 25% tariffs for 43 lbs of fentanyl would have value
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It’s hard to accept but we are in a weird situation where our best hope is to let them screw up and hope the American people at some point say enough. Easy to say but hard to accept when one is part of the collateral damage.
At this point only democrats seem to give a shit. The rest seem mostly asleep or indifferent. If you look at Trump’s popularity in surveys he has only lost a few points….
The long term damage is to our democratic institutions, norms and principles in addition to our loss of our identity. When the Statue of Liberty represents welcoming multi millionaires and kicking out war refugees we are no longer the ideal of America. Arguably we haven’t been for a while and it’s all a little bit of a fairytale we tell ourselves and the world but we are now so far from it it’s hard to envision coming back. We have become what we spent 250 years railing against.
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The back and forth on tariffs is insane. Not even a banana republic operates in this manner.
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who's the problem here?
You know mexico is 3.5 times bigger in population than our 51st state
so the apples to apples comparison is over 150 LBs !
indeed, 150 vs. 21148 is completely different than 48 vs. 21148. in that light, 25% tariffs, tanking the stock market and kicking off a recession is totally justified!
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just saw projections that US is headed for negative growth this quarter. just need one more for an official recession - yeay!
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They want a recession. They can blame it on Biden and they must be banking on it restricting demand and leading to less inflation. All before the midterms.
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This is where something like public hearings creating an official record would be useful
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who's the problem here?
You know mexico is 3.5 times bigger in population than our 51st state
so the apples to apples comparison is over 150 LBs !
indeed, 150 vs. 21148 is completely different than 48 vs. 21148. in that light, 25% tariffs, tanking the stock market and kicking off a recession is totally justified!
I knew you'd see the light!
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Don't like when someone insists you must follow the law...fire them!
The government watchdog who has been getting federal workers temporarily reinstated after arguing their terminations were illegal will be fired and removed from office, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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who's the problem here?
You know mexico is 3.5 times bigger in population than our 51st state
so the apples to apples comparison is over 150 LBs !
indeed, 150 vs. 21148 is completely different than 48 vs. 21148. in that light, 25% tariffs, tanking the stock market and kicking off a recession is totally justified!
I knew you'd see the light!
the alternative is to realize that size of the population has very little to do with how much drugs makes it across the border, and that length of border is much more relevant:
US/MX border = 3,145 kilometers*
CA/US border = 8,891 kilometers*
so apples to apples would be less than 17 pounds.
yet another alternative: number of border crossing points
US/MX border = 50
CA/US border = 120
so oranges to oranges would be 20 pounds
still: tank the economy!!!
* note the use of REAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT, based on science and not some monarch's body part
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I’m just wondering if it’s straight up impotence or total powerlessness. A public congressional hearing where - for example -someone in Commerce has to address 25% tariffs for 43 lbs of fentanyl would have value
This is where something like public hearings creating an official record would be useful
question for the parliamentarians: can hearings be called without the consent of the party in the majority? in other words, can the Dems force hearings to be held if the Repubs don't want them? couldn't the GOP just shut dat down? don't those usually come out of a committee or sub-committee, which are all controlled by GOP?
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I’m just wondering if it’s straight up impotence or total powerlessness. A public congressional hearing where - for example -someone in Commerce has to address 25% tariffs for 43 lbs of fentanyl would have value
This is where something like public hearings creating an official record would be useful
question for the parliamentarians: can hearings be called without the consent of the party in the majority? in other words, can the Dems force hearings to be held if the Repubs don't want them? couldn't the GOP just shut dat down? don't those usually come out of a committee or sub-committee, which are all controlled by GOP?
my understanding is it's fairly easy for them to stop anything the dems propose
That's why having the majority of the house gives you the rights to do things like that as well as subpoena people
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Making it up as they go along.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/trump-cabinet-musk-025093
Too bad people’s lives are affected.
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reporter: "your foreign affairs minister yesterday called all of this a psychodrama. how do you characterize this?"
trudeau: "thursday"
lol (https://x.com/RodKahx/status/1897747642366517430). gawd i love the quotes and quips coming from north of the border. trudeau is really stepping up to the plate... too bad we're about to lose him. hopefully the next guy will be just as strong and focused.
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Really good article. A lot of what I been thinking but well articulated and organized.
https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-bully-in-his-pulpit-0e5
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It’s just intolerable
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87vg38dnpo
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It’s going to be a great time for dentists in Utah!
Utah is poised to be the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems
And this tidbit
Two major Canadian cities tried removing fluoride from their drinking water in recent years, but officials in Calgary and Windsor both reversed those decisions after seeing a notable rise in tooth decay.
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We are going back to our roots!!!
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We are going back to our root-canals
FTFY
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sigh
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so how's that Bitcoin reserve going??
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this was good
@RonFilipkowski
Trump Recession Timeline:
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
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S&P 500 down 2.7%
Dow Jones down 2.1%
NASDAQ down 4.0%, worse single-day loss in 2 years
methinks those wanting to buy the dip shouldn't be in a rush
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So much great financial advice here!!!
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You don’t try to time the bottom just buy on every big dip. Assuming you have faith, long term, in our economy.
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blame dei, woke, biden, hillary, obama and benghazi.
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you forgot welfare queens
I'm sure there are a few more of the greatest hits.
Let's get the deep cuts
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You don’t try to time the bottom just buy on every big dip. Assuming you have faith, long term, in our economy.
sidefi approved sound financial advice
I think some pretty big dips are ahead when the rubber meets the road on these 'maneuvers'
the market did just have an insane 5 year trend DJ up 100% still...even with all this pearl clutching the last few weeks
the pendulum needs to swing
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you forgot welfare queens
I'm sure there are a few more of the greatest hits.
Let's get the deep cuts
Jesse Jackson and The Louis Farrakhans are the only black band the Boomers know.
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pretty certain that the radical left only ride bikes and felon is only in it for himself...
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pretty certain that the radical left only ride bikes and felon is only in it for himself...
I mean we don't say "on your left" on the bike trails just for the fun of it
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dude...this is insane
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlwYQ7cXsAA4dMc?format=jpg&name=medium)
only weeks ago he was shit taking electric cars
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5272749/donald-trump-ev-electric-vehicles-subsidies-auto-industry
I mean the other big auto makers are making electric cars too, but he's only going to promote Tesla
also, what a bunch of snowflakes, they can fire tons of people without cause...but we can't 'punish' elmo for destroying peoples lives
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Coal is back baby!
MBLGA (make black lung great again)
US Considers Emergency Powers to Restart Closed Coal Plants
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So many emergencies lately! And the American people remain impervious.
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It's FiINE It's all FINE... well not really
Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office
As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer.
In at least a dozen videos filmed in her OPM office, political appointee McLaurine Pinover modeled her outfit choices for the day, while directing followers from her Instagram account to a website that could earn her commissions on clothing sales.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/opm-spokesperson-fashion-influencer-videos-invs/index.html
The kicker
Pinover did not respond to a list of questions. But she deleted her Instagram account, @getdressedwithmc, minutes after CNN asked about it.
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It's FiINE It's all FINE... well not really
Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office
As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer.
In at least a dozen videos filmed in her OPM office, political appointee McLaurine Pinover modeled her outfit choices for the day, while directing followers from her Instagram account to a website that could earn her commissions on clothing sales.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/opm-spokesperson-fashion-influencer-videos-invs/index.html
The kicker
Pinover did not respond to a list of questions. But she deleted her Instagram account, @getdressedwithmc, minutes after CNN asked about it.
I wasn't upset about anything Trump had done until now but poor people attempting to influence the fashion of the times is a step too far.
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getting fashion tips from the
head spokesperson of the OMB OPM was not on my 2025 bingo card
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getting fashion tips from the head of the OMB was not on my 2025 bingo card
dude, you're not in a position to be picky. take the help wherever you can get it. sheesh.
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getting fashion tips from the head of the OMB was not on my 2025 bingo card
dude, you're not in a position to be picky. take the help wherever you can get it. sheesh.
This is like when a pro wrestler jumps out from underneath the ring and hits one of the other dudes with a chair unexpectedly. Amazing take down! Hotchie Mama!
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Who had hutch looking for suggestions on $450 skirts on their bingo cards
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getting fashion tips from the head spokesperson of the OMB was not on my 2025 bingo card
OMB and OPM are two different agencies.
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getting fashion tips from the head spokesperson of the OMB was not on my 2025 bingo card
OMB and OPM are two different agencies.
**Insult Comic Dog Triumph Response:**
Ah, yeah, yeah, OMB and OPM, two different agencies, huh? Well, that's like saying a poodle and a Chihuahua are different breeds, but both still bark at the mailman. You think knowing the difference makes you a genius? Newsflash, pal: it just means you've got a lot of time on your hands to memorize government acronyms. Fashion tips from the OMB spokesperson? At least they're consistent in being out of style—just like your understanding of humor!
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Only the best and brightest
From the White House spokes Barbie
He’s actually not implementing tax hikes. Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries that, again, have been ripping us off,” Leavitt said.
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people, and the president is a staunch advocate for tax cuts.”
Also this
“I think it’s insulting that you’re trying to test my knowledge of economics, and the decision that this president has made,” Leavitt said.
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Ok, not really getting anything done in 2025, but I do think this is a smart move
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts
The Dems CAN NOT lose the VA Gov race this time around...this is all hands on deck people
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whoa that's some pretzel logic there...defund colleges to increase the birthrate?
Heritage: "reducing federal higher education subsidies and loan cancellation that place the federal thumb on the scale in favor of spending years in postsecondary work of questionable value will help young Americans to start and expand their families."
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The Dems CAN NOT lose the VA Gov race this time around...this is all hands on deck people
Every poll I've seen of a hypothetical Sears v Spanberger race has Spanberger winning by double-digits and nothing historically in Virginia's off-year Governor election history in the last two decades would lead one to believe that the party that just lost the Presidency would underperform. I'm not all that worried.
