The American Politics Thread!

[Jonathan]

5 hours ago, sneaky said:

If only we did have the power to turn America gay. Or may just a lil bisexual

 

Harris’ performance among LGBT voters was stronger than that of any Democratic candidate in the last five presidential elections.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/lgbt-voters-away-from-trump-2024-election-record-change-rcna178939

 

I guess the gays for Trump should stayed in the political closet! No one out gays the Dems and Harris was our queen and still is!

[Jonathan]

 

That's the best description I've seen yet!

[Jonathan]

The ONLY right thing to do! Thank you Joe!

 

 

[mercfan3]

On 12/1/2024 at 9:05 AM, sneaky said:

If only we did have the power to turn America gay. Or may just a lil bisexual

 

Harris’ performance among LGBT voters was stronger than that of any Democratic candidate in the last five presidential elections.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/lgbt-voters-away-from-trump-2024-election-record-change-rcna178939

she also got the highest ever percentage of the Jewish vote. 

[season1]

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3248510/musk-and-ramaswamy-want-to-end-daylight-savings/

 

 

 

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DOGE can recommend ending Daylight Savings Time, and I hope it happens. They can also work with Congress (DOGE will be getting a House Oversight subcommittee); encourage Speaker Johnson to take up the bill passed by the Senate a couple of years ago. The Sunshine Protection Act was sponsored by Senator Rubio (R-FL) in 2021.

 

I would think that getting rid of the twice a year time change would have majority support from Americans, regardless of political parties or ideologies.

Edited December 4, 2024 by season1

[bswanson]

^ that is true, i dont like them but i do like keeping the clock forward. 

[Craig]

12 hours ago, bswanson said:

^ that is true, i dont like them but i do like keeping the clock forward. 

 

Some of the lines might be worth redrawing as well. The areas near the edges of the time zones may prefer to go into an adjacent time zone instead. For example, states like Indiana and (at least part of) Michigan might want to go into Central Time instead to make sunrises earlier in the winter, while Maine might prefer going into Atlantic Time (and eastern Washington into Mountain Time) to avoid sunsets before 4 pm at this time of year.

[TeamAudra]

19 hours ago, season1 said:

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3248510/musk-and-ramaswamy-want-to-end-daylight-savings/

 

 

 

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DOGE can recommend ending Daylight Savings Time, and I hope it happens. They can also work with Congress (DOGE will be getting a House Oversight subcommittee); encourage Speaker Johnson to take up the bill passed by the Senate a couple of years ago. The Sunshine Protection Act was sponsored by Senator Rubio (R-FL) in 2021.

 

I would think that getting rid of the twice a year time change would have majority support from Americans, regardless of political parties or ideologies.

I like the extra hour of sleep in the Fall.  
 

I suppose there are good arguments to end it, but it’s pretty far down my list of priorities. 

[TeamAudra]

Hegseth nearing DOA status if he isn’t already there. Didn’t he know these things would come to light? Apparently, the Trump people were caught off guard by the 2017 incident. 
 

Now, they’re floating DeSantis’ name for replacement. I’m sure he’d be a good choice, but I’m guessing he’d prefer to keep the job he has. 

[season1]

20 hours ago, TeamAudra said:

I like the extra hour of sleep in the Fall.  
 

I suppose there are good arguments to end it, but it’s pretty far down my list of priorities. 

 

 

I think the Senate bill will keep the DST (spring forward). It would be nice to quit adjusting clocks every 6 months. 

 

It will be interesting to see how DOGE would work with the different government agencies to cut government waste and fraud. The DOGE X account has been posting about the areas that will be targeted.

 

https://x.com/doge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full text of the post:

 

 

America once prided itself in building great projects; now, those projects are hampered by bureaucracy and overregulation.

 

-It will have taken almost 25 years to permit and construct The Gross Reservoir expansion project in Colorado, expected to be completed in 2027.

-It took almost 20 years to permit the Kensington gold mine in Alaska.

-It took four years to construct a new runway at Seattle

-Tacoma International Airport, but it took 15 years to get the permits

-It took Shell seven years and $7 billion to get the federal government’s permission to drill a single oil-exploration well off the coast of Alaska.

