cardiganstarlet
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The new giant veneer trend is so horrible. I’m glad M never went that route.
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2 hours ago, Camacho said:
Brilliant!
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2 hours ago, elijah said:
It’s basically capitulating at even trying to look like a democratic state, let alone leading the democracies. Cosing up with Putin, rewriting history, acting like 100 years in the development of the world could simply be erased. Acting like a bully
And really, this is all because the patriarchy was challenged and there finally looked like meaningful change coming for everyone else. So they cosy up to all the worst elements of society to take back power and pull it all down.
Im more disgusted with people who keep falling for this when there are so many examples through history, especially in modern history. Conservative parties have literally been using the economy and immigrants as political footballs for 200 years, and it works everytime.
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15 hours ago, Raider of the lost Ark said:
Is there any opposition to this plan in Israel or within the jewish community? Considering the history of jewish people, I would like to believe they are very sensitive to this situation. I mean, jewish people were victim of "ethnic cleansing" at a scale unimaginable. In the beginning people were kicked out of their homes, then had to live in ghettos and it all culminated with the "Endlösung". Or is this just another time in human mankind, where people don't care because it does not affect them directly despite all the lessons learned from history?
Also, I can clearly see a huge shift in public opinion in regards to Israels politics. Support for Israel and its actions in Gaza etc. must be on an all-time low. And when people in Germany, especially politicians, that are part of the democratic spectum, and media openly criticize the Israeli goverment, which was an absolute no-go up until a year ago, Israel should realize they have a big problem when it comes to support in the future. If your only ally is a conservative government in the U.S.A., you may reconsider your actions. Maybe it's time for countries like Germany, France etc. to acknowledge a state of Palestine, to stop all the madness in the area.
I hate to equate mass killings with PR but the Israel government has lost crucial support from younger generations across the globe, as well as completely creating a whole generation amongst their neighbours who want retribution.
Theyve completely fucked themselves over.
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He’s more orange than ever.
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On 1/22/2025 at 5:22 AM, zephyralexxx said:
She looks amazing! Stylish and elegant just as a first lady has to look.
Just confirming that a woman’s place in political life is to look pretty?
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1 hour ago, Camacho said:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-day-1-executive-orders-3a035a0bbd37b5c12630b92c8c8a9625
Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1.
With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate accords and sought to keep TikTok open in the U.S., among other actions. He pardoned hundreds of people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Here’s a look at some of Trump’s initial actions and upcoming plans:
Pardons in the Jan. 6 US Capitol attack
As he promised repeatedly during the 2024 campaign, the president issued pardons late Monday for about 1,500 people convicted or criminally charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as Congress convened to certify Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump.
Separately, Trump ordered an end to federal cases against “political opponents” of the Biden administration — meaning Trump supporters. He said Monday that he would end “weaponization” of federal law enforcement but his actions seemed targeted only to help his backers.
The economy and TikTok
In a made-for-TV display at Capital One Arena on Monday evening, Trump signed a largely symbolic memorandum that he described as directing every federal agency to combat consumer inflation. By repealing Biden actions and adding his own orders, Trump is easing regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production, something he promises will bring down costs of all consumer goods. Trump is specifically targeting Alaska for expanded fossil fuel production.
On trade, the president said he expects to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, but declined to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.
Trump also signed an order intended to pause Congress’ TikTok ban for 75 days, a period in which the president says he will seek a U.S. buyer in a deal that can protect national security interests while leaving the popular social media platform open to Americans.
America First
As he did during his first administration, Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. He also ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign aid spending. Both moves fit into his more isolationist “America First” approach to international affairs.
In more symbolic moves, Trump planned to sign an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making it the Gulf of America. The highest mountain in North America, now known as Denali, will revert back to Mount McKinley, its name until President Barack Obama changed it. And Trump signed an order that flags must be at full height at every future Inauguration Day. The order came because former President Jimmy Carter’s death had prompted flags to be at half-staff. Trump demanded they be moved up Monday. Another Trump order calls for promoting “Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.”
Immigration and national security
Trump reversed several immigration orders from Biden’s presidency, including one that narrowed deportation priorities to people who commit serious crimes, are deemed national security threats or were stopped at the border. It returns the government to Trump’s first-term policy that everyone in the country illegally is a priority for deportation.
