Trump administration 2024-2028

[lenaitch]

Kyiv, or Kiev? Moskva, or Moscow?

People are inconsistently selective, I find.

I view that more as an attempt to respect the original name and pronunciation and 'de-Anglesizing' it. Mumbai vs Bombay; Beijing vs Peking. Yes, we are still inconsistent, but better. The whole Gulf of America thing is some Manifest Destiny wetdream. No doubt he will get around to wanting the rename the Great Lakes.

On another forum I was just on, someone was complaining that we/they still call the first language of the US 'English'.

 

[Brad Sallows]

So it turns out that going hard after political opponents isn't a privilege only one side enjoys. Predictable, and predicted.

Just because you can find a law to go after someone doesn't mean you should use it. That's not new political wisdom. Yes, it means sometimes foregoing a possible opportunity to take someone down.

 

[Fabius]

Not just a law - a part of the constitution (14th amendment). To call that overreach would be an understatement.

Out of curiosity who has read this actual EO?
It’s here; basically he is arguing a different understanding of the 14th amendment not a repudiation of it.
Interestingly as well his argument follows the same argument and limitations on birthright citizenship as most all European countries as well as 3 now 4 of the FVEY countries.

 

[brihard]

Out of curiosity who has read this actual EO?
It’s here; basically he is arguing a different understanding of the 14th amendment not a repudiation of it.
Interestingly as well his argument follows the same argument and limitations on birthright citizenship as most all European countries as well as 3 now 4 of the FVEY countries.

This will work through the courts quickly; there will be a plethora of cases where it immediately matters.

I personally doubt the courts will allow and uphold a precedent where the President gets to arbitrarily and unilaterally declare what provisions of the Constitution mean.

 

[Halifax Tar]

So it turns out that going hard after political opponents isn't a privilege only one side enjoys. Predictable, and predicted.

Just because you can find a law to go after someone doesn't mean you should use it. That's not new political wisdom. Yes, it means sometimes foregoing a possible opportunity to take someone down.

Some of us warned the left they were opening Pandoras box. Oh well it's loose now.

 

[Remius]

Some of us warned the left they were opening Pandoras box. Oh well it's loose now.

“Lock her up”…

 

[Halifax Tar]

“Lock her up”…

Besides being a chant, did they ?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Hmm, interesting move among the Day 1 checklist.

Portrait of Gen. Mark Milley taken down from Pentagon wall hours after Trump inauguration

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's wrath, disappeared from a Pentagon hallway hours after the inauguration.

www.yahoo.com

Milley portrait taken down from Pentagon

A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has feuded in highly public spats with President Trump, was taken down in the Pentagon on Monday. A spokesperson for the Pentagon confirmed the portrait was taken down but deferred comment to the White...

www.yahoo.com

Didn't even need PhotoShop to erase this guy.

 

[MrWhyt]

I personally doubt the courts will allow and uphold a precedent where the President gets to arbitrarily and unilaterally declare what provisions of the Constitution mean.

SCOTUS essentially declared him above the law, I'm sure they can figure out how to make him the sole arbiter of the constitution.

 

[captloadie]

Out of curiosity who has read this actual EO?
It’s here; basically he is arguing a different understanding of the 14th amendment not a repudiation of it.
Interestingly as well his argument follows the same argument and limitations on birthright citizenship as most all European countries as well as 3 now 4 of the FVEY countries.

Question: Are Lesbian couples not recognized in Federal law by the US? By reading the strict way this is worded, if the non-American female spouse of a female US citizen were to give birth in the US, that child would not automatically entitled to US citizenship?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Let the bloodletting commence...

Coast Guard commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official​

Senior DHS official confirms to Fox News Digital Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved of her post​

EXCLUSIVE: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated over concerns about the border, recruitment and an "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.

Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, 61, has been terminated by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman, the official said.

Fagan has demonstrated leadership deficiencies, operational failures and an inability to advance the strategic objectives of the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated amid border, recruitment concerns, "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.

www.foxnews.com

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[brihard]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any still outstanding). This includes all of those convicted of assaults on police and other crimes of violence. It includes everyone convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Hell of a message to send. Anyone inclined to commit politically motivated violence on behalf of or aligned with team Trump has a pretty compelling reason to believe they enjoy absolute impunity. Sedition is very nearly as serious as it gets.

It’s also quite a message to send to all the police who were injured, and any police who in future may need to contend with political violence.

This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.

apnews.com

 

[Remius]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any still outstanding). This includes all of those convicted of assaults on police and other crimes of violence. It includes everyone convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Hell of a message to send. Anyone inclined to commit politically motivated violence on behalf of or aligned with team Trump has a pretty compelling reason to believe they enjoy absolute impunity. Sedition is very nearly as serious as it gets.

It’s also quite a message to send to all the police who were injured, and any police who in future may need to contend with political violence.

