Trumps Presidency 2025

[romad1]

19 minutes ago, pfife said:

Its his company not theirs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/02/26/trump-apple-dei-policies-vote/80535564007/

Trump asks Apple to end diversity policies after shareholders vote in favor

This is insanity. 

[Tigerbomb13]

Remember when republicans were for the free market (or at least pretended like they were)?

[mtutiger]

1 hour ago, pfife said:

Its his company not theirs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/02/26/trump-apple-dei-policies-vote/80535564007/

Trump asks Apple to end diversity policies after shareholders vote in favor

What is Trump gonna do, take everyone's IPhone away?

 

 

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, Hongbit said:

I’m starting to think the hidden part of Project 2025 is to purposely shrink the population by either death, deportation, or expatriation.

Wait until they get to the part where they purposefully shrink economic output in order to jack up prices and profit margins.

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Remember when republicans were for the free market (or at least pretended like they were)?

“Pretend” is the operative word here, in the interest of winning votes from ideologues.

Republicans are actually for controlled markets rigged for them and their benefactors to win.

[oblong]

has anyone let JEff Bezoz know about this 'free market' thing?  

[chasfh]

10 hours ago, mtutiger said:

What is Trump gonna do, take everyone's IPhone away?

 

 

To be replaced by a mandatory MAGAphone, required by unfunded mandate? The equivalent of telescreens in the novel 1984? I can’t not see it.

[CMRivdogs]

10 hours ago, mtutiger said:

What is Trump gonna do, take everyone's IPhone away?

 

 

Probably not but Big Brother is listening and keeping track of movements

[CMRivdogs]

Just now, chasfh said:

To be replaced by a mandatory MAGAphone, required by unfunded mandate? The equivalent of telescreens in the novel 1984? I can’t not see it.

Another Musk product

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

To be replaced by a mandatory MAGAphone, required by unfunded mandate? The equivalent of telescreens in the novel 1984? I can’t not see it.

I gotta say, "Magaphone" is fantastic. It's inconceivable to me that there hasn't been one already, to go along with the watches, coins, and everything else that he puts out to take advantage of his sheep.

[chasfh]

3 minutes ago, Shades of Deivi Cruz said:

I gotta say, "Magaphone" is fantastic. It's inconceivable to me that there hasn't been one already, to go along with the watches, coins, and everything else that he puts out to take advantage of his sheep.

“MAGAphone” is original with me, but a quick googling shows it’s been used in context before.

[Motown Bombers]

34 minutes ago, chasfh said:

“MAGAphone” is original with me, but a quick googling shows it’s been used in context before.

It's actually a Freedom Phone. It's a $120 Android they sell for $500. It's a free speech and privacy focused phone. Basically it's a cheap Chinese Android that they put a bunch of right wing apps and a flag wallpaper on. It's also endorsed by none other than Candace Owen who likely gets some sort of kickback.

Freedom Phone

[mtutiger]

As frustrating as it is, this remains correct.

[oblong]

2 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

As frustrating as it is, this remains correct.

Yes totally.  As you like to say, twitter is not real life.

And "winning" arguments on TV talk shows or even debates only gets you so far.  Real life isn't The West Wing where the best and most solid argument wins out.  

 

[mtutiger]

5 minutes ago, oblong said:

Yes totally.  As you like to say, twitter is not real life.

And "winning" arguments on TV talk shows or even debates only gets you so far.  Real life isn't The West Wing where the best and most solid argument wins out.  

 

I want to emphasize that it's incredibly hard with how terrible this administration is in so many respects.... but the "FAFO" and "Leopard's Eating Faces" stuff has to be balanced with the need to message to those who may have voted for him but feel betrayed by actions his administration have taken. Those people will be needed in any resistance efforts and in 2026.

I'm not on Twitter anymore, but while Bsky is better and more civilized, I am seeing more of that kinda stuff than I'd like.

Edited 6 hours ago by mtutiger

[Motown Bombers]

Give me a break. A college educated woman was this clueless about Trump? She even admitted she voted for Trump even knowing about his sexual assault. I'm calling bull**** on no one in Baldwin talks politics. That's where they wave Trump flags and have Trump parades. She can **** right off. Her ignorance is no excuse. 

[CMRivdogs]

So much winning

 

[CMRivdogs]

The new riders of the Apocalypse. (I know there were four, but DOGE fired one)

 

[ewsieg]

36 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Give me a break. A college educated woman was this clueless about Trump? She even admitted she voted for Trump even knowing about his sexual assault. I'm calling bull**** on no one in Baldwin talks politics. That's where they wave Trump flags and have Trump parades. She can **** right off. Her ignorance is no excuse. 

You're not wrong... but MTUtigers post is still the correct way to handle this.  It's annoying without a doubt, but it's not beneficial to anyone to just go scorched earth on those we oppose.

I was actually going to jump on here to talk about what my Facebook feed looks like now.  Some old friends/family of mine are sharing meme's, that are often incorrect and at best, only partially true, as they troll the left and claim 'wins' on every little thing they believe Trump is doing great.  At the same time, zero empathy on anything. 

Until they find a reason to have a little empathy, nothing is going to change their mind.  Especially if you're refusing to give them any empathy as well.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

2 hours ago, mtutiger said:

As frustrating as it is, this remains correct.

Ignorance of the law is not an argument that holds up in court. Why then should we allow ignorance of a candidate for office to hold up at the ballot box? She had access to the same information you and I did about Trump. There wasn't some deep, dark, corner of the internet where we got our information and she didn't. It was all out in the open, all in the mainstream reporting around Trump. From his sexual assault convictions to his fraudulent business practices to Project 2025 to every terrible policy he tried to implement in his first term as President. 

Should we welcome her into our anti-Trump coalition with open arms? Yes, we should attempt to. But what's to say Trump doesn't try for a third term and there Ms. Cooper is, or some voter like her, making excuses all the way to the ballot box, ready to vote for Trump yet again.

[Edman85]

2 hours ago, mtutiger said:

As frustrating as it is, this remains correct.

Yes yes yes yes. And I will admit to taking some glee in saying I told you so.

The ideological purists who expunge anybody who doesn't pass a left wing purity test are a big reason why we are here. Would you want to join that tent? Would you listen to people who treat you that way?

Edited 3 hours ago by Edman85

[CMRivdogs]

I like this idea. Especially if the states have Democratic Senators or Reps in adjoining districts. Hold Trump like rallies. States with statewide offices s up this year should schedule events in Red districts.

 

[Tigerbomb13]

14 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

I like this idea. Especially if the states have Democratic Senators or Reps in adjoining districts. Hold Trump like rallies. States with statewide offices s up this year should schedule events in Red districts.

 

I like this too. What do they have to lose?

[gehringer_2]

3 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

So much winning

 

300K and you've got a recession.

[CMRivdogs]

The Epstein files have been released...