I have to admit that as closely as I've followed everything, I was shocked by the amount of damage Trump was able to do yesterday with everything he signed and declared
I have to admit that as closely as I've followed everything, I was shocked by the amount of damage Trump was able to do yesterday with everything he signed and declared
That was his point
Xrump thinks he’s been given the green light for everything. He’s going full bore. In his mind, there’s nothing/no one stopping him. He got the validation he craves.
You were shocked? Really?
I'm not
It's a bit overwhelming. Even figuring out how many things he did isn't easy, let alone the ramifications of each.
True.
I have tried to get anyone on the left with a bigger platform to talk with me for some very important intel about what the right wingers/foreign actors are doing on YT before the inaug.Success rate 0.Maybe after someone would randomly stumble upon my post and dm me.Promise no contact if u say no
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I cannot fault the optimism
I Think Optimism Is All A Lot Of People Have Right Now
Well, he's been stockpiling all that ammo for four years.
The worst is yet to come. Keep up the good work David!
Remember he is a destroyer, that's why Putin chose him as his useful idiot, to destroy America from within, there are no quardrails, no men of decency or patriotism left in the repubnuts to stop him this time, the dragon should have been slain when they had the chance. Now we must live with tyranny.
It's a psych-ops move according to authoritarian experts. We are advised to maintain focus.
I’m sorry. I must have missed him stopping the war in Ukraine on day one! Was that before or after lunch?
And he’s now removed the constitution from the White House website. I’m genuinely scared for every moment moving forward
I knew Donny would release his private army from prison, but that didn't deter the shame I felt as an American to see it happen.
At least they ended up in prison for some amount of time. 1459 days until he can be sent to prison too.
This is the problem we have - we all understand how bad what he promises to do are, but most don’t believe it will really be that bad, which creates permission to vote for him (“he won’t be that bad so I will vote for the ‘lesser of two evils’”). We need to take these people at their word!
Just stop eating cats and dogs. In the Netherlands we think that Americans even eat guinea pigs. Please stop eating guinea pigs.
Don’t be fooled. An executive order isn’t law, it simply indicates the direction the executive branch wants to go. An EO doesn’t have the power to change the name of an international body of water (Gulf of Mexico), and EO’s are often challenged in court. He is trying to flex his power to look strong
They've only just begun. I'm looking forward to midterms in 2026. That's the only positivity I can see right now.
It was a bit like a dog going around trying to mark its territory.
Imagine if Biden wpuld have come in with the same sweeping force on things we care about.
Elections have consequences
Boss, it was all laid out in Project 2025 as I know you’re aware. They had those things printed months ago apparently. Last time he was clown with a flamethrower. Now the clown knows how it works.
I had so many people tell me I was overreacting to the possibility of Dumpty Pants making it back into office, bcuz what’s the worst that could happen. ?? He didn’t burn it down to the ground last time. Yeah, but last time he didn’t have the cheat codes.😡
THE PLAN is to remake America. Not inclusive but exclusive. Not equal but unequal. To promote the few not the many. To abolish the system and progress the Nation has long achieved. To cause the Republic to become a Reich and eliminate Democracy in favor of an Oligarchy. To destroy Freedom.
Considering I as a Canadian who follows you and others like you closely for American politics (because they foreshadow Canadian ones), I'm shocked that you're shocked.
We have been conned by the cons. No surprise there when they play dirty & have the backing of the super rich
I’m just looking to survive the next 4 years. It’s going to take a decade to fix the damage trump does over the next four years.
Some of the things he is doing may not be able to be fixed. Much of what he is doing is a smoke screen for his base to “prove” to them that he is working for them. But changing the names of things isn’t reducing the cost of living, and he just jacked the prices of medicine for all our seniors
People with half a brain knew all the nonsense trump was spewing he would never do. But his backwoods, never step foot in a college, vaccine haters bought in and even made sure to donate to the trump lies and corruption.
I hope in 2 years democrats will win back House. But they better get to work now and focus on issues that affect many people like reversing lower price of Rx.
We created our own mess in America because more than half of Americans decided voting ain’t important so here we are.
And they justified it with "but Palestine." The new "but her emails."
