Ok let's look at your stupid list.
Yes, it is a list of the stupid things we've done under this administration.
America alone? No, America FIRST. I know you're not used to having a president actually stand up for the country. But this one does.
How much support has the US gotten for what it did in Venezuela or Greenland? Aside from Russia (justifying Ukraine) and China (future Taiwan invasion)
Nobody is criminalizing people brought into this country as children, but if you're not here legally, it doesn't matter WHEN you got here. Being here a long time doesn't make you here LEGALLY.
So if you are not here legally and you're not a criminal, what are you?
Non-white anti-immigration? If you're white, you probably are a citizen. Why would ICE round up citizens?
I think operates on the corollary: If you're
not white, you probably are
not a citizen. But that is not what I referred to:
Donald Trump's administration has implemented significant restrictions on legal immigration through executive actions, including new country-specific travel bans, enhanced vetting, pausing visa processing for certain nationalities, limiting refugee admissions, and increasing fees, aiming to make immigration more difficult and prioritize perceived national security and self-sufficiency, affecting diverse groups like visa holders, asylum seekers, and family-sponsored immigrants.
How is anyone "inserting the federal gov't into sports, education and voting decisions?" Please be very specific here.
In 2025, the federal government increased its involvement in sports, education, and voting, driven by executive orders, proposed legislation, and agency enforcement actions. These interventions focus on setting national standards for college athlete compensation, restructuring educational curricula and funding, and implementing strict proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration.
1. Federal Role in Sports
The federal government has intervened to manage the rapid changes in college athletics, particularly regarding NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) and athlete employment status.
- "Saving College Sports" Executive Order (July 2025): President Trump issued an order directing federal agencies to preserve non-revenue and women's sports, curtail third-party NIL "pay-for-play," and define the role of federal oversight.
- NIL and Revenue Sharing: The order directs the Secretary of Education to use "regulatory, enforcement, and litigation mechanisms" to enforce these policies, impacting how university athletic departments with over $125 million in revenue operate.
- Transgender Athlete Restrictions: The administration has taken action to restrict transgender women from participating in women's sports, including through Department of Education Title IX enforcement and USCIS visa restrictions for athletes, as seen in challenges to Maine's policies.
- Proposed Legislation: The SAFE Act was introduced in September 2025 to federalize NIL regulation, create a national agent registry, and allow NCAA conferences to pool media rights.
2. Federal Role in Education
The administration has moved to increase federal influence over curricula and funding, often with a focus on school choice and alignment with workforce needs.
- Curriculum and Funding Control: The administration has withheld over $4 billion in K-12 education funding, impacting programs for teacher development and mental health, while promoting school vouchers.
- DOE and DOL Partnership: The Department of Education (ED) and Department of Labor (DOL) are collaborating to align K-12 and postsecondary education with workforce training, with the DOL taking a greater role in managing educational grants.
- Title VI and Title IX Enforcement: The Department of Education is moving to streamline procedures for enforcing Title VI (race) and Title IX (sex) to terminate federal funding for institutions deemed in violation of federal standards.
- Proposed Restrictions: Policy initiatives aim to restrict federal funds from supporting "political activism" on college campuses, including certain voter registration activities.
3. Federal Role in Voting Decisions
The federal government is pushing for uniform, stricter voting standards across states, primarily through the proposed SAVE Act and executive actions.
- Proof of Citizenship (SAVE Act): The SAVE Act proposes amending the National Voter Registration Act to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal elections, which would restrict local election administration.
- Election Integrity and Oversight: The administration has advocated for increased federal oversight of voter registration and list maintenance, including potential penalties for election officials who register ineligible voters.
- Rescinding Federal Work-Study for Voter Jobs: The Department of Education ended policies that allowed Federal Work-Study jobs to be used for voter registration and assistance activities.
- Project 2025 Initiatives: Proposed strategies include utilizing the Department of Justice's Criminal Division to investigate "voter registration fraud and unlawful ballot correction," shifting focus away from the Civil Rights Division.
Key Drivers of Federal Intervention (2025)
- Executive Orders: Used extensively in 2025 to create national policies on college sports and voter identification without immediate legislative approval.
- Funding Conditioning: The threat of cutting federal funding is used to enforce compliance with federal standards in both education and, indirectly, to influence state-level, non-revenue sports decisions.
- Agency Reorganization: The Department of Labor is taking on a larger, non-traditional role in education policy to emphasize workforce alignment.
Increasing the power of the federal gov't? HOW?
You really need to get out more!
As of 2025–2026, the power of the U.S. federal government is undergoing a significant, proactive expansion, driven primarily by efforts to centralize authority within the executive branch, alongside a, increased federal workforce that reached over 2 million employees by 2023. The current administration is taking steps to reshape the federal bureaucracy, aiming to increase presidential control over independent agencies and personnel.
Key Drivers and Methods for Increasing Federal Power
- Expansion of Executive Authority: A core focus is increasing the president’s ability to shape independent agencies, including proposed changes to how board members are fired and the consolidation of authority.
- Restructuring the Civil Service: Efforts are underway to replace independent civil servants with personnel aligned with specific political ideologies, which critics argue undermines the traditional independence of agencies like the FBI and the Department of Justice.
- Using Fiscal Controls: The federal government is utilizing its spending power to influence state policies, such as threatening to cut transportation funds for states that do not align with federal priorities.
- Increased Workforce and Spending: The federal workforce grew by more than 140,000 employees between 2019 and 2023,, often driven by, major investments such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Reorganization Initiatives: The administration is actively reshaping government efficiency, including proposals that could allow for faster, more direct control over agency operations.
- Legal Challenges to Agency Limits: The Supreme Court is reviewing decisions that previously limited the president's power,, signaling a potential shift toward greater executive, discretion.
Contextual Trends
- Political Polarization: While 62% of Democrats generally support concentrating power at the federal level, 78% of Republicans favor concentrating power at the state level, creating ongoing tension regarding federal overreach.
- Historical Precedent: These efforts follow a long trend of expanding federal influence in areas such as, commerce, civil rights, and healthcare, with significant,,, increases occurring during, crises like the Great Depression and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Authoritarian Concerns: Critics have warned that these measures, including, attempts to control, the Department of Justice and, use federal law enforcement for, political purposes, could, pose threats to, democratic checks and balances.
This one is really cute. "Waging lawfare against anyone the administration doesn't like." You mean like Biden did against Trump for 4 years? True dat.
Got a quote of Biden threatening lawfare? There are plenty of Trump as you know.
Using the power of the fed govt to censor public debate? You mean like how Biden's administration threatened social media platforms to silence republicans and even had Trump banned on 3 different ones? Yea, true dat.
Which social media platform did Biden control? At least you admit Trump is keen to censor his opponents.
This information is useless to anyone with two brain cells to rub together. You would not understand or appreciate that.
