Random Thoughts.
Sounds like an extremely well thought out, detailed plan. No one does policy like Trump!
Trump: "What I want is instead of going to the insurance companies, I want the money to go into an account for people where the people buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out and negotiate their own health insurance. Call it Trumpcare."
This man is dumber than a million door knobs
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1988036197873316234?s=20This degree of delusional gaslighting will sink the GOP in 2026. His Laura ingraham interview was complete bonkers
Let them eat freaking cake!
Trump proudly shows off all the gold he has added to the Oval Office.
"You can't imitate gold, real gold. There's no paint that imitates gold. This is not Home Depot."
Oh yes, voters so happy looking at all this tacky gilded crap when they've lost their healthcare.... What is wrong with him?
https://x.com/amconmag/status/1988262537528324392?s=20According to his defenders, this aberrant behavior appears normal to them.
TRUMP IS GOING TO KILL YOUR GRAND CHILDREN!!!
"New reports paint picture of an ‘extremely dangerous’ future with warming expected to blow past key limit"
"Megacities flooded by surging seas. Mountains bare of the glaciers that once perched on their craggy peaks. Ice sheets crumbling into the ocean. The seafloor carpeted in ghostly skeletons of dead coral reefs."
"Three decades of global climate action (Which Trump is Reversing) have slowed the rise of planet-warming pollution, but it is far from enough. The world is on track for catastrophic warming and, in an alarming twist, the worst impacts of the climate crisis are unfolding decades earlier than scientists predicted.
Countries agreed in Paris in 2015 to make every effort to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But their plans to reduce climate pollution to achieve that goal and prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change fall woefully short, according to the recent flurry of reports.
On Wednesday, the International Energy Agency concluded that the 1.5-degree pledge has now “slipped out of reach,” as an energy-thirsty world continues to rely on fossil fuels. The United Nations reached the same conclusion in its annual “Emissions Gap” report published last week, which found the world was on course for 2.3 to 2.5 degrees of warming over this century if governments follow through on their latest pledges. If not, we’re looking at reaching around 2.8 degrees, with a 20% chance of breaching 3 degrees." - With Trump's latest policies, it will end up being worse.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOUR GRAND KIDS HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
"Warming above 2 degrees Celsius could trigger catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points in the climate system, such as the collapse of large portions of the ice sheets leading to devastating sea level rise that would swallow cities.
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, categorized a 2- to 3-degree-warmer world as a “catastrophe.”
“A 3-degree-warmer world — just to give a few specific tangible pictures of what that looks like — that’s a world where the sea level is feet higher than it currently is today, where global megacities that are within a few feet of sea level, their viability is seriously threatened,” Swain said on a media call last week.
“This is a world where we see widespread, frequent occurrence of historically unprecedented flood and drought events. It’s a world where we lose almost all of the mountain glaciers, and we start to see massive destabilization of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets. And that’s just a short list,” Swain said.""
Subscribers Only - https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/climate/ … ed-nationsHere is a random question - Why does MAUGA love the Insulter-in-chief.
Trump snaps at reporter’s Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’ - WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT HE IS.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/us/video … ggy-digvidAnother random thought that needs to be in the forefront of EVERYBODY's mind.
Analysis: Trump keeps lying while accusing others of lying
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics … lse-claims
For example:
"“The problem with the Democrats: they lie. They do it so well. They talk about affordability, but I’m the one that’s getting the prices down,” he told reporters Sunday, though overall prices were 3% higher in September than they were in September 2024 and 1.7% higher than they were in January 2025, the month he returned to office. “More than anything else, it’s a con job by the Democrats,” since “costs are way down,” Trump falsely said last week on Fox News."
And his defenders here keep aksing for more - they love it.Even though Donald "the felon" Trump has escaped accountability for his many, many crimes, a FELLOW DICTATOR did not.
"Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained on Saturday at his residence in Brazil’s capital to prevent a possible “attempted escape,” days before he was due to begin a prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, according to Brazil’s Supreme Court."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/americas … ested-intlHere is a random thought. I was working on my book about Conservatism in America and found my thinking how often I find the sins of the past being repeated today. For example, one sentence I have in the section bridging the gap between the end of Reconstruction and the Civil Rights era is this:
"The conservative right merged ethnonationalism with economic protectionism and moral panic—positioning itself as the last line of defense against an imagined collapse."
That is precisely the methodology being employed by Trump's terrorism of American cities today in trying to eliminate the brown scourge. The main difference between then and now is back then, their target was Blacks.Conservatives and conservatism are immutable. One excuse is the idea of managed change rather than precipitous ones. I find more often that their brand of patience and delay meant endless resistance to change. I would not say that sins were repeated as more that they have never really been expunged by them. I would say that they simply adjusted and accommodate to changing circumstances. It is still basically a struggle between the have and the have nots, not much different than the attitude of the Bourbons and Romanovs, the divine right of kings.
The oligarch is quite clever having to compensate for its lesser numbers by leveraging its influence at societal key pressure points.
WEB DuBois spoke of the wages of whiteness. While the capitalist was exploiting everyone, the oligarch created a schism based of race and perceived privileges or lack of same between them so that even the poor whites had access to what were denied blacks. The poor and working class whites accepted those “wages” in lieu of better pay and working conditions. So, why not blacks and whites both work together toward that end? That is why so much of the terror was to continued for so long.
Happy Thanksgiving.
It is advised that ALL Afghans, regardless of status, move to Canada or Mexico because CRAZY Trump is coming after each and every one of you even though [u]he granted the shooter asylum[/b].
It is very sad to realize, however, that had the shooter been a White American citizen that shot those national guard troops, they wouldn't have to fear his wrath in the slightest.
It is sadder to realize they didn't need to be there at all.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/us/dc-na … uspect-hnk
RIP US Army Spc Sarah Beckstrom and keep fighting US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew WolfeThat thought made me ask ChatGPT what the overall impact of the hugely costly, in terms of money and lives, "surge" of federal law enforcement.
* What seems to show some short-term effect
After the deployment in August 2025, initial crime-data analysis by CBS News found that violent crime in D.C. dropped nearly 50% over a roughly three-week span compared with the same dates the prior year. Burglaries reportedly fell ~48% and car-thefts ~36%.
