Andy1

Leh-nerd this is a lame response distracting from the issue. It’s like Dems replying with the atrocities of J6 for every topic. The relevant topic is how much power should the president have. Look beyond Trump to when a Bernie type president gets elected. Would you want them to have increased powers? Or would you rather the courts to be able to mitigate their decisions, until the issue at that time is decided by the SC? Maybe it’s all irrelevant since when that time comes, this court will probably reverse itself and decide the states have rights and the executive power is limited.

During the Obama and Biden times, conservatives repeatedly used lower court rulings to constrain their orders. That is a good thing and in keeping with conservative principles in that it forces slower societal change through laws developed in the legislative branch. Through this process, the 49% of Americans who supported the losing side of the presidential election felt that they still had some say, through the courts, in the future of the nation. Now we have a SC which is repeatedly increasing the power of the presidency through their decisions. Trump will use these powers to the max. And these new powers will be used by all who come after him, including those with liberal views. This is not a good thing for society in that it allows for more radical change in either direction, depending on the whims of one individual. The other 49% will feel powerless and become increasingly hateful, all of which is bad for America, making us more divided and less United.

Well it looks like there is some reason for hope and peace moving forward and I guess that is a good thing. Only caution is that in the Middle East, hope never seems to last for long. Hope is usually what comes before the next explosion.

I have been following this issue a bit. The proposed law would require the mandatory selling off of about 2-3 million acres of Federal land in the west. People in Montana are opposed to it so lands in Montana are exempt along with National Parks, historic sites, rivers corridors, etc. Most of the land sold would be from US National Forests or BLM land. This is a stupid proposal that will become a corporate favor. There is currently an established process, that has been in place for many dacades, for the sale of Federal lands. This process incorporates public input and other factors, as should happen in a democracy, when the government sells land which belongs to all of us. Once the land is sold, it’s gone forever. They aren’t making any more of it. This law would avoid that process. There is currently no list or map of the lands that would be sold, so no one can voice opposition to a specific chunk they want to privatize. This is just a concept that sounds good to MAGA that they want to push through in this Big Fugly Bill. There will be no public hearing on this law. This likely means that the sale of our lands would be behind closed doors to corporations who want specific blocks of our land. This leads to more corporate corruption and corporate favors at the expense of the public interest. Our public lands where people can hunt, fish and hike are one of the things which makes America great. Europe has old cities, cathedrals and castles. In America we have our land for our public heritage which is passed on from one generation to the next. Once gone, it’s gone forever. Your Mountain podcast has a recent episode going in depth on this proposal.

DHS better refocus from deporting immigrants to protecting us from Iran’s retaliation. They might want to rehire all those cyber security staff they fired under DOGE. Also, it’s probably safe to assume there will be some sort of Fatwa death order on Trump and his family for the rest of their lives.

I have no idea if this is a good thing or the day when the world changes for the worse. What will happen with the nuclear material? Hopefully it’s all buried deep in the mountains. What happens next is unknown.

I have no faith in the judgement of Iran’s leader, Khamenei. I have no faith in the actions of Netanyahu. I have no trust in the decision making of Trump and Hegseth. If Trump enters this war, Iran will kill American troops in the Middle East to suck us deeper into the war. Netanyahu would love for that to happen too. I’m also concerned about cyber attacks from Iran.

The whole vibe around the army parade is a bit weird. I have mixed feelings about it all. Cheering people driving deadly war machines is’nt an American tradition, although we use those machines to do plenty of killing. We all know the death and pain those machines inflict. We still have bad memories of Iraq. Plenty of Americans and innocent civilians died there. Trump himself ran on keeping us out of stupid wars and disapproval of all the money and lives wasted there. Trump sending Guard troops into LA against the wishes of the state is another weird part of it all, along with his admiration for dictators. On the other hand, 250 is a significant anniversary for the Army. We all should be proud of that. The whole event seems a bit Ho-hum and tomorrow we will be on to other more significant things.

It’s not the parade by itself. It is in the context of Trump sending Guard troops into LA, against the States wishes, and masked unidentified men snatching people off the street. Regardless, I think we will survive this one and Trump will get his wet dream.

Warren Buffett never talks about how wealthy he is. On the campaign trail, Trump always felt the need to remind people of how rich he is. The most powerful military on earth doesn’t need a parade of hardware to show everyone. That’s dicktator sh#t that Trump adores. A celebration of the Army should honor the men and women, of all races who have sacrificed and served, past and present. Tell their stories, sacrifices and achievements. I hope this is the focus of the event rather than a parade of tanks, rocket launchers and marching troops for Trump.

This is Trump getting nothing. All the financial losses to American businesses and consumers just so we can continue to pay more in tariffs than before Trump. The key issues remain unresolved.

So why is this a good thing? There are plenty of problems with health care but vaccines isn’t one of them. Insurance companies only pay for vaccines based on what the CDC recommends. So is RFKj puts his quacks in there, you will end up paying full cost for your vaccines.

