Trump's Policies Part 3

[crimsonaudio]

King Trump demands penance and groveling before he will allow withheld federal funds to flow back to Maine. It's not hard to understand why many people despise the man and his behavior. Is there anyone who actually admires this nonsense and thinks it's an appropriate way for the American government to function?

He literally cannot be happy with the 'win' - he has to have the defeated beg for forgiveness. So petty.

 

[Its On A Slab]

He literally cannot be happy with the 'win' - he has to have the defeated beg for forgiveness. So petty.

A petulant baby.

And people in this country are ok with the person who inhabits the role of what used to be Leader Of The Free World acts and behaves.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Most Americans would trade the World Cup for a cup of coffee

Not even close to the point.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

He literally cannot be happy with the 'win' - he has to have the defeated beg for forgiveness. So petty.

And this is why he can never be in the pantheon of great presidents, regardless of what he does.
He is more concerned with acting like King George lll than he is with acting like George Washington.

Here’s the thing, despite loathing the guy, I could actually give credit to the man, if I sincerely believed he was trying to save us from the economic cataclysm that will eventually swallow us thanks to the federal debt. But he has come out in the last two days after all of this DOGE stuff about sparing no expense to build an iron dome that even the pentagon is saying is insane. He has used the words “spare no expense.”

This is the epitome of big spending liberalism except for he’s not using it for something like the green new deal or Obamacare or entitlement programs, he’s going right back to that favored sacred cow of the right, the defense department.

What is amusing is that if Trump was a Democrat, the same media throwing such a fit would, in fact, consider many of his actions “bold.” But lest anyone think that media hypocrisy is the only kind, the same conservatives who are all “for” this right now would be losing their collective minds.

Bernie and The ponytail are going to be angry no matter what, it’s their schtick and all they know.

kind of like Donald Trump.

 

[cbi1972]

Not even close to the point.

Just remember: when that happens, it will somehow not be the fault of the guy whose fault it is.?

If and when this happens, it will not register in the top 100 of things to blame someone for over a four year period.

The international community may declare a moral victory but I will not be affected and it won't matter who is to blame.

 

[AWRTR]

Most Americans would trade the World Cup for a cup of coffee

I would trade both for a burger and fries.

 

[jthomas666]

King Trump demands penance and groveling before he will allow withheld federal funds to flow back to Maine. It's not hard to understand why many people despise the man and his behavior. Is there anyone who actually admires this nonsense and thinks it's an appropriate way for the American government to function?

You must be new here.

 

[81usaf92]

OK, so just trying to follow the Trump narrative, we are back to Biden was heavily involved, devious and pulling off a bunch of crimes. I ask because this afternoon we will be back to the guy’s brain lobes were not connected.

meanwhile, here’s a nice thought: the United States is scheduled to hold the World Cup next year and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. Might be time for a bunch of countries to stick together and stick it to the United States again with a boycott.

Just remember: when that happens, it will somehow not be the fault of the guy whose fault it is.?

The problem with the WC is that it’s a continental hosting not a USA hosting. So you would be screwing Canada and Mexico too.

But it still wouldn’t be near as stupid as the Democrats depriving a bunch of Atlanta businesses a huge pay day by pushing MLB to take away the All Star Game because of a voting law that still resulted in a Democrat as a US senator from the state of GA even after it was passed… Funny how Atlanta is hosting the ASG this year and not one Democrat is complaining about it.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

The problem with the WC is that it’s a continental hosting not a USA hosting. So you would be screwing Canada and Mexico too.

No argument here.

Obviously, the Olympics (because of the single country) would be a bigger deal, but the point is the economics of a boycott. If that is coming at a time we're already in economic trouble, it isn't going to help. And yes, it will be Deadbeat Donnie's fault, but not one of his supporters will ever admit it.

(You know, I used to think the Clinton supporters were awful, but I at least knew a few of them who actually jumped the fence and voted for W after that whole mess his last term, too).

But it still wouldn’t be near as stupid as the Democrats depriving a bunch of Atlanta businesses a huge pay day by pushing MLB to take away the All Star Game because of a voting law that still resulted in a Democrat as a US senator from the state of GA even after it was passed… Funny how Atlanta is hosting the ASG this year and not one Democrat is complaining about it.

That whole thing was stupid.

