US US Politics General 2 - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

Helpful links for those who need them:

Current members of the House of Representatives
https://www.house.gov/representatives

Current members of the Senate
https://www.senate.gov/senators/

Current members of the US Supreme Court
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

Members of the Trump Administration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/

 

[clipartfan92]

For 5 beautiful moments I actually completely forgot what Kamala Harris looks like. Then it allllll came back

pfft. Put some respek on that black queen's name when you say it.

 

[Daniel Wallace]

What could be worse than the gay?

Hella gay.

 

[Formica Sample]

I would not be surprised if the money was going directly into the accounts of certain politicians.

As an army brat, I assume it goes where a significant portion of our military funding goes (as opposed to you know, the troops) - straight into the contractors pockets. Hence, the age old joke "military grade = cheapest quality imaginable, for an astronomical price".

I think it's both. The military decides to contract out feeding the troops to the cheapest third-party company, and that third-party company just so happens to have political connections.

After some brief research, it's apparently a company called Sysco. They made $78 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. Their largest shareholder is Nelson Peltz, who is apparently a longtime friend of US Senator Joe Manchin. He was also a reluctant Trump voter, because he hated Biden's immigration policy. So, it seems like he's one of those pro-Zionist neocons, in terms of personal politics.

I know plenty of Kiwis are more autistic than me and could probably find more connections. The whole situation just reeks of greed and corruption.

 

[Jinn in the phone]

pfft. Put some respek on that black queen's name when you say it.
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I am increasingly of the mind that the major reason why many political power centers (really West Coast and Clyburn) spent so much blood and sweat in the 2020 primary, then VP pick and the 2024 presidential was that they know we will not have another non-white president for atleast 20 years after BLM and covid. The iron rn is dead cold.

 

[Keystone]

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Who did RFK Jr mean by this?

Who indeed.

 

[Point and Laugh]

This discussion regarding the war in Ukraine is pretty informative and neutral. A lot of it discusses the actual issues America is dealing with in regards to “superpowers” and the danger the Russia Ukraine war poses but it thought this clip was particularly interesting. The meeting was over a year ago so far from Trump being a presumptive winner. What he says about Trump really hits home after this week.
Link

 

[Eventide]

I know plenty of Kiwis are more autistic than me and could probably find more connections. The whole situation just reeks of greed and corruption.

Isn't Sysco notorious for scamming "accidentally" fucking up its' fed contracts? Heck, they've actually been caught overcharging the DoD before for food services:

Spoiler: Excerpt from article

Dive Brief:

Spoiler: Excerpt from article

• FreshPoint Inc., a wholly owed subsidiary of foodservice giant Sysco Corp., overcharged the government in 15 contracts involving the Department of Defense, according to the Department of Justice.
• FreshPoint agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle charges related to hundreds of sales of fruit and vegetables from 2007 through 2009.
• The contracts called for FreshPoint to sell produce at cost plus a specified mark-up. The government claims FreshPoint instead sold goods based on what employees perceived the market price to be.

Dive Insight:

Every story should have a hero. And in this particular story that hero is one Charles Hall. Mr. Hall is a former employee of FreshPoint who exposed the wrongdoing. Under the terms of the the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, Hall gets to share in the proceeds of the settlement. His take? $798,000.

On behalf of taxpayers everywhere, we say “thanks, Mr. Hall. Enjoy the cash.”

 

[oh no its pipkun]

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If you hate patriotism, you're not going to get enough recruits for the military that's for damn sure. they need to bring back civics, home ec and shop class back into the school curiculum.

 

[Clotso Coof]

What could be worse than the gay?

Much worse. We're women.

 

[quaawaa]

After some brief research, it's apparently a company called Sysco. They made $78 billion for the 2024 fiscal year. Their largest shareholder is Nelson Peltz, who is apparently a longtime friend of US Senator Joe Manchin. He was also a reluctant Trump voter, because he hated Biden's immigration policy. So, it seems like he's one of those pro-Zionist neocons, in terms of personal politics.

