Trump’s Day One: A Bold Agenda to Reclaim America

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Ken Burgessposted 3 weeks ago
The Government is spending 2 Trillion dollars more than it takes in.

Finding the waste and fraud is a NECESSITY... it is ignorant to say anything otherwise.

The Democrats and Biden Administration did not do that, they spent more than any Admin in history... pretty impressive that they could do in 4 years what none did in 8... not in a good way.

The problem... some of that waste and fraud is going to Legacy Media and Non-Profits that will all work to denounce this effort, because if they don't, they will cease to exist.
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  I think the Republican budget that has been proposed is in direct opposition...The budget calls for up to $4.5 trillion in new deficits through tax cuts! This IS "spending"
  
  "The Democrats and Biden Administration did not do that, they spent more than any Admin in history..."
  
  Facts don't back that up.
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  Sharlee01posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  Ken, I am following DOGE closely they will well surpass the 2 trillion that Musk predicts if they keep going as they have been.
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  Miebakagh57posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  Shar, I'll follow too. Even if the mark don't reach the target or surpass it.
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
Saving Saving Saving!

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Great job by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in saving taxpayers $360M by streamlining its Affordable Care Act Navigator program.

Last year, CMS spent $98M to enroll 92,000 individuals in federally-facilitated health exchanges at a cost of $1,061 per enrollment.

12 of the 56 navigator programs had an average cost of over $3,000 per enrollment.

In 2019, CMS's navigator program spent just $10M and achieved the same percentage of exchange enrollment.

This will allow the program to maintain the same enrollment percentage with less spending, making it more efficient.
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Miebakagh57posted 3 weeks ago
That looks GREAT.
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
This is an update on the firing of FAA workers, a story that has been covered poorly by some media outlets.

Delta CEO Says President Trump's FAA Cuts Will Not Impact Airline Safety

Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian defended President Trump's cuts to the FAA while speaking on CBS News, emphasizing that the new administration remains committed to investing in airline safety.

In a recent interview, Bastian stated that President Donald Trump's reductions at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would not compromise airline safety.

Bastian appeared on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday to discuss the recent plane crash at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, where a Delta flight from Minneapolis overturned upon landing.

According to the FAA, all 80 passengers on board were evacuated, and three were transported to local hospitals with critical injuries. This incident follows a series of deadly crashes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Nome, Alaska, over the past month.

When asked about concerns that the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the FAA might impact safety, Bastian dismissed the idea.

"Do those cuts worry you and do you think that impacts safety?" CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King asked Bastian, referencing the recent crashes and the growing concerns among American travelers.

"The cuts do not affect us, Gayle," Bastian responded.

"I've been in close communication with the Secretary of Transportation. I understand that the cuts are raising questions, but the reality is that the FAA employs over 50,000 people. The cuts, which I understand affected 300 individuals, targeted non-critical safety functions," he explained.

Bastian added that the Trump administration has committed to significant investments in modernizing air traffic control technologies and improving the nation's skies. "They’ve committed to hiring additional controllers, investigators, and safety personnel. So, no, I’m not concerned with that at all."

The administration’s broader effort to streamline federal spending through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has faced scrutiny from Democrats.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed on X this week that Trump's "massive layoffs at the FAA" were making the skies "less safe."

However, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy clarified on Monday that fewer than 400 employees were let go, all of whom had been hired less than a year ago.

"Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go," Duffy posted on X, responding to criticism from former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

A Department of Transportation spokesperson told FOX Business this week that the FAA is actively hiring and onboarding "air traffic controllers and safety professionals, including mechanics and others who support them." The spokesperson also reaffirmed that "the agency has retained employees who perform safety-critical functions."

The Trump administration has also pledged a thorough review and modernization of air traffic control systems nationwide. This comes after a tragic midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport on January 29, which resulted in the deaths of all 67 people aboard both aircraft. It was the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster since 2001.

A Fox News Digital analysis of federal data found that during the first four weeks of President Trump’s term, there were five fatal plane crashes, compared to ten fatal crashes during the first four weeks of President Biden’s term.

My comment was compiled from several internet news outlets. Sources CBS, Fox, and Sky News.

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  Miebakagh57posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  Shaer, good to note. Improving the airlines is great. Trump is a success.
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  Sharlee01posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  I agree, we have needed someone to look and fix this agency for a long time.
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Schools have spent nearly $200B of COVID-Relief funds with little oversight or impact on students. $393K to rent out a Major League Baseball stadium, $86K in Caesars Palace hotel rooms, $60k in swimming pool passes, and even an ice cream truck. All of this money was drawn with zero documentation.

There is $4B left and the new
@usedgov
is setting a simple new rule - all grantees must provide receipts for every purchase BEFORE funding is released.

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Incredible job by @USTreasury in saving the American taxpayers $1.9 billion.

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
The Department of Education has terminated 18 grants for $226mm to Comprehensive Centers, which provided consulting services with a large focus on DEI. One Center application stated: “Embedding DEI reviews across all deliverables and materials ensures it is not a one-off task…

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Great job by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in saving taxpayers $360M by streamlining its Affordable Care Act Navigator program.

Last year, CMS spent $98M to enroll 92,000 individuals in federally-facilitated health exchanges at a cost of $1,061 per enrollment.

12 of the 56 navigator programs had an average cost of over $3,000 per enrollment.

In 2019, CMS's navigator program spent just $10M and achieved the same percentage of exchange enrollment.

This will allow the program to maintain the same enrollment percentage with less spending, making it more efficient.
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
Savings----

DOGE
Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Today’s contract update:

95 cancellations with savings of ~$115M (ceiling value of ~$235M), including two USDA contracts:
- $265k for a “food and nutrition service 3 day leadership retreat in Atlanta”
- $30K for “Malaysia study tour facilitation services”

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
The @USGSA sold the old Webster School building in DC for $4,138,000. The building was acquired via condemnation in 2003, remained empty and boarded up ever since, and accrued $24M of deferred maintenance and liabilities.

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Great work @SecRollins @USDA
DOGE
Secretary Brooke Rollins
@SecRollins
Live update from our @DOGE_USDA team’s meeting tonight
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
Feb 22 Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
Thanks to the everyone for DM’ing ideas to the DOGE Affiliate accounts. Already having a large impact as seen by the @DOGE_GSA post below.

Please keep sending!
DOGE
DOGE GSA
@DOGE_GSA
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  Does Elon ever specify if these "cancellations" are things that have already been paid for? Like are long gone? As in they aren't actually "savings"
  
  WSJ: "More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid."
  
  Can't really go into the savings column can it? And many who have looked at the numbers are saying that the savings don't really add up.
  
  Wall Street Journal analysis of government contract data showed a much different picture: “Woke” cuts were a tiny fraction of the total, and many claims of savings were overstated.
  
  "More than 50 of the contracts listed on DOGE's website list virtually all of their maximum as savings, a number rarely hit, according to Nat Malkus, a senior fellow at the Ameri-can Enterprise Institute. "The totals [DOGE] put up as receipts on their website raise basic questions about how well these receipts were prepared and what they actually capture."
  
  More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money.
  
  Two contracts also disappeared from the site Thursday because DOGE counted the same $665 million USAID contract three times, the Journal found.
  
  Even as DOGE edited the numbers, the total savings listed on its site remained overstated, experts told the Journal. Agency contract amounts are often akin to credit card limits, said Deniece Peterson, senior director of federal market analysis at Deltek.
  
  “If I have a credit card with a $30,000 limit and I have a $2,000 balance and I cancel the credit card, I’m not saving $28,000,” she said. “What I’m seeing in many of these transactions is not savings.”
  
  This is a lot of smoke and mirrors.
  
  https://talkmarkets.com/content/us-mark … ost=483688
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Willowarborposted 3 weeks ago
Is this a lie or is he just clueless?

