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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 12, 2024 21:35:05 GMT
Rubio News Triggers MAGA BacklashShortly after news leaked that Donald Trump was expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, some of the most MAGA-minded online warriors rushed to cast doubt on the selection — both Rubio’s America First credentials, and whether the decision had actually been made by Trump.
And despite major news outlets reporting that the decision had been made, allies of Ric Grenell on Tuesday maintained that Rubio wasn’t a done deal, according to two people advocating for his selection as secretary of state.🍿 Watching the infighting is still a little fun. Why are people inside Mar-a-Lago leaking Trump’s possible cabinet picks to the media?” far right activist Laura Loomer wrote on X. “Not a good sign that things are being leaked already.” Conservative comedian Dave Smith called Rubio a "disaster." “Might as well give Liz Cheney the State Department,” Smith added. “Awful sign.” www.rawstory.com/is-marco-rubio-maga/ |
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Post by breetheflea on Nov 12, 2024 21:38:02 GMT
I guess Eloon suspended Stephen Kings twitter account because he reposted this pic and called Eloon First Lady. Snopes says that's not true, but I sure wish it was. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 12, 2024 23:44:53 GMT
Tommy Tuberville trashes our military yet again!! MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) trashing of the U.S. military during a Veterans Day appearance on Fox News. The Alabama Republican told host Laura Ingraham that president-elect Donald Trump needed to rebuild and restructure the military, which he called an "absolute disaster" while also claiming that "we couldn't beat anyone right now." youtu.be/YA4y38FAWiY?feature=sharedwww.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberville-military-2669808375/ |
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Post by micheley on Nov 13, 2024 0:47:59 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump’s second term.
In the immortal words of Bender: Well, we’re boned.
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Post by micheley on Nov 13, 2024 0:55:09 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump continued to fill his administration at breakneck speed Tuesday night, tapping SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would head up a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”
In a statement, Trump likened the effort to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb and quoted Musk as saying: “This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!”
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Post by onelasttime on Nov 13, 2024 1:14:21 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump’s second term. In the immortal words of Bender: Well, we’re boned. No wonder the idiot doesn’t want his choices to be senate confirmed. |
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 13, 2024 1:15:47 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump’s second term. In the immortal words of Bender: Well, we’re boned. Great. Because being a Fox News host makes him well qualified for Secretary of Defense. This is also why Trump is trying to do an end run around official nominations. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-trump.htmlBut Mr. Hegseth is likely to run into opposition from senior military officials and perhaps lawmakers who have served in the military for his embrace of narratives by troops who ran afoul of military justice rules. A former Pentagon official from Mr. Trump’s first term questioned Mr. Hegseth’s lack of experience — other than serving in the military — and raised concerns about his ability to win Senate confirmation, even with a Republican majority in the chamberFor comparison, here is Lloyd Austin's resume www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2522687/lloyd-j-austin-iii/Mr. Austin was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the Infantry. He holds a Master of Arts degree in counselor education from Auburn University, and a Master of Business Management from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.
His 41-year career in the Army included command at the corps, division, battalion, and brigade levels. Mr. Austin was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Seven years later, he would assume the duties of Commanding General of United States Forces – Iraq, overseeing all combat operations in the country.
After a tour as the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff, Mr. Austin concluded his uniformed service as the Commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for all military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In this assignment, he led U.S. and coalition efforts to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the Army in April, 2016.
Since his retirement from military service, Mr. Austin served on the Boards of Directors for Raytheon Technologies, Nucor, and Tenet Healthcare. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 13, 2024 1:18:37 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump’s second term. In the immortal words of Bender: Well, we’re boned. Great. Because being a Fox News host makes him well qualified for Secretary of Defense. This is also why Trump is trying to do an end run around official nominations. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-trump.htmlBut Mr. Hegseth is likely to run into opposition from senior military officials and perhaps lawmakers who have served in the military for his embrace of narratives by troops who ran afoul of military justice rules. A former Pentagon official from Mr. Trump’s first term questioned Mr. Hegseth’s lack of experience — other than serving in the military — and raised concerns about his ability to win Senate confirmation, even with a Republican majority in the chamberFor comparison, here is Lloyd Austin's resume www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2522687/lloyd-j-austin-iii/Mr. Austin was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the Infantry. He holds a Master of Arts degree in counselor education from Auburn University, and a Master of Business Management from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.
