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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Cheeto Benito threatens to cut Berkeley funding over the protests.
Legally he can't do that without congress approval. Trump's media team, Bannon/Milo/Breibart/Faux News are loving the protests, as they can paint the whole thing as liberals being intolerant and hostile to 'freedom of speech.
Also, someone filed a petition to declare the Anti-Fascist movements a terrorist organization in the White House, unsurprisingly it is another move from /pol/ to become relevant again after they no longer are the useful idiots the election needed.
edited 3rd Feb '17 6:02:03 AM by AngelusNox
Inter arma enim silent legesSo about those Russian sanctions - turns out the changes yesterday were initiated from the end of the Obama administration to make it easier for tech companies to do business. It's mentioned in this NYT article, a bit further down.
The technical explanation is this: Apparently Russian border and customs officials are connected to the F.S.B. [the Russian intelligence agency]], so theoretically, any visit to Russia that involves payment of a border tax is a violation of sanctions - it would be material support to the F.S.B. That goes well beyond former President Barack Obama's intent.
The adjustment keeps the sanctions focused on the intelligence unit of the agency.
State-owned media in Russia is trying to spin this as a win, though.
“Other targeted groups on our campus have experienced Horowitz’ tactic of publicizing the names and pictures of individuals on posters throughout campus property, and there is a likelihood that there will be Horowitz-backed posters pasted throughout our campus,” the letter said.
How many speaking venues at American institutes of higher education have questionably safe lighting fixtures mounted over the stage?
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiotIn that hypothetical "what if democrats splitted into two parties" I think it would be ideal if there was still other parties so there aren't just two since having just two choices is too easy for "us vs them" mindset. But then again, we have 8
sort of major parties over so I'm probably just so unused to idea of two parties. Still, I think if there would be more than two major parties that it would avoid one of them being radicalized or polarized to some extend
Eventually though one of them would consolidate power and the others would find enough common ground to band together to Enemy Mine them.
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for youThe Atlantic: How to Build an Autocracy
The article was probably written before the inauguration, but it's pretty chilling anyway. And very familiar to me.
tl;dr- Trump did jack shit to get the Federal Bureaucracy on his side or did anything to get its respect. As a result, the FB are just leaking stuff lol
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It depends. Of course, I'm left whether the canary trap
is still in play.
Also, a Bowling Green Massacre that actually happened
.
Curse you, sinkhole. Those were some rare Corvettes you trashed. Why isn't there extreme vetting for sinkholes?
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiotBlack Comedy at its Finest (or Gallows Humor for us Americans): Letter From the Arab World-- America, You Look Like an Arab Country Right Now Welcome to the club.
One example:
If the Democrats completely destroyed the Republicans at every level of government, Elections of 1800-style, they would assuredly split, but what constitutes the "middle" would shift left. I mean, one hundred years ago, the political "middle" was a position where segregation was normalized and tolerated by both parties. To move the country left, you first have to destroy the old right. The more the right-wing has to reinvent itself to fit within a left-wing paradigm shift, the better.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."![]()
The economically left ones (the "Sanders wing", so to speak) seem to be taking over the name "progressive" right now, so I'd assume they would go with that one. For "Federals" I've got no clue unless there's an agreement during the split for neither party to use the old name.
Because stable banks are for nations not run by perennial chapter 11 filers, Trump is going to trash Dodd-Frank, and throw out that fiduciary rule that keeps investors from screwing over their clients for personal gain. [1]
No man, fuck off. I had to learn the new ways of doing stuff and the new forms required by Dodd-Frank, and I'd really rather you NOT invalidate a decent chunk of my undergraduate education. I redesigned other courses to teach our students how these new regulations affect us.
I mean, the imminent financial collapse thing is serious, but I am also personally affected, and that has me almost as mad as the obvious, serious, universal stuff.
Nordstrom will no longer carry Ivanka Trump's brand products due to lack of sales
. More for Trump to be upset about at 3AM...

They'd probably name themselves the "Progressives" or something.
Disgusted, but not surprised