Trump’s America

[Born to Run 6,569]

27 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

This fucker has never kept his promises.  Yes, some of his policies will suck and his judicial appointments will definitely be ass.  But the poors and middle class suburban / rural folks who expect some big windfall are gonna be left hanging more times than not.  The liberal elites of NYC and other big cities will end up with more money than ever and it won't bother Trump one bit as that's the people he really wants to be like.  Just like his clown daughter who avoids daddy these days hoping she can get invited back to those parties.  But yes, for optics etc Trump will keep feeding the masses red meat while taking care of anyone with money behind the scenes.  Soros' right hand man getting some appointment is fucking perfect.  LOL

Are you hiring?

[ChiTownDoc 21,141]

13 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

Are you hiring?

Always

[InkaUtexas 25,858]

1 minute ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Always

Can I apply as the Latex Salesman?

 

[Hank_Hill 18,791]

2 hours ago, Pancho said:

 

What is your obsession with Obama’s presidency? He hasn’t been president since 2016, and you’ve had turnip as president already. Why did you keep going back to Obama

It’s weird you consciously select the Black president to single out every time.

Well he’s a documented racist, for one. 

[TwiceHorn 31,438]

1 hour ago, safe sex said:

Iirc, McNamara didn't have any military experience beyond serving in the Air Forces during WWII

True, but he was also very likely a genius and had experience running large bureaucracies in FoMoCo.

[Okie State 3,804]

Just read a proud Mom commenting who voted for the health of her children because Trump will ban vaccines and remove toxic chemicals from our food and air. I just can't with these people. It's impossible to be this stupid.

[956 Worldwide 34,698]

2 hours ago, Pancho said:

Well, there’s at least chatter that Fox News bro is going to face an uphill battle to get confirmed.

Or will he even need to be confirmed since Russia already vetted him?

DJT has already announced that he just wants to do recess appointments not confirmations, and Scott is on track to make that happen. 
 

 

[Born to Run 6,569]

49 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Always

Wingman?

[Rex Kramer 1,331]

5 hours ago, Born to Run said:

Based on his wife's reaction this isn't the first time he's done this. And he never even said shit to me; just my wife.  His daughter and baby granddaughter were right there.  I'm not beating a stupid old man half to death on a patio on a Tuesday. 

This ain't Waffle House sir

  

[Born to Run 6,569]

17 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Just read a proud Mom commenting who voted for the health of her children because Trump will ban vaccines and remove toxic chemicals from our food and air. I just can't with these people. It's impossible to be this stupid.

Responds in idiocracy narration voice/

[Fastbreak 3,980]

Iirc, McNamara didn't have any military experience beyond serving in the Air Forces during WWII

And that went pretty well…

[workswithseed 2,088]

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/38862-trump’s-america/?do=findComment&comment=6636367

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000

Edited November 13 by workswithseed

[Cairn Horn88 8,259]

32 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Just read a proud Mom commenting who voted for the health of her children because Trump will ban vaccines and remove toxic chemicals from our food and air. I just can't with these people. It's impossible to be this stupid.

They knew he was a snake when they took him in…..but they don’t care if they can get cheaper eggs.

[Fastbreak 3,980]

Dumb question, but is the defense secretary usually someone that was a very high rank in the military at one point in their career.  Like a general or career military?  I’m not a military guy but I wonder how actual generals will feel taking orders from a tv show host.

Trump draft executive order would set up board to oust generals en masse: Report

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4987537-trump-draft-executive-order-would-set-up-board-to-oust-generals-report/

Problem solved!

[RDCanecutter 26,379]

1 hour ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Always

I wanna be that fix-it dude who goes over fences and through windows. You know not to put me on payroll, just send a package to a p.o. box every now and then with whatever you think is fair, and a burner phone with one number for me to dial.

[tx 3 putt 76,868]

2 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

This fucker has never kept his promises.  Yes, some of his policies will suck and his judicial appointments will definitely be ass.  But the poors and middle class suburban / rural folks who expect some big windfall are gonna be left hanging more times than not.  The liberal elites of NYC and other big cities will end up with more money than ever and it won't bother Trump one bit as that's the people he really wants to be like.  Just like his clown daughter who avoids daddy these days hoping she can get invited back to those parties.  But yes, for optics etc Trump will keep feeding the masses red meat while taking care of anyone with money behind the scenes.  Soros' right hand man getting some appointment is fucking perfect.  LOL

 

he destroys everything he's been associated with

[C-Man 27,184]

Gen Z’s President. Gen Z men are more religious and more conservative than prior generations. They are the hope for the future and will be on the front lines of ridding America of DEI, woke and the other cultural degeneracy and strife that Obama’s Presidency left us with.

