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Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 26

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Captain_Swoop said:
The Senate voted 81-13 for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - a two-thirds majority is required to override a presidential veto in both chambers.
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Next Trumpublican argument - "This means they didn't override the veto! That's a four-fifths majority, not two-thirds! Read the rules!"
 
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MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Will be in Georgia on Monday night, 9:00 P.M. to RALLY for two GREAT people, @sendavidperdue & @KLoeffler. GET READY TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!!!
 
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Trump Appointee Seeks Lasting Control Over Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia

Pack, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, also serves as chairman of the boards of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia. Pack and the members of the boards have now added binding contractual agreements intended to ensure that they cannot be removed for the next two years. They could be removed only "for cause" subsequently. Pack stocked those boards with conservative activists and Trump administration officials, despite a tradition of bipartisanship.

In other words, although President-elect Joe Biden has already signaled he intends to replace Pack as CEO of the parent agency soon after taking office in January, Pack would maintain a significant degree of control over the networks. Pack and USAGM declined requests for comment.

NPR has reviewed the language of the contracts, which have yet to be signed by the new presidents of the two networks — both of whom were appointed by Pack this month. The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contract was slated to be approved on Wednesday but appears to have been withdrawn from consideration after internal objections and inquiries from congressional aides, NPR and other media. It is unclear what the future holds for the initiative from Pack.
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Minoosh said:
Good to see that someone is stepping up to liberate the EU.
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Mmm. Pack is one of those Right-Wingers that I think should be best considered to be actively working to discredit the US in the eyes of the world, and is one of the far too many right-wing figures that I think have very much earned punishment and treatment as traitorous scum for his words and actions.
 
dirtywick said:
i’m in the fence about the deficit. the ones most concerned about it also believe in supply side economics. in reality the US has experienced a lot of economic growth it otherwise would not have due to deficit spending.

I mean I understand that there’s a point where the US can’t make it’s interest payment which would be bad. but I’m also aware that point is a moving target and it’s also possible GDP growth and tax adjustments can sustain deficit spending indefinitely. It’s also likely that balancing the budget and cutting spending would shrink the economy to the point that it’s more harmful than continued deficit spending.
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If tyou being trillion of dollasrs into debt is a good thing, you know nothing about economics or reality.
 
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Secretary Pompeo
@SecPompeo
US government account
We never, ever paid to get our people home. Appeasement invites more hostage-taking. We restored America's credibility. No more phony "redlines" or pallets of cash to dictators and bullies. #Realism #AmericansFirst
 
dudalb said:
If tyou being trillion of dollasrs into debt is a good thing, you know nothing about economics or reality.
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man, i was debating on responding to this. pretty arrogant.

but, if you can get a higher return off of investment than the money you save on your interest payments, it's financially better to invest and carry the debt. people do this all the time when they invest in a 401k rather than paying off their low interest home loan, for instance.

does this principle not hold on a macroeconomics scale? if not, why not?
 
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Trump Retweeted

Secretary Pompeo
@SecPompeo
US government account
We never, ever paid to get our people home. Appeasement invites more hostage-taking. We restored America's credibility. No more phony "redlines" or pallets of cash to dictators and bullies. #Realism #AmericansFirst
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Is he referring to the return of Iran's own funds?
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Trump Retweeted

Secretary Pompeo
@SecPompeo
US government account
We never, ever paid to get our people home. Appeasement invites more hostage-taking. We restored America's credibility. No more phony "redlines" or pallets of cash to dictators and bullies. #Realism #AmericansFirst
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Has Pompeo arrested Pence and executed him yet?
 
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Wow, I guess it’s not good to go against a President who everyone in Georgia knows got you into office!
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Robert C. Cahaly
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After @realDonaldTrump brought it up at his last #GA rally, our @trafalgar_group #GASen #Runoff #polls started asking #GOP voters about a potential #2022 #GAGOP #Primary for Governor. Results:
46.2% @RepDougCollins
6.3% Lean Collins
24.5% @BrianKempGA
7.3% Lean Kemp
15.6% Und
 
Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco Home Vandalized With Graffiti And A Pig's Head Over Stimulus

Vandals left fake blood and a pig’s head in front of the garage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) San Francisco home early Friday morning. A message sprayed on the door demanded $2,000, apparently referring to COVID-19 stimulus checks.

″$2K. Cancel Rent. We want everything,” read the black graffiti on the Pacific Heights garage.
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Classy. Combined with the sorta anarchy symbol, I'm going to say it was almost certainly a right-winger being thoroughly uncivilized.
 
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