The Trump Presidency, Season 2

[Innula Zenovka]

A concrete example of the problems with bringing manufacturing back to the US

Can shoes be made in the US without cheap labour?

American production is possible, but it often needs to be automated to be cost effective.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Essence Lumin]

A concrete example of the problems with bringing manufacturing back to the US

Can shoes be made in the US without cheap labour?

American production is possible, but it often needs to be automated to be cost effective.

www.bbc.co.uk

With everything automated, it won't help with employment either.

 

[Free]

 

[Essence Lumin]

Trump is temperamental but it seems like he is ready to start a war with Iran. That could be the beginning of WWIII.

 

[Casey Pelous]

It seems like he just wants to appear to be in charge of Israel because it looks like they are winning the early rounds.

Any moment now I expect this idiot to announce that the Red Sox must surrender to the Yankees.

Who knows, though? He seems to be surrounded by the only people on Earth who are both less competent than he is and are still breathing.

 

[Free]

Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers.

apnews.com

A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities.

The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust.

Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in the USDA’s Farmer Loan Forgiveness Plan.

The new lawsuit alleges the government has continued to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were instituted under former President Joe Biden.

lol

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I love sitting back, with a mimosa in hand, watching the GOP destroy itself. It's oddly cathartic.

 

[Noodles]

Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers.

apnews.com

lol

Literally "He's Hurting The Wrong People The Lawsuit."

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at January 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

www.wired.com

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[Free]

Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at January 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

www.wired.com

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I thought it was a version of the flag of Lebanon.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

I love sitting back, with a mimosa in hand, watching the GOP destroy itself. It's oddly cathartic.

I've only been anticipating their downfall for about 40 years. Cathartic is a great word for this.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I've only been anticipating their downfall for about 40 years. Cathartic is a great word for this.

Do you think it will make much difference, other than perhaps to the careers of particular MAGA grifters and cheerleaders? Sadly, I suspect that once it's become clear which is the winning side, most of them will remember that Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia, until it becomes clear once more that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Do you think it will make much difference, other than perhaps to the careers of particular MAGA grifters and cheerleaders? Sadly, I suspect that once it's become clear which is the winning side, most of them will remember that Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia, until it becomes clear once more that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

Life is much simpler when one has abandoned all principles except "win at any cost."

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Life is much simpler when one has abandoned all principles except "win at any cost."

Or waits for Trump to make up his mind, because

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I've only been anticipating their downfall for about 40 years. Cathartic is a great word for this.

Oh yeah, that party fell. It's dead and gone.

It's last dying twitch was back in the Tea Party days, as the old guard were primaried out and replaced by a different breed of political beast entirely.

They really should update their branding/logo (imgur image behind the fold):

Spoiler

 

[Free]

I've only been anticipating their downfall for about 40 years. Cathartic is a great word for this.

I hear these days it's pining for the fjords. Of Greenland.

 

[Willow Matthews]

All about that plane. Still tapping that lip Free?

 

[Free]

Still tapping that lip Free?

I had to lay off that for the time being. My lip is pretty badly bruised.

 

[Ellie]

As a follower of Jesus, McKean said she’s praying that more Christians demonstrate a willingness to place even the strongest political convictions beneath the authority of Jesus.
“To do this, we each must cultivate a critical eye toward our own parties,” she said. “We must stay alert, recognizing that earthly rulers are prone to manipulation, power plays (Matthew 20:25), and ungodly acts of injustice (Ecclesiastes 5:8–9).”

“As a Christian, I don’t think you can be both MAGA and Christian,” a top comment on IG reads

 

[Innula Zenovka]

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