No they didn’t want to award someone for GENOCIDE. Harris could have broke from Biden and said as much. Votes aren’t something to just be thrown at one party or another. Especially after they double and tripled down about Palestine and Iran. This is the candidates fault not voters.
Before I block you, tell me what the reaction would have been if we cut Israel off. These were, after all, funds duly allocated by Congress for that purpose, and therefore not subject to the discretion of the President. Also consider what the approval rate was among the American public for this aid.
I didn’t not vote so you’re coming at the wrong person but it’s a person’s choice not to reward someone for genocide. As for if we would have cut Israel off then the genocide would have stopped. What do you think Trump just did? 🇮🇱 admitted right after the ceasefire they had no bombs until the US
Delivered them. They were just flying their planes over. While I did vote I am not going to try and make any1 vote. 16 million registered voters stayed home, had she broke with Israel or even hinted she might, she would have won. Ppl just wanted to see hope that baby’s would stop being blown to bits
You have every right to be angry but so do they. Also, voter intimidation is a federal crime and when it’s clear a govt doesn’t care about me or any1 I’m not going to prison for them.
Well, enjoy your four years of Trump 2.0.
Literally you’re the reason we now have a fascist in office. I get that you’re angry but how is electing someone worse a good argument? “I’m going to punish Kamala by voting for a Nazi who wants to get rid of birthright citizenship and women’s rights. That’ll show them!” Grow up
Yeah. Blame the people. How’s that working out for us. It’s just a political fact that large groups of American voters need something to vote FOR or they are not showing up. Trump gave his base that, Harris didn’t. Just math. Vacuous political talk from feckless DC robots don’t cut it anymore.
And yes, I blame the complacent plurality who think non-actions have no consequences. You didn't participate? You have no right to complain.
A 25,000 tax benefit on starting a new business is great and all, but really?!!
She lost and Dems continue to lose because they seem inauthentic and unconcerned with the real dramatic systemic change in direction that the country needs. We need major change in this country and that is not on their menu. We will never again win with the promise of incrementalism.
So your blame goes to people on the correct side of history? So because you think Dems were “inauthentic and unconcerned” gives you license to support a felon, rapist, con artist who completed destroyed America last time. Sad way of thinking!
Harris (who I voted for) didn’t lose because she was wishy washy about obvious genocide by a far right government, however odious that was. I don’t think an honest look at the data would show that. Most Americans on both sides don’t give a @&$! about brown people in other countries.
So burn it all down, right?
Sorry but what you just said is dumb and exactly why we are in the mess we are currently in. You are part of the problem. Start being part of the solution.
Half of “voting Americans”. Those who didn’t vote own this too. That means possibly a much larger amount of people are unhappy. Welcome to the next 4 years.
same, gobsmacked...
They promised shock and awe. I think their goal is to overwhelm and lessen the ability to fight back
Yeah, we've hit the point where this thing is going to have to burn itself down, it seems.
Did you see this? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Why? The idea was to have 100 executive orders ready day one to overwhelm the courts & Dems who fight them. Trump/GOP plays chess. While Dems sing bipartisanship Kumbyya. To underestimate Trump & his advisors is foolish.
Really? Not one thing he did yesterday shocked me. He pretty much did everything he said he was going to do. Today is another day though.
But Mr. Pakman, it has to happen so the cost of eggs goes down. Don’t lose sight of the big picture! 🫠🫠🫠
The Demon in the White House is focused on making HELL ON EARTH.
I guess it's unclear what will actually happen, and what is just loud but ineffectual shouting.
Well to the Cesapool. The new American normal 😡🤮
Because no one will stop him. It's going to get worse.
Everything the Biden-Harris admin did, just
So going high has done nothing maybe its time we start fighting fire with fire becuz im tired of being outmaneuvered by a felonious rapist and liar.
And the main stream media propped him up shoring up trumps lies! Sickening!!
And there’s still 1459 days left
Which was most shocking do you think? Which was the single thing that did the most damage?
I was not shocked. I was expecting it. When are people going to learn to believe what the man says. If he can’t do it alone, he’ll find a way to manipulate congress or the courts. Dictators will eventually be overthrown by another dictator This man is pure evil.
