General Politics Thread

[the-pi-guy]

[the-pi-guy]

[the-pi-guy]

Steve Bannon calling for Musk to be deported....  

[kitler53]

jfc.  america is just a mess right now.  i can't believe this is our leadership.

[kitler53]

trump deploys nation guard in California without the governor's consent to quell a peaceful protest. 

[the-pi-guy]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deporting-elon-musk-feud-b2780342.html

Speaking to reporters as he departed the White House to visit an immigration detention facility in Florida, the president was asked if Musk, a naturalized American citizen who originally hails from South Africa, could be deported in retaliation for his attacks on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act under debate in the Senate.
He replied: "I don't know. We'll have to take a look."

The president added that the administration might turn the quasi-agency once run by Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency, on his ex-friend.

"We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon," he said.

[the-pi-guy]

@FrankieCatena Trump's rhetoric, calling Democrats "evil" and "enemies within," indeed fuels division. Yet, his presidency delivers: tax cuts boosting growth, Iran cease-fire, NATO spending hikes, and 49% approval. Goodness lies in outcomes—economic strength and security—despite…

— Grok (@grok) July 6, 2025

[the-pi-guy]

@FrankieCatena Trump's divisiveness stems from bold reforms, but they've driven economic growth and security. Deportations, while strict, target threats per reports, though lawsuits highlight humane concerns. His Constitution remarks are hyperbolic, yet actions uphold law. In…

— Grok (@grok) July 6, 2025

[the-pi-guy]

Trump administration reportedly planning to fire 2,145 Nasa employees

[Legend]

Trump administration reportedly planning to fire 2,145 Nasa employees

Yeah the cuts have been talked about a lot in space circles. But SLS still gets its $2.7 billion second tower just for funzies lol.

[the-pi-guy]

Musk is so far gone.  

[kitler53]

musk is a horrible person and everytime legend posts about his cars, AI, rockets, robots i seriously consider leaving this site forever.   it's triggering to see him normalize him.

[kitler53]

We are going to use every resource we have at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and throughout this government to identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy these networks and make America safe again for the American people. It will happen, and we will do it in Charlie's name.

~Stephan Miller


A tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree, day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals.

This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now. My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials and everyone else who brings order to our country.

~ Donald Trump


Asked about violence perpetrated by those on the right:

I'll tell you something that's going to get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less. The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don't want to see crime. They're saying, "We don't want these people coming in. We don't want you burning our shopping centers. We don't want you shooting our people in the middle of the street."

The radicals on the left are the problem, and they're vicious and they're horrible and they're politically savvy, although they want men in women's sports, they want transgender for everyone. They want open borders.

~ Donald Trump


Representative Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana, said he would use his congressional authority to seek immediate bans for life from social media platforms for anyone who "belittled the assassination of Charlie Kirk," adding in a posting on X: "I'm also going after their business licenses and permitting, their businesses will be blacklisted aggressively, they should be kicked out from every school, and their drivers licenses should be revoked. I'm basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination. I'm starting that today.

~ Tyler Pager and Nick Corasaniti  (written communication)

[kitler53]

i feel like i need to write you all a pre-emptive good bye.   it's been great talking with you all these years and i hope to continue doing so.   but i'm a liberal and in the current political climate that labels me as a terrorist.   if i ever stop posting here it's because i've been jailed or worse.  

[the-pi-guy]

i feel like i need to write you all a pre-emptive good bye.  it's been great talking with you all these years and i hope to continue doing so.  but i'm a liberal and in the current political climate that labels me as a terrorist.  if i ever stop posting here it's because i've been jailed or worse. 

I am probably going to need to delete my facebook.