tsar4 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 11 hours ago, Satou Kazuma said: Trump has finally weaponized the DOJ with all the mass firings in the FBI related to Jan. 6 attempted coup in the name of Trump's "stolen election". https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-agents-on-jan-6-capitol-riot-trump-investigations-to-be-fired-sources-say/ In other news, the EPA is also kaput. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-employees-warned-of-immediate-termination/ He's going to dump a ton of people out on the streets, then fill the vacancies with his cronies & people who will think "they owe him". Wouldn't be surprised to see some more of the Jan. 6 idiots filling some of them. 3 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 I tried too, he's still there... https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2025/02/01 1 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Wonder how soon before "somebody" shuts them down? The "data analyst" in me is intrigued. https://electiontruthalliance.org/2024-us-election-analysis https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1iew7mv/well_just_have_to_see_how_this_plays_out/#lightbox 1 1 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 8 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Wonder how soon before "somebody" shuts them down? The "data analyst" in me is intrigued. https://electiontruthalliance.org/2024-us-election-analysis https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1iew7mv/well_just_have_to_see_how_this_plays_out/#lightbox Thinking about this, the comment that Trump made about Musk knowing all about vote counting computers and the rush to get everyone out of Gov't he doesn't like. He's pulling a football "turf" play - rushing to get as many of his people entrenched as he can so when this all comes out, he'll have people everywhere doing his bidding anyway. Quote
discolé monade Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, PenguinBoss said: Isn't it so high because it's relative to how many people are in the facility vs. operating costs? Like, I sincerely don't believe it would cost 13 billion a year if there were 1000 people in there. ****also in 2003 were many $$ drops to iraq, with absolutely no checks/balances or bookkeeping. one of several, losses of vast amounts of cash by the military complex. In 2003, the cost to operate Guantanamo Bay detention camp was significantly less than the billions it would eventually cost in later years, but exact figures for that specific year are difficult to pinpoint precisely due to the early stages of the facility's development. However, we can estimate based on information available: Early Estimates: Initial estimates for the cost of the Iraq War, which began in 2003, were in the tens of billions of dollars, and the cost of operating Guantanamo was initially projected to be a fraction of that. Early Costs: By 2003, the facility was still under construction and development, with the initial camp headquarters being built in 2004. Rising Costs: While the exact cost for 2003 is not readily available, by 2013, the total cost of building and operating the prison from 2002 to 2014 was estimated at $5.2 billion, and that figure has continued to rise. Per-Prisoner Costs: In 2013, the per-prisoner cost was estimated to be over $13 million per year, indicating the significant financial burden of the detention facility. In essence, while the exact cost of running Guantanamo Bay in 2003 is not readily available, it was significantly lower than the billions of dollars it has cost in later years, as the facility was still in its early stages of development and the prisoner population was also smaller at that time Edited February 1 by discolé monade 2 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Blows my fuckin mind that anyone can say RFKJ is a step in the right direction and that he cries about “corporate capture” as someone from one of the most powerful families in this country is a fuckin joke. To ignore the outbreak he triggered with his bullshit is all you need to know but @Master-Debater131 will ignore all that and just focus on the shit that makes sense and is reasonable That’s exactly how fascist dictatorships are formed when the citizens say “well sure he’s anti vaccine and anti science but he wants to remove big pharma from politics with zero plan or ability. He must be ok” fuckin idiots IS2G 2 4 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 This is the most confusing administration, probably by design, that I can remember. He got rid of DEI, EEOC and all diversity initiatives in the federal government. His Pentagon and State Department are not acknowledging Black History Month. He then releases a statement trying to sound all in on Black History Month. He threw Tiger Woods name in his statement somewhere. Ofc Trump loves Tiger Woods. He’s got tons of $ and cheats on his wife too. Other than that the other people named are either questionable character people still living like Justice Thomas or grade school learning level like Tubman and Douglas. That’s fine I guess but I’m just sayin throw in some people most people might not have heard of, like Henrietta Lacks or probably thousands of other people deserving of historic immortality but haven’t even gotten a “thank you” 1 2 1 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) Edit: I think this should be a 3 panel, this should be the first & last panel. The middle panel should be him looking at Washington over his shoulder, with Washington in his original position. (BTW, anybody else see a woman's head in the table leg & cloth?) Edited February 2 by tsar4 5 Quote
