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Should be a wild four years.

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I know that the constitution is very important to a great deal of Americans.
So I would like to ask something. Doesn’t the framing of the constitution SPECIFICALLY lay out a careful balance of power between the executive branch, the legislative and the judicial branches?
I suppose I was naive about America because before Trump 2 I kind of just assumed that the judiciary was not allowed to micromanage the executive. Sure, the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of executive behaviour but to have these federal courts BLOCK every second thing the president does?

As a follow up question, what legal tool/mechanism do the federal judges use to block the orders and what legal precedent can be found in the case law and the constitutional that allows this behaviour?
 
Cromwell said:
I know that the constitution is very important to a great deal of Americans.
So I would like to ask something. Doesn’t the framing of the constitution SPECIFICALLY lay out a careful balance of power between the executive branch, the legislative and the judicial branches?
I suppose I was naive about America because before Trump 2 I kind of just assumed that the judiciary was not allowed to micromanage the executive. Sure, the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of executive behaviour but to have these federal courts BLOCK every second thing the president does?

As a follow up question, what legal tool/mechanism do the federal judges use to block the orders and what legal precedent can be found in the case law and the constitutional that allows this behaviour?
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Nationwide injunctions are what give activist judges their power to oppose Trump. Like the Supreme Court and their ability of judicial review it wasn't something they arguably got when the Constitution was made. While at least Marbury vs. Madison established the former in the early 1800s, universal injunctions were very rare to see for a long time until end of the 20th century, were used a bit on Obama and W. Bush and are now a way to stop Trump from doing anything.

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Kiwi Lime Pie said:
Gummy bears having these petroleum-based colorings have an add texture and taste to me.
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Lately I noticed how so many products like ice cream and candy are too damn sweet. I love ice cream (who doesn't?), but I have to switch to making my own if I want some because brands from the store are like eating a spoonful of sugar for me.

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It also highlights how partisan politics has devolved to whining about the opposition and name calling instead of legitimate criticism.
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Absolutely. I wrote elsewhere in this thread that Trump could negotiate complete world-wide nuclear disarmament and people/democrats would still find something to criticize about such an accomplishment. It's frustrating because it means America never moves forward, especially now that more and more changes are done via Executive Order with American Congress sitting around with their thumbs up their ass and their only real contribution: passing the yearly budget.

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Nothing will ever top the "what about women's rights?" lady interviewing the Taliban
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I love that clip because the Taliban are speaking to the reporter as if they would a child. Same intonation and body language.
 
Breadbassket said:
Nationwide injunctions are what give activist judges their power to oppose Trump. Like the Supreme Court and their ability of judicial review it wasn't something they arguably got when the Constitution was made. While at least Marbury vs. Madison established that in the early 1800s, universal injunctions were very rare to see for a long time until end of the 20th century, were used a bit on Obama and W. Bush and are now a way to stop Trump from doing anything.

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Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate the answers.
 
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Eh, I give it 40 years tops before strains of bacteria that eat microplastics evolve or get released into the wild from some lab. There's already a strain that eats PET that evolved in a landfill. It's just a question of developing the right enzymes that work on different plastics. Remember when the gulf had the big oil spill back in 2010? Turns out there were already bacteria in the ocean that could eat the oil so the damage wasn't as long lasting as expected. Plastic is still extremely new to the world of bacteria. It's going to take them some more time to figure out how to exploit the abundant resources we've handed to them. In fact, it's possible this has already happened and we just haven't looked in the right pile of trash on the side of the road.
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Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.
 
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Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.
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Not only everything you list, but imagine it made the short evolutionary jump to eating not just petroleum derivatives but petroleum and oil itself. Imagine the headline: "Oil eating bacteria now detected in formerly uncontaminated Alaska oil fields. Federal Reserve forecast indicates further three years of Depression. Food riots in Los Angeles enter fifth week..."

And Lord knows how toxic the byproducts of such a bacterium might be. Neal Stephenson's novel "Zodiac" comes to mind.
 
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I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.

May 6, 2025

Native Americans Take on Wokism​

By John Klar


As with many Native American team names, controversy surrounding the use of the team name “Massapequa Chiefs” by a Long Island school district was sparked by a tiny woke minority that then engulfed the majority.

New York passed a law prohibiting the use of team names that perpetuate “stereotypes,” cutting off state funding as a penalty for non-compliance. The Massapequa case pits woke cancel culture against Native American voices who do not deem the term “chiefs” to be facially racist, but instead, as honoring their traditions. Many American Indians claim “chiefs” is not a disparaging name, but a historical vestige of their culture that New York seeks to erase in political correctitude.

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon is investigating New York’s attack on the local school’s liberty, claiming the state of New York is “erasing Native Americans, their rich history, and their deep connection to the state.” Many tribal members agree with Secretary McMahon.

NAGA Vice President Frank Black Cloud writes passionately:
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Super-Chevy454 said:
I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.
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Great example. Woketards love getting offended on people's behalf but never bother asking the alleged "victims" before they run off to tear something down. This is, of course, far more racist than whatever they're calling "racism." Not that they ever recognize or understand that.
 
