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Post by aj2hall on Nov 15, 2024 20:08:33 GMT
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/opinion/trump-gaetz-hegseth-kennedy-gabbard.html
These nominations are confirmation of Trump’s authoritarian intent, of his desire to rule by fiat and act as a king. They are early evidence that he is exactly what his critics have said he is. They are a sign that he will, in fact, be a dictator on “Day 1.” Trump will devote his second term to revenge against his enemies while the oligarchs, ideologues and apparatchiks that staff his administration pursue their narrow ends and conspire against the public good.
But neither chaos nor dysfunction nor incompetence is an obstacle to Trump’s lawless intentions. If anything, they’re assets. A collapse in the actual capacity of their agencies to act will not stop these officials from doing everything they can to obey the president’s demands. They will aim to execute his objectives, no matter what the law says.
If the elevation of his acolytes is a signal from Trump, then the question of confirmation is a test for Republicans. Will they bend? Will they break? Will they show a backbone? If Republicans say yes to this group — or allow Trump his recess appointments, neutering the Senate’s constitutional right to give advice and consent — they’ll say yes to anything.
There’s no use holding your breath here, unless you want to suffocate.
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Post by micheley on Nov 15, 2024 20:43:06 GMT
And Kash Patel is being considered to lead the FBI. Just read this on CNN: Multiple sources familiar with the Trump transition process have expressed deep concerns about the possibility of Patel being named FBI director, where he would be well-positioned to try to investigate Trump’s political enemies, declassify sensitive information and purge career civil servants.
“Kash is frightening at the bureau,” one source familiar with internal deliberations about the role of FBI director.And Kash Patel is being considered to lead the FBI. or CIA maybe? |
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Post by jill8909 on Nov 15, 2024 21:00:19 GMT
Trump is just doing what he promised to do. The majority of voters approve of his actions. Right?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 15, 2024 22:39:04 GMT
Trump is just doing what he promised to do. The majority of voters approve of his actions. Right? You bet...... |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 15, 2024 23:00:57 GMT
More in RFKJr.. HHS covers Medicare, Medicaid, what insurance companies cover or not. And whole host of other stuff.
Even if we are able to get vaccines he will be able to decide if ins should cover them. As the number of people getting vaccines declines the price might become prohibited for everyone to pay for them personally. If course, low income families etc al will be impacted far more.
People will become sicker this causing more hospitalizations...
Such a mess .
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 16, 2024 0:55:06 GMT
Nope, nothing wrong with this at all. Trump named his personal lawyers to top DOJ positions. He tried to use the DOJ as his personal law firm in his own term. This is going to be ten times worse www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/us/politics/trump-lawyers-justice-department.html
Trump Turns to His Personal Lawyers to Stock Top Ranks of Justice Dept.
The president-elect intends to nominate three members of his criminal defense team to senior roles, raising further concerns about politicization of the department.
But until now, no president had ever nominated his own criminal defense team to top jobs in the Justice Department. And Mr. Trump’s choice of Mr. Blanche, Mr. Bove and Mr. Sauer runs the risk of turning the agency into something it was never meant to be: the president’s private law firm
This summer, some of Mr. Trump’s lawyers were seen in suites at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Daniel C. Richman, a former federal prosecutor and law professor at Columbia University, said that Mr. Blanche, Mr. Bove and Mr. Sauer could face significant conflicts of interest once they enter office.
As Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers, he said, they still have a duty to protect his interests in the cases they worked on, and that could present a problem if their responsibilities to the public pull them in a different direction.
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 16, 2024 0:57:48 GMT
Trump is just doing what he promised to do. The majority of voters approve of his actions. Right? We are about to enter the FAFO era. I hope everyone who isn’t quite wealthy is prepared. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Nov 16, 2024 1:05:06 GMT
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 16, 2024 1:26:47 GMT
Trump is just doing what he promised to do. The majority of voters approve of his actions. Right? We are about to enter the FAFO era. I hope everyone who isn’t quite wealthy is prepared. Gaetz is by far the worst. I really hope that he is prevented from getting the job, although Republicans Senators quake whenever Trump barks. And I really hope that Patel is not installed at the FBI. And I am afraid that appointing Gabbard will prevent our allies from sharing intelligence with us. My hope is that he won’t be able to accomplish much. Someone joked that Trump will be rated as the worst and second worst presidents. Sadly, it really isn’t a joke. |
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Post by jill8909 on Nov 16, 2024 5:02:08 GMT
I go back and forth between hoping he does all the things and the country implodes so we can once and for all rid ourselves of this MAGA disease, or protect myself and family and decent people from suffering.
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 16, 2024 15:01:49 GMT
We are about to enter the FAFO era. I hope everyone who isn’t quite wealthy is prepared. Gaetz is by far the worst. I really hope that he is prevented from getting the job, although Republicans Senators quake whenever Trump barks. And I really hope that Patel is not installed at the FBI. And I am afraid that appointing Gabbard will prevent our allies from sharing intelligence with us. My hope is that he won’t be able to accomplish much. Someone joked that Trump will be rated as the worst and second worst presidents. Sadly, it really isn’t a joke. Gaetz is arguable the most disgusting and least qualified, but from the persoective of “how much damage is that individual going to do,” I worry more about what RFK Jr is going to do to vaccines and prescription drugs, and Tulsi Gabbard having access to highly classified information. But honestly it is simply an “own the libs” slate of people. I am just not going to waste my energy. People voted for this BS, and they are going to get this BS. Congeats. |
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Post by Merge on Nov 16, 2024 15:15:44 GMT
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Post by pinklady on Nov 16, 2024 15:33:09 GMT
Trump is just doing what he promised to do. The majority of voters approve of his actions. Right? We are about to enter the FAFO era. I hope everyone who isn’t quite wealthy is prepared. Yep. Just wait until this sinks in to all the 65+ who voted for this. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 16, 2024 16:41:08 GMT
Great.... Whole cities would be wiped out because originally every one in a certain area their SS cards stared with the same number. So you could get through with an even ending number but caught with the odd first number.
