Want to understand what Trump is doing? Part 3

Wyllow3

Trump wants a hugely expensive military parade..

apnews.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-96bb9c8e9af1ef285c56fdc3d1ba4b35

As long as the Army make it perfectly plain that it has nothing to do with Trump's birthday and it is a commemoration festival on the 250th anniversary of the US Army!!

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imaround

Veterans are not happy with him right now. He is taking away the day dedicated to honoring them at the same time he has cancelled the program that helps veterans with mortgage modifications so they don't go into foreclosure.

I can barely begin to imagine the arrogance a person would have to have to order a military parade for oneself after being a draft doger , repeatedly insulting war heros, anf standing on the grave of a fallen soldier giving a thimbs up in this countries most hallowed ground. Then to take away any services they were promised for putting their lives on the line is unforgivable.

I think the Army might not be pleased to be told the festival they are planning for their anniversary is being taken over by Trump for his birthday celebrations.

It's just a coincidence it's on his birthday.

I think they out to have a "Dump Trump Day"!

the costs are just ut of this world for what trump wants. I'm picturing, inevitably, a march past Trump like at the Kremlin. Just how far are people prepared to see the vast amounts of money of its glorifying Trump?

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the U.S

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that plaintiffs who sued to preserve the Institute of Museum and Library Services are likely to show that the Republican administration doesn’t have the legal authority to unilaterally shutter the agency, which Congress created.

The American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed a lawsuit last month to stop the administration from gutting the institute after President Donald Trump signed a March 14 executive order that refers to it and several other federal agencies as “unnecessary.”

Keith Sonderling, the agency’s newly appointed acting director, subsequently placed many agency staff members on administrative leave, sent termination notices to most of them, began canceling grants and contracts and fired all members of the National Museum and Library Services Board.

A lot of damage has been done already.

This shutting down of libraries seems unimaginable in the UK! I presume State or even town funds can keep some libraries open.

It has to matter most in areas where libraries with of course computers is a haven for those wishing to study/homework/further their education as well as free access to histories and ideas.

apnews.com/article/institute-of-museum-library-services-trump-dc5dee2513e33f8bfab1dc2e4a473ff6

In case you want to see what laws the feds broken when they arrested the Wisconsin judge and then threatened the Mayor.

www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/list-laws-federal-officials-broke-arresting-judge-dugan-threatening-governor-evers/

So whats happening for the Judge and the Mayor? Are they under arrest on bail due for charging? Or released but with threat hanging over them to keep them in line for the future?

This I cannot believe. Trump posted a AI picture of himself as the Pope, which was then retweeted by the White House. Catholics worldwide will surely be offended by this.
news.sky.com/story/trump-posts-ai-image-of-himself-as-pope-on-truth-social-13360403

Just started separate post Casdon I’ll get it deleted

Casdon

This I cannot believe. Trump posted a AI picture of himself as the Pope, which was then retweeted by the White House. Catholics worldwide will surely be offended by this.
news.sky.com/story/trump-posts-ai-image-of-himself-as-pope-on-truth-social-13360403

You cannot be serious!!

Is it a spoof? No-one could be that crass, surely?

though it drew fierce criticism, it was liked more than 100,000 times.

I want to weep 😪

A woman was recorded repeatedly using racist slurs on a playground in Minnesota after a man accused her of calling a child the N-word. (Some reports say it was in Rochester. My geographic knowledge of the USA is not good enough to know whether Rochester is in Minnesota.)

This is on many internet news sites, including The Independent, and a copy of the video is on on Youtube. She is said to have received donations of almost half a million dollars after it appeared on FB.

Ordinary Americans, not even politically extreme ones, atheists, or rabid KKKs

Allira

^though it drew fierce criticism, it was liked more than 100,000 times.^

I want to weep 😪

Who are those 100,000 people I wonder. I really do think this is the epitome of bad taste, not funny in any way - and I’m not a Catholic.

He is totally delusional, scarily so
Yes it is Elegran 👍 home of the Mayo clinic

The judge is on bail and has temporarily suspended from the bench. The mayor has not been arrested. Yet.

Yes that racist woman raised money AFTER she called that child the n word. This is what Trump has unleashed in this country.

Thank you for detail imaround.
Lost for words re the racism and the Pope image. He should. be condemning it.

Elegran

Ordinary Americans, not even politically extreme ones, atheists, or rabid KKKs

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/woman-racial-slur-relocate-b2744106.html

video/news. Child was autistic and 5 years old.

This is what you get when people say hate speech is actually "free speech"
It gives licence to racists, misogynists etc to spread their vile opinions in the name of "freedom of speech". Trump has a lot to answer for and as for his attitude to the election of the Pope, what on earth is he thinking? The man is clearly completely unhinged to behave like that!

Mr Trump has said that he's looking to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, so perhaps his elevation to sainthood is in the planning, starting with " popedom".

foxie48

I think they out to have a "Dump Trump Day"!

If only.

What scares me is the fact that he must still have a great deal of support to be able to keep doing all the bonkers things he does despite the fact that he is alienating the USA from the rest of the world and his actions have triggered a recession.

Supporters of Reform should think very carefully before voting for a similar scenario in the UK.

I admit Labour is making a pigs' breakfast of governing so far but at least they work within legal and constitutional restraints.

No they don't. They have been getting the equality act wrong for 15 years.
I would suggest that those who don't want Reform in do the exact opposite if those who oppose Trump. Its a blueprint of what not to do.

Recently someone posted on here that Trump is a reality TV personality and will do anything to get attention and leave us on a cliffhanger at the weekend.

The dreadful pope AI image is just that.

He will do or say absolutely anything (however controversial, offensive or nonsensical) in order to keep in the public eye.

Magenta8

foxie48

I think they out to have a "Dump Trump Day"!

If only.

What scares me is the fact that he must still have a great deal of support to be able to keep doing all the bonkers things he does despite the fact that he is alienating the USA from the rest of the world and his actions have triggered a recession.

Supporters of Reform should think very carefully before voting for a similar scenario in the UK.

I admit Labour is making a pigs' breakfast of governing so far but at least they work within legal and constitutional restraints.

I don't think they making "a pigs' breakfast of governing" but their communication is dreadful. However, when you see some of the reaction to informative posts on GN and other social media platforms perhaps they believe it is better to wait until people start to experience the changes.

Trump has his core "if he shot someone dead in the street, they'd still vote Trump" Maga group but he has a lot of Republicans and business people running scared. He's an incredibly vindictive person who is acting outside the law and currently getting away with it, so people are keeping their heads down. Hopefully, we'll start to see more resistance now that some high profile organisations are standing up to him.