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No concerns about this election.
Particularly after the devastation Trump is causing in NOVA…… it’s going to be a stomping
And Abby is just the kind of candidate Virginians love.
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welp...dems were saying that about youngkin getting trounced too
I do agree, she is going to crush as I can't see a maga from lynchburg getting out of his F150 and voting for a female POC
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Huh? Everyone knew McCauliffe sucked….
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My partner’s company is laying off 18% of staff. This is happening pretty much across all companies working on government projects. It’s not so much a response to a recession but a response to government actions cutting funding, ending projects and programs etc. This will help trigger a recession which of course will be felt more in our area.
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welp...dems were saying that about youngkin getting trounced too
And the party that was in opposition to who had just won the Presidency won, didn’t they?
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womp womp
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gl4fxABW8AA-pIi?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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more womps
@axios.com
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered multiple government agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Treasury and the USDA, to offer fired probationary federal workers their jobs back
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Did democrats just blink on government shutdown?
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Did democrats just blink on government shutdown?
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Well we know Gillibrand and Fetterman were going to vote for cloture and maybe others too so he had to cave I guess. But yeah seems pathetic
Republicans have no problem maintaining party unity but we seem to have issues
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Kind of how I feel.
https://youtu.be/7tNbsxVCQD4?si=7d3UKhoipxr1HlmO
I mean let’s assume he can’t get 41 democrat senators to not vote for cloture. Then Schumer should resign.
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^Chuck, If you are the general mcclellan of the us senate
deep cut
the Scott Galloway interview that came up next was pretty good
https://youtu.be/I3JtZlSRMAw?si=1fBck51UOTMIi4_2
this line
"you could 6x the 'savings' that DOGE has uncovered to date by just removing the government subsidies to Tesla"
His silver lining was interesting...basically EU will become stronger and more united, the whole EU spends half of what the us spends on the military...because the US spends that much and they were an ally. Now they will invest significantly in that sector and that will be an economic boon to the EU
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I don’t consider defense spending really productive once you get to a certain point. And spending Europe does on defense will come out of some other spending so….
You might as well spend money paying people to dig ditches and then cover them up. Not all government spending is the same.
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You might as well spend money paying people to dig ditches and then cover them up.
Now we are talking about efficiency, take out the middle man!
In the past they would have had a team evaluate the ditch location, then there would be environmental studies
then a beltway contracter would get an insane contract...which he'd likely sub out
after that we'd have to do the whole process over to cover it up
But if we had the same person dig it, then cover it up, think how much money we'd save
you should work at DOGE
also FTR, Galloways comment was more that 'If I had to find one silver lining of all this maga insanity"
but I do think defense spending typically helps the economy, but you are the economist here
chuck you cuck
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anytime Trump complements you on a 'good move' he is really saying 'what a sucker'
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Well it can help…I get that but it’s not as productive as spending on any number of other things..
No…I don’t consider myself an economist but thank you.
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No…I don’t consider myself an economist but thank you.
well I don't consider myself a financial advisor, but here we are
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I really think Schumer has to go….not sure who could replace him….not Durbin please….someone younger and aggressive.
I like Schatz on twitter but does he do anything else?
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So much for Schatz. Who can decipher this? I note two democratic senators who have recently announced retirement…Cortez Masto and Hassan aren’t up for reelection until 2028.
The democratic leadership provided 3 votes for cloture. It’s kind of hard for me to understand what is really going on here. Did these 10 take a bullet for more senators? MAGA only needed 7 so why did the leadership go along? Fetterman and Gillibrand seem to have been the instigators…
(https://i.ibb.co/tdHgth6/IMG-5089.png) (https://ibb.co/hqgbjMN)
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I’m not sure I totally agree, but the best explanation I have heard
@steventdennis.bsky
Schumer’s calculus is that the real fight and leverage is in the courtroom, where Congress’s prerogatives have been winning and slowing the Trump/Musk move to dismantle agencies. And that a shutdown would effectively moot those cases and let them eviscerate govt faster.
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Easier explanation...these people simply do not care! None of Trump's policies or actions will affect their lives in anyway.
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Easier explanation...these people simply do not care! None of Trump's policies or actions will affect their lives in anyway.
Ok I get that but this about far more than “policies”….its about the unconstitutional manner in which they are going about it…about destroying institutions etc.
One can disagree about government cuts (policy) but one can’t support firing federal workers en masse without justification…to give but one example
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I try to share the latest egregious thing the administration has done with my wife and kid, and they start yelling at me for leaving shaving cream in the sink.
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This is a safe space for you to share, Space.
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You shouldn't shave your balls in the sink. Have some decency.
I try to share the latest egregious thing the administration has done with my wife and kid, and they start yelling at me for leaving shaving cream in the sink.
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You shouldn't shave your balls in the sink. Have some decency.
I try to share the latest egregious thing the administration has done with my wife and kid, and they start yelling at me for leaving shaving cream in the sink.
Eww. I would not put a razor anywhere near my package. That sounds dangerous and gross.
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I try to share the latest egregious thing the administration has done with my wife and kid, and they start yelling at me for leaving shaving cream in the sink.
Sooo….what has the “administration” done with your wife and kids?
#safespace
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Oh wow I totally misread that!!! Space, are you guys ok?
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My partner is concerned about “how did you become a US citizen???”
If you don’t hear from me guys I am probably in El Salvador and not on vacation…..
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We don’t neeed no pesky due process
They looked like gang members is all we need to say
Also just in, I just declared that the guy who just left, yeah those pardons don’t count
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It’s an interesting question….can he undo stuff Biden did claiming that Biden never signed it?
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as a sit here listening to the new The Vapors album as they are singing "It Just Gets Better" which in terms of what they singing about it's a positive and well I'm using it sarcastically here
NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nih-grants-mrna-vaccines-trump-administration-hhs-rfk/
we truly a nation being run by quacks, conspiracy theorists, blue tick medical experts and meme posters.
i'm sure the "I Did My Own Research" crowd will be cheering on this move, but personally I was looking for more DNA re=arrangement and further microchip upgrades
so much winning
Legislation introduced by GOP lawmakers in at least seven states is aimed at banning or limiting mRNA vaccines. In some cases, the measures would hit doctors who give the injections with criminal penalties, fines, and the possible revocation of their licenses.
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seems like a great time to stop research on MRNA
I mean we were only on the cusp of curing Pancreatic and colorectal cancer, but ya know gotta make things more efficient
https://www.cancerhealth.com/article/mrna-cancer-vaccine-shows-promise-pancreatic-cancer
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hmm...maybe getting the job as the head of VOA wasn't actually that great
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-trump-ally-says-agency-not-salvageable/ar-AA1B0ddX?
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I was thinking that….never occurred to me they would shut it down
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It’s an interesting question….can he undo stuff Biden did claiming that Biden never signed it?
nothing matters anymore. he can just say whatever and run with it.
of course the implication is that anything signed electronically is now invalid. apparently i did not borrow hundreds of thousands of dollar to buy my house: i signed the mortgage papers via Docusign, so they're invalid! yay free house!!! oh wait - i signed my employment contract electronically as well, so...
so. fucking. stupid.
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hmm...maybe getting the job as the head of VOA wasn't actually that great
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-trump-ally-says-agency-not-salvageable/ar-AA1B0ddX?
Makes sense that he have that one and Education to a woman.
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here is something for everyone to be excited about....Salary Deflation!
your next job may pay less than your current one
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/job-seekers-hit-wall-of-salary-deflation/ar-AA1B2Xp4
unrelated, but an excellent David Brooks talk
How the Elite rigged Society (and why it’s falling apart) | David Brooks (https://youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?si=9wy94CnnyJFZIdzF)
They represent the educated elite, they are not pro-conservative, but anti-left. They don't have a positive conservative vision for society, they just want to destroy the institutions the Left now dominates.
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/16/is-abortion-public-high-school-teaches-womens-history-month/
A if for "abortion", m is for "mansplain," q is for "queer," t is for "transgender women," z is for "male gaZe."
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/16/is-abortion-public-high-school-teaches-womens-history-month/
A if for "abortion", m is for "mansplain," q is for "queer," t is for "transgender women," z is for "male gaZe."
This reminds me of Nick Cave’s Let Love In
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My partner is concerned about “how did you become a US citizen???”
If you don’t hear from me guys I am probably in El Salvador and not on vacation…..
welp, I know for a fact you are not a good gardener, but I do rate you as a Swell Guy
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Why is the environment a ‘left’ issue? Why would someone with ‘conservative values’ believe that environmental issues should dismissed and all science and common sense should be wholesale ignored? Is that a ‘conservative’ response? Is that a ‘moral’ act?
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Why is the environment a ‘left’ issue? Why would someone with ‘conservative values’ believe that environmental issues should dismissed and all science and common sense should be wholesale ignored? Is that a ‘conservative’ response? Is that a ‘moral’ act?
depends - what do you mean by "conservative"? actual textbook conservatism? traditional GOP ("reagan") conservatism? or whatever the hell the GOP has become, AKA trumpism?
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My brother-in-law is a republican. He's been his whole life, even before Trump. He lived in Salt Lake City and now, Mesquite, NV. He loves skiing, hiking, taking his boat out on the water, etc. etc. He thinks we should not fuck up the environment. But he also thinks that's secondary to corporations making profit, and that infringing on an individual's liberties (in this case, the liberties of a CEO to steer his company) is the same as losing one's freedom. In his mind, not a conflict at all.
I do think he's become increasingly skeptical of facts and science that he thinks come from "the left". He sees it as manipulation by one side to infringe on those rights. To be expected due to his media consumption for sure.
But I also think the easier answer is: the people they hate thinks saving the climate is good, so they think it's bad.
