Trump's Policies Part 4

[Crimson1967]

So much for 'Freedom of the Press"

Will Carr wear his Trump pin while investigating the case?

 

[dayhiker]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1911785940961361954

 

[Bamaro]

You certainly can’t deport natural born citizens no matter what they did. I think it takes something extreme to deport naturalized citizens.

At the risk of sounding like some woke bleeding heart libtard, that prison in El Salvador is beyond the pale inhumane. Yes, they have themselves to blame for being there but it would be horrible to be innocent and get sent there.

Not saying prisoners should be coddled but having them sleep on metal shelves with no bedding material and packed in like sardines is insane.

If the president does it it's not illegal.
I dont put anything past this incompetant fool.

 

[AWRTR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1911785940961361954

When I renewed my license during the Biden administration I had to go through the real ID stuff and get the endorsement on my license. I didn't have a choice.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Well, guess what ladies, gents, and others???

They've found their scapegoat for the classified info to the journalist....

Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe - POLITICO


The Pentagon placed two top political appointees under administrative leave on Tuesday after a probe into potential leaks of sensitive information, according to three defense officials.

Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted out of the Pentagon by security officers and had his building access suspended pending further investigation, said two of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss an ongoing probe.

 

[Bazza]

Full support!

 

[selmaborntidefan]

A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

We'll wait until the end of the fiscal year, but I'm betting the deficit goes higher, and all this sound and fury signifying nothing is little more than the Morbidly Obese Ball of Anger ripping money away from people like Scrooge on Christmas.

 

[Crimson1967]

Full support!

I can’t believe so many people showed up with Bud Light being a big sponsor. You’d think they’d not want to associate with a company like that.

 

[Bazza]

I can’t believe so many people showed up with Bud Light being a big sponsor. You’d think they’d not want to associate with a company like that.

Big tent!

 

[selmaborntidefan]

He’s rebuilding manufacturing or……just the opposite…..

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announces closure of Chillicothe Paper Mill

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced Tuesday that it will close the mill, which has nearly 1,000 employees.

www.chillicothegazette.com

Now I’m not stupid, I know it’s not like Trump was sitting there in the White House and shuttering this factory. However, everyone here knows exactly what would be said by Trump and his base if this company was OPENING a new mill….

 

[cdub55]

He’s rebuilding manufacturing or……just the opposite…..

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announces closure of Chillicothe Paper Mill

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced Tuesday that it will close the mill, which has nearly 1,000 employees.

www.chillicothegazette.com

Now I’m not stupid, I know it’s not like Trump was sitting there in the White House and shuttering this factory. However, everyone here knows exactly what would be said by Trump and his base if this company was OPENING a new mill….

A politician taking credit for something good happening and blaming someone else for something bad happening...what else is new. I remember a debate not too long ago where a current President was telling me how the economy was stronger than it has ever been and yet I struggle to buy groceries and pay rent.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

A politician taking credit for something good happening and blaming someone else for something bad happening...what else is new. I remember a debate not too long ago where a current President was telling me how the economy was stronger than it has ever been and yet I struggle to buy groceries and pay rent.

Indeed, it's practically cliché' at this point. I was annoyed about the egg prices as much as anyone else (except maybe my keto friends) and one person I know genuinely believed that Trump was going to reduce the cost of eggs on day one. Now, I'm still trying to figure out how in the hell the price of eggs became a marker for economic health, but besides that, unless Trump had a plan to shoot 100 million laying hens out of his butt, the only thing that was going to affect the price of eggs would be recovering market conditions. Could I make my friend understand that? I'll give you one guess.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

NEW: El Salvador has denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen to see or speak to his Maryland constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the country, Van Hollen said during a visit to El Salvador.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1912581820975030568

Chris Van Hollen should get some face tattoos to show how serious he is. That'll make a statement.

 

[Huckleberry]

Washington Post gift link

Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status


The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of President Trump’s feud with Harvard University and other Ivy League institutions and other nonprofit groups his administration views as “woke.”