[ChiTownDoc 21,141]

23 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

I wanna be that fix-it dude who goes over fences and through windows. You know not to put me on payroll, just send a package to a p.o. box every now and then with whatever you think is fair, and a burner phone with one number for me to dial.

This is much needed.  

[WhatTheBuck 28,775]

10 hours ago, DixonHur said:

This one might be applicable in the Leopards Eating Faces thread ...hey Arab Americans, I bet Kamala is looking a little better now, isn't she.

It gets better.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna179731

Israeli minister draws criticism for saying Trump's win is an opportunity to annex parts of the West Bank

A call from Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister to use Donald Trump’s election win as an opportunity to annex parts of the occupied West Bank has drawn international condemnation and fueled fears about the U.S. ally’s plans.

Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that “the time has come” to extend Israeli sovereignty over settlements in the area — land recognized by the international community as belonging to Palestinians in their quest for a future state.

The Israeli minister welcomed the president-elect’s victory and said he would seek Trump's support for the move. 

“I intend, with God’s help, to lead a government decision that says that the government of Israel will work with the new administration of President Trump and the international community to apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria,” he said, using a name employed by many Israelis for the West Bank.

Discussions on plans to annex parts of the West Bank were held between Israel and Washington during Trump’s first term, and Smotrich said that he would push his government to engage with the incoming administration to gain support.

“We will apply the sovereignty, together with our American friends,” he added.

[…]

Smotrich has drawn controversy since becoming part of Netanyahu's hard-line coalition government in 2022.

In March 2023, he claimed that there is “no such thing” as a Palestinian people, and in January he joined thousands of people at a conference in Jerusalem calling for Israel to rebuild settlements in Gaza and northern parts of the West Bank.

[gmr548 16,576]

7 hours ago, Macklemore said:

Gen Z’s President. Gen Z men are more religious and more conservative than prior generations. They are the hope for the future and will be on the front lines of ridding America of DEI, woke and the other cultural degeneracy and strife that Obama’s Presidency left us with.

I don't even know the "Trump dance" bit and there's decent odds that this is just a couple white boys that can't dance, but if it's indeed a thing...

Shouldn't your reaction be ShUt Up AnD dRiBbLe!1!1!1

[wood 11,225]

Dang, man. I was in Navy ROTC at UT. I probably shoulda thrown my hat in the ring for SecDef, too.

[WhatTheBuck 28,775]

7 hours ago, LCHorn said:

Makes sense….

 

Trump family values. 

[tx 3 putt 76,868]

 

[Underdog 28,545]

Incredible. 

[Hank_Hill 18,791]

3 hours ago, gmr548 said:

I don't even know the "Trump dance" bit and there's decent odds that this is just a couple white boys that can't dance, but if it's indeed a thing...

Shouldn't your reaction be ShUt Up AnD dRiBbLe!1!1!1

They only say that to black people

[Captainant 27,625]

4 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

He knows. That's what he and the Christian Right want. They don't want women to have agency. 

[David Dennison 18,845]

42 minutes ago, Captainant said:

He knows. That's what he and the Christian Right want. They don't want women to have agency. 

It's what America wants, libtard.

[Goofyboy 3,269]

It's what America wants, libtard.

It’s what 1/3 of Americans wants. 1/3 don’t want that and 1/3 couldn’t be bothered to give a shit and vote.

[pacman 7,355]

Trump's America will include a dumbed down military, straight out of the Stalin, Pinochet, Saddam, Putin, Hitler books of strategy. A move towards loyalty in the military leadership ranks as the means of judgement for fitness will ruin the world's greatest military institution.

The military fitness review process in the U.S. primarily involves evaluations conducted within the military chain of command, focusing on the physical, mental, and professional capabilities of military leaders. This process does not typically involve political appointees. Instead, it is managed by military personnel to ensure that leaders meet the necessary standards for their roles.

 

This process has evolved over the century of its existence into a great process that largely guarantees seperation of the existing military from the whims of politicians. Through this process, the United States is the greatest military power in the World regardless of which party is in the White House.

 

Like many authoritarians, faced with destroying democracies in their country, Chile's Pinochet immediately targeted existing military leadership in 1973. He purged them through arrests, reassignment and forced retirements. They were replaced in favor of less competent loyalists who refused to contradict his command, no matter how immoral. He would then use the military to suppress political opposition for his 17 year reign.

 

Authoritarian regimes often weaken their military by prioritizing loyalty over competence in leadership appointments. They do this to use the military as they see fit, especially against their own citizens. This undermines military effectiveness, as seen in other historical examples like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Nazi Germany under Hitler and Putin's Russia. The fear of coups drives this practice, leading to constant strategic and operational blunders. Ultimately, this leads to severe weakening of the military capabilities of these countries under authoritarian rule.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1RSF1IxN51Y_BfKiDMuFUBbEl9SOdGXGdz6grBpv-cuxQRM2j68tG6cjM_aem_fSk7rmcY-V1JNy9A-50Vsw

[wildcat09 29,343]

11 hours ago, Okie State said:

Just read a proud Mom commenting who voted for the health of her children because Trump will ban vaccines and remove toxic chemicals from our food and air. I just can't with these people. It's impossible to be this stupid.