CBS News
Officials have also cited hundreds of arrests and the dismantling of dozens of homeless encampments during the surge.
PBS
+2
The Guardian
+2
These numbers are often presented by supporters of the deployment as evidence that the surge “worked.”
* Why many experts — and recent data — question its real impact
According to a detailed analysis by The Trace, the fall in shootings began before the troop deployment: the downward trend started in mid-April 2025, months earlier. Their modeling estimates that over the eleven weeks since deployment, the presence of troops likely prevented fewer than one additional shooting victim than would have occurred anyway.
https://www.thetrace.org/2025/10/dc-sho … hatgpt.com
Some crime categories (e.g. certain assaults or burglaries) did not see consistent declines, suggesting the drop was uneven and possibly more about broader crime-trend cycles than the surge itself.
FactCheck.org
+1
Deployment effectiveness is also heavily questioned on legal, civil-rights, and long-term deterrence grounds. Observers warn that militarized deployments — especially after a federal takeover of local police — risk erosion of local control, increased community distrust, and potential abuse.
Human Rights Watch
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Brennan Center for Justice
+2
Finally, a recent federal court ruling declared the deployment “likely unlawful,” which casts a large legal and legitimacy shadow over any claimed successes.
AP News
+1
* What this suggests — and what we still can’t say
What it suggests:
There was a short-term dip in certain reported crime categories following the surge.
The heavy deployment may have had a temporary deterrent effect or changed reporting / arrests in ways that show up in the data.
What we still can’t say (yet):
Whether the drop was caused by the surge — or by pre-existing downward trends, seasonal variation, or other factors.
Whether crime rebounds once troops leave, undermining claims of long-term safety.
What the social costs are: civil-liberties, community trust, displacement of vulnerable populations (e.g. homelessness), racial disparities, etc.
* My (ChatGPT) assessment: It’s an unclear “success story”
At best, the surge looks like a short-term, maybe cosmetic success — a drop in some types of crime, some arrests, and a conspicuous show of force. At worst, it’s a temporary stabilization riding on earlier trends — not a structural solution — with serious risks to civil rights and local governance.
So the answer appears to be NOT MUCH and certainly not worth the cost of a soldier's life. If Trump had spent just 50% of the money he wasted on this effort on giving D.C. the money it had requested to expand its own police force, the results would have been much better (or at least not worse) and Spc Beckstrom would be alive.These are the only factual quotes I found from Trump regarding his plans to handle this problem. All sound very reasonable and legal.
“We must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden.” President Trump
Yahoo
“We must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien … who does not belong here or add benefit to our country.” President Trump
Newsweek
“If they can’t love our country, we don’t want them.” President Trump
PBS
That is a far cry from “telling all Afghans to go to Canada or Mexico.” The statement you quoted attributing mass-expulsion and threats to all Afghans appears to be an exaggeration — or a fabrication — not grounded in Trump’s actual public remarks.Oh, I guess you didn't read these factual quotes from Trump
"The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen … will pay a very steep price.”" - Untruth Social
“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions … and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.” - BTW - Trump gave the shooter refugee status. Did you know that?
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-say … hatgpt.com
“We must now re-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden… and take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien … who does not belong here or add benefit to our country.” - WHO DECIDES THAT?
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/ … fghanistan
In response to the shooting, he pops off with this false jewel "“Lax migration policies are the single greatest national security threat facing our nation - wasn't HE the one who granted the shooter refugee status?.” HE is the greatest national security threat facing our nation!!
https://apnews.com/article/trump-nation … hatgpt.com
Trump has declared himself judge, jury, and executioner. This is not America - it is Iran or Russia or China or North Korea or any of the other countries led by his fellow dictators.
Here is another line in my book on Conservatives:
For conservatives, the Religious Right offered a different moral vocabulary: each man and each family is an island, responsible before God for their own fate; government help easily becomes “dependency”; attempts to correct structural injustice look like unfair “special treatment.” Once that vocabulary took hold, policy debates about taxes, welfare, health care, and education could be reframed as contests between “virtue” and “vice,” not between competing views of justice.
That underlined phrase is exactly the argument Conservatives make about DEI. They take a good thing and make it look bad.When Trump feels neglected, he holds a "cabinet" meeting so he can hear his praises sung by his lackeys. Then he insults them by FALLING ASLEEP earning him the title of Sleepy Don. ROFL.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/politics … rump-bidenDonald "the felon" Trump LIES and LIES and LIES and LIES and LIES and then LIES SOME MORE!! And MAUGA believes every word of it, that is how strong a hold he has over his cult.
Here is his latest WHOPPER:
"Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago"
Which of the 30,000 LIES is this one? He said he supports the release of the videos showing the murder of the two people clinging to wreckage in the Caribbean ON CAMERA and then yesterday he told a reporter "He Never Said That"- Isn't that a clear sign of Dementia that the Right used against Biden?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics … rike-videoCan someone please tell me why Trump and his minions are so intent on KILLING AMERICANS? Here is their latest attempt -
"FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/health/f … id-vaccine
It will take three Democratic administrations in a row to repair the horrible damage the unhinged and mentally deficient Trump has wrought on America. And they will never be able resurrect the lifes Trump and RFK Jr. have cost.I think the FDA’s move toward putting its strongest warning on the COVID vaccines makes sense when you look at the full picture of what recent studies and FDA monitoring have shown. The agency isn’t doing this because these reactions are common, but because the rare but serious risks, mainly myocarditis and pericarditis, have shown up consistently in surveillance data, especially in younger males. The FDA has already updated the vaccine labels this year to spell out the risk more clearly, noting that myocarditis and pericarditis occur in about 8 cases per million doses overall, with noticeably higher rates in males around ages 12–24. They also pointed to follow-up imaging that showed a portion of people with vaccine-associated myocarditis still had signs of heart injury months later, even though researchers still don’t fully know what that means long-term. To me, the FDA is essentially saying: “
This effect is rare, but real, and doctors shouldn’t miss it.” At the same time, public-health agencies like the CDC still maintain that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks for most recommended groups, especially since COVID infection itself carries a higher overall risk of myocarditis. They’ve also suggested that longer intervals between doses may reduce the myocarditis risk.
