Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread

[mqt]

One is attempting to protect. Hard not to see this

Ah yes, I feel much safer if a protestor with a sandwich is behind bars than a guy who tried to break down the doors of the Capitol building. You’re so right.

 

[Tapate50]

Ah yes, I feel much safer if a protestor with a sandwich is behind bars than a guy who tried to break down the doors of the Capitol building. You’re so right.

Actually I’m pretty consistent in this- I’m fine with them sharing a cell

 

[Tapate50]

Huh, for as much as you seem to dislike the Commies, I’d have thought you would be more familiar with their work.

So you don’t have any.

I didn’t think so

 

[mqt]

So you don’t have any.

I didn’t think so

The Soviets, the CCP, the Cubans… I was even trying to avoid the Nazis for you.

 

[Tapate50]

In America, in the last few years lol

I mean something remotely relevant

There were NG deployed to Seattle and that wasn’t permanent.

So there’s more evidence to the contrary than your doomsday predictions lol

 

[Tapate50]

Take a deep breathe man

 

[zitothebrave]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1956082248626921903

Seems like a psyop to get people to eat shitty subway. Wonder if Subway got Donald Trump a bunch of McDonalds to bribe him.

 

[Tapate50]

Sure

 

[mqt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957132133765427670

Setting aside the absurdly dramatic analysis of graffiti, this is actually a good thing and I genuinely think they should use the National Guardsmen they have on hand to do it if we’re going to insist on them being there.

 

[mqt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957411630658039953

I know the constitution doesn’t matter any more, but I don’t think you can do any of this via EO.

Also, a Republican President arguing states are merely an agent of the Federal Government that they must do what the President tells them is just *chef’s kiss*

 

[chop2chip]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957411630658039953

I know the constitution doesn’t matter any more, but I don’t think you can do any of this via EO.

Also, a Republican President arguing states are merely an agent of the Federal Government that they must do what the President tells them is just *chef’s kiss*

An EO that bans mail in ballots paves a golden road to the next EO that forces mail in ballots

 

[sturg33]

Does anyone know which president signed into law the ability for mass mail in ballots?

Wish we voted for accountability...

 

[mqt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957481004140057087

This is the fundamental problem with Trump and his approach to governing, and also why his constant bitching about the negative press is such bullshit. Trump and his team want to be *the* story every single day, but they only want that to be the story of how they’re saving America. That’s not how fucking government should function in a healthy society.

 

[Tapate50]

Well they also battle a constant gotcha headlines from nameless sources that have become the norm. It’s the only way some of these media sources are staying in business

But yes that’s their desire to stay on top of mind no doubt

 

[mqt]

Well they also battle a constant gotcha headlines from nameless sources that have become the norm. It’s the only way some of these media sources are staying in business

But yes that’s their desire to stay on top of mind no doubt

I don’t disagree with you here, but I do find it harder to begrudge a for-profit corporation for chasing headlines than I do the people who were put in place by the electorate to serve the public good. What I’ve found to be particularly irksome is that rather than address the claims or criticisms of the media, the Trump Administration has figured out all they have to do is blindly use their supporter’s distrust of the media to shut down the conversation. We’ve seen this in practice with Hegseth and Noem quite a bit, and as a country we need to figure out how we can actually keep public servants accountable without blindly trusting every thing the media says.