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Just think of all the other doozies that get hidden in those things that we never even hear about...

Fukin A. You're a good dude, Ed. Well put.

Wait- I have been assured repeatedly that it will be the fault of CNN, it's moderators, and Biden being on a magical drug cocktail. Don really does have the deck stacked against him. Poor fella.

Infinitely more competent in that role than Betsy DeVos was in hers.

Fair. Ask yourself what government stands the best chance of working on solutions to these issues: one led by Trump and his administration full of people hired based on loyalty to him; or a Biden admin full of people hired (at least mostly) on merit and bona fides.

This is the mindset that is being counted on. "He didn't do it last time, so he won't do it this time, either." Unfortunately that does not appear to be true. If you remember back to early 2017, his administration was in total disarray. They didn't have a lot of things in place that normal candidates would have, like lists of potential appointees for various positions. When they finally filled them out, many of the appointees were Republican establishment types, stalwarts of the party with political experience and chops. These were the people that shut Trump down on ideas like using the National Guard to quell riots in 2020 (remember he once suggested shooting protestors in the leg) as an example. Plenty more from this article about his first 100 days.. The Heritage Foundation, among many other political think tanks, have worked with the RNC (which was completely absorbed by Trump and his like-minded brethren) closely to put together a roster of loyalists that will proliferate appointments. He wants to fire tens of thousands of civil servants to replace them with said loyalists. He will not appoint or hire anyone that is not in lockstep with his "vision." What that means is a bunch of subordinates that cannot be counted on to tell Trump 'NO' when his stupidest, most destructive ideas are being pushed. Basically, he has NOTHING to lose by doing every dingbat thing that enters what passes for his brain nowadays, no one to curtail his worst impulses, a DOJ full of yes-men that he plans on bringing entirely under his control to run cover for him, and no loyalty to the electorate since he can't run again. Plus, he'll pardon himself for any charges that can't be squashed by his DOJ henchmen. He's telling us what he plans to do. This is not a secret or a conspiracy theory. If you think he won't be able to do it, think about the years of work that have gone into it, and ask yourself if any of this sounds plausible knowing who Donald Trump is. Vote accordingly.

Whatabout alert! They've done the same as Republicans. Squat.

I don't lump you in with them, you seem too decent. Project 2025 is straight out of a fascist playbook. Read up on it and decide for yourself if bigly increasing executive power over the entirety of the federal government while ignoring the law and constitution sounds like a good idea.

Maybe you should just watch it and formulate opinions for yourself instead of having a "media" outlet interpret it for you.

None of the MAGAMOOKS care. They support this crap. They need a STRONG leader to fight for them. And if that leader becomes authoritarian they'll be fine with that too, as long as they keep listening to the right wing media tell them how wonderful their leader is.

Was he able to win a debate with any of them? Or is he already whining about the performance enhancing meds they're all on?

Good luck with the Duluth underwear. My personal experience was underwhelming.

Nope. Telling me what I think again, when will you idiots ever learn? Nope. You're a clueless little thing. Strawman much? Again, telling me what I think has led you to looking like a fuking moron, like Twatadour and Maxiepad Rainbow Brite, which is poor company to keep. You're smarter and more reasonable than both. You should act like it.

I think it's up to the parents, children, and a cadre of MDs and PhDs to make a case by case decision that is right for the patient in question. Simple applied medicine. Not your fukking business. Like your medical decisions are your business, no one else's. Stop telling me what I think, 'kay? Unless you enjoy looking stupid.

Those 3.5L Fords are turbos. Specs are approx. 500 lb-ft of torque, which is more than my 5.0 Coyote V8. No worries there. These engines are supposed to be pretty excellent. Once you get up over 100k miles, the turbo tends to get a bit laggy from what I've heard, and I wouldn't want to tow much with it regularly, but they're solid and have been the primary engine in F150s for 15 years or more.

A 16 or 17 year old can't decide? And where do I say I support it? I said it's none of my business, or yours, yet you seem to think your opinion matters to someone faced with these challenges. It doesn't, and you're a deranged bigot. Do you have a M.D. behind your name IRL? Can you cite the relevant research pointing to your definition of quackery being supported by actual medical professionals, and not some partisan talking heads? Please share if so. GFY. If that's your interpretation of what I said, YOU are the one with the problems, no one else. Why do MAGAMOOKS always think their feelings about a subject trump science, rationality, and, frequently, common human decency?

What someone else and their children decide are medically right for them and their family is none of my business. Or yours. Or the government's. I find your defense of these kids to be disingenuous, at best. Probably closer to complete bullshit, since it's pretty well documented that you DGAF about anyone but yourself. You're an excellent MAGAmook in that regard.

You're in Colorado, right? I'll be in Denver for several days in a few weeks. The event I'm attending would lend itself nicely to some marching powder. Just sayin.

Hospitals don't fuk around when employees access PHI that they are not supposed to. That's instant dismissal and applicable charges filed where I work. Even if you were looking at a family member's info.

Agreed. As it stands, it seems as though hospital administration could be trying to settle a score. But if he was accessing protected health records he wasn't authorized to look at, that would play into it, regardless of whether names were disclosed. I work at a hospital and would blow up the Compliance department's telecom system if that were going on. My question here is: where do the parents of these kids stand on it? If they were insistent on the treatment, then the government can fuk right off.

Manual 100% unless big city rush hour driving. Sucks you basically can't buy them anymore except on a few vehicles. Manual is also better for offroading. I knew when I opened this it was a thread about cars. Well done.

I'm going to put this on my calendar and make sure to seek you out in the waning days. Don't worry, I'll bring my share to the table. I do wonder what the shelf life of coke is...

Per capita, they probably have MAGAMOOKS beat, Rainbow Brite.

While I think it's kind of shltty that you lied about it's source, the lack of response from MAGA is pretty damn funny. Next week they'll all think this is a GREAT idea.

I thought his role was condensed from two real life figures, one of which was Prouty. Can't remember the details or who the other party was.