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Octavia

No thoughts, head empty
And do we know why DJT didn't put his hand on the bible(s!) the Lady of Doom, aka Carmen San Diego, was holding during his swearing-in --
as EVERY president in history has?

I think he had his 🤞
I liked George Takei’s quip the best:

Edit: looks like it embed might not be working how I want, but the quote is: “In fairness the resulting fire and explosion might have set off the sprinklers.”

 
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macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push


President Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government.

Why it matters: This takes the current pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion into the next stratosphere — abolishing decades of government standards on diversity and equal opportunity, and seeking to crack down on the same in the private sector.

Zoom out: Trump's order revokes one that President Johnson signed on September 24, 1965, more than two years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
 

coolbreeze

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Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push


President Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government.

Why it matters: This takes the current pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion into the next stratosphere — abolishing decades of government standards on diversity and equal opportunity, and seeking to crack down on the same in the private sector.

Zoom out: Trump's order revokes one that President Johnson signed on September 24, 1965, more than two years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
And frankly it's what the civil service was designed to do: find the most qualified persons to work these positions on behalf of the people free of unnecessary interference by the politicos, ie, the White House. It replaces the dysfunctional 'spoils system' by which each president filled offices and jobs with often unqualified political loyalists. This is of course what conservatives are claiming has been done, but the simple truth is that the "dei" hires pass all the conditions for hiring where these political job-seekers may not. They are not chosen to meet the demanding standards of the federal hiring process, they are chosen in this case to undermine that system and weaken the government's ability to provide services.
 

florduh

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Protestors projected a "controversial gesture" on to the Tesla factory in Berlin.

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The entire German press bent over backwards to say the Nazi salute wasn't a Nazi salute. Now German police are charging the protestors with displaying Nazi imagery.

 

florduh

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Jesus Christ what a stupid fucking world we live in

 

Flotsam

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And frankly it's what the civil service was designed to do: find the most qualified persons to work these positions on behalf of the people free of unnecessary interference by the politicos, ie, the White House. It replaces the dysfunctional 'spoils system' by which each president filled offices and jobs with often unqualified political loyalists. This is of course what conservatives are claiming has been done, but the simple truth is that the "dei" hires pass all the conditions for hiring where these political job-seekers may not. They are not chosen to meet the demanding standards of the federal hiring process, they are chosen in this case to undermine that system and weaken the government's ability to provide services.
I couldn't agree with you more and your description of these appointments is spot on. There is scant evidence that the majority of cabinet candidates had any of the necessary experience or temperament to run any of these agencies. Instead it was more about the individuals loyalty to Trump himself. In addition there is ample evidence that the people that really know how things are supposed to work are being pushed out if they are deemed to not be sufficiently loyal to Trump once again. This will not be good.
 

Flotsam

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Why would you choose to be a teacher in Texas of all places and not expect students to not be proficient in English? I come from a family of teachers. This person is a complete Azzzhole.

Ironically it is Texas that has the most lax employment verification laws in the country. the reality is they WANT cheap labor they can exploit but then complain about it.
 

florduh

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Ironically it is Texas that has the most lax employment verification laws in the country. the reality is they WANT cheap labor they can exploit but then complain about it.

Yeah, that's why this whole immigration thing has always been a farce. You could practically eliminate illegal immigration with E-Verify. But employers (and campaign donors) like having a class of workers they can underpay, abuse, and threaten with deportation.
 

florduh

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Matthew Huttle, 42, was involved in a traffic stop at 4:15 p.m. by a Jasper County sheriff’s deputy, authorities said in a news release. It alleged that Huttle resisted arrest and was found to have a firearm on him. "An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect," the release said.
 

florduh

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The Century of Humiliation continues


We spent $2 trillion on these things and they still can't fly.

Meanwhile:

 

Knewt

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Americans. Might want to read up on the teenage dipshits who have your Social Security Number now.


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Guy who's about to shut off grandma's SSI payments for the lols:

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Do we have names and addresses for these douche bags? Asking for a friend.
 
Knewt,

florduh

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A 24 year old Nazi has your Social Security Number.

 

florduh

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Planes are falling out of the skies and now nerds can't play video games. Wokeness was the only thing holding this country's failing infrastructure together and they went and got rid of it :disgust:

 

Radwin Bodnic

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Accessory Maker

An online petition seeking the “Denmarkification” of California has seemingly garnered nearly 200,000 signatures, with a pitch to Danish citizens that purchasing the Golden State would provide them with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast and easy access to Disneyland — which organizers say would be renamed to honor fairytale author and poet Hans Christian Andersen

Edit : maybe this should go to the jokes thread instead...
Executives from LEGO and the cast of Danish political drama “Borgen” would negotiate the deal on behalf of the Scandinavian nation, and organizers said they would throw in a lifetime supply of Danish pastries to sweeten the deal
 
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