Trump in overdrive
Has it only been a week since Inauguration Day?
What a week it has been for President Trump. He no sooner was sworn in than he was signing executive orders in stages, the first of which was to immediately rescind all of Joe Biden's EOs. He attended every ceremonial event and by midnight, as I was about to fall off to sleep, he was dancing with his wife. He is 78 years old and loves fast food. Where does all that energy come from?
In the mammoth wake of activity:
Trump ended an Environmental Protection Agency rule that required auto manufacturers to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half in new light- and medium-duty vehicles beginning in 2027.
He signed an order withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate agreement, which former President Joe Biden had re-joined after his election four years ago.
He declared a national energy emergency aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production and lowering costs for U.S. consumers.
He pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization.
He halted the enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days in order to make some kind of acceptable business arrangement.
He declared a national border emergency and ICE was arresting & deporting people on day 1. Most recently he put the leader of Columbia on notice that Columbia WILL take their people back.
The US government will now only recognize two genders: male & female.
He implemented a freeze on creating new federal regulations and a separate freeze on hiring new federal workers. He also directed federal employees to return to in-person work.
About 160 National Security Council employees were told to stay home while their positions were evaluated, and about 15 senior Justice Department officials who might be difficult to fire were reassigned. The previous DOJ reform agreements with police departments were scrapped. The security clearances were revoked for the 51 intelligence officials who tried to interfere with the 2020 election. He also revoked the security clearance and security detail for John Bolton and Anthony Fauci. And in a surprise to everyone he freed even the most violent of the rioters who assaulted the Capitol 4 years ago. Biden gave him plenty of cover on the Jan 6th pardons when Joe pardoned his own family on the way out the door.
Trump will likely force the SCOTUS to decide if those who wrote the 14th Amendment really intended for migrants to abuse the idea of "birthright citizenship" which many believe was written for the children of newly freed slaves.
Over the weekend, Trump got up from his desk and got on a plane to North Carolina to not only aid those still suffering from a hurricane that hit 4 months ago but to also let the nation hear from those people and to let everyone know they aren't going to be forgotten. Then he got back on a plane and went out to California where he surveyed the damage there. He met with state officials and discussed not only how to aid their residents, but how to prevent future wildfire disasters.
Once again, as I got into bed and put on the news, I saw him out in Las Vegas reminding people that he would cut taxes on tips.
In the news:
The Trump administration began raids in Chicago. Local officials WERE NOT notified before they happened.
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began walking home to northern Gaza. Trump recommended that the countries of Egypt and Jordan help take some of them in. Both countries refused. They want no part of the Palestinians.
World leaders and Holocaust survivors are gathering today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Italy restarted its program of sending asylum seekers to Albania.
Trump and Vladimir Putin have signaled that they want to begin negotiations on the devastating Ukraine war.
A brutal rebel militia backed by Rwanda announced that it captured the city of Goma in the eastern Congo.
China is building a large dam in earthquake-prone Tibet. All the countries to the south are deeply concerned.
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This weekend, Scots celebrated Burns Night, a holiday honoring the 18th-century poet Robert Burns.
ICE arrests 956 Sunday as nationwide raids continue.
ICE arrests 956 Sunday as nationwide raids continue
If this were a democrat admin, the headline would continue "and promptly released back into the community"
They are something, aren't they?
Right now, they are angry and America is doing well.
Slight rephrasing if I may....
Right now, they are angry BECAUSE America is doing well.
Somebody, whom I won't name, wondered out loud: "Either they are stupid, or they hate America."
Many of them are well educated. So, what the hell did they learn. I'm going to go with: they were taught that all of human history was bad, and they should go out from the university as activists and try to change the country.
Human beings are fallen creatures. We can tell that from simple observation, but also, if you believe in it, from Christian religious teaching. Major Protestant denominations say the only path to personal salvation is to accept oneself as a sinner and beg forgiveness from God. Some of them, including quite prominent "leaders" even say natural disasters have been punishment from God for man's sinfulness. So is all of human history "bad" ? A lot of it has been filled with cruelty, violence and exploitation, oh lets not forget greed. History is also filled with optimism, progress , compassion and a reach toward equality. History is everything all at once.
