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/

 

[GettrGriftr]

boomers are the literal most entitled generation to ever exist and will be remembered forever as the worst generation. they are a caricature of greedy, amoral materialism

Not to nitpick, but I think the phrase you meant to use was "the epitome". "Caricature" suggests characteristics that are exaggerated in order to create a comic (or grotesque) effect.

"Epitome," OTOH, means something that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Thus endeth the vocabulary lesson for the day.

 

[liam dees]

As someone who is kept alive purely by snorting ground-up alligator feet imported from China and payed for by Harvard grant money, I'll have you all know my blood is directly on your hands, Kiwis.

Hey Martian!
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Please leave 5 star review so CCP pay me.
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[babadook]

A federal judge in Maryland, OH ruled that Trump feet pics are not admissible evidence in any legal proceeding against Israel or Onlyfans.

 

[marvlouslie]

The willful ignorance over this one faggot gang banger is just... Holy shit. It makes you want to throw yourself off a cliff with how fucking dumb these people are. He's not a US citizen. He was NEVER a US citizen.

 

[Dumbledore's Onlyfans]

The Ottoman empire had slaves, and had currency, this reads from someone who knows? Shit about the ottoman empire other than they were Muslim and just bases his jerk off fantasy off of that.View attachment 7258724

Then they'd be the ones who infected the Native Americans with smallpox before the English colonists arrived, and decimated their population rather than the Spaniards.

abortion didn't end up doing the damage (((they))) thought it would.

Abortion was never as popular as (((they))) thought it was. They thought they had a 70/30 split in favor, but really it's always been 60/40 against. Most normal people don't think it should be completely outlawed, but they're very uncomfortable with it and look down on women who admit to having them. Throw in abortions on demand after the first trimester, and the vast majority are against it--including women who have had abortions. Most people are against late term abortions even if the child is completely borked, they want an explanation of why it wasn't taken care of sooner.

If the Dems were capable of discussing abortion with normal people in a non-inflammatory way, they would know this. But nope, it's handmaid costumes all the way down, you can't have a calm and dispassionate rational discussion with lefties about this subject, or any other, for that matter. That's because they're all emotion and reaction, no thinking or planning required or encouraged.

 

[UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid]

Tim Dillon was on Joe Rogan. He's is a comedian and a "noticer". He's funnier than Alex Jones, and doesn't drip-feed "insider" news like Jones does. I like that Tim Dillon talks about the "old money" rich, because I know they hate being acknowledged.

Tim Dillon covers a lot of topics in this podcast. Overall, he talks about who, how, and why the world is run the way it is. All in a generalized way, that doesn't name names. I agree with his worldview for the most part.

There were no in-video ads (read by Joe Rogan), and a top YouTube comment mentioned they saw no ads. Advertisers seem to avoid Tim Dillon, which makes me more interested in what he's talking about. I only watch about 1 in 10 JRE episodes, so I'm not sure about how ad filled they normally are.

A YouTube comment posted a time-stamped list of the topics covered:

