Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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A friend of a friend (actual friend, not Facebook fiend) posted this on Facebook:

Today I lost my dream job as a permanent park ranger in the NPS. I'm still in shock, and completely devastated. I have dedicated my life to being a public servant, teacher, and advocate for places that we ALL cherish. I have saved lives and put my own life at risk to serve my community. And today, without any warning, I got a termination email stating:

"The Department determined that you have failed to demonstrate fitness or qualifications for continued employment because your subject matter knowledge, skills, and abilities do not meet the Department's current needs, and it is necessary and appropriate to terminate, during the probationary period, your appointment to the position of Park Ranger."

This is the biggest slap in the face imaginable.

This decision has nothing to do with performance or the needs of the department.

My supervisors and park leadership have made it clear that I am a valued and essential part of the team. This decision came from the top, DOGE and the new federal administration.

I honestly can't imagine how the parks will operate without my position. I mean, they just can't. I am the only EMT at my park and the first responder for any emergency.

This is flat-out reckless.

There are 800 other National Park employees that unexpectedly lost their jobs today and thousands of people in other agencies. They are now unemployed. Those who lived in park housing are now homeless. They have no income to support their families, by the act of a single layoff. These are US citizens, with background checks and college degrees.

These are the people who teach your Jr Rangers, build your trails, clean your restrooms, rescue injured visitors, and keep the parks operating. We are not the excess.
We are essential to maintaining access to parks.

My heart is broken for all of the other people who lost their jobs and their housing. My heart is broken for the parks and landscapes that will be damaged. And my heart is broken for my country.

Please share this and take action by messaging congress at npca.org/jobcuts
 
WaynetheDrain said:
No, it's the same damn topic. I can't tell if you are really this stupid or if you just enjoy pretending like you are this stupid.

Biden withheld the bombs in order to specifically demonstrate our position on Israel adopting a hyper-aggressive offensive stance against Palestine that involves mass carnage and destruction.
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Again, do you really think Israel, if they were inclined to do so, didn't ALREADY have the means of wiping Palestine and Palestinians off the face of the Earth?
 
ZenMode said:
Again, do you really think Israel, if they were inclined to do so, didn't ALREADY have the means of wiping Palestine and Palestinians off the face of the Earth?
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You have no idea what they can and can't do. Here we go with your usual argumentative strategy:

1. Of course Israel can do that. Duh. Do you really think differently?
2. No, I don't have any evidence for that. Where's your evidence that they can't.
3. No, I don't have any relevant experience or knowledge.
4. Of course Israel can do that. You haven't proven me wrong beyond the shadow of a doubt. Thus I remain correct.
 
nycfan said:
Yeah, no idea why this is an adopted meme for Trump.
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Is this sarcasm? Because this definitely sounds like something Trump wants to do:

"he just took over the country, set himself up as a dictator (later Emperor), and proceeded to waste the lives of millions of Frenchmen by trying conquer pretty much all of Europe"

Maybe not Europe, but Trump definitely wants to conquer something.
 
UNCatTech said:
You're missing the joke here.

I'll let you think about it and give you a hint. He thinks his ugly face belongs in this park with the 4 other presidents.
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No. I got that. No idea if he's ever been to Mount Rushmore or not. I can just guarantee you that he has been to at least a couple of national parks.

Side note. Mount Rushmore is technically a national memorial and not a national park although it does fall under the national park system.
 
gtyellowjacket said:
No. I got that. No idea if he's ever been to Mount Rushmore or not. I can just guarantee you that he has been to at least a couple of national parks.

Side note. Mount Rushmore is technically a national memorial and not a national park although it does fall under the national park system.
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Which two can you guarantee he has been to?
 
Icky Mettle said:
A friend of a friend (actual friend, not Facebook fiend) posted this on Facebook:

Today I lost my dream job as a permanent park ranger in the NPS. I'm still in shock, and completely devastated. I have dedicated my life to being a public servant, teacher, and advocate for places that we ALL cherish. I have saved lives and put my own life at risk to serve my community. And today, without any warning, I got a termination email stating:

"The Department determined that you have failed to demonstrate fitness or qualifications for continued employment because your subject matter knowledge, skills, and abilities do not meet the Department's current needs, and it is necessary and appropriate to terminate, during the probationary period, your appointment to the position of Park Ranger."

This is the biggest slap in the face imaginable.

This decision has nothing to do with performance or the needs of the department.

My supervisors and park leadership have made it clear that I am a valued and essential part of the team. This decision came from the top, DOGE and the new federal administration.

I honestly can't imagine how the parks will operate without my position. I mean, they just can't. I am the only EMT at my park and the first responder for any emergency.

This is flat-out reckless.

There are 800 other National Park employees that unexpectedly lost their jobs today and thousands of people in other agencies. They are now unemployed. Those who lived in park housing are now homeless. They have no income to support their families, by the act of a single layoff. These are US citizens, with background checks and college degrees.

These are the people who teach your Jr Rangers, build your trails, clean your restrooms, rescue injured visitors, and keep the parks operating. We are not the excess.
We are essential to maintaining access to parks.

My heart is broken for all of the other people who lost their jobs and their housing. My heart is broken for the parks and landscapes that will be damaged. And my heart is broken for my country.

Please share this and take action by messaging congress at npca.org/jobcuts
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Being a US Park Ranger is also one of the most dangerous occupations in law enforcement.
 
www.nytimes.com

Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook

A darling of the American right, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, is facing an electorate worried about Trump’s vow to annex Canada.
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But that support now risks becoming a liability as Canada confronts a once unimaginable threat: the president of the United States, Canada’s closest ally, repeatedly questioning Canada’s viability as a nation, threatening to annex it through economic force and denigrating its prime minister as a “governor.”

As patriotic feelings have surged in Canada, Mr. Poilievre’s lead has narrowed significantly in several polls. Until a month ago, Mr. Poilievre, 45, appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next leader after having built a double-digit lead in the polls by channeling national frustration and anger at the deeply unpopular prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

Mr. Trudeau is expected to step down next month as prime minister after his Liberal Party selects a successor, who will automatically become prime minister. A general election is then likely to be held a couple of months later.

“For Poilievre, the biggest challenge is that for the last two years the villain in his story was Justin Trudeau,” said David Coletto, the founder of Abacus Data, a polling firm. “But that villain is now leaving, and there’s a new, bigger, badder villain that is coming from outside the country — and that’s Donald Trump.”

“What Canadians are now trying to figure out is who’s the hero in that story, who’s going to save them and protect them against that threat,” Mr. Coletto added. “And the conclusion that more people are going to choose Pierre Poilievre is now up in the air.”
 
superrific said:
You have no idea what they can and can't do. Here we go with your usual argumentative strategy:

1. Of course Israel can do that. Duh. Do you really think differently?
2. No, I don't have any evidence for that. Where's your evidence that they can't.
3. No, I don't have any relevant experience or knowledge.
4. Of course Israel can do that. You haven't proven me wrong beyond the shadow of a doubt. Thus I remain correct.
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Israel, depending on where you look, has around the 15-17th most powerful military in the world, out of about 150 countries. Gaza/Palestine has fans bolted on to giant kites.

Stop kidding yourself.
 
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