The Real timschochet

165 is a tiny insignificant number. We’re talking at least 11 million people, probably more. Even so I wouldn’t be proud about the 165.

I do think that @Death is correct to the extent that there are people around Trump who are concerned that whites are becoming a minority in this country and are seeking ways to maintain white dominance, through measures like clamping down on immigration, making it more difficult for minorities to vote, etc: in other words white nationalism. I also think the hostility towards CRT and DEI are rooted in these racist fears. But though Trump definitely shares these bigoted beliefs, he’s probably far too self-centered, incompetent, and focused on personal slights to truly carry them out. Nonetheless we need to be wary of the Stephen Miller types around him…

I actually think there’s something to this. Except that Trump is less a pragmatist and more a transactionalist and somebody obsessed with settling personal scores.

There is a big difference between start clean up immediately (they should) and rebuild immediately (they shouldn’t.) Also your narrative is off- this isn’t a partisan issue. Newsom wants to rebuild immediately, Bass wants to slow things down a little. Bass IMO is correct; Newsom is not, and Trump is completely ignorant on the facts (as usual.)

You’d what? Look at this topic with a clearer vision and morality? That’s true. But @Horseman can point out as many declarations as he wants, it still means nothing unless these morons actually try to go after the people who aren’t violent criminals. And I don’t think they actually will. You’d better hope I’m right about this.

It’s not the same. This is a much more condensed area for one thing.

I doubt it. And you haven’t addressed my major points

He was a marine sharpshooter wasnt he? Of course he was good enough.

I don’t have to they’ve told me. They’re very conservative, Trump supporters, but they want this done carefully and with thought.

Well first toxicity. We can’t even get back onto Sunset Blvd yet so we have no idea what we’re talking about. Second- right now the insurance companies are reluctant to offer new polices in the region. Some of them are looking at bankruptcy. Before we rebuild it’s likely the state is going to have to give some kind of guarantee on future insurance, and that sort of legislation could take a long time. Given the fact that this country has had more natural disasters in the last ten years than in that 100 years before that combined, we may need to revamp the entire insurance industry before we can spend billions of dollars rebuilding. Most important of all: do we simply want to rebuild what we had or do we want a more planned community that will be safer from these fires? I don’t know. I don’t see how ANYONE can know the answer to this vital question at the moment. I think we need to think about it. I think we need to be careful. That’s all I’m saying.

We don’t have a vax for that

Not a fan of Bass at all but she’s right about this. We need to be very careful before we rebuild. Palisades especially. This has to be thought out.

While I think it’s important to keep a close eye on all this stuff I’m not especially concerned yet. I’m much more concerned about decisions with immediate consequences such as tariffs, the deportation plans, cutting off aid to Ukraine, etc. than I am about this stuff. I also hope his decisions with regard to the CDC and the WHO, which to me seem rooted in retribution over Covid, don’t come back to bite us, especially if the bird flu thing gets more serious…

It was a lone nut.

I hope you signed it first. No worries if not; I’ll do it for you.

Your rejection of my opinion is the closest thing I have to proof that I’m right.

But they won’t.

Weak. Most people here are not going to agree with you. Many of them are going to insult you. Man up. If you can’t put up with a few insults you shouldn’t be posting here.

But they won’t.

I didn’t complain. Just pointed out that he’s a vindictive . I don’t think it’s worth celebrating like some people here. Also, as I’ve repeated many times, I believe the indictments of Donald Trump were legitimate and deserved, and I reject your narrative.

When he does things I approve of for America. He’s done a couple of those already; the first week wasn’t all bad. (Mostly though.)

Thanks! Please sign this poll: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-mass-deportations

Republican strategist: why mass deportation would be a disaster: https://amp.thestate.com/opinion/article299059565.html As Wylie points out, what’s going on right now is purely political show designed to impress dupes like @Horseman and @Engorgeous George. But there’s actually only a tiny number of violent criminals relative to the total number of undocumented people here. When that number runs out, and it will soon, then the Trump people will have to decide what comes next. Their choices will be simple: either carry through with this disaster and wreck the economy, or pull back and make all the MAGA folks look like the idiots they are. I am betting, and strongly hoping, for the latter.

Mexico refuses to allow military plane to land: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-refuses-us-military-flight-deporting-migrants-sources-say-2025-01-25/

Of course I care. I want good things to happen. When Trump attempts to enact policy I think is harmful then I want him fought as much as possible. But let him appoint who he wants. To me it’s largely irrelevant because none of these people could be as incompetent as he is and he’s the guy in charge.