The chances that trumpism will be anything lasting are almost zero, as the history of recent centuries has been toward progress. Trumpism is not progress. Trump clearly wants to revert America and the world back to the 1800's era of robber barons, human exploitation, and blatant nationalism. His efforts may have the temporary sheen of success, but it surely will be temporary.
I'm so glad to hear you say that John.
The chances that trumpism will be anything lasting are almost zero, as the history of recent centuries has been toward progress. Trumpism is not progress.
It is a major change, and it will be world-wide.
Trump clearly wants to revert America and the world back to the 1800's era of robber barons, human exploitation, and blatant nationalism.
He is bringing the era of the left to its fitting end.
His efforts may have the temporary sheen of success, but it surely will be temporary.
You are on the wrong side of history.
That's great until it's not. Despite what Marx may have told you, history doesn't have an agenda, have a "right side" or move towards any goal. Civilizations rise and fall. Barbarians win. Things can get worse for centuries. History doesn't care and doesn't affect outcomes.
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” — Ronald Reagan
The idea that "trumpism" is the future of the free world is delusional. We're not going back in any permanent way, although a mentally ill demagogue like Trump can do a lot of temporary damage.
Trump sees the world as it is, progressives pretend the world is as they want it to be. "men can have babies" etc..
I am a progressive and I dont believe men can have babies, and neither do the vast vast, almost unanimous number of progressives. Why dont you do something useful and worry about the destabilizing nature of an Elon Musk's meddling with other countries internal affairs?
That's not happening.
LOL
They learned facts. They learned the fundamentals of their chosen field. They learned how to think critically.
Yes there are liberal professors but it is important to be rational about these matters. There is no grand conspiracy where universities are trying to turn everyone liberal. What you are seeing, IMO, is some of the consequences of people seeing the world differently and, I would argue, with more clarity.
History reveals that we do indeed do many bad things as a species. That, however, should be no surprise. But some facts may shock people who chose to not pursue higher education. For example, Christopher Columbus is portrayed as some kind of hero. The positive side is that he was a successful explorer. The negative, however, is that he was a brutal exploiter of indigenous peoples.
It is best to be aware of reality ... the good and the bad. It is dangerous to operate on warped or incomplete knowledge as that leads to bad decisions ... with consequences.
Partial and false realities have brought US Divided, cause forever you can't hide it, and when the truth is finally discovered, just like US per A Christopher Columbus exploited, Trump has and will continue to be the exploiter without a detour that I can see, cause his cult can't handle the chore, required to break free, as they need more than a pitcher to paint what it is from what it ain't, in order to break through that wall that Mexico didn't pay for, we need a saint Bernard to Cujo back the reality lost to those who can't or refuse to see, what this fckn asz has done to our country, tis of thee...
The fact is that something is wrong in academia. The self-anointed have assumptions about things, which among other things, makes them very vulnerable to trendy nonsense because they are not connected to real things. They don't know people who work with their hands. Those who comprise the working class may not know the laws of the universe, but they are tied to real things. They are full of common sense. It underscores the division in the country.
As an example, take the worker (of any race or ethnicity) who says I'm not going to allow a man into the locker room or rest room of my 12-year-old daughter. It shouldn't even be debatable, but the people with silly ideas floating in their heads want to subject young girls to it.
There are problems in pretty much every domain, Vic. Nowhere do we find perfection. But it is absurd to categorically hold academia bad and downplay the value of degrees.
Such bullshit. You merely presume that teachers are all silver-spoon liberals who never had to work hard or work with their hands. And, worse, that they do not even associate with those who work with their hands.
Yes there are people who definitely are on the extreme: left and right. By context, you seem to be suggesting that it is mostly academics and well-educated individuals who support allowing a human being with an attached penis to shower and change in a locker room with 12 year old girls. Do you have stats to back this up? I truly doubt that most people in the USA find that to be a good idea.
There are more stats to back up sexual predators in the Republican Party.
And unlike his predecessor who hid behind security, an office door and lied to the people, Homan is on the ground with ICE.
It is so refreshing to have dedicated public servants who actually serve the AMERICAN people.
That was severely missing under Biden.
(note - misquote corrected.)
Biden served the radical left. He opened the border on day 1 and the EOs he signed set the country back.