I said at the time I wish Atlanta had not blown the lead in Game Five of the World Series, won it at home and then shattered the World Series trophy on TV, and not telling Manfred and the rest to get lost for any kind of "congratulations."

 

[Tidewater]

As I've said, the above (in bold) is not my assertion. I have no issue with the appropriate and necessary government agency having access to the info contained within any other department. I support finding and eliminating the waste in government. It's the proper vetting of the individuals who have access to the information upon which I must insist. Why is this such a problem?

I do not think it is such a problem.
I am just not sure they are not vetted.
I googled it and I did find that some of the DOGE employees are holdovers from the US Digital Services, because NPR told me. I would imagine that employees from US Digital Services were vetted. I am not sure that the folks who came in since the inauguration with Musk are not vetted in any way.
And I am not sure what kind of vetting government employees who need access to this information to do their jobs (say, a Social Security Administration claims rep) actually go through. If you are a teacher, I'd bet you went through a more rigorous vetting process. For those who will be looking at secret information, those will need a secret security clearance, but issuing an interim clearance gets done pretty quickly. For higher level clearances, the process is more in-depth.
At any rate, I suspect that politicians and partisan media stating (or implying through clever phrasing) scary things like "All DOGE employees, none of whom have undergone any vetting process, have access to all your most sensitive personnel information and unfettered access to the government's most secret information," is just not true.

 

[Huckleberry]

I do not think it is such a problem.
I am just not sure they are not vetted.
I googled it and I did find that some of the DOGE employees are holdovers from the US Digital Services, because NPR told me. I would imagine that employees from US Digital Services were vetted. I am not sure that the folks who came in since the inauguration with Musk are not vetted in any way.
And I am not sure what kind of vetting government employees who need access to this information to do their jobs (say, a Social Security Administration claims rep) actually go through. If you are a teacher, I'd bet you went through a more rigorous vetting process. For those who will be looking at secret information, those will need a secret security clearance, but issuing an interim clearance gets done pretty quickly. For higher level clearances, the process is more in-depth.
At any rate, I suspect that politicians and partisan media stating (or implying through clever phrasing) scary things like "All DOGE employees, none of whom have undergone any vetting process, have access to all your most sensitive personnel information and unfettered access to the government's most secret information," is just not true.

It would be really easy for DOGE and/or the Trump Administration to issue a statement stating that all those accessing sensitive information have obtained the necessary clearances. Some might not believe them, but at least it would be on the record.

 

[Tidewater]

It would be really easy for DOGE and/or the Trump Administration to issue a statement stating that all those accessing sensitive information have obtained the necessary clearances. Some might not believe them, but at least it would be on the record.

You are probably right. Maybe Trump is doing what Obama did in response to the "he wasn't born in the US" conspiracy theorists. He released an obvious recently-produced birth certificate (computer generated, when Obama was born in 1963) and let the conspiracy theorists twist in the wind about that. Trump deliberately doing something like that is pronan;y giving them too much credit for cleverness.
Here is where today's hyper-partisan media can do us a favor. MSNBC, Politico, etc. hate Trump. If DOGE employees have no vetting whatsover, these media outlets have a vested interest in finding that out and reporting it. They may have. I just did not find any. I have little confidence when MSNBC or Politico or NPR speaks for Trump, that what they are saying is correct and factual, but when Trump screws something up, I have much more confidence that they will report it.

 

[mdb-tpet]

Except the area these parking spaces use isn't contiguous (and is also largely privately owned). Freeing up 50-100sq ft per property doesn't accomplish anything.

A lot of the parking spaces are right next to each other, and we're only talking about 2 to 5% of parking spaces. For example there's a mall in my city with a closed Sears wing. That one building has hundreds to thousands of parking spaces all right next to each other that could be turned into an apartment building easily for dozens to hundreds of homes. Right across the interstate about .25 miles away on a hill, developers cut down around 10 acres of trees for an apartment building, which could have just as easily been placed on the already mowed down Sears parking lot.

 

[jthomas666]

Shocking!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/politics/spacex-contracts-musk-doge-trump.html

 

[Bazza]

President Donald Trump was hailed with massive cheers in Philadelphia, as he attended the NCAA Men’s Division I Wrestling Championship.