"Trump: I had an approval rating today of 71 and another one of 69. I haven't heard of those numbers before

https://x.com/Acyn/status/1892738484273 … stricts%2F
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Sharlee01posted 3 weeks ago
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Ken Burgessposted 3 weeks ago
The fact remains that our government spends over 2 Trillion dollars more every year than it brings in.

The fact remains that 1 Trillion dollars is now spent, per year, on the interest on our debt... getting worse every year.

To any sane person this should be terrifying as it means the end of our economic system unless it is drastically reversed.

Drastic reversal means anything not deemed essential must be cut, immediately.

A good explanation:

https://youtu.be/_UTCkpIaQd8?t=182
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  "The fact remains that our government spends over 2 Trillion dollars more every year than it brings in."
  
  And the musk /trump budget? Increases the deficit by almost 5 trillion...and revenue? estimates show that the proposed tax changes would [i]reduce[i] federal tax revenue by $3 trillion from 2025 through 2034.... Americans aren't as stupid as this bunch thinks. We aren't willing to fund giveaways to the wealthy and the backlash has already begun.
  
  https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/h … s-more-tax
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  Sharlee01posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  The article is interesting, however once again this article represents predictions. As we know many predictions regarding the economy fall flat, in fact by a very high percentage.
  
  Sharon Parrott (the author) has a background in economics and social work, and she currently serves as the President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a left-leaning think tank that focuses on analyzing federal and state budget policies, particularly in relation to social programs. Her expertise is primarily in advocating for government spending on welfare programs, poverty reduction, and economic inequality.
  
  While her academic credentials include a degree in economics, her professional focus has been on social policy rather than macroeconomic forecasting or overall government efficiency. This means that while she can provide insight into how Trump’s new budget proposals might affect low-income individuals and social programs, she is likely to analyze them through a lens that prioritizes maintaining or expanding government assistance rather than reducing spending or improving efficiency.
  
  Given CBPP’s history of opposing conservative fiscal policies, any predictions she makes about Trump’s budget should be understood in the context of her organization's broader ideological stance. If you’re looking for a more balanced perspective, it would be useful to compare her analysis with viewpoints from organizations that focus on reducing government spending and improving efficiency, such as the Heritage Foundation or the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
  
  There are many true economists making predictions on Trump, you may want to check a few out. Some do agree with Sharon Parrott, some don't, some are mixed.
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  "Given CBPP’s history of opposing conservative fiscal policies, any predictions she makes about Trump’s budget should be understood in the context of her organization's broader ideological stance...."
  
  Yet you're recommending the heritage foundation??
  
  From CRFB...a "true economist"
  
  "Depending on the details of these proposals, our rough estimate is that a package of this nature would:
  
  Reduce revenue by $5.0 trillion to $11.2 trillion over ten years.
  
  Lower revenue by 1.3 to 3.0 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
  
  Boost debt to between 132 and 149 percent of GDP by 2035, if not offset, compared to nearly 100 percent today and 118 percent under current law.
  
  Such a package could also lead to significant income shifting and tax avoidance, weaken the Medicare and possibly Social Security trust funds, dramatically boost interest costs, and increase the risk of a debt spiral."
  
  https://www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-tax-pr … 1-trillion
  
  We've already done this, why are we going back?
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  Sharlee01posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  The claim that Trump’s tax plans will lead to massive deficits assumes that tax cuts automatically reduce revenue, but history doesn’t always support that. Under Trump’s first term, we saw record-high tax revenues despite the 2017 tax cuts—something CRFB and others often ignore. More importantly, GDP growth under Trump pre-pandemic was outpacing debt growth, which is the real metric that matters. If tax cuts lead to stronger economic expansion, they can actually improve the debt-to-GDP ratio over time, rather than worsen it.
  
  Also, why assume spending stays the same? If government spending is brought under control—something Trump has indicated he plans to do—then the projected deficits shrink considerably. The bigger issue is that under Biden, spending has surged far beyond what even CRFB was warning about, and yet many of these same critics were silent on those policies.
  
  So the real question is: Why are we acting like fiscal responsibility suddenly matters again now that Trump is proposing tax cuts? If critics were genuinely concerned about the debt, they’d be just as vocal about reckless spending as they are about revenue adjustments. Instead, we get selective outrage—conveniently timed to oppose conservative policies while ignoring the bigger economic picture.
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  "Also, why assume spending stays the same? If government spending is brought under control—"
  
  How is this for bringing spending under control?? ...Extending the tax cuts is expected to cost $4.5 trillion, meaning Republicans will have to find that kind of money. That kind of money only exists in social security, Medicare and Medicaid. To pay for such massive spending, they have nowhere else to go. These things that doge is doing, are like tiny drops in a bucket.
  
  Most people out here are not interested in funding, paying for tax cuts for the wealthy.
  
  They can totally obliterate all those tiny slices of the pie and still not have enough to fund the giveaways to the wealthy... You know where they're headed
  
  As far as his last tax scheme in his first administration...The most detailed research on the 2017 Republican tax law shows modest gains for workers and high cost to the federal debt.
  
  https://www.nber.org/papers/w32180
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  Credence2posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  Given CBPP’s history of opposing conservative fiscal policies, any predictions she makes about Trump’s budget should be understood in the context of her organization's broader ideological stance. If you’re looking for a more balanced perspective, it would be useful to compare her analysis with viewpoints from organizations that focus on reducing government spending and improving efficiency, such as the Heritage Foundation or the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
  —————
  So are we to presume that Trump and Musk are conducting their programs without rightwing ideological bias as its basis? How about that? Why should I believe them?
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  Sharlee01posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  "So are we to presume that Trump and Musk are conducting their programs without rightwing ideological bias as its basis? How about that? Why should I believe them?" Cred
  
  I understand where you're coming from, and I think your point about ideological bias is valid. It’s hard to separate the actions of figures like Trump and Musk from their political views, especially given how outspoken they've been in the past. Trump’s conservative stance and Musk’s libertarian tendencies certainly influence how we perceive any programs they’re behind. But I also believe that, ideally, if their efforts are truly about fixing government inefficiencies, the results should speak for themselves. If they can show real, tangible improvements—regardless of their political leanings—then it’s worth giving them a chance.
  
  Today, Musk made a statement that reports are being made with all that DOGE has found thus far and what they have saved. I am following what they are doing on their website. But more transparency is needed to explain the many statements Musk has made regarding findings. If they want people to trust what they’re doing, they need to back it up with clear, verifiable data. So, I’m keeping an open mind, but I agree that it’s hard to ignore the potential for bias, especially when there’s so much at stake.
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I appreciate your understanding my point of view. Their showing tangible real improvement instead of just shaking up the system to just shake it up with a malavelent purpose, is what I am looking for.
  
  Why are we only seeing this stuff on Musk's X site? What is being said regarding all this on the mainstream media rather than just Musk's personal mouthpiece?
  
  Yes, indeed, more transparency will be required before I can even think of giving him or his slash and burn program any credibility. I want to see the clear verifiable data and not just things sawed in half.
  
  Its ok that you remain optimistic but after all this, my pessimism regarding this entire affair has been magnified exponentially
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I’m optimistic about what DOGE is uncovering—many of the issues seem to be simple fixes to protocols that can save money and modernize computer systems. I’ve already seen some good savings, but like you, I want full transparency. I’m willing to give it some time to see if Musk follows through on his statement that reports are being put together.
  
  I’ve long hoped for government agencies to be evaluated for overspending, and I’ve heard for years that our computer systems are outdated and in need of upgrades. I think you know me by now, and that I wait to get pissed off when I see facts that piss me off. DOGE will be no diffrent. If this turns out a bust that causes a very big stir--- I will be very unhappy.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I’m optimistic about what DOGE is uncovering—"
  
  But what about what the analysis of Doge's "work" have uncovered ? According to many different sources at this point, a lot of what has been supposedly uncovered isn't much of anything
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  abwilliamsposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  This is the best:
  
  https://x.com/awillia71639953/status/18 … A&s=19
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  Ken Burgessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  "So are we to presume that Trump and Musk are conducting their programs without rightwing ideological bias as its basis? How about that? Why should I believe them?" - Cred
  
  That's just it... the Dems had control the last 4 years...
  