His 41-year career in the Army included command at the corps, division, battalion, and brigade levels. Mr. Austin was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Seven years later, he would assume the duties of Commanding General of United States Forces – Iraq, overseeing all combat operations in the country.
After a tour as the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff, Mr. Austin concluded his uniformed service as the Commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for all military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In this assignment, he led U.S. and coalition efforts to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the Army in April, 2016.
Since his retirement from military service, Mr. Austin served on the Boards of Directors for Raytheon Technologies, Nucor, and Tenet Healthcare.He served, but they are really replacing a 4 star general with a TV host? This does not inspire confidence. |
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 13, 2024 2:29:56 GMT
I'm sorry, but this guy sounds like a complete moron. He hasn't washed his hands in 10 years? I guess we can be thankful he's not in charge of Health and Human Services? And regarding covid - that quote has not aged well. Guess what? The experts were right, hundred of thousands of people did die of covid. More than 6 million worldwide and in the US, more than 1.1 million. Pete HegsethPete Hegseth calls for people to go out and get infected by coronavirus: "Now that we are learning more, herd immunity is our friend. Healthy people getting out there -- they are going to have to have some courage." |
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 13, 2024 2:37:12 GMT
This is why Trump is pushing recess nominations. He's trying to avoid hearings and Democrats exposing the extreme far right policies of the people he's nominating. It's also an authoritarian move - Trump is saying I am more important than the constitution. Regrettably, the Republicans have no spine and will probably let him get away with it. ultimate authorityInside with Jen Psaki
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on Trump demanding senate leader allow recess appointments: “Trump does not want exposure of the kind of people that he is going to nominate… what he wants is again to flex against the constitutional order… Trump is placing himself above the Constitution.” |
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Post by katlady on Nov 13, 2024 3:13:40 GMT
I'm sorry, but this guy sounds like a complete moron. He hasn't washed his hands in 10 years? He later said he was joking: Hegseth says the joke is a call-out to germ obsessors to lighten up. "My half-hearted commentary to the point is, we live in a society where people walk around with bottles of Purell in their pockets, and they sanitize 19,000 times a day as if that’s going to save their life," he said. "I take care of myself and all that, but I don’t obsess over everything all the time."www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/11/fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-wash-hands-10-years/2835616002/I have actually never heard of the guy before. Don't remember ever seeing him. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Nov 13, 2024 6:11:34 GMT
Placing all these inexperienced people is not going to end well. Firing all the experienced generals if they don’t agree with him. This could lead to a disaster worse than any of us feared. This isn’t a business the worst that can happen with that is you go out of business. A country and world politics is much more complex and the stakes are much higher. They are playing with peoples lives a few mistakes could result in a war.
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Post by Merge on Nov 13, 2024 13:37:02 GMT
Great. Because being a Fox News host makes him well qualified for Secretary of Defense. This is also why Trump is trying to do an end run around official nominations. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-trump.htmlBut Mr. Hegseth is likely to run into opposition from senior military officials and perhaps lawmakers who have served in the military for his embrace of narratives by troops who ran afoul of military justice rules. A former Pentagon official from Mr. Trump’s first term questioned Mr. Hegseth’s lack of experience — other than serving in the military — and raised concerns about his ability to win Senate confirmation, even with a Republican majority in the chamberFor comparison, here is Lloyd Austin's resume www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2522687/lloyd-j-austin-iii/Mr. Austin was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the Infantry. He holds a Master of Arts degree in counselor education from Auburn University, and a Master of Business Management from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.
His 41-year career in the Army included command at the corps, division, battalion, and brigade levels. Mr. Austin was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Seven years later, he would assume the duties of Commanding General of United States Forces – Iraq, overseeing all combat operations in the country.
