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They weren't just calling in the National Guard. They were calling in the National Guard to
quell a disturbance Fatfuck had personally formented and whose participants definitely believed they were working on his behalf.

Fatfuck of course couldn't give a shit less about actual governing. He hasn't spent five minutes on actual work since taking office. His only interests are his own personal whims. Any functions of the government or any cabinet departments -- for good or ill -- are carried out completely by their administrators.

The 25th is also designed so a president can't be deposed any time he might tick off the VP and a couple cabinet members. It's supposed to be tough. And ultimately, to remove a president against his will following all the appeals and review processes would require even more support in Congress than conventional impeachment.

Bannon gave away the game early when he said his goal was "the deconstruction of the administrative state." They don't want to reduce government. They don't want it to function less effectively. They want to destroy it. They're not building anything. Their only plan is to smash.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but what happened on Aug. 28, 2014?

 

Obama. Tan suit. Really.

Obama tan suit controversy - Wikipedia

 

Millions among us have been radicalized

 

Please don't die! LOL

 

now he will have time to *destroy* college kids with ben shapiro

 

Oh, yeah. Sorry that wasn't burned into my memory

 

That's covid rage. I am well acquainted with that.

I read a little about this Babbitt idiot earlier. Got past the lede, lost interest and moved on.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

Trump! Season 5 has been crazy.

I wish these writers had been in charge of Game of Thrones.

 

We’ll see whether this turns into serious denial of campaign donations, but for the moment I’m skeptical.

Many of America's top businesspeople have had enough of political pandering to the mob, and plan to deny future contributions to those who egged it on.

Why it matters: Senators like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz may have been auditioning for 2024 presidential runs, but have alienated some of those who could have helped fund those campaigns.

Behind the scenes: On Monday night, 36 hours before the insurrection, Yale School of Management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld invited a group of high-profile CEOs and investors to a virtual meeting at 7am the following morning, to discuss expected congressional objections to the presidential certification process.

• This was the second such meeting since the election, the first of which was on Nov. 6 after President Trump made clear that he favored conspiracy over concession. The group also met after George Floyd's murder, and has regularly held in-person gatherings over the years, usually with Chatham House rules.
• One attendee told Axios yesterday morning: "The amount of anger at these 11 senators was more intense than any I can recall directed with so much universality. There is real anger at these people, particularly Hawley and Cruz, that they don't really understand. ... We all know we need public/private partnership to get through this pandemic, and these 11 are doing something they know is wrong, which hurts those efforts, for purely personal reasons."

Sonnenfeld says that polling shows CEOs are currently among America's most trusted institutional voices, and that several urged him to convene the Tuesday meeting.

• Sources say that one topic of conversation, and agreement, was to no longer financially support congressional election deniers, either directly or indirectly (via PACs, etc). And possibly to support primary challengers.
• There is some skepticism that participants will stick to this informal and private pledge, but Sonnenfeld expects that outside groups like the Lincoln Project and academics will call public attention to those who stray.
• He adds that Hawley is in a particularly precarious position, as he has no seniority that would tempt some CEOs to trade principle for access.

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Business leaders weigh cutting off funds to Republicans involved in electoral objections

 

What's for dinner?