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JohnnyRingo

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65. He fired a lot of people, that's true.

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:04 PM

Jan 25

But many were so corrupt or incompetent he couldn't ignore them. Michael Flynn and HHS Director Tom Price, the guy with the $50k desk with the cone of silence.

Jeff Sessions
Dan Coats
Oil Man Scott Pruitt from the EPA

The list is nearly endless. Now we're beginning a new list of boobs, traitors and criminals who will be long gone before the year ends. I doubt Hegseth lasts. He's a walking time bomb.

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The Sky Is Falling [View all] gab13by13 Jan 25 OP

10000000 agree completely Pachamama Jan 25 #1

Double Damn Ditto!! Jit423 Jan 25 #46

Gop files lawsuits for everything kerouac2 Jan 25 #2

Add in injunctions. mwmisses4289 Jan 25 #4

Tsk, Tsk. Everyone calm down and relax. Do not over react. Have patience. Trump is not that bad. dalton99a Jan 25 #3

Purchasing an AR-15 would be a better choice Kaleva Jan 25 #5

Oh I have plans to move in with my daughter if a Civil war erupts gab13by13 Jan 25 #6

You do have a plan. I can't quibble with that! Kaleva Jan 25 #43

Rally Points Baron2024 Jan 25 #57

Yeah, the cavalry might not be available to rescue us. hadEnuf Jan 25 #8

In addition DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #34

Right On Baron2024 Jan 25 #55

And don't forget DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #61

"We are the cavalry we will be waiting for"? TommyT139 Jan 25 #51

In Sept. my MAGA bro-in-law said we needed assault rifles to defend ourselves from the government Native Jan 25 #11

Now they might support confiscating our guns Kaleva Jan 25 #44

Trump has figured out that PatSeg Jan 25 #7

Once Again, Folks... Mr.Bee Jan 25 #9

Yes. I lay a lot of the responsibility on the RW media. yellow dahlia Jan 25 #27

It was all by design, YD DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #36

Excellent chronicle. yellow dahlia Jan 25 #37

The truth is, DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #52

But WHY is the drivel so attractive to so many? dickthegrouch Jan 25 #38

K&R spanone Jan 25 #10

You're going to keep doing what? MineralMan Jan 25 #12

With all due respect, I think he did make a suggestion -- a pretty good one really. From his OP: KPN Jan 25 #28

With respect, money won't fix it. Magoo48 Jan 26 #80

Agreed. Great post. Not only won't money fix it, money is the problem, KPN Jan 26 #82

Yes, let's do. Magoo48 Jan 26 #83

It's only been 6 days since Traitor began his assault on our democracy Arazi Jan 25 #50

After the election loss (and even before), the Democratic Party leaders should have prepared for this situation. Efilroft Sul Jan 25 #13

Well said ES DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #56

Before you blame the Democratic Party Pototan Jan 25 #14

I have carefully watched DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #25

I am always homegirl Jan 25 #33

But we only change things when we are uncomfortable dickthegrouch Jan 25 #39

We have been way behind in innovative, energy saving, disaster avoiding home construction tech for decades now Attilatheblond Jan 25 #49

Good point, and also why we should have done more over the past 40 plus years to ensure KPN Jan 25 #29

Keep in mind how many people he appointed were soon fired tin his 1st term. JohnnyRingo Jan 25 #15

He also fired competent people because they did not wnylib Jan 25 #48

He fired a lot of people, that's true. JohnnyRingo Jan 25 #65

I'm not sure that this batch of appointees will get fired. wnylib Jan 26 #75

problem is Skittles Jan 25 #71

Corrupt, belligerently ignorant, sociopathic who res, Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 26 #76

Corrupt media has contributed to this. twodogsbarking Jan 25 #16

Lawsuits have already been filed regarding birthright, and Dems are resisting ICE raids. Martin Eden Jan 25 #17

"Did Donald Trump break US law...?" dchill Jan 25 #18

One simple plan might be to only support our young Democrats - the old guard NoMoreRepugs Jan 25 #19

Forceful fanatics can only be defeated by force. wnylib Jan 25 #53

Ahhh... gotcha! The insinuation is (again) that "Democrats are just sitting on our hands doing nothing." Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #20

Excellent post! Felicita Jan 25 #23

So task a few with collection of information and publishing where it counts dickthegrouch Jan 25 #42

Hi, Dick! Yes! That's certainly a better idea than automatically assuming the worst * Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #45

But allegiance to a party should be conditional and transactional choie Jan 25 #60

This sounds like the logic and justification people gave for voting for Stein. Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #63

Yes, and we have choice as to which Democrats we vote for. choie Jan 25 #64

That's not what you said, Choie! Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #66

You misunderstand me. Or perhaps I wasn't clear. choie Jan 25 #69

My transactional donation to the democratic party. For instance, SupportSanity Jan 25 #73

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Other recent disasters (you may have covered these in previous posts) muriel_volestrangler Jan 25 #22

Hey Muriel DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #59

Please stop blaming the Democratic Party Felicita Jan 25 #24

Great post. Thank you. Oopsie Daisy Jan 25 #68

The didn't waste anytime starting to implement Project 2025 D. Spaulding Jan 25 #26

You are spot on gab13! choie Jan 25 #30

I agree. Despite consistently texting STOP in response, I keep getting texts asking me to send money -- KPN Jan 25 #31

My husband & I and my mother, seperately, sure did donate more Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 26 #78

Yes! OldBaldy1701E Jan 25 #32

I fear that you are correct. Mickju Jan 25 #35

If I felt that something serious was being done I'd donate. Kablooie Jan 25 #40

People voted for this shit. People who stayed at home also voted for it. LeftInTX Jan 25 #41

TCF fired the people who have actually been doing the things Elon claims his imaginary DOGE will do. Attilatheblond Jan 25 #47

Not A King But A Dictator Baron2024 Jan 25 #54

Its all about Cherokee100 Jan 25 #58

17 IG's fired in 1 night - We didn't fire Louis DeJoy in 4 years Number9Dream Jan 25 #62

Would have been contrary to norms, have to respect precedent, GoYouPackersGo Jan 25 #72

Agree, gap13x13 republianmushroom Jan 25 #67

K & R n/t malaise Jan 25 #70

Just because Trump says it is so, does not MAKE it so. Jack Valentino Jan 25 #74

I personally will never stop fighting for what's right. Initech Jan 26 #77

Either you're right or Merrick Garland is just keeping his powder dry! dchill Jan 26 #79

Yes, WE CAN ALL SEE THAT. MAYBE IF WE SCREAM IT MORE TO EACH OTHER IT WILL STOP TRUMP themaguffin Jan 26 #81