Sysco is the supplier for most non-chain, non-fine dining restaurants in the country.

 

[AllieKat]

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Who did RFK Jr mean by this?

Kanye West can answer that question

 

[Justin Igger]

Man, I don't understand it fully but I find JD Vance more attractive than any politician in my lifetime. Even these memes where they put him in a propeller hat and make his face ugly and childish cannot abate my thirst for the way the man actually looks and his "I have already determined how to destroy your argument" expressions.

I never got the "he's so sexy" hype about Obama or Bill Clinton. But JD, hubba hubba. Usha's a lucky gal.

It still blows my mind that our Vice President wrote a book that got turned into a pretty good movie with Amy Adams and Glenn Close. Great women.

 

[Clobber3]

https://freebeacon.com/media/trump-is-right-on-the-white-house-correspondents-association-and-speaker-johnson-should-follow-suit/

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/h3r0m

Alas, in the real world, participation in the presidential press pool is hardly an equal-opportunity affair. The White House Correspondents' Association restricts participation to outlets that hold a congressional press pass.




For many outlets, those are doled out by another journalistic cartel known as the Periodical Press Gallery, which requires news outlets to demonstrate they are supported "chiefly by advertising or by subscription." That gallery is controlled by an executive committee composed of reporters from Politico, The Hill, and Punchbowl News, among others.

Not a single one of our colleagues in the mainstream media has raised hackles over this assault on our First Amendment rights—one that has for over a decade been in their power to rectify.

House Speaker Mike Johnson would be wise to follow in the White House’s footsteps and exercise his constitutional prerogative to take control of the congressional press gallery, too. The result would be a press corps on Capitol Hill and the White House that is freer and more inclusive—not less.

 

[Return of the Freaker]

"We need to impeach blumpft!! He thinks the forests have carpets that need to be raked!! "



https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...mergency-for-brush-clearance-months-too-late/

https://archive.is/JxRbs

 

[Betonhaus]

Sysco is the supplier for most non-chain, non-fine dining restaurants in the country.

I think they're even used for company events. One of the companies I worked for would by Sysco branded potato salad and such for company events, and there were only like 20 employees.

 

[CaddestSlown]

Man, I don't understand it fully but I find JD Vance more attractive than any politician in my lifetime. Even these memes where they put him in a propeller hat and make his face ugly and childish cannot abate my thirst for the way the man actually looks and his "I have already determined how to destroy your argument" expressions.

I never got the "he's so sexy" hype about Obama or Bill Clinton. But JD, hubba hubba. Usha's a lucky gal.

DIANA NO.

This? From YOU?

I'm shocked!

But now that I think about it...



I guess the propeller hat isn't a REPELLER hat, if you catch my drift. There has to be science behind this.

 

[Polyboros2]

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Who did RFK Jr mean by this?

Isn't that one of those "Parody" accounts?

 

[Clotso Coof]

It still blows my mind that our Vice President wrote a book that got turned into a pretty good movie with Amy Adams and Glenn Close. Great women.

His book was great. He also narrated the audiobook instead of hiring a professional reader.

 

[Betonhaus]

DIANA NO.

This? From YOU?

I'm shocked!

But now that I think about it...


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I guess the propeller hat isn't a REPELLER hat, if you catch my drift. There has to be science behind this.

at least it's better then the poster that is dreadfully thirsty for Nancy Pelosi's dusty old fleshdrapes.

 

[oh no its pipkun]

That episode is one of the worst episodes of SNL to ever air in recent memory. Also, I felt scammed/bait & switched. People kept saying Shane Gillis is MAGA based/says the word retarded in his comedy routine/uses racial slurs.

Shane Gillis' alleged comedy?

"I drive a pickup truck, drink beer, and voted for Trump. Black people like to eat fried chicken."

He needs to go back to the Midwest or wherever the fuck he comes from, and coach a girl's softball team. Gillis has the face of any generic softball coach.

he's part of the dirtbag left. edgy comedians who say racist things and listen to chapo trap house and are/were hella bernie bros.