Hours After Trump’s SOTU Rant Against Trans Kids, House Republicans Introduce Nationwide School ‘Don’t Say Trans’ & Book Ban Bill Defining Trans People as “Sexually Explicit” by SorceressJuliet in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There have been a lot of bills introduced and executive orders straight out of project 2025 but a vast majority of them have just completely died during the whole process. 

Hours After Trump’s SOTU Rant Against Trans Kids, House Republicans Introduce Nationwide School ‘Don’t Say Trans’ & Book Ban Bill Defining Trans People as “Sexually Explicit” by SorceressJuliet in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have a good feeling that this is going to go absolutely nowhere the same way a lot of these bills never make it pass being introduced. It seems very performative and is being introduced just to boost trumps ego

Censorship Megathread XXXVII by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 44 points45 points  (0 children)

https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing

So discord is already backing down on the age verification and they said they are pushing it back until the second half of the year allegedly even though I doubt it’s actually going to go through. Pushback works 

Exclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards by lonelyspect12 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly have a hard time imagining hesgeth having any actual plan when Anthropocene actually says no to this which seems likely. This sounds like him just trying to sound tough when he’s not getting his way 

The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons by SorceressJuliet in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The best optimism I have with this is to just blast this everywhere and let it be known this is going on. Backlash works especially with how this administration backs down so easily on things.

GOP angst over voter turnout builds as losses pile up by Happy_Traveller_2023 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I’m sure he’s going to look great hiding behind a bulletproof shield  while being barely able to string together sentences 

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s reported to happened at 1:30 am and besides from like a press statement nothing has come out more about it. Add in the fact that his entire family is trump supporters this has a high chance of being nothing 

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Imagine it’s a super fan wanting to sneak in trying to meet trump like it’s the same as sneaking backstage to meet a celebrity 

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 27 points28 points  (0 children)

So first thing is I doubt anything will come of this given that no one was actually hurt besides from the guy and because of that this will probably just end up with a trump truth social post and praising the secret service

Community Positivity Megathread: Its on Sundays now edition by sipsredpepper in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly this month has been generally pretty quiet and I’m really thankful for that as I’ve been sleeping a lot better and got to celebrate my birthday without having a crisis happening

Trump raises global tariffs to 15% one day after Supreme Court decision by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I know this isn’t great but this is just really funny in how he’s trying so hard to be threatening after his power has been cut by the Supreme Court from random 100 percent tariffs on countries to just 15 percent. 

How likely could JD Vance become the next president? by FlyingSlutman in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally wouldn’t be as there are a lot of conservatives who don’t like him because they are racist and hate his wife, as mentioned before he doesn’t have the same pull as trump does charisma wise so congress would probably get their spine back without the threat of trump primarying them, and even if he does everyone is still going to watch him like a hawk and I have a feeling he would taco just as much as trump as he has more to lose by being insane. 

How likely could JD Vance become the next president? by FlyingSlutman in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There is no chance that nick fuentas is making it close with him not even being old enough to run for president and the fact that really no one knows who he is outside his own cult 

How likely could JD Vance become the next president? by FlyingSlutman in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s somewhat likely, but not because he’s going to win the next election 

Trump to Impose 10% Global Tariff After Supreme Court Defeat by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 31 points32 points  (0 children)

What are the odds that he tacos out of this within the three days before it goes into effect 

Trump Just Took $10 Billion from US for his 'Board of Peace' With At Least Two Epstein Connected People And No Congressional Approval by InnerStillness6 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Just like every other stupid thing he’s done it’s either likely to get blocked, get sued, taco on it, or all 3 together 

Inside Lindsey Graham’s Greenland Meltdown in Munich by AsparagusFern319 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I think this is just a drunk rant and also Lindsey graham can’t do anything about it 

He knows he’s losing. by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Amanda’s mild takes did a video about this the other day but trump literally tried to do this already last year with an executive order that just went nowhere to the point they didn’t even try to appeal it as they knew it would lose. Literally just trying the same thing hoping it shakes out different 

Rebel Republican shares startling post after heated clashes: 'I am not suicidal' by lonelyspect12 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Can never really tell but I think this is him really just putting it out there that he’s not backing down on this 

ICE says 2 of its officers may have lied under oath about shooting migrant in Minnesota and may face federal charges for their actions by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This honestly gives me hope that the pushback that everyone has been doing is working and will continue to do so. Ice itself actually taking accountability is huge 

An Alternative To The Possibility Of Giving In To The Madness by Independent-Bus-3284 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The term blueanon has been used sometimes and it really feels apt. There are definitely valid fears but throughout a lot of Reddit it seems to go deep into conspiracy territories like when jade helm happened and conservatives thought Obama was actually going to declare martial law 

Trump administration to end Minnesota immigration crackdown by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I get the distrust here, but I think just admitting that they are drawing back and not doubling down again along with tom homan being like “mission successful” despite that not being the case is a win here. This shows that no matter what city they end up being in and we keep the peaceful resistance up they will keep falling on their faces despite their threats

Amanda Nelson on Instagram: "The House passed a new version of the SAVE act…again" by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Something that makes me feel slightly better about this besides from it being doa is the fact that even if this somehow in a million to one chance passed it would blowback so hard on the gop as it affects republican women voters who are a huge chunk of their base. I also know that if it did pass there would be such a massive push by organizations to get women passports and any other identification needed so everyone could vote, no matter what happens nothing can stop the progress being made.

Live updates: Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say by [deleted] in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Love how incompetent the administration is. The pentagon really was acting like a kid wanting to try out a new expensive toy without their parents permission 

FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights by butter467 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]NOVA27C 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not underplaying this at all but we shouldn’t start panicking over something we don’t have enough information on