Being a criminal is practically a requirement for a post in this administration.
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If they actually do this, then every country that still supports Ukraine should ban Starlink, Twitter, Tesla, etc. Musk and Trump want to aid Russia militarily, they can get sections like any other Russian Oligarch.
As things get worse, I'm sure we'll see plenty of people suffering the consequences of electing Trump and blaming it on the people around Trump. They may be losing the farm and their home and livelihood, but rather than shifting ideologically, they'll be talking about warning Trump that the government is doing this stuff behind his back.
Turn off the nsfw filter on steam and find out.
The RFK jr strategy.
Well, he's not in Putin's face, he's kneeling down servicing him. If he does a good enough job it makes him a strongman too.
A plurality, not a majority.
He may only have been short of the majority by a fraction of a percent, but no sense in giving him any more credit than is due or contributing to the myth of a mandate.
Also Russian trolls, useful idiots, billionaires, a massive network of right wing propaganda outlets, a corrupt Supreme Court that gleefully shredded the constitution, and a large portion of voters who are too fucking stupid to understand that the price of eggs is not set by the president.
The problem is that on certain specific issues he was occasionally the voice of something resembling reason among Republicans. I highly doubt that his replacement will be anything but a pure MAGA nut job.
Hurting the wrong people again?
And on the flip side, Russia's nukes are the reason that aid for Ukraine was only gradually ramped up and came with strings attached, for fear of provoking them. It makes it pretty clear that the world can be divided into those who have nukes and those who don't.
And that was before Trump started talking with Putin about how best to slice up Ukraine. Oh and also threatening to annex his neighbors. The world looks that much more unstable, and anyone relying on norms, allies or international law for their security will probably want to reconsider that position.
And don't get me started on modern conveniences.
Amazing how one little letter can make such a big difference.
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Every once in a while I get a reminder of just how lucky I am to work with decent human beings. The organization I work for looks for empathy and ethics as part of the hiring criteria and the difference it makes is just night and day from everywhere else I've ever worked.
I can't imagine a sum of money large enough to keep me at a workplace like the one described in the article.