Examining the material impact of MAGA.

[Rawley]

You sound just as stupid, brainwashed, and naive as Karoline Leavitt.

And you make this one blush with embarrassment:

 

[j-mac]

To you, yes. But then you have your head up your ass.

I suppose you think everyone that disagrees with your views has their heads up their asses....

You think you're winning hearts and minds with that bullshit?

 

[Correll]

On the day that I was appointed, I pledged that I would exercise independent judgment, follow the best traditions of the Department of Justice, and conduct my work expeditiously and thoroughly to reach whatever outcome the facts and law dictated. With the aid of an outstanding team, that is what I did. Upon my appointment, I organized a staff of experienced career federal prosecutors, and together we conducted the investigations and subsequent prosecutions under our mandate, consistent with the Department's traditions of integrity and nonpartisanship that have guided all of us throughout our careers.

Attorney General Edward H. Levi, who assumed the Department's helm in the wake of Watergate, summed up those traditions best:

[O]ne paramount concern must always guide our way. This is the keeping of the faith in the essential decency and even-handedness in the law, a faith which is the strength of the law and which must be continually renewed or else it is lost. In a society that too easily accepts the notion that everything can be manipulated, it is important to make clear that the administration of federal justice seeks to be impartial and fair ....

Address to the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 18, 1976). Attorney General Levi's remarks, shared 46 years to the day before my appointment, ring as true now as they did then.

I have been a career prosecutor in local, national, and international settings over the last three decades, working shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of prosecutors in that time. The prosecutors and staff of the Special Counsel's Office are, in my estimation, without peer in terms of accomplishment, capability, judgment, and work ethic. More importantly in my book, they are people of great decency and the highest personal integrity. The intense public scrutiny of our Office, threats to their safety, and relentless unfounded attacks on their character and integrity did not deter them from fulfilling their oaths and professional obligations. These are intensely good people who did hard things well. I will not forget the sacrifices they made and the personal resilience they and their families have shown over the last two years. Our country owes them a debt of gratitude for their unwavering service and dedication to the rule of law. Without pause they have upheld the Department's commitment to the impartial and independent pursuit of justice. For that, I am grateful-as I know you are as well.

Staffed by some of the most experienced prosecutors in the Department, my Office operated under the same Department policies and procedures that guide all federal prosecutors. The regulations under which I was appointed required that we do so, see 28 C.F.R. § 600.7(a), and our work benefited from those processes. The Department has long recognized that proceeding with "uniformity of policy ... is necessary to the prestige of federal law." Robert H. Jackson, "The Federal Prosecutor" (April 1, 1940). As a result, throughout our work we regularly consulted the Justice Manual, the Department's publicly available guidebook on policies and procedures, and adhered to its requirements.

Our work rested upon the fundamental value of our democracy that we exist as "a government of laws, and not of men." John Adams, Novanglus, No. VII at 84 (Mar. 6, 1775). In making decisions as Special Counsel, I considered as a first principle whether our actions would contribute to upholding the rule of law, and acted accordingly. Our committed adherence to the rule of law is why we not only followed Department policies and procedures, but strictly observed legal requirements and dutifully respected the judicial decisions and precedents our prosecutions prompted.

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

GFY.

YOu can talk shit, but the reality is that the loss of faith in our instistutions is your side's fault and it is completely justified.


until this is fixed, it will be part of the new normal, moving forward.


That bit where your side decided to RESIST, this is part of the price.


Only PART of the price.

So, congradu-****-alations.


You did consider the price before you did the action, right?


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

 

[Lockback]

If you are up for a dose of reality, read this.

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

You honestly think I'm going to read 174 pages of bullshit from that hack?
Dream on, pal.

"He actually believes that shit!"

 

[Lockback]

You sound just as stupid, brainwashed, and naive as Karoline Leavitt.

Oh, you mean Karoline Leavitt, the best press secretary in history?
That one?

 

[sartre play]

Actually stupid, the Constitution anoints him as that.

The DOJ is part of the Executive Branch. The President is the head of the Executive Branch.

You need a basic education, Dumbass.

We use to have more than one branch of government, To keep balance of power intact.
What the hell happened!

 

[berg80]

I suppose you think everyone that disagrees with your views has their heads up their asses....

You think you're winning hearts and minds with that bullshit?

Probably as many as telling people their opinion doesn't matter.

 

[j-mac]

Probably as many as telling people their opinion doesn't matter.

You haven't accepted that you completely LOST the last election yet....What power of any kind have the American people demonstrated that they trust you with?

 

[berg80]

You haven't accepted that you completely LOST the last election yet....What power of any kind have the American people demonstrated that they trust you with?

You might want to pick up a newspaper and examine what can metaphorically be called the swing of the pendulum.

As for the material effect of trumpery..........
Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants while increasing subsidies for oil and gas

On Oct. 2, the Trump Department of Energy announced it was cancelling over $7.5 billion in federal funding for 223 clean energy projects that the administration argues would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The projects are mostly in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

But President Trump’s own landmark legislation signed in July, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” grants an additional $4 billion a year in new taxpayer subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. According to a recent report from Oil Change International, including existing fossil fuel subsidies, the U.S. federal government will subsidize the production of oil, gas, and coal by at least $34.8 billion per year in coming years.

Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants while increasing subsidies for oil and gas

On Oct. 2, the Trump Department of Energy announced it was cancelling over $7.5 billion in federal funding for 223 clean energy projects that the administration argues would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The projects are mostly in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s...

news.oilandgaswatch.org

Meanwhile.....

Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation​

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5502671/electricity-bill-high-inflation-ai

 

[j-mac]

You might want to pick up a newspaper and examine what can metaphorically be called the swing of the pendulum.

As for the material effect of trumpery..........
Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants while increasing subsidies for oil and gas

On Oct. 2, the Trump Department of Energy announced it was cancelling over $7.5 billion in federal funding for 223 clean energy projects that the administration argues would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The projects are mostly in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

But President Trump’s own landmark legislation signed in July, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” grants an additional $4 billion a year in new taxpayer subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. According to a recent report from Oil Change International, including existing fossil fuel subsidies, the U.S. federal government will subsidize the production of oil, gas, and coal by at least $34.8 billion per year in coming years.

Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants while increasing subsidies for oil and gas

On Oct. 2, the Trump Department of Energy announced it was cancelling over $7.5 billion in federal funding for 223 clean energy projects that the administration argues would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The projects are mostly in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s...

news.oilandgaswatch.org

Meanwhile.....

Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation​

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5502671/electricity-bill-high-inflation-ai

The “green energy” bullshit is what’s causing high energy prices…

Solar and wind power make electricity more expensive—that’s a fact

Average electricity costs in Ontario may increase by an estimated 20 per cent by 2035 compared to 2021.

www.fraserinstitute.org

 

[berg80]

The “green energy” bullshit is what’s causing high energy prices…

Solar and wind power make electricity more expensive—that’s a fact

Average electricity costs in Ontario may increase by an estimated 20 per cent by 2035 compared to 2021.

www.fraserinstitute.org

There is no shortage of bogus reports, funded by legacy energy companies, claiming renewable energy isn't cost competitive. They've been funding bogus research in denial of climate change for decades while privately acknowledging what is happening.

 

[berg80]

You haven't accepted that you completely LOST the last election yet....What power of any kind have the American people demonstrated that they trust you with?

Despite the Biden admin falsely being blamed for inflation the frustration high prices caused resulted in trump winning the election by one of the closest margins in history to someone who was put in a position to mount a campaign in 90 days. Similarly, Repubs barely held on to a majority in the House.
Unless there's a major change in the public's attitude over the next 12 months Dem's will retake the House in 2026 due to Dotard's historic unpopularity.

 

[j-mac]

There is no shortage of bogus reports, funded by legacy energy companies, claiming renewable energy isn't cost competitive. They've been funding bogus research in denial of climate change for decades while privately acknowledging what is happening.

Standard answer when confronted with information you disagree with….

WEAK!

 

[j-mac]

Despite the Biden admin falsely being blamed for inflation the frustration high prices caused resulted in trump winning the election by one of the closest margins in history to someone who was put in a position to mount a campaign in 90 days. Similarly, Repubs barely held on to a majority in the House.
Unless there's a major change in the public's attitude over the next 12 months Dem's will retake the House in 2026 due to Dotard's historic unpopularity.

I see you’re parroting CNN again…Get an original thought you clown.

 

[berg80]

Standard answer when confronted with information you disagree with….

WEAK!

The issue isn't disagreement. It's scientific inaccuracy.

 

[berg80]

I see you’re parroting CNN again…Get an original thought you clown.

Standard answer when confronted with information you disagree with. Refute the facts.........if you can.

 

[j-mac]

The issue isn't disagreement. It's scientific inaccuracy.

Bull Shit!

 

[j-mac]

Standard answer when confronted with information you disagree with. Refute the facts.........if you can.

When you post any facts, we’ll all be shocked

 

[berg80]

When you post any facts, we’ll all be shocked

Your head is so full of lies how would you know?
Only a Fraction of Republicans’ Much-Touted $50 Billion Rural Health Fund Can Help Struggling Hospitals Pay Their Bills
As President Donald Trump’s deadline for a massive budget bill drew near early in the summer, Republican Senate leadership needed to corral the support of some members of the conference. The bill would help pay for tax cuts for the wealthy partly through cuts to Medicaid and needed nearly all Republican votes to pass. The impact on rural hospitals, analysts warned, would be severe. But Republican leadership was able to win over key votes by directing a small slice of money to a “rural hospital fund.”

Now, all 50 states are now vying for a piece of that $50 billion fund, billed as a savior for floundering rural hospitals — and a backstop against the harmful impacts of the now-passed, historic cuts to Medicaid. The fund, and its application process which closed last Wednesday, has been called “the rural health ‘Hunger Games.’” States are in a mad dash for a slice of the investment.

Despite that, due to Trump administration restrictions on how the fund can be used, advocates now say that hospitals will not be able to spend it in the areas they most need to address.

Under Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rules for distributing the funds, only 15% of any money awarded to states from this fund can be used to cover unpaid patient care, a major funding shortage for rural hospitals.

Only a Fraction of Republicans’ Much-Touted $50 Billion Rural Health Fund Can Help Struggling Hospitals Pay Their Bills

As President Donald Trump’s deadline for a massive budget bill drew near...

talkingpointsmemo.com

 

[berg80]

A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Mr. Trump freed him.

The sentencing of the man, Jonathan Braun, who had a long history of violence and in 2011 pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.

Mr. Braun’s family used a connection to Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to obtain the commutation in January 2021. He is at least the eighth convict to whom Mr. Trump granted clemency during his first term who has since been charged with a crime. Several others pardoned more recently after being convicted of offenses committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol have also run into trouble with the law.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/jonathan-braun-resentencing.html

Dotard makes a compelling case for the prez's power to pardon being changed. Future pardons having to go through a non-partisan review board.