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[CowboyJD]

sorry, but I do not like the idea of anything headed by musk to root out corruption and/or deciding what areas need to be cut or reduce funding...do any of you trust the government to get rid of curruption? is so, cool...if not, why do you trust musk and/or trump to do it??

Because they’re gullible cultists in favor of putting the fox in charge the henhouse and seeing what happens.

 

[mugatu]

Neither he nor Musk will pull back the curtain.

Trusting, hoping, or believing that those two are the champions of transparency is nothing but gullible cheerleading,

JD, Does DOGE rifling through Treasury and USAID computer systems make it harder for actual legal repercussions to any crimes if what they keep claiming is true? Thought it might call into question what was actually there vs potentially planted by them while they had unsupervised access.

 

[CowboyJD]

JD, Does DOGE rifling through Treasury and USAID computer systems make it harder for actual legal repercussions to any crimes if what they keep claiming is true? Thought it might call into question what was actually there vs potentially planted by them while they had unsupervised access.

Those are potential evidentiary/admissibility issues more than a jurisdictional issue

A defendant can always claim electronic evidence was planted, Musk’s shenanigans could make such claims more credible, but that would be based upon the totality of the circumstances….which we don’t know at this point.

 

[Polds4OSU]

BREAKING: Pres. Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will "take over" the Gaza Strip, "level the site" and rebuild it, after earlier saying Palestinians living there should leave. https://abcnews.link/ZG5UZtJ

 

[mugatu]

Those are potential evidentiary/admissibility issues more than a jurisdictional issue

A defendant can always claim electronic evidence was planted, Musk’s shenanigans could make such claims more credible, but that would be based upon the totality of the circumstances….which we don’t know at this point.

Thanks. Yeah, I wasn't thinking jurisdiction, I was thinking credibility on court.

 

[Polds4OSU]

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," Mr. Trump said. "We'll own it and … create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real job. Do something different." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-netanyahu-press-conference-ceasefire-hostages/

 

[Donnyboy]

Who negotiated the NAFTA revisions and came up with the USMCA agreement and said it might be the best deal ever….in 2018?

And why in the world would you trust that the person that made those deals can fix them now?

I agree with all that.

You’re gonna have a hard time finding much he his doing iIm endorsing but all the trade war will ruin the economy talk over Canada is false. They don’t have that kind of weight.

Again I’m a tariff fan. Heard a guy on CNN say US companies pay 370B while we receive 60B in return. 310B is a lot extra cost for US companies and in almost all circumstances they need our market exponentially more than we need them. Tariffs are a good thing for strong countries. Cut individual taxes to counteract and let people decide what they buy and prices settle between US and foreign suppliers.

I don’t expect any form of rational measured implementation

 

[Polds4OSU]

 

[Polds4OSU]

Pres. Trump repeats idea to resettle Gazans in neighboring countries, calling Gaza a "demolition site."

"The Gaza thing has not worked, it never worked," Trump said. "I don't know how they could want to stay."

Live updates: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/0ZZg-G

 

[Stillwaterman]

I don't disagree much except I'm not confident that the DOGE overreach will get the clamps put on it. I'm pretty confident it won't.

Secondly, if the US eliminates ALL foreign aid, China is going to continue exerting "soft power" in the form of such aid and that will not be good for US interests. We aren't giving aid to these 2nd and 3rd world countries out of the goodness of our heart. In many situations, it's because they have needed natural resources.

Good point. But are we actually scaling out bang for buck? Edit: I mean before.... I know we are not now.

 

[Polds4OSU]

 

[Stillwaterman]

I agree with all that.

You’re gonna have a hard time finding much he his doing iIm endorsing but all the trade war will ruin the economy talk over Canada is false. They don’t have that kind of weight.

Again I’m a tariff fan. Heard a guy on CNN say US companies pay 370B while we receive 60B in return. 310B is a lot extra cost for US companies and in almost all circumstances they need our market exponentially more than we need them. Tariffs are a good thing for strong countries. Cut individual taxes to counteract and let people decide what they buy and prices settle between US and foreign suppliers.

I don’t expect any form of rational measured implementation

Biden also put 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles which Musk actually admitted are superior to anything we have. I pick no sides here, just an interesting fact.

 

[Polds4OSU]

Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees

Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the U.N.’s top human rights body and will not resume funding for the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees.

apnews.com

 

[Polds4OSU]

Asked how many Palestinians he had in mind to move from Gaza, Trump said, “all of them,” adding, “I would think that they would be thrilled.”

Pressed repeatedly on whether he would force them to go even if they did not want to, Trump said, “I don’t think they’re going to tell me no.”

Hamas, at least, was quick to tell him no.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said, “Our people in Gaza will not allow for these plans to come to pass." | NYT

 

[cowboyinexile]

So, the president is senile again....

 

[Stillwater Townie]

Biden also put 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles which Musk actually admitted are superior to anything we have. I pick no sides here, just an interesting fact.

Then China should feel free to start building car assembly plants in the U. S. like other foreign car companies have done.

Musk needs to worry more about why his rockets have been wrecking. Sell Tesla, since he can't seem to make them better than the Chinese.

 

[PF5]

So, the president is senile again....

Orrrrr…hear me out…he just knows what everyone wants, regardless if they realize what they want…he is the messiah to many, after all…

 

[CowboyJD]

Good point. But are we actually scaling out bang for buck? Edit: I mean before.... I know we are not now.

I have no doubt that we WEREN’T scaling out bang for buck before.

I agree we aren’t now either.

 

[cowboyinexile]

Orrrrr…hear me out…he just knows what everyone wants, regardless if they realize what they want…he is the messiah to many, after all…

I'm not sure that everyone wants us to bulldoze Gaza. And even if we did, that doesn’t sound like a good thing to say when they are in the middle of a ceasefire with Israel.

 

[CowboyJD]

I'm not sure that everyone wants us to bulldoze Gaza. And even if we did, that doesn’t sound like a good thing to say when they are in the middle of a ceasefire with Israel.

I’m betting his statement should have been in blue text….signifying sarcasm.