  What did it get us?
  
  Wars
  Inflation
  Immigration
  Insane Social Reconstruction... IE men pretending to be women and competing against them and the Biden Administration making it legal to do so.
  
  So, "your side" had their chance... made everything worse, grifted TRILLIONS for their donor class friends and their own bank accounts.
  
  So... none of the people who voted them out are going to change their minds about it anytime soon... no matter what nonsense the media peddles, no matter how threatening and unhinged the 'Left' becomes.
  
  "your team" sucked so bad the last 4 years we are lucky we got out of that period without nukes flying and destroying civilization.
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Ken, I am satisfied with Biden and his administration as making improvement over Trump and his. And we are never going to see eye to eye on this.
  
  What does Trump promises us?
  
  If inflation rises during his term and I am watching, I will turn on him like a mad DOGE.
  
  If DOGE and its haphazard cuts cuts into legitimate government functions affecting services people have come to expect, it will be HElter-Skelter as a result.
  
  If the international stature of the United States is seriously derailed by Trump and his inane foreign policy, there will be more than just a few who will be paying attention.
  
  He will do himself in acting with the gaul and temerity of any loathsome tyrant who will challenge our constitution. The hope is that there remains in the judicial system courts that will rein him in against his usurping power to himself from other independent branches of government.
  
  If he fouls up, and he will, there are the 2026 midterms that will be the report card. With a thin GOP majority in the House things can very well flip when people begin to realize that Trump is the phony that I have always known him to be.
  
  So, I wouldn't be so cocky and confident if I were you.
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  Ken Burgessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  You turned on him a long time ago...
  
  Anyone who supported, or still supports, Biden and what the Democrats did to ALL Americans the last 4 years, is not going to accept anything that occurs now... and will believe ALL the lies the Legacy Media peddles as it tries to save its dwindling existence/relevancy.
  
  I don't mean this to be negative... simply stating what I project will happen.
  
  Democrats... especially the Progressive ones, will be relegated to the sidelines and ignored unlike any time you have lived thru.
  
  I don't think you realize how much the majority... all those who voted for Trump and the vast majority of those that chose not to vote at all... have rejected, permanently, the extremes the Progressives were peddling and the corruption that is so obvious to most in our government.
  
  Those people will be fired from the halls of DC... those Judges will be fettered out, exposed, and removed... those Media outlets will lose their privileges in the White House and lose their government funding thru USAID or any other federal slush fund.
  
  Severe change will be made... or all those who voted for Trump will be more irate than you are now.
  
  This is the beginning of the beginning of the changes and firings and funds being cut off... just the tip of the iceberg of change like we have never seen in my lifetime for sure.
  
  Sit back, keep your popcorn handy, no amount of complaining or protesting is going to change one thing... not one... they are in power now and whatever happens will happen until they lose the support of their base... a base that is currently still growing, not shrinking... some 75+ million Americans or more.
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  Miebakagh57posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Ken, I agree completely with you. The Left knows all this. But why they're destructively critizing Team Trump, is they trouble.
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, I loath Trump ever since his unprovoked attack on Obama's origins, which I consider racist to the core. So, no, I am not giving Trump the time of day.
  
  You continue to Blame Biden for a foreign policy that far predates his administration.
  
  You were the one that spoke of the pendulum, it will swing back fast when Trumps oligarchic policies hit the working man in the wallet and critical government service are put out of action. I don't get to put down the banana peel, but it will placed, he will slip and I will wait for it,
  
  None of us will sit still for encroaching tyranny, so there can be no peace here over time, in my opinion.
  
  We will see how long Trump can contain the waves of anger and protest, will he have the opportunity to show the world that he is merely a brutal
  thug?
  
  Your current upper hand may be fleeting, all the same.
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  Ken Burgessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  "it will swing back fast when Trumps oligarchic policies hit the working man in the wallet and critical government service are put out of action"
  
  Thats not going to happen... the working man is going to get the bennies...
  
  That is their base, they will get the bennies and breaks if anyone does.
  
  The foreign freebies going to other nations...
  The millions of people fraudulently collecting Social Security...
  Funding to NGOs and Non-Profits...
  
  Yeah, a lot of that is going bye-bye... none of them voted for Trump...
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  So, Trump says, DOGE is cutting tissue, bones and sinew and calling it fat and waste. I work fervently to undermine everything that they do.
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Willowarborposted 3 weeks ago
No doubt about it...this is dictator sh*t..regarding the AP suit against the administration for Trump's attempt to bully them for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America...

"Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, denounced The Associated Press on social media...

“As President Trumps’ lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our President and we are vigilant in standing against entities like the AP that refuse to put America first,” Mr. Martin said.

...extraordinary statement, coming from a federal prosecutor amid litigation and suggesting that Justice Department attorneys are the president’s lawyers rather than representatives of the government, of the PEOPLE.

Unbelievable

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/p … exico.html
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  Miebakagh57posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  I think the President too has the right to ask or pick a government lawyer to represent the affair of the state in any matter?
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  Willowarborposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  They aren't "his" lawyers. They represent the people, not Trump's whims
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  Miebakagh57posted 3 weeks agoin reply to this
  But in a crisses, Trump, can engage they sercises?
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  IslandBitesposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Speaking of dictator sh¡t...
  
  Even FoxNews is alarmed.
  
  Fox News White House correspondent blasts new pool policy
  
  Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent, sharply criticized the White House’s decision to take over the press pool from the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), which has governed the press pool for decades.
  
  Heinrich, in a post on X, pushed back on press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claim that “we are giving the power back to the people” by taking control of the White House press pool, which is a small group of reporters that travels with and covers the president’s daily activities.
  
  “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House,” Heinrich said in a post, responding to Leavitt’s statement.
  
  “The WHCA is democratically elected by the full-time White House press corps,” she added.
  
  Heinrich, who is part of the WHCA board, explained the practical reasons the WHCA has had control of the press pool for decades.
  
  “WHCA has determined pools for decades because only representatives FROM our outlets can determine resources all those outlets have – such as staffing – in order to get the President’s message out to the largest possible audience, no matter the day or hour,” Heinrich wrote.
  
  Leavitt announced Tuesday that, moving forward, the White House press pool would be determined by administration officials. Traditionally, the press pool has been coordinated by the WHCA, to which White House officials across multiple administrations have traditionally given deference.
  
  Heinrich noted that the WHCA, in every administration, has “advocated to expand access to news events, beyond just the pool.”
  
  The White House traditionally determines whether an event is “open press” or “pool only”— which is often based on security or space constraints, Heinrich said.
  
  But then it’s the WHCA’s job, in those scenarios, “to ensure that the pool includes representation from each constituency (radio, tv, wires, print, stills, new media) to get the news out to the fullest possible extent,” Heinrich said.
  
  “Our job is to advocate for the MOST access possible,” she added.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Wow. This is what democracy looks like LOL? Bowing down to placate trump won't work. He'll always want more. First, it was excluding the Associated Press from White House press core. He won't be happy until there is NO free press, just propaganda networks towing the line.
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Willowarborposted 2 weeks ago
There are thousands of blown up children in Gaza and this is the crap that trump is posting. What a national embarrassment.... quite possibly the most disgusting, the most shameful, the most hideous public communication by a president in living memory.

https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1894735925722177712
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  abwilliamsposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  In 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, Hamas assumed administrative control of the Gaza Strip & the West Bank. In 2007, Hamas took over militarily! The ruthless, bloodthirsty inmates have been in charge ever since!! This is the fate of Palestinian children...
  This is the hand that the "blown up children in Gaza" have been dealt!
  
