Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

[nycfan]

Bluesky

bsky.app

“… A different coat of arms flies over Mr. Trump’s two golf resorts in Scotland. The lions on the shield have been replaced by a two-headed eagle, an image the company has said represents the “dual nature and nationality” of Mr. Trump’s Scottish and German roots.

But this emblem was not just about honoring his heritage.

The British are known to take matters of heraldry seriously, and Mr. Trump’s American coat of arms belongs to another family. It was granted by British authorities in 1939 to Joseph Edward Davies, the third husband of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the socialite who built the Mar-a-Lago resort that is now Mr. Trump’s cherished getaway.

… In the United States, the Trump Organization took Mr. Davies’s coat of arms for its own, making one small adjustment — replacing the word “Integritas,” Latin for integrity, with “Trump.”

… Mr. Trump tried to bring the American version to Scotland a decade ago.

He used the emblem on promotional materials when he started marketing a new golf course development in Aberdeenshire, on Scotland’s east coast. But the materials ran afoul of the coat-of-arms authorities in Scotland — a uniquely British problem. …”

 

[finesse]

… In the United States, the Trump Organization took Mr. Davies’s coat of arms for its own, making one small adjustment — replacing the word “Integritas,” Latin for integrity, with “Trump.”

He got that right.

 

[nycfan]

 

[BlueSteel]

• Democrats
• Deep State
• Blue states
• Leftist universities
• Brown people
• Immigrants
• Transgenders
• LGBTQ
• Hollywood
• Unions
• Mexico
• Canada
• Europe

Cute. But NONE of those groups are 100% in control of the U.S. government. MAGA—and only MAGA—is.

 

[StrangePackage]

Bluesky

bsky.app

“… A different coat of arms flies over Mr. Trump’s two golf resorts in Scotland. The lions on the shield have been replaced by a two-headed eagle, an image the company has said represents the “dual nature and nationality” of Mr. Trump’s Scottish and German roots.

But this emblem was not just about honoring his heritage.

The British are known to take matters of heraldry seriously, and Mr. Trump’s American coat of arms belongs to another family. It was granted by British authorities in 1939 to Joseph Edward Davies, the third husband of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the socialite who built the Mar-a-Lago resort that is now Mr. Trump’s cherished getaway.

… In the United States, the Trump Organization took Mr. Davies’s coat of arms for its own, making one small adjustment — replacing the word “Integritas,” Latin for integrity, with “Trump.”

… Mr. Trump tried to bring the American version to Scotland a decade ago.

He used the emblem on promotional materials when he started marketing a new golf course development in Aberdeenshire, on Scotland’s east coast. But the materials ran afoul of the coat-of-arms authorities in Scotland — a uniquely British problem. …”

I love that he stole and replaced the coat of arms word Integritas. It couldn't be any more fitting.

 

[nycfan]

 

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[nycfan]

Trump transition considering D.C.-area showcase immigration raid in first days of administration​

The raid under consideration would target immigrants allegedly living in the U.S. illegally at a workplace in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Trump transition considering D.C.-area showcase immigration raid in first days of administration

The raid under consideration would target immigrants allegedly living in the U.S. illegally at a workplace in the metropolitan Washington area.

www.nbcnews.com

“… In meetings between the Trump transition team and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the Trump team has repeatedly asked about resources and logistics immediately available to carry out workplace raids, the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak to the media about transition discussions, said. …”

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As an aside, it seems that Trump47 admin leaks like a sieve just like Trump45 did.

 

[nycfan]

“Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum clapped back at President-elect Trump on Wednesday and said parts of the U.S. should be called "América Mexicana," in response to Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" at a press conference on Tuesday. …”

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/mexican-president-responds-trump-america-mexicana

 

[gtyellowjacket]

I can’t decide if this is “senile old man plays with shiny new toys”, or a strategy of “look over here while we prep our super big all things for every oligarch legislative package”.

I think the latter.

 

[nycfan]

Panama Canal CEO Says Meeting Trump’s Demands ‘Will Lead to Chaos’​

Canal executive says China doesn’t control route and U.S. ships can’t get better rates than others​

https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/panama-canal-chief-says-trumps-ideas-will-lead-to-chaos-a5f2dee9?st=dXDLaZ

 

[mpaer]

Would love to see the payroll on that committee

 

[Zoo_View]

Cute. But NONE of those groups are 100% in control of the U.S. government. MAGA—and only MAGA—is.

Well, do you think MAGA and the Trumplicans are blaming Trump or the GQP for anything?

 

[nycfan]

When do the burnings at the stake commence?

Meanwhile, Musk is spending his time spinning half truths and distortion to blame the fires in California on DEI policy and Dems.

 

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[nycfan]

Truth Social has updated its look and that seems to have broken the unfurling here, so back to screen shots for a while.

 

[nycfan]

 

[Milk and Cookies]

Putin playbook

 

[Mulberry Heel]

I am at a loss for words. I just don’t know how to express how crazy and scary this is.

Some will argue that he is just distracting or trolling us but now that MAGA and Fox seem all in on these ideas, I think he just might be serious. I think this is a narcissist nearing the end of his life and wanting to fulfill some sort of legacy.

Even if he is just trolling or running his mouth it's just incredibly stupid diplomacy and politics. How anyone thinks this is likely to get him what he wants (whatever that actually is) is baffling. Denmark isn't going to give us Greenland because Trump is threatening to "just take it" on social media. All he's done with Canada is to anger and alienate them, not frighten or bully them into doing our bidding. Just more of his "bull in a china shop" tactics that almost never actually works.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

But Trump isn't a Putin stooge or doing his bidding at all, right, Trumpers? I mean, that's what we keep hearing from Trumpers here all the time.