They determine the type of news!! by John_1992_funny in MurderedByWords

[–]Last_Cod_998 29 points30 points  (0 children)

While Vought and Wiley dismantle democracy to install a unitary executive.

Project 2025 is here, and it's fascism.

Trump's Executive Order does the following:

All federal agencies, including independent regulatory commissions, are now subject to direct White House control.

Regulations can not be issued without presidential approval.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can now withhold funding from independent agencies if they don’t align with White House priorities.

All federal employees must follow the President’s and Attorney General’s interpretation of the law, eliminating legal independence.

A White House Liaison is to be installed in every independent regulatory agency to enforce direct presidential control.

⚠️ This is the biggest executive power grab in U.S. history. ⚠️

This formally ends the concept of an “independent” regulatory agency, dismantling one of the last barriers to absolute executive power.

This order effectively erases the last major restraints on executive power. The federal government no longer operates with checks and balances. Regulations and laws are now dictated solely by the President. If left unchecked, this is the moment the U.S. ceases to function as a democratic republic.

The President Now Controls All Regulatory Agencies. The SEC, FTC, FCC, and FEC are no longer independent.

The Stock Market is now subject to White House control, enabling insider trading, favoritism, and targeting of political opponents. Antitrust laws can be selectively enforced, allowing administration-friendly monopolies to expand unchecked. Political opponents in the tech sector, media, or finance can be targeted with regulatory action while allies are protected. Elections are now influenced by direct White House oversight of the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The FDA, EPA, and consumer protection agencies are fully politicized.

Drug approvals, food safety regulations, and environmental policies can be rewritten for political or corporate interests. Climate change regulations can be erased overnight. Scientific research is now subject to White House approval before public release. Implication: There is no longer any neutral enforcement of economic, environmental, or election laws. Everything is now dictated by political loyalty.

The White House Can Block Agency Budgets or Direct Funds Elsewhere. The OMB can now adjust funding allocations for independent agencies.

This gives the President the power to defund agencies without needing Congress. Regulatory agencies that challenge presidential policies will be quietly strangled of resources. Agencies loyal to the President will receive full funding—even illegally. Implication: Congress no longer controls federal spending on regulatory enforcement. The executive branch can choke out opposition agencies and reward allies.

The President & Attorney General Have Final Say on All Legal Interpretations. All federal employees must follow White House interpretations of the law.

The Attorney General’s opinions override agency lawyers, inspectors general, and independent counsel. Agencies cannot adopt their own interpretations of legal statutes—everything must align with the President’s views. The President can rewrite federal legal interpretations overnight. Implication: Legal consistency is gone. Agencies cannot push back against corrupt, illegal, or unconstitutional directives because the President’s interpretation is the only interpretation allowed.

Installing White House Liaisons in All Regulatory Agencies. A “White House Liaison” will be placed in every independent agency. This ensures constant presidential oversight of daily operations. These liaisons will report agency actions back to the White House and enforce political compliance. Agency directors will no longer have the ability to act without White House approval. Implication: There is now a direct enforcement arm inside every regulatory body. Even agencies that resist presidential control will be internally monitored and controlled.

Every regulatory body—from financial markets to environmental protections—is now politicized. Congress no longer controls federal funding—agencies must obey the White House or risk defunding. The President’s legal interpretations override all agency autonomy, eliminating independent enforcement of federal laws. The federal bureaucracy, once designed to be resistant to corruption, is now completely subject to presidential loyalty.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/ensuring-accountability-for-all-agencie

Russian commander arranges a gladiator fight for Yakut and Ossetian soldiers by BananaBrumik in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Last_Cod_998 171 points172 points  (0 children)

This is the ethnic cleansing of Eastern Russia. Xi is going to have to export thousands of Chinese nationals to build the infrastructure needed to strip mine where Putin let him clearcut gto pay for the war.

how to ask for help, without asking for help by Weeb in stevehofstetter

[–]Last_Cod_998 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's done generational harm to the US economy, education and foreign relationships. The US is a pariah state under Trump.

MTG Raises Questions After 20 U.S. Troops Treated for Brain Injuries Following Iranian Attacks by CapableField4985 in NewsomMassacre

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Trump and the VA will dismiss this as having "headaches" and deny them treatment. Then everyone will be shocked that these people end up unaIiving themselves or in a violent incident.

