Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Edge-]

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4...et-data-report

The Trump administration plans to restrict media access during “lockups” where reporters get advance time to prepare stories based on major reports with market data, including monthly jobs reports, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The Labor Department has allowed media reporters to work on stories ahead of a report’s scheduled release in a secure room on computers disconnected from the internet until the information becomes public.

The department is now discussing removing computers from the “lockups” room and could announce the change as early as this week, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

This could impact reporters’ ability to notify the public as soon as these reports are released.

This move doesn't make any sense, unless they're just specifically looking to stifle media or expect an economic downturn that they hope they can minimize criticism/coverage on. Media working on stories in advance of the news breaking, under embargo, is pretty commonplace in my sphere but I'm not sure how common it is in this instance.

Given that they're in a secure room (assuming no phones allowed) working on machines with no internet access, I'm not sure why this is such a bad thing - it just gives media more time to digest the information and write up stories to go live as soon as it goes public, rather than scrambling to be the "first" to post their coverage/analysis and potentially rushing through and doing a poor job.

[JohnBrown1917]

After how recently yet another Trump campaign manager was caught with child porn/diddling kids, it is started to make me wonder if they only allow pedophiles into the campaign.

[Shadowferal]

George Nader, Jeffrey Epstein, Trump...

[mvaliz]

I'm not sure I'm following exactly what this would mean.

...do you not know what the Punnisher is/does? o_O

*sigh*

Skull = Punisher logo. The Punisher is a Marvel Character who mercilessly kills criminals Military-style. Think Batman, but kills with a lot of guns and an "I Don't Give a fuck" attitude. His idea is to not just imprison criminals, he kills them to "solve the problem once and for all."

Trump Hair = Dumbass Dump

Trump Punisher (or apparently called "Trumpunisher", so I've read) is about "Punishing Liberals".

And by "Punish" I obviously don't mean via a merciless verbal scolding...

[Edge-]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-pickle-098781

Remember how Trump keeps bragging about all the money we're spending "rebuilding" our military?

Well, in addition to the $3.6B he "stole" from military to fund this "THE WALL", he's now looking for another $7.2B from the Pentagon for his "THE WALL".

So we'll be up to $10B of military funding taken from much needed projects for soldiers and their families, to using that money to fund his pointless monument to his own racism and xenophobia.

Excellent.

[Shadowferal]

Trumpsters show their usual disregard for what the Punisher's character was really like. (When Cap America confronted him, he didn't fight back...he wouldn't. Cap's a true hero to him.)
Of course if you're going by the tv series...he shows a disturbing depth and a code of honor portrayed brilliantly by Jon Bernthal.

[cubby]

...do you not know what the Punnisher is/does? o_O

*sigh*

Skull = Punisher logo. The Punisher is a Marvel Character who mercilessly kills criminals Military-style. Think Batman, but kills with a lot of guns and an "I Don't Give a fuck" attitude. His idea is to not just imprison criminals, he kills them to "solve the problem once and for all."

Trump Hair = Dumbass Dump

Trump Punisher (or apparently called "Trumpunisher", so I've read) is about "Punishing Liberals".

And by "Punish" I obviously don't mean via a merciless verbal scolding...

Yeah, never read/watched Punisher stuff. I got the logo though with the hair though.

And now that I see the whole picture, agreed with you - what the hell is wrong with these people?

[Edge-]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/14/trum...criminals.html

“We are helping Apple all of the time on TRADE and so many other issues, and yet they refuse to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other violent criminal elements. They will have to step up to the plate and help our great Country, NOW! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump tweeted.

Two part question.

1. Wait, so it's Apple that's why America isn't "Great" yet?

2. I thought America was already "Great Again" after Trump was elected, and he was trying to "Keep America Great Again"? Did he lie? Are we not "Great" yet?

Plenty more to comment on, but I'll leave it at that for now.

[Thekri]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/14/trum...criminals.html



Two part question.

