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5 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

Trump calls for cuts to Social Security and Medicare: ‘A lot you can do’

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-calls-for-cuts-to-social-security-and-medicare-a-lot-you-can-do/

This is telling.  SS and Medicare are easily funded with some simple changes.  Hell, if Congress didn't hand the Pentagon more and more money and simply paused funding increases for a few years, a lot of funding problems could be solved.

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9 minutes ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

This is telling.  SS and Medicare are easily funded with some simple changes.  Hell, if Congress didn't hand the Pentagon more and more money and simply paused funding increases for a few years, a lot of funding problems could be solved.

It is going to lose Trump votes so I am happy he said it.

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https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/florida-teachers-can-discuss-sexual-orientation-and-gender-id-under-don-t-say-gay-bill-settlement/ar-BB1jIjGx?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4e3a54da9d0f4db2bdb7257d949a6c8b&ei=39

"ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don't Say Gay.”

he settlement clarifies what is allowed in Florida classrooms following passage two years ago of the law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades. Opponents said the law had created confusion about whether teachers could identity themselves as LGBTQ+ or if they even could have rainbow stickers in classrooms.

Other states used the Florida law as a template to pass prohibitions on classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation. Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina are among the states with versions of the law.

Under the terms of the settlement, the Florida Board of Education will send instructions to every school district saying the Florida law doesn't prohibit discussing LGBTQ+ people, nor prevent anti-bullying rules on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or disallow Gay-Straight Alliance groups. The settlement also spells out that the law is neutral — meaning what applies to LGBTQ+ people also applies to heterosexual people — and that it doesn't apply to library books not being used for instruction in the classroom.

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Former Mar-a-Lago Employee Who Moved Boxes of Documents Tells CNN He Suspected Trump Was Up to ‘Something’

https://www.mediaite.com/news/former-mar-a-lago-employee-who-moved-boxes-of-documents-tells-cnn-he-suspected-trump-was-up-to-something/

 

Brian Butler, who worked at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for 20 years, told investigators (and now CNN) that in June 2022, he unknowingly helped move 10 to 15 boxes of government documents from Mar-a-Lago to Trump’s plane, which was bound for New Jersey. That was the same month an attorney for Trump gave the Department of Justice a letter stating that to the best of her acknowledge, Trump had no government material in his possession.

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56 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

Former Mar-a-Lago Employee Who Moved Boxes of Documents Tells CNN He Suspected Trump Was Up to ‘Something’

https://www.mediaite.com/news/former-mar-a-lago-employee-who-moved-boxes-of-documents-tells-cnn-he-suspected-trump-was-up-to-something/

 

Brian Butler, who worked at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for 20 years, told investigators (and now CNN) that in June 2022, he unknowingly helped move 10 to 15 boxes of government documents from Mar-a-Lago to Trump’s plane, which was bound for New Jersey. That was the same month an attorney for Trump gave the Department of Justice a letter stating that to the best of her acknowledge, Trump had no government material in his possession.

 

True story: I used to work with a guy named Brian Butler....

 

Stand up guy. Always willing to help when boxes needed moving......didn't ask too many questions, either.....:classic_cool:

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1 hour ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

‘This Type of Witness Is Gold’: Elie Honig Marvels at Ex-Trump Employee Recalling How He Moved Boxes of Government Documents

https://www.mediaite.com/crime/this-type-of-witness-is-gold-elie-honig-marvels-at-ex-trump-employee-recalling-how-he-moved-boxes-of-government-documents/

 

Pretty damning....

 

I imagine we'll see Judge Cannon come up with another reason to delay the trial now.....

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So, I own a domain and Shopify store out of the US that I've had paused, just been too busy to deal with it, but I'm considering putting it live again if I can find enough interest in it. I own images such as the one on this shirt, had it designed for me:

 

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2 hours ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

Former Mar-a-Lago Employee Who Moved Boxes of Documents Tells CNN He Suspected Trump Was Up to ‘Something’

https://www.mediaite.com/news/former-mar-a-lago-employee-who-moved-boxes-of-documents-tells-cnn-he-suspected-trump-was-up-to-something/

 

Brian Butler, who worked at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for 20 years, told investigators (and now CNN) that in June 2022, he unknowingly helped move 10 to 15 boxes of government documents from Mar-a-Lago to Trump’s plane, which was bound for New Jersey. That was the same month an attorney for Trump gave the Department of Justice a letter stating that to the best of her acknowledge, Trump had no government material in his possession.

20 years?

 

Impossible.  Trump never knew him.  Never met him.  Probably just a guy staffed at his place he has lots of staff

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Building up to a rematch of 2020 that the RNC lost.  

 

Team TRUMP:  Lets slash staffing at the RNC during the election year.

 

That's a a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if that pays off for 'em.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/11/bloodbath-at-rnc-trump-team-slashes-staff-at-committee-00146368

Bloodbath at RNC: Trump team slashes staff at committee

Dozens of staffers are expected to be let go

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4 hours ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

Building up to a rematch of 2020 that the RNC lost.  

 

Team TRUMP:  Lets slash staffing at the RNC during the election year.

 

That's a a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if that pays off for 'em.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/11/bloodbath-at-rnc-trump-team-slashes-staff-at-committee-00146368

Bloodbath at RNC: Trump team slashes staff at committee

Dozens of staffers are expected to be let go

 

He's replacing them with his own loyalists.  The RNC tried to replace him first with DeSantis and then with Haley.

 

He'll do the same exact thing to hundreds of people if he gets re-elected.  Every president does.

 

If he loses the election, his people will be tossed out on their rear ends and replaced just as quickly.

 

Personally I'm fairly amused that he's installing the wife of his dumbest child as co-CEO.  That poor b*stard Whatley is now getting to deal with her.  There's a saying in football, if you have 2 starting Quarterbacks, you have none.  Now a guy who's business is politics gets to run a part of a major political party with a former television junk news creator whose deciding qualification is spreading her legs for the runt of the Trump litter.

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6 hours ago, Sabrefan1 said:

He's replacing them with his own loyalists.  The RNC tried to replace him first with DeSantis and then with Haley.

 

He'll do the same exact thing to hundreds of people if he gets re-elected.  Every president does.

 

If he loses the election, his people will be tossed out on their rear ends and replaced just as quickly.

 

Personally I'm fairly amused that he's installing the wife of his dumbest child as co-CEO.  That poor b*stard Whatley is now getting to deal with her.  There's a saying in football, if you have 2 starting Quarterbacks, you have none.  Now a guy who's business is politics gets to run a part of a major political party with a former television junk news creator whose deciding qualification is spreading her legs for the runt of the Trump litter.

 

Thousands....if he follows through on his plans....

 

https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981

 

This is the real Great Replacement Theory, IMO....

 

Regarding the RNC, it could be that they plan to replace these people with "shallow state" loyalists, or it could be that they've decided they need every penny they can get to spend on their Dear Leader's legal bills.....

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1 hour ago, Elias Pettersson said:

 

 

Like he doesn't have an axe to grind or anything. Pffft 🙄

 

Disgruntled employee disgruntles. Hope the payoff is worth the loss of integrity, character and perjury charges.

 

(Currently watching this questioning LIVE and in the moment. Not relying on quoted tweets.)

 

 

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