President Trump and US politics catchall

[sockwithaticket]

Google calendar removes black history month, pride month and women’s history month also.

Lickspittles.

I saw it reported that Holocaust memorial day had also been taken out.

Because there are actual anti-semites and neo-Nazis deeply entrenched in the Republican party. Stephen fuckin Miller for fuck's sake.

It's not 'the Left' name-calling anyone they disagree with, white supremacy is at the heart of MAGA.

[dpedin]

Google calendar removes black history month, pride month and women’s history month also.

Lickspittles.

I saw it reported that Holocaust memorial day had also been taken out.

Because there are actual anti-semites and neo-Nazis deeply entrenched in the Republican party. Stephen fuckin Miller for fuck's sake.

It's not 'the Left' name-calling anyone they disagree with, white supremacy is at the heart of MAGA.

I think many folk are underestimating just how big cunts the cunts are at the centre of MAGA and the Trump Presidency. They really are a threat to US democracy and will do everything in their power to achieve their Project 2025 aims. It will be increasingly dangerous to be a migrant, a woman, the poor or the infirm in the US for the next 4 years and possibly beyond. This is going to get very very messy indeed.

[dpedin]

Trump and his team of nutters now thrown Ukraine and Europe under the bus now!

[Biffer]

Google calendar removes black history month, pride month and women’s history month also.

Lickspittles.

I saw it reported that Holocaust memorial day had also been taken out.

Because there are actual anti-semites and neo-Nazis deeply entrenched in the Republican party. Stephen fuckin Miller for fuck's sake.

It's not 'the Left' name-calling anyone they disagree with, white supremacy is at the heart of MAGA.

I think many folk are underestimating just how big cunts the cunts are at the centre of MAGA and the Trump Presidency. They really are a threat to US democracy and will do everything in their power to achieve their Project 2025 aims. It will be increasingly dangerous to be a migrant, a woman, the poor or the infirm in the US for the next 4 years and possibly beyond. This is going to get very very messy indeed.

Nah we’re all just sour lefties for saying that, apparently.

[Uncle fester]

Google calendar removes black history month, pride month and women’s history month also.

Lickspittles.

I saw it reported that Holocaust memorial day had also been taken out.

Because there are actual anti-semites and neo-Nazis deeply entrenched in the Republican party. Stephen fuckin Miller for fuck's sake.

It's not 'the Left' name-calling anyone they disagree with, white supremacy is at the heart of MAGA.

Removing Holocaust Remembrance Day is pretty unexpected.  Aren’t these the people who are horny for trotting out the Holocaust constantly to remind people why we need to ethnically cleanse Gaza?

[TB63]

As expected..

[Kiwias]

As expected..

But we can be assured that these people were not on any 'enemies list'.

[Raggs]

Everyone seen the clips of musks son in the oval office? Kids often repeat what they've heard...

[Biffer]

Something else DOGEwont query - State Department set to order $400 million order for trucks from Tesla.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1-485 ... red-teslas

This is out and out corruption.

Oh, sorry, I’m just a lefty whiner, they were elected and are allowed to do this. Right PB?

[tabascoboy]

[sockwithaticket]

Judges applying the law should be impeached apparently, all the while being deplored as 'evil' and 'scammers'. By President Musk and Vice President Trump.

Nothing undemocratic or fascistic here, no sir.

Also seen a couple of things saying that Musk has doxxed the daughter of one of the judges in the article, but nothing as reputable as reuters reporting it yet. If true, that is a particularly sinister escalation.

[tabascoboy]

In the latest dildo of consequence episode it turns out

The government has evidence of trump's crimes.

People aren't allowed to see that evidence because it could influence a jury if he were to be charged.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to say he is totally immune from prosecution for crimes relating to that evidence.

They did (basically), and as a result, the government can no longer say that evidence must remain private, because it can't be used against trump in court.

Basically, to keep the information private, trump has to argue he isn't immune from prosecution.

[tabascoboy]

In the latest dildo of consequence episode it turns out

The government has evidence of trump's crimes.