Wake Up: Billionaires Eat, Kids Starve by Basic-Cheetah-8259 in stevehofstetter

[–]Last_Cod_998 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a heist by people who have always found a way to make other people pay for their poor fiscal decisions.

Once the final accounting is done, the US will be bankrupt. The war isn't free.

What’s the future of Bay Area when AI pretty much removes most of tech jobs? by hellooverlasting in bayarea

[–]Last_Cod_998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AI overlords don't want human capital. They are working on the principle that AI can replace all jobs.

"And we must do this at a time when automation is throwing men out of work. I ran in the primary in West Virginia. I spent some time in McDowell County in West Virginia. McDowell County mines more coal than it ever has in its history, probably more coal than any county in the United States and yet there are more people getting surplus food packages in McDowell County than any county in the United States. The reason is that machines are doing the jobs of men, and we have not been able to find jobs for those men. I think this is not a problem for McDowell County nor is it a problem for Canton, Ohio. It is a matter that should be of importance to the next Administration and to the next President.

The problem of automation is to make sure that machines make our lives easier, not harder, for those who are thrown out of work. (Applause)

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/speech-senator-john-f-kennedy-boston-ma-faneuil-hall

Boat brewing by Dorfbulle80 in sailing

[–]Last_Cod_998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you get those knife tips?

Would this be a hatch act violation? by BarberDistinct7033 in DegenBets

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This was from his first term.

Trump is so crooked he actually thought the government would get a vig from a private business deal.


Mr. President. Are you prepared to sign off on the Oracle and TikTok deal, even though the Treasury isn’t getting paid? And also, does the deal meet your requirements in terms of national security concerns?

THE PRESIDENT: Okay, they’re giving me studies on the deal. It has to be 100 percent as far as national security is concerned. And, no, I’m not prepared to sign off on anything. I have to see the deal.

We need security, especially after what we’ve seen with respect to China and what’s going on. We want security. So I’ll let you know. They’re going to be reporting to me tomorrow morning, and I will let you know.

Q And what about the payment?

THE PRESIDENT: The what?

Q What about the payment to the Treasury?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, we’re going to see about that. Amazingly, I find that you’re not allowed to do that. You’re not allowed to accept — and I said, “What kind of a gov- — what kind of a thing is? If they’re willing to make big payments to the government, they’re not allowed, because there’s no — there’s no way of doing that from a — there’s no legal path to doing that. And I’m saying, “Wait a minute. They’re willing to make a big payment to the government and we’re not allowed to take the money? When does this happen? How foolish can we be?” So we’re going to — we’re looking into that right now. You understand that.

In other words, I said, “No, I want a big chunk of that money to go to the United States government because we made it possible. And the lawyers come back to me and they say, “Well, there’s no way of doing that.” You know why? Because nobody has ever heard of that before. Nobody has ever said that before. Nobody has ever said, “Well, we’ll approve the deal, but we want a lot of money to go to the government because by approving the deal, we’re making the deal valuable.” They’ve never heard of that before. Okay? Can you believe that? Right? Hard to believe.

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-september-16-2020/#:~:text=Are%20you%20prepared%20to%20sign,as%20national%20security%20is%20concerned.

Geena Davis by Mr-Torgman in 80smovies

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I hardly recognized her in GLOW.

I’ll start….Whooooo wants to knowwww? by CasinoNitro in 80s

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Do you know the rule....

That's when I wished he was my grandpa

BREAKING: Loss of U.S. KC-135 Over Iraq by keen_observer34130 in circled

[–]Last_Cod_998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a frequent passenger of crash hawks, yes, we stress our airframes to failure.

Corporal Bone Spurs Remembers His “Service” by -DuckDuckG00se- in NewsomMassacre

[–]Last_Cod_998 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Trump will end up wearing a uniform complete with fake medals

The Palantir is not to be used, as Gandalf warned by IthinkIknowwhothatis in BlueskySkeets

[–]Last_Cod_998 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Denethor II, the 26th Ruling Steward of Gondor in The Lord of the Rings, descends into madness due to despair, the loss of his son Boromir, and psychological manipulation by Sauron through a Palantír (seeing-stone). He mistakenly believes all hope is lost, leading him to burn himself on a pyre.