  Why can't they have a better life, a safer existence? Would you deny them?
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Trump's bizarre video has nothing to do with Hamas. He made and posted a propaganda video featuring a giant golden statue of himself, dancing bearded women, and himself partying with a woman who is not his wife.
  
  Does he think this is funny? I don't get it. Sundowning?
  
  But hey ethnic cleansing is fine when it has good branding right? Wondering how the Arab world feels about this.
  
  But ultimately this is just a giant look here not there as Elon holds his first cabinet meeting today
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  abwilliamsposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  It's AI and it's everywhere now. But, what is most important about your initial post:
  Hamas has EVERYTHING to do with, "blown up children in Gaza"!!
  Things need to drastically change in Gaza.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  The point of it being AI is irrelevant. He made it and he posted it. It's bizarre, it's sick...
  
  Would people be expected to worship this??
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  abwilliamsposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, get to worshipping... good grief!
  Give it a rest, and please don't bring up "the children" again, if it isn't of a genuine concern to you. That's just messed up!
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Again how old are you? I mean I could offer you a ton of slack if you are a teen--- But come on this is so silly.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I agree, actually bizarre of him to post something like this
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I was addressing your words not the pic---
  Would people be expected to worship this?? Willow
  
  Again how old are you? I mean I could offer you a ton of slack if you are a teen--- But come on this is so silly. Sharlee
  
  The question is what I feel silly. That is my view. You did not comment on the actual Truth post. Ya put out a bit of bait. If you went to the heart of the Truth post, I would have shared my view on the post. But bait--- no O don't play that game.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Odd that the focus would be on me and not the person who made a video with a golden statue of himself. And yes, I did comment on the actual video. LOL apparently his followers think the video is great. The man is an actual embarrassment to the nation. Musk should limit Trump's talking and social media time
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  IslandBitesposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  He is disgusting. So are his blind followers that keep making excuses for him.
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Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks ago
The U.S. just voted on a UN Resolution along with only three other countries. Two of them were Russia and North Korea.

Is this what you voted for?
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  You just can't get the knack of how to post a comment here. Or perhaps you were addressing your comment in general to all that post here.
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  Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I sincerely apologize. Hope this is where it is supposed to be and you don't have to go out of your way in order to be rude.
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Credence2posted 2 weeks ago
I gotta love the stand-up Governor of Maine who will not be intimidated by Trump

https://news.yahoo.com/news/viral-trump … 01649.html

Just chipping out just that much more plaster from the Trump edifice.
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  wildernessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, that's certainly what we need; governors that will pit women against men in women's sports. A great way to end women's sports and the funds it takes to provide for the programs.
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  What I don't need is Trump thinking that his executive orders replaces the role of state or federal legislators. So what about States rights, I abhor the Right for its glaring hypocrisy. So, I say screw Trump and his idle threats and loathsome accusations. I stand with the Governor for that reason, the principles involved, but again with conservatives platitudes and expediency wins the day
  
  This goes for you as well, Ken.
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  Ken Burgessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  That's the typical 'hero' you get behind?
  
  That's the cause you are going to die on the hill for?
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Miebakagh57posted 2 weeks ago
Give Trump some breath. Even within the first 100 days. The Left oligarchies are always on his nerve and muscles right on day one.
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Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks ago
"The fact remains that our government spends over 2 Trillion dollars more every year than it brings in."

So raise taxes on Americans who can afford it. Many can. Don't put people out of work and explode the unemployment market. Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water!
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Their budget plans actually force America’s working class to foot the bill for tax cuts for the wealthy. Benefits to the rich off of cuts to Medicaid. The budget really is a complete betrayal to the middle class. They really think we are that stupid?
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  "So raise taxes on Americans who can afford it. " Kathleen Cochran
  
  Your view, in my opinion, is one that many use—it’s simplistic and not well thought out. Raising taxes on those who can "afford it" sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s a dangerous and short-sighted approach that has historically led to economic stagnation, job losses, and capital flight. The idea that wealthier Americans should shoulder more of the burden might sound fair on paper, but in reality, it disincentivizes investment, entrepreneurship, and job creation—the very engines of a thriving economy.
  
  Who defines "afford it"? Many high earners are small business owners, investors, and job creators. Raising their taxes doesn’t just take from their personal wealth; it cuts directly into the money they would otherwise reinvest in expanding businesses, hiring employees, and stimulating economic growth. When taxes rise, businesses don’t just absorb the hit—they adjust by cutting costs, which often means reducing their workforce or slowing down expansion.
  
  And let’s not pretend that simply taxing the rich more will solve economic woes. The government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Instead of penalizing success and redistributing wealth, the focus should be on fostering an environment where businesses can grow, wages can increase naturally, and opportunities exist for everyone to succeed.
  
  Exploding unemployment? That’s exactly what happens when you punish success. If you want economic growth, prosperity, and job stability, the last thing you do is start targeting those who thrive, and drive the economy forward. It’s not “throwing the baby out with the bathwater”—it’s cutting off the very lifeblood of opportunity in America.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  .... And tax breaks for the wealthy don't trickle down.. never have. Most of us out here are tired of supporting these failed plans. Particularly when this time it entails cutting healthcare
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Again, your view--- I disagree, the economy is a funny animal, can't predict it --- as seen with many economists that claimed old Joe was gong to have a wonderful economy. I have a bit of faith that Trump's going to lead us into a good economy.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Well you know a little thing called covid happened so...
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, I know about COVID, and I also know someone who had to handle the worst part of it—Donald Trump. During 2020, while the pandemic took a devastating toll on the country, Trump took decisive actions to keep the economy from collapsing. Under his administration, the U.S. saw a rapid economic recovery despite the challenges. In 2020, the unemployment rate soared to 14.8% in April due to lockdowns, but by the end of the year, it had dropped to 6.7%, a significant rebound. Additionally, GDP contracted by 3.4% in 2020, but the economy showed signs of recovery with a record-breaking 33.4% growth rate in Q3 of 2020, following the initial downturn. Trump also signed the CARES Act, which injected trillions into the economy to support individuals and businesses. His efforts ensured that while the pandemic caused major disruptions, the economy didn't completely tank, and recovery started much sooner than many predicted.
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  Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  "it’s simplistic and not well thought out. "
  
  Judgmental as always. It doesn't take so many words to make that point.
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  It takes a lot of words to respond to a one-sentence wonder. If honesty is considered judgmental, and speaking my mind without fear is a problem, then so be it—call me judgmental. I take the time to explain my views out of courtesy, making an effort to share the reasoning behind them. I don’t rely on groupthink in any way, as some do today--and I don’t believe a single sentence can convey much beyond an attitude.
  
  I believe a one-sentence bait line speaks volumes about the direction the other person wants the conversation to take. I’m not a fan of baiting—just my perspective.
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Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks ago
Reclaim America? More like Maime America.

Out of 326 million, 77 million voted for this chaos. Never let an opportunity to vote pass you by ever again. If nothing else good comes from these four years, hopefully that conviction by the rest of us will.
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Many Americans are very satisfied thus far. So, I think your request is valid --- never let a voting opportunity pass you by.
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  Readmikenowposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Shar,
  
  Are you like me and get tired of the hypocrisy of the left? Here is what someone wrote about it.
  