The president declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, and he plans to send U.S. troops to help support immigration agents and restrict refugees and asylum.
Trump is trying end birthright citizenship. It’s unclear, though, whether his order will survive inevitable legal challenges, since birthright citizenship is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
He temporarily suspended the U.S. Refugee Admission Program, pending a review to assess the program’s “public safety and national security” implications. He’s also pledged to restart a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait over the border in Mexico, but officials didn’t say whether Mexico would accept migrants again. And Trump is ending the CBP One app, a Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants.
Meanwhile, on national security, the president revoked any active security clearances from a long list of his perceived enemies, including former director of national intelligence James Clapper, Leon Panetta, a former director of the CIA and defense secretary, and his own former national security adviser, John Bolton.
Climate and energy
As expected, Trump signed documents he said will formally withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreements. He made the same move during his first term but Biden reversed it.
Additionally, Trump declared an energy emergency as he promised to “drill, baby, drill,” and said he will eliminate what he calls Biden’s electric vehicle mandate.
Overhauling federal bureaucracy
Trump has halted federal government hiring, excepting the military and other parts of government that went unnamed. He added a freeze on new federal regulations while he builds out his second administration.
He formally empowered the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which is being led by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. Ostensibly an effort to streamline government, DOGE is not an official agency. But Trump appears poised to give Musk wide latitude to recommend cuts in government programs and spending.
Diversity, equity and inclusion and transgender rights
Trump is rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. Both are major shifts for the federal policy and are in line with Trump’s campaign trail promises. One order declares that the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female. And they’re to be defined based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes, according to details of the upcoming order. Under the order, federal prisons and shelters for migrants and rape victims would be segregated by sex as defined by the order. And federal taxpayer money could not be used to fund “transition services.”
A separate order halts DEI programs, directing the White House to identify and end them within the government.
This is a baby boomers wet dream. It wouldn’t surprise me if they’re the most statistically happiest demographic today.
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It all comes out in the wash. Their true colours shining through now that they can stand behind the bully in chief.
This is the problem with the patriarchy. It’s insidious, and bred from such an early age. It’s 2025. I’m depressed to spend another decade arguing against this shit that has been regurgitated for generations.
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What areas has Madonna had houses in over the years?
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3 hours ago, Lolo said:
It will be interesting to see where the real power is: the highest political office in the US (and the world) or the supposedly richest person on the globe with numerous connections and influence… it could be devastating.
Quote Cersei: ‚Power‘ is power…
Money has always been in control. It’s just more out in the open now as more billionaires are narcissists who can flaunt on (or own) social media.
The conglomerates and wealthy individuals who donate (to both parties) killed any chance of meaningful change in American political discourse years ago.
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Yes, what is the difference between his behaviour and Putin’s, deciding and speaking on behalf of countries they think is there’s?
And also that inherently American establishment attitude of writing a cheque for whatever they want.
I hope his supporters who voted for cheaper groceries are enjoying their weekly shop.
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So she wants to be a horse now?
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39 minutes ago, elijah said:
Wouldn't Assange be controversial though? He is in Russia now. As for Hunter Biden: I m not surprised. It would be great if Biden pardons the people who tried to hold Trump accountable especially for Jan 6th 2020.
That’s Snowden, but why not pardon him too? They’ve served sentences in the form of exile. And it would at least cushion the fallout from Hunter’s pardon.
Obama pardoned Chelsea Manning in his final term.
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This will be warped by the Republicans, even though Trump pardons his cronies.
I hope Biden can also do Assange which is overdue.
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9 minutes ago, jonski43 said:
Lol, they'll be back - we saw the same when Elon bought it and people went to Threads then came back. And The Guardian really can't afford to lose readers as they're financially very insecure. Many people follow the Guardian but no longer read the paper as it's become more and more extreme in certain areas. It's alienating massive parts of its readership but they still follow to call it out on its bullshit.
I wouldn’t call the Guardian extreme.
Theyve always been an openly left wing paper. And also hold left wing parties to account. If people start thinking the Guardian is extreme then that means the propaganda from the global right is working.
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I feel exactly the same. In a way the need to experience what these type of actions do to perhaps learn. Unfortunately because it’s such horrid actions to begin with it affects us all. It’s a lose lose situation.
