In your "whataboutism" narrative, please give me an example of a Democratic president that wanted to remove the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Thank You.

TERROR: Palestinian sympathizers have taken over Yale. Send in the National Guard to protect the Christian and Jewish students from the Islamists. pic.twitter.com/wGfKWAj1nQ

— @amuse (@amuse) April 23, 2025

The Liar in Chief and Stable Genius spoke today ....

Trump frustrated that the central bank hasn't moved to lower interest rates posted on social media last week that Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough!

Rebuke of the Fed and comments from officials that Trump was studying whether he could fire Powell had sent the dollar to the lowest level since December 2023.

President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite his frustration with the central bank not moving more quickly to slash interest rates.

"Never did," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. "The press runs away with things. No, I have no intention of firing him. I would like to see him be a little more active in terms of his idea to lower interest rates."

Trump's National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Friday told reporters that Trump was studying the question of whether he's able to fire Powell after a series of presidential social media posts and public comments criticizing the Fed.

FLIP FLOP

The Guardian: US army to test enlisted men and women with same physical standards

Change to requirements to serve in combat roles expected to drastically cut number of women

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/pete-hegseth-women-combat-army-fitness-test

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The Guardian: US army to test enlisted men and women with same physical standards

Change to requirements to serve in combat roles expected to drastically cut number of women

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/pete-hegseth-women-combat-army-fitness-test

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For those who won't read it, people in combat roles have to meet the same physical standards regardless of gender. Those who can't meet the standard - men and women - can still serve, just not in a combat role.

Santa Clara based INTEL gains 6.7% as CEO announces plan to slash their workforce by 20%

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-stock-surges-as-chipmaker-reportedl-plans-to-cut-20-of-workforce-125743518.html

Do the Libs here consider this nutcase to be African?

TRANS-RACIAL: Mental illness is being enabled globally. pic.twitter.com/AXNEGL7V3f

— @amuse (@amuse) April 23, 2025

Not good for a civil society.

When Tesla vandals are caught and not charged, it sends a message

When a black kid stabs an unarmed white kid in the heart and is let out on low bail, it sends a message

The message is that these things won’t be punished severely

It tells people there is a green light

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) April 23, 2025

Socialist sc-mbag taken down!! Another high-level grifter.

And there it is

Klaus Schwab’s sudden resignation from WEF wasn’t voluntary

A whistleblower exposed his family using millions of WEF dollars for their personal gain and the WEF Board started investigating

This scumbag is finally getting the long overdue justice he deserves… pic.twitter.com/kEmze5P0BE

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) April 23, 2025

The Amish are rock stars.

BREAKING: Thousands of Pennsylvania Amish volunteers help rebuild North Carolina town destroyed by Hurricane Helenehttps://t.co/ZMokLeFAyh

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 23, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom
@governor.ca.gov

NEW: California is now the FOURTH largest economy in the world.

Last year, the Golden State's GDP topped $4.1T surpassing Japan ($4.02T) and behind only Germany ($4.65T), China ($18.74T), and the entire U.S. ($29.18T).




https://bsky.app/profile/governor.ca.gov/post/3lnjhdc7brk2r

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Governor Gavin Newsom
@governor.ca.gov

NEW: California is now the FOURTH largest economy in the world.

Last year, the Golden State's GDP topped $4.1T surpassing Japan ($4.02T) and behind only Germany ($4.65T), China ($18.74T), and the entire U.S. ($29.18T).


https://bsky.app/profile/governor.ca.gov/post/3lnjhdc7brk2r

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And it leads the nation in...

- poverty
- homelessness / drug use
- poor roads and freeways
- illegal immigration
- businesses exiting

The kicker is two more refineries are planning to shut down, meaning three total closing in a few years. We'll lose high-payings jobs, and become very dependant on foreign sources of oil and higher costs. The Democrat-run State - which caused this mess - is allegedly looking to possibly run one of these oil refineries. Gas and jet fuel (air travel) could explode in cost.

DISCOUNT: Former Mayor Pete explains how he was able to get a discount buying a black baby instead of a white baby. Stunning and brave. There are some truths that ought not be shared.

h/t @ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/VNfyi1WZP5

— @amuse (@amuse) April 23, 2025

Ali takes an interviewer to the wood shed.