MasqueradeOverture Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Oh my fucking god https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lh5ejpwncc23 3 Quote
Jman Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 6 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said: Oh my fucking god https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lh5ejpwncc23 This is reaching “Military is going to take over and round up the President and his friends” levels. 3 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Canada forced to talk about the US like we’re the enemy. What a crazy fuckin timeline 4 1 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 20 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said: Oh my fucking god https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lh5ejpwncc23 Wtaf? 3 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 21 hours ago, discolé monade said: Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say it's ok. it's the d.o.g.e. Wtaf?!? Musk is fuckin insane and needs to be locked tf up 4 Quote
Jman Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Just now, 1pooh4u said: WTAF?!? Sorry if this was already posted https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/ Ostensibly it’s so they can cut off every single form of aid. Realistically this is what sets off an intervention, and historically has in Roman times. The tyrants forcing themselves into Rome to dispose of leaders. Shit is about to get very ugly. 4 1 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Just now, Jman said: Ostensibly it’s so they can cut off every single form of aid. Realistically this is what sets off an intervention, and historically has in Roman times. The tyrants forcing themselves into Rome to dispose of leaders. Shit is about to get very ugly. lol I deleted my post because @discolé monade posted it yesterday but it sounds very similar to what he did at Twitter 2 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Idfk do we need to start thinking Musk somehow stole the election for Trump? *dons tinfoil hat* 2 Quote
Jman Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 1 minute ago, 1pooh4u said: Idfk do we need to start thinking Musk somehow stole the election for Trump? *dons tinfoil hat* It’s been a fringe theory since November. 3 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 4 minutes ago, Jman said: It’s been a fringe theory since November. I’m starting to wonder now with all his satellites and tech abilities. He’s got access to things he definitely shouldn’t. I know some of it is recent but idfk. Trump says shit that raises eyebrows but he knows we won’t do shit. Why? Cuz we don’t want to be like them despite being shown over and over that all their accusations were actually confessions 2 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) the alt national parks service explaining how government employees resisting order from Musk are treated. They also explain how DOGE is completely illegal Edited February 1 by 1pooh4u 3 Quote
rpgamer Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Typical dems. "We posted on social media already. There's literally nothing more we can do." 1 1 Quote
Insipid Posted February 1 Posted February 1 All of Elon Musk's assets should be siezed. This is getting fucking ridiculous. 3 2 Quote
Top Gun Posted February 1 Posted February 1 I mean I know a better thing we can do with him. Several, in fact. 1 2 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 20 minutes ago, rpgamer said: Typical dems. "We posted on social media already. There's literally nothing more we can do." Are you referring to the alt national parks service because they are literally actively resisting Trump and Musk everyday 1 Quote
Insipid Posted February 1 Posted February 1 23 minutes ago, Top Gun said: I mean I know a better thing we can do with him. Several, in fact. Necklacing. 1 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 1 Posted February 1 The shit Musk is doing here he is doing all over the globe. I’m hoping he missteps and gets arrested for doing something stupid. I hope it’s soon 3 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, 1pooh4u said: Idfk do we need to start thinking Musk somehow stole the election for Trump? *dons tinfoil hat* 3 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 If I were the next POTUS (if there ever is one), this forward thinking Judge belongs on the SCOTUS... 5 Quote
André Toulon Posted February 2 Posted February 2 1 hour ago, 1pooh4u said: Idfk do we need to start thinking Musk somehow stole the election for Trump? *dons tinfoil hat* Oh, I've been thinking that since I sat up waiting for the votes to come in...I just keep most of my nanners hidden 5 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, Jman said: This is reaching “Military is going to take over and round up the President and his friends” levels. The fact that a military coup is preferable to what's happening is a testament to how much of a shitshow we're in. 4 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 2 Posted February 2 32 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Oh, I've been thinking that since I sat up waiting for the votes to come in...I just keep most of my nanners hidden Like, I didn’t wanna sound like a crazy election denier but now I’m like no fuckin way this clown won both the popular and electoral college. No fucking way 2 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 3 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: Like, I didn’t wanna sound like a crazy election denier but now I’m like no fuckin way this clown won both the popular and electoral college. No fucking way After the report I posted from Secular Talk, I'm unfortunately leaning toward it being stolen. We were getting alarm bells over voter purges by republicans. I couldn't have seen 3.5m coming, though. 