Jack London’s “The Iron Heel” is still making accurate predictions even though it was published in 1907.
With his get-out-of-jail-free card from SCOTUS, all of us registered to a different political party are at risk. All Democratic Representatives and Senators could be removed (somehow) with no law broken. Not to mention those in the Press/Social media that share other opinions. Getting scary.
I calmed myself down since the election thinking I might be overreacting, but it is so much worse than I thought.
I went down the rabbit hole on whitehouse.gov this morning. Absolutely horrible.
It's only the beginning. And David, I'm concerned for you. I'm certain you are aware of the simple fact that you are at risk. Any student of History knows the first step is to silence critical voices. Likely it will be approached as a national security issue. But nonetheless, you are at risk.
Keep it tied up in the courts...our only hope for now
He said shock and awe
shocked? no. we knew.
I wasn’t surprised at all. Just sickened.
Will he retire now? After signing all that stuff!
His wrist must certainly be tired, it is a good job he has so many acolytes that are eager to please that they can take some of the strain away from his more personal activities.
The only shocking thing was is people who 4 some reason think "he wouldn't do that" he gives no fucks especially since he can't be president again. You watch if the make up of the Congress & Senate isn't changed n 2yrs, yr 3 of that shitbags term, they will try to make him a dictator like Putin.
Least unsurprising yesterday was a pro-nazi apartheid bro doing the Hitler salute...
He's quickly backing down and walking away from many of his promises. Deportation raids cancelled. Tariffs on hold. Ukraine war still going full bore.
I am not. Sadly. I expect the hunger games to begin soon. He is cruel, lacks all empathy and morals and has contracted every malignant narcissist this side of the Panama Canal… we haven’t seen anything yet. He is the King now. 😞 Bye Bye constitution and every other check and balance…
It's going to get worse.....a lot worse!
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How can anyone be shocked at this point? Did you really think he'd hold back during his second term, when he has nothing to lose? Wake up, for fuck's sake.
He's a bull in a China shop. It would be easier to account for things he didn't damage.
You do have to wonder how a world so full of beauty could create a situation and human being so ugly.
I don't understand how you have a political system which is simultaneously so difficult to enact change in and also so ridiculously easy that a madman can just come in and sign things without even a vote. Why do you even have a house and senate at that point?
I said the same thing to my husband last night. These are dark times. I worry that a dark solution may be the only remedy.
He didn't even know what he was signing just kept on signing
same. it was the WAY he did it. it felt like he knows the guardrails are gone.
And so much of it seemed petty, political, and generally an expression of vengeance and hatred for our institutions. So sad.
His think tank had it all ready to go. Speaker of the house smiling like the Grinch. Everyone standing around rocking onto their tip toes with excitement because they think they’re about to get rich.
Did you see the order to abandon children and their families to the Taliban, instead of getting them out? It's murder by proxie. Please say something!
Awakening.....
Whatever pays his bills I guess.
That’s right, be shocked David. What we need to do is go to the capital and drag trump out to street and hang him the way Myanmar Gaddafi was hung by his people that got sick and tired of him. We need to stop turning the other cheek and start kicking some serious ass!! We should not settle for this!
All you had to do is read project 2025 and you would have known.
I thought he was going to end the Ukraine and Russia war on day one?
It was even supposed to be done while he was still felon-elect, but oops, he missed that deadline too.
Oh shit it's been over 24 hours & look the war still goes on. But hey trans people don't need to use the bathroom right??
Didn't he "cure" trans people by stating there are only 2 sexes, assigned at birth?
Oh fuck its so simple like the same way you cure covid by injecting bleach. Maybe we just got to starting thinking inside the smallest, darkest, moldest box we can.
You mean all this ultraviolet and ivermectin isn’t the cure? Dang.
Trans people don’t need to be cured, but both major political parties do.
Assigned at conception, actually. Legally, all Americans are women now.
I didn’t expect him to cause that much damage so fast. I was hoping this would be a continuation of his first term, where he golfed most of the time. I was hoping for even more golfing than last time.
This assumes there’s an America left that will provide us the right to hold another election. 😬
Can’t wait!