People aren't allowed to see that evidence because it could influence a jury if he were to be charged.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to say he is totally immune from prosecution for crimes relating to that evidence.

They did (basically), and as a result, the government can no longer say that evidence must remain private, because it can't be used against trump in court.

Basically, to keep the information private, trump has to argue he isn't immune from prosecution.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-suprem ... 09019.html

[Hal Jordan]

From an American acquaintance, in his travel plans.

"That said, not sure how much I want to be flying these days. We've gone from "The trains will run on time" 1930s fascism to "the planes will crash all the time" 2025 fascism."

[JM2K6]

The carnage in New York regarding the Mayor's case with DOJ people resigning rather than following illegal orders to ditch it is something. Half of them are Trump appointees!

Meanwhile RFK is as nuts as you'd expect

[Biffer]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

[Sinkers]

On the health thing: CDC prohibited from giving updates on the avian flu thing.
Associations like AMA stepping in to do so.

[Sinkers]

I now have an American neighbor. Chatting to him a couple of weeks ago I’d say that he’s the type that would have voted RFK jnr if he’d staid in the race.

A couple of noticeable comments:

We needed a change because:
- the dems are so corrupt, look at how Biden pardoned his family.
- we’re in too many wars and Trump will get us out.

It’s like they don’t follow actual news but will believe any conspiracy theory.
Will be interested to catch up with him in a couple of weeks and see what his thoughts are now.

[Raggs]

I now have an American neighbor. Chatting to him a couple of weeks ago I’d say that he’s the type that would have voted RFK jnr if he’d staid in the race.

A couple of noticeable comments:

We needed a change because:
- the dems are so corrupt, look at how Biden pardoned his family.
- we’re in too many wars and Trump will get us out.

It’s like they don’t follow actual news but will believe any conspiracy theory.
Will be interested to catch up with him in a couple of weeks and see what his thoughts are now.

Looking at what's going on, I think Biden is feeling fully justified in his decision to hand out pardons.

[Kiwias]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

Is it true that the freeze on payments by USAID means that the domestic producers of that food do not get paid?

[Slick]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

It would be good if we could get some reports of what various groups that voted for Trump actually are thinking. I'd imagine that there is a pretty hefty proportion that are absolutely delighted with whats going on, but what are the Muslim block thinking, what about Federal employees that voted for him and are now losing their jobs, or factory owners or farmers that are seeing their costs rise.

[Guy Smiley]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

It would be good if we could get some reports of what various groups that voted for Trump actually are thinking. I'd imagine that there is a pretty hefty proportion that are absolutely delighted with whats going on, but what are the Muslim block thinking, what about Federal employees that voted for him and are now losing their jobs, or factory owners or farmers that are seeing their costs rise.

I watched a clip yesterday of some Florida / Texan lady complaining about how, after voting Republican their whole lives and for Trump three times now, she and her husband were watching their farming business fold because all of their employees were too scared to come to work due to all the raids being carried out...

it's too easy to stage these types of clips of course, but the theme is close enough to the mark to carry.

The pain being exacted by their policies won't bother the administration at all though. The long game is the demolition of order, the creation of chaos and the profits to be made as a result.

[Sandstorm]

I watched a clip yesterday of some Florida / Texan lady complaining about how, after voting Republican their whole lives and for Trump three times now, she and her husband were watching their farming business fold because all of their employees were too scared to come to work due to all the raids being carried out...

On noes. They've hired cheap, immigrant workers for generations....but when the party they vote for clamps down on it, they lose their farm. Tough shit.

Saw dozens of surprised Brexit farmers crying into their wellies too.

[sockwithaticket]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

It would be good if we could get some reports of what various groups that voted for Trump actually are thinking. I'd imagine that there is a pretty hefty proportion that are absolutely delighted with whats going on, but what are the Muslim block thinking, what about Federal employees that voted for him and are now losing their jobs, or factory owners or farmers that are seeing their costs rise.

It's by no means scientific, but the sub-reddit Leopard's Ate My Face is filling up with social media posts from Trumpers who are apparently gobsmacked that he's enacting the policies he campaigned on.