4 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 2 Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, naraku360 said: After the report I posted from Secular Talk, I'm unfortunately leaning toward it being stolen. We were getting alarm bells over voter purges by republicans. I couldn't have seen 3.5m coming, though. Looks like they abused legal ways to purge voters and invalidate legal mail in ballots but that it’s as many as 3.5m and no one is talking about it is crazy 2 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) 4 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: Looks like they abused legal ways to purge voters and invalidate legal mail in ballots but that it’s as many as 3.5m and no one is talking about it is crazy The actions are nothing new. Republicans have been doing this since well before I was born. Like, since before most of us were. The extent was enough to smell fishy going back to election day. That's what's new this time. Edited February 2 by naraku360 3 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 2 Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, naraku360 said: The actions are nothing new. Republicans have been doing this since well before I was born. Like, since before most of us were. The extent was enough to smell fishy going back to election day. That's what's new this time. But what can be done? The election was certified 1 Quote
Jman Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 8 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: But what can be done? The election was certified If it was certified under false pretenses, one could argue that the process was invalid. 2 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 15 minutes ago, Jman said: If it was certified under false pretenses, one could argue that the process was invalid. Shame nobody in power has enough of a spine to contest it. 3 Quote
Dark_Cloud_Overhead Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Eh, I don't really buy it. I'm sure they tried all sorts of shenanigans, but I can't believe they actually got away with tossing out enough votes to swing anything without anyone catching on before now. Either way, what does it matter now? As pleasant as it would be to live in denial, it's just engaging in a form of pointless escapism from the unfortunate reality we find ourselves in now. I find it a lot more believable people were simply swayed by the massive misinformation campaign they waged anyway, as I'm a firm believer in the endless stupidity of the human race. 3 Quote
1pooh4u Posted February 2 Posted February 2 18 minutes ago, Jman said: If it was certified under false pretenses, one could argue that the process was invalid. Will the courts see it that way? How do you prove voter rolls weren’t purged in good faith, the same for the invalidated provisional ballots and mail in? I’m not trying to be a defeatist but there might not be anything anyone can do at this point. Is it worth it to know the truth? Yes but we have to take action with what we can change now. As frustrating as it is, acting on this might be a waste of time 2 Quote
Dark_Cloud_Overhead Posted February 2 Posted February 2 When you got right-wing billionaires taking over media organizations and twisting their coverage like this, who needs to actually cheat. A lot easier to just buy up all the microphones so people only hear what they want us to hear. This is the real danger to me and the last true line of defense. When they start going full force after journalists and trying to shut down what's left of the free press, it's over. 2 Quote
naraku360 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 23 minutes ago, Dark_Cloud_Overhead said: Eh, I don't really buy it. I'm sure they tried all sorts of shenanigans, but I can't believe they actually got away with tossing out enough votes to swing anything without anyone catching on before now. Either way, what does it matter now? As pleasant as it would be to live in denial, it's just engaging in a form of pointless escapism from the unfortunate reality we find ourselves in now. I find it a lot more believable people were simply swayed by the massive misinformation campaign they waged anyway, as I'm a firm believer in the endless stupidity of the human race. I don't know that I'd call it escapism. Whether they won legitimately or not doesn't chanfe that it's the same result. One is the death of democracy; the other is misinformation won. However, these aren't mutually exclusive, and evidence of tampering should be taken seriously. 7 minutes ago, Dark_Cloud_Overhead said: When you got right-wing billionaires taking over media organizations and twisting their coverage like this, who needs to actually cheat. A lot easier to just buy up all the microphones so people only hear what they want us to hear. This is the real danger to me and the last true line of defense. When they start going full force after journalists and trying to shut down what's left of the free press, it's over. The problem is that simply not needing to cheat has never stopped the far right from cheating. We are talking about the team who, in 2020, tried getting fake electoral college papers signed off. It doesn't help that our "lEfT-wInG mEdIa" like CNN (lol) have already buckled to this administration. I'm not all in on the rigged election concept, but I've opened up to it more with the newer information. I doubt anything can be done. 3 Quote
