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wmheel1287 said:
I wish I was surprised, but I'm not. The dude won't even regret the vote if his wife is deported while being gangraped by ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

Trump voter says he doesn't regret choice despite wife's ...

"I don't regret the vote," Bradley Bartell said after his wife was detained by ICE as they returned home from their honeymoon.
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Having your wife deported and never seeing her again is a small price to pay for making sure that a handful of transgender athletes don't play women's sports and that worthless government employees get the axe!
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Many, many people warned that this is exactly what would happen if Trump was elected. I guess PT Barnum was right - there really is a sucker born every minute (and yes, I know he likely didn't say it, but no matter who said that it's still accurate.)
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Along similar lines... I assumed the electorate had just grown incredibly stupid when Trump won the pub nomination in the 2016 election. Now, after reading these storues, I wonder if the electorate has always been dumb, but Trump is the first politician to actively appeal to that stupidity. Like they say, birds of a feather...
 
wmheel1287 said:
I wish I was surprised, but I'm not. The dude won't even regret the vote if his wife is deported while being gangraped by ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

Trump voter says he doesn't regret choice despite wife's ...

"I don't regret the vote," Bradley Bartell said after his wife was detained by ICE as they returned home from their honeymoon.
www.newsweek.com www.newsweek.com
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It's amazing how many talk about trump deporting criminals. That makes it very clear which lies they believed.
 
altmin said:
www.yahoo.com

Why these federal workers regret voting for Trump: 'This is not The Apprentice'

"I feel betrayed. This is not what I wanted, to let everybody lose their job," said a two-time Trump voter who works for Veterans Affairs.
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lots in that article, but I like this one personally:

Marcia, 67, is another Trump voter who was fired from her federal job, and she said she feels "extremely let down."

"He was going to make prices lower. He was going to make gas cheaper. He was going to help the middle-class people in America," Marcia, who is seeking to reinstate her position, said.

The National Weather Service employee said that they voted for Trump because they wanted the country to return to how things were in 2019. Instead, they said, "This is just the most toxic environment I've ever seen."




The employee described feeling "hoodwinked" by the president. During the campaign, this person said that they trusted Trump when he said he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the conservative blueprint authored by the Heritage Foundation. Among other things, Project 2025 described breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which houses the National Weather Service.

Following the election, Trump nominated Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House's Office of Management and Budget.

"I said, 'I'll believe Trump, he won't do everything in there,'" the National Weather Service worker said, "but then all of a sudden, everything is starting to come true."

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Marcia said she felt confident in her vote back in November because of Trump's promises to boost the economy and crack down on border policy. But if she knew then what she knows now, she would never have cast that vote.

"I've been a Republican all my life, and this is the first time that a Republican president misled me," Marcia said "If I knew I was going to lose my job because Trump became president, no, I would not vote for him."


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"I voted for Trump because I am an asshole and I wanted him to destroy other people's lives. If I knew he would make my life hell, well I would have voted selfishly in a good way."

Well, fuck you Marcia.
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Pretty common theam, I wanted him to fuck other people, I'm not happy being fucked.

It's also amazing how many of them claim to have believed the known liar when he claimed to not know if project 2025. It didn't take much effort to read about the heritage foundation (of course Zen believed the heritage foundation website statement claiming not to be quite Christian Nationalist) and understand their goals. They didn't hide them.
 
www.opb.org

How federal funding cuts are affecting one small school district in an Oregon community that voted heavily for Trump

Grant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.
www.opb.org
The small, rural district in Eastern Oregon is facing a critical financial and operational dilemma due to the unexpected suspension of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Renew America’s Schools grant program.

The school district — which Superintendent Mark Witty said has experienced significant economic hardship and declining enrollment over the years — was promised more than $682,000 for energy efficiency improvements at Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School. However, recent layoffs at the Department of Energy have jeopardized their future.

Officials recently explained in a memo for community members that the district has already incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs for planning, energy audits and initial construction.

Grant’s energy efficiency project is like many federal grant programs. Local schools spend the money with the expectation they’ll be reimbursed for the costs by the federal government. Now, school leaders don’t know if that will happen — in fact, they’re pretty sure it won’t.

“Nobody said anything. Nobody has reached out to us,” Witty said. “We don’t have any information one way or another. Frankly, my gut instinct is that we’re not going to get the money.”

In the short term, long-awaited improvements may be abandoned partway through, saddling the district with long-term financial liabilities. Witty said they’ve already issued a stop order on $150,000 worth of work. The federal grant represents the first two phases and about 19% of the total cost of the $3.4 million HVAC project.

