Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[cubby]

What the literal FUCK are these two sentences.

I mean, let's add a third to the WTF:

In 2003, he was sentenced to a year in prison in the Czech Republic for soliciting underage boys.

[Thekri]

And this is why I can’t believe they gave him the minimum required sentencing. Like, saying these illegal images were meant to be humorous, and admitting to illegal activity via email only a few years prior (while having decades of similar illegal activity), then saying he’s totally changed... yeah... I don’t buy it

Well connected White Guy with solid political connections gets an overly lenient sentence? That is shocking! /s

[Adam Jensen]

if you go to tucker carlsons subreddit

its literlaly white nationalist memes, and its not even like coded language or dog whistles its people saying " i self identify as a white nationalist" reddit should ban it honestly

Good lord what a cesspool. Imagine being a fan of Fucker Carlson

[Edge-]

https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...ss%20Columnist

And Senate Republicans are addressing the important issues facing us, like returning to the gold standard and...wait what?

While most of America was fixated Tuesday on the coronavirus pandemic and what the future might hold, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee voted to move the country’s economic policy back to the 19th century.

The action came in the form of a party-line vote to advance the nomination of Judy Shelton as a member of the Federal Reserve Board to a floor vote by the full Senate. The defining feature of Shelton’s economic viewpoint, you see, is a return to the gold standard.

The foolishness of this position is hard to overstate. During its reign, which ended about 100 years ago, the gold standard fomented unemployment and obstructed governmental control of national economic affairs. It helped bring about and subsequently worsened the Great Depression.

Yep, they're pushing a Fed nominee with the absolutely fucking bullshit notion that the gold standard, which was abandoned a century ago because it's absolutely awful.

[Elegiac]

https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...ss%20Columnist

And Senate Republicans are addressing the important issues facing us, like returning to the gold standard and...wait what?

Yep, they're pushing a Fed nominee with the absolutely fucking bullshit notion that the gold standard, which was abandoned a century ago because it's absolutely awful.

I vaguely recall some gold standard nonsense being floated around when Ron Paul was still being the proto-Bernie but...really? That's still a thing people are actually pushing as if it wasn't a libertarian meme from the last decade?

[Benggaul]

Well, we already knew he was going to do it:

Trump to send 'surge' of federal agents to US cities

"I'm sure the Second Amendment folk will have something to say about that..."

[Machismo]

Well, we already knew he was going to do it:

Trump to send 'surge' of federal agents to US cities

"I'm sure the Second Amendment folk with have something to say about that..."

Or the First Amendment folks...

Or the 14th Amendment folks...

Or the 4th Amendment folks...

Or the 5th Amendment folks...

In the end, very few "constitutional conservatives" will give a shit. And that... is a fucking shame.

[Themius]

Or the First Amendment folks...

Or the 14th Amendment folks...

Or the 4th Amendment folks...

Or the 5th Amendment folks...

In the end, very few "constitutional conservatives" will give a shit. And that... is a fucking shame.

Is it a shame though? I didn't expect them to give two fucks because they never gave one fuck.

[Machismo]

Is it a shame though? I didn't expect them to give two fucks because they never gave one fuck.

They should give many, many fucks. I know it's one of the few things in which I have an abundance of fucks to give.

[Thekri]

Well, we already knew he was going to do it:

Trump to send 'surge' of federal agents to US cities

"I'm sure the Second Amendment folk will have something to say about that..."

Based on what I can find, this is not a Portland/Washington DC style federal goon squad. These are augments to the existing law enforcement agencies (Mostly Chicago PD), and will operate under the US Attorneys for their relevant area, not to the Justice Department/DHS. It isn't great, but there is an argument to be made that this might be necessary. Of course Trump is going to cloak it in vile rhetoric, but so far I am not terribly alarmed by what we know about this.

Of course it could always turn out to be absolutely horrific, and I am definitely suspicious of it, but I am not sure this is what a lot of people are claiming it is.

[Elegiac]

Based on what I can find, this is not a Portland/Washington DC style federal goon squad. These are augments to the existing law enforcement agencies (Mostly Chicago PD), and will operate under the US Attorneys for their relevant area, not to the Justice Department/DHS. It isn't great, but there is an argument to be made that this might be necessary. Of course Trump is going to cloak it in vile rhetoric, but so far I am not terribly alarmed by what we know about this.

Of course it could always turn out to be absolutely horrific, and I am definitely suspicious of it, but I am not sure this is what a lot of people are claiming it is.

Given "federal agents" these days seems to mean "ICE/CBP", I'm not sure how good an outcome we can get by bolstering existing police forces with explicit white nationalists.

[Belize]

Well, we already knew he was going to do it:

Trump to send 'surge' of federal agents to US cities

"I'm sure the Second Amendment folk will have something to say about that..."

God, is there a name anymore cringe than 'Operation Legend'?

Anyways, I'm surprised to see Trump sending in the Gestapo in his first term. He must really be worried about his election chances.

[Thekri]

Given "federal agents" these days seems to mean "ICE/CBP", I'm not sure how good an outcome we can get by bolstering existing police forces with explicit white nationalists.

Agreed, hence the suspicion. This administration has a habit of being far more sinister then the plans they announce. CBP and DHS personnel have no business on our streets, period. And no law enforcement ever has a valid reason to dress like the military, that is extremely offensive to how America operates.

[Elegiac]

God, is there a name anymore cringe than 'Operation Legend'?

Yeah. "US Space Force".

[Stormspark]

God, is there a name anymore cringe than 'Operation Legend'?

Anyways, I'm surprised to see Trump sending in the Gestapo in his first term. He must really be worried about his election chances.

Gestapo on the streets will make it easier to get asylum in a democratic country.

[Adam Jensen]

Yeah. "US Space Force".

Not gonna lie, one of the reasons why I hate that Trump came up with "Space Force" is because he's an unimaginative twat who doesn't know how to name things.

United States Space Command, I mean come on, that sounds sooo much better and it's just the USAF Space Command with the AF removed. But no. "Space Force."

[Stormspark]

Not gonna lie, one of the reasons why I hate that Trump came up with "Space Force" is because he's an unimaginative twat who doesn't know how to name things.

United States Space Command, I mean come on, that sounds sooo much better and it's just the USAF Space Command with the AF removed. But no. "Space Force."

Not to mention they blatantly copied the Starfleet logo. CBS should sue.

[Elegiac]

Not gonna lie, one of the reasons why I hate that Trump came up with "Space Force" is because he's an unimaginative twat who doesn't know how to name things.

United States Space Command, I mean come on, that sounds sooo much better and it's just the USAF Space Command with the AF removed. But no. "Space Force."

I mean I'm just more amused by the fact they couldn't even bother to do the proper legal legwork to the point "US Space Force" might be owned by a science fiction author.

[cubby]

Yeah. "US Space Force".

It's irritating that Trump will get credit for creating that. I know it's inception was a bit of a joke, but the Force will grow over the decades.

[Elegiac]

It's irritating that Trump will get credit for creating that. I know it's inception was a bit of a joke, but the Force will grow over the decades.

How the fuck do you think I feel about Nixon and the EPA.