Why is the environment a ‘left’ issue? Why would someone with ‘conservative values’ believe that environmental issues should dismissed and all science and common sense should be wholesale ignored? Is that a ‘conservative’ response? Is that a ‘moral’ act?
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I also recall a lot of the early 2000s and the incorporation of the Born Agains into to the movement's prominence having am effect in that "this world weas made by 'God' for man so we can do with it as we please". . .
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Honestly I think it ALL goes back to the Reagan Revolution. That’s when we went off the tracks and we just keep getting further away. Regulations are bad, greed is good, selfishness is great, if you are rich you are good if poor bad, government should do the least possible, kill the poor etc.
Trump is the most consequential president since Reagan and definitely in the running to surpass LBJ.
The Democratic Party has been bereft of ideas for a long time (ie, “joy!”). Sort of let’s do republican lite and less scary and it has worked but it no longer does because Trump has co-opted the democrats with the white lower class.
I know this will raise the ire of some but I think the time is right to tack left. Someone like Bernie but not an old white man with a history of heart problems. And someone who isn’t an avowed socialist etc. You just have to give people a reason to show up to vote for you believing you can help them. Orange man bad didn’t work for Hillary and unbelievably Harris tripled down on it while the seals clapped.
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completely on board with nkotb's last point: reactionary tribalism.
Why is the environment a ‘left’ issue? Why would someone with ‘conservative values’ believe that environmental issues should dismissed and all science and common sense should be wholesale ignored? Is that a ‘conservative’ response? Is that a ‘moral’ act?
somewhat tangential, but i thought this was an interesting take: Why do Republicans believe so much stuff that is simply not true? (https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Republicans-believe-so-much-stuff-that-is-simply-not-true-What-is-their-problem-with-reality/answer/Henry-Morgan-56)
(Republicans) identified one narrow path to victory for Republicans in national elections. They had to divide the country along the lines of religion and race to win. Ronald Reagan used this to great effect in 1980. In making this change Republicans switched their base from fiscal conservatives to religious conservatives. This fundamentally changed the nature of the Republican Party.
(...)
Their beliefs were the most important thing to them. The facts are less so. They were much more willing to create facts that align with their beliefs and then believe those facts than change their beliefs.
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I guess what I’m thinking is that someone who identifies as having ‘conservative values’ would likely consider responsibility, problem-solving, a sense of morality and right and wrong as part of their core values. These seem like values that would align with conservation and protecting the environment.
Even if you believe all opportunities and resources should be exploited - as a pro- business person would - it’s still doesn’t make sense to me why someone with conservative values wouldn’t do so in the most responsible way possible.
Yet environmental issues are generally considered left wing, liberal and extreme only
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This is kind of what I was getting at...my brother-in-law does think you should, i don't know, recycle or bring usable bags to the grocery store. He just doesn't think anyone should be forced to do it because of some crazy "Marxist" ideology.
My sister-in-law, on the other hand, brings plastic straws with her on vacation and hands them out at bars. She also unfriended me on Facebook when I ask her to explain how leftists are using masking as a means of population control. Whaddaya gonna do?
Even if you believe all opportunities and resources should be exploited - as a pro- business person would - it’s still doesn’t make sense to me why someone with conservative values wouldn’t do so in the most responsible way possible.
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I had a very republican Grandfather in law, I remember him saying that the EPA was possibly the worst gov't program ever invented and did way more harm than good
and I'm like "so clean air and water are not a good result of those gov't actions"
I think most rightwing/conservative people may like the environment and want to protect it, but have been sold a bill of goods that the whole 'climate change industry' is just stealing money from tax payers to fund projects that haven't been proven and just waste money (and line the pockets of democratic doners?)
His response is "it's good business to not pollute the environment and businesses will adjust to protect themselves"
which is such BS. It's only not good for business if you get caught dumping toxic waste in the water supply or someone like Erin B makes a big stink after hundreds get sick/die
who identifies as having ‘conservative values’ would likely consider responsibility, problem-solving, a sense of morality and right and wrong as part of their core values.
responsibility- corporations do no wrong and the free market is the solution to everything
problem-solving - problem is a lot of companies are getting taxed and regulated, solution hire lobbyists, fake sentients and buy enough congress people to convince the public that these taxes/regs are a bad idea....you know what it works, problem solved
He was convinced that the whole thing was a scam, that people like soros were sending money to university's to do 'fake environmental studies' and you get the results you pay for
also...this guy graduated from Harvard
a sense of morality and right and wrong as part of their core values - yikes, don't know where to start here. But one thing I've observed it the right definitely has my team is always good and those on the other team are bad...and they do a fantastic job at keeping everyone in line and towing the party rhetoric. I mean how do you get millions of born-agains to vote for a person who clearly has cheated on many wives, divorced many, openly engaged with prostitutes, how on earth could they back a guy like this. Because morality has nothing to do with it. This guy is on my team and his flaws are inconsequential as long as we get what we want (scotus/Roe)
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This is kind of what I was getting at...my brother-in-law does think you should, i don't know, recycle or bring usable bags to the grocery store. He just doesn't think anyone should be forced to do it because of some crazy "Marxist" ideology.
My sister-in-law, on the other hand, brings plastic straws with her on vacation and hands them out at bars. She also unfriended me on Facebook when I ask her to explain how leftists are using masking as a means of population control. Whaddaya gonna do?
Even if you believe all opportunities and resources should be exploited - as a pro- business person would - it’s still doesn’t make sense to me why someone with conservative values wouldn’t do so in the most responsible way possible.
What sucks about this, sadly they were correct
The way we do Recycling today...is broken, really bad. it's not even breaking even. it costs way more in resouces to collect and process the recyclables than any benefit. Yes we are keeping tons of trash from filling the land fills. but a pittance compared to the millions of tons of trash produced.
I mean two trucks have to come to get my trash/recycles. I gotta imagine you would have to pick up 1 million cans of recyclables to cover the impact of 1 truck, to say nothing about all the other costs/environmental impacts down the line
only thing I can say is recycling is a jobs program, that it's doing well at. Lots of people work in that industry
but it's not saving the environment at all and there are lots of corps making tons of money off this
the plastic straw thing really was a joke too
such little actual impact and an easy target to show how it was kinda stupid
I think they are bad, but when you get your fast food in a plastic bag and styrofom containers...what is the dif of a gram of plastic the straw adds
Trust me, I would give my in-laws the stink eye all the time when they would throw their recyclables in the garbage
Now I feel like I was the one getting played
I think people just need to use less plastic/packaging is the real solution, but good luck with that
the corps won this battle, and they convinced a society that the consumer was the one responsible for this (you know who funded that ad campaign with the crying Indian... Keep America Beautiful, an organization backed by major packaging and drink manufacturers, not environmentalists)
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She also unfriended me on Facebook when I ask her to explain how leftists are using masking as a means of population control.
I mean, it seems pretty obvious. If you require me to mask and I have to rely on just these gorgeous green-eyes which have only one setting -- locked and loaded -- and I can't 1-2-punch it with this baby face also being visible, of course my opportunities to procreate are going to decrease.
Now just imagine the situation for the rest of you.
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Well sure, but she couldn't explain it.
She also unfriended me on Facebook when I ask her to explain how leftists are using masking as a means of population control.
I mean, it seems pretty obvious. If you require me to mask and I have to rely on just these gorgeous green-eyes which have only one setting -- locked and loaded -- and I can't 1-2-punch it with this baby face also being visible, of course my opportunities to procreate are going to decrease.
Now just imagine the situation for the rest of you.
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only the best!
Minnesota Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn, co-author of the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill that just made headlines, was arrested yesterday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting sex with a 16-year-old girl.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/18/gop-state-sen-justin-eichorn-arrested-for-suspicion-of-soliciting-sex-with-a-16-year-old-girl/
of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
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of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
I mean, it's accurate, not sure we need an entry in the DSM, but it appears to be the healthy response from a brain of a healthy individual
It describes the “syndrome” as Trump-induced general hysteria and “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”
My reaction to his policies and presidencies is to vomit, but I've been known to have some general hysteria at times
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I don’t believe I have it but my partner does and is trying to infect me.
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only the best!
Minnesota Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn, co-author of the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill that just made headlines, was arrested yesterday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting sex with a 16-year-old girl.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/18/gop-state-sen-justin-eichorn-arrested-for-suspicion-of-soliciting-sex-with-a-16-year-old-girl/
of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
Someone should arrest him for wearing that bowl cut.
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would have thought selling teslas at the white house would have bumped the stock price
this has got to sting
Shares have now plummeted 53% from record highs reached in mid-December
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I don’t believe I have it but my partner does and is trying to infect me.
ack, it's contagious!
I have to imagine wearing a mask increases infection rates
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Every day it’s something crazy but this stood out….although am not quite sure what it means.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump
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I have to imagine wearing a mask increases infection rates
but lowers fertility rates
apparently
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of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
I mean, it's accurate, not sure we need an entry in the DSM, but it appears to be the healthy response from a brain of a healthy individual
It describes the “syndrome” as Trump-induced general hysteria and “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”
because legislators defining mental illness is a perfectly normal thing.
when i go to the ballot box, i'm thinking "i want this guy to diagnose me, not that other guy - he's a quack and i don't trust his approach to therapy!!!"
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of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
I mean, it's accurate, not sure we need an entry in the DSM, but it appears to be the healthy response from a brain of a healthy individual
It describes the “syndrome” as Trump-induced general hysteria and “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”
because legislators defining mental illness is a perfectly normal thing.
when i go to the ballot box, i'm thinking "i want this guy to diagnose me, not that other guy - he's a quack and i don't trust his approach to therapy!!!"
I see. How does that make you feel?
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Semisonic @SemisonicBand (https://x.com/SemisonicBand/status/1901717075283849698)
We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song “Closing Time" in any way. And no, they didn’t ask. The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely.
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of course that bill was to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.
