Surviving a second Trump admin

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2 hours this time:
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Unfunny:

Trump Taps Far-Right Commentator Sebastian Gorka To White House
Gorka played a role in the first Trump administration, where he was dogged by concerns about his inflammatory views.

White supremacist Hungarian Nazi.

[1 CAT FAN]

I've become an America-hating (some of it) radical and have been thinking about self-deportation the past couple of days.

Stop wasting time, get prepared. Pack your bags, there will be free transportation to Mexico soon.

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Stop wasting time, get prepared. Pack your bags, there will be free transportation to Mexico soon.

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Mexico would send US citizens like me back, moron with an infantile self-portrait.

Your hero:

Hegseth Faces Allegations Of Boozing, Partying And Mismanagement Helming Veterans Groups
Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary is accused of running one nonprofit into the ground and of promoting a climate of toxic sexism at another.

... Another complaint regarding Hegseth’s CVA tenure obtained by The New Yorker claimed that Hegseth drunkenly chanted “Kill all Muslims! Kill all Muslims!” at a bar in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, while traveling as part of the organization’s 2015 Defend Freedom Tour....

Not religious "Freedom"?

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Trump Has A Plan To Cripple Government Transparency
Federal agencies set a record for censoring and withholding documents sought through freedom-of-information requests in Trump's first term. Now it's likely to be much worse.

[GoCubsGo]

Say what?


Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter

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Say what?

Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter

Unlike Hegseth, Fascist DerSantis has run a large org, albeit poorly. He was a Navy lawyer and Gitmo torturer. He never led combat troops and barely even saw combat, never as a fighter. He's only marginally more qualified than Hegseth. Otoh, puppetmaster Casey would become America's most powerful female warrior ever, a fitting slap to misogynist Hegseth.

[Vrede too]

Say what?

Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter

Have you considered screaming at Lake Michigan?
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[GoCubsGo]

Say what?

Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter

Have you considered screaming at Lake Michigan?
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Lol

They stole my idea.

I've been to that beach in Whitefish Bay.

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Have you considered screaming at Lake Michigan?
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Lol

They stole my idea.

I've been to that beach in Whitefish Bay.

To scream about DonOLD?

[GoCubsGo]

Have you considered screaming at Lake Michigan?
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Lol

They stole my idea.

I've been to that beach in Whitefish Bay.

To scream about DonOLD?

Well, really my brother in laws.

I'm still tuned out. He can't seem to help himself.

[O Really]

Tuning out is the only way to weaken him, but it's got to be more than just us. I'm not saying he's not evil, nor that he wouldn't try to do lots of evil stuff, nor even that he doesn't know he can't, but his entire life, up to and including his last administration and his recent campaign has been largely fake. There is no way to predict closely what he'll do tomorrow based on what he says today. In fact, saying something outrageous to either be able to get something in appeasement or to distract from something else is just part of his approach to life. His "negotiation" strategy is always the same - bully, threaten, try to dominate, and unfortunately it has been somewhat successful for him - it did get him elected. And has he ever described anything he did with less than extravagant hyperbole? Greatest, biggest, most (whatever) the "likes of which you've never seen." So why do people keep believing him? Why do they think he can really round up 15 million people for the "biggest mass deportation ever in the world"? Sure, he'll round up some and he'll make life miserable for a lot more, but ultimately it will be like everything else he's ever done. Some great talk, a couple of things to show off, and an announcement of great and unsurmounted accomplishment.

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Have you considered screaming at Lake Michigan?
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Lol

They stole my idea.

I've been to that beach in Whitefish Bay.

To scream about DonOLD?

Well, really my brother in law's.

I'm still tuned out. He can't seem to help himself.

You don't seem very tuned out to me. Maybe you should go scream at Lake Michigan anyhow.


Robert Reich, tell us how you really feel.

Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men
All of Trump’s nominees are unprincipled enablers who are unlikely to push back when he makes reckless decisions

... All politicians want their underlings to be loyal, but Trump wants them to be more loyal to him than to the nation, and he demands total subservience without regard to right or wrong....

Every one of his nominees campaigned for these jobs by engaging in conspicuous displays of submission and flattery directed toward Trump....

Ten of Trump’s picks so far were Fox News hosts or contributors who repeatedly mouthed Trump’s lies about the 2020 election being stolen, about January 6 being a “peaceful protest” and about Biden being the force behind Trump’s prosecutions.

Some of Trump’s picks showed up at his criminal trial in Manhattan, where they verbally attacked members of the presiding judge’s family on behalf of Trump, who was under a rule of silence.

