bemeruca: There are white supremacists but they are not a problem in this country. You have not experienced anything and no one I know including me have experienced white supremacy. Stop subscribing to hate. No one says the US is heaven
And how would you know if I experienced a hate crime before? Do you know me from anywhere?
Have you been raped before? If the answer is no, then I guess sexually based offenses are not a problem then are they?
Have you been robbed at gun point before? Or pick pocketed? Or slammed onto the railroad with a train approaching? Yet these things happen frequently.
You’re a black person on the internet saying white supremacy is not a problem in America. That hate crimes aren’t a cause for concern. County statistics are not opinion based. Multiple incidences reported across the country are not opinions.
You’re a full time troll who hates himself. What do you know about happiness? You absolutely need to have your head examined. This can’t be normal.
bemeruca: We don't believe your race hustle. ADL opinions are not fact
You are being fed the meal of hatred which is why you are not happy
YOU ARE A LIAR FULL OF HATE
bemeruca: Cococandy, if you posted it, it is a lie or propaganda
This is why you are a victim, they ask you to be a victim.
Two incidents? This was in LA county alone. Sounds like you’re a victim of your own self hate. Pathetic coon.
But don’t believe any of this. Wait until daddy Trump tells you if it’s true or not.
LAcounty . gov
In 2023, there were 209 crimes with evidence of White supremacist ideology, and this was the highest number ever recorded in this report. They comprised 15% of all reported hate crimes. Hate crimes in which anti-immigrant slurs were used climbed 31%. The 123 crimes recorded in 2023 comprised the largest number ever recorded. Suspects used anti-immigrant language in 71% of anti-Latino/a crimes and in 18% of anti-Asian offenses. Crimes in which there was specific language regarding conflict in the Middle East sharply increased from 2 to 64 in 2023 and accounted for 5% of all hate crimes. This is the largest number ever recorded since we began tracking this phenomenon in 2007. Hate crimes taking place at schools grew 46% from 93 to 136 and accounted for 10% of all hate crimes. Over half (57%) of hate crimes that occurred in schools were motivated by race, ethnicity, or national origin.
Konkoja: Unfortunately, this Congress is captured. They dare not subject their dear leader to any oversight scrutiny.
Even if Trump withdraws us from NATO, openly swears allegiance to Russia and requires us to sing the Russian national anthem at US official events, they will still find a way to justify it.
If Elon Musk’s nazi salute didn’t convince them they’re on the wrong side of history, nothing will.
Five former defense secretaries condemned President Trump’s firing last week of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress not to confirm their successors.
In an extraordinary letter to lawmakers on Thursday, the five men — including one who served under Mr. Trump during his first term — asked that the House and the Senate hold “immediate hearings to assess the national security implications of Mr. Trump’s dismissals.”
The letter is signed by defense secretaries who served under both Democratic and Republican presidents since 1994: William J. Perry, Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel, Lloyd J. Austin III and Jim Mattis, Mr. Trump’s first defense secretary.
In a purge of the military’s senior ranks last Friday, Mr. Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot who was only the second African American to be the Joint Chiefs chairman, saying he would be replaced by a little-known, retired three-star Air Force general, Dan Caine. In all, six Pentagon officials were fired, including Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the chief of Naval Operations, and Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force; and top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
“Mr. Trump’s dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the president’s power,” they said in the letter. “Talented Americans may be far less likely to choose a life of military service if they believe they will be held to a political standard.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the firings are within the president’s right to choose who he wants in these positions.
The five former defense secretaries urged Congress to “hold Mr. Trump to account for these reckless actions and to exercise fully its constitutional oversight responsibilities.”
BTW that $350 billion figure being touted by Trump is of course another lie( no surprise here).
you people really need to stay on top of fact checking everything that comes out of his mouth. Otherwise you’ll waste your day arguing on a “fact” that doesn’t even exist to begin with.
He’s a pathological liar that lies just for the sake of lies. He doesn’t even plan to lie. It just flows out of his mouth and the next minute he’s trying to walk back his lies.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Cyber Command to halt “all planning against Russia,” The Record reported today.
The cybersecurity publication cited three sources as saying that Hegseth issued the directive last week. It reportedly affects, among other activities, the planning of offensive cybersecurity operations.
The Record’s sources said that Hegseth issued the guidance to Cyber Command Commander Timothy Haugh, who is also the head of the U.S. National Security Agency. The directive is not believed to affect the NSA or its Russia-focused signals intelligence work. Haugh reportedly relayed the guidance to Ryan Heritage, the Cyber Command’s outgoing director of operations.
