Edit: I'm only going to embed one of these damn things. You can copy and paste the links if you want to see the other two.
This really does have me bothered. I'm going to cook some pasta as comfort food. I haven't watched any movies this year, but I'm tempted to watch "Starship Troopers", and pretend modern America is a satire. Perhaps that will relax me. Or play Stardew Valley. I hear it's cozy.
He's always posting on the wrong side of the parable and unconsciously aligning himself with irony. So those must be all the Roman prisoners.
He went to a christian prayer service. So he did the minimum requirement for an elected American politician to show they practice a permissible religion. Probably just had his fill of marshmallow rabbits and demigod zombies and wanted to return to his normal sadistic subliminal antichrist posting.
Without context it's hard to tell. I just read it's the policy of El Savador to shave inmates heads, so these could be the flights of the Latin gang members. Which as you know, means they should be no longer be considered human or be given any sympathy because they are dirty cartel scum that kill people for sport. So sayeth The Dark Man.
We've always been the caretakers?
But I'm really not one for determinism or unstoppable events as much as I am for lazy reuse of plot device.
And the difference between the USA and Russia is that Russia didn't have freedom long enough to notice it had been taken. 87% now vote to permanently re-elect Trump's man crush.
(Today, 01:06 AM)IdeomotorPrisoner Wrote: He's always posting on the wrong side of the parable and unconsciously aligning himself with irony. So those must be all the Roman prisoners.
He went to a christian prayer service. So he did the minimum requirement for an elected American politician to show they practice a permissible religion. Probably just had his fill of marshmallow rabbits and demigod zombies and wanted to return to his normal sadistic subliminal antichrist posting.
Without context it's hard to tell. I just read it's the policy of El Savador to shave inmates heads, so these could be the flights of the Latin gang members. Which as you know, means they should be no longer be considered human or be given any sympathy because they are dirty cartel scum that kill people for sport. So sayeth The Dark Man.
We've always been the caretakers?
But I'm really not one for determinism or unstoppable events as much as I am for lazy reuse of plot device.
And the difference between the USA and Russia is that Russia didn't have freedom long enough to notice it had been taken. 87% now vote to permanently re-elect Trump's man crush.
so orange man bad, again
Russia and the US, as an Australian, Russia for me, sick of all the US propaganda
MAGA, because the US is a crap hole and the citizens know it
This seems somewhat germane when describing the chasm separating the sides here. We have people still getting boosters, FFS
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(Today, 01:06 AM)IdeomotorPrisoner Wrote: Without context it's hard to tell. I just read it's the policy of El Savador to shave inmates heads, so these could be the flights of the Latin gang members. Which as you know, means they should be no longer be considered human or be given any sympathy because they are dirty cartel scum that kill people for sport. So sayeth The Dark Man.
So the Supreme Court just put a (temporary?) stop to this.
Quote:In an emergency filing, lawyers had asked the justices to stop the deportations.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration early Saturday from deporting another group of Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members under the expansive powers of a rarely invoked wartime law.
“The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this court,” the court said in a brief, unsigned order that gave no reasoning, as is typical in emergency cases.
...The situation in Anson was urgent enough that A.C.L.U. lawyers mounted challenges in three different courts within five hours on Friday....
Now I'm wondering if posting those videos was meant as provocation? Did he want to force their hand, in order to get a fight and eventual clear Court ruling on this?
Now it is no longer enough to do one's job and follow policy, you must advance the policy of the President:
Quote:Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Following my Day One Executive Order, the Office of Personnel Management will be issuing new Civil Service Regulations for career government employees. Moving forward, career government employees, working on policy matters, will be classified as “Schedule Policy/Career,” and will be held to the highest standards of conduct and performance. If these government workers refuse to advance the policy interests of the President, or are engaging in corrupt behavior, they should no longer have a job. This is common sense, and will allow the federal government to finally be “run like a business.” We must root out corruption and implement accountability in our Federal Workforce!
May I recommend some type of pin or badge, to show that you're "on board" and advancing the President's agenda? It would build a sense of team cohesion and common purpose. Perhaps an armband?
(2 hours ago)UltraBudgie Wrote: Now it is no longer enough to do one's job and follow policy, you must advance the policy of the President:
May I recommend some type of pin or badge, to show that you're "on board" and advancing the President's agenda? It would build a sense of team cohesion and common purpose. Perhaps an armband?
You mean like this?
