That's always the problem. Power you grab can be used against you. (Patriot Act)

1/23/2025 1:53:28 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/trump-government-oppression-power-tyranny.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE4.SKMA.Zmmv4yLcts_X&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Gift article on how fascism creeps just like we’re seeing

1/23/2025 5:11:58 PM

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declassification-of-records-concerning-the-assassinations-of-president-john-f-kenned/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/federal-recognition-of-the-lumbee-tribe-of-north-carolina/

1/23/2025 5:30:38 PM

Quote :

"Most of us don't work for the government."

I work for the state government, and all this NIH stuff is already causing some budget panic.


[Edited on January 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM. Reason : +]

1/23/2025 5:44:53 PM

Oh dang i thought you worked for NC State

1/23/2025 7:33:28 PM

https://apnews.com/article/fauci-trump-security-detail-4b2e317dc9e7768c0571df30750e863a

Trump ended the security detail of Dr. Fauci, saying he feels no responsibility if harm befell him.






This is just fucking vile. Trump's rhetoric is directly responsible for a bunch of lunatics in this country upset with Dr. Fauci for doing his job and keeping people alive. Now, after pardoning a bunch of these violent, brainwashed lunatics, he is essentially calling on them to harm Dr. Fauci.

1/24/2025 3:29:52 PM

What is trumps actual quote on that? I can’t find it in the article.

1/24/2025 4:36:44 PM

Quote :

"Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell the former government officials. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues, said that Fauci’s federal security detail was ended on Thursday and that he has since hired private security. When asked about Fauci and former national security adviser John Bolton, Trump said, “They all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security, too."

1/24/2025 4:52:21 PM

Neither of the bolds are quotes from trump.

1/24/2025 5:38:03 PM

yes, they are

1/24/2025 5:41:36 PM

Sorry, the second is clearly a direct quote from Cheeto, my bad. The first is a summary of what he said (based on no quotation marks), I’m just interested in the word salad he actually spewed.

1/24/2025 7:27:34 PM

There's a video here, and that's pretty much exactly what he said:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-certainly-not-responsibility-135329071.html

1/24/2025 7:49:03 PM

Perfect thanks

1/24/2025 9:11:12 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3lgk2kz2tos26

Mass purge of inspector generals just happened

Quote :

" This is a big deal. The inspectors general system was created after the Nixon era to be watchdogs for all the government agencies. They run independent of the agency they oversee and while they're imperfect they do incredibly important work. "

1/24/2025 11:32:21 PM

Didn’t expect this to happen so soon

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/indiana-man-pardoned-jan-6-crimes-killed-traffic-stop-shooting-deputy-rcna189502

Quote :

" Indiana man pardoned for Jan. 6 crimes is killed in traffic stop shooting by deputy"

[Edited on January 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM. Reason : Z]

1/27/2025 6:51:29 PM

so record high egg prices

AVIAN FLU! cry the morons

as they dismantle the NIH

i really hope the liberal tears are worth it

as we all drown together

1/28/2025 9:38:58 AM

https://www.wral.com/story/us-places-dozens-of-senior-aid-officials-on-leave-citing-possible-resistance-to-trump-orders/21829901/

1/28/2025 1:36:39 PM

For what it’s worth, us non-Trump Republicans are ready for a change already.

1/28/2025 4:52:47 PM

LOL

1/28/2025 5:51:51 PM

non-Trump republicans are the ones steering the wheel

he’s their vessel

[Edited on January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2025 8:53:41 PM

There are lots of Republicans calling bullshit here.

Tim Miller for one.

1/29/2025 10:48:14 AM

the Heritage Foundation pre-dates Trumpism

they’re the ones who are writing the Executive Orders. he’s just signing them.

1/29/2025 11:26:25 AM

^^any elected ones?

