US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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tehpope said:
what based parts were taken out?
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From what I've seen from dipping in and out of the thread, I believe they're going after the suppressors and have crippled the remittance tax for the jeets. Lowered it to 1 fucking percent. 3.5% was already low, imo, but 1% is ridiculous. I'm not sure what else was changed.
 
he who has thus come/gone said:
They do open mail. If a thousand people sent actual mail (not just form letters), it's something the recipient will know about. If you want someone in the federal government to see and read what you write them, it's far better to send mail than an email or phone call.
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I interned in a legislative office in college, this is totally true. A pile of fifty written letters looks like much more of a problem than five hundred emails in an inbox does. You have to remember how dumb and shallow these people are, you need a visual spectacle to get their attention.
 
TrinityReformed said:
From what I've seen from dipping in and out of the thread, I believe they're going after the suppressors and have crippled the remittance tax for the jeets. Lowered it to 1 fucking percent. 3.5% was already low, imo, but 1% is ridiculous. I'm not sure what else was changed.
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I know they took out the federal land sale thing too. But that wasn't based.
 
TrinityReformed said:
From what I've seen from dipping in and out of the thread, I believe they're going after the suppressors and have crippled the remittance tax for the jeets. Lowered it to 1 fucking percent. 3.5% was already low, imo, but 1% is ridiculous. I'm not sure what else was changed.
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The 1% tax is for illegals using Western Union. Jeets are completely exempt because they have accounts at American banks.
 
tehpope said:
I know they took out the federal land sale thing too. But that wasn't based.
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Yeah, I saw that. While it was a good idea, the lack of protections to prevent it from being sold to foreign entities such as the chinese or major conglomerates like black rock is a major negative. A revised version that would include stuff like that would be nice.
 
TrinityReformed said:
Yeah, I saw that. While it was a good idea, the lack of protections to prevent it from being sold to foreign entities such as the chinese or major conglomerates like black rock is a major negative. A revised version that would include stuff like that would be nice.
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Sure it would be nice but the point was never to get land in the hands of US citizens
 
Rick's Beef Wellington said:
I interned in a legislative office in college, this is totally true. A pile of fifty written letters looks like much more of a problem than five hundred emails in an inbox does. You have to remember how dumb and shallow these people are, you need a visual spectacle to get their attention.
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It takes time to open and look at the letters, and mentally you can't just dismiss them like you can with emails or phone calls. They don't "disappear" when you stop thinking about them—they're still sitting there on the table. At the very least, you have to take time to open, sort, and throw away mail—not just click a "delete" button or switch tabs on your browser.

And, from my own experience, getting and opening the mail can be somewhat of a break from the normal droll of office work. And important stuff comes by mail still, like bills, publications, applications, correspondence, etc. So it's usually done every day on a regular basis. When I advise students applying to internships, clerkships, etc. in the federal or state government, I tell them to send a paper application because it's far more certain they will see and read the paper copy than they will see and read an email.
 
Totes "Outsider" alt-media Zerohedge is out today carrying water for Peter Thiel of all people, where he says, and I shit you not, unironically, we need to watch out for totalitarian one world govt. We also need to watch out for climate change!

No mention of his or his buddies insanely Orwellian surveillance grid companies they've built directly at the "request" and funding of the feds. Good lesson in how the right is constantly and often subtly manipulated by "underground" "outsider" figures who are in no fucking way outsiders and who lie about their intentions.

Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/political...overnment-greater-threat-ai-or-climate-change
Archive: https://archive.ph/YMOTP
 

Trump Says TikTok Buyer Is "Group Of Very Wealthy People"​


President Donald Trump, in a pre-taped interview on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, revealed that "a group of very wealthy people" is prepared to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations. While he did not disclose the identities of the investors, Trump hinted that the names could be made public in the coming weeks.

"We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way. I think I'll probably need China approval, and I think President Xi will probably do it," Trump told Bartiromo, noting, "It's a group of very wealthy people."

Trump: “We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way.”

Bartiromo: “Who's the buyer?”

Trump: “I'll tell you in about two weeks.”
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 29, 2025
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TikTok's future in the U.S. has been uncertain since the passage of the 2024 bipartisan law, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), which requires the platform's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership or face a nationwide ban. The legislation was fueled by growing concerns over various national security threats, including foreign interference in elections and potential misuse of sensitive user data.

Just weeks ago, Trump once again delayed enforcement of PAFACA through an executive order, pushing the deadline back to mid-September. The original implementation date had been set for his inauguration in January.

Trump has been a supporter of TikTok, recently touting his popularity on the app: "I was No. 1 on TikTok in its history. Can you believe that? ... So I guess I like TikTok."

Trump has tasked Vice President JD Vance with overseeing efforts to find a potential buyer, which could include Oracle's Larry Ellison and firms like Perplexity AI and AppLovin.
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inetsone said:
Totes "Outsider" alt-media Zerohedge is out today carrying water for Peter Thiel of all people, where he says, and I shit you not, unironically, we need to watch out for totalitarian one world govt. We also need to watch out for climate change!
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I used to comment on Zerohedge, and while it was always a challenge to name the Jew and name the Nigger in the comments section, the censorship seems to have ramped up in the last few months, especially after Zerohedge got invited to the White House. They're definitely no longer outsiders now.
 
Nameless One said:
Even in the face of mudslimes and illegals flooding our first world countries, even with the sun setting on the British Empire, the white man's ingenuity still knows no bounds.
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Their salutes are at too steep of an angle. It looks comical.

So was the great Iranian revenge shooting a bunch of fire fighters in the woods? Because that's pretty lame.
 
Hexadecimal said:
Sotomayor: The reverberations of the Court’s error will be felt, I fear,for generations. Unable to condone that grave misjudgment, I dissent.
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It's amazing SJWs think there's "solidarity" between them and all the "marginalized groups" of this world, when in reality Islam is far more oppressive of women and LGBTQ++.
 
Sportsball said:
I used to comment on Zerohedge, and while it was always a challenge to name the Jew and name the Nigger in the comments section, the censorship seems to have ramped up in the last few months, especially after Zerohedge got invited to the White House. They're definitely no longer outsiders now.
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I figure they were always compromised and were given their first big "leak" story by whoever their handlers are. This seems to be a common tactic: let the comments be free and wild, attract the fringe, give a high-value "leak" or gain street cred in a similar way, mix it all with crazy shit so the fringe is never taken seriously and the waters are muddied, then slowly pull it back in. It's practically grifter 101 at this point.
 
Fapcop said:
Nope!

Max deduction on overtime will be 12.500$ and max deduction for tips will be 25.000$.
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The Senate kept this measure from the House version of the bill, but added on a $25,000 per year cap for the deduction and weakened the tax break for individuals whose income is above $150,000 or married couples making more than $300,000 combined.
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