So I look at this as a push for transparency: the FDA wants providers and patients discussing the real, documented risks with the same level of clarity as the benefits.
My sources
https://www.reuters.com/business/health … hatgpt.com
https://www.fda.gov/safety/medical-prod … hatgpt.com
https://www.fda.gov/media/186580/downlo … hatgpt.com
https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biol … hatgpt.com
https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/vaccine-c … hatgpt.com
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/f … hatgpt.comIf the mere existence of rare but serious adverse reactions is enough to justify a black-box warning, then almost every widely used vaccine—and a huge chunk of common medicines—would qualify.
The FDA, until RFK Jr., has never applied that standard before.Historically, black-box labels are reserved for drugs with unusually high or hard-to-manage risks, not just ‘has some rare serious side effects,’ which all vaccines do. The COVID vaccine is not that!
So if COVID vaccines get a black box on that basis, it looks less like a consistent safety standard and more like a political outlier.”
Trump's business failures (along with his presidency failures) have been widely reported. Well, here are a few more:
"These Trump bets boomed. Now they’re huge busts"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/business … oin-cryptoThe TRUMP EFFECT
"Inside the White supremacist compound hiding in plain sight"
"TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee
—
In east Tennessee, at the end of a winding dirt road, a mother glances into the woods she roamed as a child. It’s a deep and dramatic vista: a patchwork of pines and oaks disappearing into an endless Blue Ridge mountain range.
“We used to ride four wheelers all through the woods,” said the woman, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity due to fears for her safety. “We had secret hiding places, we’d just be gone for hours … our parents wouldn’t even know where we were.”
But things are different now.
“I’m afraid to let my own kids do the same things I did,” said the mother of three, who sternly warns her kids: “Whatever you do, don’t go to that side. Because I don’t know what they’re going to do.”
“(They’re) making us all scared to leave our houses.”
The woman is fearful of her new neighbors: a collection of White supremacists associated with the group Patriot Front.}
The group is one of the most active White nationalist societies in the US. Members of the organization – which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated a hate group – hold rallies with hundreds of people in cities across the country wearing masks, brandishing riot shields and waving Confederate flags.
Now CNN has tracked the group’s progress in building an Appalachian base, on a 124-acre compound outside the picturesque town on Tellico Plains.
Over the course of that months-long reporting, a picture has emerged of the radical characters involved with the property, including a notorious neo-Nazi family and a pagan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
But our reporting has also highlighted the deepening divisions their presence has stirred among nearby residents, and the persistent threat of White supremacist activism across the county. Only three states – Texas, Alabama and Pennsylvania – saw more White Supremacist events last year than Tennessee, according to data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League.
“They’re part of a broader network,” said Daryl Johnson, a former senior analyst at the Department of Homeland Security and domestic extremism expert, told CNN of Patriot Front. “Whether it’s at rallies, or whether they have closed meetings (or) fight clubs, (members) can rub shoulders with members from other groups.”
In a worst-case scenario, Johnson said, “that’s how a secretive terrorist cell could form.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/us/patri … -tennesseeIn my view, the article is ridiculous. Hopefully, CNN will fold soon. Such rhetoric is harmful to our nation.
I’ll critique the journalism, not as an argument about whether extremism exists in the U.S., because those are two very different questions. In my view, this piece reads far more like narrative advocacy than fact-driven reporting, and that is where its credibility problems begin. As do the majority of the CNN articles. Most share all the issues I will cite.
The article opens with an anonymous, emotionally charged anecdote that cannot be verified by the reader in any meaningful way. The mother is unnamed, her exact location is vague, no police reports are cited, and no concrete incident is described, only fear. Fear, by itself, is not evidence. When a national news outlet builds its premise on “someone feels unsafe” without documenting a single crime, threat, or confrontation, it is asking the reader to substitute emotion for facts.
The reporting never establishes direct causation between Patriot Front and any harm to local residents. There are no arrests tied to the property, no violent acts attributed to the group at that location, no testimony from law enforcement confirming criminal activity, and no court records cited. Instead, the article repeatedly uses conditional and speculative language, “could form,” “worst-case scenario,” “has stirred divisions, which signals conjecture rather than documentation. In my view, this is storytelling designed to imply danger without proving it.
CNN relies heavily on ideologically aligned organizations and experts while presenting them as neutral authorities. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League are cited without any acknowledgment that both organizations have been criticized for broad or politically motivated classifications. Whether one agrees with those critiques or not, responsible journalism would at least disclose that these are advocacy organizations, not law enforcement agencies or courts. CNN presents their conclusions as settled fact rather than opinion.
The article uses guilt-by-association techniques rather than substantiated findings. Terms like “notorious neo-Nazi family,” “pagan MMA fighter,” and “broader network” are introduced without explaining what crimes, if any, these individuals have committed. The inclusion of religious beliefs, hobbies, or aesthetic markers (masks, shields, flags) functions more as character painting than evidence of wrongdoing. That is a classic propaganda technique: make the subjects feel dangerous without showing danger.
The statistics are selectively framed. Saying Tennessee ranks behind only three states in “White supremacist events” sounds alarming until the reader realizes events are not crimes, are often defined broadly, and are compiled by an advocacy group using its own criteria. There is no comparison to population size, no historical trend line, and no distinction between lawful assembly and criminal behavior. Context is missing, and missing context is misleading.
The article never meaningfully engages with countervailing evidence. There are no interviews with local law enforcement downplaying the threat, no residents who are unconcerned, no legal analysis of what can or cannot be done because no laws are being broken. The story moves in one direction only, which is a strong indicator of confirmation bias.
In my view, this is not a rigorously sourced investigative piece. It is a fear-based narrative built on anonymity, speculation, advocacy-group data, and worst-case hypotheticals. That doesn’t mean every claim is false, but it does mean the article fails the basic journalistic test of showing verifiable facts that independently justify its conclusions. Without that, it reads much closer to fiction than reporting.Sharlee, I find your post appalling and must push back.
