Corporate mergers come with a cost, especially if they need approval from government entities. The CEOs and their very wealthy shareholders had to give Trump what he demanded so they could make more money for themselves. We have increasingly carefully curated news as a result.
The right did get change. It may not be what they all wanted, but change for the worse is still change.
I think it will depend on the state and how vigilant our states, counties and/or cities are. A lot of our officials are scared to death of Trump and MAGA. Threatening to kill the children of judges and elected officials, as well as the officials themselves, is despicable.
In some states, yes. Nationally, I don't know.
If the majority you refer to include the 3rd of voters who didn't vote, you may be right, unless they still don't care.
I wonder if Reagan would be satisfied or appalled with what he wrought. His policies created the opening for Trump's actions.
Evidently, the slight majority of registered voters who voted, instead of sitting the election out, wanted this. Roughly a third of eligible voters picked Trump. I bet they thought his cruelty, idiocy, greed, and lust for power wouldn't affect them. Imagine if the third that didn't vote had voted.
Maybe it's because South Koreans remember what it was like to live in a dictatorship, and Americans don't.
Murdoch has lots and lots of money. In our for-profit health care system, that means he can receive the very best health care.
When my last car died, I couldn't afford another car. I got a bike & rode to/from the commuter train stations in the 3 cities I worked in. I couldn't believe the money I saved by not owning another car! I know it isn't possible for everyone. I didn't think it would work for me either, but it did.
But the tariffs will save us! Besides, Trump's Cabinet cronies say the prices are dropping. Don't trust your lying eyes, trust Trump!
The people who voted for him knew he was going to get rid of services and aid for ordinary people who are not millionaires. Trump voters are getting exactly what they wanted: nothing. Unfortunately, everyone else is also getting nothing. Trump's ballroom, ICE, and silencing Maxwell come first.
Everyone who recited the Pledge of Allegiance in school every day and supports this trend to fascism is breaking their pledge too. Where's the liberty and justice for ALL these days?
Other nations are not paying the tariffs. US consumers are. The businesses in other nations may lose money because Americans can no longer afford to buy their products. Unless everything I've read or heard about tariffs is wrong, Trump tariffs will hurt Americans more than anyone else.
How do you know? If he is, is that unusual? The current president is a conman.
How do you know? Have you seen evidence? What's the source? If Israeli hostages are being starved to death, Israel controls how much food gets into Gaza. I watch the news and see starving Palestinians as reporters report that distribution sites are under attack by Israel. Are all news outlets lying?
We don't yet know how far the country will decline under Trump and Heritage Fndtn. When conditions get worse, even magas will be affected. Eventually they'll realize they are paying the same taxes but receiving fewer or no services.
Middle of the road Democrats have not done anything at all. They talk a bit occasionally, but with few exceptions, they've done nothing but wring their hands. They just enjoy the title and the perks that come with being a senator/representative.
It looks like there may be no such thing as free speech in the USA any more. If someone disagrees with Trump, that person can be arrested. Sad and frightening that this administration feels no allegiance to our Constitution and our laws.
I use FOX as a stand-in to represent all the far right media. However, I don't believe they only ask questions. They wouldn't have their reputation if they weren't spewing RW talking points.
The hostages have probably already been killed by Israel's indiscriminate attacks on Gaza or starved to death because food distribution sites are targets for Israeli snipers. If they are alive, what incentive do the kidnappers have to release them? Israel is not going to stop attacking Gaza.
The US is definitely no longer the shining beacon on a hill.
If Democrats do this, it's evil, but if Republicans especially those in the Trump administration do the same thing, it's wonderful. Double think exists. I guess all the dystopian novels I've read in my lifetime were prescient.
If this was anyone not named Trump, his groupies would despise him.
Hmmm. I wonder who's making money off this scheme. I'm pretty sure it's not the actual owners of the White House or any federal property, which would be all of us taxpaters who pay for all of Trump's and Melania's "improvements."
And people voted for this man who can not accept any criticism or engage in any self-reflection whatsoever. It's always someone else's fault.
