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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[Cromwell]

One of the most retarded whites I know is a youngish guy from South Africa

Votes in American elections

Well if it’s any solace to you if you don’t agree with my post, I don’t live in America. I was just sharing my gut feeling about the guy. Anyway I wouldn’t have voted Harris, and I’m not guilty about my race or my people. Too bad that guy is I guess

 

[StudMccool]

RFK Jr may be a sperg but he's objectively correct that everyone is way too fucking fat and full of microplastics.

TOO full of microplastics?

When archeologist find my fossilized remains in 100 million years I want that good American plastic to still be as fresh as they day it was made

FR we are probably, objectively, generations away from a solution from cleaning the water cycle alone of microplastics if such a thing is even possible. Lord only knows what the Jab and other stuff gave the country, intentional or otherwise.

Humans dident get fangs, claws or wings but we got 1 thing that trumps it all, the never ending ability to adapt and overcome, we will find a way to make do no matter what.

RFK is right but there is just vanishingly little we can do in the moment or age, we need to stabilize the world before we can start cleanup.

 

[Audit]

FR we are probably, objectively, generations away from a solution from cleaning the water cycle alone of microplastics if such a thing is even possible. Lord only knows what the Jab and other stuff gave the country, intentional or otherwise.

Eh, I give it 40 years tops before strains of bacteria that eat microplastics evolve or get released into the wild from some lab. There's already a strain that eats PET that evolved in a landfill. It's just a question of developing the right enzymes that work on different plastics. Remember when the gulf had the big oil spill back in 2010? Turns out there were already bacteria in the ocean that could eat the oil so the damage wasn't as long lasting as expected. Plastic is still extremely new to the world of bacteria. It's going to take them some more time to figure out how to exploit the abundant resources we've handed to them. In fact, it's possible this has already happened and we just haven't looked in the right pile of trash on the side of the road.

 

[OrangeJuliusEvola]

Basically china was already living a dystopia long before us.

Depending on how you define it, China's been living in a dystopia since the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

 

[marvlouslie]

In fact, it's possible this has already happened and we just haven't looked in the right pile of trash on the side of the road.

The microbiology of the world has a crazy amount of time to adapt to and solve the problem long after we're gone, tbh.

 

[Cromwell]

Depending on how you define it, China's been living in a dystopia since the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

This is not a bad point by any means. But I wouldn’t say that the Qing was much worse than the ming for the most part. The worst thing about them is that they were foreigners I suppose.
But the descent into dystopia really begins with the entry of Indian opium into China. Naturally the government there opposed the opium trade vehemently. But there is nothing I can imagine that is more dystopian than a foreign power coming into your country by force and announcing “you WILL buy our opium, your people will get viciously addicted to it, and if you try to stop it we will go to war and mop the floor with you”.
The opium trade became such a fixture in Chinese society that by the time of the KMT, rulers were cozying up to drug dealing gangs for financing and support. Chiang Kai Shek had a particular closeness with the “Green Gang”, who dealt drugs in Shanghai.
In something of an own goal, after the communist regime took power, the KMT tacitly admitted that drugs were the cancer destroying Chinese society. A contingent of their army under Lieutenant-General Li Mi fled to the Golden triangle, where they monopolised the opium trade in order to continue the war with the communists and damage their regime.
It’s wasted on a lot of westerners nowadays that Mao earned enormous respect in China for largely eradicating the opium trade there. So when Trump says drugs are poisoning American blood, he’s 100% right.

 

[Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0]

$1k to self deport is cheaper than the cost of forcefully deporting them.
It’s basically an ultimatum. Leave now and take the check or we will throw you out and you get nothing

I legit feel bad for all the suckers who self deported before this week and didn't get that payout.

Nah jk fuck all illegals

 

[marvlouslie]

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE HECKING CARTEL'S FEELINGS. I'm legitimately surprised they didn't shoot this bitch, or hold her crew for ransom.

 

[Hermann von Salsa]

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE HECKING CARTEL'S FEELINGS. I'm legitimately surprised they didn't shoot this bitch, or hold her crew for ransom.

Nothing will ever top the "what about women's rights?" lady interviewing the Taliban

 

[Cromwell]

I know that the constitution is very important to a great deal of Americans.
So I would like to ask something. Doesn’t the framing of the constitution SPECIFICALLY lay out a careful balance of power between the executive branch, the legislative and the judicial branches?
I suppose I was naive about America because before Trump 2 I kind of just assumed that the judiciary was not allowed to micromanage the executive. Sure, the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of executive behaviour but to have these federal courts BLOCK every second thing the president does?

As a follow up question, what legal tool/mechanism do the federal judges use to block the orders and what legal precedent can be found in the case law and the constitutional that allows this behaviour?

 

[I'mma real anime gurl]

More material for last stand

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/kamala-harris-makes-met-gala-debut-in-off-white/ar-AA1EdSMn

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Nice try but we all know Last Stand would like something like this on Kamala Harris.

 

[Breadbassket]

I know that the constitution is very important to a great deal of Americans.
So I would like to ask something. Doesn’t the framing of the constitution SPECIFICALLY lay out a careful balance of power between the executive branch, the legislative and the judicial branches?
I suppose I was naive about America because before Trump 2 I kind of just assumed that the judiciary was not allowed to micromanage the executive. Sure, the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of executive behaviour but to have these federal courts BLOCK every second thing the president does?