The crowd rose to its feet and heartily applauded Trump as he entered the Wells Fargo Arena and stood on the event floor for about a minute waving to the onlookers. Trump was accompanied by DOGE chief Elon Musk and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

And when they did, the wave in the stands....Trump joined in. It was a great!

 

[Bamaro]

President Donald Trump was hailed with massive cheers in Philadelphia, as he attended the NCAA Men’s Division I Wrestling Championship.

The crowd rose to its feet and heartily applauded Trump as he entered the Wells Fargo Arena and stood on the event floor for about a minute waving to the onlookers. Trump was accompanied by DOGE chief Elon Musk and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

And when they did, the wave in the stands....Trump joined in. It was a great!

I'm glad to see the fool has nothing better to do!

 

[CrimsonJazz]

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/prime-minister-urged-to-call-emergency-meeting-after-trump-administration-cuts-funding-to-seven-australian-universities/news-story/2849b3274db1cc6a1774b1991106b6da

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced calls to respond after the Trump administration cut funding to seven Australian universities.

The administration's move came after US agencies asked Australian researchers to justify why they should continue receiving American research grants.

I didn't even know we were funding Australian universities with grants.

 

[cdub55]

Every car has at least 3.4 and possibly up to 8 parking spaces in the USA, and only 1 one parking space can be used, meaning 2.4 to 6 spaces are always empty per car. The average paved space per car is 900 square feet, not including the roads or the lanes to get to the parking spaces. If we simply reduced our dependence on cars by 2 percent from 284 million cars to 279 million cars, we could free around 28 million parking spaces for housing in our cities. If you assume that 10 parking spaces could be turned into a house, that would be easily 2.8 million new homes in the cities we already live in right next to the jobs and stores we already have. No need to mow down our last remaining intact forests for suburbs we have to drive miles and mile to get to. If we were bolder and went for a 5% reduction, well, you can get right to the 7 million homes you say we need.

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/david-b-goldstein/does-every-car-need-8-parking-spaces-ride-sharing-can-save-emissions-reducing

I can see it now...

"Yall want to come over and watch the game Saturday and throw back a few brew's?"

"Yea man, didn't you just move into a new house? Where you at now?"

"Yea bro, its pretty sick. So just go to Walmart and you can't miss it. I live in between the two handicap spots up front and the buggy coral."

 

[jthomas666]

Judge blocking Trump deportations played key role in Trump-Russia FISA saga

The federal judge currently throwing a wrench in Trump's plans to deport violent Venezuelan gang members also played a key role in the fallout from the Trump-Russia saga as chief of the FISA Court.

justthenews.com

Here’s a pretty comprehensive view of the guy. The way he handled Cline Smith and continuing to back the FBI and CIA after they were clearly making stuff up was a travesty. Yes he’s a liberal hack. I’m well aware you will never believe that.

Not when the evidence you provide strongly resembles a hit piece.

This is a loser for the left because a large majority of Americans want these gangs out of here and keeping them here and making deporting them harder is a loser for the left electorally. It is out of touch and fits perfectly with the left right now. Boxed in by their crazy base.

What do you mean by "this"? Boasberg's decision? The idea that the law should be applied fairly? That the president shouldn't be able to do whatever he damn well pleases?

Here's the order Boasberg released today, in which he responds to--among other things--the misinformation campaign launched by the Trump administration. Exactly what in this document do you find so appalling?

 

[cbi1972]

I do not think it is such a problem.
I am just not sure they are not vetted.
I googled it and I did find that some of the DOGE employees are holdovers from the US Digital Services, because NPR told me. I would imagine that employees from US Digital Services were vetted. I am not sure that the folks who came in since the inauguration with Musk are not vetted in any way.
And I am not sure what kind of vetting government employees who need access to this information to do their jobs (say, a Social Security Administration claims rep) actually go through. If you are a teacher, I'd bet you went through a more rigorous vetting process. For those who will be looking at secret information, those will need a secret security clearance, but issuing an interim clearance gets done pretty quickly. For higher level clearances, the process is more in-depth.
At any rate, I suspect that politicians and partisan media stating (or implying through clever phrasing) scary things like "All DOGE employees, none of whom have undergone any vetting process, have access to all your most sensitive personnel information and unfettered access to the government's most secret information," is just not true.

Any vetting process that grants any access at all to Edward "Big Balls" Coristine is useless