Of course he claims this is in jest, but it is an idea that they have thought of...
Government can tell where you born by your number..
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Post by lizacreates on Nov 16, 2024 17:03:47 GMT
Ramaswamy wasn’t referring to SS recipients. In this interview with Lex Fridman, a Russian podcaster, Ramaswamy was referring to federal employees—who would stay in their jobs and who would be fired in successive rounds. Still a stupid proposition regardless. Unfortunately, this is the caliber of “advisors” we’re going to end up with.
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Post by Merge on Nov 16, 2024 17:16:13 GMT
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 16, 2024 17:40:30 GMT
One of the comments to that post was, “Trump's picks, all of them is like a lineup of America's Most Wanted” FTW!  |
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Post by Merge on Nov 16, 2024 17:59:26 GMT
The problem with our new HHS director is not just his fringe beliefs. It's the fact that the parts of his agenda that make sense will never be supported by a government opposed to putting any regulatory burdens on its donors. Neither will they support any adjustment of farm subsidies that disadvantages corporate farms or giants like Monsanto. So instead of actually doing any good, he will simply have a bully pulpit for spreading his whackadoodle opinions on vaccines. www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs |
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Post by micheley on Nov 16, 2024 22:37:55 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.
CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.
Wright has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change and could give fossil fuels a boost, including quick action to end a year-long pause on natural gas export approvals by the Biden administration.
Wright also has criticized what he calls a “top-down” approach to climate by liberal and left-wing groups and said the climate movement around the world is “collapsing under its own weight.”
Consideration of Wright to head the administration’s energy department won support from influential conservatives, including oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 16, 2024 23:11:14 GMT
Free speech.. not so much! x.com/DavidSantoro1/status/1857896980976119858Not so much anymore? Political commentator Brian Krassenstein responded directly to Musk, writing, "Wait, are you suggesting that people should be arrested for posting their opinions or facts that point to the likelihood of foreign interference?" "There is no doubt that there’s foreign interference in these elections. This goes for both sides," Krassenstein added. *** Pekka Kallioniemi, an expert on social media and disinformation, said, "Free speech is cancelled, it's time for good old fascism |
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Post by ntsf on Nov 16, 2024 23:33:30 GMT
I sort of feel like we will all be singing a chorus of "springtime for Hitler". from the producers.. where they put on the worse musical possible.. in a scheme to make money by failing.. and it turned out to be a hit. real life will not be that.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 16, 2024 23:35:48 GMT
NBC EXCLUSIVE: BREAKING NEWS:
Trump Transition making list of officers involved in Afghanistan withdrawal for possible court-martial..
Proposed:
Recalling officers including Gen Mark Milley...
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Saturday night Nov 16, 2024 on the Sunday Show
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Post by micheley on Nov 17, 2024 0:10:25 GMT
Retired Gen. Mark A. Milley warned that former president Donald Trump is a “fascist to the core” and “the most dangerous person to this country” in new comments voicing his mounting alarm at the prospect of the Republican nominee’s election to another term, according to a forthcoming book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward.
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
Retired US army general fears unusual action of being recalled to uniform for retribution, veteran reporter writes
If I were that dude, I would be on a plane to Ecuador tomorrow.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 17, 2024 1:50:15 GMT
Good lord. This country is turning into more of a shithole every day.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 17, 2024 1:53:28 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Nov 17, 2024 3:47:41 GMT
Free speech.. not so much! x.com/DavidSantoro1/status/1857896980976119858Not so much anymore? Political commentator Brian Krassenstein responded directly to Musk, writing, "Wait, are you suggesting that people should be arrested for posting their opinions or facts that point to the likelihood of foreign interference?" "There is no doubt that there’s foreign interference in these elections. This goes for both sides," Krassenstein added. *** Pekka Kallioniemi, an expert on social media and disinformation, said, "Free speech is cancelled, it's time for good old fascism But it was OK for Republicans to knowingly push hoaxes about Venezuela, China, bamboo etc when they lost. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 17, 2024 14:08:18 GMT
^^^^. Of course .^^^^
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 17, 2024 22:45:10 GMT
Setting the examples... They didn't let Speaker Johnson sit though. www.threads.net/@david.pakman/post/DCeRaznx1PtRandom comment: I seriously don't get it. These are the elite of the elite - are you telling me that they legitimately eat McDonald's regularly and for group meals? Or is this just a marketing/support thing? If I was that wealthy, I would absolutely have personal chefs cook every meal and never eat McDonald's again. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 17, 2024 23:32:32 GMT
Random comments about the election:
***. Who wants to bet his cabinet if you can call it that uses the 25th amendment on Trump because they wanted Vance.
***. Headline from an Irish newspaper
'Picking trump is like pigs voting for sausages'
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 18, 2024 1:25:40 GMT
McConnell has spoken, message to TFG! He would have done better to have found TFG guilty ... Jane Mayer, staff writer at the New Yorker, reported the development on social media on Sunday. "Message to Trump Team: 'There will be no recess appointments' Sen. Mitch McConnell said tonight at a Washington gathering," Mayer reported on social media. www.rawstory.com/trump-mcconnell-unwanted-recess-message/ |
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