# The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 6, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774 "2024-11-06T09:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 79
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1562 "2025-05-13T02:30:09Z")
Saturday in my semi-suburban, semi-rural town north of Boston, it was cold and raining when I parked in front of a shop across from a town green abutting the main route through town. The edge of the green was lined with at least two dozen folks holding home-made signs (“RESIST”, “FELON 45/47”, e.g.), drenched despite their raincoats and ponchos, happily waving to all the drivers who honked support as they went by. The woman hosting the pop-up book sale I went into told me they’re out there every weekend no matter what the weather is. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1563 "2025-05-13T05:02:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The next really big one is supposed to be June 14, coinciding with trump’s self-promoting military parade. Cool - duly noted. My immediately cynical take was that I hope it’s 112 degrees that day and all those tanks totally sink their tracks into the streets, but then I realise the senseless damage to the streets, not to mention it probably being uncomfortable for all the anti-Trump protesters. > **[Nearly 7,000 troops, tanks and parachute jumps: Army confirms military parade...](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/7000-troops-tanks-parachute-jumps-military-parade-coinciding/story?id=121410722)** > > The Army is planning a historic parade through the streets of Washington on June 14 that will coincide with and be part of the Army's long-planned 250th celebration. The Army has been celebrating its 250th anniversary over the past couple of months, and Donald - surely peeved at not getting a military parade in his first term (it was decided $90 milion was too much) - probably really stomped up and down for a parade this time since _hey the Army gets to have celebrations why can’t I?_ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1564 "2025-05-13T11:14:32Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The next really big one is supposed to be June 14, coinciding with trump’s self-promoting military parade. The problem is that these fascists just ignore it. “Yeah? So what.” They have found that they can get away with pretty much anything. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1565 "2025-05-13T13:11:20Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > One question, is she really sloshed all the time or does she just speak with a natural slur? For a moment I thought you were talking about Strong and was confused. The answer on Pirro is: what’s the difference? She’s incoherent, belligerent, lying, evil and stupid at all times in public. Does it matter if it’s due to alcohol or natural malignity? ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1566 "2025-05-13T16:40:08Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > I bet Lorne Michaels is on the phone with Cecily Strong’s agent right this second… Called it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fQaYoh9TE-c/hqdefault.jpg "SNL Mother’s Day Cold Open: Cecily Strong & Colin Jost Hilariously Steal the Show!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaYoh9TE-c) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1567 "2025-05-13T20:59:45Z")
I thought of your post when I pulled up that cold open. Nice work! ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1568 "2025-05-13T22:54:14Z")
I was hoping the rain would hold off so I drove past the one we have weekly in Wakefield, but there was no one there. I did go before in the rain, but no one else showed up and there’s safety in numbers (we had some real weirdos the last sunny day counter-protesting us) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1569 "2025-05-14T00:05:15Z")
You should drive over to Ipswich. Given they have that much of a turnout in grisly weather, you should definitely be surrounded by fellow protesters. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1570 "2025-05-16T06:37:54Z")
> **[Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/11/incompliant-army-academy-tells-students-essays-cant-include-banned-subjects-women-minorities.html)** > > The 10-month Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, includes multiple major projects in its curriculum, including two essays students were expected to work on for several months. This part is very symbolic: > In recent weeks, the [U.S. Naval Academy](https://www.military.com/base-guide/us-naval-academy) removed some 400 books from its library, which include sociology books and texts written by Black female politicians. > > The banned book titles include “The Second Coming of the KKK,” a landmark book on how the Klan rose to political power in the early 20th century; and “Memorializing the Holocaust: Gender, Genocide and Collective Memory,” which analyzes violence against women. > > Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” is still available in the Naval Academy library. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1571 "2025-05-16T18:38:39Z")
[Qatar Economic Forum, 21 May 2025](https://archive.is/5PnGK) > [@](#): > > ### Monetizing MAGA: Investing in Trump’s America > > Based two miles from Mar-a-Lago, 1789 Capital sits near the epicenter of Trumpworld. We hear from Donald Trump Jr. and Omeed Malik on chasing profit in the United States “parallel” economy of right-leaning ventures and understand how their investments could impact American society. > > #### Speakers: > > #### Omeed Malik > > President , 1789 Capital > > #### Donald Trump Jr. > > Executive Vice President of Development Acquisitions, The Trump Organization , Partner, 1789 Capital The link is to the Internet Archive as someone realized “Monetizing MAGA” doesn’t sound good. Thanks to TheAtlantic for bringing this to my attention: [The Darker Design Behind Trump’s $400 Million Plane](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-darker-design-behind-trump-s-400-million-plane/ar-AA1EQZYU?cvid=571e8c3a6f37494db159460a845b211c&ei=17) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1572 "2025-05-16T18:42:03Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > The link is to the Internet Archive as someone realized “Monetizing MAGA” doesn’t sound good. Galloping corruption, completely out in the open. And apparently unstoppable, with the system of checks and balances in shambles. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1573 "2025-05-18T09:56:42Z")
> **[FBI Disbanding Public Corruption Squad In Its Washington Office, Sources Say](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/-fbi-public-corruption-squad-disbanded_n_68279b5ee4b0ae2fc26fac16)** > > The administration has also announced a pause in criminal enforcement of a law that prohibits U.S. companies from paying bribes to foreign officials. > The move is part of a broader reorganization of the field office, said one FBI official familiar with the plans, adding that the bureau would continue to pursue investigations into alleged corruption by public officials. _Suuuure_ they will. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1574 "2025-05-18T11:07:32Z")
Meanwhile, I still have to report every investment transaction over $1k, as well as an annual report including my WIFE’S income. The closest I’ve come to a bribe in 40 years employ is one time a contractor brought in a sack of green beans from her garden after we had discussed gardening. I was told I had to leave them in the break room to share with everyone. 😉 Not really sure what kinds of investments I COULD make that would constitute a conflict… ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1575 "2025-05-18T16:17:34Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > _Suuuure_ they will. 🙄 Now, now. If the public officials are Democrats, I’m sure there will be investigations. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1576 "2025-05-19T06:49:55Z")
> **[Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/police-could-search-homes-and-seize-phones-after-sudden-pregnancy-loss)** > > New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs > New guidance from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on “child death investigation” advises officers to search for “drugs that can terminate pregnancy” in cases involving stillbirths. The NPCC, which sets strategic direction for policing across the country UK, also suggests a woman’s digital devices could be seized to help investigators “establish a woman’s knowledge and intention in relation to the pregnancy”. That could include checking a woman’s internet searches, messages to friends and family, and health apps, “such as menstrual cycle and fertility trackers”, it states. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1577 "2025-05-19T07:17:14Z")
Nevermind, UK not US (still awful, though). ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1578 "2025-05-20T00:56:09Z")
Oh, it’ll happen here, too. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1579 "2025-05-20T01:22:01Z")
If it isn’t already happening. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1580 "2025-05-22T11:32:00Z")
Maxwell Frost: [Acyn‬](https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social)[‪@acyn.bsky.social‬] Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1581 "2025-05-22T13:41:14Z")
Trump will just shove his nuggets of nonsense into anyone’s face, and you’d better go along with it because he’s the biggest boy and will pout at you otherwise. > **[South African President Calls Out Trump: 'I'm Sorry I Don't Have a Plane to...](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ramaphosa-south-africa-white-farmer-genocide-1235345116/)** > > President Donald Trump claimed white South Africans were being systematically murdered during a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=80)