Feds raid homes of U. of Michigan students who were part of the pro-Palestinian campus protests.

BREAKING: Early this moring in Ypsi, Michigan the FBI/police raided the homes of Univ. of Mich. Pro-palestinian protestors, including a @CommunityMvt Builders member. They refused to show warrants, seized electronics & personal items. Temporarily holding 8 people. Updates to come pic.twitter.com/OvjLvHTyIQ

— Kamau Franklin (@kamaufranklin) April 23, 2025

Vance was just there.

🇮🇳 Modi: “India will identify, track and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers.

We will pursue them to the ends of the earth.”

Sounds like India is about to start a special military operation. pic.twitter.com/LauWFOxhWr

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 24, 2025

🚨BREAKING: President Trump reportedly signing an Executive Order this afternoon targeting the Democrat's money laundering machine known as ActBlue. pic.twitter.com/P3BOCAKrGm

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 24, 2025

This is MN District Attorney Mary Moriarty.

Today, she filed felony charges against a 19-year-old woman for allegedly keying her co-workers car.

Just yesterday, she refused to charge a Tim Walz staffer who did over $20k in damage to 6 Teslas.

Two-tier justice. pic.twitter.com/fh1WKAdfG1

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 24, 2025

44% vs 45%

According to the latest Fox News poll, conducted between April 18-21 among 1,104 registered voters, Trump's approval rating currently sits at 44 percent, with 55 percent disapproving. The poll has a plus or minus 3-percentage point margin of error.

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DISCOUNT: Former Mayor Pete explains how he was able to get a discount buying a black baby instead of a white baby. Stunning and brave. There are some truths that ought not be shared.

h/t @ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/VNfyi1WZP5

— @amuse (@amuse) April 23, 2025

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Look, I get that you like to repost tweets by a user that has chosen to use the helmet of the Nazi-evocative fascist First Order from the Star Wars sequels, but perhaps you could do a better job?

The disparity between the words that the Star Wars fascist sympathizer uses on their description and the description of the situation by Buttigieg is considerable.

Why do you stoop so low?

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DISCOUNT: Former Mayor Pete explains how he was able to get a discount buying a black baby instead of a white baby. Stunning and brave. There are some truths that ought not be shared.

h/t @ThomasSowell pic.twitter.com/VNfyi1WZP5

— @amuse (@amuse) April 23, 2025

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Look, I get that you like to repost tweets by a user that has chosen to use the helmet of the Nazi-evocative fascist First Order from the Star Wars sequels, but perhaps you could do a better job?

The disparity between the words that the Star Wars fascist sympathizer uses on their description and the description of the situation by Buttigieg is considerable.

Why do you stoop so low?

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I've seen some of this interview with Buttigieg and it seems like he actually did quite well in it. Maybe folks should look up the full thing and give it a listen.

F/A-18C HORNET rolls into Alameda.
To be added to the USS Hornet Museum.

This F18 participated in Day One of Operation Desert Storm while serving aboard the USS Saratoga.



https://www.facebook.com/AlamedaPD/posts/pfbid0kcCesWy3grfgugNmFgHWSHSSYtJzQPWha7GVnJcthWUQcBgT5eHipPMCwdfNQVmLl

LOL

This ain't your dad's Durant Avenue anymore:

Update: Man, 23, critical after stabbing near UC Berkeley


https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/23/uc-berkeley-crime/person-stabbed-near-uc-berkeley-durant-telegraph/

…..in other news:

Police investigate gunfire near UC Berkeley stadium


https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/04/08/shootings/uc-berkeley-gunfire-memorial-stadium/


*It makes one pine for the good old days when you could stagger around the campus area in the late night and early morning hours with your only concern being trying to remember where you lived and how to get there.

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44% vs 45%

According to the latest Fox News poll, conducted between April 18-21 among 1,104 registered voters, Trump's approval rating currently sits at 44 percent, with 55 percent disapproving. The poll has a plus or minus 3-percentage point margin of error.

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The Fox News poll is probably plus or minus 5 percentage points error.

Good Morning !