This is similar to what was reported before. Japan wants to make a deal but Trumps negotiators could not negotiate because they don’t know what he wants. Trump wants the fight but doesn’t know what the hell the end goal is. Where are the incredible, amazing deals?

So true. They and Trump have no sense of humor.

Pregnant women go to the ER because it’s an emergency. Emergencies don’t just happen to Dem women. Do republican women really support this? This was the one protection we were all assured of when they passed all these restrictions on women’s healthcare. So in some red states, it sounds like the fate of the pregnant women will be left to “Gods will”.

There are deals to be made and he is open for business like a globalist prostitute. Of course there is no conflict of interest. All the best presidents in our history were making personal business deals with other nations.

Correct. It’s stupid to expect the wealthiest nation in the world to have a trade surplus unless we all return to work in factories and farms. Aside from food, medical and national defense related products, it doesn’t matter much where products from. Diversifying production away from China makes sense and has been happening. I personally try to buy American when I can. We bought a USA made hammer staple gun today. Last time I looked to buy a pair of USA made work boots they were priced at over $300. I’ll pass at that price. For alot of products, USA production will never be possible, or cost competitive with import stuff and imports are often better quality. I think a lot of people mistakenly equate trade deficit with national deficit. Trump intentionally confuses people about this with his lies claiming other countries are paying the tariffs and making us rich.

Dumb. These are real people. Put them in a humane US detention center for processing. There are moral and immoral actions and this is immoral.

The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data that has not been previously reported. President Donald Trump and his aides have branded the Venezuelans as “rapists,” “savages,” “monsters” and “the worst of the worst.” When multiple news organizations disputed those assertions with reporting that showed many of the deportees did not have criminal records, the administration doubled down. It said that its assessment of the deportees was based on a thorough vetting process that included looking at crimes committed both inside and outside the United States. But the government’s own data, which was obtained by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and a team of journalists from Venezuela, showed that officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations. The data indicates that the government knew that only six of the immigrants were convicted of violent crimes: four for assault, one for kidnapping and one for a weapons offense. And it shows that officials were aware that more than half, or 130, of the deportees were not labeled as having any criminal convictions or pending charges; they were labeled as only having violated immigration laws. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/30/trump-el-salvador-deportees-criminal-convictions-cecot-venezuela/ So in what world is it just fine for the US government to send immigrants to a third country to serve potential life sentence in a hell hole prison, with no criminal charges, no leagal hearing, no defined sentence? This is what Putin or other dictators do. The majority of these people are just immigrants who crossed the border and wanted a job and a better life. Mass murderers, child rapists and drug cartel leaders are treated better than that. Trump did it just because he wanted too. Then, when the government is informed of their mistake, they claim no ability to retrieve them. Is the Christian right all fine with this?

Hey, this is just what’s in the news and this seems to be the place to post it to let people be aware of it and stir the pot a bit. Thats all quite normal for Trumpers to do here. People will believe what they want. When the big bad wolf leaves the farm, the chickens start to squawk, so it wouldn’t be unusual for this report to come out now. It’s not the first time that Musk has reported to be a user of ketamine. Trump himself publicly speculated recently, without evidence, that the cocaine found in the White House during Biden’s term belonged to sleepy Joe or his son. Trumps FBI is now reopening the investigation into that event. Trump makes suggestive allegations, without evidence, about his targets all the time. It’s how he plays politics. So what’s fair game and what isn’t?

So Trump chooses an arrogant ass who is a drug addict to run doge. Only the best for Trump. No wonder he was acting like a psycho with his act. Now he is a billionaire with a bad bladder wearing a diaper.

I haven’t heard of Tesla burning parties. How many people are burning their Tesla’s? Like two?

When there is a dem president, republicans love to use the courts and judges to stop them. When Dems use courts to stop trumpy…outrage!! Looks like the system is working. The solution is for congress to act by passing legislation.

Trump paints his face each day and colors his hair to look like a taco, so the name fits well.

I’m late to the discussion here..l.been busy enjoying life away from PPP and maximizing time outside since we have finally gotten some nice weather. With respect to your comment, I remember all the hysteria from the right in response to Obama using executive orders to implement his policy. Now that Trump is doing the same, to an even greater degree, the right is happy. The odd thing is that Republicans control everything, yet Trump still feels he has to resort to EOs rather than working through congress. Which suggests to me that republicans in congress want to distance themselves from his policies. The founding fathers would never support EOs to implement policy. In the early history of our nation, they were rarely used. Conceptually, the President should be working through congress to implement policy. EOs should be the exception, not the norm, yet somewhere along the line congress decided Presidents can do whatever they want through use of that process. I guess I agree with your concept that there is the ideal of how government should work vs how it does work. Here is an interesting link showing how EOs have been used across America’s history. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders Also…I cast my lot with Biden because I thought he would hurt me less than Trump. I tend to like stability and slow change and felt Trump was too unpredictable. He has proven me right.