So y'all know that theory about the movie Children of Men where it's actually just Britain that's like that and the rest of the world is still going fine?  We're going to be like that, having rolled back all the advances of the last 150 years of science and medicine, while the rest of the world just continues developing.  

[Constant 6,723]

24 minutes ago, pacman said:

Trump's America will include a dumbed down military, straight out of the Stalin, Pinochet, Saddam, Putin, Hitler books of strategy. A move towards loyalty in the military leadership ranks as the means of judgement for fitness will ruin the world's greatest military institution.

The military fitness review process in the U.S. primarily involves evaluations conducted within the military chain of command, focusing on the physical, mental, and professional capabilities of military leaders. This process does not typically involve political appointees. Instead, it is managed by military personnel to ensure that leaders meet the necessary standards for their roles.

 

This process has evolved over the century of its existence into a great process that largely guarantees seperation of the existing military from the whims of politicians. Through this process, the United States is the greatest military power in the World regardless of which party is in the White House.

 

Like many authoritarians, faced with destroying democracies in their country, Chile's Pinochet immediately targeted existing military leadership in 1973. He purged them through arrests, reassignment and forced retirements. They were replaced in favor of less competent loyalists who refused to contradict his command, no matter how immoral. He would then use the military to suppress political opposition for his 17 year reign.

 

Authoritarian regimes often weaken their military by prioritizing loyalty over competence in leadership appointments. They do this to use the military as they see fit, especially against their own citizens. This undermines military effectiveness, as seen in other historical examples like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Nazi Germany under Hitler and Putin's Russia. The fear of coups drives this practice, leading to constant strategic and operational blunders. Ultimately, this leads to severe weakening of the military capabilities of these countries under authoritarian rule.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1RSF1IxN51Y_BfKiDMuFUBbEl9SOdGXGdz6grBpv-cuxQRM2j68tG6cjM_aem_fSk7rmcY-V1JNy9A-50Vsw

Just another sad day for this country. 

[Captainant 27,625]

7 minutes ago, Constant said:

Just another sad day for this country. 

[Pancho 44,697]

Rumor on the hill is Elmo will find a challenger to any house radical r who doesn’t fall in line with turnip  

[C-Man 27,184]

7 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

LOL at that fucking MAGA pussy. "Yes, I believe that's true." Dude, you fucking know it's true. Own it you piece of shit.

 

9 hours ago, gmr548 said:

I don't even know the "Trump dance" bit and there's decent odds that this is just a couple white boys that can't dance, but if it's indeed a thing...

Shouldn't your reaction be ShUt Up AnD dRiBbLe!1!1!1

Ewers did a similar dance with one or two of his OL in the Florida game after throwing a TD pass. Wonder if that's what they were doing. If so, fuck them.

[Frank Drebin 5,654]

 

[wood 11,225]

So DeSantis gets to appoint Rubio's replacement in the Senate? Ah, ok. Now it's pretty clear why that little fucker Rubio got an appointment.

[SubliminalHorn 6,782]

2 hours ago, pacman said:

Trump's America will include a dumbed down military, straight out of the Stalin, Pinochet, Saddam, Putin, Hitler books of strategy. A move towards loyalty in the military leadership ranks as the means of judgement for fitness will ruin the world's greatest military institution.

The military fitness review process in the U.S. primarily involves evaluations conducted within the military chain of command, focusing on the physical, mental, and professional capabilities of military leaders. This process does not typically involve political appointees. Instead, it is managed by military personnel to ensure that leaders meet the necessary standards for their roles.

 

This process has evolved over the century of its existence into a great process that largely guarantees seperation of the existing military from the whims of politicians. Through this process, the United States is the greatest military power in the World regardless of which party is in the White House.

 

Like many authoritarians, faced with destroying democracies in their country, Chile's Pinochet immediately targeted existing military leadership in 1973. He purged them through arrests, reassignment and forced retirements. They were replaced in favor of less competent loyalists who refused to contradict his command, no matter how immoral. He would then use the military to suppress political opposition for his 17 year reign.

 

Authoritarian regimes often weaken their military by prioritizing loyalty over competence in leadership appointments. They do this to use the military as they see fit, especially against their own citizens. This undermines military effectiveness, as seen in other historical examples like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Nazi Germany under Hitler and Putin's Russia. The fear of coups drives this practice, leading to constant strategic and operational blunders. Ultimately, this leads to severe weakening of the military capabilities of these countries under authoritarian rule.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1RSF1IxN51Y_BfKiDMuFUBbEl9SOdGXGdz6grBpv-cuxQRM2j68tG6cjM_aem_fSk7rmcY-V1JNy9A-50Vsw

But will eggs be cheaper?

