Friday Talking Points -- King Trump? Um... No.
The first month of the second presidency of Donald Trump is now over. Only forty-seven more to go!
That, of course, is a daunting prospect, but we can at least open with some good news this week: Trump is already wearing out his welcome with the public. The presidential "honeymoon" period is apparently over (almost before it began). Trump started off his second term with historically dismal ratings, although they did best one previous president -- himself, in his first term. His job approval numbers were actually at 50 percent or just above when he was sworn in this time around (which, as mentioned, every other modern president has beaten), so he could at least claim a majority of the public was behind him. Not any more.
Of course, whenever Trump is faced with an unpleasant reality (like falling poll numbers), he just goes ahead and makes up a new reality in his head. He just gave a speech to a meeting of Republican governors, where he delusionally boasted: "I had an approval rating today of 71 [percent] and another one of 69. I have not heard of those numbers before." Well, there's a reason you (and everyone else) have "not heard of those numbers," and the reason is they do not exist. Trump just made them up out of thin air. His actual approval rating is roughly 25 points lower than what he claimed. Maybe he got it confused with his golf score or something.
There was even better news from the polling as well -- Elon Musk is far less popular than Trump. Also, Trump's numbers are way down on his handling of the economy. Those are two easy lines of attack for Democrats, obviously (more on that later).
Meanwhile, President (de facto) Elon Musk is still rampaging through the federal government without the slightest clue what he's doing. He began the week with what people are now calling the "Saint Valentine's Day massacre," with tens of thousands of emails going out to federal workers telling them they were fired. The firings have continued, and with such a scattershot effort, a whole lot of people are being canned who do very important jobs -- some so important that Musk has been forced to back off and immediately try to rehire the people he just fired.
People at the Federal Aviation Administration were fired -- just after yet another airline accident (which, thankfully, everyone on board survived). Food and Drug Administration employees whose jobs centered on fighting bird flu were let go -- and then hastily brought back. Musk and his minions were all set to scrap half a billion dollars' worth of COVID tests before the media broke the story and forced them to reconsider. People responsible for the nation's nuclear arsenal were also summarily canned, before they attempted to rehire the same people.
Not everyone is getting rehired, though. People are being let go who work for agencies like FEMA, and the C.D.C., all the way down to the National Park Service. The effects of these firings is going to be felt by the public in various ways, of course. Government services are going to be slower and more infrequent, and harder to access for lots and lots of people. This is not making things more "efficient" -- it is doing the exact opposite. Here's the best rundown we've yet read on the many, many ways this could all go horribly wrong:
However bloated the government bureaucracy might be, the solution is not indiscriminately firing nuclear weapons inspectors, Head Start staff, law enforcement officers or air traffic controllers. (Yes, mere weeks after multiple deadly airplane crashes, Trump is canning hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration.) Nor does it seem wise to grant Musk and his DOGE goons access to the treasury's sensitive payments system or your personal taxpayer data in order to cut "waste, fraud and abuse."
Likewise, when American voters expressed frustration with health-care costs, they were presumably not seeking to cut funds for cancer research (as this administration has tried to do). They didn't vote for public health agencies to suppress research on bird flu or to fire disease trackers in the middle of bird flu and measles outbreaks. Or to remove seasonal flu vaccine campaign materials from government websites as hospitalization rates for the illness hit a 15-year high.
As annoyed as some Americans may be about "DEI" and speech policing, it's hard to imagine that they thought rectifying the problem meant taking away sign-language interpreting services from deaf people or purging educators who assist children with special needs. Or, for that matter, tearing down school posters of Harriet Tubman, deleting taxpayer-funded data on adolescent suicidal ideation and halting recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Pentagon.
Americans generally think we spend too much money on foreign aid (despite foreign aid representing 1 percent of total federal spending). Even so, Americans did not vote for allowing nearly $500 million in food grown by American farmers to spoil because Musk shut down international food-assistance programs. Or giving China the opportunity to clean up our messes after we abandon allies. Or suspending anti-terrorism programs in West Africa and the Middle East.
And that doesn't even mention the latest outrage -- cutting money from the fund for 9/11 survivors. The next targets in the parade of chaos might generate some blowback from Republican voters, though. The Pentagon has been told to prepare across-the-board cuts of eight percent -- every year for the next five years. If these actually happen, it would shrink the military budget by over a third. Perhaps a few GOP members of Congress might have different ideas about that? We'll see... they've been willing to go along with just about everything so far, but this might just be a bridge too far for them.
The Republican Congress has mostly ignoring what has been happening (publicly, at least, while they privately beg the White House not to slash the money going to their states and districts). But they might just be sparking some blowback of their own, because they are now working on a budget bill that would cut a whopping $880 billion from Medicaid. Even though Trump is still saying things like "Medicare, Medicaid... it's not going to be touchable." If the Republicans do pass such a Draconian cut, Democrats should point it out to the millions of Trump voters on Medicaid with the slogan: "Promises made, promises broken" (but again, more on that later).
Some Republican voters are already seriously annoyed at what Musk has been doing and how he's been doing it. Farmers, for instance, who aren't getting money they were promised from the government. One Republican House member in Georgia just got an earful at a town hall this week, even though he is from a very safe red district. People are not happy with all this "move fast and break stuff," to put it mildly.
Trump held an interview (with a friendly network) this week, and once again, there was Elon Musk at his side. It's pretty obvious who is the puppet and who is pulling the strings. Maybe Trump likes Elon so much because they both use the same technique when talking to the press: lie. Tell whoppers. Make numbers up out of thin air. Lie about all the wonderful "savings" Musk has made (with Trumpian made-up numbers which are then exaggerated even further, just for good measure). Musk claims he's saved $50 billion so far, but when the numbers are examined it turns out to be more like $4 billion. Trump then doubles down and claims "hundreds of billions" have already been saved.
The two both seem to be vying with each other as to who can be more Orwellian in their lies. The Washington Post had to already print an article translating the words Trump says into what they actually mean in plain language, and this is only going to increase over time.
This was pointed out in a rather interesting way this week by a federal judge, who is overseeing a case brought by transgender servicemembers who are accusing Trump of discrimination. The Department of Justice had to argue that all of the actions the new administration has taken are not actually "discrimination," so these people had no right to sue because none of it rose to the level of actual prejudice. Here's some of what the judge had to say:
The judge continued: "[President Donald Trump] has blocked schools from using federal funds to promote the idea that gender can be fluid; he's directed the State Department to stop issuing documents that allow a third X gender marker; he has changed the reference to LGBTQ on government websites to only LGB, literally erasing transgender people; banned the participation of transgender women in women's sports; revoked the ability of transgender federal employees to receive gender-affirming care; stopped medical treatment, necessary medical treatment; directed that all transgender people in federal prison be denied medical treatment and be housed by sex, where they are nine times more likely to have acts of violence committed against them, including rape, repeated rape."
Agencies have been directed to take down everything that promotes what the White House calls "gender ideology" from federal websites, including information on contraception, vaccines or HIV/AIDS, she continued. The Trump administration even went so far as to revoke previous policies that ensured transgender people had equal access to homeless shelters.
. . .
When [U.S. Attorney Jason] Lynch disagreed that any of those examples rose to the level of prejudice that would permit the trans service members to sue, the judge, exasperated, thundered at him: "Well, what on Earth would?"
