Trump47 Cabinet Picks & First 100 Days Agenda

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HesNotHere97 said:
Point made.

You are way to involved in the political climate of this country.

You always have been.

Tell me this... How many rights did Trump 45 take from you or anyone you know?

How did he change this country into a "fascists state?"

Did he take away the right for gay marriage? Women to vote?

No... you like to make a huge issue out of a person that you disagree with and scream that the world is ending. It didn't 45 years ago when Reagan was elected and the same group of "intellectuals" were saying the same damn thing.

The schtick is old. Get over it. Your party lost. If you have mental issues, emotional issues over a damn election then I'd suggest you stay off of public boards that offer differing opinions.

Sorry.. thems the facts jack.
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Are you familiar with a legal case called Roe v. Wade? I mean, that extinguished rights for millions and millions of people. Gay rights are under attack. The Supreme Court, filled with his justices, are in fact likely to remove the gay marriage right. And as I expected, you're just denying that global warming is even worth talking about. Which disqualifies you from serious conversation.

The right for women to vote is enshrined in the constitution, if you didn't know that. And if that's your bar -- he's not that bad! He didn't nullify a constitutional amendment that would deprive women of any real opportunity to participate in public life -- then you're proving my point, not yours. You're citing as an accomplishment not doing the impossible. It's like saying of a basketball player, "well, he's not that bad -- look, he's never had a game in which he's been called for 10 fouls."

What you know of the Reagan years can apparently fit in a thimble. Reagan actually brought intellectuals into the conservative movement. Not all intellectuals. But to cite one example: Irving Kristol, whose son Bill Kristol was a lifelong Republican before becoming Never Trump. Because Irving and Bill Kristol, though I disagree with them on many issues, at least value truth and integrity.

The thing MAGA doesn't understand is that what they see as the privilege of the professional class was not unearned. Basically, MAGA consists largely of people who didn't do their homework in high school, got bad grades, didn't go to college, and are now pissed off that they are less successful than the kids who did their homework, busted their ass in college, in many cases obtained a post-graduate degree, and then worked very hard as a professional. Professionals are not just rich kids who inherit money. There are real questions of how income should be distributed, and whether very high earning attorneys in particular should earn that kind of money -- but those attorneys went to law school, good law schools, and worked 80 hour weeks as young attorneys.

Working class MAGAs think they are working hard when they have to put in 10 hours a week of overtime. They have no idea how much work is required in medical school. Or how much residents work (and they don't get overtime, and they don't get paid well in general). They just see the doctors driving around in their BMWs and it fills them with jealous rage.
 
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“U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
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The FHFA regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants that have operated under U.S. government control since 2008. The regulator is expected to play a central role in any effort to return the pair, which back the majority of the nation's residential mortgages, to the private sector.

… The Trump administration is expected to make ending the longrunning conservatorship of the pair a priority, after taking some steps to move them away from government control in his first term.

… Pulte is a private equity executive and the grandson of William Pulte, the founder and chairman of U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup. …”

 
HesNotHere97 said:
If you have mental issues, emotional issues over a damn election then I'd suggest you stay off of public boards that offer differing opinions.
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Speaking of mental/emotional issues, why, months after it was formed by a group of left-leaning posters, do you feel the intense urge to show up and start flinging feces? Do you have self-validation issues that can only be resolved by entering a environment you know is hostile to your opinions and making a spectacle of yourself? What is missing in your existence that makes this seem like a worthwhile pursuit?

I lean conservative. I despise Trump because (aside from him being an absolutely vile human being) he is (a) not conservative, and (b) has given a rise to and a voice for shit talkers who now feel like being an absolute asshole is both their right and an acceptable mode of discourse. I would tend to disagree with many here on certain economic and social issues, but I'm emotionally mature enough not to be a jackass.

I find the id-driven need to be a petulant child in public spaces by members of the 'new right' both fascinating and disturbing. Help me understand what is driving this.
 
ZenMode said:
BlueSky has biased, agenda-motivated posters just like Twitter. It's rarely a coincidence when video/audio is cropped to small clips.

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So what?
A small clip isn't misinformation or false and misleading. It may lack context but that's all.
Was it altered or was CGI inserted? If so, you'd have a reason to complain it was "just like Twitter".
 
Gmonet said:
Speaking of mental/emotional issues, why, months after it was formed by a group of left-leaning posters, do you feel the intense urge to show up and start flinging feces? Do you have self-validation issues that can only be resolved by entering a environment you know is hostile to your opinions and making a spectacle of yourself? What is missing in your existence that makes this seem like a worthwhile pursuit?

I lean conservative. I despise Trump because (aside from him being an absolutely vile human being) he is (a) not conservative, and (b) has given a rise to and a voice for shit talkers who now feel like being an absolute asshole is both their right and an acceptable mode of discourse. I would tend to disagree with many here on certain economic and social issues, but I'm emotionally mature enough not to be a jackass.