I mean, it's accurate, not sure we need an entry in the DSM, but it appears to be the healthy response from a brain of a healthy individual
It describes the “syndrome” as Trump-induced general hysteria and “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”
because legislators defining mental illness is a perfectly normal thing.
when i go to the ballot box, i'm thinking "i want this guy to diagnose me, not that other guy - he's a quack and i don't trust his approach to therapy!!!"
I see. How does that make you feel?
i come to 930.com for the psychoanalysis.
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Chuckle 🤭
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It’s an interesting question….can he undo stuff Biden did claiming that Biden never signed it?
Welp if this is true, the J6 crew may be heading back to prison
https://x.com/dittiepe/status/1901631020778082574
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Question: How much authoritarianism can a country actually stand before even the facade of Democracy is fractured?
So many people applauding at worst or just turning a blind eye to things like unlawful deportations, bending (breaking?) of laws and norms and a radical shift in the emotional core of the country. I was thinking about it last night, in talking to my wife about the Venezuelan deportations, fucking Bukele (she's Salvadoran and we've talked from the start about what his ascent really means for the country and what is now clearly their own authoritarian regime) . . . at least in the beginning, poor folks loved them some Hugo Chavez and who wouldn't, in a primal worst of mankind's nature way, like to see someone made out to be enemies (or who put themselves morally above, *cough* *cough* flagrantly showy, prius/electric car driving, demanding you change, liberals) brought down a peg? Maybe Trump and Elon will start giving people free cars (or more likely free internet) like Chavez gave away TVs (pulling from recollection) and the like, so folks could watch his broadcasts. Maybe the free internet will default to pro state landing pages.
Are we just done? Are there precedents that individuals should look to as ways to steel themselves or help themselves weather a decade (or a lifetime) of living under shifting regimes of creating two distinct classes?
I used to have faith in the thought of people as social animals and thus society as mankind's greatest achievement and one that despite the give and take of inherent selfishness, would continue to push itself forward. I don't feel that right now. It literally feels like every fucker for themselves, even if that means silence in the face of what clearly feels like evil (bitching online is just as silent as verbal silence). I mean, I ain't doing shit, can barely balance my personal books enough to donate to worthy causes and am stuck behind a desk for 55 hours a week, on salary, just keeping my head down... Or maybe my job just sucks and I'm reflecting my job against the country broadly. . . Or maybe my workplace is just a microcosm. Owner voted Trump, boss voted Trum (even though he and his wife skated into citizenship by hook, crook, or just plain luck) and my co-worker (also Salvadoran, with a wife who has very gray area documentation), who voted Kamala has expressed his own positive Trump (and Bukele) feelings, particularly, fuck those Venezuelans and we're finally cutting waste. . .
eh
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would have thought selling teslas at the white house would have bumped the stock price
this has got to sting
Shares have now plummeted 53% from record highs reached in mid-December
Hmmm, giant financial firm issues a buy rating on TESLA
Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, the firm long led* by now-Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, upgraded their rating on Tesla
*long led=1990-2025
hmm, sounds fishy to me
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Also with all the pearl clutching on how the stock market is 'tanking'
some facts:
DJ 1 year return as of today 5.2% (still way better than any cd or savings account)
DJ 5 year 108%
Only people getting burned are those who invested a lot after trump was elected in nov
anyone who has been in the market for more than a few minutes is still doing very well
they may be like it was worth x only a few months ago...but what was it worth 6 months ago....are you still up, yes. then quit bitchin
I wish I could find my buy statement on gold (GGW where are you when I need you most)
as that's on a tear (1 yr up 41%)
but little late now, I'm placing gold on hold (hmm, might be the title of my latest ep)
-Sidefi out
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Question: How much authoritarianism can a country actually stand
apparently quite a bit
fuck those Venezuelans and we're finally cutting waste. . .
this was intereesting to learn
U.S. prison system in exchange for a payment of $20,000 per individual per year.
so we deported them, but are paying the other country $5 million a year
huh?
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Well I don’t think Venezuela would take them back!
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Well I don’t think Venezuela would take them back!
even if we paid them $5 million a year?
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Well I don’t think Venezuela would take them back!
I saw this today
Deportation is when you are sent back to the country of origin.
What is it called when you send them to a country that is not their own, straight into a Prison system of that 3rd party country?
rendition
The practice of sending a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect COVERTLY to be interrogated in a country with less rigorous regulations for the humane treatment of prisoners.
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this comes directly from trump. as a NYC developer, he believed there were two types of people/companies:
1) subordinate suckers who should be taken advantage of; or
2) powerful types that you buddy up to and make deals with.
the lowly plumbing contractor will be paid a third of what was agreed to after the work is complete, while other rich magnates are wined and dined. this thinking permeates trump's political thinking too: either a country (or its leader) is below the US, in which case you take everything and give back nothing (ukraine, panama, canada, greenland, gaza); or it's a "real country"/"real leader" with power, like ruzzia or china, that trumps aspires to pal around with.
if you've got 11 minutes to spare, i strongly encourage you to give this a listen: The Real Reason Trump Submits to Putin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmTeg0B9tH8). this vid dives into the above suckers-vs.-idols in the light of trump's narcissistic personality (disorder) - he calls it "dismissed vs. idealized" and what people like trump want/need to get from each group. it explains how trump can say one day "i'd like to introduce the newest member of my team, Mr. XYZ, i've known him for a long time, really great guy, one of the best, and together we're going to WIN", and the next day when XYZ's star fades, he's all "who is this XYZ? i barely met him, don't know him, but i'm told he's a total LOSER, who the hell would ever hire that guy???"
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was about to post about some fuckery they are trying to pull off in Arkansas in regards to transgender youth and haircuts... but couldn't do it...
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was about to post about some fuckery they are trying to pull off in Arkansas in regards to transgender youth and haircuts... but couldn't do it...
Yeah, let's lay off of the trans stuff. That shit is minor and loses elections.
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was about to post about some fuckery they are trying to pull off in Arkansas in regards to transgender youth and haircuts... but couldn't do it...
Yeah, let's lay off of the trans stuff. That shit is minor and loses elections.
(http://i.imgflip.com/9nykud.jpg)
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the wins, they just keep piling up
Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/)
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was about to post about some fuckery they are trying to pull off in Arkansas in regards to transgender youth and haircuts... but couldn't do it...
Yeah, let's lay off of the trans stuff. That shit is minor and loses elections.
(http://i.imgflip.com/9nykud.jpg)
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/10/democrats-transgender-rights-dei
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I don't think a bunch of Democrats tucking their tails and running from an issue is indicative of something being electoral poison. They're just cowards at best and transphobes at worst. I do think Kamala struggled with the issue, but not because she went too far in support of trans rights. In fact, she went the opposite...basically ignoring it altogether or saying "I believe we should follow the law" when asked if trans folks should have access to the care they need.
There is pretty much zero evidence any trans issues cost Harris votes, when compared to, I don't know, continuing to fund a genocide (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article298600563.html).
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was about to post about some fuckery they are trying to pull off in Arkansas in regards to transgender youth and haircuts... but couldn't do it...
I too have shelved two rants (why subject others, I'm ranting to rant). I did cut and paste them into a word document, so I guess I'm just #creedblogging now.
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A good rule of thumb is to try to limit oneself to posting about one egregious thing Trump does per day. It’s hard but this way you got to make it count!
Some people on facebook just overwhelm me with like ten things per day. I know they mean well but it’s just not healthy. One of them -a college friend- posted a lot during Trump 1 then nothing (pure silence) during Biden and the minute Trump took over BAM!!! He is a man on a mission. What does he think he is accomplishing. He will not change one mind!
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I feel you America!
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-happiness-sinks-as-more-americans-eat-alone-survey-b37dd178
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I feel you America!
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-happiness-sinks-as-more-americans-eat-alone-survey-b37dd178
So if I’m reading that correctly, when get people to stop eating alone we’ll be back to happy? I think that can be very easily done!
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Well….afraid we’ll never be Finland happy but happier, yes….
As someone that prefers eating alone not sure I agree with this study but then again am generally pretty unhappy….hmmm
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We gotta get one of those meal trees going, but to take hutch out to a nice dinner.
Well….afraid we’ll never be Finland happy but happier, yes….
As someone that prefers eating alone not sure I agree with this study but then again am generally pretty unhappy….hmmm
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I’m eating alone now, can I blame trump
(Although all of you are with me too)
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Posting this, getting popcorn and waiting to see what sidehatch does….hope his brain doesn’t explode
https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1902093013280522425
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Took me a while to post this as I had to find some of the missing pieces of my head
I've said it before - - I'm more pissed at the dems who sat on the couch and didn't vote then I am at MAGA for voting for their guy
We lost this election, way more than he won
we are really becoming the nazi nation
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gmc7orhWYAAa-EH?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Yes you have.
Have yourself a 🍪!
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Per my better half the DOGE thugs are raiding Institute of Museum and Library Services now… How petty to go after a agency that 99% of people have never heard of, with it’s whopping 313 million dollar budget…
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They raided the Institute for Peace earlier this week
This is about scaring people and asserting dominance more than savings.
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also to be filed under "is it just stupid or is it cruel": Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia (https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5333328/trump-admin-cuts-funding-for-program-that-tracked-ukrainian-children-abducted-by-russia). fuck those kidnapped children and their grieving parents, amirite? we've got an aluminum deal to sign! there was some buzz that they had gone so far as to delete all the information gathered to date, but have since made statements saying that the data still exists (probably in a database that no one can access because everyone managing it was fired...)
but seriously, y'all should recognize that the Admin is focusing on the really important shit that will turn all you whiners into winners: DOJ creating path for people with criminal convictions to again own guns (https://thehill.com/homenews/5205204-justice-department-gun-rights-criminal-convictions/). FUCK YEAH!!!111
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sadly all this is for headlines, not actual savings
even sadder is they are totally wining this and there is almost nothing we can do
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yikes, can't see this sitting well with the maga crowd
The U.S. Department of Defense is cutting 50,000-60,000 civilian jobs, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history
Gonna hit the DMV hard
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yikes, can't see this sitting well with the maga crowd
The U.S. Department of Defense is cutting 50,000-60,000 civilian jobs, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history
Gonna hit the DMV hard
Huh? They will love it. They love anything Trump does. He could shit on their face and they would eat it up.
