Politics Thread

[GoMuskies]

So South Korea's president just decided to declare martial law last night because he was unhappy with the opposition party. That's....not ideal. Happily, even his own party essentially called him insane, and their legislature voted unanimously to end martial law.

[XU_Lou]

Yesterday, the Biden admin announced another $725 million for Ukraine

Today, Biden just announced $1 Billion for aid for Africa

Meanwhile, in North Carolina:

Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol
19h
��#BREAKING: Haywood County NC officials are now speaking out against FEMA saying, "they are dragging their feet."

County Manager Bryant said he, "provided FEMA with a list of 60 sites that needed housing, but got no response."

As of today, FEMA has delivered one unit.

ONE.




Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol
Dec 2
I drove my kids to school along this road this morning.

Every day feels like Groundhog Day in #WNC.

Same piles of debris.
Same tanker trucks in the river.
Same trash swinging from the trees.

My kids and I look out the windows and wonder if this is just the new normal…





Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol
Nov 30
I would just like to remind everyone that CNN has yet to send a single reporter down to #WNC to cover the fact that people are living in tents, in the bitter cold.

Not a single one.

Let that sink in.



What the Biden team has done (or not done) is absolutely unconscionable: https://x.com/matt_vanswol

[xubrew]

I just stumbled upon this. Firing squads??

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1863989465703756109.

[GoMuskies]

I just stumbled upon this. Firing squads??

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1863989465703756109.

Only in Utah

[paulxu]

Or your name is Cheney or Milley.

[Smails]

I just stumbled upon this. Firing squads??

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1863989465703756109.

Marbles...lost

That man has broken so many people

[GoMuskies]

WSJ says Trump may replace Hegseth with DeSantis.

[paulxu]

I get this feeling that in the last go around, he actually had some qualified people at the top of the administration.
They seemed to have blocked some of his crazier ideas.
This time around he's going for sycophants that will do whatever he wants.
Even people who recognized him as being unfit before, have now sucked up and are in line for top jobs.

[Xville]

WSJ says Trump may replace Hegseth with DeSantis.

good, please do.

[Xville]

I get this feeling that in the last go around, he actually had some qualified people at the top of the administration.
They seemed to have blocked some of his crazier ideas.
This time around he's going for sycophants that will do whatever he wants.
Even people who recognized him as being unfit before, have now sucked up and are in line for top jobs.

The ones he picked that were just his buddies aren't going to be there. That's where our great checks and balances come in. Gaetz and Hegspeth (most likely) out. I like most of his picks:

Chief of staff: Wiles Excellent pick

Secretary of State: Rubio Excellent

AG: Bondi (should have been the pick the first time), plus she's kinda hot.

Border: Homan (about damn time we get someone in there with a backbone)

RFK, Burgum.

I don't see the problem. The only one that I still really question is Tulsi because I think shes a fake nutjob, but meh.