First, the fact that CNN protected the mother’s identity doesn’t make her fear “fiction.” Anonymous sourcing is standard practice when people reasonably fear retaliation, especially around organized and violent extremist groups. Saying “we can’t verify her” ignores the reality that people living next to militant white-nationalist compounds do have rational reasons to be afraid of being named publicly.
Second, I don't know if you are sympathetic to groups like the Patriot Front or not, but your decision to bracket off “whether extremism exists” from your media critique is part of why I read your response so differently. Patriot Front and similar extremist groups are not just another Boy Scout troop; the way you frame them risks making them sound like ordinary neighbors rather than an explicitly white-nationalist organization known to be violent. Pointing out that they haven’t yet racked up a body count at this specific property doesn’t erase the larger, big picture pattern or the risk that compounds like this are meant to cultivate.
I understand you’re aiming to critique CNN’s journalism, not to defend extremism. But when every part of your comment attacks the reporting and none of it acknowledges the danger posed by Patriot Front itself, the end result looks a lot like a defense of the group. Whether that’s your intention or not, it functions as a shield for them and a club against anyone who reports on them.
It’s also worth noting that, yes, SPLC and ADL are advocacy organizations and should be read with that in mind. But they’re not random bloggers – their designations are widely used by researchers, journalists, and law enforcement as starting points. Treating their data as inherently illegitimate, while accepting your own assumptions as neutral, is its own kind of bias.
You’re absolutely right that journalism should distinguish clearly between what is documented fact and what is speculation. But calling this piece “ridiculous” and hoping CNN “folds soon” feels less like media criticism and more like dismissing any attempt to report seriously on organized white supremacism as inherently untrustworthy. Given the history and the stakes, I don’t think that’s a fair or responsible way to look at it.
This is more positive proof of Trump's sick, deranged, and demented mind, Can you imagine this coming from a same person?
"“A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS,” the president wrote on Truth Social."
Now, Trump defenders, twist that into something good. (and you got upset with what was said about Kirk and his hate speech).It is as I always have said, TRUMP IS An IDIOT
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald … rcna249320
That is something to think about in lieu of all the fuss over the death of Charlie Kirk.
Is this the most CORRUPT DOIJ in a long while working directly for the MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT[/] in American history? I think so. I bet a whole bunch of judges think so to.
[b]"As DOJ seeks to recharge Comey, judge deprives prosecutors from accessing key evidence for now"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/politics … related.enDo you think Trump is going to announce and land invasion of Venezuela tonight?
"Latest on the Trump administration: President to address nation amid Venezuela tensions and health care battle"
I'll have to wait until CNN reports because I can't tolerate the torrent of lies that will come out of his mouth. It makes me sick to my stomach to hear the dangerously mentally ill man speak while knowing almost half the country does care enough about America to not elect a felon, draft dodger, sexual predator, and pathological con man as president.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/ … qj14qdavpkMaybe if you actually listened, you could form your own clear opinion about what he said, with the full context, rather than relying on carefully selected bits pieced together to create a narrative. From my perspective, this is a real problem in our society, people letting others tell them what to think. I like to have a complete picture when listening to a president's address. I can observe his demeanor, listen to the tone in his voice as he makes a statement, and hear all the words before and after. This gives me a solid way to form an opinion on a live speech or presidential address. I think he will offer a synopsis of how the country is doing and what plans he has for the new year, probably touching on the healthcare issue. Most likely, it will be Trump repeating points we’ve been hearing from him over the past few weeks.
Regarding Venezuela, I do think he will offer more insight into his plans for handling what He SEEs as a foreign terrorist organization. Yes, he may also offer ultimatums in my view. He has many bones to pick with that nation. I see it as very complicated, and I am attempting to dig into it.I can only be lied to so many times before I know that ANYTHING that comes out of his mouth will not be true - with one exception, he has consistently said tariffs are good, which, as a general rule, they are not.
People like Trump may tell you what to think, but they certainly don't me. I listen and I assess and I put it all together with everything else I know and experiences I have had and only then come to a judgement.
I would agree with you if it were any other president - but not this one. Do you believe his assessment that the economy is A++++++++? I certainly do not, for I KNOW better.
He will be repeating things alright, lie after lie after lie after .../ I wonder if he will set a record tonight - a lie a minute.
Well, if I had watched, I wouldn't have been disappointed - he lied and lied and lied and then talked about Biden - he certainly has a serious case of BDS.
Anyway, according to Grok, he made a major lie or wild exaggeration every 1.4 minutes last night, Some outlets reported more.
They were:
1. Claim on Inflation: Trump said he had "stopped" inflation and inherited "record-high" levels. Truth: Inflation was at 3% when he took office (September 2025 data), not record-high, and it hasn't been fully "stopped"—ongoing pressures from tariffs persist.
alternet.org
2. Claim on Drug Prices: He boasted of lowering prices "by 400 to 600 percent." Truth: Mathematically impossible (reductions over 100% would mean negative prices); actual cuts under his policies were modest, around 10-20% for some drugs via negotiations.
alternet.org
3. Claim on Grocery Prices: Trump said "everything else is falling rapidly" after noting egg prices were down. Truth: Most grocery items have increased in price during his term; only select categories like eggs saw declines, per USDA data.
alternet.org
4. Claim on Investments: He claimed to have secured "$18 trillion in investment this year." Truth: Total fiction; even White House figures cite $9.6 trillion in vague "promises," not actual investments.
alternet.org
5. Claim on Gas Prices: Trump said he lowered them to $1.99 per gallon nationwide. Truth: The national average is around $2.40, with only ~100 stations (out of 150,000) below $2, per GasBuddy.
alternet.org
6. Claim on Immigration: He described "an army of 25 million people" invading under Biden. Truth: Undocumented immigrants total ~11 million (including expulsions); the figure is inflated and ignores context like legal entries.
alternet.org
7. Claim on Ending Wars: Trump said he "settled eight wars." Truth: No such settlements; his list includes non-wars, unresolved conflicts (e.g., Gaza), and exaggerations of diplomatic efforts.
alternet.org +1
8. Claim on Somalis in Minnesota: He falsely said Somalis "took over the economics" of Minnesota and stole "billions and billions of dollars." Truth: No evidence of such theft or takeover; this echoes baseless conspiracy theories about Somali immigrants.
