Trump's first 100 days

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The_barBEARian said:



End the food stamp program!

If you are really broke and need food, let the tax exempt churches feed you.
Volunteered only one day at a food bank.

Could not tolerate the number of people I witnessed pulling in line driving better cars and pickups than most taxpayers.
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Cringe off the charts

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nein51
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Kobe Bryant is a rapist. How the entire world just forgot about that fact I'll never know.
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While they do that they should also shrink the size of DC

It's bigger than it needs to be and should only the areas around the National mall of key government buildings





The geographic boundaries of Washington DC are clearly defined and have worked for over 200 years. There is no need to change that.

If Liberals keep demanding Statehood for DC (a place that votes 93% of the Democratic party) then yes I think shrinking the place down should be on the table.

Let 80% of it go to Maryland (already a blue state) and let the rest be run directly by Congress

We don't need a special Federal administrative territory that has 700k people

It could be just 20K

The fascists make all kinds of stupid demands all the time, most easy to ignore or dismiss. DC statehood is one they won't get because it would require a constitutional amendment. Good luck getting enough states to ratify even if it passed in Congress.
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boognish_bear said:


Protection of Greenland!
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nein51 said:

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Trump's Revealing Choice of Which Foreign Leader Gets Denounced as a 'Dictator'

Because Trump likes to shine a light on things the Media-DC-Academia don't like to talk about

We all know Putin is a dictator (rigged elections and all)

But no one likes to point out that Zelensky is not holding elections and censoring all Media inside Ukraine
Trump's just running front for his boy Putin who's been wanting him gone for a long time. Let's not pretend he's worried about democracy in Ukraine. This is part of the bend over for Vlad that's been oozing out of this admin.

No, but I'm sure in time it's going to be much different than what has been floated publicly. We just need to give him time…


as President Trump has cozied up to Mr. Putin and moved to normalize relations with Russia, Republicans who once vowed to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty have stayed silent or moderated their tone.

Russia isn't the good guys. Neither is Ukraine but I have a hell of a lot of respect for Zelensky fighting for his country. I would prefer not to cozy up to either and I definitely don't like the way we are treating Putin right now.

I have serious doubts Russia stops at Ukraine. If they were anywhere near the power they were 40 years ago I would be 100% certain they won't stop. These days I just don't think they are really able to fight much longer/further.

The impending demographic collapse in Russia and China will reshape geopolitics and possibly within our lifetimes.

I would have a lot more respect for Zelensky if he didn't act like a dictator so much (no elections, censorship, etc) or if his regime weren't so corrupt. Putin is not the good guy but neither is Zelensky.
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boognish_bear said:



Pete Butt-boy is a joke. One would have to be a grade A fool to vote for him for anything. His record as Sec of Transportation was one of complete failure.
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BearFan33 said:

Did Kash get in? Is that happening today?


Yes. Confirmed 51-49
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Assassin said:



Lock him up!!
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TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:

Redbrickbear said:

Osodecentx said:

Trump's Revealing Choice of Which Foreign Leader Gets Denounced as a 'Dictator'

Because Trump likes to shine a light on things the Media-DC-Academia don't like to talk about

We all know Putin is a dictator (rigged elections and all)

But no one likes to point out that Zelensky is not holding elections and censoring all Media inside Ukraine


They keep using the martial law excuse. How legit is it? Can elections not be held while people are still going to work, and school, and about their daily lives? I understand there is a war and that some areas would likely have issues, but does that make elections off limits?

The U.S. has had wars throughout our history and to my knowledge no election was ever postponed because of it: 1814 midterms, 1846 midterms, 1862 midterms, 1864, 1918, 1940 (we were not at war yet, but involved in other ways), 1944, 1952, 1964, 1966 midterms, 1968, 1970 midterms, 1972, etc.
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Assassin said:

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this is a big one if we can trust Xi to hold to it, until of course the liberal Democrats screw it up

Ci cannot be trusted. I'm sure Trump is aware of that. I hope this is just negotiating talk.
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I bet we still have military bases there. At least one.
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At the risk of sounding racist no Chinese can be trusted in negotiations. Or, very few, if that's somehow better.
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BearFan33 said:

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FLBear5630 said:

nein51 said:

FLBear5630 said:

nein51 said:

Osodecentx said:

ATL Bear said:

Redbrickbear said:

Osodecentx said:

Trump's Revealing Choice of Which Foreign Leader Gets Denounced as a 'Dictator'

Because Trump likes to shine a light on things the Media-DC-Academia don't like to talk about

We all know Putin is a dictator (rigged elections and all)

But no one likes to point out that Zelensky is not holding elections and censoring all Media inside Ukraine
Trump's just running front for his boy Putin who's been wanting him gone for a long time. Let's not pretend he's worried about democracy in Ukraine. This is part of the bend over for Vlad that's been oozing out of this admin.

