USA news & politics

[TommiG88]

The World Cup draw is ******* cringe.

FIFA peace prize as he didn’t get the Nobel

 

[Saintjay]

One of the world's biggest sporting events does the draw 6 months out.

World rugby, but, but we need two years.

 

[Ddanno]

One of the world's biggest sporting events does the draw 6 months out.

World rugby, but, but we need two years.

Oh fucks sake is it next year?

 

[Reiser99]

Btw, at what point is the US hosting all these sporting events sport washing?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

BBC News - Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties

Trump slams Henry Cuellar over not switching parties after pardon

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.

www.bbc.com

Really says it all, Trump pardons people because he thinks they will then owe him and he can get something in return. He's now being fully transparent about it, although no doubt the usual suspect will both sides it and find an excuse for this blatant corruption yet again.

This should be an impeachable offense.

Democrat charged during a Democrat administration is apparently no different to the following Republican crying about lack of loyalty for pardoning them. Again notice how the person being pardoned was convicted of fraud? At some point even the most biased people must notice the cost trend of who Trump is pardoning and why.

 

[dirty harry]

BBC News - Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties

Trump slams Henry Cuellar over not switching parties after pardon

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.

www.bbc.com

Really says it all, Trump pardons people because he thinks they will then owe him and he can get something in return. He's now being fully transparent about it, although no doubt the usual suspect will both sides it and find an excuse for this blatant corruption yet again.

This should be an impeachable offense.

Democrat charged during a Democrat administration is apparently no different to the following Republican crying about lack of loyalty for pardoning them. Again notice how the person being pardoned was convicted of fraud? At some point even the most biased people must notice the cost trend of who Trump is pardoning and why.

I like that youve considered the fact that it is legal, and that it is regular practice without the need for my intervention...

On a serious note, Everything Trump does is transactional, hes turned the middle east strategy on its head, and im confident his rant against Cuellar is for public show, as Cuellar is aligned with Trump on issues, and it absolutely serves Trump to have a conservative Democrat on side over a converted Republican.

But if this is corruption, wasnt Obama vs Trump term 1 like 10 to 1, and Biden 20 to 1?

I think total pardons were probably similar, but Obama total commutations were like 2000 to Trumps 200, and Bidens 4000.

I think Trump might be on track to match Biden this term however due to the 1500 Jan 6ers!

So is pardoning opposition party members convicted of fraud an impeachable offence? Or is it only impeachable when Trump does it?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

US Supreme Court appears poised to expand Trump's power to fire federal official

Trump v Slaughter, heard by the top court on Monday, is a case that could have major implications for the independence of some federal agencies.

www.bbc.co.uk

Looking like the supreme court is preparing to throw out yet more decades of precedent to aid Trump. For all their whinging about activist judges, there has never been a supreme court in the entire history of the USA that has overturned this many years of precedent. They are enabling an expansion of the executive way beyond anything that has come before with no basis other than who is president.

They appear to now be siding with the idea that a president can flat out ignore the law. The law as written by Congress explicitly states the reasons the president can remove someone from the FTC, reasons that were not present in the current removal. The supreme court is appearing to decide the president is now the lawmaker and budget decider, powers explicitly assigned to Congress in the Constitution.

Guess you reap what you sow, if Democrats win the next presidential election, they will have a president with vastly expanded presidential powers who will be able to undo all of Trump's appointments.

Oh and the Trump administration is demanding judge Cannon keep the results of Jack Smith's investigation hidden from Congress and the public, the case she threw out with no legal basis and to which a higher court has ordered her to make public.

And to Dirty Harry's inevitable contrarian argument, just **** off you bellend.

 

[dirty harry]

US Supreme Court appears poised to expand Trump's power to fire federal official

Trump v Slaughter, heard by the top court on Monday, is a case that could have major implications for the independence of some federal agencies.

www.bbc.co.uk

Looking like the supreme court is preparing to throw out yet more decades of precedent to aid Trump. For all their whinging about activist judges, there has never been a supreme court in the entire history of the USA that has overturned this many years of precedent. They are enabling an expansion of the executive way beyond anything that has come before with no basis other than who is president.

They appear to now be siding with the idea that a president can flat out ignore the law. The law as written by Congress explicitly states the reasons the president can remove someone from the FTC, reasons that were not present in the current removal. The supreme court is appearing to decide the president is now the lawmaker and budget decider, powers explicitly assigned to Congress in the Constitution.

