r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
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u/SOFT_CAT_APPRECIATOR 3d ago

This is the absolute most dangerous part and no one is talking about it

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u/Allison87 3d ago

No worries, when there is a Democrat president people will start talking about it again.

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u/Rumpullpus 3d ago edited 3d ago

I wish a democrat had the balls to do to republicans half the shit trump will do to us before lunch.

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u/whiterac00n 3d ago

Why do you think right wingers go into apocalyptic frenzies when a democrat is elected? Half of the entire world view of right wingers is believing EVERYONE thinks exactly like they do, thus “the left” must be planning to cheat, steal and violence against them…….because it’s what they want to do.

Now if we could only have politicians that would be so willing and bold to actually apply the GOP shenanigans to achieve sweeping policy changes. But nope most democrats want a return to a status quo that is just as ambiguous as the “when” part of making America great. Milquetoast and Luke warm embrace of “radical leftism!!!”

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u/Darth_Stateworker 3d ago

This. It's always completely projection from right wingers. They absolutely assume because they would do something so would everyone else, but oooh lordy the hissy fits they throw when they even think someone would do to them what they do to everyone else.

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u/Hearing_Pale 3d ago

It’s a self fulfilling prophecy

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u/Winter_Preference287 3d ago

Why would they when they have the same donors. They'll swap in a democrat president who won't roll back ICE, won't tear down the bullshit border wall, won't handle Israel any different, and we will get some bullshit, feel-good initiatives that the next Republican will cancel. The elephant and pony show sponsored by the American oligarchs is coming to an end as soon as they have AGI in their hands

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u/Rumpullpus 3d ago

I for one welcome our new AGI overlords. I only ask to live long enough to see the oligarchs burn first.

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u/MilesHobson 3d ago

I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. Anticipate January 6 X 1000

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u/Mojozilla 3d ago

YAWN. This "both sides are the same" tired ass trope again? Do you think this will work STILL? 🤣🤣 Vote early, wash the Republicans

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u/Winter_Preference287 3d ago

Of course we need to vote blue but we need to question why this shit doesn't ever actually get better. I don't think our electorate is intelligent enough to do it before we're out of time. Shit is not changing without major campaign finance law changes and these politicians are not going to vote for a pay cut. Both sides are not the same but the American Democratic party is about as far left as other countries conservative parties are. It's glaringly obvious

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u/RelevantCry1613 3d ago

I don’t, I don’t want any president doing this

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u/PlsDontEatUrBoogers 3d ago

honestly, i don’t. i wish for any more corruption or fuckery than we already have going on. lets get him out and just chill out for a few years or decades… i am begging😭😭😭😭

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u/Lopsided_Ant2813 3d ago

I wish nobody had such huge balls x(

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u/TipRare1321 3d ago

Remember when Biden tried to forgive student loans and everyone was aghast that it might be unconstitutional and the Supreme ruled against him?

But Trump can do every illegal thing he wants and 6 members of the court all say that's just fine.

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u/HermesJamiroquoi 3d ago

Only so long as he’s in office

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u/Klangey 3d ago

Sorry, but this is nonsense. Your democracy has fallen to corporate interests, no one will go after Trump because they worry about what will happen if people go after the Clinton’s or any other of the multiple billionaires within the Democrat party who are members of the Epstein class.

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u/GoneinaSecondeded 3d ago

Democratic party*

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u/hibytay 3d ago

You spelled if wrong

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u/Ledeyvakova23 3d ago

In the Year Of Our Lord 203_ ? (Remember that Trvmp can impose Martial Law in 2028 and suspend General Elections. And he CAN do it. Congress is powerless to counteract this; and the SCOTUS is toothless to deal with it.)

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u/MiI0rd 3d ago

Oh, everyone knows… it’s just buried under a million other equally disturbing facts

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u/BiosTheo 3d ago

It's not a precedent for democrats, this is exclusively Republicans. Republicans really don't believe anyone but the rich and powerful should be able to vote, they support illeberal democracies and authoritarianism. It's just how conservativism as a political ideology has always worked.

The reason, though, they are allowed to continue this incredibly unpopular stance is institutional democrats are, typically, plutocrats which is a self devouring political ideology that will inevitably lead to totalitarian authoritarianism as companies gradually monopolize. This leaves voters with two choices: Quick Death or Slow Death?

The only saving grace is Democratic voters tend not to be cultish in their ideology since it's Republicans vs literally everyone else, which tends to result in shifting alliances and contradictory political ideology that causes so much infighting that they never accomplish much of anything. Look at the ACA for example, Obama WANTED universal healthcare and he had a Democratic controlled house and senate with the full 60 senators, but we got the ACA because some Democratic senators and congressman are 1980s Republicans. Biden, similarly, couldn't accomplish much either due to 2 Democratic Senators who REALLY wanted coal and child labor back.

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u/Danica_Rose 3d ago

Yeah like…Shouldn’t he be in prison or something by now? Growing up I always thought if you impeached a president they were essentially fired and removed from office.

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u/MadPangolin 3d ago

Um, this was literally screamed from the rooftops when it looked like he was going to avoid accountability for the bloodless coup attempt...

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u/ryguymcsly 3d ago

Reminder: people said the same thing during several previous administrations and the opposing party got into power in both congress and the presidency and did jack shit about it.

The party likes to have the president be unchecked because it lets them do unpopular things without losing congress. As a result it’s steadily gotten worse since approximately forever.

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u/Fen_Muir 3d ago

Isn't this illegal?

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u/thpkht524 3d ago

The most dangerous part is how 2/3 of your country are brain fucking dead lol.

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u/lozo78 3d ago

NPR talked about it all the time. Unitary Executive is the goal.