policies that deemphasized criminality in prioritizing removal
plugged up the legal immigration pathway in multiple ways
These conversations arent about differences of opinion, they are about people refusing to familiarize themselves with what Trump has already done and relating that to the various things he and his people are saying they intend to do this time around.
The party of “OK, groomer” obsessed with protecting their kids
Trump: Ok, this is too long to cover, but in short - ZEpstein + determined rapist in court
Hegseth: accused rapist
Gaetz: known sex pest and accused by multiple people of being involved in sex trafficking of minors and actively engaged in a plot to cover up evidence of it
McMahan: being investigated for covering up child sex abuse in her organization
But it’s not just these Trump connected people. It’s goes right through the heart of the party - x.com
Me and my girlfriend just went for a little walk 10 min ago and across the path in front of my nose, ran the rather huge mother of this guy/gal in resplendent winter cammo. Kept a bit of distance when I noticed the calf. Mother unfortunately hidden behind some trees.
Anyway, I was thinking… Secretary of Nature in the new government ? Because why not, that guy knows nature Big Time; better than you’ve ever seen before. No one has ever known nature like that elk.
This is hysterical that someone can present this view JFK Jr as a “you take the good with the bad” and not as utterly disqualifying. But this is what post-covid era conservative aligned “heterodox” thinking gets you - Effective treatments are bad because of an misunderstanding of the risk-benefit balance, but ineffective natural treatments are good because at least big pharma is getting paid (for you dying due to lack of access to effective treatments)
Some of these people are morons. Some of these people, including Vinay, are not though, they are just so committed to the bit they cannot help themselves but argue the inarguable.
Sebastian Stan plays a young Trump in a film about Roy Cohn called “the Apprentice”. It was wellr regarded on the festival circuit, but struggled to get a release in the US because of political concerns. It is not a hit piece about Trump per se, but is clear about what a PoS Cohn was and his role in mentoring the younger Trump.
Funnily enough, I heard TYT was having some money issues before their rightward lean. Either that or something in the water there; they did spit out Dore and Rubin.
I have to say I am perversely impressed at Trump’s nominations so far. I sort of expected some bad highlights, but inevitably some adults would find their way into the room. So far the only one that is not a recipe for incompetent drift but with fireworks is Lutnick. He is just garden-variety controversial, although the company he keeps now makes me wonder if he isn’t in fact nuts.
As a non-white MAGA voter gets taken away in the Project 2025 van to be dropped off at the Poject 2025 camp they yell at one of the other prisoners complaining about Trump being a fascist, “you libs are just hysterical. Stop your gaslighting. Trump has said he doesnt know anything about Project 2025. I mean he was president before and he didnt create concentration camps then”
This is from a former instructor of mine from the FDA
TL/DR
The FDA already had a high number of retirement age employees and since the election the number of staff who have started the process has been so big that it has broken the Office of Personnel Management who are no longer even able to take calls they are so underwater trying to respond.
Me talking to a friend last week about her using Ivermectin to treat some shit, I dont remember exactly what because I’d kind of turned out - "why are you taking Ivermectin for that?
Her: It worked for Covid so why wouldnt it work for this
Me: That is not how medicine works. That’s not how any of this works
Her: That’s what they said about Covid