In response to the order, officials have reportedly begun preparing a document described as a risk assessment. It’s a report that contains an acknowledgment the Cyber Command has received Hegseth’s instructions. Additionally, the document is said to include a list of ongoing cyber activities that were halted as a result of the guidance as well as information on cyberthreats from Russia.
If he tells you good morning, you absolutely have to go outside and check if it’s really morning.
After Zelensky left the White House on Friday, he wrote on X: “Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.”
Here are 33 previous examples of Zelensky thanking or expressing gratitude toward the United States, its officials or its people for their support. This is not a comprehensive list. Notably, we did not review Zelensky’s many domestic remarks in Ukrainian.
January 21, 2022, on X: “Thank you @POTUS for the unprecedented (American) diplomatic and military assistance for (Ukraine).”
July 1, 2022, on X: “I commend US historic decision to provide UA with new security assistance package, including modern air defense systems. Thank you @POTUS for your continued leadership and support of UA in its fight against the aggressor. Together towards the victory!
Dcaliphate: That's why men will never rate women till forever. You know your husband is a cheat yet you're openly coming out to defend him. Why not just stay off the matter??
They’ll never hold the men in their lives accountable. It’s always the other woman’s fault.
If everyone knows your husband to be randy and you’ve chosen to stay in the marriage, stay quietly pls. After all the defending him, he still won’t hesitate to embarrass you the earliest chance he gets.
If I choose to stay with this type of husband, you won’t even hear my voice regarding his escapades. I’ll just sit quietly in the corner and take whatever benefits I’m getting from the marriage.
I honestly don’t pay him a lot of attention because it’s clear he’s not a very relevant part of this administration. But if they want to keep fvcking up and giving him the mic, they’ll accelerate the destruction faster than anticipated.
I knew he was a certified idiot when he talked crap about childless women . The type of nonsense only NL bottom level trolls concern themselves with. A whole vice president.
Maeve7: He has made a fool of himself before when he opened his mouth at the Munich security conference a few weeks ago. The guy needs a check up from the neck up. See the quote below.
He doesn’t know how to resolve conflict like a civilized human. Trump chose him because they both choose to operate from the primitive part of the brain that is responsible for our lowest instincts and impulses, not logic and intelligence. We are governed by swines. George Orwell’s “1984” comes to mind.
basilico: Preempting you from saying he is firing ATCs.
Didn’t he just endanger the whole flight industry by firing critical FAA workers?
The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in Washington DC. Several hundreds of the agency's probationary workers received the news via email late on Friday night, head of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union David Spero said in a statement. Spero called the firings "shameful" and said they "will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin". The agency "has retained employees who perform safety critical functions", the FAA said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT
"The FAA continues to hire and onboard air traffic controllers and safety professionals, including mechanics and others who support them," it added in a statement sent to the BBC. The layoffs are part of a cost-cutting drive, driven by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce. According to Spero's statement, workers affected include systems specialists, safety inspectors, maintenance mechanics and administrative staff, among others. Criticising the move, Spero said the FAA is "already challenged by understaffing", and that the decision to cut staff was "unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month", including the crash near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan airport, in which 67 people were killed. Jason King, who is among those laid off, said he was worried about how the move would impact on aviation safety. He told WUSA9, an affiliate of the BBC's US partner CBS, firing people directly involved with air safety is "concerning for public safety in our national airspace." Mr King, whose work at the FAA involved directly addressing safety concerns, said the move "threatens public trust and increases the likelihood of future accidents". "Aviation safety should never be treated as a budget item that can just be completely cut," he added.
Though the National Transport Safety Board has not yet determined the cause of the collision, staffing levels in air traffic control at the airport, were reportedly below normal levels on the evening of the crash.
What does that have to do with the weather? And the crucial staff being laid off?
You don’t get sick of your whataboutism?
basilico: Wage increase for Air Traffic Controllers due.
On Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Trump administration is actively working to address the air traffic controller staffing shortage by exploring a 30% pay increase for new recruits. “This staffing shortage has been a known challenge for over a decade, and this administration is committed to solving it,” Duffy stated. “The new streamlined hiring process is just the first step to deliver on President Trump’s agenda to prioritize the American people’s safety and modernize the federal government.” Under the proposed plan, the starting wage for air traffic controller trainees would increase from $17.61 to $22.84 per hour. Duffy emphasized that this adjustment is designed to provide a livable wage during training, with certified controllers potentially earning an average of $160,000 annually within three years. However, he noted that the pay increase would need congressional approval to secure the necessary funding.
Maeve7: The hillbilly sycophant whose mother didn’t love him. White trash.
Elon has been overshadowing him you can see he was itching to make an impression. This is his first time being in the “big leagues” and actually participating in a history making moment and he didn’t know how to act.
