Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Breccia]

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On Monday, Harvard President Alan Garber said the university would not bend to the government’s demands.

UPDATE: Trump is now claiming this was incompetence.

Harvard University received an emailed letter from the Trump administration last Friday that included a series of demands about hiring, admissions and curriculum so onerous that school officials decided they had no choice but to take on the White House.

The university announced its intentions on Monday, setting off a tectonic battle between one of the country’s most prestigious universities and a U.S. president. Then, almost immediately, came a frantic call from a Trump official.

The April 11 letter from the White House’s task force on antisemitism, this official told Harvard, should not have been sent and was “unauthorized,” two people familiar with the matter said.

The letter was sent by the acting general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, Sean Keveney, according to three other people, who were briefed on the matter. Mr. Keveney is a member of the antisemitism task force.

It is unclear what prompted the letter to be sent last Friday. Its content was authentic, the three people said, but there were differing accounts inside the administration of how it had been mishandled. Some people at the White House believed it had been sent prematurely, according to the three people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about internal discussions. Others in the administration thought it had been meant to be circulated among the task force members rather than sent to Harvard.

But its timing was consequential. The letter arrived when Harvard officials believed they could still avert a confrontation with Trump. Over the previous two weeks, Harvard and the task force had engaged in a dialogue. But the letter’s demands were so extreme that Harvard concluded that a deal would ultimately be impossible.

After Harvard publicly repudiated the demands, the Trump administration raised the pressure, freezing billions in federal funding to the school and warning that its tax-exempt status was in jeopardy.

That's right: Team Trump is now trying to avoid the blame for what they did themselves.

For the record, because people are talking to the NYTimes anonymously, I believe those anonymous people.

"Why would they admit this was incompetence? Why not just shut up and let the assumption this was intentional continue, since this is exactly what everyone expected Trump to do?"

Besides "because it's true"? I suppose it's possible some of the people who intentionally worked for Trump to threaten foreign students and enforce direct racism into every inch of the US, are suddenly having second thoughts with Trump destroying the economy, world relations, and his polling numbers. I think they're scared that their actions are having consequences, and if they are to be hired again by literally anyone, they'd rather their resume say "I am incompetent" than "I am a terrorist-defending cunt". Because those are the two choices.

[LemonDemonGirl]

I see the Candy Man is back in the White House, 'cause they're doing some massive drugs.

Let me guess, it has to do with CERN, doesn't it?

[Iphie]

Let me guess, it has to do with CERN, doesn't it?

CERN is European, not American, so clearly inferior technology. (well, I'm sure that's their thought process...It's also not clarified on the website.)

[Poopymonster]

After almost 30 years of testing, first introduced in 1996, it's been adapted almost worldwide and proven to work.
Can we move onto the next iteration of USA?

[Breccia]

While Trump is claiming he can control time and space, something so retarded even @tehdang won't risk commenting on it, a group of economists have created anti-tariff.org

It's basically a letter reading "Trump's tariffs don't make sense, and we have degrees in the topic. Two of us have Nobel prizes in the topic."

Big surprise, it mentions

The administration’s protectionist policies repeat the catastrophic errors of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930, which was opposed by 1,028 economists. These scholars understood that protectionist tariffs would provoke a retaliatory trade war, thereby exacerbating the very same Great Depression that it was intended to solve. Rates resembling Smoot-Hawley are being imposed upon a significantly more integrated global economy, risking a similarly devastating outcome for ordinary Americans.

At time of writing, it has 900+ signatures.

[D Luniz]

I see the Candy Man is back in the White House, 'cause they're doing some massive drugs.

da fuq?
/10CHAR

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UPDATE: Trump is now claiming this was incompetence.



That's right: Team Trump is now trying to avoid the blame for what they did themselves.

For the record, because people are talking to the NYTimes anonymously, I believe those anonymous people.

"Why would they admit this was incompetence? Why not just shut up and let the assumption this was intentional continue, since this is exactly what everyone expected Trump to do?"

