The grown-ups have left the building - Trump thread #136

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As we descend into 4 years of madness...

(thanks @Jaichangecentfoisdenom and* *@AcrossthePond55 for the suggestions)

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5200273-hands-across-the-water-trump-thread-135

Rights you can't enforce aren't rights.

Yep, that's what I was thinking.

Might result in getting Republicans on the record confirming they don't believe in equal rights for everyone.

But we already know that... and MAGAs of the female persuasion don't seem to care.

Biden was the one who gutted Title IX which has now been reinstated.
This is his way to get back at that.
GOOD.
It means women might actually have a chance.

Interesting to overlay the maps of the states that sued over the Title IX changes and those where abortion is banned or severely limited.

SCROTUS not a fan of the chilly weather!

Donald Trump's inauguration moved indoors due to 'dangerous' cold - BBC News

Melania not a fan of thermal underwear?

(SCROTUS now FOTUS? - Felon of the United States)

I'm glad about the move, as I've been worried about the audience and the people working the inauguration, not just popping out for a few minutes to swear.

Trump's the one who told voters to come out in dangerous weather because it didn't matter if they died as long as they'd voted for him. So somehow I doubt he shares my concern.

See also... worried about crowd size?

"The address, as well as other speeches, will now take place inside the US Capitol's rotunda, rather than outside the building."

I'm sure they'll have Jumbotrons on the Mall. But I wonder if even the die-hardest MAGAot will brave the cold to simply see him on a screen.

I've been to concerts where even at the back of the stadium you could see the tiny specks on the stage so you still had a sense of 'being there'. But to freeze my ass off when the 'star of the show' isn't even really present? Nah.

"The inaugural parade will also be held indoors at Washington's Capital One Arena in downtown Washington about one mile (1.6km) away"

This really tickles me. All the festivities will be taking place in a venue where the numbers will be 'capped'. No way he's going to be able to say his crowds are 'bigger than Obama's'.

Although I'm sure the call is still going out to 'show up, it will be wild!'.

Scrotus is a chicken shit, yellow bellied, gutless, cowardly custard. We all knew this already, but it's nice of him to provide more evidence.

Madness like a completely open border and pushing the idea that it’s possible to change sex? Genuflecting before drag queens in the White House? Appointing a vice president simply on skin colour and sex?

That kind of madness?

the crowds
the crowds
snigger

Speaker Johnson removing GOP Intel Committee Chair Mike Turner because Trump demanded it might come back and bite Trump on the bum.

The new craze on Tik Tok

(Apparently)

Grift $TRUMP

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lfzle2jpxc26

(link contains banned word therefore no preview)

Interesting spat brewing ... apparently 5 congresspeople could derail Trumps entire spending bill if they don't get their way.

With it's wafer thin (in a Mr Creosote voice) majority, the GOP is vulnerable. It's starting to look like it could be at least 2 years of whack-a-mole as 218 proven grifters jostle for their share and fuck the party.

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-is-the-salt-cap-what-could-happen-in-2025-and-what-it-means-for-you/3644622/

What do the racist end of the MAGAs make of Mrs Vance ?

I think the same as they make of (previously) illegal immigrant Melania. It's fine as long as they're happily defending the sexism, racism and general foulness. Plus, she seems to know her place, at least in public.

But Melania is both white and nominally Christian.

Mrs Vance is a proudly vegetarian Indian origin Hindu.

But Melania is both white and nominally Christian.

Not when AI and Facebook have finished with her.

Only racist people care about this stuff. In this country we have attacks on Rishi Sunak’s wife. Let’s not start on the attacks on Priti Patel.

Yes, but the point is that they're willing to overlook the very things they're against in the right circumstances or instances. Surely, we all to it to some extent, but MAGA hypocrisy takes it to a pretty astounding level.

@derxa Exactly. My initial question was about that the openly proudly racist end of MAGA make of her

My assumption is that Vance is not expecting Trump to last the four years.
A Hindu first lady would be quite a shock for the rednecks.