  "To all the people who are losing their minds over the Trump administrations moves I offer this:
  When millions of illegals were ushered in through the southern border, you said nothing!
  When they abandoned millions of dollars worth of military equipment in Afghanistan, you said nothing!
  When they flaunted a two tier justice system, one for them and one for everyone else, you said nothing!
  When they covered up the Hunter Biden laptop, you said nothing!
  When they passed a trillion dollar infrastructure bill that failed miserably, you said nothing!
  When they forced Americans to take an untested vaccine, you said nothing!
  When inflation crushed the middle class, you said nothing!
  When they sent billions to Ukraine, you said nothing!
  When chemicals polluted the water in East Palestine, Ohio and they ignored it, you said nothing!
  When Americans were raped, robbed and murdered by illegals, you said nothing!
  When they implanted Kamala as the presidential nominee without getting a single vote, you said nothing!
  When billionaire and anti American George Soros funded dozens of AG elections, you said nothing!
  When they turned our classrooms into liberal indoctrination camps, you said nothing!
  When they spent our tax dollars on inmates transition surgeries, you said nothing!
  When they gave the citizens of Hawaii $700 after losing their entire city, you said nothing!
  When they gave free money, food and 5 star hotel lodging to illegals, you said nothing!
  When they came for our free speech, you said nothing!
  When DEI weakened the military and put our national security at risk, you said nothing!
  When they colluded with the media to push false reports, you said nothing!
  When it was open season on law enforcement and criminals reigned, you said nothing!
  When they weaponized the justice system to take down their political opponents, you said nothing!
  When the bureaucrats took over the White House and ran the government, you said nothing!
  When they covered up Biden's rapidly declining mental state, you said nothing!
  When they groomed our kids in school and hid it from the parents, you said nothing!
  When the drug epidemic exploded and 1000s died annually, you said nothing!
  When they accosted the jews on their campuses, you said nothing!
  When they weaponized the intelligence agencies against Americans, you said nothing!
  When they spent $45 million dollars on "Diversity and Inclusion" scholarships in Burma, you said nothing!
  When they let men play women's sports, you said nothing!
  When they chanted "Death to America" and burned our flag, you said nothing!
  When they shutdown our energy production, and emboldened Russia, you said nothing!
  When the crime rates in American cities increased, you said nothing!
  While thousands of veterans were left to sleep out on the streets, you said nothing!
  When 300,000 migrant children went missing and no one had a clue, you said nothing!
  When Joe Biden pardoned his friends and family, you said nothing!
  When they sent billions to Iran and inadvertently funded Hamas, you said nothing!
  When men were celebrated for pretending to be women, you said nothing!
  When they let a Chinese Spy Ballon sail across America, you said nothing!
  When 50 intelligence agents all lied to bury the Hunter Biden laptop as Russian disinformation, you said nothing!
  When American citizens were taken hostage and held for a year in Gaza, you said nothing!
  When Facebook admitted, they conspired with the Biden administration to censor the truth, you said nothing!
  When they cleaned the streets of San Francisco for the communist Chinese President Xi Jinping, you said nothing!
  When Fauci and the WHO peddled covid 19 virus lies and covered up the origins, you said nothing!
  When they sealed the January 6th commission files or "lost them", you said nothing!
  You saw the corruption, the lies, the bad policy, the anti American agenda and said nothing, so please spare us your crocodile tears and all your fake hysteria now. For 4 years you watched this country get run into the ground on all fronts and you said nothing!"
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  What a potent list. It's sobering, isn't it? Yet it's all true, and every point can be proven as fact. Still today, there’s a small segment of our society that ignores or defends everything listed here. Some have moved away from the sick ideologies that were being talked up. In the beginning, they were given excuses for each issue on the list---fodder to spread on social media from leftist journalists. I think it made them feel part of an elite group. And now, it’s all coming crashing down around them, leaving them with nothing but anger—and some might say, hate—in their hearts. Some are just very embarrassed. They are a sad bunch. Those left in the small group, I call them the TDS incurables.
  
  Mike, I can confidently say that you and I addressed every issue on that list as it came up. We faced the facts head-on and didn’t let the loud, unreasonable voices here on this forum sway us..
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  Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Many? Fewer every day - those who are kidding themselves.
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  Ken Burgessposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Your media sources are lying to you, Trump and Co. approval ratings are well over 50%.
  
  Those that claim otherwise are the dying gasps of the massive corruption that has infected our media and our government.
  
  This is month one... they haven't even gotten started.
  
  After they have been at it a couple of years, they will enjoy popularity like no President has in our lifetimes.
  
  Those that hate him now... will still hate him... they are lost causes that refuse to see how criminally corrupt and unsustainable our government and what it wastes our tax dollars on has become.
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  How do you know that your "sources" are not lying to you?
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  
  https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/po … ald-trump/
  
  Fellow maga folks have used this site often.
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Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks ago
"the hypocrisy of the left"

Compared to the atrocities being committed every day by the felon the right elected, hypocrisy is a minor charge right now.

MAGA is becoming more and more like the "good Germans" of the 1930s and 40s.
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Willowarborposted 2 weeks ago
Trump no longer needs MAGA voters, so he's gutting Medicaid and laying off veterans...Opinion

Dear MAGA voters:

President Donald Trump thanks you for your service, but he has determined you are now expendable. Please enjoy your Denny’s omelet surcharge and keep buying MAGA merchandise and Trump family cryptocurrency!

If Trump was capable of honesty, that’s the note his supporters would be getting. It would be better than the “So long, suckers” message the president is sending via his administration’s priorities and reckless actions.

Trump promised you a rose garden, MAGA. Instead you'll get dirt.
Outside of some draconian actions on immigration and transgender rights, the kind of cruelty he promised his base, consider where we’re at since Trump has taken office.

An unelected billionaire – Elon Musk – is ripping though the federal government like he owns the place, firing workers right and left, including thousands of veterans while the Republican Congress just watches.

Trump has been musing about taking over Gaza and Greenland and the Panama Canal and Canada while siding with Russia and alienating America’s strongest allies in Europe. His scattershot tariffs have created economic uncertainty, rattling the stock market and leading to economic reports like this, from Reuters:

“The Conference Board said consumer confidence deteriorated in February at its fastest pace in three-and-a-half years, with estimates for 12-month domestic inflation surging amid worries that U.S. tariffs on imports would raise prices for households.”

Layoffs, jittery markets aren't going to help your grocery prices.

I’m sorry, but I was told electing Trump would be good for American workers. In fact, I was told specifically that food prices would swiftly go down and that the country would waltz into a new Golden Age.

Well, it’s looking increasingly like that was – GASP! – a lie, and once Trump won the election and was able to do away with his myriad legal issues, he immediately abandoned the “forgotten men and women” he so sincerely promised to champion and went straight to helping himself and his fellow billionaires.

For proof of Trump's priorities, look at the billionaires lining his Cabinet
Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts summed it up on the House floor Tuesday while speaking out about a GOP budget that will, among other things, gut the Medicaid program many Trump voters rely on:

“We all saw this coming. ... Last month, Trump’s inauguration, who was in the front row? It wasn't people on Medicaid. It wasn't factory workers. It wasn't nurses or teachers or firefighters. It wasn't even his own Cabinet. It was the richest people in the world.”

For any forgotten men and women of America, that should have been a red flag. Trump had won on the backs of Americans who bought into his dishonest populist message. And since he got what he wanted, since he saved his own hide, the people who matter are clearly the ones with money.

So in comes Musk, deemed brilliant by virtue of wealth. His smug talk of “wokeness” and diversity, equity and inclusion might trigger the pleasure centers of MAGA supporters. But they’re learning Musk’s ax is swinging for necks that include their own.

Wait a minute, I didn't know DOGE might fire people I don't hate!
Consider what Fox News’ Jesse Watters, a Trump toady if there ever was one, said after realizing that a friend of his – “a guy I met at a shooting event in New Jersey” – who is a 20-year military veteran about to get laid off from the Pentagon by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE:

“He texted me and he said, ’Jesse, you know, this isn't good. I’m upset. This is really sad.’ And this guy is not a DEI consultant. This guy is not a climate consultant. This guy is a veteran....

Previously on Fox News, Watters had squawked excitedly about the DOGE firings, saying things like “DOGE is dishing out spankings like ‘Daddy Daycare’ ” GROSS

You see how that works? It’s all good when it somehow relates to Watters’ definition of “others,” but not when it involves someone he knows – one of those “real Americans,” I suppose.

