The Trump Presidency 2.0

[AWP]

I love the JD Vance memes- this one was a banger. There was a follow on that said "Dhali Llama cancels meeting with JD Vance" and JD had the oompa loompa/fat JD face and it was magnifuque.

Whenever I find someone who can't laugh at satire about "their guy/ career/ 'thing'/ whatever" I know I'm dealing with an intellectual potato.

 

[amlove21]

Whenever I find someone who can't laugh at satire about "their guy/ career/ 'thing'/ whatever" I know I'm dealing with an intellectual potato.

It's all hilarious and I am here for it.

 

[amlove21]

That’s certainly one way to read it, especially if you hold overtly cynical biases towards the admin and its leader and don’t want to bring anything of value to the discussion.

Unmask the source, provide the proof, and I’ll go allllllllll the way back to the first time we addressed this nothingburger to exactly what I said- make your charge, support it, fire whenever you want.

We went through 5 pages of this already and not a single SME could clearly define what was classified, what reg/instruction/section/law was violated, just a bunch of feelings and conjecture.

Trump isn’t firing Hegseth. The DoD is on the right track and that output is enough to weather yet another manufactured scandal.

Miss me with the outrage we are doing more important things.

ETA for clarification of the above now bolded- Trump and the admin is saying they aren't going to fire him- I think the main reason here is that Trump has fired essentially (if not zero) no one from this admin as opposed to Trump 1.0. I think he's holding the line if you get appointed/approved, you keep the job cause fuck the haters. That being said- Trump also supported Gaetz publicly and privately all the way up until he couldn't. It's my opinion he doesn't fire Hegseth, for those reasons stated.

I added substance to this post but it was a few pages back. Depending on how the SignalChatNothingburger part Deux works out, might be relevant, might not be.

 

[Cookie_]

I added substance to this post but it was a few pages back. Depending on how the SignalChatNothingburger part Deux works out, might be relevant, might not be.

I think your ETA is pretty spot on. Trump is taking a much more hands-off/managerial position this go round and not getting into the fighting around/amongst the staff.

Pete won't go anywhere unless he begins to become damaging to Trump by association. If the second signal is proven (and is as been described) that might be what forces Trump's hand, but otherwise he can still deflect/ignore it.
I think the infighting between Pete and his guys he hired then fired may become a bigger deal than the chat tbh.

 

[amlove21]

I think your ETA is pretty spot on. Trump is taking a much more hands-off/managerial position this go round and not getting into the fighting around/amongst the staff.

Pete won't go anywhere unless he begins to become damaging to Trump by association. If the second signal is proven (and is as been described) that might be what forces Trump's hand, but otherwise he can still deflect/ignore it.
I think the infighting between Pete and his guys he hired then fired may become a bigger deal than the chat tbh.

"Captains of a ship with a rebellious crew".

 

[ThunderHorse]

That’s certainly one way to read it, especially if you hold overtly cynical biases towards the admin and its leader and don’t want to bring anything of value to the discussion.

Unmask the source, provide the proof, and I’ll go allllllllll the way back to the first time we addressed this nothingburger to exactly what I said- make your charge, support it, fire whenever you want.

We went through 5 pages of this already and not a single SME could clearly define what was classified, what reg/instruction/section/law was violated, just a bunch of feelings and conjecture.

Trump isn’t firing Hegseth. The DoD is on the right track and that output is enough to weather yet another manufactured scandal.

Miss me with the outrage we are doing more important things.

ETA for clarification of the above now bolded- Trump and the admin is saying they aren't going to fire him- I think the main reason here is that Trump has fired essentially (if not zero) no one from this admin as opposed to Trump 1.0. I think he's holding the line if you get appointed/approved, you keep the job cause fuck the haters. That being said- Trump also supported Gaetz publicly and privately all the way up until he couldn't. It's my opinion he doesn't fire Hegseth, for those reasons stated.

DoD (Especially at HQ) is full of so many liberal technocrats that would be fine in say the Department of Education, but need to get gone from the 5 sided building ASAP. Their focus is on ideology rather than preparing this country for war.

That’s certainly one way to read it, especially if you hold overtly cynical biases towards the admin and its leader and don’t want to bring anything of value to the discussion.

Unmask the source, provide the proof, and I’ll go allllllllll the way back to the first time we addressed this nothingburger to exactly what I said- make your charge, support it, fire whenever you want.

We went through 5 pages of this already and not a single SME could clearly define what was classified, what reg/instruction/section/law was violated, just a bunch of feelings and conjecture.

Trump isn’t firing Hegseth. The DoD is on the right track and that output is enough to weather yet another manufactured scandal.

Miss me with the outrage we are doing more important things.

ETA for clarification of the above now bolded- Trump and the admin is saying they aren't going to fire him- I think the main reason here is that Trump has fired essentially (if not zero) no one from this admin as opposed to Trump 1.0. I think he's holding the line if you get appointed/approved, you keep the job cause fuck the haters. That being said- Trump also supported Gaetz publicly and privately all the way up until he couldn't. It's my opinion he doesn't fire Hegseth, for those reasons stated.

The last administration had no accountability, people are dead, but no one was fired or charged. So, since Jill set a new standard...may as well follow it.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

So tariffs are fun… Just got off a company conference call and learned that everyone in my role will be taking a 7.5% salary reduction, and there is no expected bonus payout for next year.

 

[Box]

...dealing with an intellectual potato.

I'm confused by your metaphorical use of potatoes...

In some context an intellectual potato could refer to someone that is generally uninteresting, dull, unintelligent, or even unattractive - this is the environment where I excel - but it could also refer to the concept of a "smart potato" used in marketing and technology given the current trends in artificial intelligence and machine learning - things that I know nothing about.

Then of course since this IS a thread about the Trump Administration and thus the wide spread issue of mental health comes into play - it could even be referring to "sentient potatoes" - a playful way to describe oneself as a means of avoiding labels.

Maybe a sentient potato is just struggling to embrace a more fluid sense of identity...
...am I a radical follower of the MAGA today?
...am I feeling a twinge of TDS today?
...do I feel like a never Trumper today?
...did SecDef send those messages on Signal because he thought he was drunk texting AOC?
...did I forget to take my blood pressure meds?
...would I care to see a photo of Hillary in a revealing string bikini?
...how about now?

Is it possible that an interweb full of dank memes could be the glue that binds us all together and heals our deep seeded cultural and political wounds? Is it possible that we have gone from 4D chess to 7D chess to 11D chess and this is all just part of President Trumps plan ???
...does anybody have a photo of Hillary in a revealing string bikini?

 

[Salt USMC]

Elon Musk to step back from Doge as Tesla profits plunge

Does this mean I don’t have to submit my 5 weekly bullet points?