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So gross. Utter abuse of an enumerated power.

Trump Pardons Ex-Tennessee State Senator Imprisoned for Campaign Fraud

 

So were a lot of places -- Walmart, Target, etc., if not all of them. There was money in it. That was a big part of the reason DEI happened anywhere, at all. And it was a large factor in why places all backed away from it so quickly and easily, too. It wasn't just because they were afraid of Trump, or because they suddenly decided to be more racist, or anything.

I've been surprised that a bigger point was not made regarding the money aspect in every DEI story that was/has been written, and how that money/credit has now been eliminated, leading, for the most part, to the elimination of specifically targeted DEI hirings/promotions in a lot of places. But it wasn't about Trump, or social shortcomings, or fairness or unfairness in companies' eyes. It was just about money/what they got for it.

I would argue that DEI was still a good thing, for the most part. It filled some voids, and brought in/promoted some quality people who were/are worth having in workplaces who might not have been given opportunities otherwise, and it equalized things in places where that might have been needed. But it was really about the monetary break/reward involved.

 

Trump is just insane -- truly insane. How even his Cabinet, and certainly Congressional Republicans, cannot be being more active in advising/stopping him is just inexplicable.

 

I'd certainly think that newly-reelected Senate Pubs who aren't riding the toadstool (like Rick Scott), or know better (like Rafael in Cancun or Roger Wicker), or narrow first-time winners (like McCormick in PA) might be inoculated against the orange stank. They won't have to face voters for another 6 years.

 

They agree with him. The see themselves as possible great authoritarian leaders after he kicks the bucket. What happens to those who go for that prize and fail doesn't seem to have registered with them.

 

States rights?

NC Senate passes bill barring AG Jeff Jackson from challenging Trump’s executive orders

https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-se...son-from-challenging-trumps-executive-orders/

 

It's a show vote. The NC leg doesn't have the votes to override a gubernatorial veto anymore.

 

It’s not that. He just doesn’t have the intellectual curiosity to think things through to a logical, yet unpleasant for him, conclusion.

 

Ok

 

And if that happens, the Republican Party will never win another presidential election.

 

GM sold Opel (and Vauxhall, its British brand that basically rebadged Opels) to the PSA Group (now Stellantis, the owner of Chrysler and its related brands) in 2017.

 

how many companies does susan collins own