aljazeera.com
9. Claim on Iran and Gaza: Trump boasted of "destroying the Iran nuclear threat and ending the war in Gaza, bringing peace for the first time in 3,000 years." Truth: The Gaza conflict is ongoing (cease-fires are fragile), and Iran's nuclear program persists without a new deal.
aljazeera.com
10. Claim on Hostage Releases: He said he secured the release of hostages, "both living and dead here at home." Truth: Unclear and exaggerated; domestic hostage situations aren't a major resolved issue under his term.
aljazeera.com
11.Claim on Drug Interceptions: Trump said each boat strike "saves 25,000 American lives" by stopping drugs. Truth: No data supports this number; it's a wild exaggeration of interdiction impacts.
aljazeera.com
12. Claim on Prices Overall: He repeated that prices are "all coming down and coming down fast." Truth: Inflation remains elevated in many sectors; turkey prices actually rose for Thanksgiving 2025, per USDA and Purdue reports.
eu.usatoday.com
13. Claim on Military Bonuses: Trump promised U.S. soldiers a $1,776 bonus from tariffs. Truth: He lacks direct authority to issue such checks; tariffs don't automatically fund bonuses.
eu.usatoday.com
14. Claim on U.S. Status: He said, "One year ago, our country was dead... Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world." Truth: Overstates 2024's economic state (growth was positive under Biden) and ignores ongoing challenges like shutdowns and tariffs.
eu.usatoday.comHere are the 4 takeaways from Trump's 20 minute speech.
1. It’s all Biden, all the time, from here on out
2. It was closer to what his advisers seem to want, but it was hardly compelling - Between the lies, he had very little time to talk about the economy.
3. It was a characteristic factual mess - see previous post
4. Trump’s speech about nothing betrayed White House concerns -
"Very little of what Trump said was particularly newsworthy. Indeed, much of it would be completely familiar to anybody who watches him speak off the cuff in the Oval Office or watches his rallies.
To the extent the speech carried any real bona fide news, it was those dividend checks for service members and a vague Trump promise to announce “some of the most aggressive housing reform plans in American history” … at some point in the new year."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics … al-addressSome would define
Trumps latest speech as “fear drenched”. Read for yourself and you be the judge.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/ … aign=share
What is with the corny $1,776 dollars given to military servicemen?
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For Trump, who ran his 2024 campaign on promising to lower prices on “day one” and insisting that tariffs would solve every other problem by “bringing in” trillions of dollars, that’s a lethal problem. He’s never been able to understand that those trillions are paid by Americans, whether it’s American companies or consumers.
The president’s broken pledge explains why so much of the country is now even more upset than they were when Biden was in office. It’s bad enough to feel like you can’t easily make ends meet anymore. It’s worse when someone promises you to your face that they’ll fix that problem, and then tell you they’ve done it when they haven’t. That’s where Trump is today.
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It will simply be a matter of time before he falls upon his own sword…..I will be waiting..I can only imagine that the author of the article would have loved to see the economic stats released this morning, before posting his article. I’d say he’s eating his words. The data suggest we’re seeing progress and moving toward a stronger economy. Predictions of doom have been proven wrong, and we remain on solid ground.
What I don’t understand is why some seem to forget the high prices on commodities, energy, housing, and cars that occurred under Biden. Trump inherited those high costs. While prices are only just starting to come down, Trump has kept things steady despite navigating a tariff war. By all rights, costs should have skyrocketed, but they haven’t; we’re living with prices that were already elevated under Biden.
I could provide charts and statistics, but that might be overkill. In my view, and consistent with Jerome Powell’s assessment, we should see inflation approaching 2% over the next year.
Do you not remember when we saw the prices rise, and that they were still at those highs when Trump took office?
I would assume that if Trump had not taken on a tariff war, we might have seen prices drop. But that's an unknown. What is factual, prices skyrocketed on Bidens time, well after we had opened up the nation, and solved the problem at our major ports for goods.
I know not if Trump will fall on his sword. I do know he uses a sword, and not an auto pen.... And he will fight like hell, as strong leaders do, to fix problems.He will (well did) have his followers attack the Capitol to "fight like hell". They headed his call and caused an insurrection.
I'll remind everybody again and repeat after me - once prices broadly go up like they did and are doing again, they do not come back down very much UNLESS there is a recession.
Trump will NEVER learn that, hopefully some of you might. If you want prices to really come down, then prey for a recession, or if you want them to come down a lot, prey for a depression.
You said "What is factual, prices skyrocketed on Bidens time, well after we had opened up the nation, and solved the problem at our major ports for goods. " - NO, sorry to disagree but that is not entirely "factual".
YES, prices went up a lot because of the pandemic caused inflation, and YES, he and Trump opened up the economy thereby increasing demand. BUT NO, he did not solve the problems in the supply chain, he had little control over that. It was ONLY when the supply chain began to right itself in mid-2022 did inflation, but not prices, start to fall precipitously to the 3% he left Trump with.
Finally, you are right, under Trump's proposed tariff plan, costs and inflation should have skyrocketed. But they didn't. And Why Not? Because Trump TACOed over and over again.
Ex-InfoWars host pardoned by Trump: President’s ‘swagger’ is gone
A former InfoWars host who President Trump pardoned after he was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol slammed the president’s national address on Wednesday and said his “swagger” is gone.
Owen Shroyer started off his commentary on Trump’s address by calling it the president’s “worst speech yet” in a post on the social platform X.
This is Trump's worst speech yet.
He has to start by bashing Biden because he needs a fall guy.
He then talks about stopping political corruption, 0 arrests.
He says he beat special interests but they bought him.
He then speaks like its 2024 & we didn't just win an election.
He's now talking about the affordability crisis which he called a hoax just 2 weeks ago.
He keeps talking about how great the economy as if Americans don't know they're struggling financially
He's stuttering. Confidence fading. Can't lie through the reality anymore. Never heard Trump like this. Not as comfortable or charismatic as he was last night. Very telling. His base has turned. He knows it. Ego damaged. Swagger lost.
Shroyer then shared a nearly 10-minute-long video in which he said Trump’s “charisma was gone, the aura was gone, the swagger was gone, and the message was stale. There was nothing new.”