The outdated facilities may pose health and safety risks, district leaders said, and the financial strain will add to pressures the district is already feeling. More broadly, leaders are worried about “an erosion of public trust and accelerated enrollment declines.”

“Our county has taken essentially hit after hit after hit after hit from an economic standpoint,” Witty told OPB. “At some level, we’re a bit shell-shocked.”

Layoffs and cuts are hitting public schools across the state and country. Oregon’s rural districts are, in some ways, uniquely challenged by a limited tax base, declining enrollment and an inadequate state funding system.

...

This isn’t a case of Oregon liberals decrying a president they didn’t elect. The school district is part of Grant County, which voted overwhelmingly — nearly 79% — for Donald Trump.

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Cronin said the federal job cuts from other agencies hit hard locally, too. She counts more than two dozen people who were cut from their jobs in Baker City.

“In a small community, that’s a very significant economic blow,” she said, “when you have 30 family-wage jobs that are suddenly gone.”

Smith noted that job losses can lead to kids leaving schools, in turn leading to a loss of funding and school services.

“Everything is connected,” she said, “in ways people don’t necessarily realize.”

Cronin was glad to hear Bentz is supportive of this year’s push for the Secure Rural Schools Act, which directs money to counties with a lot of federal land.

But Cronin’s upset that schools are facing these challenges at all, let alone in a time when education improvements are top of mind for people in power locally.
 
altmin said:
www.opb.org

How federal funding cuts are affecting one small school district in an Oregon community that voted heavily for Trump

Grant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.
www.opb.org
The small, rural district in Eastern Oregon is facing a critical financial and operational dilemma due to the unexpected suspension of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Renew America’s Schools grant program.

The school district — which Superintendent Mark Witty said has experienced significant economic hardship and declining enrollment over the years — was promised more than $682,000 for energy efficiency improvements at Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School. However, recent layoffs at the Department of Energy have jeopardized their future.

Officials recently explained in a memo for community members that the district has already incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs for planning, energy audits and initial construction.

Grant’s energy efficiency project is like many federal grant programs. Local schools spend the money with the expectation they’ll be reimbursed for the costs by the federal government. Now, school leaders don’t know if that will happen — in fact, they’re pretty sure it won’t.

“Nobody said anything. Nobody has reached out to us,” Witty said. “We don’t have any information one way or another. Frankly, my gut instinct is that we’re not going to get the money.”

In the short term, long-awaited improvements may be abandoned partway through, saddling the district with long-term financial liabilities. Witty said they’ve already issued a stop order on $150,000 worth of work. The federal grant represents the first two phases and about 19% of the total cost of the $3.4 million HVAC project.

The outdated facilities may pose health and safety risks, district leaders said, and the financial strain will add to pressures the district is already feeling. More broadly, leaders are worried about “an erosion of public trust and accelerated enrollment declines.”

“Our county has taken essentially hit after hit after hit after hit from an economic standpoint,” Witty told OPB. “At some level, we’re a bit shell-shocked.”

Layoffs and cuts are hitting public schools across the state and country. Oregon’s rural districts are, in some ways, uniquely challenged by a limited tax base, declining enrollment and an inadequate state funding system.

...

This isn’t a case of Oregon liberals decrying a president they didn’t elect. The school district is part of Grant County, which voted overwhelmingly — nearly 79% — for Donald Trump.
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Perfect example of FAFO
 
heelinhell said:
First they came for the poor black people
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a poor black person
Then they came for the brown people
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a brown person
Then they came for the transgender
And I did not speak out
Because I was not transgender
Then they came for the Democrats
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Democrat
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
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I once had the opportunity to meet Martin Niemoller in a fairly small (about a dozen people) group setting. Someone asked him how the poem/saying that inspired the above actually went because he had heard so many different versions. Pastor Niemoller said he didn't know because he had never said it the same way twice. Which is to say, I think Pastor Niemoller would approve of your variation.
 
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apnews.com

US cities located in states won by Trump would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs, an analysis finds

A new analysis finds the U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.
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The U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House — a sign of the possible political risk he’s taking with his tariff plans.

A new analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce detailed the areas most dependent on exports to Canada, with San Antonio and Detroit topping the list of 41 U.S. metro areas. The findings show that the United States’ 25% tariffs on Canada and Canada’s retaliations could inflict meaningful damage in key states for U.S. politics.

The analysis was conducted before the Republican president announced Wednesday that he was placing additional 25% tariffs on imported autos and parts starting on April 3.
 
altmin said:
apnews.com

US cities located in states won by Trump would be most hurt by Canadian tariffs, an analysis finds

A new analysis finds the U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.
apnews.com apnews.com

The U.S. cities most vulnerable to a trade war with Canada turn out to largely be in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House — a sign of the possible political risk he’s taking with his tariff plans.