It’s the same way he wanted to debate Kamala. As if she was on his level or running against him. Dude doesn’t know how to act his wage.
The more he opens his mouth the more it’s easy to see why Trump chose him. Because if Trump is going to do one thing, it’ll always be to choose someone who is less than him on the charismatic scale to be his running mate. At least that person won’t outshine him.
Cue the “you’re lying and fear mongering” responses.
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.
Cuts at NOAA appeared to be happening in two rounds, one of 500 and one of 800, said Craig McLean, a former NOAA chief scientist who said he got the information from someone with first-hand knowledge. That’s about 10% of NOAA’s workforce.
Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers The first round of cuts were probationary employees, McLean said. There are about 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service — where day-to-day forecasting and hazard warning is done.
The firings come amid efforts by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to shrink a federal workforce that President Donald Trump has called bloated and sloppy. Thousands of probationary employees across the government have already been fired.
Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., released a statement saying: “Today, hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including weather forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS), were given termination notices for no good reason. This is unconscionable.”
The comedian shocked fans after slicing his hand open during a passionate monologue on the Comedy Central series. Stewart was speaking at length about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on the Feb. 24 episode when he smashed a coffee mug against his desk, leaving both him and the audience surprised when he realized he’d injured himself. Meng added: "These are dedicated, hardworking Americans whose efforts help save lives and property from the devastating impacts of natural disasters across the country. This action will only endanger American lives going forward
IjeBos: Honestly, you should ask yourself what vested interest you have in any of this to allow urself to make such useless and ridiculous comments. You're selling yourself for a movement of Racists.
basilico: As I said there are people who are very particular in some situations. My chatbot Previous Comments: Trump has previously criticized Zelensky for not dressing formally, particularly in military attire. Zelensky should have figured that out. It's not that he doesn't own suits.
Okay? And my statement still stands.
Trump’s one to talk. With his orange face paint. Lmao 🤣
If his words are official why are we often trying to interpret what he’s saying and get the hidden meaning behind his words since he usually never “means it like that”?
basilico: For all in ntents and purposes there is something called civility and decorum. Z was going to sign a long lasting deal which would have immediately charted a clear defined path to end hostilities. Some people are very cautious about appearances and decorum. There are some professions you don't show up at the bank place without formal dressing.. like lawyers, banks and accountants. Infact I know some top firms limit which neighborhood you can live in and which streets not to go shopping.
At least he wore a uniform and fought for his country when it mattered. Something captain bone spurs draft dodger cannot possibly imagine doing for America . He’s twice the man Trump will ever be.
Trying to belittle him for not wearing a suit is so embarrassingly childish on our part. It’s not like Trump’s suits look good on him anyway. Half the time he’s in a “coat” not even a suit. He needs to get a better tailor so he can stop looking rotund in his suits.
I guess I can say that since we’re focusing on irrelevant issues😌
basilico: There is a crime in the statute if you sell off your country's secrets to another.. whether it's just the size of Circuit Breakers in a submarine. It's called treason. Punishable by death Those are just empty threats not to get fired. "Don't fire me or China will employ me ".
AmazonTopaz: It will take decades for America to recover from this madness. My goodness.
Decades
Literally said this before the election. If he wins it will take decades to get back to where we were. Can’t even hold out hope of any improvement for now. And they said it was fear mongering. Now look
They wanted Zelensky to do that stupid dance of presidency denial with them. Where Biden is not the president because he didn’t really win but if anything goes wrong it’s his fault. Yet somehow Trump is the only person whose legitimacy is recognized even while he’s being a criminal in and out of office. So anyone who recognized Biden’s presidency was an enemy and a target in their books
Ibime: The Ambassador was facepalming for her country not for Zelensky.
Zelensky didn't do anything wrong in that meeting, maybe except keep totally mute. He was attacked by Vance.
Zelensky didn't cozy up to Biden, he cozied up to the elected President of the United States his country's most important ally. And in foreign affairs, that is well understood except to Neanderthals and Trumpanzees it seems. That is exactly what he was trying to say today when he kept repeating in his limited English "the elected President of the United States". He was thinking what planet are these eediots from bringing their partizan hatred to our countries mutual dealings.
Your President is your President and our alliance is with your country, not with any individual. But the eediot Trump kept inserting him into Amaricas partizan affairs. And after Biden, he would have cozied up to the next President whether he was green, yellow or blue. He even visited Trump tower during the elections to ensure that. This is as stupid as saying John Mahama, President of Ghana was cozying up to Jonathan so Buhari won't see him. Comot with your childish partizan talk please.
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