The mantra is “the hour is late.”
I don't understand how anyone paying attention could have been surprised. It stopped being shocking 8 years ago. Now it just hurts people.
I was shocked he didn’t do more, but I expect he will get to it all soon enough.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LN6...
Mr. Pakman, PLEASE amplify this. Wrongly purged voters in swing states need someone to represent them and sue for a recount. Unprecedented steps for an unprecedented moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LN6...
Even without anything signed... i expected the worst, but the $30B fraud and nazi salute were beyond my imagination
thats project 2025.. its so sad people didnt take it seriously. situation in USA seems scary.. The preservasion of democratic system relies on people in respecting that system, having faith it it and putting it above one self interest. And now a lot of those people are gone..
and the scariest thing is probably it seems they will control major social media platforms : tiktok, facebook and twitter.. very scary.
He’s only getting started Pak Man
It's clear that they have no intention of trying to be subtle or hide the corruption. In his first term there were clearly times where things moved slower so the credulous in the middle would say "well it's not that bad" This time the gas pedal is on the floor.
Nonchalant Republican voters just tore the world apart alongside the maga. There is no rule of law in America.
Really? Seriously. I’m only surprised he didn’t pack in more.
If there are any Republicans left who think that Trump was just being hyperbolic during the campaign, that he wouldn't really do any of the nutty things he kept declaring ... well, at least you got an official proclamation defining gender.
Shocked???? At this point??? Seriously???
Not surprised in the least they actually had a plan this time and they have a bunch on lunatics to enact it. They are not worrying too much about whether it is legal or not. Even in the event that some of these things are blocked by Congress they are having a chilling effect already.
Christofascism in action!
I was not and it's only going to get worse as he's been given a get out of jail free card from the supreme court so crime is now legal for him. The only check and balance on him proved last time they were willing to turn a blind eye as they refused to even look at evidence when he committed crimes.
Trump rescinded Biden's drug lowering EO for Medicare and Medicaid.
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Project 2025. It was all there.
His agenda 47 was so eerily similar too 😬
I’m confused because Trump said he didn’t know what Project 2025 was…
He said he hadn't read it.. Problem is you don't need to read something to be aware of what's in it.. Look, the American people voted for this..
He doesn’t read. He knew what it was
Unless it’s 20 font, with pictures, and only about him, he won’t read it
No, stop gaslighting. He said he didn’t know anything about it on multiple occasions. Most of your replies defend 45 and his EO actions yesterday.
He said he's not read it, he didn't read it on purpose, but despite not reading it still knows what's in it. "has some good ideas, some bad ideas" (how would he know if he knows nothing about it?) if you don't know what gaslighting means, don't use it.. www.youtube.com/shorts/uaBj-...
When a narcissist says they don't know anything about something it usually means they're a driving force behind it.
And he pardoned the J6 people. They were supposed to be antifa and radical leftists. I’m confused
Nobody thought that. It was always a diversion
But “Both parties are the same.”…
Yeah it was watching a Stanley Kubrick movie while on acid bad.
I was shocked and devastated. I've never felt so helpless and endangered as a citizen. It is a horrific and terrifying time to be a woman whether cis or trans. An unforgettable foreshadow to what will be one of the darkest times in United States history. I wanted to be wrong.
Everyone should read what he’s doing Trump executive orders and actions: By the numbers flip.it/c96bba
Literally signing death sentences for Afghans who worked with the US, by sending them back to the Taliban is absolutely disgusting.
Agreed. I'm not a fan, but what he did to John Bolton is cruel and appalling.
If/when birthright citizenship goes to SCOTUS, do you think it will overturn US v. Wong Kim Ark? I think it will.
He’s not shocked by what he did just that he did it all yesterday. Him being a fat, frail and rapidly declining man
White Supremacy
And it’s only 24 hrs🤦🏻♀️We’re not gonna recognize this place anymore 🤬
I'm not shocked... I'm waiting for the rest as that was only the first 23 hours. There's more to come. Read Project 2025 for his playbook.
What day this week will he be withdrawing from NATO and The United Nations? And what day in the next year will The United States cease to exist?