Spoiler: topics

00:00 - 05:01 : Space Exploration and Female Astronauts
05:01 - 10:01 : The Threshold of Space Travel and Technology Risks
10:01 - 15:01 : Conspiracy Theories, Politics, and Media Influence
15:01 - 20:01 : The Role of Podcasters in Modern Media
20:01 - 25:03 : Cultural and Religious Symbolism in Fashion
25:03 - 30:03 : Political Polarization and Misinformation
30:03 - 35:03 : Intelligence Agencies and Global Power Dynamics
35:03 - 40:03 : The Influence of Intelligence Communities on Media and Politics
40:03 - 45:05 : Comedy, Satire, and Criticism of War Myths
45:05 - 50:05 : Geopolitical Strategies and Proxy Conflicts
50:05 - 55:05 : Alliances and Conflicts in the Middle East
55:05 - 1:00:00 : Innovation, Export Controls, and Technological Race
01:00:00 - 01:05:06 : Discussions on Space Exploration and Leadership Dynamics
01:05:06 - 01:10:08 : The Underbelly of Austin: Unsolved Murders and Serial Killers
01:10:08 - 01:15:08 : National Parks and Disappearances: The Perils of Wilderness
01:15:08 - 01:20:08 : Californian Real Estate and Socio-Political Observations
01:20:08 - 01:25:09 : The Influence of Wealth on Society and Stand-Up Comedy
01:25:09 - 01:30:10 : Rich Families, Power Structures, and Social Impact
01:30:10 - 01:35:10 : The Role of Hard Work and Parental Influence on Success
01:35:10 - 01:40:10 : Social Media’s Influence on Youth and Mental Health
01:40:10 - 01:45:12 : The Impact of Technology on Reality and Human Experience
01:45:12 - 01:50:13 : Global Migration Policies and Economic Implications
01:50:13 - 02:00:00 : World Government Aspirations and Future Governance Models
02:00:00 - 02:05:14 : The Cover-Up of Non-Human Intelligent Life
02:05:14 - 02:10:15 : Speculating About the Endgame of Human Experiments
02:10:15 - 02:15:16 : The Future of Technology and Quantum Computing
02:15:16 - 02:20:16 : The Impact of AI and Technological Innovation
02:20:16 - 02:25:17 : Comedy Shows, Content Creation, and War Tourism
02:25:17 - 02:30:17 : The Paradox of Wealth and Crime in Monaco
02:30:17 - 02:35:17 : Reflections on War, Sanctions, and Economic Realities
02:35:17 - 02:40:17 : The Unintended Consequences of Sanctions and Yacht Seizures

 

[Edgy But Dull]

Can someone explain the "China's been cheating us" meme to me in some detail?

The only two points I know of when it comes to "cheating" is China manipulating their currency to keep their exports strong and them abusing USPS "de minimis" rules to ship chinkshit to America at super low prices. That's it.

How does China agreeing to do dirty work of steel and other industrial manufacture starting from the 70s their fault? It was America's businesses that made the decision to outsource factories to China. China just said "yes". That's it.

China positioned themselves to be the leaders of manufacturing through various cheats like currency manipulation and running things at a loss while their government covers the loss, which most notably happened during Trump's first term when he first did tariffs. They do this so they get contracts for the production, which will often be cheaper than anywhere else. The first few shipments will be perfectly fine to pass the receiver's QA but slowly they'll start to degrade the quality and cheapen out to save money and not honor the contract. Sometimes they might just take the money and run. Regardless of what happens, you can't go after them and sue them because China will just ignore you.

This becomes an issue with IPs as well. Businesses inevitably sign contracts with the Chinese to produce their products because they are the cheapest and not long after, they will cease doing business with the non-Chinese and start selling it themselves, blatantly committing IP theft. You can't sue them for stealing your IP. You can't sue them for breaching their contract. You just get to watch them steal from you. Meanwhile they can sue you in American courts for fun.

The other big issue is that the Chinks are playing long games to take control of foreign companies. Western companies are beholden to their shareholders while Chinese companies are beholden only to China and are often, such as Tencent, just extensions of the Chinese government. They will buy enough shares to gain significant influence over the company and push for all sorts of woke shit that they know crater the companies. This is very prevalent in the video game industry, as Tencent will push for this woke shit to make the companies fall apart so they can buy the rest of the company for cheap, un-woke the beloved IPs, and then pretend to be saviors while silly foreigners give them all their money. The funniest part is that they obviously know this shit kills the profitability of games as leftists have complained about working Tencent after they gain control and Tencent telling them "bigger boobs and no blacks".

 

[Silly Fella]

There's a bit more to it.

They generally do not honor contracts, because there is a cultural viewpoint that it's okay to cheat so long as you do not get caught.

Say you have a plastic container for your shampoo or whatever. What Chinese factories do is very slowly use less and less plastic in the container until you either notice or a shipment collapses. Now, when this happens, they know that the brand owner is fucked because they are typically on the hook for X units to Y retailer or what have you. So the Chinese factory owners then say "sure we can fix the issue, but price will go up."

A memoir I read recently, "China Marine," from the short period U.S. Marines were in mainland China after World War 2 described an incident exactly like that where the Marines were buying coal from a local businessman and each subsequent bucket full got lighter and lighter until they pointed a gun at the chinaman's face and he straightened out. I think that's the missing puzzle piece: a gun. We should all be pointing guns at yellow faces until situations improve.

