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

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Should be a wild four years.

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Members of the Trump Administration
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[BullfrogBill]

They're the retarded hippie generation that trusts the TV 1000%.

It bothers me how much destruction the hippie generation caused to America as they came into power, it's really tragic considering they were right about so much in the 60s. The hippies were the first ones who blamed the murder of JFK on the CIA, everyone said they were retarded and on drugs yet they were right. The hippies were the first to claim the the CIA had been using LSD on people in experiments, everyone said they were retarded and on drugs but they were right. Almost everything the hippies said about "The Man" was correct, they were right that things needed to change back then but they abandoned the (very loose) morals they had as soon as they realized they could have a large slice of the pie too. Let's hope History doesn't repeat itself with the MAGA movement after Trump is out of office.

 

[VeteranOfTheRetardWars]

if Michelle Obama with literally the entire democratic party at its fucking height of power couldn't make changes what do you think the traitor RFK will be able to do?

Say what you will about Michelle, no one can say she doesn't know her shit when it comes to fitness, most of the jokes about her basically boil down to her being too in shape.

And despite literally having all of media and every celeb at her disposal and blacks support she still couldn't do shit

Meanwhile you expect Mr.Brainworms to do anything.

The Obama's served the status quo, now our next option is the retard squad.
And know what, I believe that America is built upon retardation. From our very founding we were retards, retards who would put their heads down and bash it against a wall until it crumbles. And by the grace of God, we may be able to retard our way to prosperity once again.

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

So I'm seeing billboards in Nevada paid for by the Canadian government saying "tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill"
I don't get it. There's no election here for a long time. What are they accomplishing other than pissing away money they don't have.

I see it in Florida, too. It's very weird and seems like a waste of money. This is an area where I see many Teslas driving around every day and have not heard of a single issue with anti-Elon Musk protests, crime, etc. I guess since they can't pay their golems anymore to wreak destruction, they have to try and astroturf something.

 

[World Famous Quasi Payer]

It doesn't have to be as cheap as the third world. It just has to be about 3 or 4 years worth of income. As opposed to what it is now.

The easiest way to lower housing costs in the US is to deport illegals, and to have no immigration. About a million and a half homes/residences are built every year in the US. As opposed to the 2-3 million immigrants (legal ones, not counting illegals) that come each year. We'd have a surplus of homes by the end of next year if no one was allowed to move to the US for the rest of this year and the next. All it takes is someone with the power saying "fuck off, we're full."

 

[X Prime]

I also always hated this populist line about how the Banks rugged the people in 2008.

They lowered the standards needed for a mortgage because the vast majority of niggers and Hispanics could not meet them, if memory serves. That was the issue.

 

[(‿ˠ‿) ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ)]

That isn't legal. FLSA - which applies - requires 1.5x for non-salaried/exempt workers for OT (over 40 worked hours). Was $17 the blended rate of regular and OT? Or how did they get around Federal law doing that on such a broad and overt scale?

I dunno where his experience was, but the Japanese OEM auto parts factory in my old hometown starts at $21/hr and tops out at $32 (the actual assembly plants seem to pay better.) Not amazing but livable for the area, and I haven't heard complaints about 70/hr weeks

 

[mooted]

Random question for Americans, I read that on tuesday Floridas has 2 special elections.
If Republican lose just 1 of those races then they lose the house majority right?

 

[Party Hat Wurmple]

So I'm seeing billboards in Nevada paid for by the Canadian government saying "tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill"
I don't get it. There's no election here for a long time. What are they accomplishing other than pissing away money they don't have.

They're desperately trying to get some semblance of a foothold base. All they have left is psy and gayops so that's what they're going to do. Don't fall for it. They don't want tariffs because it collapses their globalist dreams. Don't fall for their bullshit.

 

[Not Really Here]

Say what you will about Michelle, no one can say she doesn't know her shit when it comes to fitness

She doesn't know her shit when it comes to fitness.

Her menu was based off a retarded diet plan, and didn't contain enough calories to last till recess, not counting the kids coming to school hungry. The kids literally took to Twitter posting disgusting lunch photos in their hangry.

 

[Fuck Bankers]

Random question for Americans, I read that on tuesday Floridas has 2 special elections.
If Republican lose just 1 of those races then they lose the house majority right?

Florida's 1st and 6th district, plus a supreme court judge position in Wisconsin that Elon is investing in.

 

[Fuck Fags I'm A Homophobe]

Random question for Americans, I read that on tuesday Floridas has 2 special elections.
If Republican lose just 1 of those races then they lose the house majority right?

no, they'd have one left. but both districts are R+30 and R+37

 

[tehpope]

Hey look! An ex-wsj journo doing their actual job.