“What I think has happened is the reality has finally caught up to Trump,” he continued. “That much of his base has turned on him. The polls that he keeps claiming are fake are very real, and then as far as the agenda is concerned, I don’t even know. I don’t even know what the agenda is supposed to be. But this last 10 days have been the worst in Trump’s presidency, definitely the worst in the second term.”
https://x.com/OwenShroyer1776/status/20 … 2947905592
Well, an honest appraisal from a once Trump supporting conservative.
I also heard on the news coming home that a Trumper who said he has been to 91 (I think) of Trump's rallies has never hear him so being so bad. He was rushed and was just reading the words without any meaning behind them. He was extremely disappointed and worried about his mental acuity.
Why are Trumpers OK with Trump and RFK Jr. killing our children?
RFK Jr. has apparently decided to follow Denmark's childhood vaccination schedule, the worst in Europe. Well here is what is reported about that:
"Denmark’s 2025 vaccine schedule, published by the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that the country vaccinates children against fewer infectious diseases than the US does.
Denmark doesn’t currently recommend immunization against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for children; the US does. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. SO, let's hospitalize more infants and increase their death rate.
It also doesn’t recommend the rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningococcal, flu or chickenpox vaccines for children, while these vaccines are on the US schedule.
“Why would we ever want to emulate that?” asked Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “They made a financial decision. They decided to allow that degree of suffering and hospitalization. They didn’t want to spend that much money per hospitalization prevented.”
Dr. Peter Hotez, a pediatrician who directs the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, called the plan “a bit of a head scratcher.”
The administration’s focus on “Denmark’s system of socialism and universal healthcare … is interesting but out of character” with its rhetoric, he said in a text message.
“More likely, it’s part of DHHS’s consistent efforts to make vaccines unavailable to the American people. They cherry-picked Denmark because they administer the fewest vaccines of any Western country. And by going to Denmark’s system it affords them an opportunity to deprive Americans of vaccines for bacterial meningitis and rotavirus which are major causes of morbidity and mortality of America’s children. They’ve not done their epidemiological homework to realize how these are major illnesses in the U.S.,” he said."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/health/h … ne-changesTrump may actually have something to crow about - if it comes to pass, somewhat lower drug prices.
Of course he has to tarnish what would a proud feather in his cap by "monetizing" it by having the drug companies go through is brand new TrumpRx platform and lying big time about the savings. But, we know Trump can't help being unethical, it is in his DNA
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics … tion-dealsIs Trump bringing Jim Crow back to life?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics … divide-visYes, the Missouri debacle is a disaster. In spite of the appearance of change and progress, things stay basically the same.
I could read as much as I could over the CNN paywall.I finally caved and paid their fee, which is not much.
What is the sign of a pathological liar? When he lies even when he doesn't need to.
Case in point. Trump, for a change, did it right. He got permission to go kill Isis in Nigeria. We all know Isis is OK to kill, so long as it is done legally. Well, Trump got permission from Nigeria and he hit them, se says hard with lots of terrorists killed (although there is no confirmation that is true).
Then, because he is a pathological liar, he LIED. He said that his attack was in response to the group "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.".
Are they killing Christians? Yes. Is it "primarily". According to the Nigerian foreign minister, NO. Isis is killing everybody, not specifically Christians as Trump wants you to believe.
Why lie about that?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/us/p … trike.htmlDonald "the PATHOLOGICAL LIAR" Trump has apparently reduced the number of new lies even though his volume of them picked up in 2025. The latest count of documented lies is 30,573 (20 per day) from the Washington Post fact checkers. But that is woefully short by many thousands because they didn't count the 2015 - 2016 campaign or any post-January 2021. They say the count could easily exceed 40,000 by now.
Why is that important. Because several researches have now established that the cohort of Trump voters is largely populated with three types of people: 1) those who foolishly believed Trump's lies about the impossible task of bringing prices down, 2) those who already exhibit Trump's worse traits like racism and felonies, and 3) those who are unconsciously susceptible to Trump Lies and become brainwashed as a result. Bottom line - Trump lies are very dangerous
Here are 25 of Trump's biggest lies that were notable for 2025:
1. Lie: Trump secured $17 trillion or $18 trillion in investment in 2025 - Even the WH own web page puts it as $8.8 trillion which itself is wildly inflated. The realized investment from those pledges in 2025 are a small fraction of the total.
2. Lie: ‘Every price is down’ - Duh, although I suppose there are a couple brainwashed MAUGA types who believe it and don't trust their own lyin eyes.
3. Lie: Trump was reducing prescription drug prices by ‘2,000%, 3,000%’ - a mathematical impossibility
4. Lie: Foreign countries pay the US government’s tariffs - tariffs are paid by American businesses and consumers.
5. Lie: Portland was ‘burning down’ - It wasn't/
6. Lie: Washington, DC had no murders for six months - When he issued that lie the first time, DC had experienced more than 50 murders since the surge.
7. Lie: ‘I invaded Los Angeles and we opened up the water’ - Two lies, actually. He didn't "invade" anywhere in California except with ICE, and the water he is talking about opening as a couple of temporary outages during LA's wildfires.
8. Lie: The Democratic governor of Maryland called Trump ‘the greatest president of my lifetime’ - video of the conversation proves Trump lied.
9. Lie: Trump was speaking ‘in jest’ when he promised to immediately end the Ukraine war - If true, he spoke "in jest" on multiple occasions during the 2025 campaign. He was deadly serious.
10. Lie: The US government had planned to spend $50 million on ‘condoms for Hamas’ - a total fabrication.
11. Lie: Every drug boat in the Caribbean ‘kills 25,000 Americans’ - It would be hard to prove even one American died because of drug boats in the Caribbean give that very little of their cargo ends up in the United States.
12. Lie: Trump ‘didn’t say’ he had no problem releasing full footage of a September boat strike - there is video and audio of him saying it.
13. Lie: Numerous foreign leaders emptied prisons and mental institutions to send their most undesirable people into the US - That has never been true but MAUGA gobbled it up.
14. Lie: Trump ended seven or eight wars - There were never any "wars", and even the one he actually played a serious hand in, Gaza, is hardly over as they are still stuck at phase 1.