I thought we all knew this by now? It’s a cult. You know like those cults were the leader rapes his followers and they stay in the cult?
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under nothing to see here
our illustrious FBI director is out there fund raising for his "institute" - got root out that pesky deep state and corrupt bureaucratese! if only or never mind
law firm has security clearances revoked by our illustrious leader. they agreed to provide $40 million in legal services to support administration initiatives and get clearances returned...
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So if we join the British Commonwealth does that mean we can move to Scotland?
Weekend house in Wales of course
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Will shutting down the Social Security Administration be the last… oh never mind
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When are people going to react??? There hasn’t been one big protest march yet. Last time we had that huge women’s march but this time zilch.
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I dunno, man...I've been to several. Maybe not womens march level but stuff is happening pretty much weekly. I think the difference is the stuff I've seen had been specific...protesting ICE raids or Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful detention or hospitals suspending trans healthcare or DOGE's bullshit at specific agencies.
When are people going to react??? There hasn’t been one big protest march yet. Last time we had that huge women’s march but this time zilch.
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Ok am talking about 1 million people on mall
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Something that can’t be ignored
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I just can’t believe how placid the American people are….
You can blame Chuck all you want but if people don’t care….
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Something that can’t be ignored
ha! that's a good one
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Something that can’t be ignored
ha! that's a good one
The media can ignore small protests but they couldn’t ignore 1 million people on the national mall
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Something that can’t be ignored
ha! that's a good one
The media can ignore small protests but they couldn’t ignore 1 million people on the national mall
Ok, I propose April 30th...trump's 100th day in office
so we just need to get 999,998 more people and it'll be curtains for him!
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Guys, I have to change my AC filters that day. What does the next weekend look like?
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I blame Trump
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Although if we annex Canada, Greenland and Panama, we'll move up to 179!
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every time i see the portrait that our deal leader is raging about it cracks me up...
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I blame Trump
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i could absolutely see someone whipping trump up into a frenzy over this. if he can demand that the gulf of mexico be renamed, why not demand that the order of the english alphabet be changed??
Although if we annex Canada, Greenland and Panama, we'll move up to 179!
it's embarrassing how long it took me to figure this out. at first i thought "why? the US either wouldn't have to change its name since United States of America would still work; or: any name change wouldn't affect its place in the list: United States of America, Canada, Greenland and Panama (USACGP!), or United States of the Americas, United States of America and Annexed Territories, or..." then it dawned on me. duh.
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the internet is undefeated
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https://bsky.app/profile/kampfmitkette.bsky.social/post/3ll5ijyluy227
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Geez just call it America- which we already do- and we are top 10!
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the internet is undefeated
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https://bsky.app/profile/kampfmitkette.bsky.social/post/3ll5ijyluy227
Just try to imagine if Hillary had done this while Secretary of State!!! Can you imagine the reaction? Republicans would be trying to have her deported to El Salvador! FOX would be frothing 24-7….
And yet…this will be a nothing burger
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Nothing to see here at all
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/)
Peter Segal provides a gift link here
https://bsky.app/profile/petersagal.bsky.social/post/3ll57licyl222 (https://bsky.app/profile/petersagal.bsky.social/post/3ll57licyl222)
but her emails?
Just try to imagine if Hillary had done this while Secretary of State!!! Can you imagine the reaction? Republicans would be trying to have her deported to El Salvador! FOX would be frothing 24-7….
but her emails!
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Tonight’s missive will surely contain FAILING…
Any other predictions?
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Oh well swept under the rug and they are cracking “jokes” about it.. gone in 48 hours unless the Dems can stay focused on it
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and of course with the latest daily scandal yesterday buried was DeJoy resigning as USPS chief which mean fuckery is afoot...
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DeJoy kind of sucked during Trump 1. I forget the debacle. He did fine during Biden 1 and done.
I can’t believe - but I can- they are going to destroy the postal service. On many levels it works very well. Everyone likes to complain but delivery is fast and inexpensive relative to the rest of the world.
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I blame Trump
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it's embarrassing how long it took me to figure this out. at first i thought "why? the US either wouldn't have to change its name since United States of America would still work; or: any name change wouldn't affect its place in the list: United States of America, Canada, Greenland and Panama (USACGP!), or United States of the Americas, United States of America and Annexed Territories, or..." then it dawned on me. duh.
So I think I found a loophole that trump could exploit to move us up in the rankings
We should insist, no DEMAND, that they use the proper name of our country: THE united states of America
that would move us up 11 spots to 171 and wouldn't have to absorb any other countries to increase our ranking
although, don't let trump see this one, as we are 187 here
https://www.worldometers.info/geography/alphabetical-list-of-countries/
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Oh well swept under the rug and they are cracking “jokes” about it.. gone in 48 hours unless the Dems can stay focused on it
I think this is one we should really keep shouting from the montain tops
It is a god damn big fucking deal that the Sec of Defense and other top of the chart US security staff are using Signal to discuss war plans. I mean what the acutal fuck. Of course they are trying to blame the author. These are highly classified interactions and should be ON RECORD within the gov't, not some free texting app?!!?!
this is classic that we have this on tape, but likely won't make a difference
Hegseth said just one day before the 2016 election. "Any security professional — military, government or otherwise — would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct, and criminally prosecuted, for being so reckless with this kind of information."
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Everyone likes to complain but delivery is fast and inexpensive relative to the rest of the world.
magas/trumpers/far right/etc don't give a flying eff about how things are in other countries. saying "the USA is X times/percent better than the rest of the world" is meaningless. they see only their costs, their pain. inflation in the US was the lowest in the world and the US got out of the pandemic better than any other country - yet based on voter feedback you'd think we were up there with argentina and turkey.
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Everyone likes to complain but delivery is fast and inexpensive relative to the rest of the world.
magas/trumpers/far right/etc don't give a flying eff about how things are in other countries. saying "the USA is X times/percent better than the rest of the world" is meaningless. they see only their costs, their pain. inflation in the US was the lowest in the world and the US got out of the pandemic better than any other country - yet based on voter feedback you'd think we were up there with argentina and turkey.
Well there’s a lot I could say but am feeling lazy….
I think food prices in the US went up a lot though….it hurt a lot of people where it counts. They didn’t go up 3%!
And democrats just ignored it. I think it was political suicide. But we learned the wrong lesson from the 2022 midterms.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
nice musical call back, I feel like smakie would approve
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Incroyable
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna197986
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The law and order party in full effect
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I mean, it's a solid tactic
If you don't like the rulings the judge gives, just close the whole thing down
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Let’s close the White House instead once we win the midterms!
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Our dear leader is making good on his promise we’ll never vote again, but you know it’s coming from the party of states rights
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Guys, I have to change my AC filters that day. What does the next weekend look like?
how does 4/5 work?
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764186/
unrelated: if you bought TSLA on March 6th you'd be up 25% today (but if you bought on Jan 1, you'd be down 32%)
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So first the Kennedy center, now the Smithsonian and even the Zoo
basically no one can criticize the king
washingtonianprobs
“President Donald Trump revealed his intentions to reshape the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order Thursday that targets funding to programs with “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
Trump said there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”
He signed an executive order putting Vice President JD Vance in charge of an effort to “remove improper ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo.”
this was a funny
I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president
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Executive decrees out the wazoo.
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So the African American museum...should it be concerned?
Seems like that and the American Indian museum could be declared DEI and a national security risk
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When he closes the African Museum, what are you / America / Democrats going to do about it?
When he invites David Duke to the White House, what are you / America / Democrats going to do about it?
When he allows KKK marches on the Mall, what are you / America / Democrats going to do about it?
When he makes being LGBT illegal in the country, what are you / America / Democrats going to do about it?
The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
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There will be marches.
Near metro stations.
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I am looking forward to meeting up with Walkie at the protest march April 5.
We can meet by the entrance to the Smithsonian metro! To be clear: on the National Mall.
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This thread, is going places.
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I guess the issues is the people who would investigate musk for election manipulation have either been fired or licking boots
@krassenstein
BREAKING: Huge news.
George Soros announces he’ll “buy votes” in the midterms, offering up to $1 million to Democrats who join pro-Democrat newsletters promoting every left-leaning candidate.
He also vows to join the next Democratic administration in an official position to push for:
- Churches to pay taxes
- Corporate tax rate restored to 35%
- A new 50% tax bracket for billionaires
Oh, and he’s pledging $300 million to the next Democratic nominee.
Wait…
Oops. My bad. That’s Elon Musk doing it for the GOP—while conservatives cheer.
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realizing there is no bottom for what's coming out of this cult, but this shows that the only thing they care about is themselves
The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a “DEI” initiative.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-admin-pulls-research-funding-protection-pregnant-women-domestic-violence_n_67e5bbf0e4b0e9fab0ffb1cc
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talk about waste and fraud, those pregnant women are STEALING from you and this must end !
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
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I heard Trump say he will be “the fertilization president.” Is this related?
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
Tell your friend, to Google it, and figure out their own life.
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
he's scared out in rural va doing nothing!
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
Tell your friend, to Google it, and figure out their own life.
my friend said that is a lame response when the person accused everyone else for doing nothing
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
Tell your friend, to Google it, and figure out their own life.
my friend said that is a lame response when the person accused everyone else for doing nothing
we're at peak #slacktivism these days...we're all fucked.