Some of those the posts are definitely from Muslim Americans, they seem to fall into two camps. Those who abstained from voting for the Dems because they viewed the stance on Palestine as overriding everything else and those who, for reasons only they'll know, thought Trump would change the US stance for the better. The former seem to be flailing around wanting the Democrats to intervene substantively while the Republicans hold all three branches of government, further displaying their complete lack of understanding as to how politics works.

There's also been plenty from Latinos For Trump type groups who seemed to think they weren't the ones being talked about, when Trump banged on and on about mass deportations and ending birth right citizenship.

[Paddington Bear]

Something else DOGEwont query - State Department set to order $400 million order for trucks from Tesla.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1-485 ... red-teslas

This is out and out corruption.

Oh, sorry, I’m just a lefty whiner, they were elected and are allowed to do this. Right PB?

Your creation of a strawman that I never said and continued posts on it un-responded to for a week suggest that ‘whiner’ might prove to be a challenging accusation to beat

[Yeeb]

USAID's closure means there's half a billion dollars of food aid in limbo. It'll go bad soon.

A whistleblower told the press. Trump fired them.

But it's fine, because this is what they were elected to do. Right?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 96917.html

It would be good if we could get some reports of what various groups that voted for Trump actually are thinking. I'd imagine that there is a pretty hefty proportion that are absolutely delighted with whats going on, but what are the Muslim block thinking, what about Federal employees that voted for him and are now losing their jobs, or factory owners or farmers that are seeing their costs rise.

It's by no means scientific, but the sub-reddit Leopard's Ate My Face is filling up with social media posts from Trumpers who are apparently gobsmacked that he's enacting the policies he campaigned on.

Some of those the posts are definitely from Muslim Americans, they seem to fall into two camps. Those who abstained from voting for the Dems because they viewed the stance on Palestine as overriding everything else and those who, for reasons only they'll know, thought Trump would change the US stance for the better. The former seem to be flailing around wanting the Democrats to intervene substantively while the Republicans hold all three branches of government, further displaying their complete lack of understanding as to how politics works.

There's also been plenty from Latinos For Trump type groups who seemed to think they weren't the ones being talked about, when Trump banged on and on about mass deportations and ending birth right citizenship.

Politicians actually doing the policies they said they would is quite a rare phenomenon though . A quick google seems to show Trump approval ratings still pretty high, but with a drop in young voters approval of 11% in 2 weeks.

[dpedin]

It would be good if we could get some reports of what various groups that voted for Trump actually are thinking. I'd imagine that there is a pretty hefty proportion that are absolutely delighted with whats going on, but what are the Muslim block thinking, what about Federal employees that voted for him and are now losing their jobs, or factory owners or farmers that are seeing their costs rise.

It's by no means scientific, but the sub-reddit Leopard's Ate My Face is filling up with social media posts from Trumpers who are apparently gobsmacked that he's enacting the policies he campaigned on.

Some of those the posts are definitely from Muslim Americans, they seem to fall into two camps. Those who abstained from voting for the Dems because they viewed the stance on Palestine as overriding everything else and those who, for reasons only they'll know, thought Trump would change the US stance for the better. The former seem to be flailing around wanting the Democrats to intervene substantively while the Republicans hold all three branches of government, further displaying their complete lack of understanding as to how politics works.

There's also been plenty from Latinos For Trump type groups who seemed to think they weren't the ones being talked about, when Trump banged on and on about mass deportations and ending birth right citizenship.

Politicians actually doing the policies they said they would is quite a rare phenomenon though . A quick google seems to show Trump approval ratings still pretty high, but with a drop in young voters approval of 11% in 2 weeks.

Just wait until the Medicaid and Medicare cuts filter through!

[tabascoboy]

This is America 2025

[Hal Jordan]

Not even pretending it's anything other than a straight white man's right to be in front of everyone else anymore.

What a cunt.

Meanwhile, DOGE investigates and intends to shut down a load of agencies that are, by a curious coincidence, investigating Elon Musk's companies.

<Claude Rains>

[tabascoboy]

Let's not forget after the Brexit vote there was a strong push for the UK to join NAFTA ( as it was named then). As Canada and Mexico have found, that would have worked out well...