A new analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce detailed the areas most dependent on exports to Canada, with San Antonio and Detroit topping the list of 41 U.S. metro areas. The findings show that the United States’ 25% tariffs on Canada and Canada’s retaliations could inflict meaningful damage in key states for U.S. politics.

The analysis was conducted before the Republican president announced Wednesday that he was placing additional 25% tariffs on imported autos and parts starting on April 3.
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Remember the cult isn't allowed to read, they have to get all news and information from fox propaganda network.
 
8992Tiger said:
www.thedailybeast.com

‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’

“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
www.thedailybeast.com www.thedailybeast.com

As has been said many times on this thread, what the f did they expect? How can they be so blind? How can they be so gullible? Good God almighty!!
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Is she white and does she live in exurbia or suburbia?
 
8992Tiger said:
www.thedailybeast.com

‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’

“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
www.thedailybeast.com www.thedailybeast.com

As has been said many times on this thread, what the f did they expect? How can they be so blind? How can they be so gullible? Good God almighty!!
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People can talk about ignorance the main causes of all this, but I think much of it simply boils down to people like this woman honestly believing that Trump wouldn't do many of the things he said he would do, and that other Republicans wouldn't do the things they said they would (say, like Project 2025). Like many Republicans these people vaguely believe in "cutting government waste" without ever thinking it might affect them. Trump (and Musk & DOGE) will cut other people's jobs, but not mine. Anybody who gets hurt will be someone else, not me or my family. The people who get hurt will be the ones I don't like or care for, not people like me. I've heard it from so many Republicans since 2016 - "Trump's just an entertainer and bullshitter, he loves provoking liberals and stirring stuff up by saying crazy stuff. But he's not serious about doing most of it, it's just talk." Well, yeah, it's not just talk. When Project 2025's authors said it was going to gut government jobs and the social safety net, it was probably a good idea to believe them.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
People can talk about ignorance the main causes of all this, but I think much of it simply boils down to people like this woman honestly believing that Trump wouldn't do many of the things he said he would do, and that other Republicans wouldn't do the things they said they would (say, like Project 2025). Like many Republicans these people vaguely believe in "cutting government waste" without ever thinking it might affect them. Trump (and Musk & DOGE) will cut other people's jobs, but not mine. Anybody who gets hurt will be someone else, not me or my family. The people who get hurt will be the ones I don't like or care for, not people like me. I've heard it from so many Republicans since 2016 - "Trump's just an entertainer and bullshitter, he loves provoking liberals and stirring stuff up by saying crazy stuff. But he's not serious about doing most of it, it's just talk." Well, yeah, it's not just talk. When Project 2025's authors said it was going to gut government jobs and the social safety net, it was probably a good idea to believe them.
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But isn’t that the very definition of ignorance?

Literally everyone with a pulse could tell that Trump has never ever given a fuck about working class people.

We’re talking about a guy who largely stayed financially solvent by employing undocumented immigrants, stiffing contractors, conning poor people, skipping out on paying taxes, and committing fraud.

That’s on top of volumes of evidence of a life of infidelity, sexual assault, defamation, racism, sexism, greed, fraud, and malice.

Yet his supporters remain willfully ignorant of those facts. Or rather, they reject those facts on the whole and replace them with an imagined narrative of virility, strength, power, cunning, intelligence, selflessness, and patriotism.
 
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Mulberry Heel said:
People can talk about ignorance the main causes of all this, but I think much of it simply boils down to people like this woman honestly believing that Trump wouldn't do many of the things he said he would do, and that other Republicans wouldn't do the things they said they would (say, like Project 2025). Like many Republicans these people vaguely believe in "cutting government waste" without ever thinking it might affect them. Trump (and Musk & DOGE) will cut other people's jobs, but not mine. Anybody who gets hurt will be someone else, not me or my family. The people who get hurt will be the ones I don't like or care for, not people like me. I've heard it from so many Republicans since 2016 - "Trump's just an entertainer and bullshitter, he loves provoking liberals and stirring stuff up by saying crazy stuff. But he's not serious about doing most of it, it's just talk." Well, yeah, it's not just talk. When Project 2025's authors said it was going to gut government jobs and the social safety net, it was probably a good idea to believe them.
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I think the naivete and gullibility is people thinking Trump wants to do what is best for them, that his most basic need and desire is for people to tell him how great he is.
 
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