Besides "because it's true"? I suppose it's possible some of the people who intentionally worked for Trump to threaten foreign students and enforce direct racism into every inch of the US, are suddenly having second thoughts with Trump destroying the economy, world relations, and his polling numbers. I think they're scared that their actions are having consequences, and if they are to be hired again by literally anyone, they'd rather their resume say "I am incompetent" than "I am a terrorist-defending cunt". Because those are the two choices.

because they're hoping Harvard backs off taking them to court where Harvard will likely win, and then all the schools like Columbia that agreed to the Trump admin can back out, meaning the trump admin loses what "wins" they had gotten

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CERN is European, not American, so clearly inferior technology. (well, I'm sure that's their thought process...It's also not clarified on the website.)

not just inferior, but weak and not beautiful, like american beef.
(side question, do they use nitrogen on beef in the EU to keep it red on the shelf like they do here in the US?)

[Azadina]

This has to be mushrooms. They are all on shrooms.

President Edolf has clearly opened up his ketamine cabinet for the other wh members. Here I had thought that he and Drumpf would use it all, but he seems more generous than I gave him credit for.

[Dontrike]

While Trump and the entire White House and doing enough mushrooms to make Mario seem real what's Pennsylvania up to?

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania State Senator is apologizing after posing a pornography question to a 6th grade girl during a civics competition.

On Wednesday, April 16, a local National Civics Bee competition was held at Penn State Schuylkill in Schuylkill Haven, giving students in grades 6th through 8th a chance to “flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes.”

According to the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce website, these student competitors came to discuss a variety of essay topics.

However, one student’s topic of Book Banning drew a bit of controversy, not because of her topic, but because of a question asked by one of the participating judges, who happens to be a State Senator.

According to a Facebook post by the mother of the girl whose essay was about book banning, State Sen. David Argall (R-Carbon/Luzerne/Schuylkill) asked the 6th grade girl if it was “appropriate to give pornographic magazines to kindergarteners.”

The mother says her daughter asked what the State Senator meant, seemingly because the young girl did not know what pornography was.

Argall, the mother says, then responded by telling the young girl that pornography was “naked pictures of people.”

“This discussion has no place at the Civics Bee,” the mother shared online. “I am further appalled and furious that I now have to explain pornography to my 4th grader who was there to cheer on her sister.”

In response to the incident, Argall told abc27 news the following:

During last night’s local round of the National Civics Bee, I posed a question as a volunteer judge to a participant that was not age-appropriate for this setting. I apologize to the young lady, her family, and all the participants who worked hard to get to this point, with excellent presentations by the students who submitted entries on book bans and many other important subjects.

I was attempting to ask if some books and magazines are not appropriate for some age groups, a subject which has received considerable attention in the General Assembly in recent years. In hindsight, my obvious mistake was in citing an example that was itself not appropriate for this age group, a mistake which I will not make again.

The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce released the following statement on April 18 regarding this incident:

“The National Civics Bee is a nationwide program, and communicating with our partner organizations has taken additional time. We appreciate your patience.”

“The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce would like to apologize to the student, her family, and everyone who attended this event. We understand the judge has apologized, and that was the right thing to do. We regret this distracted from the hard work of the students and the recognition they deserved at this event. We do not consider the question that was asked to be appropriate.”

The next round of the Civics Bee will be held in Harrisburg.

I'm betting this was one of those "showing gay people" to kids is "porn" and other such nonsense like that, but of course the dumb ass had to do it in the most idiotic, and also pedophilic, way possible.

[NED funded]

I think its kind of sad that this whole affair surrounding the venezuelan immigrants started from a position of evil. Like instead of just deporting people to their own countries the administration decided that it had to be extra cruel and deport them to El Salvador.

[Breccia]

I think its kind of sad that this whole affair surrounding the venezuelan immigrants started from a position of evil. Like instead of just deporting people to their own countries the administration decided that it had to be extra cruel and deport them to El Salvador.