Next Tuesday will mark Trump's first 100 days in this 2nd term.

Legacy media puppet pollsters are in overdrive, churning out ridiculous numbers. Ignore them.

Here is our last week, save it.

Trump will be below 50% today for the 1st time in several days. pic.twitter.com/rpaPWNQhUY

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 24, 2025

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These maneuvers are not good. They are the classic feel good in the sort term but suffer long term pain. Judges are protective of the judiciary as an institution. They are not going to sign off on giving another court the middle finger with semantics games. This is incredibly stupid.

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These maneuvers are not good. They are the classic feel good in the sort term but suffer long term pain. Judges are protective of the judiciary as an institution. They are not going to sign off on giving another court the middle finger with semantics games. This is incredibly stupid.

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Agreed.
This is literally the dumbest move ever among a lot of dumb moves.

You would think that Trump would be smart enough to pick his battles when it comes to the courts, like SCOTUS for that matter, but he's just really dumb and there is no long-term strategic plan. It's all about consolidating his power and repeatedly defying the other two branches of government and owning the libs. He thinks that this is a "win", but I'm guessing the Supreme Court or other Federal Judges will have grown oh so tired of his antics at this rate in short order.

And we have another 45 months of this to go?

I will never forget Stephen Miller yapping about how the president is "the only official in the government that is elected by the entire nation" and that "the whole will of democracy is imbued into the elected president."

The whole will of Democracy eh?
Did all of these Trump assclowns fail Civics 101?

Hmmm....

What about the members of the House and Senate, elected by the people?
Doesn't Congress represent a part of the people's will?
What about federal judges, who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate?

This kind of crap verges on embarrassing to restate Civics 101, but apparently our sorry times require it.
Here's what William A. Galston wrote in his WSJ Opinion Piece earlier this week:


The Constitution creates three distinct, coordinate and equal branches of government. Each represents the people in a different way. Legislation involves all three branches: Congress votes a bill up or down, the president signs or vetoes it, and the Supreme Court interprets it and tests its constitutionality. Presidential orders are subject to judicial challenge, and sometimes Congress can overrule them by changing the law. If Congress or the president are sufficiently aroused by what they see as judicial overreach, they can respond by altering the court's jurisdiction as we see in the current effort to curb national injunctions.

The bottom line: Setting aside the additional constraints of federalism, no single branch of government represents the people's will, even at the federal level. Nor is any branch supreme over the others. The Constitution allows each branch to struggle for power against the other two, but this competition isn't supposed to end in total victory for any one branch.

The Founders created this system to preserve liberty and oppose tyranny, which James Madison defined in Federalist No. 47 as "the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands." In his "House Divided" speech during an even more turbulent period than today, Abraham Lincoln urged his audience to consider "whither we are tending" that is, our direction as a nation. Today, we must similarly consider where we're headed if we hope to prevent the U.S. from moving toward authoritarianism.

It's imperative to confine the presidency within constitutional bounds. To be sure, some limits are contested. The Supreme Court soon may ratify certain powers of the unitary executive. More agency officials may end up subject to firing at the president's will rather than for cause. Despite the disadvantages of this step, it wouldn't fundamentally endanger liberty.

Not so for other possible changes. The president doesn't have the authority to disregard congressional appropriations. Once they become law, he is obligated to execute them as written. He isn't free to act on his belief, however sincere and well-founded, that Congress has appropriated too much or for the wrong purposes. If he disapproves of the appropriations, he should return them to Congress with his veto. If the appropriations were enacted under a previous president, he should ask Congress to rescind them.

The Trump administration disagrees, which is why it's asking the Supreme Court to declare the 1974 Impoundment Control Act unconstitutional. If the court goes along with the president, it will neuter Congress's power of the purse and move us further down Madison's road to the accumulation of all powers in the same hands.

America would move even further down this path if Mr. Trump were to defy a court ruling and get away with it. The foundations for defiance have already been laid. In February, Vice President JD Vance tweeted, "Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power."

But it's the court's role to determine the extent of this power.

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These maneuvers are not good. They are the classic feel good in the sort term but suffer long term pain. Judges are protective of the judiciary as an institution. They are not going to sign off on giving another court the middle finger with semantics games. This is incredibly stupid.