But Judge Ana Reyes saved her most scathing comment for the homeless shelter situation. She revealed that someone had sent her an email asking if she had a relationship with Jesus Christ.
"That email assumes I don't have a relationship with Jesus already.... I've been told to have a closer relationship with him," Reyes said. "What do you think Jesus would say to telling a group of people that they are so worthless we're not going to allow them into homeless shelters? You think Jesus would say, 'That sounds right to me?' Or would he say, 'WTF, of course let them in'?"
Remember when it was actually Republicans who made: "What would Jesus do?" a slogan? It's nice to see the "WWJD?" question get thrown back at them, to point out the cruelty of what has been happening.
So far, President (de facto) Musk hasn't been interested in foreign policy, so he's allowed Trump to do whatever he wants on the world stage. This, of course, has been an utter disaster from start to finish. This week it got even worse, as Trump talked to Vladimir Putin and apparently is ready to give Russia pretty much everything it wants in Ukraine.
As usual, Trump has been doing so with a blizzard of lies. He claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "started" the war (he didn't, Russia invaded) and claimed Zelensky was a "dictator" (which is not true, he was duly elected) with a "four percent" approval rating from his people (Zelensky is in the mid-to-high-50s in the polls).
The Republican Party, seeing a U.S. president appease a Russian leader, immediately rose up as one and demanded we honor our commitment to an ally and fight Russia's tyrannical land-grab, invoking the name of Ronald Reagan.
Well, no. They didn't actually do that. Mostly, they just rolled over and went along with Trump, overturning the anti-Russian stance the party has strongly held onto since World War II. Ronnie? Ronnie who? Never heard of the guy....
Meanwhile, Trump is apparently attempting to quote Napoleon ("He who saves his Country does not violate any Law"), and not only referred to himself as a king, but posted on social media: "LONG LIVE THE KING!" The official White House tweet showed Trump with a crown on his head on a fake magazine cover. Your tax dollars at work, folks!
Democrats, for the most part, need to get up off the mat, dust themselves off, and forcefully make their case to the American people. So far, most of them have not been especially notable in their efforts to do so. But Trump is now vulnerable, in a whole bunch of ways. He and President Musk have been setting so many things on fire that they have provided multiple ways to fight back.
We do have to honor those who are getting themselves out there, though, which is why our Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week this week is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She has been fighting back in numerous ways, some of which have really gotten under the skin of some Trumpies.
One of which is Trump's "border czar," who tried to sic the Justice Department on A.O.C. for notifying immigrants of their rights (which is perfectly legal, by the way).
A.O.C., true to form, slapped back at both Tom Homan (the border czar) and Vice President JD Vance (for his hypocrisy in urging Europe to uphold free speech). Part of her response:
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail & call names all he wants. He's got nothing else.
This is the type of fighting spirit Democrats are now looking for. It's not only Trump's polling numbers that are down -- Democratic voters are not very happy with the way Democrats in Congress have been acting (or "not acting," to be more accurate). Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer haven't really been very inspirational as yet, so it falls to people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to show the rest of them what taking on Trump should look like.
Which is why she is our Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week this week.
[Congratulate Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her House contact page, to let her know you appreciate her efforts.]
It's not really disappointing, more like "a swing and a miss," but we had to at least mention House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries this week. Jeffries hasn't been all that prominent over the past month, although he occasionally does try to take potshots at Trump. But the nickname he came up with (if anyone actually notices) could actually backfire, because rather than a taunt it sounds kind of cool instead. The nickname? "Captain Chaos." Which you could easily see Trump using, with a grin on his face. Back to the drawing board, Hakeem.
We actually don't have a Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week this week, but in its place we're minting a new award -- the Silliest Democrat Of The Week.
See if you agree with that label -- here's the story:
California is synonymous with the golden poppy and the California redwood. If one assemblyman has his way, the state could soon adopt Bigfoot, a.k.a. Sasquatch, as its latest official emblem.
Assemblyman Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) authored AB 666 in hopes of making Bigfoot the state cryptid. And what's a cryptid? It's an animal, being or entity that has not been proven to exist but has been reported by eyewitnesses or other sources of evidence -- think, the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman.
Style points for making it Assembly Bill 666, we suppose. But seriously... Bigfoot? Do we really need to give the rest of the country a reason to laugh at California Democrats right now? We love a good joke too, but the timing seems incredibly bad, that's all we're saying.
So for being a poster child for "Democrats doing silly things" this week, Chris Rogers is our Silliest Democrat Of The Week this week.
[Contact California Assemblyman Chris Rogers on his official contact page, to let him know what you think of his actions.]
Volume 784 (2/21/25)
It is tempting to "fight fire with fire," by which we mean "use the same lies and propaganda techniques as the Republicans," but Democrats for the most part are better than that. They wouldn't, for instance, use as a talking point: "Under Donald Trump, planes are falling out of the sky!" It's not really fair and it cheapens tragedy to use it as a political weapon. So Democrats won't use it (leave it to the late-night comics, instead).
But boy, it sure is tempting, isn't it?
Instead, this week's talking points are mostly geared towards talking to Trump's own voters. They're starting to turn on him (in the polling), so now is the time to drive that wedge as deep as possible. Point out the many ways Trump is breaking the various promises he made to them. Sure, it's fine and good when Trump is attacking lefties, but what about what he's been doing to all those folks who voted for him?
Trump's only plan is to make the economy worse
This is the strongest talking point for Democrats because it is Trump's biggest vulnerability.
"Donald Trump promised everyone on the campaign trail that he would fix the economy starting on Day One. Prices would go down. Things would get cheaper. Inflation would fall to almost nothing. Well, he's had a month and so far he has done absolutely nothing about the economy. The only idea he has is to slap tariffs on everything, which will make everything more expensive, not cheaper. Meanwhile, inflation is going up again and the price of eggs is through the roof -- they used to be about a dollar a dozen and now it's more like a dollar per egg. Is housing getting cheaper? No. Are prescription drug prices going down? Nope. Gas prices are going up again too. And the only person Trump cares about is the world's richest man -- not you. Promises were made, and promises were broken. If I was a Trump voter, right about now I would be feeling ripped off. Or lied to."
Medicaid on the chopping block
Again, this is going to hurt a whole lot of Trump voters. So point it out.
"Promises made, promises broken -- like on Medicaid. Trump swore up and down he wasn't going to touch Medicaid funding. But he's cheering on the Republicans in Congress as they are slashing 880 billion dollars from Medicaid. And it's a safe bet that the Republicans are all going to claim they're just cutting 'waste, fraud, and abuse.' Which is a lie. How many of you are on Medicaid, or have a family member on Medicaid? You are nothing more than waste, to Trump. Or you're a fraudster, abusing the system. So your health insurance is going to disappear, or get more expensive at the very least. And they're also eyeing cutting the subsidies that allow working-class people to afford premiums on the Obamacare marketplace, so that's going to get a whole lot more expensive too. Trump promised he wouldn't touch Medicaid, but to him you are just 'waste' that can easily be cut. He's not fighting for you -- he's fighting to make your life worse."
Free I.V.F.! Well... maybe not....
Trump dodged this one this week, hoping that nobody was paying attention.
