Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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What is truly staggering about all of this is that it is all totally unnecessary. The government was working well before Trump took office, and anyone who believes otherwise isn't in touch with reality. Was it perfect? Of course not - it's never been - but overall it worked pretty well. There is simply no good need for all of these deep cuts and firings and ending research funding. All of this is nothing more than the final stages of the petty and wildly vindictive Trumper vendetta against experts, expertise, mainstream science, the professional classes, college-educated people, and pretty much everything they resent and hate and are jealous of. And that's why so many Trumpers are gloating as of the moment - they love seeing these people suffer and getting hurt. For the base that's what matters. For Elon and Thiel and other wealthy plutocrats this is simply a massive attempt at personal grift and a way to pay for even more tax breaks and control of our society for themselves.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
What is truly staggering about all of this is that it is all totally unnecessary. The government was working well before Trump took office, and anyone who believes otherwise isn't in touch with reality. Was it perfect? Of course not - it's never been - but overall it worked pretty well. There is simply no good need for all of these deep cuts and firings and ending research funding. All of this is nothing more than the final stages of the petty and wildly vindictive Trumper vendetta against experts, expertise, mainstream science, the professional classes, college-educated people, and pretty much everything they resent and hate and are jealous of. And that's why so many Trumpers are gloating as of the moment - they love seeing these people suffer and getting hurt. For the base that's what matters. For Elon and Thiel and other wealthy plutocrats this is simply a massive attempt at personal grift and a way to pay for even more tax breaks and control of our society for themselves.
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Indeed, it is perplexing that is that Trump ignored the the new administration was starting on Third Base. Again. He could have taken credit for reduced inflation, #1 economy in the world, #1 O&G producers, real wages increasing, best higher education on the planet, best science & technology.

Instead, he BROKE IT.

Trump 2.0 became the Airing of Grievances Tour and Billionaire Bros coup instead.
 
ChileG said:
Just a reminder that this is a thread about Trump violating the law, while you scold others for not engaging in serious discussion.
Okay, back to the BDS caterwauling.
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My most sincere thank you here for reminding the rubes that trump is in fact violating established law, showing himself to be a dictator!
 
Jasmine used to be my favorite Congress person, but admitting that immigrants are taking away our jobs is beyond the pale...

www.rawstory.com

'I was wrong': Dem lawmaker makes 'admission to MAGA' about 'immigrants taking our jobs'

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Sunday made what she called an "admission to MAGA" about immigrants taking jobs. Crockett, a Democratic lawmaker who has taken aim at Donald Trump as well as Marjorie Taylor Greene, took to X over the weekend to blast Elon Musk. Musk happens to own the...
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heelinhell said:
Jasmine used to be my favorite Congress person, but admitting that immigrants are taking away our jobs is beyond the pale...

www.rawstory.com

'I was wrong': Dem lawmaker makes 'admission to MAGA' about 'immigrants taking our jobs'

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Sunday made what she called an "admission to MAGA" about immigrants taking jobs. Crockett, a Democratic lawmaker who has taken aim at Donald Trump as well as Marjorie Taylor Greene, took to X over the weekend to blast Elon Musk. Musk happens to own the...
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Just making sure this is sarcasm? The "immigrant taking jobs away from Americans" she refers to is Elon Musk.
 
Not only are we again a laughing stock under Trump, but we’re also bordering on being a threat to global stability. What a mess.

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European leaders gather for an emergency meeting over fear Trump has isolated age-old allies

French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom for an emergency meeting Monday.
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Note to the Callas who will undoubtedly try to prop this up that “being feared” is a position of strength: There’s a stark difference between being feared “as a leader” vs being feared as a loose cannon and regarded as a liability. We have clearly become the latter.
 
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grimes70 said:
My nephew-in-law is in charge of a nat'l forest district in AZ. He is at this moment just off on a friggin Disney cruise and coming home to this shit. Trumper you ask? Of course as are most of his rangers and other staff.
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Update. He still has his job. 20 of his Rangers were let go. Oops! They are firefighters as well. 19 are rehired. One already found another job.

Believe this will be the normal reaction to mass firings. Government plays a huge part in a host of societal needs. Someones' gotta do the work.
 
WaynetheDrain said:
So Joe Biden withheld giving Israel bombs that could blow Palestine off the map, but Trump doesn't hesitate to send them.

Way to think it through, Dearborn. Hope your symbolic abstinence was worth it.
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You don't think Israel, if it wanted to, couldn't have wiped Gaza/Palestine off the map by now?
 
BlueSteel said:
Not only are we again a laughing stock under Trump, but we’re also bordering on being a threat to global stability. What a mess.

apnews.com

European leaders gather for an emergency meeting over fear Trump has isolated age-old allies

French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom for an emergency meeting Monday.
apnews.com apnews.com

Note to the Callas who will undoubtedly try to prop this up that “being feared” is a position of strength: There’s a stark difference between being feared “as a leader” vs being feared as a loose cannon and regarded as a liability. We have clearly become the latter.
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I don't think Trump trying to end the Ukraine/Russia war is about fear. Biden and the rest of the world have had plenty of time to figure out an end to the war. What's wrong with letting Trump try?

Depending on the outcome, it may not be bad, right?
 
ZenMode said:
I don't think Trump trying to end the Ukraine/Russia war is about fear. Biden and the rest of the world have had plenty of time to figure out an end to the war. What's wrong with letting Trump try?

Depending on the outcome, it may not be bad, right?
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Giving Russia what they want is a bad outcome. Bad for Ukraine. Bad for Europe. Bad for NATO. Bad for the US.
 
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