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Trump, being himself, turned a tragedy into a political agenda!  | ||
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Normally what comes out of his mouth is funny, but this …. Elect a clown, expect a circus. | |||
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Well, we had three ring circus in last four years and just about the most classical Bozo the clown you can come up with as main event | |||
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https://x.com/charliekirk11/st...086228284137970?s=46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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And the cult members leap to Trump's defense.....just sad. Where are those critical thinking skills that you love to boast about Lane? The cause of the crash is not known yet, and there you are supporting Trump's ridiculous claim it was caused by DEI. Not very scientific of you. | |||
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Where were you the past 4 years?? In hibernation?  | |||
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excuse me? Are you claiming that DEI was the cause of the crash? Do you have proof? or are you just being you and  Please enlighten me  | |||
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A critical thinker assesses ALL evidence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Which you obviously have not done since the investigation is not complete. You might need a refresher course Doc.  | |||
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A good investigator, takes all the facts and the let's the facts lead them to a conclusion. Lane, decides what the conclusion needs to be to fit his world view, then carefully aligns and massages the facts to comport with that view. Honest, independent, objective . . . not so much. Mike | |||
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The whole point of DEI is to provide jobs for incompetent idiots! Just because they fall into some category! What happened to the best person for the job?? Regardless of race, color, or gender?? | |||
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Sounds an awful lot like....wait for it.....Royalty  How many people employed by your government were hired for merit VS say, who their Daddy might be? Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones | |||
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Like everything that comes out of his orange piehole trump NEVER backs up ANYTHING that he says. He's just a troublemaking shit stirrer.  Give me a home where the buffalo roam and I'll show you a house full of buffalo shit. | |||
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This is probably as good a thread as any to share this: https://open.substack.com/pub/...=post&utm_medium=web Keep your eye on the big picture 5 ways Trump is concentrating power in his own hands, thereby replacing democracy with oligarchy Robert Reich Jan 31, 2025 Friends, It can be overwhelming. Trump is trying to “flood the zone” so we focus on a few outrages that we find most offensive and lose sight of the big picture — the larger strategy he and Musk and their cronies are pursuing. Their major goal is not only or even mainly to impose white Christian nationalism on America, nor to downsize the federal government, nor to wreak vengeance on Trump’s enemies. It is to concentrate ever more power in Trump’s hands, so he can concentrate ever more wealth in the oligarchy’s hands. The overall strategy boils down to five tactics. 1. Replace federal civil servants with Trump loyalists. It’s like the communist witch hunts of late 1940s and early 1950s, only not with loyalty oaths to the United States but loyalty oaths to Trump. Under one of Trump’s first executive orders, known as “Schedule F,” job protections shielding tens of thousands of senior career federal workers will be eliminated, making it easier to replace them with loyalists. This week, Trump (via Musk) issued to all 2.3 million federal workers an offer to quit and get 8 months pay or face possibility of being furloughed without pay or fired. This, too, is aimed at getting rid of the professional civil service and installing people more loyal to Trump than to the United States. Dozens of career officials at the National Security Council have been sent home while their loyalty is being reviewed. Dozens of other career officials, at the U.S. Agency for International Development, have been put on leave for suspicion of resisting an order by Trump. Trump has conducted a mass purge of more than a dozen Inspectors General (in direct violation of a law requiring written notice to Congress with a “substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons” at least 30 days in advance). The only Inspector General who remains is a Trump loyalist. 2. Take over independent decision making across government. Last Monday night, Trump froze up to $3 trillion in federal grants and loans to determine whether they “meet his priorities,” even though they had been passed by Congress — in direct violation of the Impoundment Act of 1974. (Later in the week, the freeze was rescinded but it is expected to be reimposed in a form less vulnerable to legal challenges.) He fired Democratic members of independent agencies — the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — leaving each without enough members to legally act. This action is also unlawful. The law creating the labor board makes it independent of the White House in part by limiting a president’s ability to fire its members at will, stating: “Any member of the board may be removed by the president, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.” 3. Put current officials on notice that defiance will be punished. The media calls this Trump’s retribution for past perceived wrongs, but as a practical matter it’s Trump warning to current officials that he will punish any disloyalty or defiance. Trump has fired more than a dozen prosecutors from the Justice Department who worked for the special counsel Jack Smith on investigations into Trump. A memo to the fired prosecutors from the acting attorney general, James McHenry, says a major factor in firing them was disloyalty to Trump: “Given your significant role in prosecuting the president, I do not believe that the leadership of the department can trust you to assist in implementing the president’s agenda faithfully,” he wrote. Trump’s Justice Department has also opened an investigation into the actions of career prosecutors who criminally charged the Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump has withdrawn security details from former public officials who have criticized him, although the threats on their lives continue — Anthony Fauci, John Bolton, and General Mark Milley. Trump has also rescinded additional protections for certain senior civil servants whose lives have been threatened. 