15. Lie: ‘The people of Canada like’ the idea of becoming the 51st US state - somewhere around 90% of all Canadians hated the idea. And who can blame them, what sane person would want to be part of Trump's America?
16. Lie: Critical media coverage of Trump is ‘illegal’ - Not true, but he treats the mainstream media as if it were.
17.Lie: Trump didn’t pressure the Justice Department to go after his opponents -Tell that to Comey, James, Rep. Schiff, John Bolton and a few dozen more.
18. Lie: Obama, Biden and Comey made up the Epstein files - ROFL
19. Lie: The 2020 election was ‘rigged and stolen’ - He is still telling in in 2025 and is probably his biggest and most dangerous lie and one that directly led to his insurrection attempt on Jan 6, 2021.
20. Lie: The US is ‘the only country in the world’ with mail-in voting - Ask Canada, the UK, Germany, among others about their mail-in voting.
21. Lie: Trump’s big domestic policy bill didn’t change Medicaid - Speaking of his Big, Ugly, Bill - it will leave millions more Americans without Medicaid by 2034.
22. Lie: The domestic policy bill was ‘the single most popular bill ever signed’ - Again speaking of he Big, Ugly, Bill, poll after poll show American hate it.
23. Lie: Babies get 80-plus vaccines at once - ROFL
24. Lie: Capitol rioters ‘didn’t assault’ - There are over 100 Capitol and Metropolitan police who were hurt by these non-assaulting criminals who will disagree.
25. Lie: Ukraine ‘started’ Russia’s war on Ukraine - Only Trump and Putin believe that.Well - Trump and RFK Jr. screwed America AGAIN.
'I Hope You Like Measles': U.S. Measles Cases Hit Three-Decade High a Year After Jake Tapper's Prediction About RFK Jr. Leading HHS https://mediaite.com/media/tv/i-hope-yo … ading-hhs/It’s a shame that under Biden, our borders were opened in a way that allowed diseases we haven’t seen at these levels in decades to resurface. Allowing large numbers of people to enter from poorly vaccinated regions was bound to create serious public health issues. He seems to be a president who keeps leaving one problem after another in his wake.
This is much more serious if you are looking for a real killer--- LOL
In 2023, the U.S. reported 9,633 TB cases, a 15.6% increase from 2022 and higher than the pre-pandemic case count in 2019. This marked the highest number of cases since 2013. According to the CDC TB in the United States surveillance report, California, Texas, New York (including NYC), and Florida together accounted for about half of all U.S. TB cases, while states such as Alaska and Hawaii had some of the highest incidence rates per capita.
Funny media missed this? As I said, Joe just keeps on giving.I hope you realize, that repeating the Republican myth that Biden and the Democrats did things, past laws, and such with the INTENT to "open borders", that is flat out false.
What isn't false is the fact is you guys just had to keep that myth alive for four years for all to hear and take advantage of borders that weren't really open. I am surprised that for a person who keeps saying one should look at the bigger picture and consider the nuances that you don't in this case.
You also keep demanding that we don't make presumptions yet you do it here by assuming the measles were brought here because Biden "Allowing large numbers of people to enter from poorly vaccinated regions was bound to create serious public health issues. " - He didn't "Allow" anything. In Fact, speaking of nuances, it is your guy and Party that stopped cold the Biden and Democratic effort to get more resources to the border. But NO, your side had to shut that down so you had a political point to make for the election. Talk about unseemly.
THE REAL TRUTH is that Trump and RFK Jr. spent most of 2020 - 2025 telling Americans vaccines were bad and imply heavily you shouldn't take them.
It was that effort more than anything else that helped reduce the vaccination rates in the areas where measles took hold. It is them and people like them who are responsible and NOT some migrant coming across the border.
Here is another nuance that destroys your hypothesis - migrants have been coming across the border in great number as far back as you care to look. If you were right, we should have had many cases of measles. But you are not right and we had none for 30 years until the anti-vaxxers got a foothold.
I had ChatGPT run a what-if Trump is successful with his immigration and deportation policies. This is what it found:
If Trump and MAGA get what they want — immigration cut to a trickle for decades, plus an aggressive deportation program — the U.S. doesn’t just get “fewer newcomers.” It starts getting smaller, similar to countries like Japan and Russia already are. We WILL see a steadily older society, a shrinking workforce, and a smaller domestic market.
The UN’s baseline “medium” projection has the U.S. still growing to about 421 million by 2100, largely because net migration stays positive. By contrast, the UN’s “zero migration” scenario drops the U.S. to about 268 million by 2100 — showing how much of America’s long-run population outlook is migration-driven.
Now plug in Trump's “anti-immigration climate” assumptions. If immigration is held to ~10% of recent levels (the SF Fed notes net migration was about 2.2 million in 2024 and around 0.5 million in 2025), while emigration stays at ~0.4 million/year, you’ve pushed the U.S. into-negative net migration. Then add a deportation machine targeting about 1 million removals per year (Trump's stated goal). That combination puts America below the UN “zero migration” path. Ballpark, you’re looking at an end-state closer to ~240–250 million people by 2100 (instead of 421 million) — and if emigration rises as conditions in the US worsen, it goes lower. That’s the pressure point: once decline starts, slower growth, political instability, fear of targeting, or better opportunities abroad can increase the incentive for skilled workers, students, entrepreneurs, and even capital to leave, creating a self-reinforcing “brain-drain” loop.
Economically, a smaller (and older) America doesn’t automatically mean a “permanent recession,” but it does mean a lower long-run growth path and a lower GDP level than we’d otherwise have, because fewer workers and consumers is a direct scale effect. Modeling work (e.g., Penn Wharton’s) finds mass deportation lowers aggregate output for that reason. This is where Japan and Russia become useful comparisons: Japan’s population is projected around 76.8 million by 2100 and Russia around 126.4 million by 2100 — and both have been wrestling with the same arithmetic: when the workforce shrinks and the share of retirees rises, you only keep living standards from sliding if productivity (output per worker) keeps improving fast enough to offset the demographic drag. Japan’s experience is that this is possible to a degree — through automation, higher labor-force participation, and efficiency gains — but it’s a constant uphill fight, and it doesn’t erase the fiscal squeeze of fewer workers supporting more elders.
