Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Moralgy]

I see we're already getting ready to excuse donald when he does more heinous shit.

Excellent, good job getting the practice in early.

In a year he will say "that act was good and just as he is saving the country it isn't illegal."

Bro happily walks himself into fascism.

[Breccia]

And what steps is the administration taking to get the bird flu to "run its course" sooner as opposed to later?

I'm sure the FDA is...oh.

Well maybe the NIH will...oh.

Well what about the USDA, it

USDA probationary staff fired at three agencies, sources say

Oh, right. You will notice Trump called this "taking bold action", yes, those are exact words.

[Bwgmon]

Yeah, that's an excuse that's basically "I was only quoting Hitler". I'm appalled he even tried, honestly.

Look, he only talks like he's above the law and acts like he's above the law, but since you can't prove without a doubt that the person using his personal shitter page to say he's above the law was him, whatshisface couldn't possibly take issue. /s

[Rasulis]

Yup even without bird flu prices would be skyrocketing which is why it isn't just eggs but Trump supporters are focusing on eggs because they can say but bird flu. This isn't even going into the economic disaster that his tariffs are.

It bears repeating that Trump's funding cut/freeze and government workforce mass layoff hurt everybody. Not just Blue States.

Granted NIH funding cut will hurt California the most with 22 higher education institutions. However, Washington University in St. Louis received the second most NIH funding after UCSF in San Francisco.

[Breccia]

It bears repeating that Trump's funding cut/freeze and government workforce mass layoff hurt everybody. Not just Blue States.

University of Pennsylvania...huh...hey, Rasulis, what's Wharton, again? And how do you feel about leading questions?

[Xyonai]

Guys it's okay he didn't actually write it... As it's still sitting there on his personal account.

Holy shit it's actually completely disconnected from reality. Ngl is this dude an AI.

Worse; he's a Musk bootlicker.

[Rasulis]

University of Pennsylvania...huh...hey, Rasulis, what's Wharton, again? And how do you feel about leading questions?

I don't mind. I could not find Wharton. U of Penn received $691,186,108 NIH funding in 2024. I think the table that I got from WashU is from 2023.

https://report.nih.gov/award/index.c...rfa=&om=n&pid=

Trump’s war on net-zero will hit his Republican supporters hardest

“The problem, for Trump, is that the people he hoped to impress with his climate-change bashing brouhaha are the very Republicans benefiting most from Biden’s green energy push. Texas, once synonymous with the oil industry, has emerged as America’s number one clean energy state. In 2023 it generated more power from solar than from coal for the first time.

In other Trump-voting strongholds the story is the same. Oklahoma, North Dakota, New Mexico and Idaho have all seen massive growth in renewables. That has translated into jobs for white and blue-collar Americans: job growth in clean energy is up 6 percent in Texas, 7.7 percent in Idaho and 6.9 percent in New Mexico, miles high compared to the overall job growth figure of a little over 2 percent.

Trump’s clean energy rollback threatens these jobs. Major renewable projects have already been canceled in the wake of his election, with hundreds of projects suspended.

Two of the most understaffed agencies in the US.

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000

Nuts.

[Breccia]

I don't mind. I could not find Wharton

It was a joke. And evidently not funny.

Wharton is part of the University of Pennsylvania. And, yes, Trump went there.

[Draco-Onis]

I'm sure the FDA is...oh.

Well maybe the NIH will...oh.

Well what about the USDA, it

USDA probationary staff fired at three agencies, sources say

Oh, right. You will notice Trump called this "taking bold action", yes, those are exact words.

I mean the bird flu has jumped to humans and is mutating with the flu virus, why would we want to monitor and fight something like that. At this rate the rest of the world is going to quarantine us since our top exports will be diseases.

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Two of the most understaffed agencies in the US.

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000

Nuts.

It's not like we've had the biggest fire in US history in California but they are "woke" and don't count.

[Somewhatconcerned]

Yeah, that's an excuse that's basically "I was only quoting Hitler". I'm appalled he even tried, honestly.

Again, there is documented evidence of Trump saying he will abide by the courts. Like 6 days ago. To me, that is more meaningful than Twitter.

[Odinfrost]

Again, there is documented evidence of Trump saying he will abide by the courts. Like 6 days ago. To me, that is more meaningful than Twitter.

I can only trust Trumps words as far as I can toss the man the words came out of. Man lies so much that it's *almost* factually correct when stating that every sentence he says is a lie.

[Somewhatconcerned]

And what steps is the administration taking to get the bird flu to "run its course" sooner as opposed to later?

Same thing it's been doing - having CDC, USDA and FDA work with state/local agencies.

And I know you will mention the recent govt firings, but do you have evidence that any firings so far have impacted the response, which largely rests at the state level anyway?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/3...nment-response

[Edge-]

Again, there is documented evidence of Trump saying

Notably, evidence of him "doing" what he says is lacking.

[Moralgy]

The funniest part of all this will be when our deficit isn't going to noticably change in a positive direction. Even funnier if it goes up.

[Xyonai]

The funniest part of all this will be when our deficit isn't going to noticably change in a positive direction. Even funnier if it goes up.

Yeah there's no future where hundreds of thousands of suddenly unemployed people entering a jobs market that's hardly taking on new hires isn't going to cause some kind of economic strain. And that's ignoring the Tarriffs, the tax plan, and the looming threat of debt default because Trump and Musk are both fucking morons who don't understand what soft economic power is.

[En Sabah Nur]

Again, there is documented evidence of Trump saying he will abide by the courts.

I am constantly amazed at the speed with which you have gone from supposed democrat, to "if you can beat them join them," to thinking Elon is the hero the US needed, to now touting Trump's "word" as if it means literally anything to anyone. If anyone ever believed you were on the left, I feel sorry for them.

How are you not more embarrassed?

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

Pretty good chance Trump didn't write that tweet.

But here's what he has actually said, recently. That he will abide by the courts. Why did you leave this out?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill...rt-orders/amp/

You want us to give Trump credit for saying he will agree to follow the law?

I mean, sure, on the one hand...it's a big step for Trump. But, on the other, following the law is a general baseline that people should expect from any other citizen...and especially the leader of the country.

[gondrin]

The funniest part of all this will be when our deficit isn't going to noticably change in a positive direction. Even funnier if it goes up.

Oh, if the budget that is coming out is any indication, the GOP is planning on having a BIGGER deficit. They want to increase it by the tune of $4.5 trillion or so. So, bring on the debt.

[Jastall]

The funniest part of all this will be when our deficit isn't going to noticably change in a positive direction. Even funnier if it goes up.

Oh, obviously. The entire thing is performative; the administration is cutting corners willy-nilly in departments they don't like, don't see the value of, and/or suffer from insufficient ideological purity while not touching big ticket items like the military, subsidies, and most social securities. That's where the money actually is, not firing the workforce of departments that amount to a rounding error in the budget. And that's before including tax cuts, of course.

[Breccia]

Again, there-

Non-response handwaved. The reasonable assumption that you support Trump's view (that he is above the law) continues since you did not say otherwise.

At this point, you're saying more by refusing to answer, than by answering.