After a tour as the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff, Mr. Austin concluded his uniformed service as the Commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for all military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In this assignment, he led U.S. and coalition efforts to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the Army in April, 2016.
Since his retirement from military service, Mr. Austin served on the Boards of Directors for Raytheon Technologies, Nucor, and Tenet Healthcare.He served, but they are really replacing a 4 star general with a TV host? This does not inspire confidence. He served. Yeah. But this is like appointing me Secretary of Education because I taught. (I am not qualified to be Secretary of Education. Arguably more qualified than Betsy DeVos was, but that's a low bar.) |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 13, 2024 18:58:29 GMT
Other stuff . Interesting statistic.... The state last entered drought warning status in Oct. 2016, which remained in some parts of the state until Aug. 2017.Drought Warning In Fire-Ravaged NJ, Murphy Urges Water Conservation The Forest Fire Service says conditions in the state are the driest they have been in nearly 120 years. *** The drought warning allows the DEP to manage water systems more closely, by controlling releases from reservoirs and changing the flow of some waterways to supply areas most impacted by the drought. A warning is one level below a drought emergency. This is the most serious declaration the state could make, and would mean mandatory, phased restrictions on certain uses of water. In the meantime, residents are asked to conserve water by taking shorter showers, only running the washing machine or dishwasher when they are full, and turning off the water when they brush their teeth. patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/drought-warning-issued-nj-residents-urged-conserve-water |
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Post by micheley on Nov 13, 2024 21:13:19 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 13, 2024 21:18:47 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. I can’t ‘like’ your post for obvious reasons. Here’s one possible good thing; if most of the experienced attorneys leave, it could be easier for Dems to win cases. I don’t know if there will be an exodus from Justice, but I suspect that there will be. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 13, 2024 21:35:52 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. I can’t ‘like’ your post for obvious reasons. Here’s one possible good thing; if most of the experienced attorneys leave, it could be easier for Dems to win cases. I don’t know if there will be an exodus from Justice, but I suspect that there will be. sorry, nothing good about any part of this mess... DeSantis will have a ball replacing all these fools.. |
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Post by micheley on Nov 13, 2024 21:53:30 GMT
Russian asset Tulsi Gabbard for DNI. JFC this is a terrible timeline.
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Post by lindas on Nov 13, 2024 22:13:52 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. To be blunt, Oh, HELL NO! |
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Post by jill8909 on Nov 13, 2024 22:15:36 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. To be blunt, Oh, HELL NO! This is on every trump voter. You did this. Own it. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 13, 2024 22:17:32 GMT
I can’t ‘like’ your post for obvious reasons. Here’s one possible good thing; if most of the experienced attorneys leave, it could be easier for Dems to win cases. I don’t know if there will be an exodus from Justice, but I suspect that there will be. sorry, nothing good about any part of this mess... DeSantis will have a ball replacing all these fools.. Yes, everything is going their way-now. I do think that Gaetz will struggle. He’s a gadfly. It is also possible that some Federalist-type attorneys would join Justice-but I’m trying to look on the bright side. And lemme tell ya; it isn’t easy. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Nov 13, 2024 22:59:50 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. To be blunt, Oh, HELL NO! I thought Trump could do no wrong? Isn’t everything he does in the best interest of our country? |
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Post by pinklady on Nov 13, 2024 23:57:44 GMT
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. To be blunt, Oh, HELL NO! Oh fuck all the way off. YOU DID THIS! YOU are personally responsible for the destruction of this country. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 14, 2024 0:39:13 GMT
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Post by micheley on Nov 14, 2024 0:46:11 GMT
I mean, to me, that doesn’t seem like the action of someone worried about a confirmation process.
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 14, 2024 1:55:04 GMT
I mean, to me, that doesn’t seem like the action of someone worried about a confirmation process. No, more likely someone worried about the results of the House Ethics committee investigation, due to come out Friday |
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Post by micheley on Nov 14, 2024 14:47:20 GMT
I can’t access the WaPo article due to paywall but here is a snippet copied from a reddit comment: Although changes to government spending typically require an act of Congress, Trump aides are exploring plans to challenge a 1974 budget law in a way that would give the White House the power to unilaterally adopt the Musk commission’s proposals, one of the people said. It is unclear if Trump will ask Congress to approve changes to the budget law or first appeal to the courts to do so, though aides have previously endorsed either approach. Ramaswamy, a former pharmaceutical executive who has said he would “stop funding agencies that waste money” and don’t operate on meritocratic principles, has publicly called on Congress to repeal the law and has suggested workarounds if it is not repealed.
