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I really don't know what a post-Trump GOP looks like. I'm sure he will have his "wing" - like Goldwater - but I don't see people who follow and support "him" really sticking around since he doesn't really stand for anything except his own omnipotence. Will there be a resurgence of Reagan? the Bush's? And really, there is no governor or Senator who has the "it factor" to galvanize the party. Trump's "half-life" will be hard to shake. Still regionally strong, but nothing and no one who will be able to unite the border-ites, the 2A enthusiasts, the pro-lifers/evangelicals, the strong defense and rich folks. Paul Ryan might be their best shot.

 

live free or duh

 

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Inside the Heritage Foundation’s Plans for ‘Institutionalizing Trumpism’

 

What does Sammy the Bull Gravano think about Treasury Department staffing?

 

In Germany this week three hundred thousand marched against fascism.

In the U.S. we march against freedom.

 

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Florida is an excellent research institution but has a long way to go to become the best of anything.
It's not even the best school in the state.
Sasse had been completely forgotten.
Nice lily pad to land on if you can do it.

 

I'm sure this is fine.

A report by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) at the behest of the FBI and Homeland Security concluded that facial recognition needs to be formally reined in. Misidentification increased by a factor or three for women and non-whites.

 

Not quite sure what you mean by this, but I must emphasize that DEI (as currently discussed/lamented/flailed) in higher education is not some largely benign thing. The Texas Tech controversy* is pretty illustrative with regards to this.

*https://www.thefire.org/news/rare-m...ds-dei-litmus-test-faculty-others-arent-lucky

 

“Colleges and universities would be wise to heed FIRE’s warnings when we raise these constitutional issues. While we’ve had some positive outcomes, too many institutions ignore FIRE when we sound the alarm. The University of Oregon, for example, has so far ignored our warningabout its DEI requirements. Indiana University School of Medicine did the same. While putting fingers in their ears to drown out our criticism may seem prudent in the short term, playing with FIRE might leave you burned.”

 

Let's not allow the maniacal Trump junta distract us from the incredible failure Ron Desantis' campaign was. Unbelievable he ever got far as a politician even in red Florida. What a chump. This cycle's Scott Walker. Good riddance.