Some believe the country needed to suffer under Biden to bring Trump back. I'm sure that was part of it.
Then there is the circus clown Selena Gozmez and Tom Homan's response.
Just in from the Great State of Texas:
Operation Lone Star just got one hell of a boost in support.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
I wonder how much Biden got for giving that piece of shit Fauci a pardon.......for 10 fucking years, that probably extends back to where he started the research into this bio weapon that escaped his control.
Neither Fauci nor the Bidens will ever be held accountable for their actions. All we'll have is historians willing to tell the truth.
I don't think Biden pardoned himself...
Any action he took would be protected by the office he held. like trump, or Obama who ordered the execution of US citizens.
There wasn't much need as 1) Investigators would likely need one of those already pardoned to roll on him and 2) George may be right about his actions as president being protected and 3) I don't think he is long for this world anyway.
Do you think he would ever thank the Court?
That's $11 BILLION a year saved.
Another $85 billion a year saved.
Making the streets of this country safer by removing murderers, rapists, child rapists, terrorists and human traffickers. The money saved from the Paris Climate agreement and WHO could pay for all the flights.
That should cut the number of federal employees. Saving more money.
They never thought their actions would have consequences.
It's long overdue for the people of western NC and eastern TN to get some much needed aid. This time without the political bullshit we saw pre-election. It's also funny knowing Newsome did some serious sucking up to the POTUS with his hand out asking for money knowing they just passed another anti-Trump bill.
An important point. California took funds from fireproofing California to spend on Trump-proofing California. It appears that American taxpayers are going to need preventive measures put in place when it comes to rebuilding southern California.
I've been told by some that California supports the US economy more than any state. If that really is the case, then why are they asking for money to recover from their self-inflicted problems?
Very good question and the more you think about it; the less likely one is to have any sympathy for them.
Trump to sign executive order reinstating thousands of troops discharged for not taking COVID jab.
Trump to sign executive order reinstating thousands of troops discharged for not taking COVID jab
OMG, is he up and at it already! I'm just having my coffee!
It’s quite a change to have a president who can function outside of the 10:00am to 2:00 pm window
A pleasant change. A President who works all kinds of hours, goes anywhere and is a real man who eats meat.
Great start.. the admin definitely learned some lessons from least time
On his first day:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.
The Haitian leadership has expressed concerns over these policies, indicating that they could be 'catastrophic' for Haiti, potentially due to the combination of losing aid and the return of deportees.
Does that mean that the Haitian government thinks that sending more Haitians to Haiti will be a “catastrophe” for Haiti?
It is one of the funnier aspects of this. If these migrants are so productive and valuable, America taking them would be the last thing their homelands want.
We live in a world where Haiti doesn't want Haitians, Columbia doesn't want its own criminals, and Jordan and Egypt want nothing to do with the Palestinians.
The places they came from don't want them; but. previous administration wanted them to come here
So, let's see if I have this straight: The places they came from regard them as undesirables and are all for them coming here and American politicians, mostly democrats, want them to come here. The first part seems logical, the latter is what should concern all of us.
Pete Hegseth issued his first order over at DOD:
Home / X
Hegseth is an obsessed white Christian nationalist, so of course.
I'm a little surprised his first order wasn't "Kill all Muslims".
Is that what he is?
Let see what happens with recruitment.
Oh no, let's do what Obama did and make the men & women of the military afraid to speak out when they hear an Islamic militant in their midst.
Let us never forget it:
Army major kills 13 people in Fort Hood shooting spree | November 5, 2009 | HISTORY
Telling that you are fine with him being a white christian nationalist as long as recruitment goes up. We already have the most powerful military in world history. That is not enough for people who are diseased with obsessions about "wokeism" .
Let me see...He is white, he is a proud Christian and yes, he does love his country. I do expect recruitment to go up as the military is restored to the sacred place it was in the minds of men.
We already have the most powerful military in world history.
That is debatable.
That is not enough for people who are diseased with obsessions about "wokeism" .
Woke has been the cancer.
Extremism.
Speaking of Hegseth, I think it is time to expose the individual whom the democrats used to smear him:
One of the NBC News reporters who wrote the shoddy hit piece against President Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense is accused in an internal complaint of making false claims of sexism and misogyny.