I find the id-driven need to be a petulant child in public spaces by members of the 'new right' both fascinating and disturbing. Help me understand what is driving this.
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LOL... again with wanting a "safe space" where the only opinions welcome are the ones that are "left-leaning."

What have I posted or said that has triggered you? Seriously... that is a legit question.

Is this board only for "left-leaning" ideas, thoughts and opinions?
 
HesNotHere97 said:
LOL... forgive me.... I can call out the GOP folks but from my recall... y'all run them off hot, fast and in a hurry.

Hegseth is a joke.
Kennedy is a joke.
Tulsi is a grifter looking to get paid.

The rest are OK. Bondi will be a pain the ass to Trump. Write it down.

Kash Patel is going to get confirmed and make sure he is independent. Watch.

Pace yourself and stop saying the end is near. Try that out.
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From what fantasy world does the idea of an independent Kash Patel spring?
 
BlueSteel said:
To be honest, wayne has always been kind of a dick, but at least he's grounded in reality and values the truth—unlike roughly 100% of MAGA cultists.
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In all honesty you guys wouldn't know truth if it hit you in the ass because you never step outside the world of the View and maddow. At least I know when fox news is lying.
 
mynameisbond said:
So what?
A small clip isn't misinformation or false and misleading. It may lack context but that's all.
Was it altered or was CGI inserted? If so, you'd have a reason to complain it was "just like Twitter".
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Small clips, taken out of or missing context, is dishonest and misleading. Often it's intentional on the part of the editor.
 
nycfan said:


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"...Several sources also raised significant concerns that Curran lacks the managerial experience to run an agency as large and complex as the Secret Service. On Trump’s detail, Curran has only supervised about 85 people and has never managed the kind of budget or operations of the Secret Service.

Further, multiple sources point out that Curran has never held a position at the agency’s headquarters and is not a member of the Senior Executive Service, which comprises the highest ranks in the service.

Curran will replace acting director Ron Rowe, who had lobbied for the job after Kim Cheatle resigned after the first assassination attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania ..."
 
HesNotHere97 said:
LOL... again with wanting a "safe space" where the only opinions welcome are the ones that are "left-leaning."

What have I posted or said that has triggered you? Seriously... that is a legit question.

Is this board only for "left-leaning" ideas, thoughts and opinions?
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Here is a summary of this board (mostly speaking in generalities):

- Moderating is pretty damn fair which is a huge change from IC. You can give back the same level of vitriol you receive without being banned for being a pub.
- Most here say they want differing views but in reality they don't. They want affirmation of the way they think
- It is difficult to actually have meaningful political discussions because there is a wolfpack mentality and not many get info outside liberal circles. I think the
same applies to many on the right about their sources of info.
- Discussion usually gets derailed by personal attacks, attacks of media sources, and hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is huge here but in fairness would likely be on a
conservative board as well. But facts are only facts if coming from a liberal media source in their eyes.
- There are some who discuss in good faith, some who are true snowflakes, and some who are just assholes for sport. Again, probably the same as on any
board. The snowflakes and assholes will always default to insults stemming from your source of information and they talk in generalities.
- There are some very intelligent people here and I have had my opinions changed by a few.
- Read most threads and many posts are just different ways of each other making the same types of comments trashing trump and pubs. TDS DOMINATES
this board to the point it makes them unable to have meaningful discussion.
- There are very few conservative posters on this board. I don't get it. Why would a conservative want to visit a conservative board if they want to debate
politics. There needs to be more conservative posters on this board who are sincere in discussing politics. Certainly don't need more assholes.
 

Interior secretary nominee won't give definitive answer when pressed on conditions for disaster aid​


"...Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum would not give a definitive answer during his confirmation hearing when pressed by a Democratic senator over whether he believes federal disaster aid should come with or without conditions, with Burgum saying instead that “each situation would vary.”

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California brought up the devastating wildfires in his home state and noted that in 2024, Burgum, who was governor of North Dakota at the time, requested “a major disaster declaration to assist in recovery from historic wildfires” in the state. “President Biden as I understand it approved it quickly and without conditions. Is that correct?” Padilla asked. Burgum responded, “yes.”

“So do you believe federal disaster aid should come with or without conditions?” Padilla asked.

“Well, I think each situation would vary,” Burgum said, extending his sympathy over the loss and devastation in California.

Burgum went on to say, “Urban wildfire is something that we as a country, we need to think, and I say each situation is different because what you talked about in North Dakota was largely rural, largely grasslands, very different.”

The line of questioning comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he personally believes conditions should be placed on California wildfire aid, telling CNN’s Manu Raju that “it appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duties in many respects.” ..."
 
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