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A few days ago, we noted that ABC News turtled when it settled a frivolous lawsuit from an authoritarian politician bent on running the free world by the 'rules' of professional wrestling.
That settlement was first reported last Saturday, Dec 14th.
And here's what happened five days earlier:
That settlement was first reported last Saturday, Dec 14th.
And here's what happened five days earlier:
...Debra O'Connell, the Disney executive who directly oversees ABC News, dined with Mr. Trump’s incoming chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in Palm Beach last Monday, according to two people briefed on their interaction. The dinner was part of a visit by several ABC News executives to Florida to meet with Mr. Trump’s transition team...
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As Charlie Angus recently noted, quislings can never be trusted to act in the public's interest when the going gets tough.
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The post's title comes from a very famous, and still highly relevant, essay by Dorothy Thompson for Harper's in August of 1941...And, yes, you got that date right.
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The post's title comes from a very famous, and still highly relevant, essay by Dorothy Thompson for Harper's in August of 1941...And, yes, you got that date right.
Image at to top comes from this historical perspective piece by the late, great Joe Schlesinger of the CBC.
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Part 1
The quisling string puller flexes...
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(In more than 100 posts on X, Musk railed against elements of
Quisling string puller Elon cometh
the bill – though some of Elon's complaints were outright false and often amplifications of anonymous X accounts with seemingly no fact checks.
Musk also used his platform to push for a government shutdown, arguing it would not hurt “critical functions.” While that is partially true, shutdowns cost the economy billions of dollars. And there are millions of federal employees who would not be paid while the government is shuttered during the holidays.
Since Musk began showing up by Trump’s side, memes of a “President Musk” have been flourishing online, and furious Democrats are starting to question whether Musk is a “shadow president.”
“It’s clear who’s in charge, and it’s not President-elect Donald Trump,)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/media/elon-musk-political-spending-bill-shutdown/index.html
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Elon is forcing a guv shutdown....And quisling Trump has a new demand....He just posted his 4th post on TS demanding the "elimination" of the debt ceiling...This post yesterday...
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@realDonaldTrump
Sounds like the ridiculous and extraordinarily expensive Continuing Resolution, PLUS, is dying fast, but can anyone imagine passing it without either terminating, or extending, the Debt Ceiling guillotine coming up in June? Unless the Democrats terminate or substantially extend Debt Ceiling now, I will fight ‘till the end.
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This one an hour ago...
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@realDonaldTrump
For years Congress, and everyone else, wanted to terminate “the Debt Ceiling,” and this is the time to do so!
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Trump wants $trillions of debt piled upon the Biden administration's debt tab....Debt ceiling is not an issue until June/2025......Trump wants to get $trillions in spending power and the bill attributed to Biden....But even more, Trump is calling for debt ceiling elimination altogether...That essentially neuters the other two coequal branches of government....Trump will have all 3 branches of Guv soon...but not yet...
Amazing....Elon and Vivek have stated they're going to slash $2 trillion in Guv spending....Trump has promised untold wealth coming to America under his America First tariff scheme...Trump promised America that the debt would be paid off by becoming a behemoth energy exporter....He's promised everyone everything....
Well...The Senate won't vote to end debt ceiling while it's still controlled by Dems....So the shutdown is coming...
Trump will have majority in House and Senate soon...
So the question(s) is/are.....
1)Why does Trump need $trillions and a no limit creditcard if his so-called economic plan is a winner?
2)Will the next House and Senate under Trump's administration grant Trump a no limit creditcard and cede total control of everything $$$$ to president Elon and Trump
This is gonna get ugly.
Trump just targeted Chip Roy, Congressman and debt hawk from Texas in a Truth Social post...
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@realDonaldTrump
The very unpopular “Congressman” from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory - All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself. Republican obstructionists have to be done away with. The Democrats are using them, and we can’t let that happen. Our Country is far better off closing up for a period of time than it is agreeing to the things that the Democrats want to force upon us. Biden is President, and it’s his obligation to properly lead. We’re there to do the right thing, and we can’t agree with what Biden and the Democrats are demanding. Weak and ineffective people like Chip have to be dismissed as being utterly unknowledgeable as to the ways of politics, and as to Making America Great Again. Put “America First,” and go for the Victory, even if it means shutting the Government down for a period of time. We had an overwhelming Victory just four weeks ago, and we’re not going to let the Democrats forget it so quickly!
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and this...
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@realDonaldTrump
Chip Roy is just another ambitious guy, with no talent. By the way, how’s Bob Good doing? I hope some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!
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Elon and Trump.....Govern by fiat, by threat...
Trump added more debt than any US president in his 1st term...$8 trillion....Trump had restraints.....Expect an unrestrained Trump to double the US debt to $72 trillion..
Cheers
Eyes Wide Open
Update......And I don't know what this means.....
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@realDonaldTrump
SUCCESS in Washington!
Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes.
A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well - The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish.
All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote “YES” for this Bill, TONIGHT!
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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113681499338715649
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US Guv has enough money to get to June/2025......I don't know what it means to push the debt limit out to 2027....The start of Trump's 4th year.....Does that mean there is NO debt limit for Trump until his 4th year in office?
Republicans ran on ending guv debt....
Anyway....The House GOP have agreed on some sort of Trump pleasing deal....Still needs to passed in the house, and senate...and I find that doubtful...
And, it's ever so slightly possible, Trump maybe be backing off...
Stay tuned
Musks overtures to Trump are based upon greed and self preservation.
The announcement of a possible Honda / Nissan merger to combat Chinese EV's is a threat to Tesla's market share in the USA and Europe.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr56r74214eo
Tariffs will not effect Tesla's sales in his biggest market, China but will keep out less expensive Chinese auto's.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-sells-21900-evs-china-first-week-dec-highest-q4-2024-12-11/
Political decisions; follow the money!
TB
When the media get in bed with tyrants, it is game over. The Mango Mussolini's win was due, in part, of the US mainstream media doing any accurate reporting and the complete failure of fact checking.
ABC news and Disney are paying fealty to the mango Mussolini to curry favour, If you thought Christi Clarks pay-to-play scheme in the teens was bad, in the USA pay-to-play has taken on a whole new meaning.
The USA's mainstream media has paved the way for a Trump dictatorship, just as the German media did from 1932 on, supporting a funny little Austria with a funny mustache.
It seems the Canadian media (controlled by New York hedge funds) are doing the same. Real news is a thing from the past as the media rooted out Quislings and not support them!
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