If the U.S. intentionally shuts off the demographic “replenishment” that has historically cushioned it, then maintaining American prosperity becomes a race: productivity and automation must outrun a smaller, older labor force year after year. If they don’t, the likely outcome is a smaller economy, tighter public budgets, and a long period where growth feels constrained — not because America “ran out of land,” but because it chose policies that shrink the number of people producing, innovating, consuming, and paying into the system.
THAT is Trump and MAGA's vision for America."I had ChatGPT run a what-if Trump is successful with his immigration and deportation policies. This is what it found:"ECO
The keyword in your sentence "What If"... I will run the same question to ChatGPT the simple words "what if is successful with his immigration and deportation policies.
My answer came unbiased, and offered bothsides of the coin. One must know how to use AI to get a reliable answer.
"1. Economic Impacts
Labor Market: Stricter immigration and deportations could reduce the labor supply in industries that rely on immigrant workers, potentially causing labor shortages and higher wages. On the other hand, some argue it could increase job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and reduce competition in certain sectors.
GDP and Growth: Limiting immigration might slightly slow overall economic growth due to a smaller workforce. Conversely, proponents say it could redirect resources to domestic workers and reduce government spending on certain social services.
Taxes and Public Services: Fewer immigrants could decrease demand for public services, but also reduce tax contributions that fund programs like Social Security and Medicare.
2. Social and Demographic Impacts
Community Effects: Increased deportations could disrupt families and communities, affecting children’s stability and education. Conversely, supporters argue stricter enforcement upholds the rule of law and can strengthen communities adhering to legal standards.
Population Growth: Reduced immigration could slow demographic growth and accelerate population aging. At the same time, it could reduce strain on local infrastructure and public services in high-immigrant areas.
Cultural Dynamics: Immigrant communities contribute cultural diversity and new perspectives. Limiting immigration may reduce this influence, but supporters may see it as a way to maintain a more uniform social and cultural landscape.
3. Legal and Institutional Impacts
Immigration System Strain: Aggressive deportation could overload courts and federal agencies, creating bottlenecks. Conversely, proponents might argue stricter policies clarify rules and improve enforcement efficiency in the long term.
Policy Precedent: Expanding enforcement could set new legal standards for future administrations. Some may see this as necessary to strengthen the system; others view it as potentially overreaching executive authority.
International Relations: Deporting large numbers of foreign nationals could strain diplomatic relations. At the same time, some argue it demonstrates a government’s commitment to enforcing its laws and negotiating from a position of authority.
4. Secondary Effects
Labor Costs and Prices: Industries reliant on immigrant labor might face higher costs, raising consumer prices. Conversely, reduced competition for certain jobs could benefit domestic workers’ wages.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Restricting immigration might reduce startup activity and innovation, as immigrants are often entrepreneurial. On the other hand, some argue focusing resources on citizens could encourage domestic entrepreneurship.
Political and Social Tension: Strict enforcement may provoke protests and political division. At the same time, it may satisfy segments of the population seeking stricter adherence to immigration laws.
Summary:
Success in immigration and deportation policies could produce both benefits and drawbacks, depending on the perspective. Economically, socially, and legally, impacts are mixed: labor markets, public services, innovation, family stability, and international relations could be affected in ways that benefit some groups while challenging others.
If you want, I can condense this into a 3–4 sentence version that keeps both sides equally represented, perfect for posting in a discussion. Do you want me to do that?" ChatGPTTry asking the complete question and not just part of it. The whole question is:
What is the likely outcome if Trump is successful with his immigration and deportation policies. Assume the following:
1. Immigration ends up at 10% of current levels. (I didn't make it zero since I presume Trump might let in some Europeans.)
2. He deports migrants at his advertised 1 million a year.
3. He deports 11 million migrants (sometimes he says more)
4. Emigration remains at about 400,000 per year.
5. Make comparisons with similar shrinking populations like Japan and Russia.
6. Talk about productivity requirements to keep GDP up.
Now you will get something like what I got although your more limited question still covered most of the same ground.
The main thing your phrasing misses is large negative impact from a shrinking U.S. population.I’m more interested in conversations where people are using their own thinking rather than relying on AI. This is a space where we can share views and life experiences, which, honestly, I enjoy more. AI certainly has its place, but I personally value human conversation and the exchange of ideas. Since PeoplePower seems to enjoy ChatGPT, he may be more appreciative of comments that use AI as a back‑and‑forth tool rather than as the conversation itself.
FEMA admits Trump screwed up - AGAIN
Why is FEMA suspending their Trump-ordered firing program of people designated to help people in disasters? Could it be Trump doesn't want the bad press when the Federal Gov't fails to carry out its responsibility to protect the citizens of America?
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics … nter-stormYes — that statement reflects a longstanding approach within DHS and other federal agencies that respond to disasters. Positions in FEMA and related disaster-response teams are often term-limited or temporary, deliberately designed to expand or contract depending on:
Disaster activity – More staff are needed during major hurricanes, wildfires, floods, or other large-scale emergencies.
Operational needs – The agency adjusts staffing based on the type of disaster and required expertise.
Available funding – Staffing levels are constrained by appropriations from Congress; once funding runs out, positions may end.
So, the “fluctuating” staffing isn’t a new policy — it’s actually built into the system to allow flexibility in responding to unpredictable disasters without maintaining a permanent, large workforce that might be underutilized in calmer periods.
FEMA’s own human resources page (an official government site) says that CORE positions are temporary term appointments, typically for two to four years, and that their continuation depends on ongoing disaster work and funding availability. This aligns with DHS’s statement that these roles naturally fluctuate based on operational needs and funding.
https://www.fema.gov/careers/paths/core … hatgpt.com
FEMA – “Cadre of On‑Call Response/Recovery (CORE)” — the official FEMA careers page defines CORE jobs as full‑time positions with term limits (usually 2‑4 years), where renewals occur only if there’s ongoing disaster work and available funding.
This is an official government source directly from FEMA.gov, and it illustrates that these term‑limited positions are designed to vary with disaster activity, operational need, and funding — exactly what DHS referenced in its statement to reporters.
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