1/29/2025 11:36:10 AM

A legitimately terrible human being (and anyone who actively supports him is pretty crappy too, although a lot of them will probably never see this because Foxnews probably won't show it)

Quote :

"Trump said “we are one family” as he expressed condolences for the crash. He then proceeded to attack political opponents and unleash grievances about diversity initiatives. “The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website,” Trump said. He added that the program allowed for the hiring of people with hearing and vision issues as well as paralysis, epilepsy and “dwarfism.” Trump said air traffic controllers needed to be geniuses. “They have to be talented, naturally talented geniuses,” he said. “You can’t have regular people doing their job.” Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash, allowing that "it just could have been.” He defended doing so “because I have common sense.”[/b] ... ... Trump said “we do not know what led to this crash but we have some very strong opinions.” Then he proceeded to hold forth at length about what happened, at one point wondering if the helicopter pilot was wearing night vision goggles. Trump declared that “you had a pilot problem” and the helicopter was “going at an angle that was unbelievably bad.” And he questioned why the Army pilot didn’t change course, saying that “you can stop a helicopter very quickly.” He also mused about the air traffic controller, saying of the two aircraft, “for whatever reason they were at the same elevation," adding "they should have been at a different height.”"

[Edited on January 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2025 1:33:47 PM

Glad we've gotten to the bottom of that.

1/30/2025 1:52:47 PM

What he said was deplorable and indefensible.

All he had to do, all he had to say was “We’re still gathering details as this is an ongoing investigation, and we’ll brief the public as soon as possible.”

That’s it.

1/30/2025 1:59:49 PM

Quote :

"Helicopter was “going at an angle that was unbelievably bad."

Who talks like that???

1/30/2025 2:01:40 PM

At this point, I fully expect Trump to attempt to coerce the NTSB to alter their finding to be in conformance with the white house press conference.

1/30/2025 2:37:33 PM

Hopefully there are still a few people like Jerome Powell who DGAF what Trump wants.

1/30/2025 4:31:37 PM

It's too hard to keep-up with all the craziness (and what's the point?)

https://www.wral.com/story/senior-fbi-leaders-promoted-by-former-director-wray-have-been-demoted-or-reassigned-sources-say/21834844/

1/31/2025 11:28:49 AM

Who could have possibly foreseen it would be like this?!

1/31/2025 12:33:07 PM

Night of the Long Knives, except without all the murder.

Yet

1/31/2025 2:34:40 PM

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/

Also rumors trump is shutting down the department of education soon

1/31/2025 4:08:47 PM

Hope all those fools who voted for Trump because GaS aNd FoOd Is So ExPeNsIvE are ready to pay for their choices

2/1/2025 11:31:54 PM

You'll be affording your groceries again very soon!

2/2/2025 2:50:33 AM

Yeah we're gonna make Canada and Mexico and China pay for everything!!!!

2/2/2025 10:17:15 AM

How will the pending impacts be rationalized by cult members?

2/2/2025 10:25:37 AM

I heard my parents say it yesterday. "We gotta get the problems fixed."

2/2/2025 3:32:22 PM

Had a Canadian whiskey tonight before it's illegal.

2/2/2025 11:20:33 PM

So a delay of one month for Mexican tariffs in exchange for 10k Mexico national guard heading to the border.

2/3/2025 12:16:45 PM

Works out well, as I needed to buy something from Mexico at work.

2/3/2025 12:28:36 PM

Mexico is apparently better at negotiating than Canada.

2/3/2025 1:41:13 PM

Helps to have something the mafia boss wants. What's Canada got to offer?

2/3/2025 1:47:42 PM

Quote :

"Canada will appoint a Fentanyl Czar, will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering: Trudeau"

2/3/2025 4:55:44 PM

Quote :

" The $1.3 billion border plan was announced in December. So basically this would mean the concessions here are appointing a "Fentanyl Czar," a joint strike force and the $200 million."

Quote :

"Canada had also proposed the strike force in December. So this was already on offer when Trump announced the tariffs, it seems."

https://x.com/aaronblake/status/1886533175796531372?s=46

[Edited on February 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM. Reason : .]

2/3/2025 4:59:20 PM

Trudeau got more egg on his face than Lily Phillips.

https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429

[Edited on February 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM. Reason : A]

2/3/2025 5:06:46 PM

the plan was announced before the tariffs

2/3/2025 5:39:03 PM

Quote :

"In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million. Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together."

Did you not read that part? For someone so into alphabet people you seem to have trouble seeing someone bend over and take it in the ass.

2/3/2025 6:09:11 PM

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-california-water-order-los-angeles/

2/3/2025 6:41:31 PM

You won't even miss it come summer!

Probably.

Maybe.

2/3/2025 6:44:53 PM