And of course he overlooks the fact that veterans have long been considered a part of the “diversity” in DEI. LOL

Trump's con was apparent. Those who didn't see it are about to feel it.
As the tens of thousands of federal layoffs continue, Trump voters are going to feel the impact more acutely in their own communities and social circles.

We’re talking about an enormous number of people about to be out of work, and there will be veterans and MAGA supporters among them, cast off from their jobs and forced to reckon with food prices that haven’t gone down and federal services – like Medicaid – that may well dry up.

Trump got what he needed out of his voters.

But for all intents and purposes, he’s done with you all. He cares only about the billionaires who line his Cabinet and his own personal fortune.

And you’re stuck with an extra charge on your Denny’s omelette!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ … 282600007/
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  Credence2posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, the Trump voters will receive what they deserve and I hope that they choke on it.
  
  Golden Age? No, More like a Golden Shower.....
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IslandBitesposted 2 weeks ago
Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts

Republicans are considering a far-reaching change to the budget process that would obscure the deficit impact of extending President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax cuts in order to avoid paying for them.

It comes as part of a massive bill to advance Trump’s agenda that Republicans are seeking to pass on a party-line basis. If the tactic is successful, it would upend long-standing precedent and change the accounting process for current and future lawmakers, with major policy stakes.

Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which Trump signed into law in 2017, would cost $4.6 trillion over a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the official nonpartisan scorekeeper.

That’s under the “current law” metric that has traditionally been used, as the tax cuts are slated to expire at the end of this year. But Senate Republicans want to use a different scoring method called the “current policy” baseline, which would assume that extending tax cuts costs $0 because they’re already law.

Congressional GOP aides say the idea could have a huge impact on what they’re able to pass in the budget bill. If they use the current accounting process, they have no chance of making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, because that would require paying for it.

It’s a tacit admission that Republican leaders have no expectation of paying for the cost of their tax agenda.

“Assuming this is allowed under budget rules, this would represent a massive budget gimmick that would justify and allow trillions of dollars of new borrowing,” warned the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington-based research group that advocates for lower deficits.

Trump wrote Wednesday on Truth Social, “I hope the House and Senate are able to agree on making the Tax Cuts PERMANENT!”

Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., the chair of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, said the way to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent would be to either change the way it’s scored or allow for a higher deficit number in tax reforms.

“Well, it’s a cost,” he said in an interview. “And so the policy baseline is one way to help get it. Or a higher number.”

SMH
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Willowarborposted 2 weeks ago
During their Oval Office meeting, United Kingdom PM Keir Starmer corrected Trump's claim that European countries that provided aid to Ukraine “get their money back.”. The same claim that Macron corrected him on...

https://youtu.be/AOF9v42Eu5A?si=p9vUk2DS3oUbIWwd

He also keeps repeating the lie that the US has spent more on Ukraine aid than other nations... Repeating the $350 billion dollar lie.

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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Note the words total Government support. Then, research what the nations offered as loans and what they offered in grants, which are not paid back. The bigger part of what Europe put in was in the shape of loans. They are to be paid back/ It is opposite in the case of the US. Trump has expanded this many times, and Macron and the leader of the UK danced around it.
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  I think you've overlooked the part where he keeps lying about how much this country has given in aid to Ukraine. He's repeating the lie almost daily now.
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Yes, the initial figures I provided from Congress, which total approximately $269 billion in aid over the last three years, do include economic and humanitarian assistance along with military aid. From what I’ve found, about $66.5 billion of that was for military assistance, while around $69.7 billion went toward economic and humanitarian support. The rest likely covers other costs, such as classified expenditures, security, intelligence, logistics, and potential future commitments. The gap between Trump’s $350 billion claim and the publicly reported numbers suggests he might be factoring in additional indirect costs, future spending, or even contributions from NATO and the EU. Without an official breakdown from him or his team, it’s hard to say exactly how he arrived at that number, but it’s possible he’s looking at a much broader scope of spending.
  
  Note this $ 269 billion is far off on what is being reported by some media outlets. They seem to be quoting old stats.
  
  Source U.S. Defense Department – Ukraine Security Assistance
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Government resources place the amount of supplemental funding appropriated by Congress since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine at $174 billion -- which includes not only support for Ukraine but also for other countries affected by the conflict, stationing additional NATO troops and more.
  
  According to the Congressional Research Service, lawmakers passed five pieces of legislation relating to conflict between 2022 and 2024.
  
  He is way off and needs to stop lying. It looks purposeful at this point.
  
  https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fact-ch … =119167409
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Not sure ABC would be the source I would take over ---my Government source --- Source U.S. Defense Department – Ukraine Security Assistance
  
  But I am not interested in arguing the issue. I will go with what the Government officially reports.
  
  These were my back up sources
  US Global Leadership Coalition – U.S. Assistance to Ukraine
  New York Post – Ukraine War Spending
  Wall Street Journal – How Much Has the U.S. Spent on Ukraine?
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  Willowarborposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  What source would you cite? You'll notice that ABC didn't come up with their own number. They cited sources... But please advise on the most acceptable source for this information?
  
  Their source?
  "According to the Congressional Research Service, lawmakers passed five pieces of legislation relating to conflict between 2022 and 2024."
  
  I do notice that your post with the higher figure did not cite any source.. although it looks like it comes from New York Post
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Miebakagh57posted 2 weeks ago
Omg when will Trump, be ever liken?
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  Sharlee01posted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  He is, by many. He has the trust of many Americans. Yes, some tried to rid politics of Trump--- But have not succeeded. People trust a fighter... A man that will go against the wind. I, as a rule, I do not like to predict--- But I feel we will see many Trump-like people in our politics from here on in...
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  Kathleen Cochranposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this
  Never.
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Willowarborposted 2 weeks ago
This is huge...and missed due to all the other chaos and confusion in this administration...

China has announced immediate export controls on products related to five critical minerals. The controlled items include various products of tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, and indium, as well as the relevant technologies and information related to processing specifications, parameters, and technical procedures. The measure entered into force on February 4, 2025.

These minerals are considered key materials in various industries including defense, solar cell manufacturing, and semiconductors.

Wonder if Great Britain will make a deal with Ukraine for minerals?

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chi … 025-02-04/

https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert … ,tellurium)%2C%20and%20the%20semiconductor%20industry%20(e.g.%2C%20indium).

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news … c-minerals

https://www.exiger.com/perspectives/cri … olybdenum.
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Miebakagh57posted 2 weeks ago
To support Ukraine further?
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Willowarborposted 13 days ago
US Firms Add 77,000 Jobs, Smallest Gain Since July, in ADP Data...

https://www.morningstar.com/news/market … mp-tariffs
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  Sharlee01posted 13 days agoin reply to this
  In February 2025, the U.S. private sector added only 77,000 jobs, marking the smallest increase since July 2024. Several factors contributed to this slowdown. Businesses faced uncertainties due to President Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, leading to "hiring hesitancy." Additionally, a slowdown in consumer spending further dampened business confidence, impacting hiring decisions. Federal layoffs also played a significant role, with mass job cuts across agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service, resulting in thousands of job losses and contributing to the overall employment decline. Anyone that follows the economic stats knew this was coming. The only way numbers will increase is confidence to spend, new job creation, and tax breaks that could encourage hiring. With this economy, these variables are all on the table.
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  Ken Burgessposted 13 days agoin reply to this
  Well there is something you can give the Biden team credit for...
  
  They would have the government report good numbers...
  
  Then they would revise them to the real (bad) numbers a couple months later...
  
  Tell the people what they want to hear... even when its nonsense...
  
  Like telling them the economy is doing great, that anyone who said otherwise was not in touch with the real facts...
  
