Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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Propaganda — these folks were apparently already in ICE custody being processed for deportation, so sort of easy pickings for a photo op.

 
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I honestly don't know why anyone is still "shocked" by anything Trump or the people around him do. By this point no one anywhere should be surprised or shocked by anything he does, unless it involves humility, decency, modesty, intelligence, or other character traits he clearly does not possess. Just more evidence that a great many people - and not all of them Trumpers - simply continue to refuse to believe that Trump 2.0 will actually do what they said they're going to do, or that part of their goal is to just burn the whole system down.
 
lawtig02 said:
This is fun! Hope the Pubs here appreciate the humor of having armed federal agents show up at their kids' schools! It's like show-and-tell, but with assault rifles, right?


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted entry into a Chicago elementary school Friday morning, but were not allowed inside or permitted to speak to anyone inside, Chicago Public Schools officials said.

Around 11:15 a.m., ICE agents attempted to enter Hamline Elementary School.

“School staff followed CPS established protocols,” CPS Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova said in a news conference Friday. “They kept ICE agents outside of the school and contacted CPS law department and CPS Office of Safety and Security for further guidance. The ICE agents were not allowed into the school and were not permitted to speak to any students or staff members.”
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So, the hardened criminals they said they were going after first are in an ……..Checks notes ………..
Elementary school????
 
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Mulberry Heel said:
I honestly don't know why anyone is still "shocked" by anything Trump or the people around him do. By this point no one anywhere should be surprised or shocked by anything he does, unless it involves humility, decency, modesty, intelligence, or other character traits he clearly does not possess. Just more evidence that a great many people - and not all of them Trumpers - simply continue to refuse to believe that Trump 2.0 will actually do what they said they're going to do, or that part of their goal is to just burn the whole system down.
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I had a similar reaction. I think people were counting on more of a repeat of Trump 1.0 when he was more of a blowhard without much focus and no experience on actually pulling the levers of government.

People have been screaming from the rooftops that this time around there was an organized plan and team of MAGA fanatics prepared to do the stuff being done this week and too many other people accused them of being overly dramatic and blew it off. Pfffft, Trump said he has nothing to do with Project 2025, you guys are alarmists!

Now they are shocked when exactly what was detailed happens.
 




Not just halt funding, but stop work:

“…Rubio’s guidance, issued to all diplomatic and consular posts, requires department staffers to issue “stop-work orders” on nearly all “existing foreign assistance awards,” according to the document, which was obtained by POLITICO. It is effective immediately.

… The guidance could open the U.S. government up to civil liability as lawsuits could be filed over unfulfilled contracts if the terms are deemed to have been violated, the current and former officials said, although at points it says the decisions need to be “consistent with the terms of the relevant award.” …”
 
gizmodo.com

Danish Government Horrified to Learn Trump Is Serious About Wanting Greenland

"I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous,” one official said.
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According to a report from the Financial Times, a call between Trump and Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen went sideways, and now the Danes are freaking out.

The story goes that Trump and Frederiksen spoke on the phone last week for about 45 minutes in what was expected to be a bit of a feeling-out between the two parties, given Trump’s very public declaration that he would like to take Greenland off Denmark’s hands. There apparently weren’t a lot of pleasantries exchanged before Trump got aggro.

While Frederiksen reportedly expressed a willingness to cooperate with America, potentially allowing the U.S. to set up shop for military bases and dig up the island’s wealth of mineral reserves, that was not enough for Trump. He wants to buy Greenland outright and reportedly was unwilling to move off position. “He was very firm. It was a cold shower,” a European official told the Financial Times. “Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous.”


So that’s not great. Officials described the Danish government as being in “crisis mode” following call and said they are “utterly freaked out by this.” Denmark, which is a NATO member alongside the U.S., is now staring down the barrel of potential tariffs that would seek to inflict harm on the country’s economy until they’re willing to let go of Greenland.

They’re right to be worried. Per the U.S. State Deparment, America is Denmark’s largest export market, and business between the two accounts for nearly 80,000 jobs for Danes. So there is a fair bit of opportunity for Trump to put the squeeze on, and he’s reportedly sending some of the most annoying people possible to negotiate. Ken Howery, a former PayPal mafia member alongside Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, is reportedly America’s point person, pending Senate approval. And there’s another Thiel ghoul, Dryden Brown, who appears ready to jump at the chance to turn Greenland into a techno-utopia, whether they want it or no
 
Mulberry Heel said:
I honestly don't know why anyone is still "shocked" by anything Trump or the people around him do. By this point no one anywhere should be surprised or shocked by anything he does, unless it involves humility, decency, modesty, intelligence, or other character traits he clearly does not possess. Just more evidence that a great many people - and not all of them Trumpers - simply continue to refuse to believe that Trump 2.0 will actually do what they said they're going to do, or that part of their goal is to just burn the whole system down.
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Pentagon Prepares to Deploy Thousands of Troops From Combat Units to Southwest Border​

The unusual use of front-line troops on border comes after Trump ordered the military to give priority to border security​


“…Armed infantry and support troops from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division—two of the Army’s most experienced combat formations—could be at the border within days, one defense official said, following Trump’s Jan. 20 declaration that he called an “invasion” of migrants, drug cartels and smugglers would be met with a military response.

… The forces would have the same mission to support law-enforcement agencies as the National Guard units already deployed to the border, the officials said.

The 82nd and 10th Mountain divisions are among the Pentagon’s most combat-ready forces, reflecting Trump’s directive that the Pentagon “prioritize the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States along our national borders.”

… The deployment could quickly reach more than 7,000 active duty troops on the border, augmenting 2,500 Army reservists and National Guard soldiers already there, officials said. An administration planning document indicated that as many as 10,000 troops could ultimately be sent.

Along with infantry, support troops specializing in supply, logistics, security and communications are also being ordered to the border, officials said.

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Earlier this week, the Pentagon said it was sending as many as 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border. An authorization by former President Joe Biden allows for as many as 4,000 active duty troops on the border, in addition to National Guard troops. Between 800 and 2,500 active duty troops deployed to the border during the Biden administration.

The Defense Department is sending helicopters and intelligence analysts to aid surveillance and interdiction efforts along the border. Those deployments were expected to be in place on the border within the next few days.

U.S. troops will construct additional temporary and permanent physical barriers for additional security to curtail illegal border crossings and illicit trafficking, Pentagon officials said. …”
 
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