Not me. I was expecting all of it, I got very stoned yesterday and watched as we inaugurated a felon as president of the United States of America, and continued to get stoned as he wrote dozens of mandates into existence I'm not scared or sad, just numb
Trump team literally removed the U.S. Constitution from the White House webpage. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
It's his goal. He hates the United States. It's a democracy. In a democracy, everyone counts 1. But Criminal Trump doesn't think anyone is his equal. In his opinion, "I, alone, can fix it". He's trying to do as much damage as he can while he's out of prison. And time is short.
He doesn’t even know what he’s doing. He’s just doing whatever he is told by his rich sycophants —which is why he is supported at all. If you want something all you have to do is kiss the ring. 😡
No I am not… Can I ask where the Fox is the decent law abiding right wing?
Can we please focus on that, and not of stupid salute or not. Don't focus on the clown show, focus on what matter to the people. The rest is just an opinion. #6'Elon
WHy shocked. He told us he was doing this day 1
Just when we think it can’t get any worse . . .
He has a lot of help this time.
You're witnessing how easy it was for nazi Germany to rise, in real time terrifying.
Just like premeditated murder.
🤷♂️ Gonna be immature and just say I hope it hurts so bad for everyone that brought it to be. We already get the suck; might as well laugh at them. Schadenfreude in its purest form.
And epicaricacy too…for those that can’t understand German. ;)
I love learning new words, thank you! ✌
Ditto. I’m petty like that. As another creator said “let’s burn it down to the studs”. 🤷🏻♀️ I’m buckled in.
What are we going to do? Content creators need to be pushing boycotts. We have to cut the oligarchs off. Peaceful protests don’t do shit.
Pr0ject 2o25 was the plan
Well, some stand up to him. One of our (Danish) members of the European Parlament
Ja! På godt Dansk, Fuck off!
Thank you!!
Wake up MEDIA! Barron Trump can't keep getting a free pass. Barron IS an Advisor to POTUS for Social Media, Speakers at Rallies, Crypto Coins, etc. Barron made Millions during the Campaign and will make Millions next 4 years. Barron is a Public Figure! Investigate. He's the New "Hunter Biden".
But prices are so high!!! Save us. Hmmm. But now his supporters can spend thousands to travel to DC for his anointing, but SURPRISE! They aren’t even allowed into the party! Question: How are those lower prices working for all of you now?
Dictator on day 1. He held that promise!
Is there a cliff notes version somewhere?
Follow Heather Cox Richardson. She's a historian who breaks down current events.
I have read some of them but he repealed certain acts and I wasn't fully sure what those actually were
Why shocked? It’s exactly what he promised. Much better prepared this time. Hopefully legal challenges will tie up the worst of it. But much much worse to come. We ain’t seen nothing yet.
What is even more scary there is much more damage to. Come from trump I. Don't think trump will. Last 4 years he has dementia you can tell he is not well. His dad had dementia to
We the UK really care about the American people but we Hope and pray they will be OK.
Some maga s think it's going to be great no it isn't they have 4 years of hell. But trump may not last 4 years he has dementia he isn't well you can see that
I agree with you I can't believe it the maga supporters don't understand what is going to happen to them I'm serious they don't know what they have voted for
Every time inflation isn't negative we need to call out Donald Trump for failing. That's what we need to do.
How come you don't have a link to your latest podcast? Anyway, Corey Booker for president!
Right!!! One day has most of the government dismantled. Wonder what it cost to live in Canada 🤔
I wasn't because it's all stuff.In project twenty twenty five or stuffy said he would do. Still very saddened by it all.
I kind of figured that his 2025 bosses wrote those documents out for him so that they were all ready for him to sign.
Sadly this is only the beginning
C'mon we're under attack, it's pretty obvious by now. Prince Andrew was a warning to all of them if they fall out of line.
But absolutely nothing for average Americans like he said he’d do. Shocker
And Democrats could do the inverse amount of good if they came into power but they won't, because at this point they are controlled opposition
You are young, David. You can still be shocked. Keep up the great work!!
I'm old and I felt the same way as David. Nothing to do with age. Just seeing it all come to life is always going to feel shocking. It was a hell of a first day.