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walkie, Trump is listening to you and he is going to make the Anthem Safe Again
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-works-to-make-our-nations-capital-safe-and-beautiful/
this was an odd line And Americans are smart enough to notice.
whoa Donny, wait just a minute:
D.C.’s failed policies opened the door to disorder—and criminals noticed. Washington, DC:
Decriminalized marijuana.
Lets rioters run loose even if they vandalize property and assault police.
So he is taking about j6 here?
and leave weed out of it
As of March 2025, recreational marijuana is legal in 24 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. for adult use
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Well as I recall crime did spike up after the pandemic but last year things improved. If you talked to DC people about a year ago there was a feeling DC had gone to hell.
I really think the way to fight Trump is not to seek to discredit every single thing he says. Sometimes the guy is actually right! If we just instinctively say every thing he says is wrong then it just discredits us when we say something he says is wrong and it is…
Kind of reminds me of liberals reacting to Reagan. Not everything he said or did was wrong.
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well, it was more the timing of it
walkie was saying the anthem isn't safe for humans
and hours later, Trump decrees he's going to make dc safe again
While I'm not going to deny crime was happening, DC is nothing like what it was in the late 70s-early 90s...when it really was not safe and crime/murder were really high
we are really not even close to that level. Again, horrible crimes are still happening
but I do think trump will deliver this by having a draconian 'fed force' rounding up suspicious characters and haling them away to never be seen again is my fear
his opinion of peoples civil liberties and rights is dramatically different than mine
he basicly has said...if you protest, that's anti American and you can be locked up and even avoid 'due process' because it's a 'national security' issue
I don't agree with strong man tactics on these types of things, but that is exactly what his base wants
Now if trump gets rid of daylight savings, I will praise him
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Maybe instead of saying they are "protesting"," they could say they are "rallying."
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Well as I recall crime did spike up after the pandemic but last year things improved. If you talked to DC people about a year ago there was a feeling DC had gone to hell.
fundamental mistake: using reality to counter or confirm anything trump says.
it doesn't matter if DC is safe, less safe, or more safe. donnie is conjuring up a boogeyman to scare and enrage his disciples and distract his detractors. boogeymen, by definition, do not exist.
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Maybe instead of saying they are "protesting"," they could say they are "rallying."
Nah man I am PROTESTING.
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Lefsetz is a bit too cynical for me….but he has some valid points.
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"and the dirty little secret is almost all of the people paying exorbitant prices for secondary market tickets were thrilled to be at the venue. THEY ENJOYED THE SHOW!"
The rich do enjoy the perks of being wealthy...good for them.
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guys, calm down.
cory booker has got this. we'll be fine.
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guys, calm down.
cory booker has got this. we'll be fine.
You can’t seriously tell me you object to what Booker is doing…
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on the one hand, absolutely not. finally, a dem doing something.
on the other hand, that something is talking. talking. and more talking.
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Well the senate is a deliberative body…. Not sure what else he can do?
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As someone pointed out another confederate monument has fallen
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Susan Crawford's near-final margin: 55.1% to 44.9%.
Not just that: She flipped at least nine counties that voted for Trump in November
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Susan Crawford's near-final margin: 55.1% to 44.9%.
Not just that: She flipped at least nine counties that voted for Trump in November
We have a Schadenfreude for this
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when one wins a special election by 8 points when the person you are replacing by won by 30 points 5 months prior is not really "easily winning" as usual NYT headline writers have their heads up their petards. the other FL special election had a swing of 37 points prior to 15 points that's Matt G.'s district
the trump aligned mayor of Aurora Illinois, second largest city there, lost re-election as well
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they still lost...pretty bad
not sure it's anything to get excited about losing by 8 and 15 points
It's a special election, turnout is always wonky
but one can get excited about the Mayor and the WI Judge
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but one can get excited about the Mayor and the WI Judge
i certainly would have gotten excited if the dems had also flipped the two FL House seats.
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but one can get excited about the Mayor and the WI Judge
i certainly would have gotten excited if the dems had also flipped the two FL House seats.
we'd be twisting the cap off a bottle of California Champane if they had
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Politics is the art of conning people into thinking you have a chance and giving you their money.
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Some really big tariffs being announced.
Can Americans afford to pay 46% more for clothing made in Vietnam?
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Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
https://bsky.app/profile/alexsaysstuff.bsky.social/post/3llucp5zqrc2j
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Politics is the art of conning people into thinking you have a chance and giving you their money.
Julians America is over there.
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President Donald Trump says taxing imports will boost domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that
https://www.wired.com/story/nist-trump-manufacturing-extension-partnership/
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President Donald Trump says taxing imports will boost domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that
https://www.wired.com/story/nist-trump-manufacturing-extension-partnership/
Fucking shit up ambidextrously
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President Donald Trump says taxing imports will boost domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that
https://www.wired.com/story/nist-trump-manufacturing-extension-partnership/
what drives me bonkers is that things are set up and they have the whole year mapped out based on funding agreements
and to just pull the rug out from under a program, no wind down
such a dysfunctional way to do things...
again, cruelty is the point
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i've gone over the complete list of countries that trump sanctioned today, so among them all - including such must-punish heavy hitters as Guinea-Bissau and Kiribati - there is a country suspiciously absent.
ruzzia.
so weird.
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so when will "outrage" start over that fact that some right grifter got three members of the National Security Council fired... oh wait sorry i keep forgetting it's a cult...
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
well they used the its "addressing national security concerns"
such BS, but it's a loophole they are fully utilizing
I really don't understand these republicans who are just giving their power away to the Exec, who is going to screw every single one of them if he gets a chance
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
weird as I thought she went Anti-trump for a bit there...am I imagining that?
Loomer is such a whack job
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
well they used the its "addressing national security concerns"
such BS, but it's a loophole they are fully utilizing
As an Originalist, I find this impossible to rationalize. I wonder if other Originalists feel the same way
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
well they used the its "addressing national security concerns"
such BS, but it's a loophole they are fully utilizing
As an Onanist, I find this impossible to rationalize. I wonder if other Onanists feel the same way
FTFY
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
well they used the its "addressing national security concerns"
such BS, but it's a loophole they are fully utilizing
As an Originalist, I find this impossible to rationalize. I wonder if other Originalists feel the same way
welp, if you find another originalist, ask. They tend to be hiding in the shadows accompanied by a Muuhahaha
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I really don't understand these republicans who are just giving their power away to the Exec, who is going to screw every single one of them if he gets a chance
they aren't giving their power away, they are being mugged at gunpoint by trump: "fall in line, or you'll be primaried." anyone who was willing to risk the wrath of trump has been wrath'ed away: cheney, kinzinger, romney, etc. they've been filtered out, only the subservient are left... hence the lack of opposition from within. only way to still have a seat in the GOP House is to support trump in all he does, no matter what he does. but you get to keep your job! ("and in this economy, jobs are scarce... incidentally, i wonder things got so bad...")
prediction/deep concern: eventually things get so economically disastrous that GOP reps will have the space to to push back - the rep's fear of voters perceiving them as doing nothing will be stronger than the fear of bring primaried. they'll finally be able to say "i stood up to trump's complete shitshow and protected your interests - so vote for me over the well-funded maga carpetbagger that trump sent to oust me." unfortunately, that can't happen until the economy become a complete shitshow.
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I guess they get pulled back after the tax cut goes through
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New gold card, only for JA
https://x.com/acyn/status/1907904269673787663?s=46&t=jcACWCl5JrMz2nxLe-LAMw
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so how long will take the cheeto and felon to defend the actions of was he ever funny russel brand?
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so how long will take the cheeto and felon to defend the actions of was he ever funny russel brand?
What are you talking about… having rape allegations are like a Badge of honor in MAGAland.
Or youthful indiscretion, come on man, can you hold this against something he did 20 years ago
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He was very funny playing that rock star in Polynesia
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so how long will take the cheeto and felon to defend the actions of was he ever funny russel brand?
What are you talking about… having rape allegations are like a Badge of honor in MAGAland.
Or youthful indiscretion, come on man, can you hold this against something he did 20 years ago
i knew you are moonlighting as cheeto's truth social chief scribe
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so how long will take the cheeto and felon to defend the actions of was he ever funny russel brand?
What are you talking about… having rape allegations are like a Badge of honor in MAGAland.
Or youthful indiscretion, come on man, can you hold this against something he did 20 years ago
i knew you are moonlighting as cheeto's truth social chief scribe
It pays well, should I be concerned that I am getting paid in memecoins
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The Constitution says that Congress regulates Commerce, including imposition of tariffs, correct? But yet it doesn’t. I don’t get it.
@joshtpm.bsky.social
The only relevant political point is that Republican members of Congress are all supporting these tariffs 100%. They could stop them at any moment. Each day is on them. Everyone with a messaging bullhorn needs to make that clear. They can pull the plug now or pay the price at the polls next year.
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IIRC, the President can’t be convicted of breaking the law as long as he’s performing their official duties.
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So you all gonna go to the protest on 4/5?
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I thought it was 4-6?
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I thought it was 4-6?
You’re thinking of the Cherry Blossom 10-miler
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Oh shit…ok well yeah I must be there
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The answer, will always be, FUCKING NOTHING.
asking for a friend, please detail what you are doing about the current state of affairs? As I'd like some tips on what exactly one person can do?
I have it on good authority that walky is dancing to fight facism.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_MO4rRjME/?igsh=MWtxZmh5cnVsNmNmaw==
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Heading over to national mall. I hope it’s ok to metro and there is somebody there protesting when I get there..probably 1:30
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Oh god looks like rain
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At Lafayette square. I see a Palestinian flag
I might be at wrong protest
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Kind in mind all the people having to cut paychecks today
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Heading over to national mall. I hope it’s ok to metro and there is somebody there protesting when I get there..probably 1:30
so they were saying about 250,000 does that seem accurate?