Hello @ElonMusk and Friends,

You asked who is funding and organizing the #TeslaTakedown protests. I've got answers for you, after going onto the streets of northern Virginia for the local protests here, seeing familiar faces from the Virginia Democratic political machine and then following the money -- and the data.

AstroTurf Protest Industry
To your question, at latest count, as of 3/30, 5:30 AM:
24 organizations and counting are funding and organizing the #TeslaTakedown protests and leading the very partisan propaganda campaign against Tesla, Tesla drivers, Tesla employees, Donald Trump and you. See below to see all 24 groups with their revenues, involvement, tax ID numbers and other info.
These organizations have combined annual revenues of at least $124 MILLION and counting.
100% of the groups are aligned with the Democratic Party. At the protest on 3/29 at Tyco Road, in Tysons, Va., a photo I took of a "Virginia Democrats" sign in front of the Tesla dealership.
Most of these groups enjoy tax-deductible status as 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations, claiming they are "nonpartisan." A few have PACs. The organizations have not returned requests for comment.

Database
You can see the raw data on 306 #TeslaTakedown protests in the database here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...lk_LUxdCTk/edit?gid=1384937108#gid=1384937108

Back story
I'm a former Wall Street Journal reporter and a propaganda expert and editor of the @DPearlProject, a journalism nonprofit named for my WSJ colleague and friend Daniel Pearl. Since Oct. 7th, I have been reporting on the anti-Jew, anti-America, anti-Israel protests and building a database, following the money. It numbers 2,000 groups now, and I am working on a web and mobile app for parents, policymakers, university administrators, law enforcement, the public and others.

I went to the #TeslaTakedown protest a week ago Saturday on Tyco Road at the Tysons, Va., and saw familiar faces from Indivisible and the Fairfax County Democratic Party, shouting for you to be deported as they stood outside the Tesla dealership. I wondered too who is organizing and funding the protests nationwide.

I got the protest details scraped from ActionNetwork and Mobilize, the two platforms aligned with the Democratic Party promoting the #TeslaTakedown protests, and built a public database of the groups behind the Tesla protest.

AstroTurf, not "grassroots"
In an article for the @FairfaxTimes, I wrote about how the local protests in Tysons, are a window into how the protests are AstroTurf, not "grassroots." What this case reveals is the way that a multi-million dollar professional protest industry manufactures outrage in top-down political theater, agitprop, or agitation propaganda, and now criminal offenses. Here is the article: https://fairfaxtimes.com/articles/local-teslatakedown-reveals-grassroots-protests-are-astroturf/article_1c368d4d-708c-4074-b5fa-5eaf6a32ea97.html…

Next step: I just got data on the April 5 #HandsOff protests and will be adding that data to the database. In addition, I am completing an analysis of the propaganda using the tools of natural language processing and content analysis.

Why is this important to report on? Because defending principles of free enterprise and individual liberty in the U.S. means allowing people to buy whatever make of car they wish without fear of danger or harassment and allowing companies to do business without fear of danger or harassment.

All, please let me know if you have any questions, ideas or recommendations.
Asra
asra@asranomani.com
To support the Pearl Project: http://asranomani.com/donate

24+ Groups Leading and Funding #TeslaTakedown
(and counting)

1. Name: 50501
Mission: protesting "anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies"
Annual Revenues: not yet found
IRS Status: Not transparent
Headquarters: Not transparent
EIN IRS Number: Not transparent
Key Leader(s): Not transparent
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Protests

2. Name: ActionNetwork
Mission: "trains and educates progressive"
Annual Revenues: unknown
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
EIN IRS Number: 46-1832144
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Organizing platform.

3. Name: Action Network Fund
Mission: "helps organizations incorporate organizing strategies"
Annual Revenues: 195025
IRS Status: 501(c)(3)
EIN IRS Number: 45-2288010
Key Leader(s): Mark Fleischman
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Organizing platform

4. Name: ActUp New York Inc.
Mission: ACT UP NY, the "AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power," a "diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis."
Annual Revenues: $36,411
IRS Status: not yet found
Headquarters: New York
EIN IRS Number: 13-3501884
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC demonstrations

5. Name: Climate Defenders
Annual Revenues: not yet found
IRS Status: Program of the New York Communities Organizing Fund, Inc., 501(c)(3)
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC protests

