ewsieg

I've been avoiding this forum on purpose, as well as limiting my news intake, simply to help ensure my own well being. This ****upery from Trump is next level. Roughly 10 days in and it's shaping up to be such a monumental disaster. The only thing I wonder is if the economy begins to tank, does he back out of everything and kick out Elon, or does he see this through.

I miss mine, what a great machine.

Seriously though, Nuclear power, it's time. Let's do it.

<points up> This guy gets it. Solve an issue with an abundant resource we already have while at the same time, addressing the trouble with Medicare. Medicare isn't that expensive if people die before they get to it!!! Win win for all, except those with the black lung.

To note, it's not just a rival or their family. And it's not about putting people in prison, it's about making the life of rivals crappy. If the full weight of the government starts interviewing Kinzinger, key aids in his office are affected as well as while they didn't do anything wrong, they need to hire attorneys. The idea behind this is to fiscally punish those they don't like.

Many reddit subs are doing this. I feel like if any one site could make an impact, that might be the one.

And note, when I say no public evidence, i'm referring to everyone he gave pre-pardons to minus Hunter and the brother. They definitely did shady stuff outside of the illegal stuff Hunter actually did.

At this scale, it's definitely new. It's bull**** he did it, but at the same time, bull**** he was essentially forced to do it. Trump and even folks he put up for cabinet spots have threatened to go after these people and refuse to address the fact there is no public evidence to even suggest his claims.

Actually Obama started some of the current sanctions after the Crimea invastion. Trump kept them and added some additional sanctions. Biden largely kept those, but rescinded some and added others. Each time we sanction, there is a response from Russia in how they do business. If Trump wants to add some additional sanctions, I welcome the attempt. There is evidence this war is beginning to effect the daily lives of the Russia people. More pressure on Putin is welcomed IMO. Is he all talk and no bite though?

Teams that want someone, sign them as soon as they can. That shows teams really wanted Johnson and Glenn. Good for them. I don't think they are dream scenarios for either, but each fit though. Johnson having Williams is a huge plus for him to play with. The Jets need someone that may not be flashy, but can command the respect of a team. They got him. Ultimately both have to hope ownership doesn't sink them. Wish the best for them, with the best being going as far as possible until they meet the Lions in the playoffs and go home.

The article was written like people were standing at the gate, about to get shot if they didn't board and get out of the country and Trump is the lone cause of this grief. Yet Biden, who was the actual president and made many other decisions to reverse course on things Trump set up before him, claimed he couldn't do anything but abide by the decision to leave Afghanistan (choice I actually supported him on). So he owns the withdrawal and this type of aftermath that he again, had 3 years to address. As for blame, trust me, I have blame to go around for just about everyone in regards to Trump, even for Dem voters that tried to hoodwink folks into thinking inflation was all in their heads and created a subset of independents that realized sleepy Joe was actually sleeping at the wheel and they were being lied to. Some SoCal insurance companies stopped offering fire insurance because they saw issues that they didn't believe the governement was addressing. They recognized a potential upcoming issue and planned for it. Which is what I wish Biden would have done. The big difference here was that fires were a dangerous threat, but not a given. Trump said he would do things like this, that was a given. I have no problem with putting the guy that pulled the trigger in jail, but the person that planned it deserves some justice as well.

Absolutely, which is why I made it very clear Trump is a POS for this. I am not deflecting any blame from Trump on this issue, he now owns it and is responsible for anything that happens to those people that risked their lives for us. But that shouldn't give Biden a pass. I was told by Biden, this forum, and the press that Trump was an existential threat. Did Biden have obstacles like ChatGPT explained, yes, but he also had three years, the force of the entire US government, and a deadline that he should have understood and known would be a wall he was up against. He absolutely shares responsibility. If you feel better placing most of the blame on Trump, fine, but for those 1600 people, they equally got screwed by both Biden and Trump.

