The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors

Remember that seen in Being John Malkovich where Malkovich goes inside his own head and everyone has his face and everything said is “Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich”? That must be what it is like inside Trump’s head.

Also, he’s revoked Biden’s security clearance:

The president said he was taking the action because Biden did the same to him in 2021.

“Trump confirms that he has the mind of a six-year-old, finally ending all doubt.”

And they’re saying the racist part out loud.

U.S. State Department hire Darren Beattie wrote on X: “Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work. Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.”

Snopes rates it as « correct attribution ».

Beattie was formerly a speechwriter during the first Trump administration and will be appointed to the role of undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs.

This entire admin is affirmative action for mediocre white dudes who are insecure in their masculinity.

Good. I predicted that the Orange Felon would be so out of control that he’d be removed from office either by impeachment or by the power of the 25th Amendment. It will soon be up to Congress to choose between the Orange Felon or American democracy. You can’t have both.

What makes you think the current GOP would choose democracy?

Trump doesn’t hate all immigrants.

I wonder how much that cost Elon? Or maybe Elon threatened to withhold money. Jeez. Who knew quid pro quo could be so complicated?

Hear the émigré from south of the border? Just mention the SS officer in your family’s history and Trump will welcome you with open arms!

It’s pretty clear the choice has already been made.

To be fair USAID did fund some questionable things such as a program called BeBest by someone named Melania something and paid tens of thousands of dollars for recording equipment for one Ivanka T. Good to see taxpayers won’t be funding these deep state projects anymore.

Meanwhile, I was at my dentist the other day and he agreed with me that RFK Jr getting confirmed would be great for his business so not sure where the ADA opposition comes from. Don’t dentists want to make money? Removing fluoride from water guarantees them more income for a patient’s entire lifetime.

And speaking of Kennedys, Caroline Kennedy has to be livid about Trump taking over the Kennedy Center. I can’t think of anyone less interested in the arts and culture.

The Kennedy Center responds to Trump’s proclamation.

Maybe if we’re lucky this one will slip his mind, like the “freedom cities” with flying cars and zero laws, and the “National Sculpture Garden of American Heroes”, and moving the Air Force Academy to Alabama, and forcing schools to have the principal be elected by the students’ parents, and rounding up all the homeless people into tent cities, and banning online content moderation but also banning pornography, and…

Untrue. I’ve yet to see any that have risen so high as to achieve mediocrity.

And over in the DOT, they are now stopping EV charging station installs funded by the former administration. Sec of Transportation/Reality TV show cast member Duffy has vowed to stop the radical Green New Deal that drives up the cost of vehicles.

Who cares about climate change? Not them. It’s all fake news.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5132717-trump-administration-suspends-electric-vehicle-charging-network/

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/sean-duffy-sworn-secretary-us-department-transportation-and-takes-immediate-action

His girlfriend in Canada told him.

Just like how one of the first things Reagan did was have the solar panels removed from the White House.

The Musk purges are getting close to the “authoritarian nightmare.” Musk is more effective at taking stabs here and there. See which judges oppose Trump. Impeach and purge them all. In 4 years, nothing left of democracy. GOP will do nothing to stop Trump. There is no McCain left.

GOP doesn’t have the 2/3 majority in the Senate to remove a judge. But President MuskTrump can always tell their worshipers to “rid them of this troublesome priest”.

25 percent tariff on all imported steel and aluminum incoming.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/trump-says-he-will-announce-25-steel-aluminum-tariffs-monday-2025-02-09/