Trouble is, the office is what people serve... not the person.
His "agenda" is the administration's agenda...
because he leads the party that won the street fight election.
Pronouns' can suck, when media uses them to sell a thought,
rather than convey information.
(2 hours ago)UltraBudgie Wrote: So the Supreme Court just put a (temporary?) stop to this.
Now I'm wondering if posting those videos was meant as provocation? Did he want to force their hand, in order to get a fight and eventual clear Court ruling on this?
Now it is no longer enough to do one's job and follow policy, you must advance the policy of the President:
May I recommend some type of pin or badge, to show that you're "on board" and advancing the President's agenda? It would build a sense of team cohesion and common purpose. Perhaps an armband?
Yay!!!!
you mean we get more Hitler/Nazi/WWII analogies
Workers who don't agree with business policy and despise the CEO are always efficient and hard-working, and make the best employees.
Bottom line, if you work for the government, can you forget your political peccadillos and perform your job as per its minimum requirements?
Or are you going to reject somebody for a federal grant because ofthier race, creed, religion, or sexual orientation?
You know, like doing something against the law? Whereas the government could be sued?
Quote:A 2010 Gallup poll noted unionized federal workers were more likely Democrats (40%) than Republicans (27%), while nonunion workers were more evenly split (29% Democrats, 33% Republicans).
Campaign donations also hint at leanings: in the 2024 cycle, 69.5% of federal employee donations went to Democrats, 30.5% to Republicans, though most federal workers don’t donate. This could reflect a vocal minority rather than the workforce as a whole. Some argue Democrats are more drawn to public service due to higher education levels and longer tenures in government roles, but the workforce isn’t monolithic, and many are apolitical or independent.
His mind was not for rent to any god or government, always hopeful yet discontent. Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is ....
Professor Neil Ellwood Peart
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(2 hours ago)UltraBudgie Wrote: So the Supreme Court just put a (temporary?) stop to this.
Now I'm wondering if posting those videos was meant as provocation? Did he want to force their hand, in order to get a fight and eventual clear Court ruling on this?
Now it is no longer enough to do one's job and follow policy, you must advance the policy of the President:
May I recommend some type of pin or badge, to show that you're "on board" and advancing the President's agenda? It would build a sense of team cohesion and common purpose. Perhaps an armband?
Hey, we learned Thomas and Alito will be the last to turn on him. Now we're getting 7-2 decisions against the Trump Adminstration on a 6-3 conservative court. Never thought I'd cheer Coney-Barrett's rulings either.
Looks like their gonna enforce their ruling to allow detainees the right to contest their charges.
Quote:"The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court,”
I'm waiting for him to say, "remember who appointed you" (or something similar) in a Twitted response to one of these rulings that slows his roll. Just to prove he has no concept of constitutional checks and balance.
Funny his only supporters were The Bush's appointees (one each) on this one. His three appointees joined the three liberal justices.
I wonder if that also was meant to subliminally send a message?
In any case I like getting the feeling the stacked Conservative Supreme Court (I thought would doom us all) is losing patience with the executive enough to stay up late to early Saturday morning just to grant Jesus Barabbas a stay of prisoner transfer.
(1 hour ago)putnam6 Wrote: Bottom line, if you work for the government, can you forget your political peccadillos and perform your job as per its minimum requirements?
Insignia translation: "My Honor's name is Loyalty"
"Advancing" the policies of the Administration means more than being an effective bureaucrat and serving the Office. It requires internalizing the agenda, values, and policy direction of the current office-holder, beyond what is put forth in the job description. It is essentially a requirement for a pledge of pro-active loyalty.
(1 hour ago)UltraBudgie Wrote: Insignia translation: "My Honor's name is Loyalty"
"Advancing" the policies of the Administration means more than being an effective bureaucrat and serving the Office. It requires internalizing the agenda, values, and policy direction of the current office-holder, beyond what is put forth in the job description. It is essentially a requirement for a pledge of pro-active loyalty.
As opposed to the FBI director and district judges performing duties that seemingly support one political party's broken narrative. How many buildings and departments shut down and shredded documents before DOGE arrived?
Or are we going to pretend all the previous appointees and employees aren't promoting previous parties' political doctrines?
By verbalizing it, it just brings the already existing situation into the light.
His mind was not for rent to any god or government, always hopeful yet discontent. Knows changes aren't permanent, but change is ....
Professor Neil Ellwood Peart