I guess in short, i'm worried about all the 'outrage' I expect to see from the left every single time something happens. Trump is putting kids in cages!!! Oh no, the outrage!!!! Oh, those pictures are from when Obama was president, well putting kids in cages is outrageous and I know about it now so i'm outraged and you have to be mad at Trump only!!!! This is even worse. For 3 years 1600 people that we promised we would protect have been wondering if the next day they would be alive and for 3 years we have dropped the ball. Now that Trump is president though, time to publicize this and get outraged at him!!!! Him only!!!! Biden was president less than 2 days ago, I think I have every right to be just as furious at him for screwing around for 3 years to get this resolved then I do for the equally outrageous bull**** Trump pulled by pulling the plug on it. Maybe Biden my ass.

I am in agreement that this move by Trump is absolute horse**** and he shouldn't be let off of the hook for it. He deserves the worst criticism and ire for this. But I don't think that gets Biden off of the hook. Did Trump push for a withdrawal date, yup. Did Biden have to adhere to it, nope. But if you're not going to adhere to it and do it Trump's way, you are taking on any fallout responsibility. Additionally, who here is surprised by this move from Trump. My guess is no one is as everyone on this forum pays attention to the most basic of world news and knows Trump has been saying he would shut down / stymie immigration. So Biden had 3 years to figure this all out for the remaining folks in Afghanistan, who have been in danger every single minute of every single day, of ever single month, of every one of these past 3 years, so while I'm still pissed at Trump for stopping them at the gate, I think everyone should be pretty pissed off at Biden for the three years it took to get to the gate.

Agreed, which is why I called what Trump did as bull****, but it wouldn't have had to have been something for Trump to screw up if Biden didn't address it in the last three years he's had to do it.

In jest, but not disingenuous. Disingenuous would be providing that link and assuming the only issue with it is Trump is the only asshole and Biden can be given multiple excuses by chatGPT to excuse why it's still an issue 3 years later and only Trumps fault.

I wouldn't say that about the Biden Admin.... incompetent yes, but not cruel.

Absolute bull**** by Trump, but it's been 3 years since we left Afghanistan, why the hell is this still an issue?

Forgot about him, are we sure he's not just an alt-account of Tigerholic?

Isn't Tigerholic the only Trump guy on this forum?

Jesus, it's called Autism Spectrum Disorder for a reason. It can span a wide range. I'm not even saying he didn't do the Nazi salute, just pointing out he claims he didn't and when I first saw it, I simply thought it looked awkward and if you want to get technical, it wasn't a Nazi salute, he started covering his heart. Add in the fact he does have a disorder that most people associate with odd behavior and awkward responses and that does add some validity to his claim. Is he lying, maybe. Is Oblong 100% correct with his reasonings regarding why he doubts Elon's claim, absolutely. And again, my biggest issue is that you claim I was being disparaging. **** that ****.

No I didn't, I said it looked pretty awkward and it's possible it was just awkward and maybe even related to his autism. Non autistic people do awkward things too. I've spent too much time on this when I honestly don't have a strong opinion of if he did or didn't do it. I'm just pissed you felt I was disparaging people with autism. That was bull****.

Elon has said he's autistic. I wasn't guessing or assuming.

I have a friend of the family that doesn't like to hug. But no longer am I going to blame autisim and disparage everyone with autism just to protect him. He's either giving me a hug and everyone else or he can get the hell out of my house for being so rude the next time he comes over. Seriously though, I am not blaming autism. I said it looked like an awkward response, even if it was completely on purpose, it still looked awkward. Not having 'normal' reactions/responses can be an autistic trait. I'm not disparaging anyone with that. He claims he didn't do it, i'm pointing out something that could potentially back that up, but also completely agree with Oblong on why someone may not believe it. I'm not trying to say he definitely did or didn't do it, what I am saying is nothing disparaging though.

Absolutely true, thus why I understand the skepticism and why I said it wasn't a hill I'd die on.