  The economy was horrible... it was government flushing in "new" dollars, that created 25% inflation, that made the economy, the GDP, look good.
  
  Ah well... most Americans have caught on...
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  Sharlee01posted 13 days agoin reply to this
  You're absolutely right—many Americans have caught on to these tactics. The pattern of reporting rosy numbers only to revise them downward later has become a predictable cycle. It’s a strategy that allows the administration to shape the initial narrative, knowing that most people don’t follow the revisions as closely. Meanwhile, the inflation issue is something everyday Americans feel in their wallets, no matter what spin is put on the data. At the end of the day, people trust their own experiences over manipulated statistics.
  
  The Biden administration often struggled to provide a coherent explanation for their revisions because doing so would have meant admitting to mismanagement or failed policies. Instead of offering transparency, they relied on vague justifications or ignored the issue altogether. When numbers didn't align with their narrative, they simply moved on, hoping people wouldn’t notice. But as you said earlier, most Americans have caught on—they see the reality in their everyday lives, no matter how the administration tries to spin it.
  
  Yes, Americans have caught on...
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  Willowarborposted 13 days agoin reply to this
  "You're absolutely right—many Americans have caught on to these tactics. The pattern of reporting rosy numbers only to revise them downward later has become a predictable cycle. It’s a strategy that allows the administration to shape the initial narrative,
  
  Why do job numbers get revised and who does it?
  
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Credence2posted 13 days ago
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland's prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump , who said the United States will acquire the territory “one way or another” even though his administration supports the Arctic island’s right of self-determination.
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Sounds like Trump is speaking from both sides of his mouth, you can't support the idea of self determination while insisting that America will acquire the territory "one way or the other"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 … story.html
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IslandBitesposted 13 days ago
Several factors contributed

1. Businesses faced uncertainties due to President Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, leading to "hiring hesitancy. (Trump 2025)
2. A slowdown in consumer spending further dampened business confidence, impacting hiring decisions. (No action on food prices, layoffs, tariffs = Trump 2025)
3. Federal layoffs with mass job cuts across agencies resulting in thousands of job losses (Trump 2025)

Anyone that follows the e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶ s̶t̶a̶t̶s̶ Trump's first month knew this was coming. The only way numbers will increase is stop Trump idiocy.

I agree.
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Willowarborposted 11 days ago
Trump’s DOJ dropped a lawsuit, started by Biden, to allow women to receive emergency abortions when their lives are at risk. Women around the country will die in emergency rooms.

But please tell me more about saving women from three trans athletes...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adminis … =119517271
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  Credence2posted 11 days agoin reply to this
  President Trump talks about ‘protecting women’ in sports and in locker rooms, meanwhile he’d let them go septic in the ER. Dismissing this case is indefensible -- a case meant to protect women’s lives in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Without the rulings in this case, hospitals were airlifting women out of Idaho while they were hemorrhaging so they could get life-saving abortions," Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement.
  
  Can you spell HYPOCRISY?
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Willowarborposted 11 days ago
opinion... Trump will wipe out 50% of the average Americans retirement savings by crashing the stock market with his inept moves and "deals" The anger toward those who voted him into office will be palpable...
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Credence2posted 11 days ago
So, who tries to hoodwink me by saying Trump is not a racist? I have to listen to South African whites whine while they exploited 90 percent of the population of that country until 1994. Can you think of any other group of immigrants that he is making exceptions for?

He carves an immigration path forward for South African whites, while Haitians legally here eat their next door neighbors pets?

So, There is going to be trouble in River City, lots of it....

https://www.salon.com/2025/03/07/wants- … kely-cant/
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Miebakagh57posted 11 days ago
Smell or spell 'HYPOCRISY'?
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Willowarborposted 7 days ago
More from the "cruelty is the point" category.

Trump administration cuts over $1 billion in food programs for schools, food banks...

The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, according to a school group and a Politico report on Monday.

President of the School Nutrition Association, Shannon Gleave, told the Guardian that the scrapping of these programmes would result in millions of children losing access to free school meals. Gleave said many working families are already struggling with rising food costs. She added that school nutrition teams are also dealing with staff shortages which will now be burdened by inefficiencies...

OH WELL...I know, know, this is what people voted for right? Something for you folks to be proud of.

One question though... We often hear the conservative whine about money we sent to other countries in the form of aid rather than addressing issues with their own citizens... So who among you supports this cut?

https://m.economictimes.com/news/intern … 898049.cms

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl … 13125.html
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Willowarborposted 6 days ago
CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS
March 6-9
Opinion of Trump's
Handling of Economy

Approve Disapprove
Now 44% 56%
March '20 54% 42%
March '19 51% 42%
March '18 48% 45%
March '17 55% 41%

March 6-9
How Trump Is Handling
His Job as President

Approve 45%
Disapprove 54%

Before a claim of "bias" is made, please link it to the specific methodology of SSRS... Otherwise such claims are meaningless.

I mean one only needs to really look around at all of the protests to see the unhappiness.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/politics … index.html
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Willowarborposted 6 days ago
What happened to drill baby drill? That sure did go silent...

"Drill Baby Drill Is Dead, Oil Executives Say"

Uh-oh? But this was a trump promise. One of those bigly promises like has never been seen before.... What can he do to strong arm them into the agenda??

Breaking his promise of keeping the world hooked on planet-heating fossil fuels for as long as possible.

As a consolation he held a pop-up car show on the white house lawn yesterday for tesla.. how many of you can afford a cybertruck?? Are we supposed to feel bad that Elon sales are down? Nah... The sentiment is growing in the country..#EatTheRich

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News … s-Say.html
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Willowarborposted 6 days ago
Oh yes, reclaiming America with these idiots...former wrestler and now head of the Department of Education Linda McMahon was unable to tell Laura ingraham, during an interview, what IDEA stood for....(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/linda-mcmaho … 37816.html

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Willowarborposted 5 days ago
"ICE Wastes $16M on Guantanamo Bay Operation as All Migrants Returned to US..."

OH WELL... They're not really doing many deportations, latest numbers show Biden was ahead in that area. So I guess they don't really need Guantanamo! File this one in the "smoke and mirrors" category

https://www.newsweek.com/ice-guantanamo … sa-2044018

I guess the outfits are fun?

Yes, I know, I know this is what you voted for...
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  tsmogposted 5 days agoin reply to this
  In recent weeks at least every other day I get to see a Kristi Noem ad warning illegal immigrants 'we' are coming after them and it is best to go back across the border. I live in San Diego County of Southern California.
  
  'We Will Find You And We Will Deport You': Noem Releases Ad Warning Illegal Immigrants To Leave U.S. YouTube (1 min)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHV73nsnQBU
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  Willowarborposted 5 days agoin reply to this
  I think the ad is cheaper than the actual deportation effort! There was no way they could ever come close to the deportation numbers they promised, Congress hasn't given them the funds.
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  wildernessposted 5 days agoin reply to this
  "latest numbers show Biden was ahead in that area."
  
  How many did Biden deport from the interior? I get that he put out quite a few that he caught at the border after he invited them in, but how many did he catch and deport after he told ICE to leave anyone in the interior alone?
  
  Pretty much a false equivalence, isn't it? Give Trump the 8,000 illegal entry's per day that Biden instead of the 8,000 per MONTH that he has produced and he might deport a lot more, right?
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  Sharlee01posted 5 days agoin reply to this
  Note how media attempts to feed up a narrative; yes, they get away with it with most. Because many that grab media fodder never look at a true full picture.
  
