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re: A disturbing trend to look into is the amount of people resigning from the DOJ
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/15/26 at 9:46 pm to Powerman
quote:You're presuming that. That's not evidence.
There is also the possibility that the honest and principled people are leaving. If people are leaving for ethical reasons then certainly that would be a cause for concern right?
If we're going to conjecture... I'd reckon that the if the biased, two-tiered behavior over the last couple of decades didn't cause people of high integrity to leave... I cannot imagine what would.
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re: Any predictions on who the Massie / leftist coalition pivot to if he loses
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/15/26 at 9:44 pm to TenWheelsForJesus
quote::rotflmao:Literally what Trump is doing with his Massie cat fight.
they will take their anger and feelings of inferiority and fight against Republicans more than the democrats.
re: A disturbing trend to look into is the amount of people resigning from the DOJ
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/15/26 at 9:39 pm to Powerman
quote:I'm not sure why that's "disturbing". The DOJ has proven itself discrimintory, biased, and highly-political. If that's who's leaving and being replaced with people more capable and less biased it's a good thing. Raw numbers don't tell you anything, unfortunately.
A disturbing trend to look into is the amount of people resigning from the DOJ ... It is estimated that somewhere between 5500 and 6400 employees have left the DOJ since Trump took office.
quote:Only if you think the DOJ has been abastion of justice. It's been anything but that.
This is concerning whether or not you realize it
re: US job numbers for 2025 revised down by over 1 million
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/15/26 at 8:12 pm to 4cubbies
quote:Don't worry Cubbies. Trump's new Fed chairman is about to deliver 15% GDP growth.
It’s only his economy when there is good news. It’s his stock market, but not his job market.
Just look how "historic" Warsh is going to be.
re: US job numbers for 2025 revised down by over 1 million
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/15/26 at 7:51 pm to SoFlaGuy
quote:Lost a good number of government jobs. But the main employment driver was Education and Healthcare -- both heavily subsidized by government spending.
How many illegals and government jobs?
Illegals shouldn't matter (in theory) because they'd presumably be replaced with other people?
Good thing tariffs created lots of new manufacturing jobs!
quote:
Cumulative Change by Sector in Thousands
Nonfarm: +181
Manufacturing: -108
Construction: -1
Leisure and Hospitality: +119
Education and Health Care: +697
Professional and Business Services: -126
Information: -49
Financial: +5
Retail: -58
Wholesale: -49
Government: -228
re: CEO of Microsoft AI says most white collar work will be fully automated within 18 months
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/14/26 at 10:09 am to ghost2most
quote:Did it give you enough anxiety to go out and try/buy MS Copilot? Because that was the goal here. The guy has a product to sell. Don’t forget that.
I think his timeline is aggressive, but not going to lie, AI gives me anxiety
re: Trump to issue EO requiring voter ID before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/14/26 at 9:06 am to Laugh More
quote:Nope. FIrst, making some EO that will be immediately shot down only weakens your future positions. It establishes you as a loser. And it weakens our position when Democrats want to abuse the process later.
You don’t think these things can work in tandem?
Second, Trump has done nothing to follow the obvious and successful path Scott Pressler has demonstrated. He did notihng after 2020, and will do nothing now. I'm starting to believe he'd rather whine and make futile attempts because he avoids the successful path like the plague. :dunno:
re: Trump to issue EO requiring voter ID before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/13/26 at 10:37 pm to djsdawg
quote:So do you think a president can suspend the 2A with an executive order because it’s too flawed to work
This isn’t a realistic option.
That crazy thing is too flawed to work in this moment in time. It’s being used to destroy from within.
in this moment in time?
re: Trump to issue EO requiring voter ID before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/13/26 at 10:34 pm to The_Duke
quote:Same way we got the Patriot Act and Obamacare. Wanted a win for the team without considering the merit of the idea.
It blows my mind how short-sighted these folks are on topics like this. They love it when Trump dictates because he is their guy, but Trump won't be there forever.
re: Trump to issue EO requiring voter ID before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/13/26 at 10:30 pm to Laugh More
quote:I’d prefer he actually concentrate his political capital l and time on something effective at getting voter ID enacted.
He wants this issue out in the open so the American People can see the arguments that Dems make AGAINST secure elections.
quote:I guess if you want symbolism over substance. :dunno:
Pretty smart actually.
re: Trump to issue EO requiring voter ID before midterms
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/13/26 at 10:23 pm to FLTech
quote::rotflmao: please point out where the president has authority to order voter ID.
#2 - it will fast track it to the supreme court and if the supreme court follows the Constitution then we should have this in the bag
I’m with you on hoping it makes it to the court. I cannot wait to see what the SG comes up that won’t get them laughed out of oral arguments.
re: Bondi is a disaster
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/12/26 at 8:11 am to Midtiger farm
quote:Between those deflections and the pathetic ad hominem you’re a hypocrite” some unrelated issue, I wonder if she posts here between Fox news segments.
She was literally trying to cover up for child rapists by touting the wall street stats - how out of touch do you have to be to think thats a good idea
re: The Blond Assassin
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 6:16 pm to David_DJS
quote:Neither are dumb enough to take the job. It's a career-ender. Trump clearly hires, then neuters is AGs.
DeSantis would have been the best pick. Paxson second.
re: Yall need to watch this Bondi hearing - this is the most entertaining one I’ve seen
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 1:12 pm to PsychTiger
quote::lol: :cheers:
Nah, better off keeping her in the kitchen.
re: Massie the only republican to vote against the SAVE Act
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 1:09 pm to Jake88
quote:Well, the bigger picture is if the Congress can require states to use ID, any future Congress can’t exclude IDs from being used (or worse).
On this issue, kinda. But many who voted for it are looking at the larger picture.
But, hey, we can trust democrats to do the right thing, amiright?
re: Massie the only republican to vote against the SAVE Act
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 1:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:The amount of people that the GOPE has managed to co-opt without them even knowing it is kinda frightening, tbh.
All you're doing is giving a justification for being a RINO/hypocrite
Again, we know how to fix this. (and it needs to be fixed!) But no one wants to go out and do it in their local districts, and get it done. They want to sit on the couch and hope someone in Washington DC does it for them.
re: Yall need to watch this Bondi hearing - this is the most entertaining one I’ve seen
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 1:01 pm to PsychTiger
quote:FIFY
If she can't stand the heat, she should get back on Fox News.
re: Massie the only republican to vote against the SAVE Act
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 12:56 pm to Jake88
quote:If there’s one thing the republican party needs it’s more unprincipled congress members. :lol:
Sometimes those principles screw us.
John McCain would be so proud!
re: Massie the only republican to vote against the SAVE Act
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 12:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:Yep. Decades of opposing the VRA, suddenly, federal authoritarianism is awesome.
How does this not apply to the 215 who just voted against Republican principles (states rights)?
The real sad part is… Scott Pressler showed everyone how it’s done correctly. But few learned a damn thing.
re: This is the Epstein email that broke me
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 12:40 pm to oldskule
quote:That's called an opportunity. I’m old enough to remember when MAGA was about draining the swamp. Miss those days.
If the entire piece was unredacted.....it would destroy ALL of DC, and most foreign countries. This pervert was well connected.
re: Mass shooting in Canada, "someone in a dress" kills 10 and wounds more at BC High-school
Posted by Taxing Authority on 2/11/26 at 12:22 pm to thetempleowl
quote:Yup. It’s the equivalent of telling a schizophrenic the voices they hear are real.
I understand everyone is saying it is nowonder these people are shooting up schools after you put them on hormones.
However I think the real mental issue is the mental problems these people have that make them want to take hormones in the first place.
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