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Politics Trump - What has he done now???

Discussion in 'Tilted Philosophy, Politics, and Economics' started by rogue49, Jan 8, 2017.

  1. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
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  2. Xazy Vertical

    Let us see he paid larger percent then Obama, Biden, Bernie and Comcast.
    --- Double Post Merged, Mar 16, 2017, Original Post Date: Mar 16, 2017 ---
    Good trump on more ICE arrests.

    248 arrested in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware, during ICE operation targeting criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators
     
  3. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North


    This asshole.
    This asshole Mick Mulvaney.
    I know he is doing his job defending Trumps monstrous budget but so fuck him.\

    I don't know where the fuck Trump found this guy but it's like the they asked Central Casting for an stereotypical evil corporate scumbag who would get squashed by the robot hero at the end of the movie.
    Talking about Meals On Wheels,
    Talking about school kids,
    Oh, by the way, he's lying.
    Kids do much better when they can eat.
    Jadzia knew that, which was why she bought food out of her own pocket.
    White House: There's No Evidence After-School Programs Help Kids' Performance

    Fuck this guy so much.
     
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  4. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    What a jerk.



     
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2017
  5. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
  6. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    "...
    We're going to spend money, we're going to spend a lot of money
    but we're not going to spend it on programs that show they deliver the promises we made to people.
    ..."

    W.T.F.?
     
  7. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    What??
    You're expecting him to actually make sense??

    All his statements are...are something to make his base and supporters to think he's being "strong" and "doing something"
    To them, it's NOT what you say.
    But HOW you say it.

    The same people who think a tie makes you more of an authority.
    Glasses more intelligent.
    A lab coat more of a doctor
    And a ribbon or medal more of a hero

    It's much easier when you don't have to think...but you just look & listen to prompts and postures.

    WE have to DO something SERIOUS here!!
    And I...am just the MAN to do IT!!

    :rolleyes:
     
  8. ASU2003

    ASU2003 Very Tilted

    Location:
    Where ever I roam
    There are a few more things to add to the list of things that they think make you superior...
     
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  10. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    Sorry, as much as I love Snopes they screwed the pooch on this one.
    And Reason has it's own ax to grind when it comes to federal money being spent on things it disagrees with, like feeding people.

    I've worked with non-profits before and even though the amount that comes from the block grant is small it is what keeps the lights on.
    You do all the 'stuff' with donations but when it comes down to the what keeps the program in existence it is the grant.
    I have seen too many important programs for people with disabilities go poof because the grant disappeared.
    All the donations in the world will not make up for that garunteed, regular money that you can count on being in the account every month.
    That is why landlords will rent to you, you can get other funding, and the electric company will turn on your lights.
     
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  11. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
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  12. Taliesin

    Taliesin Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Western Australia
    So i heard this story yesterday about how the US was stopping passangers on some foreign airlines from having anything bigger than a smartphone in the cabin. Ebooks, ipads, laptops and things had to be checked in and stored underneath.
    The people on the radio were trying to work out why.
    You can still trigger a bomb or something from your phone. So it is no safer and it will cause problems at the airports, what if you're transferring onto one of these airlines?

    I saw this Washington post article today that starts to make sense ofthe new rule
    /story.php?story_fbid=10211342268700042&id=1460611220
     
  13. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
  14. ASU2003

    ASU2003 Very Tilted

    Location:
    Where ever I roam
    Banning electronic devices that aren't smartphones doesn't make sense from a security point of view. If the terrorists can communicate with a WiFi messaging program on smart phones, it doesn't matter. And explosives inside the device would be easy enough to test for by making sure it turns on.

    And I'm not quite sure how it would get enforced on flights coming into the US. How would they know that security overseas isn't letting the devices through? It isn't like they have the TSA in the Middle East making sure tablets and laptops are checked.
     
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  15. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Something tells me this is Trump's way of making business difficult for the highly competitive airlines in the Middle East.

    I wouldn't put it past him, given his zero sum view of these sorts of things, that this has little to do with safety, and everything to do with trade.
     
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  16. ASU2003

    ASU2003 Very Tilted

    Location:
    Where ever I roam
    That is what the Washington Post article is claiming. I'm just not sure how this will be enforced. Especially if it is determined to be a trade sanction against certain airlines flying out of places the US has no authority over.

    It is one thing to say, we want the airlines to be secure and that the airline company doesn't want news of plane crashes or explosions on board for safety and financial reasons. It is another thing to want to ban large electronics to make the trip less comfortable or productive so business and first class passengers choose another airline. And I'm not sure why they would comply at the originating airport outside of the US.
     
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  17. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    What's Missing From This Photo of Politicians Deciding the Future of Women's Health?

    [​IMG]

     
  18. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Man, is there ANYTHING about Trump that is NOT like a cliché of an older version of the lead jock in Revenge of The Nerds??? :rolleyes:
    It's like he's trying for it SO hard.

    It'd be like a joke...if it weren't so terrifying because it's real.
     
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  19. wye

    wye Getting Tilted

    Another great day today for the forgotten man (the historically marginalized demographic of aging corporate billionaire right-wing Judeo-Christian straight white males), as oil company executives and the National Economic Counsel (a group of fat cat investment bankers) oversaw the granting of a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. There were no labor economists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, petroleum geologists, indigenous community leaders, or local representatives present.

    As reported by a research institute at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, the Keystone XL pipeline will contribute a negligible number of jobs to the American economy (possibly costing more jobs than it creates) and is virtually irrelevant to energy independence (considering that companies extracting and refining Canadian oil are largely Asian-owned), indicating that the caption in the bottom right corner is more of the fact-free propaganda we've come to expect from this administration.

    [​IMG]
     
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  20. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    He's not doing good today...
    No repeal for 'Obamacare' _ a humiliating defeat for Trump

    I guess shouting and demanding isn't such a good tactic (especially with folk who think they could be president themselves...)

    Ryan isn't looking so hot either.

    I wonder if the Dems will have the guts to filibuster the SCOTUS nominee, leveraging the losing momentum (LOSING!! ;))
     
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