The Political Thread

[Comrade Khan]

Armored teslas

 

[Chris]

Gotta cut all the college grants bc they're inefficient to fund THIS EFFICIENCY

 

[Comrade Khan]

Gotta cut all the college grants bc they're inefficient to fund THIS EFFICIENCY

Was always about resources and military contracts. Elon has the deep strings into Trump

 

[Samoa Looch]

That's not a way to talk about soon-to-be Governor Ruler of South Africa, Canada and Redwhiteblueland Elon Musk

 

[Grim]

Bring out the guillotine

 

[Samoa Looch]

Regarding Greenland though... at this point I'm not completely convinced that he doesn't want it, just so he can share it with his good ol' pal Vlad. (...who, of course, will then proceed to play Trumpy to get as much as he can out of it, while Donald is just happy to build some hotels there.)

 

[Spitfire]

Greenland obsession I am convinced he watched Daryl Dixon: Walking Dead show

 

[Professor Booty]

 

[Samoa Looch]

Whoops... there goes the possibility to vote for a big group of Women. (possibly)

 

[Chris]

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5294591/rfk-jr-trump-health-human-services-hhs-vaccines

Despite millions of dollars spent by groups opposed to his nomination, the senate voted to install Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy faced opposition from the left for his decades of espousing conspiracy theories on vaccines and from the right for his past support of abortion rights. For several weeks, it was uncertain whether he had enough senators backing him to get through. Yesterday, Democratic senators made speeches on the floor past midnight in protest. But on Thursday morning, he had the votes to be confirmed. The vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican majority leader and a polio survivor, joined Democrats to vote against Kennedy.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/economy/new-us-trump-tariffs/index.html

President Donald Trump doubled down on his extraordinary push for more balanced trade, announcing on Thursday a round of new, sweeping reciprocal tariffs that could boost America’s revenue — but could also ignite a global trade war and add to America’s rebounding inflation problem.

“THREE GREAT WEEKS, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER, BUT TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump posted Thursday morning before the announcement.

The tariffs, which Trump put into motion via an executive action Thursday, won’t take immediate effect, an intentional move to give nations time to potentially negotiate new trade terms with the US, a White House official said Thursday.

Reciprocal tariffs were one of Trump’s core campaign pledges — his method for evening the score with foreign nations that place taxes on American goods and to solve what he has said are unfair trade practices.

“Very simply, it’s if they charge us, we charge them,” Trump said Sunday, explaining why he intended to enact reciprocal tariffs. The announcement comes as Trump is scheduled to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

[Chris]

Acting US Attorney for Southern District of New York resigns

It follows the Justice Department's directive to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

abc7ny.com

Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

It follows the Justice Department's directive to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

Sassoon sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi informing her of her decision to resign.

The letter was brief and did not mention the Adams case, according to a source familiar with the letter.

 

[Samoa Looch]

The whole thread is just... wow

Spoiler

Big Money’s Hold on the White House

From billionaires to big donors, it’s clear who the priority is—and it’s not us.

act.represent.us

 

[Chris]

Acting US Attorney for Southern District of New York resigns

It follows the Justice Department's directive to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

abc7ny.com

Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

It follows the Justice Department's directive to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.

Sassoon sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi informing her of her decision to resign.

The letter was brief and did not mention the Adams case, according to a source familiar with the letter.

2 more also resigned over this case today

 

[Chris]

Federal judge pauses Trump’s order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth

A federal judge pauses Trump’s order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

www.wdtv.com

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.

The judge’s ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who allege their health care has already been compromised by the president’s order. A national group for family of LGBTQ+ people and a doctors organization are also plaintiffs in the court challenge, one of many lawsuits opposing a slew of executive orders Trump has issued as he seeks to reverse the policies of former President Joe Biden.

Judge Brendan Hurson, who was nominated by Biden, granted the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order following a hearing in federal court in Baltimore. The ruling essentially puts Trump’s directive on hold while the case proceeds.