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These activist judges are going to do it anyway, at least by sidestepping their insane rulings, those people getting deported aren't coming back because the judges have no authority over another nations policy. Also it doesn't prevent the Administration from continuing to fight the rulings.

MinotStateBeav said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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LOL

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These maneuvers are not good. They are the classic feel good in the sort term but suffer long term pain. Judges are protective of the judiciary as an institution. They are not going to sign off on giving another court the middle finger with semantics games. This is incredibly stupid.

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These activist judges are going to do it anyway, at least by sidestepping their insane rulings, those people getting deported aren't coming back because the judges have no authority over another nations policy. Also it doesn't prevent the Administration from continuing to fight the rulings.

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Activists judges, sure. Then the admin should do something different like ask for expedited review and challenge all of these district court's right to issue national injunctions. SCOTUS might (rightly) put some limits on things.

But this gamesmanship of reaching the prohibited result (deporting people) by shifting some papers around is BS. There is no way conservatives would look the other way if a D President was doing it. And that is because it is wrong.

I am pretty sure every single one of the SCOTUS members was a lower level Federal judge. They are not going to just turn a blind eye to this stuff.

tequila4kapp said:

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These maneuvers are not good. They are the classic feel good in the sort term but suffer long term pain. Judges are protective of the judiciary as an institution. They are not going to sign off on giving another court the middle finger with semantics games. This is incredibly stupid.

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These activist judges are going to do it anyway, at least by sidestepping their insane rulings, those people getting deported aren't coming back because the judges have no authority over another nations policy. Also it doesn't prevent the Administration from continuing to fight the rulings.

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Activists judges, sure. Then the admin should do something different like ask for expedited review and challenge all of these district court's right to issue national injunctions. SCOTUS might (rightly) put some limits on things.

But this gamesmanship of reaching the prohibited result (deporting people) by shifting some papers around is BS. There is no way conservatives would look the other way if a D President was doing it. And that is because it is wrong.

I am pretty sure every single one of the SCOTUS members was a lower level Federal judge. They are not going to just turn a blind eye to this stuff.

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This illustrates how even though they love to complain about how much unfair treatment they get, most of Trump and his administration's problems are self-inflicted.

"activist judges" = Any judge that doesn't rubber stamp Trump's unlawful conduct like Alito and Thomas do.

BREAKING:

Turns out that Pete Hegseth is even "dirtier" than we thought.




Report: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his Pentagon office | KTVU FOX 2

"The Trump administration had an exceptionally bad day in court today, with a string of losses on multiple issues.

Trump's still ongoing torrent of executive orders has taken a ton of hits in the courts. Today's was perhaps the most concentrated blow yet, Axios court watcher Sam Baker reports.

Today alone, federal judges ruled against the White House on four major policy initiatives.

1. Voting: A federal judge in Washington blocked enforcement of a Trump executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

2. Immigration: Trump cannot proceed with his plan to deny federal funding to "sanctuary" cities, a judge in California ruled.

3. Deportation: Judge Stephanie Gallagher a Trump appointee ruled against the administration in a case that's remarkably similar to the high-profile battle involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Gallagher's case involves a man known as Cristian, who was living in Maryland. He and Abrego Garcia were deported to El Salvador on the same day.
Cristian's deportation violated a pre-existing court order, Gallagher said. She told the administration to facilitate his return, and noted the games the White House has played over the meaning of "facilitate" in Abrego Garcia's case.
"Standing by and taking no action is not facilitation," she wrote.

4. Education: A judge blocked Trump's plan to cut funding for K-12 schools with diversity programs, calling it overly vague and a violation of teachers' First Amendment rights.

A second court agreed to push back the deadline for schools to comply with new anti-DEI directives.

What we're watching: Also today, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce a ban on trans people serving in the military.

The court granted a nearly identical request, over a nearly identical policy, in Trump's first term.

The bottom line: Less than 100 days in, the courts are already the central battleground of Trump 2.0."
Axios


"Sorry, pal."

MinotStateBeav said:

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ROTFL!

LMAO!

LoooooooooooooooL!

Also, not good, my dude.