Major edit: participated nationwide.
hardly feels like the base is charged
maybe after a few months, when people outside of the federal workforce feel the impacts of this ...not even 100 days of this admin
I suspect that we will start seeing protests in the hundreds of thousands in multiple cities and the totals will be in the millions
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To be fair, some our best and finest were deterred by the rain or were unknowingly swept up in adjacent protests.
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Heading over to national mall. I hope it’s ok to metro and there is somebody there protesting when I get there..probably 1:30
so they were saying about 250,000 does that seem accurate?
Major edit: participated nationwide.
hardly feels like the base is charged
maybe after a few months, when people outside of the federal workforce feel the impacts of this ...not even 100 days of this admin
I suspect that we will start seeing protests in the hundreds of thousands in multiple cities and the totals will be in the millions
You got some nerve to complain here and in my Facebook post with pictures from protest about the count when you were out joyriding on your Vespa.
As my better half put it anybody who didn’t show needs to shut the fuck up about the lack of attendance or not. Personally thought it was a good showing. Better than the Iraq War protests. But compared to protests in rest of world…yeah ..shameful…but priorities like Vespa club.
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Heading over to national mall. I hope it’s ok to metro and there is somebody there protesting when I get there..probably 1:30
so they were saying about 250,000 does that seem accurate?
Major edit: participated nationwide.
hardly feels like the base is charged
maybe after a few months, when people outside of the federal workforce feel the impacts of this ...not even 100 days of this admin
I suspect that we will start seeing protests in the hundreds of thousands in multiple cities and the totals will be in the millions
You got some nerve to complain here and in my Facebook post with pictures from protest about the count when you were out joyriding on your Vespa.
As my better half put it anybody who didn’t show needs to shut the fuck up about the lack of attendance or not. Personally thought it was a good showing. Better than the Iraq War protests. But compared to protests in rest of world…yeah ..shameful…but priorities like Vespa club.
FTR I didn’t ride at all
I actually just helped set up until about 1 then drove out to sterling for a volleyball tournament that didn’t end until 7
Should I have told my kid to skip her tournament that her team won bronze , because daddy needs to attend this protest
But whatever, it was a tepid showing and you know it. The womens march and BLM one’s were massively bigger
I was hoping it would be bigger and if I didn’t have a commitment I likely would have gone.
Weird that I can’t say that?
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This is a much better angle
https://x.com/aletweetsnews/status/1908583983807332355
And looks like a lot more people than your photos indicated
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This is a much better angle
https://x.com/aletweetsnews/status/1908583983807332355
And looks like a lot more people than your photos indicated
Like I said STFU.
I took my pictures for my son cause he wanted pictures of signs not because I wanted to show off crowd size to people that didn’t bother attending. Then when I got home I thought hey these are funny maybe some people who couldn’t attend would appreciate seeing them which they did. Only you chimed in with a cynical lame ass comment. I also think for myself given I have friends who live around the world which we are supremely fucking over I have a bit of personal responsibility to show that at least some Americans give enough of a shit to attend a protest in the nation’s capital. To me it’s sort of a no brainer that living in DC every once in a while - and it had been a good while- you have to take some sort of action however limited.
Man, you do the math…for yourself and live with it.
I can’t tell you how to live your life. I just think if you didn’t bother attending then STFU about those that did. Obviously you could have made arrangements and attended. I had friends who showed up late afternoon so there was a big window. Pretty much all day.
Am sure those that have resisted dictatorships have had it inconvenience their personal lives.
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The history books will surely cite my lack of attendance as the tipping point
Let’s be clear I have attended dozens of protests on the mall/in front of the WH.
I have yet to poo poo participation
I think it’s great, so not sure why stating it looked like a poor turnout equals joining MAGA and welcoming the dictatorial regime
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The history books will surely cite my lack of attendance as the tipping point
Let’s be clear I have attended dozens of protests on the mall/in front of the WH.
I have yet to poo poo participation
I think it’s great, so not sure why stating it looked like a poor turnout equals joining MAGA and welcoming the dictatorial regime
I didn’t say any of that but your comments are all about lack of attendance and that is exactly what Fox News will say. That is what you got from my pictures and that is all you said on facebook. You expressed no other thought. Then you expressed the same thought here and developed it further….
As far as tipping point I would only say an individual can only control what they do themselves. If every individual thinks they are but one limited person so what’s the big to do as they won’t make the difference then of course collective action is hopeless. Surprised you don’t understand that
And maybe you were at the anti Iraq war protests like at the same monument the day we started bombing Iraq and CNN said “now that the decision has been made to go to war to protest would be unpatriotic “…. Maybe you were there that day… I don’t recall seeing you there or at any of the subsequent protests on Lafayette square… but you may well have been there….at different times…or I just don’t remember….Cool
A lot of people now remember themselves always having been against the Iraq war (2003) but I sure don’t remember a lot of people there at the protest…
I have zero problem with people not attending a protest but then shut the fuck up about those that do…certainly do not minimize them…
And if you must comment say something like “Oh cool glad you made it out…looks great….”
That seems logical to me…what part of this are you not getting? It’s not hard man.
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I didn't go because I was at a regatta
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as they say in the biz -nuff said
I didn't go because I was at a regatta
well played, I think that's in the approved absence list
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well this is the kind of flip floping I can get behind
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/06/kennedy-support-measles-vaccine-outbreak-00276021
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well this is the kind of flip floping I can get behind
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/06/kennedy-support-measles-vaccine-outbreak-00276021
How soon until Trump fires him?
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I didn't go because I was at a regatta
And that’s grest cause you didn’t minimize those that did….and we know you been at a bunch of protests against Trump.
Although with vespas, regattas and the cocktails Julian is surely enjoying in Monaco am beginning to wonder about this place!
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I didn't go because I was at a regatta
And that’s grest cause you didn’t minimize those that did….and we know you been at a bunch of protests against Trump.
Although with vespas, regattas and the cocktails Julian is surely enjoying in Monaco am beginning to wonder about this place!
He's also a huge Disney goer. :)
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well this is the kind of flip floping I can get behind
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/06/kennedy-support-measles-vaccine-outbreak-00276021
How soon until Trump fires him?
Trump hasn’t fired anybody yet. One annoying lawyer spokesperson was moved to New York I think….then he pulled the Stefanik nomination to the UN but it’s unclear if it wasn’t simply over concerns on the slim house majority.
I don’t think this Trump administration will be like the last one cause he started by picking everyone HE wanted as opposed to those recommended by the establishment. Mostly he picked people extremely loyal to him who will not hesitate to do whatever they think he wants them to do. People that have spent the last four years sucking up to him to get their position and these people aren’t going to jeopardize that….
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I didn't go because I was at a regatta
JA thread is over there -->
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It’s come to my attention that vanilla is only used in (checks notes) vanilla ice cream. Also, start practicing using tiny screwdrivers to build those iPhones which could sell starting at 30k.
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It’s come to my attention that vanilla is only used in (checks notes) vanilla ice cream. Also, start practicing using tiny screwdrivers to build those iPhones which could sell starting at 30k.
wait, what's in my Yankee Candel and my Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew Delight
also your hands are way to big to work in Iphone manufacturing, you might need to look in to the Garmet industry, as people are going to need to get used to $75 undershirts and $350 button down shirts
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Let’s tackle what’s really important here
UNDOING THE LEFT’S WAR ON WATER PRESSURE
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A1 Education
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I know I want the gov't to focus on meat and potatoes issues that really impact my life and glad to hear our dear leader is focusing on the important stuff
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to 'Make America's Showers Great Again'
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well you know the MAGAt are eager to pay higher water bills in order to own the libs...
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well you know the MAGAt are eager to pay higher water bills in order to own the libs...
saw something to the effect of "once the economic impacts of the tariffs are really felt, MAGAs will no longer be able to own the libs - they'll have to rent"
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Again with what’s important
Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts
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Brent Terhune weighs in the best way possible
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d3etjS1IZ14
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Again with what’s important
Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts
Truck nuts !
That is a red line for some people
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I hate to ask but what is a truck nut?
Guess: those things that stick out of the 🛞
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I hate to ask but what is a truck nut?
Guess: those things that stick out of the 🛞
Its literally a ceramic or metal sculpture of testicles that you put on the back of your truck. So no one thinks you drive some bitch, lady Ford F150.
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nailed it
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https://bsky.app/profile/emilyscartoons.bsky.social/post/3ladtbl2ebn2h
She has some great cartoons
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^this is me almost on the daily
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@muellershewrote.com
I think we know one of the reasons DOGE was infiltrating the federal payroll systems. Multiple sources are telling me that their union dues are no longer being deducted from their paychecks.
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Was just thinking about how great it is that the Ukraine situation was resolved…
You just never hear about it since Trump put that comedian guy in his place and Russia made peace.
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T-shirts could be the new eggs
Wonder how this will play out at the merch table?
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Sorry he's right about the Truck Nuts! Band em!
Again with what’s important
Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts
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Sorry he's right about the Truck Nuts! Band em!
Again with what’s important
Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts
Well if you band them, will that make your truck last longer
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Sorry he's right about the Truck Nuts! Band em!
Again with what’s important
Idaho governor signs bill criminalizing public breast exposure and ‘truck nuts
Well if you band them, will that make your truck last longer
It would slow them down, but many would find that it makes arriving at their destination more enjoyable.
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I might have had beers
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I must say that I didn’t have Maher kissing the ring on my apocalypse bingo card
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Yeah….kind of sad…so much of this stuff is so shocking to me cause ain’t no difference between Argentina and the US in the end…journalism selling out
I must say I am worried…we rely on world thinking we are a serious country and the rest of the world seems to be catching on….
If Republicans don’t get super spanked next year why would anyone trust their $ or hopes in US?
We count on that….this is over and beyond the stock market or tariffs or any of that…it’s so much bigger…not worried for me but my kids and the generations behind me
I mean maybe it’s not as huge an issue but who terrorizes tourists? What the fuck are we doing here? Am aghast.