You read that right. And she then had the balls to run with this cockamamie story of Mr. Hegseth reportedly being threatening toward his second wife, who later refuted the allegations, characterizing them as inaccurate information. NBC News ran with it anyway.
How the NBC News Hit Piece Against Pete Hegseth Just Got Worse, But Not in the Way You Think
Courtney Kube, one of the NBC News “reporters” behind the recent hit pieces on Pete Hegseth, is the subject of a complaint at NBC accusing her of making false claims of sexism & misogyny.
Projection.
White christian nationalism is extremism. If you dont understand that, and if the majority agrees with you, America is in a lot of trouble. I'm pretty sure the majority doesnt agree with you though.
That term came into the lexicon fairly recently, didn't it? And who created that term?
Whatever that is supposed to mean, it does not exist in the US. Nobody is looking for a national church and nobody cares about white people except for white progressives feeling white guilt. You keep all those little slogans and leave the military to military men.
LOL.
Hegseth belongs to a white nationalist church.
Well, let's see.
The following terms they tried to bestow on Trump supporters didn't work
Nazi
Hitler
Racist
White Supremacist
Garbage
Deplorable
There are more....But instead of learning their lesson on name calling and belittling those that dare not think like them, they have found a new boogeyman.....
White Christian nationalist.
To those on the left, all of those terms are the exact same thing.
Can you send a link that the name of the church has "Nationalist" in the name? or even better, where they claim Christian Nationalism is in their charter?
get lost
"Why are we surprised?"
Said no one at all.
Not your seed
From left leaning fact checker " Snopes:"
Contrary to Rumor, Pete Hegseth Does Not Have Nazi Tattoos | Snopes.com
Surprised the left has not used the narrative that he wants to wipe out all Muslims......because he has tattoos.
I dont care if Hegseth's tattoos are ambiguous.
I'd like to see Pete file a lawsuit against NBC
That's obvious.
Is this thing you call "White Christian Nationalism" what you fear?
Look. We get it. Hegseth isn't a DEI hire. You're having moment of "outrage" over it. The DEI hire lost the election. Time to deal with reality now.
Actually you dont get it.
Most leftists are still in the anger stage. They will never get to the reality of the acceptance stage.
TDS won't allow it.
Lol. Thank God, I think they are done with Hegseth. Later in the week they'll attack one who used to be one of their own.
Another distinguished veteran:
Do you know why?
Because Hillary said she was a Russian asset.
Most trumpists are profoundly ignorant.
There are times when I just don't understand Protestants.
So self-destructive.
Most progressives are what Lenin called useful idiots.
Says the guy that gets triggered over words and not actions.
It's like watching a bunch of toddlers who were just told "no" for the first time. The problem is that it's been like this since the 2016 election.
Yup, it looks like they've headed for the hills once again. I guess it may be time to have the car cleaned.
Be back later.
Jimmy Carter used the crusader cross in his funeral service. I guess he's a "white Christian nationalist" too.
We get far more than you think. You actually think we don't see you are in the midst of yet another tantrum? We see it. All too clearly everybody sees it. It hasn't changed since the 2016 election.
WHITE SUPREMACIST CARTER
Unlike Clinton and Biden, Carter wasn't a racist, which was unusual for a democrat or his, or any other era.
Agree. If he had ran for president this past election, leftists would have labeled him a White Christian Nationalist......whatever the hell that is.
Broadly speaking, Trumpists are among the most ignorant people in America. We see it here every day.
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get loster
Not your seeder
Nice deflection...
That would be true if you ignore all the leftists. Either way, sounds like a problem you should take up with them.
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated calls to defund public media have put organizations like NPR and PBS on high alert .
Trump's Threat to Defund Public Media Puts NPR and PBS on Edge
Adam Schiff kind of told Kristen Welker that he wasn't looking for a pardon, but he is now stuck with it.
Sure....he says that now.
Wonder why he didn't come out before the pardon and say he did not want one?
Actually , anyone can refuse a presidential pardon or commutation if they so choose and that has been upheld by the SCOTUS from what i have been reading . i cant site the specific case , but its been all over the news .
So its actually his choice .
The rest of this thread was removed for taunting each other. Knock it off. Only warning.
And he'll take it and who can blame him?
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