While I agree with you, Harris did run on policy. Lots of really, really good policies. And it didn't work.
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This is the most frustrating thing for me. Bernie, AOC, Jasmine Crockett, etc. are doing a great job of calling everything out. But I'm sick and tired of sound bytes on social media. Do literally anything to fight what's going on other than being on social media.
I was thinking post administration. But maybe its hard to tell everyone what you want to do when you have no power in all branches of government.
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Charlie Kirk calls for ‘full military occupation’ of American cities ‘once we liberate DC’
He said, “Simple fix. You steal a car, 25 years in prison,” the pro-Trump pundit raged. “I don't care if you're a teenager. I don't care if — well, I was raised without a dad. Well, you're going to go meet a new dad in jail. We're done. We're not putting up with it. We need more prisons, and we need more prisoners.” The first question to ask of him is where is the money coming from to build new prisons to go with much longer prison sentences? It's costly to build them as escape proof as possible.Military occupation of more cities sounds like a great way to further discourage tourism to America.
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"MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk celebrated....."
In other words, Charlie Kirk says something hyperbolically stupid and over the top. He gets more hits than if he just said something rational about it.
The Independent then picks up this silliness instead of reporting real news knowing it will generate clicks for basically no real effort.
Then MSN republishes The Independent news stories and likely picks based on how many page views they also think they will get. Something this stupid is definitely gonna get clicked.
TL; DR a MAGA blowhard says something idiotic, a liberal paper picks it as an easy way to get views instead of doing real news. That is then picked up a second time for more clicks.
He would be so proud....
Stillwater Townie
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I have nothing against exposing extremists for the outrageous things they say. Ignoring them won't make them go away.
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Food prices are rising faster than usual. Eggs prices were falling but reversed. Maybe Trump expects organized protests against inflation.
A disturbing new report reveals how Trump wants to use the military to crush civil unrest.
https://newrepublic.com/post/199008/trump-plans-military-reaction-force-use-americans
A disturbing new report reveals how Trump wants to use the military to crush civil unrest.
https://newrepublic.com/post/199008/trump-plans-military-reaction-force-use-americans
Yeah. Eggs are up about $1/dozen the past week or so. And its not bird flu related
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It's a good thing Trump is grandly lying about trillions of dollars coming in from tariffs. Because if it was true the stock market would have greatly crashed by now.
Companies eating tariffs as Trump says they are mean reduced profits for them and upset shareholders. But Trump doesn't have the common sense to see that. Trump might as well quit and become a carnival barker or something worse than that.
(From Reuters) -The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a nearly $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
The deficit for July was up 19%, or $47 billion, from July 2024. Receipts for the month grew 2%, or $8 billion, to $338 billion, while outlays jumped 10%, or $56 billion, to $630 billion, a record high for the month.
The month of July this year had fewer business days than last year, so the Treasury Department said that adjusting for the difference would have increased receipts by about $20 billion, resulting in a deficit of about $271 billion.
Companies eating tariffs as Trump says they are mean reduced profits for them and upset shareholders. But Trump doesn't have the common sense to see that. Trump might as well quit and become a carnival barker or something worse than that.
(From Reuters) -The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a nearly $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
The deficit for July was up 19%, or $47 billion, from July 2024. Receipts for the month grew 2%, or $8 billion, to $338 billion, while outlays jumped 10%, or $56 billion, to $630 billion, a record high for the month.
The month of July this year had fewer business days than last year, so the Treasury Department said that adjusting for the difference would have increased receipts by about $20 billion, resulting in a deficit of about $271 billion.
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While I agree with you to a point, Charlie Kirk isn't exactly some random MAGASTANI.
DJT used him to get elected. He speaks for a large part of the MAGAsphere. He's a notable figure that I believe DJT uses a signal/sign of what the MAGAstani will eat up. He goes ballistic and irrational to make Trump seem more rational and controlled.
It's easy journalism. It's lazy journalism. But it is journalism and somewhat newsworthy.
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Um he currently holds an actual Trump appointed position on the Trump Admin right now
He sits on the board of the US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors with Gen Mike Flynn
Trump appoints Charlie Kirk, Walt Nauta, Michael Flynn to military boards https://share.google/ookr2TxJUpcxdyc47
Trump Appoints 5 New Members to USAFA Board of Visitors
March 20, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
A member of a board of a US Military Academy called for a full military take over of a US city
He is a master debater
Polds4OSU
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He is a Trump appointee
And he isn't the most concerning member of that board.
Charlie Kirk is a joke. He is a psuedointillectual who uses loaded questions and interviews with plants in audiences or misguided individuals to make himself sound smart. Its a shame that he's been able to get away with it as long as he has but at some point hes going to pull an Alex Jones and lose it all.
Michael Flynn is scary though.
Yea, good point, I'm wrong.
I just really can't believe that we have to partake in discussion of military occupation of our cities for crime when crime is nowhere near where it has been in the past, is trending down, and finally, CRIME IS NOT THE ROLE OF THE US MILITARY.
I'd rather see these journalists detail the plight of every green card holder that gets deported on a technicality after 30 years, instead of having to get that off Instagram.
Oh well, I'm not a dictator so nobody is gonna listen to me anyway. I'll shut up and let the dictator do his thing.
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Dude, master debater is harsh enough. You don't have to completely denigrate the guy by bringing his darkest skeletons out of the closet.
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US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS
New data show the deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which have led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the same period last year.
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New data show the deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which have led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the same period last year.
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US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS New data show the deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which have led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts. The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from...
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