I don't know, but it wouldn't shock me if this is true.
I was thinking "she'd be taken care of" as in she'll no longer be alive.
No. I live in a donor state. My tax dollars are sent to people who despise me instead of being used for local needs.
I'm not so sure. The base is well propagandized. Years of biased FOX news will do that.
Hopefully, his constituents will tell him that by kicking him out.
Counting to zero is easy. He can't meet any of the victims because they might mention Epstein's bestie, Trump.
What does boi mean in this context? I think of a boi as a youngish woman presenting as masculine, and not as an insult. Thanks. (I'm learning to ask rather than assume about unfamiliar slang.)
Sorry, but I read words literally. Unless someone writes something that's absolutely ridiculous or heavy handed, then I don't see the sarcasm. Maybe it's because I'm old.
It might not cause autism, but it could cause all kinds of other mental health problems.
Trump hires only the best quacks.
And yet so very Trumpian.
And it goes on forever! Some guy clearing a neighbor's bushes greeted me as I walked past him. To be polite, I said hello back to him. Next thing I know, he's doing that gross licking his lips thing while leering. I'm not even close to being young and feminine. Ick! I quickly moved on.
I would love to see this poll actually happen.
Gabbard uses a lot of words to say very little.
But CBS says it has nothing to do with any Trump threats.... 🙄
Bondi & friends are taking a free trip at taxpayer expense to a popular tourist attraction, Alcatraz. It would require billions of dollars to make it back into a functioning prison, & then could later strand prison guards & other staff along with the prisoners when there's bad weather. Genius idea!
Took me a minute. 😏 My first thought was Woodstock.
It sounds like she's saying we're all on our own. She's too busy cutting FEMA and cosplaying how tough she is. Only the best in this administration.
Before Trump took office and after reading all the economic projections, I stocked up on shelf stable foods. I was starting to wonder recently if that was a good decision, but now it's looking like it was indeed a good decision. Either way, my earthquake emergency kit is well stocked.
Does Trump love her more when she throws in a gratuitous dig at California?
I love the Ardulum books!
Trump isn't a Christian evangelical. He just uses them. I bet he sold millions of his bibles.
It's frightening. And this is what the Heritage Foundation wants? Wow.
They will when it happens to them. I don't walk around with my expired passport or my birth certificate, just my driver's license which has a horrible photo of me and doesn't resemble current me.
Typical bully. Trump can dish it out but he can't take it.
Why is Rubio squirming so much?
Reppublicans think cutting Medicaid makes it stronger.
Yes, he does. Every time he hears the line about the world's most powerful man (US president), his head swells even more, & he believes he can do anything to anyone anywhere, with no one to stop him. The Court and the Congress majorities support him so no more checks and balances to constrain him.
Why does the United States always have to be Israel's attack dog? If Netanyahu wants a war with Iran, then let Israel fight it. It's not even "America right or wrong" any more. Now it seems to be Israel right or wrong.
Trump is bad, but Vance could be worse. Don't forget that he campaigned with and for the far right and neo-Nazi candidates in Europe.
Totally apropos of nothing, this photo makes me wonder who persuaded him not to dye his hair any more.😳
His advisors haven't yet told Trump what his position is.
The media don't report it because most media outlets are now owned by huge corporations which don't care about anything other than profits. If Trump and his tame GOP don't like something, the reporters are muzzled or fired. The exception, MSNBC, must be profitable enough to keep it as liberal it is.
When CBS was pressured by its corporate owner to become more pro-Trump, I watched the evening new duo who replaced O'Donnell carefully dance around the reasons for why a popular experienced producer was forced out. It was both sad and frightening.
To me, it's shocking that Carlson actually pressed Cruz and argued with him. Did Carlson fall out of favor with the Trump cult or does he just dislike Cruz like most of us do?
I despised Reagan when he was president, but now I'd love for him to be back. In comparison to today's GOP, he's a flaming liberal. Of course, his policies led to this mess we're in now...