As a follow up question, what legal tool/mechanism do the federal judges use to block the orders and what legal precedent can be found in the case law and the constitutional that allows this behaviour?

Nationwide injunctions are what give activist judges their power to oppose Trump. Like the Supreme Court and their ability of judicial review it wasn't something they arguably got when the Constitution was made. While at least Marbury vs. Madison established the former in the early 1800s, universal injunctions were very rare to see for a long time until end of the 20th century, were used a bit on Obama and W. Bush and are now a way to stop Trump from doing anything.

 

[Dave The Diver]

Gummy bears having these petroleum-based colorings have an add texture and taste to me.

Lately I noticed how so many products like ice cream and candy are too damn sweet. I love ice cream (who doesn't?), but I have to switch to making my own if I want some because brands from the store are like eating a spoonful of sugar for me.

It also highlights how partisan politics has devolved to whining about the opposition and name calling instead of legitimate criticism.

Absolutely. I wrote elsewhere in this thread that Trump could negotiate complete world-wide nuclear disarmament and people/democrats would still find something to criticize about such an accomplishment. It's frustrating because it means America never moves forward, especially now that more and more changes are done via Executive Order with American Congress sitting around with their thumbs up their ass and their only real contribution: passing the yearly budget.

Nothing will ever top the "what about women's rights?" lady interviewing the Taliban

I love that clip because the Taliban are speaking to the reporter as if they would a child. Same intonation and body language.

 

[Cromwell]

Nationwide injunctions are what give activist judges their power to oppose Trump. Like the Supreme Court and their ability of judicial review it wasn't something they arguably got when the Constitution was made. While at least Marbury vs. Madison established that in the early 1800s, universal injunctions were very rare to see for a long time until end of the 20th century, were used a bit on Obama and W. Bush and are now a way to stop Trump from doing anything.

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Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate the answers.

 

[Dumbledore's Onlyfans]

Eh, I give it 40 years tops before strains of bacteria that eat microplastics evolve or get released into the wild from some lab. There's already a strain that eats PET that evolved in a landfill. It's just a question of developing the right enzymes that work on different plastics. Remember when the gulf had the big oil spill back in 2010? Turns out there were already bacteria in the ocean that could eat the oil so the damage wasn't as long lasting as expected. Plastic is still extremely new to the world of bacteria. It's going to take them some more time to figure out how to exploit the abundant resources we've handed to them. In fact, it's possible this has already happened and we just haven't looked in the right pile of trash on the side of the road.

Spoiler: Long sperg about science fiction bacteria

Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.

 

[Overly Serious]

Spoiler: Long sperg about science fiction bacteria

Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.

Not only everything you list, but imagine it made the short evolutionary jump to eating not just petroleum derivatives but petroleum and oil itself. Imagine the headline: "Oil eating bacteria now detected in formerly uncontaminated Alaska oil fields. Federal Reserve forecast indicates further three years of Depression. Food riots in Los Angeles enter fifth week..."

And Lord knows how toxic the byproducts of such a bacterium might be. Neal Stephenson's novel "Zodiac" comes to mind.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/05/native_americans_take_on_wokism.html

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/o9Klg

May 6, 2025

Native Americans Take on Wokism​

By John Klar


As with many Native American team names, controversy surrounding the use of the team name “Massapequa Chiefs” by a Long Island school district was sparked by a tiny woke minority that then engulfed the majority.

New York passed a law prohibiting the use of team names that perpetuate “stereotypes,” cutting off state funding as a penalty for non-compliance. The Massapequa case pits woke cancel culture against Native American voices who do not deem the term “chiefs” to be facially racist, but instead, as honoring their traditions. Many American Indians claim “chiefs” is not a disparaging name, but a historical vestige of their culture that New York seeks to erase in political correctitude.

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is investigating New York’s attack on the local school’s liberty, claiming the state of New York is “erasing Native Americans, their rich history, and their deep connection to the state.” Many tribal members agree with Secretary McMahon.

NAGA Vice President Frank Black Cloud writes passionately:

 

[moocow]

I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.

Great example. Woketards love getting offended on people's behalf but never bother asking the alleged "victims" before they run off to tear something down. This is, of course, far more racist than whatever they're calling "racism." Not that they ever recognize or understand that.

 

[Cromwell]

I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/05/native_americans_take_on_wokism.html

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/o9Klg

I wonder what context this is actually supposed to be offensive in. To begin with, if you call someone chief in your day to day 99% of people will take it as a sign of respect and/or endearment. Also, as this native man points out

We thought your culture was cool, so we named a sports team after your customs

Is simply flattering.

EDIT: Linda McMahon? Like the wife of Vince McMahon of WWE fame?

 

[S.C.U.D.]

The Trump photo won the Pulitzer Prize:
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None of those is even the most iconic one. Even the Wikipedia article only features Evan Vucci's photo, the one where one of the agents is looking directly at the camera:

All of Doug Mills' photos featured in the Pulitzer are clearly inferior, AND saw far, far less exposure than the Vucci photo, yet he still won. Nobody interviewed Doug Mills about his photos, just Even Vucci. Something's fuckey. I wonder who he's friends with on the Pulitzer committee.