USA Policy positions of Donald Trump; let's see how many he achieves

[liz]

The sad irony being, if you’re earning north of $900k a year another $36k in your pocket is meaningless, but for someone earning under $20,000 another $790 is huge.

But think of how the self-worth of those rich folk will be enhanced because they have another $36k a year (plus the income that can generate) in their bank account.

 

[DaTBird187]

Where do you deport a us citizen?

Mar-a-Lago.

 

[samFFC]

Meaning - what Trump plans to do with DOGE is illegal/unconstitutional.
Donald Trump and illegality?
Who would have thought that one out?

The Real Reason Elon Musk Forced Vivek Ramaswamy Out of DOGE

It sounds like Elon Musk didn’t enjoy sharing the spotlight.

newrepublic.com

No Ramaswamy is also an election promise broken.

 

[magpie_marty]

Looks like Hegseth from Fox cough News will be confirmed,
3 Republicans voted no.
JD Vance to break the tie.

 

[Satan]

Looks like Hegseth from Fox cough News will be confirmed,
3 Republicans voted no.
JD Vance to break the tie.

Mitch

 

[Satan]

2nd time in mod history that vp has deciding vote

 

[TheSunGod]

SCOTUS is also about the hear a case about using taxpayer funds for a religious school that embeds religious belief in all subject (yep, maths somehow included).

“Numbers in Scripture” by E. W. Bullinger

From about the time period DonOld wants to return to coincidentally.

Fascinating read actually.

 

[Spearman]

SCOTUS is also about the hear a case about using taxpayer funds for a religious school that embeds religious belief in all subject (yep, maths somehow included).

trans math is so much more dangerous, but it is also more colorful

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Christ I wish they’d stop with these wank “executive orders”.

It’s clear they’re just performative wank for the media and are either immediately forgotten by Trump or simply ignored.

“I’m signing an executive order that every government employee is to return to the office full time!”

Who is listening to this shit? If management and employees are happy and productive then they’ll just continue on as is, they’re not going to change because of some press conference by the half-senile dickhead-in-chief.

 

[Spearman]

Christ I wish they’d stop with these wank “executive orders”.

It’s clear they’re just performative wank for the media and are either immediately forgotten by Trump or simply ignored.

“I’m signing an executive order that every government employee is to return to the office full time!”

Who is listening to this shit? If management and employees are happy and productive then they’ll just continue on as is, they’re not going to change because of some press conference by the half-senile dickhead-in-chief.

Some are deadly serious, others maybe not so much but they are now on the books. They are there to be called up whenever someone in power needs them. It's what happens here on this corruption-filled rock. Flipping the bird or telling some FU is actually the crime of 'insultment'. Rarely used except by a-holes who purposely provoked someone they had a disagreement with. Often that is a foreigner who doesn't know the laws or the pettiness of some of the locals.
I can see some of the sillier EOs used in this manner. For example that anti DEI one...

 

[troybe]

 

[Barrybran]

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/24/us/ice-agents-attempt-entry-into-chicago-elementary-school/index.html

Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight

The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[OneGreatClub]

Mmmm

Trump praises President Xi, says he looks forward to ‘getting along with China’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has “always had a great relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that he looks forward to “getting

ground.news

 

[magpie_marty]

Christ I wish they’d stop with these wank “executive orders”.

It’s clear they’re just performative wank for the media and are either immediately forgotten by Trump or simply ignored.

“I’m signing an executive order that every government employee is to return to the office full time!”

Who is listening to this shit? If management and employees are happy and productive then they’ll just continue on as is, they’re not going to change because of some press conference by the half-senile dickhead-in-chief.

I agree but Trumpy loves the media attention.
His basically feeding the cult as in look at me.
Fox News,RSBN,Newsmax get on board and all hail the King.

 

[Satan]

Donald Trump has gone on a major sacking spree, letting the independent inspectors general of more than a dozen major government agencies go late on Friday (local times).
Those affected belonged to the departments of defense, state, transportation, veterans affairs, housing and urban development, interior, and energy, according to Washington Post, which cited anonymous sources.
The New York Times said while 17 agencies were affected, the Department of Justice inspector general, Michael Horowitz, kept his job.
The sackings “appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire the inspectors general,” Washington Post said.
The White House has not responded to requests for comment.

For you russian bots trump used to sack people or announce bad news on a friday night us time

 

[Muddiemoose]

Christ I wish they’d stop with these wank “executive orders”.

It’s clear they’re just performative wank for the media and are either immediately forgotten by Trump or simply ignored.

“I’m signing an executive order that every government employee is to return to the office full time!”

Who is listening to this shit? If management and employees are happy and productive then they’ll just continue on as is, they’re not going to change because of some press conference by the half-senile dickhead-in-chief.

Or the ones where he undoes Biden’s like the one that regulated the price of pharmaceuticals

Waits a month or two and makes an order to regulate the price of pharmaceuticals back to the Biden era levels just to claim that he’s lowered the prices but his cult will be lapping it up as if he didn’t inflate the prices to begin with

 

[TheSunGod]

'So little planning': Trump mocked as Mexico refuses to let deportation flight land

 

[TheSunGod]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-makes-2000-pound-bombs-available-israel-undoing-bidens-pause-2025-01-25/

 

[OneGreatClub]

He and Kushner are licking their lips at that Prime real estate aren’t they.

