Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 26

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acbytesla said:
Isn't it fascinating? In Australia under their leadership there hasn't been a single case of COVID diagnosed in the last 3 weeks and here in the US we are having a thousand people a day die from it?

Just imagine how many lives would have been saved if the US had elected a sane president 4 years ago instead of the moron?
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Whatchyou talkin' bout, Willis? We're rounding the corner. We've got it under control! It's after Nov. 4 and it's disappeared!
 
Roger Ramjets said:
2,977 Americans killed is a tragedy, 275,131 are a statistic.
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2001: so we just lost 3000 people, so we're going to have to enact some Orwellian surveillance laws, kidnap, detain, and torture foreigners, make it a nightmare to try to get anywhere by plane for the foreseeable future, put dissidents on no-fly lists, and invade two sovereign countries.
Public: yeah, that seems reasonable.

2020: so we're losing thousands every day, could we ask you to stay six feet apart and wear face masks?
Public: COMMUNISM!!!
 
Stacyhs said:
Putting healthy food in schools and taking out the vending machines full of crap. Oh wait...
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Regarding the news item...

...what's the reason the Drumpf administration is doing this? Michelle Obama spoke at length about having to deal with the corn industry (which makes high-fructose corn syrup for, among other things, soda) and other industries when she worked to make American kids more healthy. Is the orange one selling out to them?
 
Safe-Keeper said:
2001: so we just lost 3000 people, so we're going to have to enact some Orwellian surveillance laws, kidnap, detain, and torture foreigners, make it a nightmare to try to get anywhere by plane for the foreseeable future, put dissidents on no-fly lists, and invade two sovereign countries.
Public: yeah, that seems reasonable.

2020: so we're losing thousands every day, could we ask you to stay six feet apart and wear face masks?
Public: COMMUNISM!!!
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Where public is dependent upon the effectiveness of right-wing propaganda.

Safe-Keeper said:
Regarding the news item...

...what's the reason the Drumpf administration is doing this? Michelle Obama spoke at length about having to deal with the corn industry (which makes high-fructose corn syrup for, among other things, soda) and other industries when she worked to make American kids more healthy. Is the orange one selling out to them?
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To add a little context, the rollback was announced... on Michelle Obama's birthday. Take that as you will for where the intent was.
 
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Fast Eddie B said:
CNN just pushed news that the DOJ is investigating a “pay for pardon” scheme, revealed by court documents.
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This story is now hitting general news sources.

U.S. prosecutors investigating potential White House 'bribery-for-pardon' scheme
https://ca.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28C00H

It may have nothing to do with Trump, so we need to be careful.

I am reminded of a prosecution in NSW, Australia. The minister for corrective services, Rex Jackson, was made aware which criminals would get early release, but the criminals had not been informed. Rex Jackson then approached those criminals lawyers and asked for money for their early release. Rex Jackson was caught for this scheme and was sentenced to 10years/5Years non parole. It may be a similar scheme not involving Trump.

I hope it is Trump, but caution says let's wait and see.:)
 
Aridas said:
Minor, but important correction to the principle.

HEART DISEASE ISN'T HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS!
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What's really lost on them is the response is the same as the thing they (incorrectly) pose nothing is being done about.

Public education. Research. Awareness. Early detection. Upon detection, immediate measures to treat and prevent any further harm.
 
Aridas said:
To add a little context, the rollback was announced... on Michelle Obama's birthday. Take that as you will for where the intent was.
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I'm touched, as is, I'm sure, Michelle. I didn't expect Trump to remember a woman's birthday.
 
Safe-Keeper said:
2001: so we just lost 3000 people, so we're going to have to enact some Orwellian surveillance laws, kidnap, detain, and torture foreigners, make it a nightmare to try to get anywhere by plane for the foreseeable future, put dissidents on no-fly lists, and invade two sovereign countries.
Public: yeah, that seems reasonable.