Some picks appeared at his campaign rallies, expanding on Trump’s lies and lavishing him with praise.

Many made large donations to Trump’s campaign. Five of his picks so far are billionaires.

All knew that Trump wanted people who would do whatever he asked of them. So they prostrated themselves to show their deference to him.

All knew that Trump liked to be fawned over. So they debased themselves by giving him gushing compliments.

They knew that Trump wanted people lacking an independent moral compass. So they went out of their way to demonstrate they have no integrity by retelling Trump’s lies in public with even more verve and intensity than he displayed when telling them.

Time and again they have performed acts of cringeworthy subservience toward Trump, proving themselves reliable conduits for his scheming vindictiveness.

This is a rare bunch. How many Americans would eagerly repeat to national audiences baldfaced lies spouted by an authoritarian – lies that undermine our democracy? How many Americans would publicly grovel before Trump, making it clear they’ll do whatever he asks of them regardless of consequence?

To be a member of this unique group, one needs to be both colossally ambitious and profoundly insecure, willing to demean oneself to gain Trump’s favor.

Trump didn’t find these people; these people found Trump. And to get in his good graces, they saw to it that he noticed their servile deference, fawning adulation and total submission....

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Say what?

Trump considers DeSantis for Defense secretary as Hegseth appears to falter

Speaking of our national security team . . .

Nearly 100 former national security officials 'alarmed' at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community
In the letter obtained by NBC News, the officials urged the Senate to “carefully evaluate” whether Gabbard is “equipped” for the position, which requires Senate confirmation.

... "Several of Ms. Gabbard’s past actions call into question her ability to deliver unbiased intelligence briefings to the President, Congress, and to the entire national security apparatus," the letter said. "Following her trip to Syria, for example, Ms. Gabbard aligned herself with Russian and Syrian officials."

... Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Gabbard called for Ukraine to be a "neutral country," urging people to "embrace the spirit of aloha."

... The letter also argued that Gabbard would "be the least experienced" person to hold the director position since it was created in 2004.

"The Senate must carefully evaluate whether Ms. Gabbard is equipped to effectively oversee an organizational structure as unique and large as the National Intelligence Program and also the effect of her holding this position on the willingness of our closest allies to share intelligence with the U.S.," the letter said....

Good point.


BRD pool: Who will be the next nominee to drop out or be dropped - Gabbard, Hegseth, KINO, other? My guess -

Spoiler:

Hegseth would seem to be the obvious pick, but I'll go with KINO.

[GoCubsGo]

You don't seem very tuned out to me. Maybe you should go scream at Lake Michigan anyhow.

I click, I look and I maybe read.

Haven't turned on any TV news in a month.

[GoCubsGo]

BRD pool: Who will be the next nominee to drop out or be dropped - Gabbard, Hegseth, KINO, other? My guess -

Spoiler:

Hegseth would seem to be the obvious pick, but I'll go with KINO.

Probably Hegseth, but bad odds on any of them making through confirmation.

[O Really]

You don't seem very tuned out to me. Maybe you should go scream at Lake Michigan anyhow.

I click, I look and I maybe read.

Haven't turned on any TV news in a month.

Yeah, that's me.

[O Really]

Gabbard has been called DOA by some repugs, but Hegseth is sucking all the air so she's kinda skating along right now. I think they'll get

Spoiler:

Hegseth

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You don't seem very tuned out to me. Maybe you should go scream at Lake Michigan anyhow.

I click, I look and I maybe read.

Haven't turned on any TV news in a month.

I catch the ABC evening news most days and put on MSNBC or CNN when I'm cooking, doing laundry or otherwise am engaged in something where I don't have to give the TV consistent attention. Then, there's Yahoo News. It's only my cynicism that keeps me from being any more depressed now than before the election.

[O Really]

Trump getting re-elected is one thing, but the TV media (who should know better) reporting every blab as if it's serious, true, and fact is something else. I can do my own culling if it's written. And it's just disgusting the way so many people jump at every utterance. It's like the gas companies - get a report that there might be a storm somewhere and it might pass close to an oil platform and pump prices go up a quarter.

[GoCubsGo]

Seriously, who can watch shit like this again?

So many more in the article.
President-elect Donald Trump repeated numerous false claims during an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” – including his old lie that the US is the world’s only country with birthright citizenship.

Trump reiterated his intention to try to end birthright citizenship, in which, under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, someone born in the US is granted automatic citizenship even if their parents are not citizens. And he asserted, “We’re the only country that has it.”