discolé monade Posted February 2 Posted February 2 i'm really fucking curious. when will enough, actually be enough? we, the people, are now confronted with taxation, without representation. please, tell me what the people, that did not vote for this monstrosity (sp) of the u.s. presidential administration, are supposed to think. a convicted felon is in charge of ...everything of the u.s. and a non u.s. citizen, that is a billionaire (on paper) holding the strings, while throwing nazi salutes during the ... fuck. dude..... 4 Quote
tsar4 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) Elon Musk has been granted full access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment systems, he has access to every single USians financial data, and can disrupt $6 trillion in federal payments. He’s not an elected official nor is he part of any confirmed government department. - Anonymous Edited February 2 by tsar4 4 Quote
_lost_username_ Posted February 2 Posted February 2 6 hours ago, rpgamer said: Typical dems. "We posted on social media already. There's literally nothing more we can do." Dems need to get people out there willing to throw fruit and rotten eggs at these people. Stop worrying about being called homophobes when someone points out Republicans bend over and spread their ass cheeks and say "please here sir" whenever Trump is in the room. They got to stop doing the "we're going to take the high way" tact. Didn't work. Now's the time to stop being civil and start mocking, slinging mud and running over a bunch of spineless pussies. Who are the "oh, they shouldn't be so abhorrent" wine and cracker eating rich liberals on the coasts going to vote for? I'm sure they wouldn't vote GOP even if a Democrat dumped a big shit bowl over some Republican's head. 3 1 Quote
_lost_username_ Posted February 2 Posted February 2 9 hours ago, Jman said: This is reaching “Military is going to take over and round up the President and his friends” levels. I'm glad I'm not the only one that has had this feeling. I have been wondering if there has been a "Plan B" being made since before the election. I just didn't think we'd be escalated this soon. But Trump looks awful, probably feels awful and we know he doesn't care about who he harms because ... you find the word. Trump alone might've been one thing but the power grab by Musk feels like something else. I didn't see this but apparently BlueSky had this message on searches today: "This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State." It just feels like "something." 3 1 Quote
_lost_username_ Posted February 2 Posted February 2 55 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Elon Musk has been granted full access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment systems, he has access to every single USians financial data, and can disrupt $6 trillion in federal payments. He’s not an elected official nor is he part of any confirmed government department. - Anonymous I saw on BlueSky that someone mentioned that one of the Departments has already declared that it will only do press releases on X and no longer send emails. Musk wanted X to be an "everything app." Now he has the power to force that on us, willing or not. Conspiracy theorists have gone on about this for 30 years. Ironically, it came to pass and it's by a guy who've they embraced. Real-life irony there. 4 Quote
discolé monade Posted February 2 Posted February 2 18 hours ago, Jman said: Ostensibly it’s so they can cut off every single form of aid. Realistically this is what sets off an intervention, and historically has in Roman times. The tyrants forcing themselves into Rome to dispose of leaders. Shit is about to get very ugly. some of us saw this coming. history does in fact, and will always repeat. until humankind can break this cycle of abuse we put ourselves through.... but that's too fucking hippy/communist/socialist/libtard/ for most, and it's a damn shame. babylon indeed. 2 Quote
discolé monade Posted February 2 Posted February 2 9 hours ago, _lost_username_ said: It just feels like "something." you are not alone. i had asked a question after the elections,[about what i was seeing on the tiktok, before i deleted it-and facebook- this is my only thing, for whatever this is XD], but it was in regards to start sending texts encrypted, which i know nothing about, and to get a vpn...again, i have a lap top. i'm still waiting for any news article to pop up, before that kind of useful media is gone. i have always thought about purchasing an ameuteur radio. i have some basic comm. skills, how hard can it be to learn morse code? i'm semi/super cereal. if i won the lottery, i wouldn't tell a soul..... but there'd be signs. 2 Quote
Jman Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/protest-erupts-in-downtown-los-angeles-over-surge-in-ice-raids-some-demonstrators-block-101-freeway/ These protests were inevitable. 5 Quote
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