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It’s crazy. So many people havent bothered with their history books.
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The beginnings of a psychopath.
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3 hours ago, Nikki said:
I listened to the save pod America podcast and was so surprised to hear they wanted donations.. I know SPAmerica works for the DNC. they're basically their spokespersons. Kamala got over a BILLION from donations. How dare they?
Then I heard they spent millions on Oprah, gaga, Beyonce.. and are now in DEPT.
The DNC are a JOKE.
They should stop money in politics from donors. this is a scam.
Yeah I was disgusted when Democrat supporters on TV were like ‘she’s raised so much money’. For what? To piss up the wall with?! That money could have helped so many people/communities in need. As an outsider, the money in US politics is hyper capitalism and a structural problem that needs to be addressed.
47 minutes ago, Raider of the lost Ark said:Many say, democrats should have told workers they want to implement universal healthcare, which makes me wonder if the general stance on this issue among U.S. Americans have changed? My impression was that most U.S. Americans react to universal healthcare like the devil to holy water because it's considered communism, thanks to the misinformation spread by republicans.
I spoke to an American recently about this. I think the topic has been so warped that people just don’t get it. She was outraged her taxes could be used by other people for healthcare, and disliked how her father’s business had to provide health cover. I tried to explain that access to universal healthcare actually means people can work more but she wasn’t drawing the links.
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13 hours ago, Crystal Coffin said:
So whenever Islam is criticized, understand that it's not a form of bigotry, a "far-right propaganda" or whatever garbage that mainstream media tells you, and stop playing the repulsive "This is Islamophobia" card to silent its critics.
When Islam is the problem, say its name clearly. SPECIFICALLY. Don't just go "ALL religions are bad". I'm an ex-Muslim and still have to live outwardly as a Muslim for obvious safety reasons, I know how exceptionally vile Islam is in the 21st century world.
I think there’s been a misunderstanding. I didn’t say Islam but I’ll clarify it’s the way I feel about any religion, they all serve the same purpose in my opinion.
I certainly didn’t mean muslims, so I’ll be clearer next time as I’d hate for my words to be misconstrued to sound as such.
M says it better than me:
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1 hour ago, whyme? said:
I just don't see that working. Obama won by a landslide thanks to getting the moderates to vote for him. Quite frankly, so did Biden in 2020. The only way democrats can win is by being a centrist party. That's how the UK left was able to win this year. They moved more to the center.
But democrats must have a charismatic, big personality, big mouth candidate. Enough of these nice people. Unfortunately our garbage country likes assholes.
The thing is, the right wins when the left move centre. It’s part of their MO. Once the goal post is moved to a new ‘centre’, the right just lurch more rabid until things it repeats. And they’ve played the successful long game since thatcher/reagan.
Also, another issue is this ridiculous mindset that we can only have two major parties.
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3 hours ago, whyme? said:
I think the Democratic party and it's leaders also need to do a bit of soul searching. Stop saying "we need the black vote, the Latino vote, the female vote". You actually need the white centrist vote to win!!! They voted in droves for Obama and Bill Clinton. And perhaps Biden (sort of). The Democratic party needs to be a moderate, centrist party. They are perceived in America as this lefty, woke party that caters to minorities. Guess what, you won't win that way!
Trump should've been beaten by 10 points on the polls, not 'neck and neck'. Ughhhh
I find this theory interesting. I don’t live in the US but a tv channel in my country said something similar. I don’t understand it because to me the democrats are a centrist party, if not centre right.
The disinformation about left wing politics and institutions in that country is crazy. My heart really goes out to the intelligent and compassionate people who are genuinely working hard for progressive policies which benefit a lot of the hardcore MAGA base. Sadly, they’ve drank the cool aid and are lost to the Trump cult, and will drag everyone down with them.
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God filler is truly evil.
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33 minutes ago, Camacho said:
If only these people were that passionate about universal healthcare, education, and natural resources.
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Yes it was a relief. And the icing on the cake was seeing Dutton’s face, it was like a slapped arse.
Im sad the greens haven’t done so great this time around. I think some may have voted for Albanese as it wasn’t looking good for a while.
I hope Labor actually get some progressive policies in this term. The next 12 months are crucial. If Dutton wasn’t so disliked I’m not sure this would have been the outcome. They need to make the most of it.