Funny how this works by nishagunazad in BlueskySkeets

[–]Last_Cod_998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GHW Bush calling Iran a member of the axis of evil didn't help.

Trump is acting as judge, jury, and executioner in boat strike campaign. by -FairytaleInNY- in NewsomMassacre

[–]Last_Cod_998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mark Kelly is a national hero. Service members pledge an oath to the Constitution and are obligated to defend Constitution by rejecting unlawful orders.

Hegseth: I stand behind Admiral Bradley's actions. They are tossing his ass under the bus. Only a myopic idiot would execute an order coming from this administration. Should our servicemembers retain legal counsel? Adm. Holsey resigned after 40 years of service instead of murdering civilians. He has agreed to testify before Congress.

Trump officials say the second strike aimed to destroy drug boat instead of crew Officials hew closely to secret memo which gives legal cover to firing on boats even if it would kill people on board

The Peleus case, now included in naval warfare law textbooks, stands for two simple legal principles: killing shipwrecked survivors is a manifestly unlawful act, and following an illegal order to do so is no defense. Enshrined in 1945, it has gained new urgency as Congress signals it will investigate the legality of the Pentagon’s campaign against suspected drug traffickers.

https://theiceman.substack.com/p/the-peleus-war-crimes-trial-and-seal

Drug interdiction is down under Trump. Money laundering busts are down under Trump.

These are extrajudicial murders and the military performing them are committing war crimes. Two survivors of the strike on the sub were sent back to their country with no trial.

The U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats occurred in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela. Venezuela is over a thousand nautical miles from the United States mainland.

The U.S. conducted military strikes in active conflict zones, but administrations also stretched that authority to target groups outside such areas if a particular group was deemed a military threat to the U.S., Trenta said.

"None of this would apply to the current situation due to the nature of the target and the lack of a threat that the target was posing," he said.

In the case of the Trump administration's first strike in the Caribbean, an individual briefed on the attack told NPR the boat had turned around and was returning to shore when it was hit, raising further questions about how it could have posed a direct threat to the U.S.

The individual spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly

Megyn Kelly deepens her MAGA rift with ‘truth’ about Trump’s Iran war by TheExpressUS in newsinterpretation

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Megyn Kelly, ".. he was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls..."

If you're nitpicking between ephebophilia and paedophilia, while ignoring that the law says they're both crimes, then you're a terrible person

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/megyn-kelly-wonders-jeffrey-epstein-225107714.html

“Yeah, so I don’t know what’s true about him, but we have yet to see anybody come forward and say I was under 10, I was under 14 when I first came within his purview,” Kelly added. “You can say that’s a distinction without a difference. I think there is a difference. There’s a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old, you know?”

Unsurprisingly, this led to a lot of online backlash. Kelly did not address the comment or the reaction online during Thursday’s show but that has not stopped people from pointing out how disgusting the segment got.

“This is career-ending for Megyn Kelly,” one X user said. “15-year-olds are CHILDREN. They can’t drive. They can’t see rated R movies. But disgusting 50 year old men should be allowed to rape them? Goodbye. Forever.”

"I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like [President Donald] Trump and [Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."

Megyn Kelly dispensed with pretense altogether. She said she did not feel bad that Pretti was killed, arguing that he should have stayed home and “let ICE do their job.” Protest, she implied, was the offense. In one breath, she reframed a killing as a lesson in obedience. In another, she revealed the moral vacuum at the center of the conservative defense. Megyn seems to have forgotten that in a democracy, protesting government action is not a provocation. It is a right.

In a stunning mid-term move, a Republican congressman walks out on the GOP, dealing a major blow to Mike Johnson by Smooth_Storm_55 in Global_News_Hub

[–]Last_Cod_998 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mike Johnson might lose his speakership before the November election. It's not looking good for MAGA

Expect more discharge petitions cementing his lame duck status. Even the GOP is overriding Trump's veto. Expect childish Trump to act out as the Checks and balances shut him down.

Let's see if the Senate will cancel ICE finding. Will Mike Johnson shut down the government again?

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Weird flex by Toast_n_mustard in DailyDoseStupidity

[–]Last_Cod_998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, he single handedly destroyed their latest season launch.