President Trump 2.0: The NEW one and only politics thread

[BitterYoungMatador2]

If the singlet fits, you must acquit.
Trump to attend NCAA rasslin championships in Philadelphia.

President Trump will attend the NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia this weekend

It will be Trump’s first visit to Philadelphia as president since starting his second term.

www.inquirer.com

Big strong men with tears in their eyes.

 

[DanOregon]

Someone is going to have to explain to him the lack of ropes, chairs being thrown and salty language.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.

apnews.com

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[Neutral Corner]

 

[Starman]

Jackie Robinson, the original DEI hire.

 

[Cosmo]

I'm the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

Nice country we have here.

 

[Alma]

Opinion | How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow.

The Democrats’ best chance to constrain President Trump is retaking control of the House in 2026. Here’s how they might do it.

www.nytimes.com

"A lot of communities divide the world between when you shower: before work or after work," he told me, chowing on a burrito at a corner table in Milly's Community Cafe in Aurora, at the heart of his district outside Denver. Many who shower later — working-class folks living paycheck-to-paycheck — have tuned out Democrats, he said. "They're not listening to us, because they don't believe that we respect them and see them."

He's not wrong. How the Democratic Party wound up in the political wilderness has myriad answers. But one of the clearest, and, for many Democrats, the most vexing, is that the party became identified as the champion of cultural elites.

 

[HanSenSE]

Jackie Robinson, the original DEI hire.

And we all know someone will try to make that take during MLB's Jackie Robinson Day events. The latest attempt to whitewash (no pun intended) history, like removing links to gravesites of non-Caucasians and females at Arlington and taking down photos of the Enola Gay. Any day now, Winston Smith will be put to work by the convicted felon.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Putin kept Trump on hold and laughed about it in public.

 

[DanOregon]

Opinion | How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow.

The Democrats’ best chance to constrain President Trump is retaking control of the House in 2026. Here’s how they might do it.

www.nytimes.com

"A lot of communities divide the world between when you shower: before work or after work," he told me, chowing on a burrito at a corner table in Milly's Community Cafe in Aurora, at the heart of his district outside Denver. Many who shower later — working-class folks living paycheck-to-paycheck — have tuned out Democrats, he said. "They're not listening to us, because they don't believe that we respect them and see them."

He's not wrong. How the Democratic Party wound up in the political wilderness has myriad answers. But one of the clearest, and, for many Democrats, the most vexing, is that the party became identified as the champion of cultural elites.

I've been trying to wrap my head around this. Dems HAVE been for working folks, particularly with union issues, support for working families, but the messaging became lost when the GOP made it seem like all the Dems cared about was DEI, LGBTQ and other issues that the working class really couldn't relate to, or feel impacted their lives in any way. A lot of it is the power of righty media. I don't think the Ds have a full grasp of modern technology, how people are getting information, but its even a bigger problem with younger generations. The party used to count on college students, now you have major college campuses without a "College Dems" group and multiple conservative student organizations. They have already lost those young voters who don't go to college. It could have to get worse before it gets better. But it really needs to start with some new faces at the top.

Added note: I was truly surprised when data came out this week from the Dems data guy that showed the low turnout wasn't the problem, those that stayed home likely would have voted for Trump making it all about messaging/policy. The old "When we vote, we win" thing wasn't true.

 

[franticscribe]

My sister in law got her layoff notice this week. She's a federal employee who has worked a low-level clerical job for 20 years. Barely makes enough to get by in the D.C. metro. She did some community college classes way back when, but just isn't cut out for the classroom. Mid-40s and recently divorced. I'm genuinely worried about her future. The federal job has been the one steadying force in her life. She won't leave the D.C. area, but I don't see how the private sector there can possibly absorb all these federal workers getting laid off - especially the ones in these clerical type jobs.