The Trump Presidency - Part 2



Getting Americans & their representatives to decline funding the government has ALREADY promised them, and that they fought hard to get, is going to be an extremely difficult task. DOGE is going to require collective sacrifice and a culture switch from:“I need to get mine!!!” to “we can get by with less” — or even better: “we don’t need a handout, we’ll do this ourselves” Culture shifts are very hard, but it feels like this one is gaining momentum


Isn't that just some random wanker? Tweet with 600 likes.

If you're looking for random wankers' reactions to everything, you'll never be done.
 
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Edit: there's a 100% chance he wrote his own Wikipedia article.
 


Some more positions filled. I'm surprised he didn't pick Ebola for the CDC position. To be fair,.I'm not familiar with the names so can't really comment if they are good picks or not, although given his recent nominations i'm guessing some will have issues with them.





I don't think I've heard a lot about him so am unsure about this pick.
 

A normal person would come to the realization that maybe just maybe theyre being used and no one truly likes them. But Trump is likely so damaged he may be the poster child of the halo effect. Honestly it's the reason why so often my anger ultimately is more with the grifters in his wake than Trump himself.
 
Russia vs USA, who can destabilize the most countries in this decade? Russia is winning atm.
Destabilizing the West probably - though we have far right groups providing backing for candidates in Europe for instance. Orban wouldn't have come into power the way he did IMHO without some of that support (probably from the UK as well).

Who knows though what kind of shit we re involved in in countries that dont make the news because they re not in open conflict. A lot of it we won't know about it until Netflix makes a series of documentary about it.

There is a remaking of the world order happening and it's not lead my the left as some try to claim. Projection as usual.
 
Not sure russia is winning. The US are literally wiping a country off the map.
Here we go again.

Who else is providing billions of dollars to Israel? Hint: it's a lot more than just the US. Is the US the biggest net contributor? Probably. But we only can assume that because unlike many other nations it's public information. And if you were to break it down per capita it would look worse for others in a way.
Meanwhile, who is providing weapons to the Palestinians in the billions of dollars worth?

I think we would get a lot further with resolving conflicts in the world if we were to recognize some of the destructive contributions others are making in these conflicts as well. And then we are only talking military contributions. Economically Germany, the UK, Netherlands, France, Spain and others per capita contribute a multi/many fold to Israel what the US does.

Dont think for a second these other nations aren't happily embracing the US villain role because meanwhile they benefit more than the US itself does.

Now if we re talking the US and the incoming administration's in particular- attempts to attack institutions like the ICC over this, that shows me some are willing to literally break world order and respect for human rights over this and that ultimately makes what we do notably worse.
 
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Here we go again.

Who else is providing billions of dollars to Israel? Hint: it's a lot more than just the US. Is the US the biggest net contributor? Probably. But we only can assume that because unlike many other nations it's public information. And if you were to break it down per capita it would look worse for others in a way.
Meanwhile, who is providing weapons to the Palestinians in the billions of dollars worth?

I think we would get a lot further with resolving conflicts in the world if we were to recognize some of the destructive contributions others are making in these conflicts as well. And then we are only talking military contributions. Economically Germany, the UK, Netherlands, France, Spain and others per capita contribute a multi/many fold to Israel what the US does.

Dont think for a second these other nations aren't happily embracing the US villain role because meanwhile they benefit more than the US itself does.

Now if we re talking the US and the incoming administration's in particular- attempts to attack institutions like the ICC over this, that shows me some are willing to literally break world order and respect for human rights over this and that ultimately makes what we do notably worse.

The US alone gives about 70% of Israeli arms. Since last year, each countries' exports are measured in the millions, while the US has given multiple packages in the tens of billions. One is sales, the other is donations. Even per capita, which is an absurd metric when focused on a foreign conflict, you are off by orders of magitude. If all the Europeans stopped selling their arms, Israel's offensive could continue easily. If the US stopped giving theirs, Israel would run out of arms or money or both in a month. Israeli officials have said this in public.

And Palestinians don't have "billions of dollars" of equipment :lol: :lol: :lol: Where do you think these billions in weapons are coming in from anyway, when Israel controls every single border of Gaza?
There are literally videos of Hamas recycling Israeli unexploded bombs and making them into roadside bombs against tanks.

And finally, none of the countries you have mentioned have used this power to defend Israel:
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About the ICC - can you tell me how the outgoing administration is respecting the warrant? And so, can you tell me how the change of administration makes a difference to its implementation?
 
Here we go again.

Who else is providing billions of dollars to Israel? Hint: it's a lot more than just the US. Is the US the biggest net contributor? Probably. But we only can assume that because unlike many other nations it's public information. And if you were to break it down per capita it would look worse for others in a way.
Meanwhile, who is providing weapons to the Palestinians in the billions of dollars worth?