That effort, if successful, could give Trump far greater authority to remake the federal budget on his own, altering the balance of power among the branches of government. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and many of his senior advisers publicly vowed to assert unilateral authority to rescind some federal funds, after Trump’s attempts to block aid to Ukraine led to his impeachment during his first term.www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/13/elon-musk-government-efficiency-congress-budget-law/?utm_source=reddit.com |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Nov 14, 2024 18:07:24 GMT
I can’t access the WaPo article due to paywall but here is a snippet copied from a reddit comment: Although changes to government spending typically require an act of Congress, Trump aides are exploring plans to challenge a 1974 budget law in a way that would give the White House the power to unilaterally adopt the Musk commission’s proposals, one of the people said. It is unclear if Trump will ask Congress to approve changes to the budget law or first appeal to the courts to do so, though aides have previously endorsed either approach. Ramaswamy, a former pharmaceutical executive who has said he would “stop funding agencies that waste money” and don’t operate on meritocratic principles, has publicly called on Congress to repeal the law and has suggested workarounds if it is not repealed.
That effort, if successful, could give Trump far greater authority to remake the federal budget on his own, altering the balance of power among the branches of government. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and many of his senior advisers publicly vowed to assert unilateral authority to rescind some federal funds, after Trump’s attempts to block aid to Ukraine led to his impeachment during his first term.www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/13/elon-musk-government-efficiency-congress-budget-law/?utm_source=reddit.comI can just hear his fans cheering this on until it affects them and then they will be so confused. There is a reason to not give one person the power to just go whatever they want with the budget. While I am sure there are cuts that could snd should be made it shouldn’t be up to one or two people to just start playing god with other peoples lives. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 14, 2024 22:39:23 GMT
I mean, to me, that doesn’t seem like the action of someone worried about a confirmation process. No, more likely someone worried about the results of the House Ethics committee investigation, due to come out Friday Senators from both sides of the aisle are asking for the House Ethics report on Gaetz. They SHOULD have all the info before voting... |
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 15, 2024 0:37:02 GMT
I can’t access the WaPo article due to paywall but here is a snippet copied from a reddit comment: Although changes to government spending typically require an act of Congress, Trump aides are exploring plans to challenge a 1974 budget law in a way that would give the White House the power to unilaterally adopt the Musk commission’s proposals, one of the people said. It is unclear if Trump will ask Congress to approve changes to the budget law or first appeal to the courts to do so, though aides have previously endorsed either approach. Ramaswamy, a former pharmaceutical executive who has said he would “stop funding agencies that waste money” and don’t operate on meritocratic principles, has publicly called on Congress to repeal the law and has suggested workarounds if it is not repealed.
That effort, if successful, could give Trump far greater authority to remake the federal budget on his own, altering the balance of power among the branches of government. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and many of his senior advisers publicly vowed to assert unilateral authority to rescind some federal funds, after Trump’s attempts to block aid to Ukraine led to his impeachment during his first term.www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/13/elon-musk-government-efficiency-congress-budget-law/?utm_source=reddit.comhere’s a gift article, no paywall There are going to be power struggles, I’m not sure how they’re going to play out. I’m not optimistic, Trump is trying to consolidate and increase the power of the executive branch. And his Supreme Court is likely to agree with him. wapo.st/4fqsuh3Many legal scholars have disputed their reasoning, saying the law would not countenance a situation in which “the Musk commission could identify any money they want to cancel and just say they’re not going to do it,” said Eloise Pasachoff, a budget and appropriations law expert at Georgetown Law School. That, she said, would be “a complete workaround on what Congress has repeatedly said in statute ... is its constitutional power of the purse.” |
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