 

[OneGreatClub]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-makes-2000-pound-bombs-available-israel-undoing-bidens-pause-2025-01-25/

Where are those Jill Stein voters now

 

[OneGreatClub]

The Stock Market tho

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Loved seeing Village People and Snoop Dogg performing at inauguration events. He's certainly uniting folks. I'll reassess my view in a couple of weeks but I think we'd all agree that so far so good

Wasn’t the actual Village People though, was it

YMCA is about f*ing blokes in boarding houses, Go West is about travelling to San Francisco to f* blokes, Macho Man celebrates the Muscle Mary, cracking tunes all of then but a bit f***ing gay for MAGA you'd have thought.

I was perplexed at why The Village People would support such an anti-LGBT+ outfit. Then I read this;

The Village People are now teaming up with Donald Trump—and here's why

A former member of the Village People is speaking up about the "Y.M.C.A." band.

www.advocate.com

When was the Village People founded?

The Village People, as a group, was created in 1977 by French music producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo. Morali, who was gay, and Belolo came up with the idea of a band inspired by gay disco parties in Greenwich Village. "I think to myself that gay people have no group, nobody to personalize the gay people, you know?" Morali told Rolling Stone in 1978 about forming the band (via DW News).

Why are the Village People gay icons?

The members of the group wear drag costumes that originally came from gay fantasies: a cop, a Native American chief, a cowboy, a construction worker, a biker, and a sailor. Several songs, like "In the Navy" and "Y.M.C.A." are all about celebrating male bonds and male gathering spaces, and the song "Macho Man" plays on hyper-masculine stereotypes – all things relevant to gay culture.

How many original Village People members are still in the band?

Victor Willis — the band's lead singer who co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits, such as "Y.M.C.A" and "Macho Man" — left the band in 1979 to go solo.

When Morali died of AIDS-related complications in 1991, Willis was the only surviving songwriter attached to the group. In 2010, he filed a lawsuit and was awarded 50 percent of the copyright to the group's songs, as well as control over the group's name and branding. He then rejoined the group and filled out the rest of the lineup with all new members.

What is the Village People's relation to Donald Trump?

Willis completely denies that the Village People's songs are about gay people, queer culture, or hooking up.

"I will sue the next media organization, or anyone else, that falsely suggests that "Y.M.C.A. is somehow about illicit gay sex," Willis warned people via Facebook. He subsequently added, "Get your mind out of the gutter, please!"

In 2020, Trump started using the songs "Macho Man" and "Y.M.C.A." at rallies, and while many fans expected the Village People to block him from using the songs, Willis announced that the band would allow it.

"He has remained respectful in his use of our songs and has not crossed the line," Willis said at the time.

When Trump started using the songs again in the 2024 election, Willis again defended the president's choice of songs.

"Y.M.C.A. has benefited greatly from use by the President Elect. For example, Y.M.C.A. was stuck at #2 on the Billboard chart prior to the President Elect’s use. However, the song finally made it to #1 on a Billboard chart after over 45 years (and held on to #1 for two weeks) due to the President Elect’s use," Willis wrote. "The financial benefits have been great as well as Y.M.C.A. is estimated to gross several million dollars since the President Elect’s continued use of the song. Therefore, I’m glad I allowed the President Elect’s continued use of Y.M.C.A. And I thank him for choosing to use my song."

Now, the group will be performing at Trump's inauguration.

How do the original Village People feel?

Jim Newman, a former member of the band for eight years, put out a video on Threads expressing his disappointment at the current version of the Village People.

"The Village People that were around for about 40 years had a strong, loyal gay following," he said. "There was a lawsuit about four years ago, they took away the name Village People from our band, the band that had been around forever, a lot of originals still in the band, and they gave it to an ex-member who was fired a couple years in. And he started a new group, and that is the Village People that performs. Our Village People would never ever perform at a Trump rally, we would never give him the right to use those songs, and we would never slap the face of the strong, especially gay audience that made us who we are today."

By the way, Victor Willis played the 'cop' role in the band.

 

[peetoo]

I was perplexed at why The Village People would support such an anti-LGBT+ outfit. Then I read this;



By the way, Victor Willis played the 'cop' role in the band.

Yes, pretty much a tribute band

 

[Satan]

Colombia refused to accept military deportation flights from the United States, setting off a furious reaction from President Trump, who on Sunday announced a barrage of tariffs and sanctions targeting the country, which has long been a top U.S. ally in Latin America.

The United States will immediately impose a 25 percent tariff on all Colombian imports, and will raise them to 50 percent in one week, Mr. Trump said on social media.

The Trump administration will also “fully impose” banking and financial sanctions against Colombia, and will apply a travel ban and revoke visas of Colombian government officials, the president said.

Nyt

Colombia is the canary in the coal mine

 

[Gough]

Donald Mugabe.