Traitor Watch - The 45 & 47 Thread

[NovaSaber]

And on that subject

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls have been repaired.

apnews.com

 

[Axaday]

When you openly incite an insurrection there should be SOMETHING in place that disallows you from winning another election. That should not be a difficult concept to grasp.

What if you had to take a pop quiz on Government/Economics to get on the ballot. It wouldn't stop every insurrectionist, but it would've stopped this one.

 

[Axaday]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/politics/video/trump-biden-transition-difficult-susie-wiles-collins-tsr-digvid

In fairness to Trump, everything is difficult when you don't have any idea how it is supposed to be done.

 

[Paladin]

so wokeness causes wildfires now.

 

[Axaday]

I think Don Jr just means if a properly competent, non-woke man like him was in charge that fire would be out by now.

 

[Ungnome]

I think Don Jr just means if a properly competent, non-woke man like him was in charge that fire would be out by now.

Makes sense, his father thought he could redirect a hurricane with a sharpie.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Just because Junior's coked up enough to outrun a wildfire doesn't mean everyone else can.

 

[Axaday]

It took me until today to put two and two together on this, but Trump's national security interest in Canada and Greenland is a quiet acknowledgment that the Arctic Ocean is becoming navigable. Why would that happen?

 

[Steevy Maximus]

It took me until today to put two and two together on this, but Trump's national security interest in Canada and Greenland is a quiet acknowledgment that the Arctic Ocean is becoming navigable. Why would that happen?

His "great people" told him that those two places had more oil to drill. Trump is a real estate guy, he's "condidtioned" to view "more property=more ways to exploit for money".

 

[Axaday]

He says national security and shines a light on Chinese and Russian operations in the Arctic Ocean. Once I started looking, there is a lot to see. That ocean is opening up.

 

[KidTDragon]

Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case: As it happened

President-elect Donald Trump is facing sentencing for his New York hush money conviction after the nation's highest court refused to intervene. Trump is expected to appear via video for Friday's proceeding.

apnews.com

And Trump gets his slap on the wrist, the only consequence he'll ever face.

 

[NovaSaber]

I debated with myself on which thread to put this in, but we know it's being done to kiss the ass of the Orange Skull.

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/meta-dei-programs-employees-trump

 

[Axaday]

Man. Do you suppose they have intel that Trump is planning to just destroy them?

 

[KidTDragon]

Zuckerberg understands that all he needs to do to get Trump on his side is to give him money, right?

 

[Ungnome]

They all saw what is happening to tiktok and that platform was killed with a Democrat in the oval office. They know as well as anyone that while tiktok was first simply because of it's sketchy connection to the Chinese government, they will be targeted next, especially by a hostile incoming congress and adminisatration. They are doing this to keep from being broken up or sanctioned for promoting things that the idiot-in-chief doesn't like. Frankly I would have liked them to stand their ground, but they ARE capitalists and profit is more important than principle to their kind.

 

[wonko the sane?]

And let's be real here: there is no way to satiate a bully. Once they start giving in to his requirements, there will always be more requirements, and it will eventually eat into their profit margins.

Considering how poorly we're using social media, might be due for it to fail.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

It just occurred to me, but what ever happened to Vance? Have we heard about him recently? I mean, even calling him a footnote now is overly generous, since we all know Musk is the real VP (or Trump is and Musk is the real President, either way), I'm just mildly curious where the sectional predator disappeared to.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Guy wants to run in 2028. We'll hear from him as soon as he thinks there's something to take credit for. Otherwise he'll keep quiet and try to avoid blame for anything bad that happens.

 

[Rhinox]

There's been reports that Zuck is also pissed that his post about breaking his leg while training for some sort of kung fu tourney didn't go viral like he'd wanted. So, in part to appease the Orange Shitgibbon, part to assuage his own ego.
Gee, it's almost like running a major social media site somehow turns one into a megalomaniac.

As far as Vance, he knows how volatile his boss is. He's done his job, now it's time to duck and hide till he's needed. If he's not putting himself out there, he can't offend the Orange Creamsickle Tyrant.

 

[Axaday]

I don't think I ever paused to consider that Trump's vanity business is a direct competitor of Musk's vanity business. How are they getting along so well? Will Musk buy TruthSocial?

If Zuckerberg keeps cozying up, is there an anti-trust suit in here somewhere?