  Here are the official deportation numbers under Biden:
  
  2022: 72,177 deportations (lowest in decades)
  2023: 270,000+ deportations (significant increase)
  2024: 271,484 deportations (highest under Biden but still only 9% of total border encounters)
  Now, if we take the 37,660 deportations from February 2025 under Trump and multiply it by 12, we get approximately 451,920 deportations in a year—far exceeding Biden’s numbers. If this trend holds, Trump would indeed be on track to surpass all recent presidents in deportations, including Obama, who was previously the highest with around 409,000 in 2012. to Plus, we may see a larger number as Homem continues to pick up speed. And yes, I agree that Kristi Noem would give Barbie a run for her money. It's so beautiful. Yikes
  
  What stands out is the high number of criminals being deported. Reports suggest that Trump’s administration is focusing on removing gang members and violent offenders at a much faster rate. That could mean a major shift in immigration enforcement compared to Biden’s approach.
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  Willowarborposted 5 days agoin reply to this
  Source? But why divert from Guantanamo? Guess they no longer need it.
  
  According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants last month, the first full month Trump was in office, compared to just over 12,000 in February 2024.
  
  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 … ruary-2025
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Willowarborposted 5 days ago
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years.

The outbreak has spread to 15 states.

And the Secretary of Health’s response is to let everyone know the adverse effects of the measles vaccine and how receiving immunity through breast milk is more effective.

Yes, I know, I know this is what you voted for.... Better stock up on cod liver oil and chicken soup!
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Willowarborposted 5 days ago
Equal parts dangerous and idiotic...

“Canada only works as a state. We don’t need anything they have.”

What is wrong with this man? And this bunch that lets him continue to talk like this...yes, I know, I know this is what you voted for...

https://x.com/ABC/status/1900248755518972387
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Willowarborposted 5 days ago
One for the weasel category...

House Republicans voted to block the ability that Congress has under federal law to cancel the emergency declaration that President Trump used to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico last week.

These fools are going to go down with the ship...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/p … -vote.html
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Willowarborposted 4 days ago
Trump currently blathering like a lunatic from the Department of Justice...

He just literally just stated that CNN and MSNBC are “illegal”.

These are the words you’d hear from a fascist dictator. Imagine if Biden went to the DOJ and declared that Fox News and Newsmax were illegal.
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Willowarborposted 4 days ago
And more from his fascist diatribe...

Trump: “So now, as the chief law enforcement officer in our country. I will insist upon and demand full and complete accountability for the wrongs and abuses that have occurred.”

Isn't that supposed to be the attorney general?....
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Willowarborposted 19 hours ago
Trump spent the entire weekend breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution. We should all be alarmed by how our system of checks and balances is failing, because each illegal act that goes unchallenged moves us further from democracy and closer to a dictatorship. It’s becoming difficult to even keep up with the sheer volume of laws being broken right now...

On Friday, trump signed an executive order eliminating the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and other independent federal agencies funded by Congress.

On Saturday, he invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to bypass immigration laws and detain and deport people without court hearings or due process; the last time this act was invoked was to justify Japanese internment camps during World War II.... incredible.

On Sunday, Trump openly defied US District Judge James Boasberg’s order to halt the deportation of more than 130 people under the 18th century act. The judge has summed up Trump's position as "we don't care, we'll do what we want". The administration's lawyer is refusing to answer questions from the judge. Trump is calling him a lunatic who should be impeached. The open defiance of the judiciary and legal actions taken by the previous administration bring the country deeper into a constitutional crisis.

Serious question: When can we agree we’re not “moving toward autocracy” but are actually in the middle of it?

My opinion?

We’re in the deepest constitutional crisis since the civil war. Trump is defying federal judges. The executive is ignoring the judicial, and in turn, breaking our checks and balances.
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Miebakagh57posted 17 hours ago
It's up to the Senate and the House to summon Trump, for quetioning?
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Willowarborposted 17 hours ago
John Roberts Blasts Donald Trump in Rare Statement...

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke on Tuesday, taking President Donald Trump to task over his call to impeach Judge James Boasberg, who ruled against the president on the Alien Enemy Act.

Roberts said, "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."

https://www.newsweek.com/john-roberts-b … nt-2046592
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  IslandBitesposted 15 hours agoin reply to this
  Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to impeach U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who over the weekend ordered the Trump administration to halt deportations of Venezuelans whom it said were gang members.
  
  The move comes as President Trump is also calling for Boasberg’s impeachment, as the administration argues that his ruling, blocking Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to swiftly deport the migrants, was not lawful.
  
  SMH
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  Sharlee01posted 14 hours agoin reply to this
  Roberts said, "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
  
  To set the story straight --- Trump did not order anyone to start an impeachment process--- he did share his view and I quote --- In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump described Boasberg as a "troublemaker and agitator" and stated, "This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!"
  
  However, what was done with good speed---the Trump administration has quickly taken legal steps in response to Judge James Boasberg's ruling that temporarily halted deportation flights. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an appeal with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to remove Judge Boasberg from the case involving the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members. The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is the law the Trump administration is using in its deportation efforts. The law allows the president to deport non-citizens from countries that are considered enemy nations during times of war or national emergency. In this case, the administration has invoked the act to deport Venezuelan migrants, including members of criminal gangs, arguing that their presence poses a national security threat.
  
  The move by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with deportations despite Judge Boasberg's ruling stems from the administration's interpretation of the law and its legal strategy. The DOJ is defending its position, asserting that the use of the Alien Enemies Act is lawful, even in the face of the judge's decision.
  
  It is factual to say that this process is being handled through the established legal and legislative channels as Roberts spoke of after the fact.... Trump's statement reflected his personal opinion rather than a direct order, as there is no evidence that he instructed a member of Congress to introduce impeachment articles. Once again his opinion is his own, and he certainly is never shy when sharing it.
  
  What will be interesting is to watch this mess end up before the Supreme Court, and follow the ins and outs. Bondi will take to the extra mile, if need be, in my view.
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  Willowarborposted 14 hours agoin reply to this
  "Once again his opinion is his own, and he certainly is never shy when sharing it".
  
  I'd call it poor judgment. Certainly not fitting for the office. This bunch has us squarely in a constitutional crisis.
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  Miebakagh57posted 10 hours agoin reply to this
  Okay. Thank you. I see light here in the tunnel. Interesting to follow the case to the end.
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Willowarborposted 14 hours ago
Trump admin withholds details from judge about deportation flights for Venezuelans...

Justice Department lawyers refused Tuesday to say how many Venezuelans were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, despite a federal judge’s demand for the information as part of an inquiry into whether President Donald Trump’s administration defied his orders.

A filing by Attorney General Pam Bondi and other department lawyers said "there is no justification to order the provision of additional information, and that doing so would be inappropriate" because the judge's "oral statements were not independently enforceable."

THEY ARE FLAT OUT BUCKING A JUDGE...

All of this played out even as Mr. Trump himself attacked Judge Boasberg on social media on Tuesday morning as “a troublemaker and agitator,” and called for his impeachment.

This administration does not have the legal authority to ignore a federal judge because they think he’s wrong. They must comply with court orders and then file appeals in the hopes of having them overturned. Higher courts can overrule a Federal Judge, but until they do, the ruling stands.
It's why federal judges require Senate confirmation.
Boasberg was confirmed 96-4
We have three branches of Govt, and we do NOT have a king.

But please tell me more about how you folks cherish the Constitution...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/p … ights.html
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Willowarborposted 14 hours ago
Trump is throwing a tantrum because the judiciary won’t rubber-stamp his authoritarian agenda. His demand to impeach Judge Boasberg for doing his job is straight out of the playbook of strongmen who dismantle democracies piece by piece...
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Willowarborposted 10 hours ago

It’s weird how he put his name on a project that was only possible because of Biden...trump is such an ass. Question, is he that stupid or does he think you are that stupid?
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  Miebakagh57posted 10 hours agoin reply to this
  Trump?
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  Willowarborposted 9 hours agoin reply to this
  Yes, he put his name on a project that was made possible by Biden's infrastructure act... Trump always wanted an infrastructure act during his 1st term but could never get it passed. For him to do something like this is just completely bizarre
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