No, but I'm sure in time it's going to be much different than what has been floated publicly. We just need to give him time…


as President Trump has cozied up to Mr. Putin and moved to normalize relations with Russia, Republicans who once vowed to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty have stayed silent or moderated their tone.

Russia isn't the good guys. Neither is Ukraine but I have a hell of a lot of respect for Zelensky fighting for his country. I would prefer not to cozy up to either and I definitely don't like the way we are treating Putin right now.

I have serious doubts Russia stops at Ukraine. If they were anywhere near the power they were 40 years ago I would be 100% certain they won't stop. These days I just don't think they are really able to fight much longer/further.

The impending demographic collapse in Russia and China will reshape geopolitics and possibly within our lifetimes.
I am not sure we are seeing their "capabilities". It looks to me that this is similar to Germany in Spain, testing equipment, hardening troops and identifying leaders. One thing I think Russia is doing Germany didn't, is integrating their allies into the effort. They now have experience working with North Korea, Iran and China in actual combat situations. I have noticed a difference in the battle tactics and how they operate.

Sorry, based on the size and weapon systems that Russia has I find it hard to believe that they can't knock Ukraine out.

If they could they would have done so already. They just aren't the threat they used to be and this war has cost them dearly in personnel and materiel.
I hope you are right. As it sits, they are leaving the war with more territory and the most seasoned, well equipped Army in Europe. No one has the experience and battle hardiness the Russian's gained over the past 3 years.
With sweeteners discussed thus far as no sanctions, G7 membership, reduced military threats (No Ukraine NATO and troop pullbacks elsewhere), O&G investment from the U.S., new Ukrainian leadership, and sharing in Ukrainian mineral wealth (unconquered territory).
Don't forget Trump gets the pee pee tapes back.

Everything with Trump is a negotiation. Step back from the ledge and lets see what happens,
I keep being told that and instead of something tangible for Russia to commit to, I hear another round of flowers being ordered for Vlad.
There is a real bromance going on. Don't get in the way of it. I heard he invited Vlad for a threesome with Melania.

In all seriousness I think DJT knows exactly who he is dealing with. Look up the Battle of Khasham and see how Trump treated Russia.
We withdrew our troops from the region, and our partners flipped to Assad/Russia. That's supposed to engender confidence?
Of course it's not that simple or even accurate. I gave you an example where Trump killed up to 100 of Putin's henchmen and of course through a cloud of TDS you see nothing. The drawdown you mention was more complicated, temporary and related to ISIL wipeout which was a main goal.

In mid-January 2018, the Trump administration indicated its intention to maintain an open-ended military presence in Syria to accomplish US political objectives, including countering Iranian influence and ousting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-guardianopenend-169][169][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-washingtonpost31117-170][170][/url] However, on 19 December, President Trump unilaterally ordered the withdrawal of the 2,0002,500 US ground troops in Syria at the time, which was to be completed in 2019.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-NYT2018-12-19a-171][171][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-Time2018-12-19a-172][172][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-Guardian2018-12-20a-173][173][/url] With proliferating concerns over a potential power vacuum, the US announced on 22 February 2019 that instead of a total withdrawal, a contingency force of around 400 US troops would remain garrisoned in Syria indefinitely, and that their withdrawal would be gradual and conditions-based, returning to a policy of open-ended American military presence in the country.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-ahval41117-174][174][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-cbs90009-175][175][/url]
In 2019, the coalition saw decisive results in its intervention against the Islamic State; the terror group lost its last remaining territory in Syria during the battle of Baghuz Fawqani[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-battleover-176][176][/url] and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US special forces raid in Idlib in October 2019.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-politico61117-177][177][/url] The Trump administration ordered all US forces to withdraw from Rojava in early October ahead of a Turkish incursion into the region, a controversial move widely seen as a reneging of the US's alliance with the SDF in favor of NATO ally Turkey.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-bbc71117-178][178][/url] However, by November 2019, US troops instead repositioned to eastern Syria, reinforcing their presence in the al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor governorates, with the subordinate mission of securing SDF-controlled oil and gas infrastructure from the IS insurgency and the Syrian government.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-ap81117-179][179][/url] On 23 November 2019, the head of US Central Command stated there was no "end date" on the US's intervention in Syria.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-180][180][/url]
The US Department of Defense stated that there were around 900 US soldiers operating in Syria as of February 2021.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-Feb2021Kurd24-49][49][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-181][181][/url] On 19 December 2024, after the fall of the Assad regime, the Pentagon revealed that there were around 2,000 US troops in Syria, adding that the increase was temporary and occurred in recent months.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war#cite_note-182][182][/url]
Since I have a friend who was part of the combat op, I can assure you the interchange with Russians was completely unintended and disavowed for a long time by either side. It wasn't some intentional effort to "stick it to the Russians". That's not TDS or anything other than in the ground reality. The fact the policy was to give the region back, which was likely the correct move, really doesn't translate to how you're positioning Trump in the Russian-Ukraine negotiation.
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historian said:

nein51 said:

Osodecentx said:

ATL Bear said:

Redbrickbear said:

Osodecentx said:

Trump's Revealing Choice of Which Foreign Leader Gets Denounced as a 'Dictator'

Because Trump likes to shine a light on things the Media-DC-Academia don't like to talk about

We all know Putin is a dictator (rigged elections and all)

But no one likes to point out that Zelensky is not holding elections and censoring all Media inside Ukraine
Trump's just running front for his boy Putin who's been wanting him gone for a long time. Let's not pretend he's worried about democracy in Ukraine. This is part of the bend over for Vlad that's been oozing out of this admin.

No, but I'm sure in time it's going to be much different than what has been floated publicly. We just need to give him time…


as President Trump has cozied up to Mr. Putin and moved to normalize relations with Russia, Republicans who once vowed to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty have stayed silent or moderated their tone.

Russia isn't the good guys. Neither is Ukraine but I have a hell of a lot of respect for Zelensky fighting for his country. I would prefer not to cozy up to either and I definitely don't like the way we are treating Putin right now.

I have serious doubts Russia stops at Ukraine. If they were anywhere near the power they were 40 years ago I would be 100% certain they won't stop. These days I just don't think they are really able to fight much longer/further.

The impending demographic collapse in Russia and China will reshape geopolitics and possibly within our lifetimes.

I would have a lot more respect for Zelensky if he didn't act like a dictator so much (no elections, censorship, etc) or if his regime weren't so corrupt. Putin is not the good guy but neither is Zelensky.
His term ended 9 months ago, and he's in an imminent threat environment. Putin has been in power for over 25 years. Let's not start drawing parallels just yet.
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nein51 said:

At the risk of sounding racist no Chinese can be trusted in negotiations. Or, very few, if that's somehow better.
It's a complicated dynamic for sure, but you aren't wrong in your assertion.
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The elected president is staging a coup???

'You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.'



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It's tied at 2 right now
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Assassin said:

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It's tied at 2 right now


The last period was so intense
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It's tied at 2 right now
The last period was so intense
USA 2 - 51st State 3
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Figured something like that was coming

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[Publicist Adam Gonshor in an email to The Associated Press confirmed Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from "in all of us command" to "that only us command" and confirmed Trump's 51st state comments were the reason why.]

What ironic is that line was already changed to be Woke by Canada's leaders

The real lyrics is "in all thy sons command"



For 120 years that was the line

[that "in all thy sons command" was changed to to "in all of us command".]
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boognish_bear said:

Figured something like that was coming


Won't stop Canada from failing
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Little India - oops I mean Canada - narrowly beat us at their own game. Congrats!

Anyway let's get these tariffs moving
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william said:

Sec Duffy to investigate LA's long-delayed high-speed rail project: 'Who got the cash?'

Story by Anders Hagstrom

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the federal government will subject California to a compliance review to determine how federal assistance has been used on the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project.

Duffy and lawmakers from California held a press conference on Thursday highlighting the ballooning price of the rail plan, which was first announced in 2008 at a cost of roughly $33 billion, advertising a completion date in 2020. Today, however, the plan has cost over $15.7 billion and remains unfinished, with projected costs at over $128 billion.

"Who got the cash? Where did it go?" Duffy said. "$16 billion is a lot of money. It's going to be a hard stretch to see how that money was spent."

Duffy noted that the federal government has spent over $2 billion on the project, and the review will determine whether federal assistance will continue.

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Gotta restock my popcorn!
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Assassin said:




Some day it would be nice if skin color simply wasn't newsworthy.
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Some day it would be nice if skin color simply wasn't newsworthy.
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KaiBear said:

Assassin said:




Some day it would be nice if skin color simply wasn't newsworthy.

That will never happen

The GOP, most conservatives, and even places like Baylor have adopted the Left's race framing

Non-White people must be celebrated....and if they are the first to do a thing they must be celebrated more.

That part of Woke is now mainstream and not going anywhere
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So many things to investigate, so little time...


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I'd think Dems are savy enough to avoid going to court to force taxpayers to foot the bill but who knows.



 
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