1. Wait, so it's Apple that's why America isn't "Great" yet?

2. I thought America was already "Great Again" after Trump was elected, and he was trying to "Keep America Great Again"? Did he lie? Are we not "Great" yet?

Plenty more to comment on, but I'll leave it at that for now.

Trump needs to arrest Tim Apple immediately!

[Masark]

Trump Punisher (or apparently called "Trumpunisher", so I've read) is about "Punishing Liberals".

And by "Punish" I obviously don't mean via a merciless verbal scolding...

Presumably he's the Punisher from whatever Marvel's equivalent to Earth 3 is.

[Edge-]

Trump needs to arrest Tim Apple immediately!

If Tim Apple knows what's good for him, he'll turn himself in.

I hear he's rotten to the core.

(I do not apologize for that joke).

[Shadowferal]

Stephen Miller Warned Undocumented Immigrants Will 'Replace Existing Demographics' in Leaked Breitbart Emails

Miller's emails blast DACA, former President Barack Obama and Republicans including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for what he described as their support of "illegal immigration." As Newsweek previously noted in following the Miller "Hatewatch" series, Miller also attacked Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio and cheered after he dropped out of the 2016 presidential race against then-candidate Trump.

"Jeb [Bush] has mastered the art of using immigration rhetoric to sound 'moderate' while pushing the most extremist policies," Miller wrote, adding that Bush wanted to use "immigration to replace existing demographics."

As the SPLC's Michael Hayden notes, Miller refers to a "great replacement" theory frequently expressed by extreme white nationalist figures and in the manifestos of several mass shooter suspects.

"Not only will the U.S.-born children of future illegal immigrants and guest workers be made automatic U.S. citizens, but their foreign-born children will too because, as [former Republican House Majority Leader Eric] Cantor said, 'Our country was founded on the principle.'"

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This Miller is quite a vile creature.

[Edge-]

Stephen Miller Warned Undocumented Immigrants Will 'Replace Existing Demographics' in Leaked Breitbart Emails

Miller's emails blast DACA, former President Barack Obama and Republicans including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for what he described as their support of "illegal immigration." As Newsweek previously noted in following the Miller "Hatewatch" series, Miller also attacked Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio and cheered after he dropped out of the 2016 presidential race against then-candidate Trump.

"Jeb [Bush] has mastered the art of using immigration rhetoric to sound 'moderate' while pushing the most extremist policies," Miller wrote, adding that Bush wanted to use "immigration to replace existing demographics."

As the SPLC's Michael Hayden notes, Miller refers to a "great replacement" theory frequently expressed by extreme white nationalist figures and in the manifestos of several mass shooter suspects.

"Not only will the U.S.-born children of future illegal immigrants and guest workers be made automatic U.S. citizens, but their foreign-born children will too because, as [former Republican House Majority Leader Eric] Cantor said, 'Our country was founded on the principle.'"

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This Miller is quite a vile creature.

Oh look, the ludicrously racist "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory.

But don't worry, I'm sure he, his dead eyes, and his spray-on hair are all "very fine people".

[Breccia]

Plenty more to comment on

Such as "Team Trump wants access to your social media, so they can turn you away at the border"

Not exactly new, but still accurate.

[Milchshake]

Such as "Team Trump wants access to your social media, so they can turn you away at the border"

Not exactly new, but still accurate.

In related news, I just noticed a great darkness has been lifted from /politics.

[Odinfrost]

In related news, I just noticed a great darkness has been lifted from /politics.

Elaborate?

[Masark]

Elaborate?

Look at the section's list of moderators.

[Orbitus]

In related news, I just noticed a great darkness has been lifted from /politics.

Been gone for a few days now, possibly at least a week.

[For_The_Horde]

Look at the section's list of moderators.

Shhh... Don't say anything more. I heard if you say his name three times he'll come back.

[Wyrt]

Been gone for a few days now, possibly at least a week.

Gone since about the time he declared calling people out for lying was against the forum rules and started infracting people for it.