Maybe it’s the experience. I’ve lived under a dictatorship. Wishing us all luck and resilience.
How do we stop him?
Project 2025 < Mein Kampf
… and this is just, … the tip of the iceberg.
Not to mention TikTok and Meta shadow-banning democrat tags and auto-subscribing people to republicans. Like I know America has beaten oligarchic fascists before in the early 20th century but they control all major media now.....how do we come back from this?
Bluesky, local community organizations, and discord. Reddit. Any platform that you can control the algorithm a bit more. Social media is now tainted.
Trump had Elon show you the direction they want to go. Everyone will be put in the situation, soon enough, of choosing which side of this they want to be.
I was, too, David.
The country is about to change forever.
I was disappointed, but sadly NOT shocked, as I knew he would do everything he could do to remove Biden's accomplishments. I'm not sure if that is our of spite or because he knows he lacks the intellect to craft such meaningful legislation to help Americans... But clearly, the Tangerine Traitor...
...does not learn from even his OWN history: he rescinded several pandemic preparedness orders like he did LAST term before COVID hit and he wrecked the great economy Obama left him with due to his idiotic and half-assed response. I wonder how long it'll take him to wreck Biden's awesome economy?
Hopefully some will not go through because they may not be able to be done on an executive order
this has been planned out for years! trump isn't the driver...he's too dumb. look at the men behind him, project 2025. They have it all worked out. trump dies, vance steps in. Musk is there to ensure trump tows the line, till he's no longer needed.
I’ve never feared Trump. I have feared the people who feed his ego to get what they want. And now that he’s President there is no checks and balances.
he's too dumb to plan all this. there is one person behind him drafting and planning all these EOs
Trust me, this is just the beginning. Goodbye American democracy.
This Administration is full of unqualified unfit charlatans when left unchecked will hurt America and have lasting effects worldwide. Please make peaceful noise daily for the next 4 years and don't give up. Start a local coalition, small groups do make a difference. Scary times. Silence is consent!
Its like a mix between idiocracy and handmaid's tale.
It took only 9 months to an Austrian corporal and his cronies to demolish the Weimar Republic, 4 years will be enough to end the United States of America
And this is only the start!
He's an Evil person who only cares about winning and playing God.
Time to bring the fight to him and everyone who supports him.
Why? Why is it no one believes the damage he candor do? Why does everyone trust so firmly in institutions and protections that have never protected us equally? Start taking him seriously.
I'm one of the people with tools to fight back. I'm native and own a railroad in one of the 5 soverign tribal areas. Our tribe signed treaties before the trail of tears. They're exempt from the tariffs. My railroad connects to the Canada / Mexico rail line. This Supreme Court did the McGirt case.
I’m shocked you’re shocked.
We are going to say this every day from now on.
The most jarring thing for me has been media outlets acting like all this is totally fine. We are so fucked.
And just to think. Half the country wanted all of this. NO surprises or secrets I can’t watch anything even just reading about the damage is infuriating.
I had to quit and take a break after megyn Kelly ripped into the trans community the day before.
They promised shock and awe… we’ve learned to listen to them when they tell us who they are.
Disown every maga moron I. Your life… they want to be in a cult, let them… also don’t believe anything corporate media lies to you about
It is stunning and disgusting to know that all of the J6ers were pardoned. These are the people that attacked law enforcement and threatened public servants, and the entire ty of MAGATS are very much pro law enforcement, VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE for #TFG to be re-elected.
I feel deeply frustrated that he was able to get into the highest position in not only the USA but arguably the world. How can a position of such importance require no qualifications and even allow a convicted felon, something needs to change in how an American president is eligible for office.
Anyone who is surprised hasn’t been paying attention but you are entitled to be shocked by the shocking.
Not that shocking given we knew he was an unstable Nazi.
Many here in the UK can't believe the developments there. Now the USA is viewed as a corrupt regime.
Sad to say they are right
It has become corrupt. We the educated Americans are in disbelief, ashamed and embarrassed this is the USA
Many of us here are just as dumbfounded
We're scared
I was shocked too
Don't understand why you're shocked.