"Remember when Trump was campaigning and he made a promise that in vitro fertilization services would all be covered by everyone's medical insurance? He even said he'd make I.V.F. 'free' for everyone, as I recall. His exact words were: 'under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment. We're going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.' Well, guess what? Trump just signed an executive order that is completely toothless and doesn't even come close to fulfilling that promise. It has no mandate, either for the government or private insurance. There is no plan to bring the costs down at all, his order basically just says: 'Wouldn't it be nice if this happened?' without any actual plan to make it happen. Yet again -- promises made, promises broken."
Farmers getting ripped off
Keep hitting this one, because people out there in rural pro-Trump areas are feeling the brunt of it.
"The federal government promised farmers money to achieve certain goals. But once Donald Trump took over, they just cut off all the payments. Leaving farmers on the hook for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The promise made to pay them this money was broken, plain and simple. And if Elon Musk has his way and cuts off all foreign aid, farmers won't have that market to count on anymore either. You know, a whole lot of farmers voted for Donald Trump, and now he seems intent on just ripping them off. I have no idea why -- you'd think Trump would take care of farmers, since most of them voted for him. But they're just getting chalked up as more 'waste, fraud, and abuse,' and Trump doesn't seem to care one bit."
Keep my data private!
This one is kind of flying below the media's radar, but average people are pretty horrified by the prospect.
"You know what? Nobody elected Elon Musk to anything. And yet now he wants to see all my tax returns and other tax data, and he wants to comb through the Social Security database as well. And he doesn't care if he publicly posts classified data. The world's richest man wants to see what your tax returns look like. I don't know about you, but I am definitely not OK with that. Keep my data private! Don't let Elon trample through it with hobnailed boots! Nobody elected Elon!"
Why are they firing veterans?
This one seems to be hitting home even on Fox News. While they are free to ridicule all the other types of federal employees who are being summarily fired, there's one group -- and it's a big one -- they do seem to care about. So speak directly to that.
"Why is Elon Musk firing so many veterans? These are people who know what service to their country is all about, since they served in uniform already. And then a lot of them want to continue serving the country, so they get government jobs after they retire from the military. Thousands of them have been swept up in Musk's firing spree, for no reason whatsoever. Because the richest man in the world doesn't care about serving this country. If he did, he might have second thoughts about firing so many veterans, but he obviously doesn't. All those veterans are just 'waste, fraud, and abuse' to him."
The meat-axe comes for the Pentagon
This one is sure to make plenty of Republicans uncomfortable (if not downright angry).
"So the new secretary of Defense just told everyone in the Pentagon that they're going to have to cut one-third of the budget over the next five years. Yep, you heard that right -- they want to trim almost three hundred billion dollars a year from the military budget. Funny, but I don't remember Trump campaigning on that one. How many Republicans are really OK with this? You really think that one-third of the Pentagon's budget is 'waste, fraud, and abuse'? You really think now is the time to slash our military budget by one-third? What do you think that is going to do to our military readiness, not to mention our national security? How many Trump voters really think this is the right thing to do?"
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
Cross-posted at: Democratic Underground
This is good stuff. Talking points as talking points were meant to be.
Sure, no one is going to use these talking points in media outlets that the targets - the MAGA fans of Trump - actually follow.
But it feels good, all the same. Thanks, Chris.
This week it got even worse, as Trump talked to Vladimir Putin and apparently is ready to give Russia pretty much everything it wants in Ukraine.
Proving yet again why he has been referred to as:
* Putin's Bitch
* Putin's Puppet
* Putin's Useful Idiot
As usual, Trump has been doing so with a blizzard of lies.
And Russian talking points.
He claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "started" the war (he didn't, Russia invaded) and claimed Zelensky was a "dictator" (which is not true, he was duly elected) with a "four percent" approval rating from his people (Zelensky is in the mid-to-high-50s in the polls).
Which begs the questions:
* Does Putin's Puppet actually believe he appears strong when he spews a laundry list of absolute obvious lies and talking points straight from the Kremlin while bending the knee (and not for the first time) to Russia?
* Is there no one in the GOP with the cojones to explain to Putin's Useful Idiot that by ingratiating himself to Putin he appears considerably indistinguishable from a weak ass clown?
Serious questions.
Trump is already wearing out his welcome with the public.
Whatever you have to tell yourself to make it thru your day..
:D
PRESIDENT Trump is going as strong as ever.. :D Ya'all just can't admit that to yourselves..
It's that PTDS thing ya'all have to contend with..
-- Elon Musk is far less popular than Trump.
And...??? I assume there is some point in there, eh?? After all, it IS Talking *POINT* Friday...
Where's the POINT part of Talking Point Friday???
He began the week with what people are now calling the "Saint Valentine's Day massacre," with tens of thousands of emails going out to federal workers telling them they were fired.
Except it wasn't Elon who actually SENT the email, was it??
Notice how you gloss over that FACT that Elon didn't actually SEND the email.. :D
Sneaky, Sneaky... :D
People at the Federal Aviation Administration were fired
Not by Elon Musk...
-- just after yet another airline accident
... in CANADA... So ANOTHER pointless point.. :eyeroll:
(which, thankfully, everyone on board survived).
Oh pppuuullleeeeessseeee
Everyone knows that ya'all were HOPING for a lot of deaths...
Just like Genocide Guy JMCT.... He "can't wait for the next pandemic"....
:eyeroll:
As to the rest of that paragraph, once again you gloss over the FACT that NONE of the people fired were actually fired by Elon Musk or DOGE...
As to the rest of the commentary..
With a couple exceptions EVERY ONE OF YOUR LINKS IS FROM HUFFPOOP OR WAPOOP!!!!
My gods, CW... No wonder your TRUMP/AMERICA HATE and your PTDS is on FULL HYSTERICAL!!
It's no wonder there is nothing but TRUMP/AMERICA Hate and bile in all the commentaries..
Do you even READ any other sources???
I'm just sayin'....
"You know what? Nobody elected Elon Musk to anything. And yet now he wants to see all my tax returns and other tax data, and he wants to comb through the Social Security database as well. And he doesn't care if he publicly posts classified data. The world's richest man wants to see what your tax returns look like. I don't know about you, but I am definitely not OK with that. Keep my data private! Don't let Elon trample through it with hobnailed boots! Nobody elected Elon!"
You DO realize that Elon Musk co-founded PAYPAL right??
Once again..
Trump/America hate and PTDS interferes with the logical thought process and makes people prone to hysterical non-sequitur outbursts of illogic and irrational gobbledygook..
:eyeroll:
OK Let's take a trip back in time..
Way WAY back to 2020-2021...
The THOUSANDS of Americans who were fired by the Biden/Harris junta and Fauci because they wouldn't take a "vaccine" that was rushed and was untested and they had NO CLUE as to the long term effects on the health of Americans..
It's funny how you Trump/America haters CHEERED *THOSE* firings, eh??
It should also be noted that NO ONE ELECTED FAUCI...
Which simply PROVES that ya'all don't REALLY care about Americans being fired..
You just want to dump on PRESIDENT Trump because ya'all are butthurt about your poor woke progressive Democrats getting their asses handed to them in the last election..
So, please.. Quit yer hysterical whining about people being fired..
You didn't care when Biden and UNELECTED Fauci were doing the firing... :eyeroll:
HYPOCRISY... It's not a bug in Democrat programming.. It's a feature.
Missing from the current Friday Talking Points..
Not a SINGLE mention of the FACT that woke progressive Democrats were not able to muster a SINGLE SOLITARY challenge to ANY of PRESIDENT Trump's nominees..