2020: so we're losing thousands every day, could we ask you to stay six feet apart and wear face masks?
Public: COMMUNISM!!!
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"If only one man dies of hunger, that is a tragedy. If millions die, that’s only statistics" - Joseph Stalin.​
 
Update on PPP loans -

Release of PPP loan recipients data reveals troubling patterns
Trump and Kushner Companies are major beneficiaries of PPP loans.

Also -

There were also some troubling signs of mismanagement revealed in Tuesday evening’s data release. Over 100 loans were made to companies where no business name was listed, were listed as “no name available” or showed potential data entry errors, such as names that appeared to be dates or phone numbers. More than 300 companies appear each to have gotten more than $10 million in loans through their subsidiaries. Businesses were not supposed to receive more than $10 million per entity, except for those in the food, hospitality or hotels industries.
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Oh, and as something of a side story that might be of interest -

Trumper cries over "Antifa" getting her husband fired---but then people saw the video!!
 
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Aridas said:
Update on PPP loans -
Oh, and as something of a side story that might be of interest -

Trumper cries over "Antifa" getting her husband fired---but then people saw the video!!
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I'd expect Trump supporters to keep a lower profile than this. The Führer lost. It's over. Stop being obnoxious and toxic.

At this point they're like hooligans who remain at the bleachers cheering their team after the match is over and they lost 3-1.

Oh, and the team coach, who is orange for some reason, is still on the field, trying to get the referees to listen to his rants about how his team won the match bigly. But I digress.
 
Safe-Keeper said:
Regarding the news item...

...what's the reason the Drumpf administration is doing this? Michelle Obama spoke at length about having to deal with the corn industry (which makes high-fructose corn syrup for, among other things, soda) and other industries when she worked to make American kids more healthy. Is the orange one selling out to them?
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My first reaction (supported by the fact that this came out on Michelle's birthday) is that he's just showing up the uppity negro. Everything else is just gravy.
 
Originally Posted by Stacyhs View Post
Putting healthy food in schools and taking out the vending machines full of crap. Oh wait...
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BobTheCoward said:
How are you doing that?
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I'm not. Michelle Obama was. As far as I'm aware, I don't have the power to change the food served in schools. I have enough trouble trying to control what I put in my own mouth.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals for kids across the nation. The new meal requirements will raise standards for the first time in more than fifteen years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids that participate in school meal programs every school day. The healthier meal requirements are a key component of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was championed by the First Lady as part of her Let’s Move! campaign and signed into law by President Obama.
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https://www.fns.usda.gov/pressrelease/002312
 
Blue Mountain said:
The attacks of September 11, 2001 killed 2,977 Americans.
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Over 500 (from memory; might be off somewhat) were NOT Americans but people from around the world working in the twin towers. Some might consider this a nitpick - and rightly so given the context - but it's always worth remembering that 911 was not an American disaster but rather a world-wide one.
 
Trump's latest comment: “We’re trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I’ll see you in four years."

I'd like to think that means that if his frivolous lawsuits all get treated the way they deserve to be then he'll **** off and we won't see him again before 2024, but frankly I'm not holding out any hope.

Dave
 
Trump Tweets

Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to “Big Tech” (the only companies in America that have it - corporate welfare!), is a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity. Our Country can never be safe & secure if we allow it to stand.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Trump Tweets

Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to “Big Tech” (the only companies in America that have it - corporate welfare!), is a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity. Our Country can never be safe & secure if we allow it to stand.
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This is because he's upset at #DiaperDon trending on Twitter, isn't it?

I mean, yes, it's funny and absurd, but it's also deeply worrying that he's now prepared to invoke national security to enable attempts to use the apparatus of law to censor media and stifle the freedom of speech purely because his ego's been bruised. And although I suspect this wouldn't be actionable under any sane interpretation of libel laws, the sanity of the legal system is of course also currently under attack.

Dave
 
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