On hold? That’s very optimistic of you.

Trump repealed 112 environmental regulations in his first term, during a pandemic, without preparation, rolling us back to the Bush Administration in multiple categories.

I think we’re going to go backwards again, most likely at a faster rate than his last term.

It’s not like he’ll have to fight Epstein over this one

Trump has proven that his style of campaign is effective. It’s now a solidified approach to the presidency.

This behavior will absolutely continue after Trump is gone.

…again.

I think you’re right. It may be hate vs. fear.

His appeal? Anger is a more powerful motivator than fear.

It absolutely still is, they just have the full trifecta now, so there’s no accountability. If SCOTUS makes an unjust ruling, it’s Congress’s job to challenge it. If Congress writes and votes for unjust legislation, it’s the President or SCOTUS’s job to challenge it.

The Constitution can’t be discarded by any branch, and requires 2/3 majority to amend through Congress. However, infringement could be outright ignored by those charged with checking the power of the other branches.

SCOTUS doesn’t write legislation, they interpret the Constitution to rule on existing cases. They couldn’t criminalize being gay on their own. If a new case on gay marriage were brought to SCOTUS, the most they could do is overturn US v. Windsor, removing federally recognized gay marriage and federally protected gay marriage benefits.

Congress, however, could potentially criminalize being gay with legislation, unless vetoed by the President or challenged during SCOTUS’s judicial review.

Looks like Elon is getting his money’s worth.

That won’t matter when the newly Republican controlled Congress expands and packs SCOTUS a la Project 2025.

From 1843 to 1865, Abraham Lincoln could have sent a fax to a samurai.

The gif is even better

“Just as” is absurd, but I agree there is some. I was guilty of plenty of microaggressions before I knew of them. Change starts with the youth. The older you get, the longer it takes to get to you.

There was a primary for the 2024 election. Biden won.

Good point. More than half of voters would have been accurate.

That reduces the sting of disappointment in my fellow man a tiny bit.

Let’s see, so we’re blaming Biden for stepping aside too late, his advisors for not encouraging him to step aside, the DNC for not holding a second primary, and Harris for trying to get voters by reaching across the aisle.

Let’s for once try Occam’s Razor.

Can we just accept that more than half the nation is voters are racist, sexist, and bigoted, or at a minimum comfortable supporting racism, sexism, and bigotry? Because that’s the simplest explanation.

Sorry. I should’ve tagged for sarcasm.

Trump will be sworn in on January 20th.

The Florida panhandle in the northeast gets the most hurricane activity by far. This is primarily due to the AMOC moving northeast from the Gulf of Mexico, creating a cooler pocket of turbulence on Florida’s east coast.

I guess the one good thing that will come from Trump’s acceleration of climate change will be when the AMOC breaks down, Mar-A-Lago will be unplayable soon after. Unfortunately, the UK will also lose most of its arable land, so it’s not really a great trade-off.

Fair point. I’m not sure myself, but it won’t be enough time if they’re anything like the general contractors I’ve used.

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