US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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[Vivziepop Hitler]

No, I said that he should die because I agree with him. I'm somewhat of a tsundere, don't you know.

It looks more like you're trying to be funny when you sperged at that retard for even more retarded reasons.

 

[obsdj]

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap-november-benefit-issuance11-8

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Any state found giving more than 65% of SNAP payments will be sued by US gov

On that note, there's also been some activity in the Massachusetts SNAP case (Half the Country v. America) since my last post about it...

In the Massachusetts SNAP case (Half the Country v. America), the judge has given the USDA until Saturday -- tomorrow -- to file a response to the plaintiffs' newest motion.
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Kinda wild that this lib judge has still not just granted the demanded TRO, but maybe she actually learned a lesson when SCOTUS overruled her previously on the deportations and doesn't want to be humiliated again.

Plaintiffs (half the states) filed a supplemental notice yesterday, pointing out the activities of the Rhode Island case and how SCOTUS issued an administrative stay on that. The plaintiffs in this case seem primarily agitated about the possibility that USDA might end up charging them for any fuckups they make while the litigation drags on and they attempt to navigate the oh-so-complicated math of only distributing 65% of people's bennies this month.



Also yesterday, defendants (America, USDA, Secretary Rollins, etc.) begged for the upcoming in-person hearing to be converted to a remote hearing, because it's heckin' inconvenient especially now what with the government being shut down and flights being canceled right and left. They sloppily fawn all over the plaintiffs in the case for ever-so-graciously not objecting to this request. The full letter from the lawyer is really quite pathetic and embarrassing, featuring a lengthy sob story about their airport adventures last time they were forced to appear for an in-person hearing.


Also also yesterday, defendants filed their response as ordered to plaintiffs' renewed demand for a TRO and preliminary injunction (neither of which, I remind you all, this judge has yet granted, oddly). The document is 27 pages, and features a lot of citations as well as references to the ongoing Rhode Island case. A few highlights;


Remember, this judge (and I believe the Rhode Island one too) expects USDA to divert money out of child nutrition programs in order to fill up the Skittles and Fanta EBT cards across the nation. USDA is disinclined to do so.


They also have thoughts about the "hold harmless" demand.




TL;DR: The USDA is calling bullshit on the whole thing.


Also also also yesterday (all of these items were filed on a Saturday), plaintiffs notified the court that they have butted into the Rhode Island case and filed an amici curiae brief there.


Evidently, several states decided to immediately assume full SNAP benefits were coming and didn't take a second to think maybe the USDA would appeal the bullshit Rhode Island ruling...




Whoops. Anyway, in the words of the immortal Russell Greer, they demand the courts to undo the thing (stay) that was already done and get back to gimme dem gibs.

 

[Mister Fister]

No, I said that he should die because I agree with him. I'm somewhat of a tsundere, don't you know.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO FACE THE WRATH OF THE BUNGHOLE!

 

[Megaton Punch]

I am allowed to show my displeasure, you know. I've not said anything illegal. If you think there aren't certain groups of population we would do better without (like, for example, ones endlessly shilling for down instead of up) then you are crazy. I've not threatened to kill the user.

I'd argue "we need to kill people like you" is close enough that you should at the very least cool off before Null has to have a nice talk with the FBI again.

 

[Catch The Rainbow]

Actually, this brings up a better point.

In the movie Mildred Pierce, Mildred is a waitress and restaurant owner. She and her daughters lived in a beach house in Malibu, California.

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Now, with Mildred having two children and being a business owner, that house was apprised at around $70,000. Now, this isn't accounting for Veda's expensive, spoiled tastes. She even had a caretaker.

See my point?

That's a movie, it's not real life

 

[JustSomeDong]

I want my promised $2000 stimulus check. That TCM isn't going to pay itself.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=t_jjKs06-UY
You think I just want to watch movies of yesteryear where a husband and wife with kids can just up and buy a house in a modest community? No, I want the ability to do that NOW.

That is one of my all time favorite movies, if not number one. I got my reasons. Now, I have to watch it this dreary, wintry November Sunday.
TLS is a pimp, this is why, and haters can suck scrote.

 

[BullfrogBill]

I agree. JD Vance is looking like the most likely to win in 2028 at the moment. Admittedly that's because there's virtually no competition that we've seen. Who knows? A lot can happen in three years.