**ALL** of PRESIDENT Trump's choices were CONFIRMED and APPROVED by the US Senate!!!
Funny how that is, eh?? Ya'all go on and on hysterically about how BAD things are going for PRESIDENT Trump....
Yet, EACH and EVERY ONE of PRESIDENT Trump's nominees SAILED thru the approval process..
The FACTS clear prove beyond ANY doubt that it's your woke progressive Democrats who are on the ropes, eh? :D
As a viable political Party, yer woke progressive Democrats are dead... :D
THAT should be ya'all's focus.. Help yer Party recover..
PRESIDENT Trump is doing just fine... :D
And HAMAS is still running scared from PRESIDENT Trump!!! :D
Hamas LAUGHED at Biden and the woke progressive Democrats..
Hamas is quaking in their boots about PRESIDENT Trump...
On Saturday, Hamas released five hostages as part of a ceasefire arrangement with Israel, in exchange for over 600 Palestinian prisoners. The initial two individuals freed were Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39. Footage captured their frail appearances as they were escorted to a stage surrounded by armed militants before being handed over to the Red Cross, subsequently heading towards the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
Following this, three additional hostages—Omer Wenkert, 23; Omer Shem Tov, 22; and Eliya Cohen, 27—were released in Nuseirat, dressed in imitation military attire despite not being soldiers at the time of their abduction. They were also transported in Red Cross vehicles to Israel. A sixth hostage, Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was anticipated to be released later that day.
The IDF and Israel Security Agency confirmed in a joint statement that the five hostages had entered Israel through two separate transfers. They noted that the returning hostages were being taken to a designated reception area in southern Israel to reunite with their families. The statement also indicated that preparations were in place for the arrival of another hostage.
Mengistu and Al-Sayed, both civilians, had been held captive since they entered Gaza independently over a decade ago, prior to the escalation of conflict following Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023. Families of the released hostages expressed profound relief and gratitude, emphasizing the emotional turmoil endured during their absence. They called for privacy and urged for continued efforts to secure the release of all remaining hostages.
Despite the fragile nature of the ceasefire, tensions remain high, particularly following revelations regarding the handling of deceased hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hamas would face consequences for alleged mismanagement of hostage remains, highlighting the ongoing complexities of the situation.
Why is it that woke progressive Democrats like ya'all are trying to PROTECT Hamas???
Hamas is a bunch of brutal and soul-less terrorists and you woke progressive Democrats treat HAMAS like they are your bestest buddies..
Why would ya'all do something like that!??
Hamas is a bunch of brutal and soul-less terrorists and you woke progressive Democrats treat HAMAS like they are your bestest buddies..
Why would ya'all do something like that!??
I mean, look at the facts..
You got JMCT here (AKA Genocide Guy) who is EXCITED about "mass deaths" of Americans and who "can't wait until the next pandemic" and ya'all just converse with him like he actually has something worthwhile to say!
My gods, people.. This guy is EXCITED about a pandemic that will produce a MASS DEATH of Americans and you treat him like a friend!??
Are you people insane!!!???
:eyeroll:
This is ya'all and yer woke progressive Democrats in the here and now...
http://mfccfl.us/hill.jpg
Kinda pathetic, don'tcha think... :eyeroll:
I'm just sayin'...
And talking about American jobs..
It's funny how ya'all didn't even give a SINGLE SOLITARY thought to American jobs when ya'all were applauding Biden's bullshit climate change rules..
Just think how many MILLIONS of jobs would have been lost if the Biden/Harris junta were actually allowed to ban appliances and cars as they wanted to??
It's funny how American jobs ONLY come up with you people when PRESIDENT Trump (on recommendations from DOGE) is getting rid of the woke progressive DEI dead weight...
Then.... ALL OF THE SUDDEN.... American jobs are sacrosanct... :eyeroll:
The USELESS retarded morons who do NOTHING but cost taxpayers money and who don't believe in meritocracy.... Those retarded morons don't DESERVE a job...
Ya'all's hysterical and hypocritical fear mongering BS is plain for all to see... :eyeroll:
A picture of a bunch of Democrats...
http://mfccfl.us/longroad.jpg
THEN and NOW...
How woke progressive Democrats can sleep at night is one of the galaxy's enduring mysteries... :eyeroll:
OK Here is a LEGITIMATE and OBECTIVE assessment commentary of PRESIDENT Trump's first month in office...
The First Month of PRESIDENT Trump's Administration A
New Direction in Immigration Policy
In the first month of his administration, PRESIDENT Trump has made significant strides in reshaping the U.S. immigration landscape, marking a stark departure from the policies of his predecessor, President Biden. With a clear mandate stemming from his 2024 election victory, PRESIDENT Trump has swiftly enacted measures aimed at reinforcing border security and curtailing illegal immigration, demonstrating his commitment to the promises made during his campaign.
From the outset, PRESIDENT Trump took decisive action, signing a series of executive orders that declared a national emergency at the southern border. These orders not only mobilized military resources but also initiated the construction of the border wall, which had been halted under the Biden administration. This aggressive approach underscores PRESIDENT Trump's focus on border security as a cornerstone of his administration.
One of the most notable actions taken by PRESIDENT Trump was the directive issued to federal agencies to identify and eliminate any federal funding that benefits illegal immigrants. This move aims to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to support sanctuary policies or assist those who enter the country unlawfully. By taking such measures, PRESIDENT Trump is reinforcing the legal framework that supports his immigration policies, as noted by legal experts who affirm that his actions have "federal statutory backing."
The PRESIDENT has also prioritized increasing interior enforcement, leading to a significant rise in arrests and deportations. Data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals a staggering 137% increase in interior arrests compared to the same period in the previous year. This surge includes a nearly 100% rise in arrests of individuals with criminal backgrounds, highlighting PRESIDENT Trump's commitment to public safety and the rule of law.
In addition to these enforcement measures, PRESIDENT Trump has moved to dismantle several Biden-era immigration programs. The administration has paused applications for various initiatives, including those aimed at uniting families and providing humanitarian parole for specific nationalities. This swift reversal of policies reflects PRESIDENT Trump's determination to restore order and control over the immigration system, which he argues had been compromised under the previous administration.
International cooperation has also been a focal point of PRESIDENT Trump's strategy. By leveraging diplomatic channels and the threat of tariffs, he has successfully engaged neighboring countries to enhance their border security efforts. Agreements with Canada and Mexico to bolster their immigration controls, as well as commitments from Colombia and Venezuela to accept deported individuals, illustrate PRESIDENT Trump's proactive approach to addressing the root causes of migration.
The early results of PRESIDENT Trump's policies are already evident, with a notable decrease in illegal border crossings. January saw a significant drop in apprehensions, reaching levels not seen since May 2020. This decline has been welcomed by border officials, who have praised PRESIDENT Trump for delivering tangible results in a short period.
To sum things up, PRESIDENT Trump's first month in office has been characterized by a robust and assertive approach to immigration policy. By swiftly reversing the previous administration's directives and implementing new strategies, PRESIDENT Trump is not only fulfilling his campaign promises but also laying the groundwork for a more secure and orderly immigration system. As he continues to navigate the complexities of this issue, the impact of his policies will likely resonate throughout his presidency and beyond.
So say we all...
You DO realize that Elon Musk co-founded PAYPAL right??
