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@silvermouse said:
Coverage fom the German press since the reaction from the affected parties may be biased, lol.
Trump is attempting to make dissent illegal. Hopefully the conservative base will be uneasy about this.White House launches tracker to call out 'media offenders'
Roshni Majumdar
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The White House has launched a tracker designed to call out "media offenders" every week. The site labels every story the Trump administration objects to by classifying them into categories like "lie" or "bias."https://www.dw.com/en/white-house-launches-media-bias-tracker/a-74954883
Good 'ol fashioned trolling....
Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.
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That aimed at my post or at Trump? I don't think having an opinion on a political discussion forum qualified as trolling, but to each their own.
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@silvermouse said:
That aimed at my post or at Trump? I don't think having an opinion on a political discussion forum qualified as trolling, but to each their own.Trump.
Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.
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With Trump v. Slaughter, presidential power may grow larger than ever before.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/a-farewell-to-the-separation-of-powers/
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@silvermouse said:
With Trump v. Slaughter, presidential power may grow larger than ever before.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/a-farewell-to-the-separation-of-powers/
Echoing the majority of the comments that I read on the story, according to the author the best way to preserve the "separation of powers" is to turn over executive, legislative, and judicial (including punitive) powers to an unelected bureaucracy accountable to no one. At least he rightly points out the first president to attempt firing heads of an agency was FDR, who was shot down by the Supreme Court. In deference to the SC's decision, FDR set about with a court-packing scheme to fill the court with reliable administration judges. LOL.
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I think we have an unelected bureaucracy already
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Reduce it to 0
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Ru Ning the country is the legislature's job. They've been handing off the responsibilities to bureaucrats for too long. How about make them actually run the country instead of passing the buck. Maybe they'd have less time for the **** they actually do.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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The US National Park Service (NPS) is removing Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from its list of fee-free entrance days.
The move is part of President Donald Trump's "modernisation" of the park service, which, beginning in 2026, also includes changing the parks' cost structure to favour American citizens over foreign visitors, following a July executive order from Trump.
In addition to removing the two holidays that celebrate civil rights leader MLK Jr and the end of slavery in the US, the agency is adding Flag Day, which is also Trump's birthday, as a "patriotic" fee-free day.
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WTF
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The US escalated its campaign against Venezuela with a series of moves that risk sparking an international crisis. Washington imposed sanctions on the family of President Nicolás Maduro — whom the Trump administration claims is running a drug cartel — and vowed to intercept more oil-carrying vessels that Venezuela’s economy relies on, after seizing a tanker on Wednesday. “The risks are now higher to depart from Venezuelan waters,” an expert told Reuters. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Maduro and reassured him of Moscow’s support. Washington’s threat against oil tankers also risks angering China, which buys the vast majority of Venezuela’s crude.
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All about the oil.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain0 -
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe we just shouldn't have China and Russia dillydallying in our hemisphere.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis1 -
@peter4jc said:
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe we just shouldn't have China and Russia dillydallying in our hemisphere.No argument, but, it's still about the oil. That's why they're in our hemisphere.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain0 -
Do you think China and Russia's interests in the region go no further than oil?
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis1 -
XiPing wants to take over Cuba so he can have all the free cigars he wants.
I might give it some more thought after my nap. Right now, my brain is winding down.
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis1 -
China buys more oil from Venezuela than from anywhere else. Russia has a few bones to pick with USA although Putin and Trump appear to love each other but, knowing Putin, the love may be one-sided.
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