[Red Five 40,827]

2 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

But will eggs be cheaper?

How about gas? I paid $2.79/gallon the other day, and I will vote for facism to get it below $2.70.

[Chad Fuck 17,659]

15 hours ago, Pancho said:

Is this real, or The Onion?

[Chad Fuck 17,659]

9 hours ago, wood said:

Dang, man. I was in Navy ROTC at UT. I probably shoulda thrown my hat in the ring for SecDef, too.

I played a lot of PanzerBlitz and PanzerLeader in middle school.  I am also well qualified by that standard.  You may be overqualified.

[DixonHur 11,292]

9 hours ago, wood said:

Dang, man. I was in Navy ROTC at UT. I probably shoulda thrown my hat in the ring for SecDef, too.

I have to admit that I was shocked when Trump nominated Hegseth for Sec. of Defense.

I had my money on either Kid Rock or Hulk Hogan for that position.

[wood 11,225]

17 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Is this real, or The Onion?

He says he was 'joking', referring to people worrying about germs obsessively. Sure, Pete.

Your potential future SecDef in action ...

 

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2,663]

My son plays defense on the JV team.  SEC DEF!

[wood 11,225]

2 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

I have to admit that I was shocked when Trump nominated Hegseth for Sec. of Defense.

I had my money on either Kid Rock or Hulk Hogan for that position.

In order to properly rep this, we need a "crying" or "sad" emoji that we can use simultaneously with the laugh emoji.

[Gap03 3,303]

2 hours ago, pacman said:

Authoritarian regimes often weaken their military by prioritizing loyalty over competence in leadership appointments. They do this to use the military as they see fit, especially against their own citizens. This undermines military effectiveness, as seen in other historical examples like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Nazi Germany under Hitler and Putin's Russia. The fear of coups drives this practice, leading to constant strategic and operational blunders. Ultimately, this leads to severe weakening of the military capabilities of these countries under authoritarian rule.

I was assured that Trump's reasoning for wanting "the kind of generals that Hitler had" was not tied to the fear of coups / ability to sic the military on his people.  I'm assured of this ...

 

By the way, I pray that I'll be able use this gif for the next four years ...

 

 

[DixonHur 11,292]

4 minutes ago, wood said:

In order to properly rep this, we need a "crying" or "sad" emoji that we can use simultaneously with the laugh emoji.

Let's be honest, what country would mess with us when they see our Sec. of Defense screaming while ripping his shirt off at the podium.

And don't even get me started on Kid Rock ...did you see what he did to those Bud Light cans?  

Putin be like...

Edited November 13 by DixonHur

[yoladu 4,090]

31 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Is this real, or The Onion?

it.is.real.

[wood 11,225]

I'm sure this isn't news to many of you, but re: the deportations ... in Trump's first term, his own policy actually increased the number of undocumented criminals staying in the U.S. by de-prioritizing their removal. Not only was 'Deporter in Chief' Obama deporting a lot more aliens than Trump was, a larger proportion of those deportees were criminals. So really, the 'undocumented criminal' problem was exacerbated by Trump's own policies. He created his own grievance, then got the Bipartisan Border Bill killed, and ran against Biden and Harris using as ammo a problem he exacerbated before Biden ever took office. And the rubes fell for it 100%.

Why deportations actually dropped in Trump’s first term   https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/politics/deportations-trump-presidency-what-matters/index.html

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rather than prioritizing the removal of people with criminal records, Trump widened his dragnet by putting less emphasis on immigration action against people who were deemed public safety threats and instead prioritizing action against everyone in the country illegally. This led to Trump’s controversial family separation policy.

Bier argues that by filling detention centers with asylum-seekers rather than focusing on detaining people thought to have criminal histories, the Trump administration ended up allowing more people with criminal histories into the country.

In a separate study, Bier also looked at the rise in detention of people who crossed the border illegally during Trump’s term and found that it did not substantially raise the number of deportations.

 

 

Edited November 13 by wood

[Goofyboy 3,269]

Rick Scott loses his bid for Senate Majority Leader. Thune wins. MAGA republicans are unhappy. Yay.

[wood 11,225]

4 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Rick Scott loses his bid for Senate Majority Leader. Thune wins. MAGA republicans are unhappy. Yay.

Good. There will still be some true Republicans in both the House and the Senate who won't sell out to the more extreme MAGAts. Hopefully they can hold the line and be Trump's guardrails for this term. The MAGAts will deride them and call them RINOs, but anyone who's been paying attention knows who the real RINOs are.