Ah, no. Musk started x.com. Thiel started PayPal. Musk was replaced as CEO at x.com due to inexperience. Then x.com merged with PayPal as PayPal was more popular. Musk was briefly CEO of the combined company but the board replaced him when he preferred microsoft software over unix...
I deeply hate PayPal as a service to the point I stopped using ebay for years when it was their forced payment system. I consider it a black mark on their records to all the "PayPal Mafia" that were involved with that awful service. Having a PayPal mafia member with access to Americans data does not give me any sort of confidence...
As usual, Bashi is factually wrong..
Elon Musk co-founded PayPal in 2000...
If yer gonna debate with me, get yer facts straight...
:eyeroll:
So, all ya'all's hysterical whinings and crying that Elon has ya'all's info is just hysterical bullshit.. AS per the norm..
Reminded me of the hysterical woke progressive Democrats who warned about getting caught by surveillance cameras..
They warned.. "If you get caught by those cameras, the government will have a photo of you!!"
Imagine how badly this retarded woke progressive moron freaked out when he learned about driver's license and the DMV!!
:eyeroll:
That's the intelligence level I seem to see here in Weigantia...
:eyeroll:
Dude, you don't even have the dates right...
END OF WATCH
Patrolman Andrew Duarte
West York Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, February 22, 2025
And remind the few..
When ill of us they speak...
That we are all that stands between...
The monsters and the weak...
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Dude, you don't even have the dates right...
Says the guy who was completely and utterly WRONG about Elon Musk and PayPal.. :D
It's OK, Bash... In the spirit of the new relationship, I won't continue to remind you that you were wrong about Elon Musk and PayPal..
It wouldn't be fair for me to continue to remind you how wrong you were.. :D
Hay JL...
Remember how you denied that woke progressive Democrats were always trying to redefine common terms and definitions???
Wisconsin Democratic governor proposes replacing 'mother' with 'inseminated person' in state law
Wisconsin budget proposal recommends changing 'paternity' to 'parentage,' and 'father' to 'parent' in certain parts of state law
When are you woke progressive Democrats going to stop being so moronic???
After President Trump embarrassed the governor of Maine in front of everyone, the governor's Chief of Staff threw a tantrum and cursed out a White House official.
The White House intergovernmental affairs director reiterated Trump's message to all the gubernatorial chiefs of staff that they needed to follow the law & protect women's sports in a meeting. Everyone understood except the Maine governor's chief of staff, who got up and screamed, "FUCK YOU ASSHOLE," and stormed out of the meeting.
- Via #MaryMargOlohan
President Trump really hit a tremendous nerve yesterday. All the demons in Maine are triggered.
Ahh yes...
The quintessential peaceful and tolerant woke progressive Democrat...
:eyeroll:
Here ya'all go...
You have heard of Bill Engvall saying "Here's your sign.."
Here's Michale saying, "Here's yer mirror..."
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:D
"It's funny cuz it's true.."
-Homer Simpson
:D
And cops keep on dying!!
Do you woke progressive Democrats care one whit!!???
Of course you don't!!!
END OF WATCH
Police Officer Christopher Reese
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Police Officer Cameron Girvin
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Saturday, February 22, 2025
And remind the few..
When ill of us they speak...
That we are all that stands between...
The monsters and the weak...
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Remember how you denied that woke progressive Democrats were always trying to redefine common terms and definitions???
i have no idea what you think I've denied. common terms frequently need to be defined differently based on changes in scientific consensus and societal norms. that is normal, and had been forever. one does not have to be woke, progressive, or a Democrat to support it.
JL
So...
Yer OK with woke progressive Democrats changing the "woman" to "inseminated person????
Ask your lovely wife about that and tell us how she responds.... :D
I would probably duck after asking her.. :D
take "Gulf of Mexico" for instance...
BashiBazouk
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Ah, no. Musk started x.com.
Fact.
Additional facts:
- Confinity was founded by Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Luke Nosek in 1998.
- In 1999, Confinity released PayPal, its first digital wallet solution.
- Musk co-founded X.com in 1999.
- X.com investors, however, thought Musk was inexperienced and soon replaced him with the CEO of Intuit, Bill Harris.
- X.com merged with Confinity and PayPal in 2000.
- Musk then returned as the CEO of the merged company, but the board soon replaced him with Peter Thiel in 2000.
- Confinity was renamed PayPal in 2001.
Thiel started PayPal. Musk was replaced as CEO at x.com due to inexperience. Then x.com merged with PayPal as PayPal was more popular. Musk was briefly CEO of the combined company but the board replaced him when he preferred microsoft software over unix...
Facts.
Musk didn't co-found PayPal by any stretch of the imagination, and making that false claim would be rather akin to someone making the ridiculous claim that Musk co-founded Twitter when it was obviously already in existence upon his arrival.
Having a PayPal mafia member with access to Americans data does not give me any sort of confidence.
Very good point, and Musk is now itching to turn his newest X (formerly Twitter) into a financial services platform rivaling PayPal (ripe for a lawsuit), and he has partnered with Visa to make this happen. What better way to begin that effort by shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other similar institutions that would naturally regulate that effort? Rhetorical question.
What kind of short-sighted absolute benighted moron would actually be ignorant enough to claim that Elon is "not gaining anything" to dismantle America's regulating institutions? That would be Trump.
Yer OK with woke progressive Democrats changing the "woman" to "inseminated person????
How about the Trump administration banning "woman" in external communications from the FDA? Ask your wife about being entirely banned...
Trump and the repubs want to raise taxes for everyone but the top 5%. Add that to tariffs and other shenanigans and it's gonna get expensive for the common man... What ever happened to that "day one" campaign promise of lowering prices? Lies and golf, that's what.
nypoet22
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take "Gulf of Mexico" for instance...
For shame. You immediately lose 50 points and are now required forthwith to relinquish your White House reporting privileges for speaking outlawed/changed terms, including especially proper nouns.
Yes, it obviously violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in multiple ways, but this is America under the rule of Hair Dick Tater.
Yes, the hypocrisy of it all is obviously hysterical. Might I suggest a nice slice of pie? ;)
JL,
take "Gulf of Mexico" for instance...
That's not redefining a common term..
That's renaming a place or location..
Yunno, like Odumbo did?? :eyeroll:
There is a HUGE difference between changing the definition of a common term like 'woman' to 'inseminated person' and changing the name of a location so that it is more inclusive..
I suspect you KNOW that but yer woke progressive Democrat ideology won't allow you to ADMIT that..
Did you ask your wife about it?? No?? Why not?? Scared how she would react to such a disgusting concept??
Yea, I would be too.. :eyeroll:
So, as usual JL.. You are wrong and can't admit it.. :D
WOW...
Both BASH and Victoria Troll are completely and utter full of kaa kaa...
Well, I guess it's not a WOW thing rather a par for the course thing.. :eyeroll:
PayPal was originally founded in 1998 by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek as Fieldlink. The company was later renamed Confinity.
Musk co-founded X.com, a direct bank, in the same year.
In 2000, X.com and Confinity merged to form PayPal.
Musk left PayPal in 2000.
Thiel became CEO of PayPal after Musk left.
In 2002, eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion.
Elon Musk was a co-founder of the online payment site PayPal. He left the company in 2000. (Clarification: An earlier version didn't make clear that Elon Musk used the money he received from the sale of PayPal to fund other investments.)