4. Eliminate or intimidate sources of news and facts that have criticized Trump. Trump has threatened to throw journalists in jail and revoke broadcast licenses of television networks he perceives as unduly critical of him. He is also threatening universities, scientists, and government research agencies whose findings he dislikes. Trump’s education department plans to control classroom curricula. The threats are escalating. Days ago, Elon Musk lashed out at the nonprofit Wikipedia, after his page was updated with a description of his controversial Nazi-like salute during Trump’s Inauguration Day celebrations. 5. Divide and conquer. Trump wants Americans to get so riled up against one another that we don’t look upward and see where all the wealth and power have gone. This, too, is a tactic for consolidating ;power. Yesterday, for example, Trump blamed the tragic air crash on Biden and Obama initiatives to make the federal workforce more diverse, claiming they “came out with a directive — ‘too white’”, but that “we want the people that are competent.” *** It’s important to see Trump’s strategy as a whole. It is designed to consolidate his power. If we see it as a whole, the rest of us are better able to counter it — by demanding and fortifying our members of Congress, organizing for the midterm elections in 2026 to take back both chambers, conducting boycotts, and supporting and defending those who are vulnerable to Trump. Americans don’t want a dictator. We don’t want an oligarchy. We were founded in rebellion against a king and his aristocracy. Trump’s consolidation of power comes at a time when huge wealth has been consolidated in hands of 640 billionaires, including many who are in Trump’s White House — including the richest person in the world, who is now giving out orders as if he were Trump. This concentration of power increases opportunities for oligarchic transactions — more power for more wealth, and more wealth for more power — that siphon off wealth and power from everyone else and undermine democracy. This is the central reality of what has happened during the first ten days of the Trump regime. ************* Degenerate 1:1 1 Then Trump said, "Let Us re-make a Nation in MY Image, after My likeness, to rule over everything in the Nation, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it". "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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He is also trying to defy Congress and maybe the judicial branch, but if nobody stops him or tries to he just might do it. How long before impeachment is in his future? Give me a home where the buffalo roam and I'll show you a house full of buffalo shit. | |||
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Too long He's definitely testing the loyalty of every GOPer member of congress, and they know the stakes, for themselves and the nation. The judicial branch is trickier, but he'll manage. So far there's no evidence, or not enough, that his base is surprised, disappointed or changed their tune. If there's disappointment and impatience amongst MAGAdites, it's that he's not moving fast enough and meeting some resistance. Hey, be patient MAGA. Even the best fascist can move only so fast, even with a well-developed plan, Project 2025, and a multitude of loyalist storm troops. They haven't rooted out all the dis-loyalists yet. ************* Degenerate 1:1 1 Then Trump said, "Let Us re-make a Nation in MY Image, after My likeness, to rule over everything in the Nation, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it". "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis Per my far-right friend: "reality sucks" D.J. Trump aka Trumpism's Founding Farter, aka Farter Martyr. Qualifications: flatulence - mental, oral and anal. | |||
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There is very little evidence, so far. The people who do aviation accident investigations are godawful fastidious nitpickers who take nothing for granted, as opposed to Trump hitting on DEI before the bodies are out of the water. A careful critical thinker would wait for facts before making a big speech. Trump wants to make an impression quick, knowing that the television audience will lose interest in about a week. Same as with California water. Big talk and hot air, no pestiferous details to clutter the air. Those will be left to his faithful, while he forgets what he said as he pursues his next conquest. TomP Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right. Carl Schurz (1829 - 1906) | |||
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Critical thinker …. Trump | |||
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And the other cult members leap to criticize..... Cant you see it? Or don't you want to? | |||
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At least you have admitted the two above are indeed in a cult, that is some progress. Now just admit that you are a cult member as well Jim and we might be able to move forward. Oh I see it all right, the blind allegiance that you Trumptards have is hard to miss. No matter what that dumbass says, you will support it. Back to the case at hand, did you have any evidence that this crash was actually caused by DEI or would you rather wait until the investigation is complete? Your Messiah now says that it was the helicopter that was flying too high, indicating that the blame likely lays with the Blackhawk pilot. Would you like to make your case now that DEI was at fault Jim? https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7kxx74yxlt | |||
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It’s not blind allegiance, it’s allegiance to trusted leader and elected President and to party of my choice What’s wrong with that? | |||
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Exactly! Like DEMOCRSACY and FREEDOM! | |||
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You don't even see the Kool Aid's effects, do you? | |||
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....harris..... opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Daisy...... | |||
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awww, sweety, i am complimented -- and even a cute nickname .. but, as I told you before, i am just not interested -- you back on the sugar... or the sauce? opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Go lie down in your bed Daisy before someone gets an ankle nipped. I might have a biscuit for you if you behave. Good dog. | |||
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I see all of y'all are enjoying "the crack" of a second term -- the unexpected. Don't worry, Saeed et al. When they drone/blow up/whatever him, you'll enjoy having things go your way. Or will you? It would be nice to get along, even in disagreement. _______________________ | |||
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