Politics Post your predictions for the next 4 years of Trump's 2nd tenure as President

My sense is that the lack of resistance from some Democrats isn't so much that they are being bullied is that there are those of us that think that giving MAGA at least some of what it says it wanted but we know they didn't think through is going to give them a fatal stomach ache. They broke it, they bought it. If you don't think democracy matters, OK, here's your stupid prize.

I just think this is going to be the last three Republican presidencies on steroids where their policies resulted in economic turmoil or worse and the Democrats and their dangerous socialism bailed the U.S. out.

 

Agreed; I’m not super happy that my rights are one of the prizes democrats are thinking about handing to the republicans but I’m willing to see what happens. If the filibuster is killed we might be in for some real trouble though.

 

I understand your concerns. I don't think because some Dems are willing to let the GOP get sick overindulging on its own poisonous agenda means they're going to just give a free hand on everything. I think they'll do what they can to protect your rights. I don't think they're at the point of letting people die or be put into concentration zones, but less drastic right-wing policies can be allowed to manifest and still will blow holes in the whole MAGA myth, IMO.

 

Thanks, I appreciate the reassurance!

My anxieties come from the fact we are such a small number of people as a percentage of the population, but have an outsized political radioactivity right now. Dems will obviously tie up deportation in the courts as long as they can, but will they shut down the government when an HRT ban is added as a rider to a budget bill? A small population doesn’t net you many wins when the average person just wants a functioning government. But thank you; I take what you say to heart.

 

Newsom is a sellout. He disenfranchised a lot of union members by allowing California to adopt driver less long haul truck programs.

He’s phony.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine...n-vetoes-bill-banning-large-driverless-trucks

 

I'm all for unions, but I'm not for having people do jobs that machines can do as well or better.

 

They can’t do them as well or better. So many problems with driverless vehicles. Meanwhile undermining the role of the job and trying to take away someone’s livelihood.

Automation in some facets are fine. But driverless vehicles is a joke.

 

That's now. They will get better. If they can't do the job as well or better the numbers will show it.

But the reality is that we have a huge shortage of truck drivers. If we can offload some of that work to keep shipping prices down that's a good thing.

There are definitely local routes that automated trucks could handle.

This is somewhat similar to self checkout. I much prefer it. I rarely have to wait and my groceries are actually packed the way I want them.

The wife and I got dinner at a Toshi's Asian Cafe today. Walked in, placed my order on the touchscreen. Grabbed my table number and then they brought my food out to me when it was done. Didn't have to wait for them to bring my check or anything. Just finish up and leave.

Very nice experience. No need to wreck it with employees who don't really want to be there being fake to me.

Yet people complain about it taking jobs... It's just more efficient.

 

Trump tapped billionaire art collector who never served as Secretary of the Navy. He is a big Trump donor. What other qualification needed?

 

Scott Gottlieb, Trump's first FDA Commissioner, said simply if Kennedy becomes HHS Secretary people will die from preventable diseases.

 

Jared Kushner's father, convicted felon, ambassador to France.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alison...o-run--fbi-and-heres-why-critics-are-worried/

Actually called worse pick than Matt Gaetz.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/us/politics/kash-patel.html

He has vowed to use government power for revenge against anyone who opposed Trump including media who criticize him and those who "stole" 2020 election. He wrote a children's book about Trump called King Donald.