I think we would get a lot further with resolving conflicts in the world if we were to recognize some of the destructive contributions others are making in these conflicts as well. And then we are only talking military contributions. Economically Germany, the UK, Netherlands, France, Spain and others per capita contribute a multi/many fold to Israel what the US does.

Dont think for a second these other nations aren't happily embracing the US villain role because meanwhile they benefit more than the US itself does.

Now if we re talking the US and the incoming administration's in particular- attempts to attack institutions like the ICC over this, that shows me some are willing to literally break world order and respect for human rights over this and that ultimately makes what we do notably worse.

Wait, you’re seriously suggesting that other countries contribute as much, if not more, to Israel militarily, economically and politically , as USA does?
 
Here we go again.

Who else is providing billions of dollars to Israel? Hint: it's a lot more than just the US. Is the US the biggest net contributor? Probably. But we only can assume that because unlike many other nations it's public information. And if you were to break it down per capita it would look worse for others in a way.
Meanwhile, who is providing weapons to the Palestinians in the billions of dollars worth?

I think we would get a lot further with resolving conflicts in the world if we were to recognize some of the destructive contributions others are making in these conflicts as well. And then we are only talking military contributions. Economically Germany, the UK, Netherlands, France, Spain and others per capita contribute a multi/many fold to Israel what the US does.

Dont think for a second these other nations aren't happily embracing the US villain role because meanwhile they benefit more than the US itself does.

Now if we re talking the US and the incoming administration's in particular- attempts to attack institutions like the ICC over this, that shows me some are willing to literally break world order and respect for human rights over this and that ultimately makes what we do notably worse.
You're living in dreamland if you don't think the US are the primary enabler of the current genocide. It must be hard for americans to swallow, but it is what it is.
 
This is unbelievable. If there was nothing there, why did they spend all of this time on this case?

Or, is Smith afraid?
It is Department of Justice policy not to prosecute sitting Presidents. He is following that policy. The filing makes it clear that this decision does not reflect on the strength of the case against Trump.
 
The US alone gives about 70% of Israeli arms. Since last year, each countries' exports are measured in the millions, while the US has given multiple packages in the tens of billions. One is sales, the other is donations. Even per capita, which is an absurd metric when focused on a foreign conflict, you are off by orders of magitude. If all the Europeans stopped selling their arms, Israel's offensive could continue easily. If the US stopped giving theirs, Israel would run out of arms or money or both in a month. Israeli officials have said this in public.

And Palestinians don't have "billions of dollars" of equipment :lol: :lol: :lol: Where do you think these billions in weapons are coming in from anyway, when Israel controls every single border of Gaza?
There are literally videos of Hamas recycling Israeli unexploded bombs and making them into roadside bombs against tanks.

And finally, none of the countries you have mentioned have used this power to defend Israel:
XR6WYCP5KBLP3G4IBX7PNN3ZOI.jpg


About the ICC - can you tell me how the outgoing administration is respecting the warrant? And so, can you tell me how the change of administration makes a difference to its implementation?
You re saying Im not right but you clearly haven't even bothered to look up the numbers. And yes per capita surely is an interesting metric because if you bothered to look you'd see that several countries aid after that conversion isnt far removed or even more than what the US sends over there. And if you think economic investments aren't part of the problem in enabling a regime like Netanyahu's you are woefully naive.

Also: look up the articles about all the funding China, Russia and Iran to name some have provided to Hamas or the Palestinians. If the US would be able to hide said expenses and man hours like they can - would America get the same pass? Or say the US would be any of the other large trading partners - many having far greater investments of their total GDP than the US, would it get the same pass from you? Someone should tell Germany to get its submarines back.
 
You re saying Im not right but you clearly haven't even bothered to look up the numbers. And yes per capita surely is an interesting metric because if you bothered to look you'd see that several countries aid after that conversion isnt far removed or even more than what the US sends over there. And if you think economic investments aren't part of the problem in enabling a regime like Netanyahu's you are woefully naive.

Also: look up the articles about all the funding China, Russia and Iran to name some have provided to Hamas or the Palestinians. If the US would be able to hide said expenses and man hours like they can - would America get the same pass? Or say the US would be any of the other large trading partners - many having far greater investments of their total GDP than the US, would it get the same pass from you? Someone should tell Germany to get its submarines back.

Finding excuses even as your government is the main responsible for the ongoing genocide.
 
It is Department of Justice policy not to prosecute sitting Presidents. He is following that policy. The filing makes it clear that this decision does not reflect on the strength of the case against Trump.
The system is failing us. It’s a memo, not a law or a constitutional requirement.