Half the country voted for "The cruelty is the point".

Yes, it's sad. Problem is, it's only sad for the other half.

[Xath]

While Trump and the entire White House and doing enough mushrooms to make Mario seem real what's Pennsylvania up to?



I'm betting this was one of those "showing gay people" to kids is "porn" and other such nonsense like that, but of course the dumb ass had to do it in the most idiotic, and also pedophilic, way possible.

Of course it's a fucking republican, pedoican is not a joke and every freaking accusation is a confession.

[Mayhem]

not just inferior, but weak and not beautiful, like american beef.
(side question, do they use nitrogen on beef in the EU to keep it red on the shelf like they do here in the US?)

Yes, it's used to increase shelf-life in the EU as well.

[gondrin]

While Trump and the entire White House and doing enough mushrooms to make Mario seem real what's Pennsylvania up to?



I'm betting this was one of those "showing gay people" to kids is "porn" and other such nonsense like that, but of course the dumb ass had to do it in the most idiotic, and also pedophilic, way possible.

Someone should ask him if this passage is pornographic:

"She lusted after her paramours, whose genitals are like those of donkeys, and whose emissions are like those of horses."

Don't tell him where it comes from until he says yes, if he ever did. If he did, ask him if the book it came from should be banned. If he says yes, ask him if he is a Christian, practicing or otherwise. If he says yes to that, then reveal that it comes from The Bible, specifically Ezekiel 23:20.

[Mayhem]

I think its kind of sad that this whole affair surrounding the venezuelan immigrants started from a position of evil. Like instead of just deporting people to their own countries the administration decided that it had to be extra cruel and deport them to El Salvador.

But then he would just be Orange Biden, and that can't be; he must be better, greater, more evil than BiDeN.

Trump the better BIDEN.

stupid biden

That's how I imagine his two braincells discussing any topic.

[Gabriel]

da fuq?
/10CHAR

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because they're hoping Harvard backs off taking them to court where Harvard will likely win, and then all the schools like Columbia that agreed to the Trump admin can back out, meaning the trump admin loses what "wins" they had gotten

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not just inferior, but weak and not beautiful, like american beef.
(side question, do they use nitrogen on beef in the EU to keep it red on the shelf like they do here in the US?)

Nitrogen is used to prevent bacteria from growing on food, but the red coloring of meat is preserved by using oxygen as the packing gas.

[Jotaux]

I really don’t understand how illegally sending someone to another country to be used as slave labour is not human trafficking.

[Tech614]

I really don’t understand how illegally sending someone to another country to be used as slave labour is not human trafficking.

It is kidnapping and human trafficking, there just isn't anyone arresting people and holding them accountable for it.

Blue states need to start arresting ICE for being compliant in this, especially if they still continue it after the 7-2 SCOTUS ruling. And if the police won't do their job on this, since the majority of them are also bigots start firing them.

[DarkTZeratul]

Blue states need to start arresting ICE for being compliant in this, especially if they still continue it after the 7-2 SCOTUS ruling.

I'll note the SCOTUS ruling didn't say anything about arresting people. Only deporting them to El Salvador specifically.

[Mazza]

I'll note the SCOTUS ruling didn't say anything about arresting people. Only deporting them to El Salvador specifically.

Local law enforcement can arrest federal officers if they break the law. This has happened before and will happen again.

The question then becomes, are they? And that is probably not such an easy question to answer. Like, can ICE just lawfully detain anybody as long as a judge cleans up the mess they create after them? What about if the latter can't be expected? Is reasonable suspicion about that enough to block ICE from operating in your local jurisdiction?

I doubt any police officer is going to want to find out the answer to that themself before the courts do.

[Inuyaki]

https://www.latintimes.com/trump-pho...shopped-581226

What the hell... how can such a pathetic clown be president of the US?
I get that many Rs are happy that they can finally live their racist fascist dreams, but why not get someone competent ffs