 

[I Hate The Disabled]

The willful ignorance over this one faggot gang banger is just... Holy shit. It makes you want to throw yourself off a cliff with how fucking dumb these people are. He's not a US citizen. He was NEVER a US citizen.

I find it funny that MSNBC focuses their discussions on what's not likely to happen but are afraid it will definitely happen, instead of what's actually happening.

At least with Infowars, they actually discuss things that are happening in the world. MSNBC is just a bunch of bald black ladies and dykes going on and on about conspiracy theories.

 

[pwnest injun]

Add another to the list of retards that thinks everyone downriver lives right under the dam.

There are three active nuclear power plants that live downstream from that dam. That might be a problem.

 

[moocow]

There are three active nuclear power plants that live downstream from that dam. That might be a problem.

Hey, plenty of free coolant!

 

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[Bland Crumbs]

The willful ignorance over this one faggot gang banger is just... Holy shit. It makes you want to throw yourself off a cliff with how fucking dumb these people are. He's not a US citizen. He was NEVER a US citizen.

He was sentenced to be removed. His appeal failed.

They talk about lawlessness while supporting a likely human trafficker.

You have three moronic black people sitting around a table. Not a useful skill between them all. What are they talking about? How bad America is while they dress in expensive clothing and get paid insane sums of money to lie on a national platform.

 

[I Hate The Disabled]

He was sentenced to be removed. His appeal failed.

They talk about lawlessness while supporting a likely human trafficker.

You have three moronic black people sitting around a table. Not a useful skill between them all. What are they talking about? How bad America is while they dress in expensive clothing and get paid insane sums of money to lie on a national platform.

Their habit of omitting crucial details shows they're putting effort into lying to the public, and it's not some "oopsie, we forgot :3"

 

[Dave The Diver]

here a fun book about chinese mentality

https://www.peter-ftp.co.uk/aviation/misc-euroga/Flying%20Upside%20Down.pdf

I have zero pilot training so I imagine the true horror of what Duke describes will be lost on me, but his writing style grabbed me in the first two pages. Thanks a lot! Going to truck through this for a dose of reality.
Do you have any info on when the book was written? Sounds like fairly recently in mid 2010s by some of the dates in the appendix.

 

[08903248752]

Am I crazy for thinking something about all this feels...off?

Like, the green card getting pulled of that pro-Palestine guy should be the battleground topic for the lefties.

The fact the Dems and their media are making them focus on this obviously nothing "Maryland Dad" illegal criminal feels like... I don't know, a deliberate distraction. Or controlled opposition. It stinks. I know it's easy to throw up your hands and just say dems are retards, but it feels wrong. idk

 

[Dammit Mandrake!]

Fuck yes, this is exactly the kind of schizo-posting forward thinking analysis that I am hoping to find on KF.

You and everyone here should subscribe to County Highway. This month's feature:

They call themselves "America's only newspaper" and I would wager they are right. They mail it to your house quarterly. I didn't even get paid for this.

Damn! Foiled again.

 

[SpergioLeonne]

Add another to the list of retards that thinks everyone downriver lives right under the dam.

Rivers do a funny thing when they flood. They overrun their banks.

China positioned themselves to be the leaders of manufacturing through various cheats like currency manipulation and running things at a loss while their government covers the loss, which most notably happened during Trump's first term when he first did tariffs.

the original damage came from the aftermath of the 1999 WTO summit in Seattle. That sparked a wave of venture capital using outsourcing as a free money hack. Buy a company, move it to China yourself, and get an instant increase in profit by not being forthcoming that the American brand is now made in China with low overhead and shit quality.

There are three active nuclear power plants that live downstream from that dam. That might be a problem.

Think they’d notice the increase in background radiation? I don’t even know if it’s actually worse than industrial solvents in your drinking water

 

[Pelican Bones]

Mark my words: thirty years from now, most people will be saying this exact thing about Millenials.

Millennials are so much like their boomer parents it's (almost) funny.

 

[Dammit Mandrake!]

Millennials are so much like their boomer parents it's (almost) funny.

Younger Millennials from the 90s, yes. Older Millennials from the 80s? Nobody will even think of or consider them... just like today.