6. Name: Climate Defenders Action Fund
Mission: Dedicated to "dismantle the fossil fuel industry"
Annual Revenues: not yet found
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: San Diego
EIN IRS Number: 82-3232098
Key Leader(s): Cecilia Aguillon, Tara Kelly Hammond, Christine James, Lester Machado, David Neison
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC

7. Name: Democratic Party local and state chapters
Annual Revenues: Tallying for each chapter
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Local presence in coordinated events

8. Name: Democratic Socialists of America
Annual Revenues: $5,800,000
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: New York
EIN IRS Number: 13-3109557
Key Leader(s): Michael Grochowski
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: local protests

9. Name: Disruption Project
Annual Revenues: 28480
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: Philadelphia
EIN IRS Number: 85-1066939
Key Leader(s): Wende Marshall, Kathryn Sipp, Arielle Klagsbrun, Jeffrey Ordower
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: 218/306 protests

10. Name: Housing Works Inc.
Mission: providing "assistance & expertise to homeless persons living with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses"
Annual Revenues: $51,762,615
IRS Status: 501(c)(3)
Headquarters: Brooklyn, N.Y.
EIN IRS Number: 13-3584089
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC demonstrations

11. Name: Indivisible Action
Annual Revenues: $9,922,930
IRS Status: Hybrid Political Action Committee
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
EIN IRS Number: 83-0529629
Key Leader(s): Elizabeth Ramey
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: National protests

12. Name: Indivisible Project, organizing "Tesla Takedown" and "Hands Off" protests
Annual Revenues: 12565196
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
EIN IRS Number: 81-4944067
Key Leader(s): Leah Greenberg, Ezra Levin
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: 88/306; it has bragged it has organized 600 #HandsOff protests for April 5.

13. Name: http://Mobilize.us, run by MobilizeAmerica Inc. - owned by EveryAction, the parent company of NGP VAN
Annual Revenues: not found yet
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: organizing platform

14. Name: MoveOnorg Civic Action
Annual Revenues: $6,000,000
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: Beaverton, Or.
EIN IRS Number: 06-1553389
Key Leader(s): Rahna Epting
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: #HandsOff "De-escalation Training"

15. Name: Not Above the Law Coalition -- counted now as one but includes numerous groups
Members: As of 6/9/2023: American Oversight; Center for American Progress Action Fund; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW); Common Cause; Congressional Integrity Project; Constitutional Accountability Center; The Criminalization of Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies; Daily Kos; Defend Democracy Action Project; Defend the Vote Action Fund; DemCast USA; End Citizens United/Let America Vote; Fix Democracy First; Free Speech For People; Greenpeace USA; Indivisible; J Street; League of Conservation Voters; MoveOn; NextGen America; Our Revolution; People For the American Way; People Power United; Public Citizen; Public Wise; Secure Elections Network; Sierra Club; Stand Up America; Wisconsin Democracy Campaign; and The Workers Circle. SOURCE: press release
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: "Hands Off! Mass Call for mobilizing against Trump's power grab"

16. Name: Planet Over Profit
Annual Revenues: not yet found
IRS Status: Program of New York Communities Organizing Fund, Inc.
EIN IRS Number: not yet found
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC demonstrations

17. Name: Public Citizen Foundation
Annual Revenues: $13,389,271
IRS Status: 501(c)(3)
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
EIN IRS Number: 52-1263996
Key Leader(s): Mark Chavez, director, chair; Robert Weissman, president; Sid Wolfe, founder, senior fellow;
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC demonstrations

18. Name: Public Citizen Inc.
Annual Revenues: $5,728,329
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
EIN IRS Number: 23-7104508
Key Leader(s): JASON ADKINS, DIRECTOR, CHAIR; JOAN CLAYBROOK, DIRECTOR; ROBERT WEISSMAN, PRESIDENT
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: "Hands Off! Mass Call for mobilizing against Trump's power grab"

19. Name: Rise and Resist Inc.
Annual Revenues: $21,999
IRS Status: 501(c)(4) (most recent filing 2017)
Headquarters: New York, N.Y.
EIN IRS Number: 82-2188628
Key Leader(s): Ivy Arce, Martin Joseph QUinn, Jamie Ray Bauer, Jay W. Walker, Stuart Waldman
Annual Revenues: $14,588
IRS Status: Fiscal program of A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, 501(c)(3) - EIN No. 23-7379088
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: NYC demonstrations

20. Name: Stand Up America Inc.
Mission: Established to "mobilize progressive Americans"
Annual Revenues: $9.867,658
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: Bethesda, Md.
EIN IRS Number: 32-0512546
Key Leader(s): Sean Eldridge, Christina Harvey, Joe Hines, Brett Edkins, Monica Garcia, Joi Rae, Brynna Quillin
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: "Hands Off! Mass Call for mobilizing against Trump's power grab"