This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.

apnews.com

MAGA is and never was pro law enforcement. Only when convenient. And only for their side.

 

[daftandbarmy]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any still outstanding). This includes all of those convicted of assaults on police and other crimes of violence. It includes everyone convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Hell of a message to send. Anyone inclined to commit politically motivated violence on behalf of or aligned with team Trump has a pretty compelling reason to believe they enjoy absolute impunity. Sedition is very nearly as serious as it gets.

It’s also quite a message to send to all the police who were injured, and any police who in future may need to contend with political violence.

This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.

apnews.com

Did they all have Brown Shirts?

Just wondering

 

[Brad Sallows]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

There are ample examples of people choosing not to turn down any temperatures with their actions and rhetoric over the past eight-plus years. Did they really believe the tables could never be turned? Much of what they enjoyed doing will be undone. I doubt they will learn not to do it again.

The US is in this fix because a bunch of people thought they could ignore one of the central precepts of rule of law - equal application.

 

[Lumber]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any still outstanding). This includes all of those convicted of assaults on police and other crimes of violence. It includes everyone convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Hell of a message to send. Anyone inclined to commit politically motivated violence on behalf of or aligned with team Trump has a pretty compelling reason to believe they enjoy absolute impunity. Sedition is very nearly as serious as it gets.

It’s also quite a message to send to all the police who were injured, and any police who in future may need to contend with political violence.

This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.

apnews.com

They did a story about one of the capitol police who was beaten. I feel so bad for him. Out of all of Trump's day 1 actions, this one, somewhat surprisingly, bothers me the most. I'm "not so bothered" by the pardons for those who broke in and simply meandered around and defaced the property, but the ones who physically assaulted police officers? This isn't justice.

 

[brihard]

There are ample examples of people choosing not to turn down any temperatures with their actions and rhetoric over the past eight-plus years. Did they really believe the tables could never be turned? Much of what they enjoyed doing will be undone. I doubt they will learn not to do it again.

The US is in this fix because a bunch of people thought they could ignore one of the central precepts of rule of law - equal application.

Make whatever apologetics you want for people convicted of literal sedition, assaulting police etc. They still did those things and were found guilty in court.

I would expect anyone trying to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate election to be treated similarly by the justice system. That’s not a partisan viewpoint. This batch simply happened to be siding with Trump.

Those convicted of crimes for January 6th aren’t victims. Those serving sentences were prisoners, not hostages.

 

[CountDC]

More on my last: apparently it was DOGE that is getting sued.

DOGE faces lawsuit immediately after Trump is sworn in

A lawsuit was due to be filed minutes after Donald Trump was sworn in Monday, questioning DOGE's compliance with federal transparency laws.

www.newsweek.com

Have they even done anything yet to be sued over?

Out of curiosity who has read this actual EO?
It’s here; basically he is arguing a different understanding of the 14th amendment not a repudiation of it.
Interestingly as well his argument follows the same argument and limitations on birthright citizenship as most all European countries as well as 3 now 4 of the FVEY countries.

I read it, read it again and still agree with him. That isn't a surprise to anyone that really knows me as I have said it for years that it shouldn't exist anywhere. Women should not be able to travel to a country in order to obtain a foot in the door by having her baby there.

One I would like to have seen is in regards to refugees. if you claim you are a refugee from a country and granted status then travel to that country your status is immediately revoked. IAW Amnesty International "A refugee is a person who has fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there." If that is the case so bad that you can't live there you are not going there on vacation.

 

[YZT580]

All 1500+ convictions or outstanding charges for January 6th have been pardoned (most), sentences commuted (a few), or charges withdrawn (any still outstanding). This includes all of those convicted of assaults on police and other crimes of violence. It includes everyone convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Hell of a message to send. Anyone inclined to commit politically motivated violence on behalf of or aligned with team Trump has a pretty compelling reason to believe they enjoy absolute impunity. Sedition is very nearly as serious as it gets.

It’s also quite a message to send to all the police who were injured, and any police who in future may need to contend with political violence.

This is not an act calculated to turn down the temperature on anything. It’s a severe, albeit unsurprising blow to the rule of law.

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.

apnews.com

but the how many 3000 or more pardons, commutations and the like over the last several weeks haven't done the same? The whole issue stinks but it goes back a long way before Trump. POTUS past and present have made an absolute mockery out of the term 'justice'

 

[brihard]

but the how many 3000 or more pardons, commutations and the like over the last several weeks haven't done the same? The whole issue stinks but it goes back a long way before Trump. POTUS past and present have made an absolute mockery out of the term 'justice'

I have issues with some of Biden’s pardons and commutations too.

But he’s not the president anymore (notice how that was accomplished without having to suppress a riot), and he didn’t pardon anyone for using violence to try to ensure he took power despite the lawful results of an election.

It’s gonna take something stronger than whataboutism to try to bury the coddling of seditionists.