Super-Chevy454 said:
I saw this interesting article about Native Americans and wokism.
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I wonder what context this is actually supposed to be offensive in. To begin with, if you call someone chief in your day to day 99% of people will take it as a sign of respect and/or endearment. Also, as this native man points out
We thought your culture was cool, so we named a sports team after your customs
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Is simply flattering.

EDIT: Linda McMahon? Like the wife of Vince McMahon of WWE fame?
 
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The Trump photo won the Pulitzer Prize:
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None of those is even the most iconic one. Even the Wikipedia article only features Evan Vucci's photo, the one where one of the agents is looking directly at the camera:
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All of Doug Mills' photos featured in the Pulitzer are clearly inferior, AND saw far, far less exposure than the Vucci photo, yet he still won. Nobody interviewed Doug Mills about his photos, just Even Vucci. Something's fuckey. I wonder who he's friends with on the Pulitzer committee.
 
S.C.U.D. said:
None of those is even the most iconic one. Even the Wikipedia article only features Evan Vucci's photo, the one where one of the agents is looking directly at the camera:
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All of Doug Mills' photos featured in the Pulitzer are clearly inferior, AND saw far, far less exposure than the Vucci photo, yet he still won. Nobody interviewed Doug Mills about his photos, just Even Vucci. Something's fuckey. I wonder who he's friends with on the Pulitzer committee.
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Evan Vucci works for the associated press. Doug Mills works for the New York Times. It doesn’t take much to figure out what happened here.

If it’s any consolation to Vucci, history won’t remember the photographs that some wankers on a committee gave some gay award to. They’ll remember the best one.
 
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None of those is even the most iconic one. Even the Wikipedia article only features Evan Vucci's photo, the one where one of the agents is looking directly at the camera:
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All of Doug Mills' photos featured in the Pulitzer are clearly inferior, AND saw far, far less exposure than the Vucci photo, yet he still won. Nobody interviewed Doug Mills about his photos, just Even Vucci. Something's fuckey. I wonder who he's friends with on the Pulitzer committee.
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Again, it's consolation for not being able to catch drumpf's brain exploding
 
moocow said:
Great example. Woketards love getting offended on people's behalf but never bother asking the alleged "victims" before they run off to tear something down. This is, of course, far more racist than whatever they're calling "racism." Not that they ever recognize or understand that.
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As someone who has a bunch of natives for in-laws, I’ve never heard of one who doesn’t like the redskins logo and the land o lakes butter girl.

They do however tend not to like the Cleveland Indians indian because it reminds them of the Peter Pan thing

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Also, Annie Get Your Gun is like the most offensive thing that ever happened, worse than the trail of tears
 
Dumbledore's Onlyfans said:
Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.
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It's more likely than you think.
 
Cromwell said:
I suppose I was naive about America because before Trump 2 I kind of just assumed that the judiciary was not allowed to micromanage the executive. Sure, the Supreme Court can rule on the constitutionality of executive behaviour but to have these federal courts BLOCK every second thing the president does?
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We're probably going to find out in the next year or so. We're pretty close to a Constitutional crisis. It's also on the table in these court cases if the Executive Branch and the heads of agencies it appoints have any actual power to fire agency staff, redirect operations, choose how to spend budgets, or basically run them at all.

The stance of the anti-Trump lawfarists is that the agencies and their lower staff members are beholden only to Congress (if even that) and have their jobs for life. They are effectively trying to being the Deep State out of the shadows and make it an official 4th Branch of government, and reduce the Executive to a figurehead like the British King.

Dumbledore's Onlyfans said:
Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.
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This is the plot of many old scifi books and very plausible. I always find it funny/scary when people touting these plastic eating microbes are like, "nah, everything will be fine, they'll just eat what we tell them and stop."

A couple off the top of my head are Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis (of Doctor Who fame) and Ill Wind by Kevin Anderson. The latter has some great scenes of the US government trying to hold shit together by pulling old tech out of the Smithsonian.
 
Dumbledore's Onlyfans said:
Wouldn't it be crazy of the bacteria that evolved in the garbage dump and the laboratory strains being developed in laboratories suddenly broke containment and started eating every damned bit of plastic in the world spontaneously. Like, you'd wake up in the morning and all your polyester clothes would be motheaten and falling apart. Then, you'd go to the kitchen to make your morning Cheerios, and spoiled milk would flood out of your refrigerator the minute you opened it in a wave, carrying random bits of leftovers with it, because the milk carton and disposable storage containers in there all got eaten. Then imagine what happened to your car out in the driveway. After that, imagine trying to call into work, with your cellphone half-eaten and all the insulation in the telephone and power lines eaten too. Then your house would collapse or catch on fire.
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The world would honestly look like pre ww2 at that rate, with everything made out of metal or wood. Very Dieselpunk. But I guess microplastics would be gone. I guess.
 
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