US 2024 Presidential Election

[TheMysteriousGX]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how boned are we?

 

[Agema]

The shockingly low inteligence of the American electorate combined with Republican eagerness to abuse their power and cheat makes me think Trump might not be wrong on this.

Not even highly partisan media can completely shelter a party from the how the condition of the country has affected voters.

Most of this will be the economy - whether individuals personally feel better or worse off, and then a wider general sense. For instance, one person might be fine personally, but if there's a recession and they see more unemployed, businesses closing, etc. they'll pick up the general sense of negativity. Plus then a similar general sense about everything else - crime, healthcare, etc.

 

[thebobmaster]

Not even highly partisan media can completely shelter a party from the how the condition of the country has affected voters.

Most of this will be the economy - whether individuals personally feel better or worse off, and then a wider general sense. For instance, one person might be fine personally, but if there's a recession and they see more unemployed, businesses closing, etc. they'll pick up the general sense of negativity. Plus then a similar general sense about everything else - crime, healthcare, etc.

And they'll promptly think "Well, it's not affecting ME, so why should I care?"

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

there it is folks, market manipulation as naked and as flagrant as it could ever be


and to round out the rest of the thinking going on behind this

 

[laggyteabag]

 

[Agema]

Narcissists thrive on creating chaos.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

 

[Gergar12]

I was correct, never sell.

 

[Cicada 5]

DOGE Is About to Get DOGE’d

While it often seems that no one is watching the watchmen under the Trump administration, a new report from Wired suggests there is at least one agency still keeping tabs on the Department of Government Efficiency and its seemingly unfettered reach into the guts of government. The publication, citing government records and sources, revealed that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launched an investigation back in March into how Elon Musk’s pseudo-agency has been handling data in the offices that it has pried its way into.


According to the report, the GAO has requested information from a number of agencies where DOGE has dug in its claws, including the Social Security Administration, the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor, and the Treasury. Included in the requests are any incident reports on “potential or actual misuse of agency systems or data,” as well as records of systems that DOGE has accessed, among other details.

The audit, which comes from an agency that operates under the legislative branch, marks the first significant challenge to DOGE’s operations that has not come from the courts. Per Wired, the investigation—which is scheduled to wrap up by the end of spring and will produce a publicly accessible report of its findings—will focus primarily on DOGE’s adherence to privacy and data protection laws and regulations. The probe was reportedly spurred by requests from multiple agencies, meaning there are likely still people within the workforce who are at least a little skeptical of what Musk and the DOGE team are up to.

 

[Chimpzy]

Donald Trump signs order to 'make America's showers great again'

The US president says he wants to "take care of my beautiful hair" as he eases water flow rules.

www.bbc.co.uk

Will they be golden?

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Donald Trump signs order to 'make America's showers great again'

The US president says he wants to "take care of my beautiful hair" as he eases water flow rules.

www.bbc.co.uk

Will they be golden?

And Trump will want us to use coal to heat up that shower water.

Opinion | With coal executive orders, Trump returns to the scene of the con

Just as the coal companies bled coal workers dry, today it is Trump and his party that exploit them with false promises.

www.msnbc.com

Sure, let's take the dirtiest and most dangerous form of fossil fuel and play favorites with it.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

The relevant pdf being referenced below: https://www.aclum.org/sites/default...tion_for_release_return_ex_9_ozturk_82-10.pdf




- less blurry hopefully -

 

[Chimpzy]

White House moves Obama portrait to display painting of Trump after assassination attempt

The new Trump painting takes a spot traditionally reserved for the most recent official presidential portrait.

www.nbcnews.com

Trump continues disappointing. Every portrait and statue in the White House should be Trump by now. A portrait in the entryway of every public building and private business, in every classroom, in every living room. A statue on every town square. A grand monument on the DC Mall. And so on.

Americans must be reminded who their leader is wherever they go.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

White House moves Obama portrait to display painting of Trump after assassination attempt

The new Trump painting takes a spot traditionally reserved for the most recent official presidential portrait.

www.nbcnews.com

Trump continues disappointing. Every portrait and statue in the White House should be Trump by now. A portrait in the entryway of every public building and private business, in every classroom, in every living room. A statue on every town square. A grand monument on the DC Mall. And so on.

Americans must be reminded who their leader is wherever they go.

I'm only surprised that he hasn't put "TRUMP" in big gaudy gold letters on the front of the White House, like with every other one of his properties.