Funny how Victoria Troll is too afraid to engage when I am actually on the forum..
Again... Par for the course...
What a chickenshit.. :D
And ALWAYS WRONG to boot.. :D
THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN!!!
In a significant development following the announcement of legal actions against prominent figures such as Letitia James and Kathy Hochul, former Trump Administration Attorney General Pam Bondi has made it clear that a new approach to law enforcement is underway. During a recent session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Bondi asserted her commitment to addressing the issues surrounding sanctuary cities, indicating that her administration would not shy away from confronting these jurisdictions.
When questioned about her role as a "new sheriff" in the context of the lawsuits against James and Hochul, Bondi affirmed her position, stating, “Yes, I have taken action against both Letitia James and Kathy Hochul.”
She emphasized that her efforts extend beyond New York, having previously targeted Chicago and the state of Illinois. This indicates that her campaign against sanctuary cities is not merely a singular event but part of a broader initiative aimed at enforcing federal immigration laws across the nation.
Bondi elaborated on her office's proactive stance, revealing that they had previously issued warnings to sanctuary cities, particularly in Illinois, regarding the consequences of their non-compliance with federal regulations. She stated, “We initiated our actions in Illinois, specifically targeting Chicago, and made it clear: if you do not comply, you will face repercussions.”
This statement underscores her determination to hold these cities accountable for their policies that she believes undermine federal law.
The former Attorney General pointed out that New York's disregard for these warnings led to its legal challenges, serving as a cautionary tale for other states and cities that might consider similar defiance. Bondi remarked, “New York chose to ignore our warnings, and as a result, they faced legal action. If other jurisdictions fail to heed our message, they too will find themselves in a similar situation.”
This declaration serves as a clear signal to other sanctuary cities that they are under scrutiny and must adhere to federal laws.
Bondi's rationale for these legal actions stems from her belief that sanctuary city policies contribute to rising crime rates and societal instability. She expressed concern that many urban areas have devolved into chaotic environments due to these policies, which she argues allow undocumented immigrants to reside in the country without fear of deportation. “Our goal is to safeguard the citizens of every state,” Bondi stated, highlighting the alarming increase in violent crime in cities like New York. She pointed to the dangers present in public spaces, such as subways and streets, as evidence of the negative impact of sanctuary policies.
In her closing remarks, Bondi expressed disbelief that sanctuary jurisdictions continue to protect individuals who pose a threat to public safety, citing the tragic case of Laken Riley as an example. She lamented, “These jurisdictions are still shielding individuals who have committed heinous acts. Laken Riley is just one of many victims of violent gangs that have infiltrated our communities, and it is unacceptable for any state to continue to protect criminals.”
To sum things up for the retarded woke progressives who don't have 2 brain cells to rub together, Pam Bondi's recent statements reflect a renewed commitment to enforcing immigration laws and holding sanctuary cities accountable. Her approach signals a significant shift in the legal landscape, one that prioritizes public safety and adherence to federal regulations. As she continues her campaign, it remains to be seen how other jurisdictions will respond to her warnings and whether they will align with federal law or face the consequences of their actions.
Why is it that you woke progressive Democrats always want to protect the scumbag murderers and rapists and druggies??
NO ONE here has been able to answer that simple question, eh??
Probably because there IS no possible answer that wouldn't PROVE how horrible and disgusting woke progressive Democrats really are..
:eyeroll:
And PRESIDENT Trump is delivering for the American people!!! :D
PRESIDENT Trump Administration's Swift Cabinet Confirmations
In a significant development for PRESIDENT Trump's administration, the Senate Republican majority has been working diligently to confirm key cabinet members at an unprecedented pace. Following a series of important victories, the GOP is on track to complete the cabinet appointments faster than any previous administration.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, representing South Dakota, along with his Republican colleagues, has successfully confirmed 18 out of the 22 cabinet positions. This rapid progress is highlighted by the recent confirmation of former Senator Kelly Loeffler as the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
With the approval of Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick last week, the PRESIDENT Trump administration has surpassed the pace set by Joe Biden, who had only seven nominees confirmed at the same point in his term in 2021. Additionally, records show that Barack Hussein Odumbo had 16 cabinet officials confirmed by February 18, 2009, indicating that PRESIDENT Trump’s administration is ahead of both predecessors in terms of cabinet confirmations.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso emphasized this achievement, noting that Odumbo took 36 days to confirm 17 cabinet nominees, while Biden required 56 days for the same number. Barrasso stated on the Senate floor, “By the end of today, we will have confirmed 18 of PRESIDENT Trump’s nominees. These nominees are bold and well-qualified.” He further highlighted that this number exceeds the confirmations of both Obama and Biden during their respective early days in office.
The GOP-led Senate also confirmed Kash Patel as the FBI director, marking another success for PRESIDENT Trump, even though Patel does not hold a cabinet position. Barrasso pointed out the significance of these confirmations, stating, “Americans voted for a bold, new direction in Washington. Senate Republicans are delivering it.”
While there are still a few cabinet nominees awaiting confirmation, the approval of Patel represents a crucial milestone for the party, as it solidifies the appointments of some of PRESIDENT Trump’s most contentious picks. Among those nominated are Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, each of whom faced challenges in gaining support from some Republican senators.
Remaining nominees for PRESIDENT Trump’s cabinet include Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor, Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education, Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative, and Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations. The swift confirmation process reflects the Republican commitment to establishing a robust administration under PRESIDENT Trump’s leadership.
You woke progressive Democrats are actually finding NEW ways to fall flat on yer faces, eh!?? :D
Lovin' It!!! :D
So...
Not a SINGLE comment about ya'all's hypocrisy on whining and crying about job losses when PRESIDENT Trump is at the helm...
Yet ya'all were ENTHUSIASTICALLY cheering FOR job losses when the Biden/Harris junta and UN-ELECTED Moron Fauci were firing people by the tens of thousands!!
You people WALLOW in hypocrisy like a fat hog in mud and think nothing of it..
#sad
JL
common terms frequently need to be defined differently based on changes in scientific consensus and societal norms.
But NEVER have terms been defined differently SOLELY on the basis of a HATE America ideology...
That's ANOTHER first for Trump/America hating woke progressive Democrats.
Just like Lawfare Persecutions.. THAT was a first and it was brought to us by Trump/America hating woke progressive Democrats..
You people are REALLY on the ropes, eh? :D
Ya'all remember Susan Rice, right??
She was the moron who served under Barack Hussein Odumbo..
She had a hissy fit tantrum because PRESIDENT Trump decided to retire woke DEI generals and other military staff...
“We have always had an extraordinarily apolitical professional military It's one of our greatest strengths as a democracy. We have civilian control, but we have men and women in our military of all backgrounds who are super highly qualified, and who serve with honor and serve with integrity and without politicization.
And now, suddenly, Donald Trump is bringing politics into the process of determining who should be our military leaders.
That is dangerous. It's unprecedented. And it does not bode well for our integrity as a democracy.
What is it that he expects that Gen. Caine will do that one of the sitting four stars will not do? That's the question we all need to be asking ourselves. They all take an oath to the Constitution to the United States, not to any individual president or any individual leader."
-Susan Rice
Of course, this retarded bimbo totally forgot that her boss, Hussein Odumbo did a LOT worse when he took over the presidency..