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This is fantastic….
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cuban-exiles-are-losing-their-privileged-migration-status-under-trump/ar-AA1CSquw
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Not surprising:
https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-state-trophy-falls-apart-jd-vances-hands-during-white-house-visit-2059684
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Not surprising:
https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-state-trophy-falls-apart-jd-vances-hands-during-white-house-visit-2059684
Even known Ohio State alumni JD Vance knows any “title” won by Ohio State in a year when they lose to Michigan is illegitimate.
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Not surprising:
https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-state-trophy-falls-apart-jd-vances-hands-during-white-house-visit-2059684
I love this on multiple levels. ;D
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How is cutting back AmeriCorp activities making America Great Again? You know the hard working people doing things like
rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery
Guess none of the activities happen in red states
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How is cutting back AmeriCorp activities making America Great Again? You know the hard working people doing things like
rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery
Guess none of the activities happen in red states
Saving taxpayers $ is the stock answer…
Of course it’s bullshit
There is also an appealing to people’s cruelty bent…there are a lot of bitter mean people in America
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Guess none of the activities happen in red states
There is also an appealing to people’s cruelty bent…there are a lot of bitter mean people in America
i feel like you are both dancing around the issue: these government services are only needed by a minority, AKA for most folks it won't affect them so they can afford to not care. it's easy to say "fuck those hurricane victims" when you aren't a hurricane victim. should you become one, well, too bad... no one will hear you, you'll be part of the minority that everyone else says "fuck you" to.
"First they came for the Socialists..."
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Guess none of the activities happen in red states
There is also an appealing to people’s cruelty bent…there are a lot of bitter mean people in America
i feel like you are both dancing around the issue: these government services are only needed by a minority, AKA for most folks it won't affect them so they can afford to not care. it's easy to say "fuck those hurricane victims" when you aren't a hurricane victim. should you become one, well, too bad... no one will hear you, you'll be part of the minority that everyone else says "fuck you" to.
"First they came for the Socialists..."
Obviously being mean and bitter means not caring about other people.
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Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says the quiet part out loud (https://x.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1912882710516740300): “We are all afraid… I am oftentimes very anxious about using my voice because retaliation is real.”
yay for checks and balances!
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If she really feels that way why doesn’t she leave the Republican Party?
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If she really feels that way why doesn’t she leave the Republican Party?
because she's afraid... of losing her job. if she left the GOP, he conservative voters will vote for someone else. so she's doing all this, all this sacrifice, in the name of preserving her own employment. such a warrior.
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She is 67 and won’t be up for reelection -if there are elections- in 2028!! It wouldn’t require too much- it’s not asking too much- it’s not exactly a profile in courage to oppose Trump. She isn’t getting sent to El Salvador.
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She isn’t getting sent to El Salvador.
yet...more likely if she switches sides
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/20/state-department-shut-embassies-close-africa-donald-trump/
Seems drastic
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On the eve of Earth Day, President Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order that could strip environmental nonprofits of their tax-exempt status
...no word on religious orgs
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this could be good news!
Stephen Miller, The White House deputy chief of staff has suggested that Americans should be paid reparations "for the damages inflicted by mass migration."
So, do I just publish my bank account info and the details on how I was damaged on X in order to receive said reparations?
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this could be good news!
Stephen Miller, The White House deputy chief of staff has suggested that Americans should be paid reparations "for the damages inflicted by mass migration."
So, do I just publish my bank account info and the details on how I was damaged on X in order to receive said reparations?
who is the payor in this fantasy? central and south american countries? the developing world, as a collective?
maybe the US imposes "reparation tariffs" on countries in proportion to what percentage of immigrants their nationals represent?!? (which would be peak trump: charge a tariff, which is a tax on americans, so that the collected funds can be redistributed directly to americans)
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DOGE...just crooks with a different name
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/whistleblower-doge-siphoned-nlrb-case-data/
"A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few traces of network activity. The NLRB whistleblower said the unusual large data outflows coincided with multiple blocked login attempts from an Internet address in Russia that tried to use valid credentials for a newly-created DOGE user account."
The backstory is that both Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX have been suing the NLRB over complaints the agency filed in disputes about workers’ rights and union organizing, arguing that the NLRB’s very existence is unconstitutional. On March 5, a U.S. appeals court unanimously rejected Musk’s claim that the NLRB’s structure somehow violates the Constitution.
Related
while the signal-gate is getting all the press for top-secret comms over a non gov't device
Elon creaed a non gov't access for the wh team
they installed StarLink at the White House so that Elon and his lackies can transmit classified information without anyone monitoring them. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/musk-starlink-internet-white-house
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hmm...maybe getting the job as the head of VOA wasn't actually that great
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-trump-ally-says-agency-not-salvageable/ar-AA1B0ddX?
not dead yet
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s1-5372530/voa-trump-radio-free-asia
In a court hearing Thursday, the government argued President Trump had not shut down VOA but instead had only temporarily "paused" its operations, allowing it to sidestep normal administrative procedures while considering what to do with parent agency USAGM.
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Devious devils’ constant chicanery
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I’m sure most are concerned that this effort is to reverse engineer his vax/autism theory
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/
It is good to see a major focus on this
Although it sounds like they are not doing new studies, just making it easier to access a bunch of disparate data that could help uncover a breakthrough
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Some of the things he said a few days ago about people on the spectrum are really offensive - at least to me- and potentially dangerous.
It’s cause for grave concern when you enter the conversation with statements about people on the autism spectrum suffering an illness or it being something that is bad caused by something we are doing wrong.
We simply don’t know enough about it or the human experience to make these assertions but if we go into studies with the presupposition that being on the spectrum is bad we could enable ghastly policies to stamp out “imperfect or differing life.” It’s the whole range of human experience that has made our life possible. We must not forget our humanity.
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I’m sure most are concerned that this effort is to reverse engineer his vax/autism theory
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/
It is good to see a major focus on this
Although it sounds like they are not doing new studies, just making it easier to access a bunch of disparate data that could help uncover a breakthrough
No no no. This is entirely the wrong take. Wakefield manufactured the idea that vaccines cause autism to elevate his career and make money. When he was discovered, he confessed that it was all made up and he lost his license to practice medicine. There is literally no evidence at all to support this idea. It is proven. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a nutjob.
There is no reason to look into this, other than to perpetuate the fraud. These people are either being duped, or they're complicit in the con.
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Some of the things he said a few days ago about people on the spectrum are really offensive - at least to me- and potentially dangerous.
Its offensive to anyone whose ever met an autistic person -- he literally said they were incapable of love or contributing to society (pay taxes), which is borderline eugenic.
My working theory is the only autistic person he's ever met is Elon and he assumes because no one loves him and he doesn't pay taxes but it really isn't true across the board.
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Some of the things he said a few days ago about people on the spectrum are really offensive - at least to me- and potentially dangerous.
Its offensive to anyone whose ever met an autistic person -- he literally said they were incapable of love or contributing to society (pay taxes), which is borderline eugenic.
trump, and by extension his admin, is all about testing the waters and sending up trial balloons. will americans object when we deport "illegal aliens"? what about "alien criminals"? what about "domestic criminals"? what about "domestic enemies", as defined by trump - let's deport them too!
"first they came for the autistic, but i said nothing..."
My working theory is the only autistic person he's ever met is Elon and he assumes because no one loves him and he doesn't pay taxes but it really isn't true across the board.
HOT TAKE ALERT
love it
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There is no reason to look into this, other than to perpetuate the fraud.
Autism is a very sensitive issue, as the vast majority of those impacted are parents who are simply seeking solutions or answers. From what I've heard and read, we don't have many concise, bumper-sticker-length responses
The Fraud
This kind of situation is ripe for snake-oil salesmen, as desperate parents may throw piles of money at the possibility that this shyster might be right. This is what we need to keep an eye on.
Sadly, politicians have decided to jump in here and 'just asking questions' is definitely making matters worse (because they don't want a solution, they just want votes so they can have power)
We should demand evidence backed by rigorous testing, studies, and research.
At the same time, it's just hubris to think that we know all scientific facts in 2025. Just consider the things we thought were good ideas 50-100 years ago.
but if we go into studies with the presupposition that being on the spectrum is bad we could enable ghastly policies to stamp out “imperfect or differing life.”
You are not wrong and this is the worst possible way to do science
I hope we keep our humanity on this topic, but I feel like we won't, and corporations will be looking at the P&L more than ethics
There are some who are completely disabled from the impacts of Autism and it's not an insignificant number
I would hope that at some point we are able to mitigate issues for people who suffer with these extreme conditions
whether this stems from something environmental or genetic...that is really key here
or could be both, it's environmental to the parent that has an impact on the genes passed to their children
and maybe it's neither and just a case of natural selection/gene mutation?
we just don't know, (and if we do, can someone point me to the research, I'm more than happy to be proven wrong)
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Paradoxically- since it’s a critically important issue in my life because my kids are on the spectrum and I have come to believe so was my father - I really have nothing else to say.
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some of the greatest minds that have changed the trajectory of humanity were on the spectrum
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some of the greatest minds that have changed the trajectory of humanity were on the spectrum
No, I'm not.
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some of the greatest minds that have changed the trajectory of humanity were on the spectrum
Is this why my wife often speculates that I have autism?
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Ha ha!
I been rereading Yuval Harari’s Sapiens. Parts of it are absolutely riveting.
How did we get here? When for hundreds of thousands of years we were low on the totem pole. Nothing to distinguish us from any other species. In fact we were kind of pathetic. Apparently our specialty for thousands of years may have been hiding and waiting til all the other species hunting had their fill and left and then running in and cracking leftover broken bones and eating the marrow. So we were behind the carrion eaters!
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The FBI just arrested a Milwaukee judge.
This shit is bonkers
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Isn’t this how authoritarians authoritate?
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Yeah! We are THERE!