21. Name: Swing Left
Mission: Dedicated to "help Democrats win"
Annual Revenues: $16,523,456
IRS Status: Hybrid PAC/Super PAC
EIN IRS Number: FEC Committee ID: C00632133
Key Leader(s): Yasmin Radjy
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Protests

22. Name: Tax Reformers LLC, running "http://TaxElon.us" "("an offshoot of http://TeslaTakedown.com")
Annual Revenues: not yet found
IRS Status: not yet found
Headquarters: Erie, Pa.
EIN IRS Number: not yet found
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: Protests

23. Name: Third Act Initiative Inc.
Annual Revenues: $2,008,973
IRS Status: 501(c)(4)
Headquarters: New York
EIN IRS Number: 88-0776955
Key Leader(s): Bill McKibben, Vanessa Arcara, Akaya Windwood
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: DC, Virginia and Maryland protests

24. Name: Troublemakers
Annual Revenues: not yet available
IRS Status: not yet available
Headquarters: Seattle
EIN IRS Number: not yet available
Key Leader(s): unknown
Involvement in Tesla Takedown: 224/306 protests

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[UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid]

Random question for Americans, I read that on tuesday Floridas has 2 special elections.
If Republican lose just 1 of those races then they lose the house majority right?

From https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown

If Democrats picked up all 4 vacancies it would be 218 (R) vs 217 (D)

Republicans hold the House until the 2026 midterm elections.

 

[blackface enthusiast]

this is the single busiest thread on the site, but the chat we had for politisperging was never used. why is that?

In a chat room format it's a lot harder to enjoy 100 pages of people sperging out over poor people being allowed to drink soda.

 

[indomitable snowman]

Sesame Street has been shit ever since Baby Bear started causing kids to affect a speech impediment, so 1990? 91?
Pull the plug already.

Tell me. more of this impediment. Was the character speaking weird and it started causing kids to emulate it and induce a speech impediment?

 

[Dr. Ricearoni]

In a chat room format it's a lot harder to enjoy 100 pages of people sperging out over poor people being allowed to drink soda.

No one said they're not allowed, just that they can't buy it with taxpayer money. A diet coke is like $2.50 at the gas station, surely you can afford to spend some of your crack money on that.

 

[Irene and 22 others]

The reason other countries can produce them cheaper is cheaper labor. people are willing to work for cheaper because housing is cheaper. If America had better regulated their banks, then housing wouldn't be as expensive as it is. Therefore you wouldn't have to pay your factory workers as much.

That's backwards reasoning. American laborers are on average more skilled and command hire wages than workers in most other countries which enables them to afford larger, and more expensive houses. When the US wasn't as prosperous economically our houses were much smaller and the quality was considerably lower. Because most people consider a house to be a lifetime investment, they want to build a nice house that they think will be worth more in the future.

Housing is expensive because demand is outstripping supply and because of regulations which make producing housing more expensive or reduce the rate at which it is supplied. Local laws making building permits expensive and safety regulations requiring more expensive components, materials, etc. add to the costs. We also make larger homes now, even though the average family size has decreased.

Trump succeeding in deporting millions of illegals is going to help considerably with housing prices because we aren't using up as much of the supply housing people who don't belong here. Since we'll also be spending fewer tax dollars on paying to house those illegals, the tax payer will have more money in their pocket with which they can purchase a home.

 

[blackface enthusiast]

No one said they're not allowed, just that they can't buy it with taxpayer money. A diet coke is like $2.50 at the gas station, surely you can afford to spend some of your crack money on that.

My statement wasn't meant to be a for/against thing, just purely neutrally, I enjoyed seeing everyone in this thread (including myself) being really retarded over something so inconsequential for such a long period of time. You can't really get that from a chat room.

 

[UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid]

In a chat room format it's a lot harder to enjoy 100 pages of people sperging out over poor people being allowed to drink soda.

It is also harder to post bait in a chat that scrolls by. A forum thread provides the ideal format to erecting a signpost that induces compulsive angry replies.

 

[Get the rope Macaulay!]

Why do boomers hate him though? He's doing all the shit they like.

because he's "uncooth" like boomers were taught to tolerate acting like a nigger if you're not white, but you have to act like Mitt Romney if you're a regular white person.

beyond that most lady boomers still hold a grudge and trump reminds them of guys that hit it and quit it or rejected them outright