What the Odumbo called "his military" was cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the Odumbo administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful. Over 200 officers were shit-canned by Odumbo...
Once again, a TEXTBOOK case of retarded woke progressive Democrats doing exactly what they accuse others of doing..
:eyeroll:
And ANOTHER retarded woke progressive Democrat LUSER bites the dust!!! :D
In a significant shift within MSNBC, the network has decided to cancel Joy Reid’s show, "The ReidOut," as part of a broader programming overhaul. This decision comes amid a series of changes at the liberal network, which has been under scrutiny for its content and viewer engagement. The final episode of "The ReidOut" is set to air this week, marking the end of Reid's tenure in that time slot.
Reid’s 7 p.m. ET program will be replaced by a new show featuring Symone Sanders-Townsend, a former spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, along with Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele, the former RNC Chair who has transitioned to an MSNBC host. This change reflects a strategic move by the network to refresh its lineup and attract a broader audience.
The cancellation of "The ReidOut" is just one of many adjustments being made under the leadership of MSNBC's new president, Rebecca Kutler. Reports indicate that Kutler is planning to unveil additional programming changes across various time slots, including dayside and weekends. Jen Psaki, the current host of "Inside with Jen Psaki," is expected to receive increased airtime, capitalizing on the show's popularity since its launch in 2023.
Interestingly, Alex Wagner, who previously hosted a primetime program, will remain with the network as a correspondent but will not continue in a primetime hosting role. This restructuring indicates a significant shift in how MSNBC is approaching its programming strategy.
The network is also in discussions to bring on new talent, including Politico’s Eugene Daniels and NYU law professor Melissa Murray, as it seeks to enhance its reporting capabilities. Additionally, MSNBC plans to establish a Washington bureau and expand its roster of domestic and international correspondents, especially in light of parent company Comcast's plans to spin off several NBCUniversal cable networks.
Joy Reid has faced considerable criticism for her controversial statements, particularly regarding PRESIDENT Trump. Her rhetoric has often been polarizing, with notable instances where she compared the Trump administration's immigration policies to the Holocaust. Such remarks have contributed to her notoriety and have likely influenced the network's decision to move in a different direction.
Moreover, "The ReidOut" has struggled with viewership, averaging only 973,000 total viewers in February 2025, a significant drop from 1.3 million in the same month the previous year. This decline in ratings underscores the challenges MSNBC faces in maintaining audience engagement.
As MSNBC navigates these changes, it remains to be seen how the new programming will resonate with viewers and whether it will successfully address the criticisms that have been directed at the network, particularly in relation to its coverage of PRESIDENT Trump and his administration.
OK, so we have a guy who cosplays as a woman (IE "trans")...
He had to apply for a new passport because his was stolen...
And NOW he is whining and crying because, thanx to PRESIDENT Trump and Trump's (ACTUAL) Reality Based actions, his replacement passport reflects the FACTS and the OBJECTIVE REALITY that he is, indeed, a he... A male..
Isn't PRESIDENT Trump TOTALLY AWESOME!!! :D
So, as usual JL.. You are wrong and can't admit it.
as usual, you're inventing stuff to try to be "right" about, which nobody except you has ever said. have fun with that.
language, be it common or uncommon, geography or gender, has undergone constant change for as long as language has existed, and will continue to do so as long as humans exist, irrespective of the value judgments those humans decide to attach.
a hundred years ago, "gay" simply meant happy. are you railing against the gay community for robbing the common folk of their means of expressing happiness? your entire line of reasoning, if it can be called that, is just about the dumbest thing ever.
JL
Of course you would say that...
But trying to change common accepted definitions like "racist" and "woman" to fit some weird bigoted intolerant political ideology???
THAT is the dumbest thing ever..
I know, I know.. You can't admit that.. Your ideology won't let you..
But you and I both know it's factually accurate..
It IS the objective reality of the here and now..
Did you acquire the courage to ask your wife if she would mind being referred to as an inseminating person??
If you did, you learned that woke progressive Democrats are the dumbest people ever.
If you didn't, it's because you know that woke progressive Democrats are the dumbest people ever..
:D
This is exactly why woke progressive Democrats are the "dumbest people ever"...
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"It's funny cuz it's true..."
-Homer Simpson
But trying to change common accepted definitions like "racist" and "woman" to fit some weird bigoted intolerant political ideology???
the previous definitions were incomplete, because the meanings (in society and science respectively) had already been changed long before the time anyone got around to revising the dictionary.
in the case of racism, research into the discrimination people faced in society found that systems of privilege exist regardless of any conscious bigotry on the part of most individuals. the definition changed because people found out more about what had already existed for a very long time.
regarding gender, recent studies of DNA and brain anatomy have found that a significant percentage of humans don't fit neatly into one of the two categories that correspond to their gametes pre-fertilization. there are significantly more varieties of human than male and female, be they genetic, anatomic or (most recently discovered) cerebral. therefore, attempts have been made to adapt common language to the biological facts that have been discovered.
what were "commonly accepted definitions" in 1950 don't get frozen in time just because some older folks want the kids off their lawn.
dumbest people ever.
that argument is ad hominem and also useless, because it's not something that's been measured. there's no evidence anywhere that lefty morons are any more or less moronic than righty morons. if everyone who ever made a dumb argument were therefore considered dumb, there would be nobody who wasn't.
JL
<I<the previous definitions were incomplete,
In YOUR opinion based on woke progressive ideology... The FACTS say something COMPLETELY different..
But it's interesting that you find the definition of "woman" to be incomplete.. :eyeroll:
Still haven't got the courage to ask yer missus if she would like to be referred to as an "insemination person", eh?? :D
I don't blame you.. I wouldn't want to ask my lovely wife such stoopid and insane a question.. :D
that argument is ad hominem
Based on YOUR ad hominem vis a vis my argument..
People in glass houses should not start a stone war...
I'm just sayin'... :D
So, yer perfectly OK with women being referred to as "insemination person"...
I bet yer a BIG hit with the ladies.. :eyeroll:
You are simply INCAPABLE of conceding the most basic rational and logical point..
Your woke progressive subjective reality simply refuses to allow you to do that, eh??
"Fascinating"
And yet you seem to be fine with government agencies banning the word "woman" entirely.
Your hyperbole is poorly masking your hypocrisy...
Well, since CW et al are so enamored with WaPoop, let's pull a story from WaPoop, shall we... :D
Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks
Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms.
Get that????
ONLY a LOCKSMITH on staff can open doors at Yosemite Park..
NO ONE ELSE on staff is capable of using keys to open doors.. NO ONE ELSE has the "institutional knowledge" to us keys!!!
They MUST have a certified locksmith to do it!! And, apparently, this CERTIFIED LOCKSMITH is the **ONLY** person who can carry the keys!!
My gods!!! HOW UTTERLY USELESS, RETARDED and MORONIC are woke progressive Democrats that they HAVE to have a certified locksmith to carry keys!!!
OH THE HORROR THAT THIS AGENCY WILL HAVE TO UNLOCK DOORS THEMSELVES!!!!!
You woke progressive Democrats are really retarded, ain'tcha!!?? :eyeroll:
People who get their info from WaPoop HAVE to be the most retarded morons on the face of the planet, eh!!??
"Institutional Knowledge" is required to be able to use keys...
THAT is your people's woke progressive Democrats...
:eyeroll:
Oh no! Not Locksmiths. The travesty. The hysteria!