Only a generation or two? That's optimistic. I don't think the US is coming back from this. Our news media are one sided. Between the end of the Fairness Doctrine & corporate buy up of all news media, we don't get different perspectives. Reagan, who I think would be horrified by Trump, started this
If it happens in California, it will happen in the other 49 states as well.
This statement sounds like she is declaring war on California.
That shows Trump's priorities. Dictatorships are fine, but democracy is too messy for Trump.
I hate to defend Republicans, but sometimes a stopped clock is right. Sometimes it's wiser to ally with people you vehemently disagree with on nearly everything else than to just dismiss them.
I think they're assuming there will never be another presidential election, at least one that isn't rigged. Voter suppression is everywhere.
Even though Newsom is quietly moving to the right, Trumpies still hate California.
There won't be a civil war. Most of the media is pro-Trump, like FOX, or carefully toeing the line, like all the corporate-owned outlets that care more about profits than the news. The propaganda is powerful.
Everyone in Trump's orbit knows they're all above the law.
I guess Putin forgot how this war began.
What did JFK do to make himself an asshole? I really only remember his and Bobby's assassinations. And Teddy's drunken mishaps...
At the risk of sounding like Ernst, some people will die sooner than others. The members of the billionaires clubs we call the Senate and the House will probably outlive us all.
The 2nd question is the easy one to answer. She's not paying for her trip around the world. Taxpayers are. The grift of this entire administration is probably why services that benefit ordinary Americans continue to be decimated.
It may not be for much longer. I watched the show when the two men who replaced O'Donnell gingerly tiptoed around the resignation of a producer after CBS started to censor what could be said on air.
I read somewhere that the family has to pay for the costs of keeping this woman alive so the fetus can be born. The right-to-lifers don't seem to care much about the quality of life for the family that will be destitute from the bills or from the care this child may need.
From whom or what is Trump protecting Putin?
Well, then the question is "who would be worse?" because that's who Trump would pick.
Musk's money made him Trump's buddy and boss.
They're brainwashed. When people only get one side or perspective, it becomes accepted as normal. The mega corporations that bought all the news outlets don't want to offend Trump (plus they themselves benefit). There used to be a website that explained forms of propaganda, but I bet Musk killed it.
That's the point. Make it so onerous that no one can apply, and then point out how few people use it so therefore it must not be needed.
Vance is pretty good at using the language of hate. Musk chose him to be VP for a reason, and it wasn't just for Vance to campaign for the far right candidates in Europe.
Sadly, he'll still be reelected.
Mainstream media was bought by huge corporations solely to make money. The talking heads are doing exactly what they're supposed to do. It was sad to watch the CBS Evening News hosts carefully do a balancing act when their producer was fired for not being Trumpy enough.
You're optimistic. I wish I had your faith in our government.
Vance was chosen by Musk to be Trump's successor.
If you're right, Trump will choose one of his sons. However, Musk selected Vance for VP, and money not just talks, but shouts, here in the US.
And a slim majority of voters wanted this increasingly senile elderly man to be president again. I wonder how long it will be before Vance is president.
So much for freedom of speech
It sure sounds like Trump is threatening Springsteen.
Of course. The evidence of our collective stupidity sits in the White House.
And then we'll have Vance who isn't any better. After him is Mike Johnson. OMG. It's a horrible line of succession.
I don't know who's asking the question, but he speaks so slowly and monotonously, he would put me to sleep, too, but Trump trying to stay awake is kind of funny to watch.
It's striking that Cotton said Witkoff is loyal to the president, and said nothing about him being loyal to the USA and our laws.
Remember, Trump said he's not sure if has to follow our Constitution and laws. It looks like he's now certain he doesn't have to.
That's easy for him to say. He's not losing his cushy well paid job.
Our laws and rights are being decimated under Donald Trump and JD Vance, while Donald Trump and JD Vance propagandize us every minute of every day, but somehow everything bad is always the fault of Biden and Harris.
They must make more money via ads when their users are miserable.
Trump swore the oath of office twice and he says he doesn't know if he should uphold and defend the Constitution. He's either lying or senile.