Don't be surprised when JD gets fucked over and isn't allowed by the neocon Republican Party to be President ion favor of Marco Rubio or Ron Desantis.

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

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this has the same energy as that one vine. "i'm a bad bitch, you cain't kill me."

beautiful work, tyler. i knew he had it in him.

if people could stop jacking off, playing video games, and shitposting for 5 minutes there would be a new Mangione every week.

panem et circenses has been the way governments control the people since governments had people to control.

 

[The Last Stand]

That's a movie, it's not real life

Movies that stylized, glamorized American life then.

@Useful_Mistake is right. If you can't understand what was lost from then to now, then you have a futile existence.

 

[Sensitive Young Man]

That's a movie, it's not real life

Aw geez dude, I had no clue

 

[Potatoherder]

there are a shit ton of well maintained houses for less that 150. way less in fact.

but you need to live in the country and not the bug man hives.

And where there are no jobs to get. It's like buying a pacific island 1000 miles away from a major port with no fresh water. Sure it's cheap but you can't do anything with it.

 

[BullfrogBill]

MAGA doesn't like that attitude though. Every Trump policy has to be total genius that completely works the way it's intended even when reality generates the opposite effect. Like Trump's ceasefire in Palestine that went up in smoke in a few days or TACOing out when tariffing China over rare earths only to be met with China deciding to buy soybeans from everywhere else.

Watch this comment get negrates for being mildly critical.

I'm giving you a "negrate" for caring about negrates and calling Trump TACO like a Democrat faggot. People will be more receptive to your criticism is you stop sounding like a TDS afflicted retard.

 

[ThisIsGonnaBeGood]

Don't be surprised when JD gets fucked over and isn't allowed by the neocon Republican Party to be President ion favor of Marco Rubio or Ron Desantis.

The RNC hasn't 100% rigged their primary yet, like the DNC has, but I'm sure they're trying to find a way.

 

[The Ugly One]

The concept of "credit" or "buying things on credit" was absolutely foreign to the American consumer up until the start of the 21st century.

My Grandma had a Sears credit card in the 1980s, back before they had magnetic strips. They ran it through some kind of carbon copy machine. Looked like this:

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

reminder that anyone and everyone talking about how the democrats would never destroy the filibuster, even PBS knows it's democrats getting rid of all this shit when it benefits them, so they can ram shit through while they have the opportunity. the filibuster at this point is a worthless relic because of its requirements being removed. there's no actual effort, it can just be "Oh no wait I raise a filibuster!" and then the government is just in gridlock until one side capitulates.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politi...ump-want-to-get-rid-of-it-during-the-shutdown | https://archive.ph/wip/uYDLt

not to mention there are snakes who still want to gracefully lose.

 

[Kermit Jizz]

Don't be surprised when JD gets fucked over and isn't allowed by the neocon Republican Party to be President ion favor of Marco Rubio or Ron Desantis.

Then they'll throw the race. It would essentially be a repeat of what the dems did to bernie in 2016.

I'd hope they wouldn't be so stupid to pull such a self destructive stunt, but it's the GOP so I give it 50/50.

 

[Introvertigo]

https://twitter.com/Polymarket/status/1987600176521805842

 

[Sammich]

That's wonderful.

I'm sure there are plenty of homes in Niggerville USA or Bumfuck Nowhere that fall under the $150,000 price point, but anywhere where there are both actual people and jobs you aren't going to find anything below 300k.

You conscending uppity fuckign faggot. Eat the fattest part of my lily White ass.


Tons and TONS of jobs in that area, less than an hour drive to jobs that make deep into 6 figures. but you do you, cry and shid your pants because you think you know something. You know fuck and all.

What do the demographics look like?

85-90+ White.

 

[Justsomecicada]

We need to kill people like you.

Don’t get me wrong we should strive for the best we can, I am just saying to anyone if your basing your plans on the idea there will be a boomer like economy you will get heartbreak.


I think you misunderstand.
It’s not a good thing that’s it’s not coming back and I am not justifying the current system

 

[Useful_Mistake]

We're getting another janny crashout at the same time as the Indian poop documentary does a surprise drop

I curse vishnu and the rest of the indian gods. I'd rather you accuse me of being a jew instead.