Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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Callatoroy said:
I get that all of you TDS sufferers have to and desperately need to believe your narrative. Yall are like dyslexic people. See everything backwards. To the rest of the world trump got a FAFO win. It puts other countries on notice regarding some things. Who gives a shit if Trump said ok, no shackles. The world saw that with regard to this issue he wasn’t going to waste time dithering. It was a big world stage win by the press’s reporting and it just drives most of you bat shit crazy. Going to be a long 4 years for many of you. WINNING.
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Your triumphalism is not going to wear well, would be my prediction.
 
1. Sailor disobeys a lawful order to take a vaccine
2. Sailor is disciplined for disobeying lawful orders.
3. Hegseth says, "no, we need more of these people in the military and fewer people who obey orders."
 
Still think the nominees that will face stiffest opposition are the former Dems. Too easy for the GOP Senators to break ranks on those.
 
Doesn't this seem illegal? Can you just fire people for revenge?

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Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

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Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations.
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'Cruel': Ex-GOP lawmaker slams Trump's border czar for Dr. Phil stunt​

"'Dr Phil.' These targeted raids went on all the time under Obama, they went on all the time under Biden," wrote Walsh. "In fact, Obama, in each of his terms, deported way more people than Trump. Biden & Trump deported the same number.

"But neither Obama nor Biden chose to bring a talk show host along on the raids and post a video. Because neither Obama nor Biden is cruel."
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'Cruel': Ex-GOP lawmaker slams Trump's border czar for Dr. Phil stunt

Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) has a blunt message for President Donald Trump's border czar.The one-time Tea Party lawmaker, who became an outspoken anti-MAGA voice after Trump's first election, reacted on X to a publicity stunt border security adviser Tom Homan pulled with celebrity psychologist...
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rodoheel said:
I will say this again, and it's probably the closest I come to believing in a conspiracy theory: I think this is what a certain group of Trump's new tech allies - in particular Peter Thiel - want. They want a global trade war. They want global conflict (maybe even a global shooting war). They want the devaluation of the dollar and they want the power and prestige of the American government to fall. They want a new world order with technocrats standing above any and every world government. And sowing global distrust, chaos, and disorder is the way they think they can do it.
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as insane as the birthers
 


Trump Vows ‘Near Future’ Tariffs, Calls DeepSeek Progress ‘Good’

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“… “In the very near future we’re going to be placing tariffs on foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals to return production of these essential goods to the United States of America,” Trump said Monday as he spoke to a gathering of House Republicans at his Doral resort in Miami.

Trump added that he would “also be placing tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper.”

The comments offered one of the most detailed looks at a tariff regime that Trump has been crafting since taking office. The president has previously pledged to impose a flat tariff on Canada, Mexico, and China by the end of the week.

Trump’s threat of semiconductor tariffs also comes hours after investor concern about Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek rattled markets and erased billions from Nvidia Corp.’s market capitalization. Trump has argued that tariffs will help keep and build US manufacturing of the advanced chips compared to a subsidy program championed by former President Joe Biden.

… Trump said he had been reading about the company and saw their apparent breakthrough as “good, because you don’t have to spend as much money.”

“I view that as a positive, as an asset,” Trump said.

“The release of DeepSeek AI from a Chinese company should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing to win,” Trump continued. “Because we have the greatest scientists in the world, even Chinese leadership told me that. They said you have the most brilliant scientists in the world.” …”

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Weird how much his administration is targeting scientists right out of the gate for a guy proud to claim having the best scientists in the world.

Anyway, a very strange time to announce tariffs on microchips given the market reaction to DeepSeek today. Is he trying to drive down tech stocks further? Because his tariffs will drive up the price of pretty much everything with a chip in it.
 
OGtruthhurts said:
as insane as the birthers
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I acknowledged that it was basically a conspiracy theory. But there's a lot out there you can read about what Thiel believes and the world he wants, and it's pretty dark. Here's a good interview with a guy who wrote a book about him:

time.com

Who’s Afraid of Peter Thiel? A New Biography Suggests We All Should Be

Author Max Chafkin argues that Thiel may be the most powerful person in Silicon Valley—and perhaps the world.
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There are some other articles that are behind paywalls that talk about Thiel and the influence that Curtis Yarvin, among others, has had on him, and what their plans for the world are, that make interesting reading:

www.vox.com

Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans.

The New Right blogger has been cited by Blake Masters and J.D. Vance. What exactly is he advocating?
www.vox.com www.vox.com

www.vanityfair.com

Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets

They’re not MAGA. They’re not QAnon. Curtis Yarvin and the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics.
www.vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com
 
CarolinaFever said:
Doesn't this seem illegal? Can you just fire people for revenge?

Title:
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

Link:
www.wral.com

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations.
www.wral.com www.wral.com
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Rule of law is out the window.
 
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