Instead of the rest of the article that Musk and Trump are fucking up the treasure that is the National Park system so the rich can have big tax cuts...
Oh no! Not Locksmiths. The travesty. The hysteria!
I know, right!!!
Fraking WaPoop is totally retarded and hysterical about a fraking LOCKSMITH!!!
Glad to see we agree, Bash!! :D
I guess woke progressive Democrats are completely incapable of handling KEYS and opening DOORS, eh Bash!!
What a bunch of fraking retards!!!
Apparently, woke progressive Democrats think there is some "institutional knowledge" that is required to carry keys and open doors!!!
Pretty much the same woke progressive morons who think that a "woman" should be called an "insemination person"...
The complete and utter STOOPIDITY of woke progressive Democrats on full display...
:eyeroll:
Yawn.
Though it's said you have such little respect for the National Park system. Major strike against you IMO...
*sad
Well, it's the opinion of a retarded woke progressive Democrat so, it doesn't really mean that much..
ESPECIALLY if your opinion of the National Park personnel that the HAVE to have an actual certified LOCKSMITH who must have "institutional knowledge" to carry keys and open doors!!
I agree with you, Bash..
That IS pretty sad...
But that's your retarded woke progressive Democrats for you...
:eyeroll:
I mean, what kind of MORONS actually GET their news from WaPoop anyways!!???
{{looks around at Weigantians...}}
Ahhhhhh Yea, OK....
THAT makes sense....
Asked and answered...
Bit of hypocrisy from an avid FoxNews follower...
Remind me: how much did they have to pay out for slander?
If any of the info about this WaPoop bullshit came from Fox News, you would have a point..
But it doesn't, so you don't...
Are you stoned again, Bash??? :eyeroll:
And in the BBBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
department??
NPS Staffers Hang Upside-Down Flag in Yosemite to Protest Firings -- They Don't Get Reaction They Expect
Get that??
Woke progressive retarded morons think losing their LOCKSMITH is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY!!!
BBBBBWWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
These retarded morons ALSO carried signs that cried "SILENCE IS VIOLENCE" (much like their screed that SILENCE IS ASSENT) and ACAB ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS....
And YOU people STILL claim that the woke progressive Democrat Party don't hate cops..
FACTS prove OTHERWISE, people!! :eyeroll:
What's REALLY hilarious about all this is that these retarded morons' actions PROVE they should have been fired LONG AGO!!!
Oh, come on, anything that defies your dear leader goes against the propaganda. FoxNews would never report on Musk and Trump fucking up the National Park System...
Oh!!! I get it!!
With the UPSIDE DOWN American flag, these retarded woke progressive Democrat morons are signaling that someone in a National Park is locked in the bathroom!!!
CALL OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD!!!!!!!
BBBBWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The stoopidity of retarded woke progressive Democrat morons NEVER ceases to amaze me!!!
I bet you people are so PROUD of your moronic woke progressive Democrats, eh!!???
:eyeroll:
I bet your proud of reading a sentence and getting all hysterical then ignoring the rest of the article detailing Musk and Trump fucking up the National Park System. Would that put you in to the hate national parks but would love to donate more taxes to make rich people richer demographic?
Ah, Trump, still packing them in I see...
Ticket sales plummeted after Trump announced he planned to make the Kennedy Center "great again" and that it was "an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation,"
Are we going to get Kennedy Center Honors for Kid Rock and Ted Nugent?
How long before he boasts he increased ticket sales 500%?
Based on YOUR ad hominem vis a vis my argument..
incorrect. ad hominem is arguing against the PERSON. a smart person can make a stupid argument. i did not call YOU stupid, just the words you wrote, since they go against the entire nature of language. ad hominem argumentation would be if i said you were only continuing to make such a moronic argument because you're a brainwashed ekosian in the thrall of your führer. see the difference? maybe?
But it's interesting that you find the definition of "woman" to be incomplete
try to read more closely. what i wrote was that gender nouns (as a whole) are incomplete, because (collectively) they do not accurately account for many of the different combinations of sex-linked genes, bodies and brains that exist in the world. our language doesn't have enough words. that's not the fault of the people it doesn't include, and it serves no purpose to try to use antiquated language to shove those people back into categories that we now know for certain that they aren't really part of.
Michale
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PayPal was originally founded in 1998 by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek as Fieldlink. The company was later renamed Confinity.
Musk co-founded X.com, a direct bank, in the same year.
Incorrect. Musk co-founded X.com the following year in March 1999 and it officially launched online on December 7, 1999. At that time, Confinity already used the PayPal brand for online banking, and X.com and Confinity/PayPal merged in 2000 but retained the X.com name.
In 2000, X.com and Confinity merged to form PayPal.
Not exactly. X.com and Confinity merged, but PayPal was already in existence and was the name of Confinity's online banking brand which was in direct competition with X.com.
X.com actually announced on its website that it was merging with PayPal, which would obviously already have to have been in existence in order to merge:
As I already factually stated, the claim that Musk co-founded PayPal is like saying that he co-founded Twitter when it was obviously already in existence before he arrived.
Musk left PayPal in 2000.
Left PayPal? Not exactly. Musk never worked at PayPal Holdings. Elon Musk was fired as CEO of X.com in 2000 after it merged with software company Confinity (which featured PayPal as an online banking service) but retained the name X.com after the merger. The two merged competitors disagreed on issues with Musk championing X.com, while most everyone else favored the PayPal brand created by Confinity.
Fast forward to a group of X.com employees gathering one night at a bar in Palo Alto to plan the ouster of Musk. They plotted to convince the board of Thiel (Confinity/PayPal) as CEO. While Musk was on a combined business/belated honeymoon trip in September 2000, the executives of X.com along with the board ousted him. Levchin and Thiel had successfully orchestrated a coup, and the board hired Thiel and fired Musk. The Confinity/PayPal founders muscled Musk out.
In June 2001, Thiel rebranded the company as PayPal Holdings
... Confinity's brand.
Thiel became CEO of PayPal after Musk left.
The board fired Musk as CEO of X.com in 2000 and named Thiel as CEO at that time. Musk was long gone when the company was rebranded PayPal Holdings.
Funny how Victoria Troll is too afraid to engage when I am actually on the forum..
Funny how effing ignorant a troll would have to be to mistake being ignored for being afraid. *laughs*
Again... Par for the course...
Tell you what, you go right on obsessing about my whereabouts, and I'll go right on ignoring you most of the time.
What a chickenshit.. :D
Those ad hominem attacks of yours reek with the stench of troll desperation.
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Ah, Trump, still packing them in I see...
There's a lot of room for MAGA heads in that fat ass of his.
Ticket sales plummeted after Trump announced he planned to make the Kennedy Center "great again" and that it was "an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation,"
Oh, you meant the Kennedy Center is going quickly into the Trumpian toilet.
Are we going to get Kennedy Center Honors for Kid Rock and Ted Nugent?
The QAnon conspiracy nuts are claiming it'll be John F. Kennedy, Jr. himself, whom they insist (despite all evidence to the contrary) is still alive.
How long before he boasts he increased ticket sales 500%?
About as long as it took the regurgitating GOP traitorous sacks of human gutter filth to follow his lead and start spewing Russian talking points regarding Ukraine because he's never been anything but Putin's Puppet, and they are nothing if not performing helots. Since you asked.