Trump's Second Term

[Dr.Sid]

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com%2Fpost%2F3mrdir24z6j2k

So Mr.President .. are you saying it was a WAR ?

 

[PitPat]

So Mr.President .. are you saying it was a WAR ?

War, skirmish, conflict - It's whatever suits his present needs.

 

[EHocking]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.
The United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

So he’s just stated that Iran’s nuclear development program was never military?

 

[PitPat]

Jesus, can this guy do anything to address what people care about? (Yes, rhetorical question)

Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners, just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a defeat at the Supreme Court.

apnews.com

 

[Norman Alexander]

Jesus, can this guy do anything to address what people care about? (Yes, rhetorical question)

Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners, just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a defeat at the Supreme Court.

apnews.com

And the US manufacturing sector goes wild!!!

Not.

 

[Tero]

Massive attack coming! More enemies to obliterate.

U.S. and Iran dig in over control of the Strait of Hormuz

While the Trump administration says it is open to diplomacy, Iran so far has refused to loosen its grip over the crucial oil shipping corridor in the Persian Gulf.

www.pbs.org

 

[Regnad Kcin]

Trump: Green New Scam where we were scammed. The whole country was, I wasn't scammed. I got it right from the beginning… they were saying wind was so wonderful, so wonderful, except you couldn't, watch your television, they wanted to watch the debate. Donald Trump against Sleepy Joe Biden. Nobody could watch it because the wind wasn't blowing. Remember that?

video in link

Remember when you were an extra-strength moron? Oh yes.

 

[Tero]

 

[Planigale]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is looking into whether 16 U.S. trading partners — including China, the European Union and Japan — are overproducing goods, driving down prices

Isn't this capitalism?

 

[dann]

Free market regulation:

Jessica Craven (@jesscraven101) on Threads

Taylor Farms has poured money into Republican campaigns—and Trump himself—and lobbied hard against food safety rules. That’s what Republicans mean when they talk about “deregulation:” businesses do whatever they want, Republicans get rich, and YOU? Well, you get 11,500 (and counting)...

www.threads.com

Taylor Farms has poured money into Republican campaigns—and Trump himself—and lobbied hard against food safety rules. That’s what Republicans mean when they talk about “deregulation:” businesses do whatever they want, Republicans get rich, and YOU? Well, you get 11,500 (and counting) cyclosporiasis cases.

The receipts, literally:

‘Explosive Diarrhea’: Company Tied to Outbreak Donated to Trump as He Delayed Food Safety Rule (Zeteo, July 23, 2026)
The Trump administration moved to delay the tracing rule last year. Several days later, Taylor Farms donated $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. That summer, Taylor Farms contributed another $1 million to House Republicans’ super PAC, and a few months later, Republicans in Congress enshrined the rule delay as part of a funding bill.
Separately, legal complaints and employee accounts suggest that Taylor Farms’s facilities have been host to unsanitary workplace conditions, with staff working long hours and receiving sparse breaks – conditions that experts say could foster the spread of foodborne illnesses.

 

[Segnosaur]

@wrightgirl29
"Mitch McConnel would have replaced Mitch McConnell 4 weeks ago. Why can the Dems get their ◊◊◊◊ together"

Ummm... why exactly is she complaining about the Democrats over this?

They are in a minority in the Senate. As such, they have limited ability to actually do anything.

Heck, the situation might even work out to the Democrat's advantage... As long as Moscow Mitch is absent, the republicans are down one seat in the senate. If he is formally removed now, the Kentucky gov. (a democrat) can nominate a replacement (who will also be a democrat) but it might end up with a new election prior to the midterm.

 

[Segnosaur]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is looking into whether 16 U.S. trading partners — including China, the European Union and Japan — are overproducing goods, driving down prices

Isn't this capitalism?

And isn't a drop in prices something Trump campaigned for in the election?

 

[Blue Mountain]

US Administration meddles in foreign politics by funding out-of-country groups.

July 17: Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young. The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised the funding as a misuse of public money to seek influence over foreign politics.

Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young

Exclusive: Controversial grants are part of package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics

www.theguardian.com

 

[Blue Mountain]

By paying ready cash, you too can benefit from Trump's insider trading.

July 17: Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. Trump could benefit substantially from the move. Since his family remains the majority shareholder in the company, the president stands to profit directly from selling expedited access to his own public statements.

Trump Media to sell fast feed of 'market-moving' posts to Wall Street

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Blue Mountain]

They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. [The New York Times]

July 18: In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals. The New York Times found that the Trump administration has filed assault charges against more than 550 people who were caught in its immigration dragnet. Of the more than 400 cases resolved so far, nearly half have unraveled: Juries acquitted defendants, judges threw out charges, or prosecutors withdrew them. Normally, the Justice Department seldom loses criminal cases, with more than 90 percent of defendants pleading guilty or being convicted at trial.

 

[Blue Mountain]

Just what the US Army needs: a bunch of testosterone supercharged goons.

July 18: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness. But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members' risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.

Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening [reuters.com]

 

[Blue Mountain]

Trump administration pushes for a "freedom of expression" declaration that includes the freedom to express outright lies.

July 19: The Trump administration will use the upcoming UN General Assembly to push a global "freedom of expression" declaration that European lawmakers say is a dig at the bloc's tech regulation. The version seen by POLITICO denounces “new laws" and "regulatory frameworks” that it says endanger free speech around the globe in "historically democratic countries." The listed categories of protected speech in the draft statement include: "discourse about elections processes," including concerns "about ballot counting systems;" "scientific, academic and intellectual discourse, including opinions and novel theories on public health" as well as "statistically, biologically or empirically supported facts, even where such facts are contested by official bodies or are politically inconvenient."

Trump pushes UN ‘free speech’ declaration in veiled attack on EU tech regulation

The White House has repeatedly condemned EU rules that govern online platforms as censorship. Now they want the world to put the critique into writing.

www.politico.eu

 

[Blue Mountain]

U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives [The New York Times]

July 20: The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources who had provided information for articles about the security capabilities of President Trump’s new Air Force One jet. The government’s actions amount to an extraordinarily aggressive and unorthodox attempt by the Trump administration to unearth the confidential sources of independent journalists whose reporting had angered the president.

 

[Blue Mountain]

Trump calls for review related to scientific manual used by judges [Reuters]

July 20: President Donald Trump called for a review related to the Federal Judicial Center's scientific reference manual in cases involving climate change, writing in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the work contains "discredited" information that led to "huge losses" for the country.

 

[Blue Mountain]

US DOJ says it is probing Harvard over financial aid programs [Reuters]

July 20: The Dept of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into Harvard University's funding programs. Its Civil Rights Division opened a compliance review alleging that "Harvard appears to be accepting these funds and, in adherence to their restrictions, providing student financial aid to foreign students, presumably Chinese, based on their national origin - to the potential detriment of students of other national origins, including American citizens,"