-It took 17 years to receive a permit for the SunZia energy project in the Western US.

- It took more than 40 years to permit the Cooper Landing Bypass project, a 15 mile highway project in Alaska.

-New U.S. highway construction projects usually take between nine and 19 years from initial planning and permitting to completion of construction.

 

 

Sources:

https://shorturl.at/pJimi

https://shorturl.at/Qxxdw

https://shorturl.at/LHVFL

https://shorturl.at/dj3GX

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-02-1067t

 

 

 

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Full text of the post:

 

In 2023 alone, illegal immigration cost taxpayers $150.7 billion. To put this in context with other costs (adjusted for inflation):

-World War I: $334 billion

-Apollo Space Program: $257 billion

-Manhattan Project: $30 billion

-Panama Canal: $15.2 billion

-Hoover Dam: $1 billion

 

Sources:

https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023

https://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/cost-us-wars-then-and-now

https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-apollo

https://www.stimson.org/2024/americas-nuclear-weapons-quagmire/

https://panamacascoviejo.com/brief-history-of-the-panama-canal/

https://hoover.archives.gov/hoovers/hoover-dam

 

Edited December 6, 2024 by season1

[sneaky]

These people gleeful about the United health CEO being murdered. Like yes insurance is frustrating. But people already bitch about the cost of insurance. If everything was covered no deductible no co pay then no one could afford insurance. We could do a universal healthcare system although the country's too big it would probably have to broken down by region. But Americans are all me, me, me, me like opera singers they will bitch about the tax increase and revolt. I dont know I just dont understand people nowadays

[season1]

Trump is in France this weekend, to attend the reopening of Notre Dame.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14168577/Donald-Trump-arrives-Notre-Dame-reopening-ceremony.html

 

 

 

Trump and Macron addressing the press

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by season1

[season1]

Funny captions on these pictures

 

 

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Trump and Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump speaking to Prince William (of Wales)

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by season1

[season1]

Europe welcomes Trump

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by season1

[season1]

 

Interesting Jesse Watters Show segment about the democrats and the election, with clips from several vocal democrats. 

 

 

 

The rest of the post:

 

So now the Democrats have a choice: stick with Trump Derangement Syndrome or come for their king. After all, @BarackObama  orchestrated a coup, installed @KamalaHarris and his whole team - and now the party’s in shambles.

 

 

 

 

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Who will challenge Obama's influence over the democrats? Maybe someone from pop culture, like Matthew McConaughey? Maybe move towards the middle?

Edited December 11, 2024 by season1

[Jonathan]

Enough said.

 

[Jonathan]

 

[season1]

A day after FBI Director Wray said he will resign before Trump takes office, the DOJ IG revealed that 26 FBI informants were present on Jan. 6:

 

 

 

 

[Hamza Tufail]

A recent poll showed only 17% Americans approve of Pete hegseth.

 

I think DeSantis is the best gov in the states, but being the head of the most powerful and important military in the world is that one job I wouldn't mind him doing.

[Jonathan]

I don't think ole Ron will be happy with Trump getting rid of Daylight Savings. Summer tourism is his top moneymaker and that would really be bad for the beaches and parks. It would be bad for all the Southern states, who all voted for him! Yeah we're getting a blue tsunami in 2026 and 28.

[TeamAudra]

4 hours ago, Hamza Tufail said:

A recent poll showed only 17% Americans approve of Pete hegseth.

 

I think DeSantis is the best gov in the states, but being the head of the most powerful and important military in the world is that one job I wouldn't mind him doing.

5 different men served as Secretary Of Defense over Trump’s first term. That’s a lot. I doubt Ron is interested. 

[Jonathan]

If we had to have a Republican President, it should have been Ron. Plain and simple.

[Hamza Tufail]

Is NBA not that popular anymore?

 

 

[Jonathan]

 

[Jonathan]

 

Fuuuck those 2 evil men and I hope they both burn in hell in agony in the hottest part if there is a hell! They need to suffer the way these children are. They are the ones who deserve it!