Trumps Presidency 2025

[romad1]

3 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

One thing that the slip shows is that Lowry doesn't deep down believe any of this crap, just going with the flow

yep

[antrat]

Trump Approval

[Tigerbomb13]

 

[CMRivdogs]

4 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

 

Just another "very fine person" 

[Sports_Freak]

4 hours ago, oblong said:

yes I remember that family dollar incident very well.  They took her further east near Southfield fwy, to the wooded area by the train tracks and shot her.  It was pouring rain and I drove by there around that time.  Haunting.

That whole Westborn mall is a ****hole. I go to that Kroger only if I need a few things that I can carry in a basket and the other places are closed or it's something I can't get.  they have  ton of self checkouts.  

The arab population has really migrated in Wayne County to the west.  Huge population growth.  Dearborn Hts might be a higher % than Dearbown now.  Then further west into Westland, Garden City, and Canton.  Canton especially since they have newer construction homes and subdivisions.  We could have a culture clash between them and the Indians.

They themselves will joke that 'we're taking over'.  They say it in a way that they move to get away from their fellow people, but then they follow.

A realtor i was working with tried to show me houses near Warren and Southfield. My sister lived in that area back in the 80's. I told her no way, she insisted it was a "nice area." No, it isn't. 

[Sports_Freak]

14 minutes ago, antrat said:

Trump Approval

I like this part of that article;

"Trump's initial net approval rating of +7 percentage points is lower than that of any newly elected president since World War II, with one exception: Trump himself during his first term."

[Sports_Freak]

Don't tell The Donald about this. He may use this idea in his quest to Make America Racist Again;

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_Bath_riots

[oblong]

5 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

A realtor i was working with tried to show me houses near Warren and Southfield. My sister lived in that area back in the 80's. I told her no way, she insisted it was a "nice area." No, it isn't. 

heck no.

 

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, oblong said:

heck no.

 

My sister lived on Abington Street back in the day. Even back then, most homes had barred security windows and doors. That's usually a bad sign. Granted, I haven't been back in that area in 40 years but...no thanks. And BTW...I found a new realtor...😆

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, oblong said:

heck no.

 

The West side (meaning say Schafer west to the city limits) of Detroit collapsed pretty completely due to white flight triggered by fears about busing and block busting practices beginning roughly in 1970 and accelerating throughout that decade. But even before that, the lower west side was already considered a 'rougher' part of town and we knew any number of families trying to figure out how to avoid sending their kids to Cody HS

[romad1]

Susan Collins is really going to enjoy Hell after those cold Maine winters

 

Joe Sudbay

‪@joesudbay.bsky.social‬

 

She's "surprised" now If only she had some power. Like being in Senate majority or chairing Approps What an embarrassment. Feckless

 

 

 

‪Burgess Everett‬ ‪@burgessev.bsky.social‬

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New: In interview Appropriations Chair Collins raises issues about budget freeze, calls it "too sweeping" and disruptive She said she's "surprised" they did it before OMB director confirmation "so that we would have someone to go to in authority and ask questions" www.semafor.com/article/01/2...

[Tigerbomb13]

3 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Susan Collins is really going to enjoy Hell after those cold Maine winters

 

Joe Sudbay

‪@joesudbay.bsky.social‬

 

She's "surprised" now If only she had some power. Like being in Senate majority or chairing Approps What an embarrassment. Feckless

 

 

 

‪Burgess Everett‬ ‪@burgessev.bsky.social‬

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38m

New: In interview Appropriations Chair Collins raises issues about budget freeze, calls it "too sweeping" and disruptive She said she's "surprised" they did it before OMB director confirmation "so that we would have someone to go to in authority and ask questions" www.semafor.com/article/01/2...

Vintage Susan. Maybe she thinks Trump “learned his lesson” this time. 

Edited Tuesday at 06:32 PM by Tigerbomb13

[Motown Bombers]

With the way **** is going, maybe those off the grid survivalist had the right idea all along. 

[oblong]

Is she dumb or playing a part?  I know some people talk slow and you can't judge b/c of that... but with her.... 

 

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

Is she dumb or playing a part?  I know some people talk slow and you can't judge b/c of that... but with her.... 

 

She's playing a part. She's up for election in a blue state. 

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

Reaction to overreach is our best way out this  The deep red states are hopeless, but there are plenty of states that will turn blue in the mid-terms if things get ugly.  

Won't matter.  Because here's what happens.  About two weeks before the midterms they end Social Security and Medicare.  They just end it.   Riots in the streets.   Martial Law enacted, Elections suspended indefinitely.     Book it. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Part of me is really upset at punishing the powerless but part of me is laughing at the poor saps that voted for him getting totally screwed over.   Don't cry to me about it.  

[romad1]

6 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Part of me is really upset at punishing the powerless but part of me is laughing at the poor saps that voted for him getting totally screwed over.   Don't cry to me about it.  

Maybe they figure out how to deny these benefits to people that didn't vote for him but not others who did. 

[romad1]

Roy Edroso: "Better come out of there with something more than a plea for comity mother****ers" — Bluesky

Joshua J. Friedman: "NEW: House Dems are holding an “emergency virtual caucus meeting” at 1 pm over the “Illegal Republican Funding Freeze,” per a notice that just went out to members (via John Bresnahan)" — Bluesky

[Motown Bombers]

6 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Part of me is really upset at punishing the powerless but part of me is laughing at the poor saps that voted for him getting totally screwed over.   Don't cry to me about it.  

I have no more ****s to give. I've tried warning people about Trump for the better part of 10 years. I'm done. Sometimes you just got to let the toddler touch the hot burner. 

[Tigerbomb13]

Politico has posted the list of suspended grants. It’s 52 pages long. It’s catastrophically bad. 

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000194-ad9c-de9c-a5b6-efbd29400000

 

Edited Tuesday at 06:56 PM by Tigerbomb13

[mtutiger]

Just now, romad1 said:

Roy Edroso: "Better come out of there with something more than a plea for comity mother****ers" — Bluesky

Joshua J. Friedman: "NEW: House Dems are holding an “emergency virtual caucus meeting” at 1 pm over the “Illegal Republican Funding Freeze,” per a notice that just went out to members (via John Bresnahan)" — Bluesky

At least from statements made by Ron Wyden, Liz Warren and Mark Warner, today seems to be an inflection point for the D Senators. It's a big cudgel that the new administration just gave them.

[Motown Bombers]

I feel the Dems need to nominate a few people to be the rapid response team. Newsom, Pritzker, Moskowitz, and Crockett. 

[Tigeraholic1]

1 hour ago, mtutiger said:

Woah, hold the phone....

So it was what are eyes told it was after all, Rich???

Grievance of the day. On repeat even.....

[guy incognito]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

Of all the former center-right intellectual souls lost to Trumpism, Rich Lowry's is the one i really think saving would make the least difference. 

Starbursts needs to go away already.