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Indeed, it's practically cliché' at this point.

It's funny to me how "Trump isn't a politician" is the cliche' right up until the moment he gets caught lying ridiculously - and then the very people who say "he's not a politician" want to hide behind "ALL politicians do that". How convenient!

I was annoyed about the egg prices as much as anyone else (except maybe my keto friends) and one person I know genuinely believed that Trump was going to reduce the cost of eggs on day one.

Where would this person have gotten that idea?

"When I win I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day 1."
Donald Trump (at 27:32)
August 15, 2024

I mean, if you can't trust a guy who ISN'T a politician but a "businessman", who can you trust?

It's a SELF-IMPOSED limitation by Corporal Punishment himself.

Now, I'm still trying to figure out how in the hell the price of eggs became a marker for economic health,

Oh, I can't imagine where.. (click me)

“Unfortunately, the Easter Bunny will spend significantly more on dinner, treats, and easter baskets this year,” Republicans on the House Budget Committee said in a Friday news release. “Americans are looking forward to a family dinner, an Easter Egg hunt, or a bouquet of flowers this weekend but feel the strain on their wallets.

“This Easter, prices are at an all-time high,” the committee added.

Headline inflation is a metric that factors in price changes for all of goods and services. Inflation has totaled 3.2% over the past year, according to the latest consumer price index data.

But the costs of individual foods associated with Easter have risen much more.

Eggs, closely associated with Easter, are once again rising in price. Egg prices hit record highs near the end of 2022 when a terrible wave of avian influenza took hold, killing off millions of laying hens and dramatically crimping supply. Prices then crashed as supply caught back up. But since last September, egg prices have been creeping back up.

In just the past month alone, the price of eggs is up 8.4%, far outpacing overall inflation. Still, egg prices are down 17% since this time last year.

Republicans, though, have framed the egg price increases in terms of how much they have risen since Biden entered office.

but besides that, unless Trump had a plan to shoot 100 million laying hens out of his butt, the only thing that was going to affect the price of eggs would be recovering market conditions. Could I make my friend understand that? I'll give you one guess.

There's an easier explanation: Trump lied.

Trump's party brought out eggs as an issue.
Trump lied about what could do about it.

And this is the point where the Trump voters give us a list of "alternative explanations" to tell us why it is that their infallible leader who plays 47-dimensional chess and said he could solve the Ukraine-Russia war "even before I arrive in the Oval Office" DID NOT lie. Occam's Razor tells us he lied - and that's when we go from "he's not a politician" to "all politicians lie."

 

[jthomas666]

 

[Bamaro]

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species because of logging, mining, development and other activities.

At issue is a long-standing definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, which has included altering or destroying the places those species live. Habitat destruction is the biggest cause of extinction, said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

The question is whether the Trump administration is entitled to repeal a rule that was upheld specifically by the Supreme Court and therefore subject to precedent, said Patrick Parenteau, an emeritus professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School who has handled endangered species cases.

Because of the current definition of harm, “many, many millions of acres of land has been conserved” to help keep species alive, he said.
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists | AP News

 

[dtgreg]

I remember when U.S. Representatives and Senators (not to mention those that made VP) were lawyers in a previous life so they could understand and read the bills they submitted (and actually sometimes WROTE *GASP*). How far we've fallen.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

I remember when U.S. Representatives and Senators (not to mention those that made VP) were lawyers in a previous life so they could understand and read the bills they submitted (and actually sometimes WROTE *GASP*). How far we've fallen.

Even more hilarious, one of the FEW people in congress who actually reads all legislation and understands it is Rand Paul, who is not a lawyer and never has been.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I remember when U.S. Representatives and Senators (not to mention those that made VP) were lawyers in a previous life so they could understand and read the bills they submitted (and actually sometimes WROTE *GASP*). How far we've fallen.

Now, most politicians can't fog a mirror.