Trump’s Latest Tariff Plan Threatens UK With £16 Billion Hit

Donald Trump’s latest plan to slap tariffs on US imports based on sales taxes in their country of origin could shave £16 billion ($20 billion) off UK economic output over the next two years, in what would be a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s promise to fire up growth.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... illion-hit

[Raggs]

Trump in not understanding what VAT is shock.

[TB63]

DOGE investigating overspend and corruption at the bargain price of 8 million a day..

Trump slags off electric vehicles in the forces as unusable.

Tesla picks up a 440 million contract to supply armoured Teslas to the military..

Yup, all good ..

[sockwithaticket]

The government Tesla procurement was dropped as soon as it came to light last I read.

Musk and his little goblins have shut down a department that protects consumers and has a budget of less than $1b also unilaterally taken away $80m dollars of Congress approved funds from a New York City bank account.

The DOGE website was left so unsecure that members of the general public have been able to access it without doing any proper hacking and have some fun with it.

Musk continues to have tantrums about judges pushing back on all the things he and his bitch pet in the Oval Office are doing that could generously be described as dubious in their legality.

[Firewater]

In the latest dildo of consequence episode it turns out

The government has evidence of trump's crimes.

People aren't allowed to see that evidence because it could influence a jury if he were to be charged.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to say he is totally immune from prosecution for crimes relating to that evidence.

They did (basically), and as a result, the government can no longer say that evidence must remain private, because it can't be used against trump in court.

Basically, to keep the information private, trump has to argue he isn't immune from prosecution.

Trump's crimes. The Democrats have had 8 years to find stuff. All of the states resources and money and yet nothing. Except for a non crime bookkeeping error.

I'm sure Trump and his team doing the same (as they will) will find lots. Look at the wealth the Democrats and the likes of Mitch, have accumulated on their small salaries. They are either the greatest investors ever. Or something else. Just start tracing the final recipients of USAID money etc. and make everything very public

The Democrats started it and found nothing. Now it the orange mans turn

[Raggs]

In the latest dildo of consequence episode it turns out

The government has evidence of trump's crimes.

People aren't allowed to see that evidence because it could influence a jury if he were to be charged.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to say he is totally immune from prosecution for crimes relating to that evidence.

They did (basically), and as a result, the government can no longer say that evidence must remain private, because it can't be used against trump in court.

Basically, to keep the information private, trump has to argue he isn't immune from prosecution.

Trump's crimes. The Democrats have had 8 years to find stuff. All of the states resources and money and yet nothing. Except for a non crime bookkeeping error.

I'm sure Trump and his team doing the same (as they will) will find lots. Look at the wealth the Democrats and the likes of Mitch, have accumulated on their small salaries. They are either the greatest investors ever. Or something else. Just start tracing the final recipients of USAID money etc. and make everything very public

The Democrats started it and found nothing. Now it the orange mans turn

[Biffer]

Reports from Munich that the US delegation presented Zelenskyy with an agreement signing over 50% of Ukraine’s future mineral wealth to the US.

Zelensky politely declined.

[Sinkers]

In the latest dildo of consequence episode it turns out

Trump's crimes. The Democrats have had 8 years to find stuff. All of the states resources and money and yet nothing. Except for a non crime bookkeeping error.

I'm sure Trump and his team doing the same (as they will) will find lots. Look at the wealth the Democrats and the likes of Mitch, have accumulated on their small salaries. They are either the greatest investors ever. Or something else. Just start tracing the final recipients of USAID money etc. and make everything very public

The Democrats started it and found nothing. Now it the orange mans turn

As per my earlier post re people that don’t seem to follow the actual news but will believe every conspiracy theory.

[TB63]

Firewater meet Convoluted, Convoluted, meet Firewater, I'm sure you two will get on well...

[Gumboot]

Firewater meet Convoluted, Convoluted, meet Firewater, I'm sure you two will get on well...

My thoughts exactly.

[Kiwias]

Firewater meet Convoluted, Convoluted, meet Firewater, I'm sure you two will get on well...