In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
  • rose56@lemmy.zip
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    11 months ago

    No, he didn’t stage it to stop immigration. Like this is an every day stuff.
    No one is trying to change narratives, me good them bad. Take example of Charlie Kirk.

  • watson@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    11 months ago

    Does he even have that power? I feel that’s a very important question that no one is asking.

    • Lucky_777@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Per all his bullshit. He can get a little done until the courts stop him, then endless legal battles. He has no real policy and it all can be erased by the next admin.

      • America@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        In the same way that I can resume making a desk that i began carving 3 years ago, after running my wood chipper continuously for the last 3 years, destroying all of my lumber. It’s not just building the table, it’s finding new sources for materials, motivation, resetting tools, remembering plans. He’s loaded president 48 with labors. None of them Herculean but all of them frustrating and time consuming.

      • Mirshe@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Then he can keep doing it even if the court blocks it because “defies court order” is the most common phrase proceeding “Trump DOJ”.

    • Catma@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Who is going to stop him? Congress aint doing shit. Maybe the courts will rule against them but who is going to enforce the ruling?

            • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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              11 months ago

              What does any of that have to do with the issues in question? How does suing help when he ignores the courts? How does pestering your congressperson help if they don’t, or can’t, do anything?

              This kind of “Just rise up!” thinking downplays the very real hurdles to effective mass organization. We need specific, scheduled actions with points of contact and well-defined scopes.

              • grindemup@lemmy.world
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                11 months ago

                Why can’t your congress person do anything? Of course they can. If nothing else they wield power through influence, and at present they are not using that power to push back against these actions in any meaningful way. Clearly they are not being pressured enough by their constituents. And yes, you do need specific scheduled actions. Be part of that change and push back against the government who ultimately answers to you, the people.

                edit: like c’mon, the response to your president enacting illegal & fascist orders is not to say “well who is going to do anything?”, it’s to speak out and act up. Are y’all really that defeatist?

                • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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                  11 months ago

                  That’s not what I’m saying at all. I think you’ve lost the context here. Let me summarize the exchange:

                  “Who is going to hold him accountable when Congress and the courts won’t?”

                  “The people should rise up”

                  “How?”

                  “By using the courts and Congress”

                  This is where I’m confused. I’m not saying those aren’t things we should do, but this was explicitly a question about what to do when those methods are failing.

  • Wubwub@lemmy.zip
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    11 months ago

    I am getting whiplash from how quickly this man contradicts his own statements

  • Typhoon@lemmy.cadeleted by creator
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    11 months ago

    permanent

    pause

    Pick one.

    Does he even know what words mean?

  • -RJ-@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Aren’t some of these people needing to come in became 'Merica bombed the crap out of their country?

  • P00ptart@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Trump couldn’t even accurately describe what a third world country is. He’s a special needs toddler trying to do a 4 pc puzzle of a much more complex picture.