Guess you reap what you sow, if Democrats win the next presidential election, they will have a president with vastly expanded presidential powers who will be able to undo all of Trump's appointments.

Oh and the Trump administration is demanding judge Cannon keep the results of Jack Smith's investigation hidden from Congress and the public, the case she threw out with no legal basis and to which a higher court has ordered her to make public.

And to Dirty Harry's inevitable contrarian argument, just **** off you bellend.

Pre emptive abuse hahahaha

 

[dirty harry]

Trump's attacks on Minnesota's Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases

President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s Somali community to fraud cases involving government programs.

apnews.com

Just catching up on the fraud investigation in Minnesota.

Firstly, 1/3 of all Somalis in the US are in Minnesota?! Why?!?! I wouldnt have seen that coming, isnt it an ice block for large periods? I dont know why that shocked me the most lol.

Secondly, im surprised this story has so much uproar now, didnt this start a few years ago, I get its escelated, and the trend of the vast majority of those arrested are Somali, but it hasnt just been uncovered. Politically, Waltz is up next year, so its not a targetted attack pre election, and Omar has been constantly belittled by Trump for marrying her brother and calling herself Somali first, so thays not new.

Is it just the scale, and the fact the number has reached the landmark 1 billion (although ive seen hundreds of millions to 8 billion quoted, experts and Waltz have used the 1 billion mark so no reason not to use that)?

 

[Saintjay]

Trumps grabbed someone's tanker has got to be a euphemism of some sort.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry

The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.

www.bbc.co.uk

Pretty insane policy and will likely cause further damage to the already falling tourism in the USA. The USA already ranked as the only developed nation in the world that saw a drop in tourist numbers this year, this will do nothing to stop that. The idea they are doing it for safety is laughable, anyone who wants to cause harm simply won't show any social media where they may have stupidly said anything indicating that. Can't really see how the customs lot could tell whether you are hiding a social media account or genuinely don't have one (eg I don't have Twitter and never have). What would they do if I wanted to go and didn't believe I didn't have a Twitter account?

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

You want insane? No need to cross the pond for that.



Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...aimed he,for “responsible” litter enforcement.

 

[Seeker]

Trump Job Approval Poll: 52.9% Disapprove

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

You want insane? No need to cross the pond for that.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/10/pensioner-fined-250-for-spitting-after-leaf-blew-into-his-mouth#:~:text=A man has claimed he,for “responsible” litter enforcement.

Key word in there "claimed". It may be true that you have some over zealous enforcement agent but it may also be true he is making it up or only telling half the story.

 

[BrokenWing]

Recently dad who has walking difficulties but does his best to walk every day around the boating lake, inhaled a small leaf that made him choke.

As I was sitting there, a gale blew a big reed into my mouth. I spat it out and just as I got up to walk away two guys [enforcement officers] came up to me.

Guy gets fined for spitting and makes up any old **** to get out of paying shocker.

 

[ncurd]

I'm probably slow on the uptake and just realised why the USA suddenly is getting all interventionist in Venezuela

Why is US President Trump threatening Venezuela's President Maduro?

We look at what is behind the deployment of a large US military force to within striking distance of Venezuela.

www.bbc.co.uk

María Corina Machado appears in Oslo after Nobel Peace Prize win

María Corina Machado speaks to the BBC after her secret journey from her home country.

www.bbc.co.uk

Has anyone ever been so butt hurt because a black guy won an award he didn't?

 

[Which Tyler]

Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump

President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump administration official said, threatening new U.S. sanctions on the court if it did not.

www.reuters.com

All totally normal - literally every president sine JFK has done the same...

 

[Which Tyler]

I'm probably slow on the uptake and just realised why the USA suddenly is getting all interventionist in Venezuela

Don't forget

Oil reserves in Venezuela - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy'

The move is a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro's government.

www.bbc.co.uk

Of course, the piracy and the immunity fro international prosecution are completely unrelated...

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Key word in there "claimed". It may be true that you have some over zealous enforcement agent but it may also be true he is making it up or only telling half the story.

Setting the complete disregard for the burden of proof aside, and just to be 100% clear: you are ok with law enforcement going after an 86 year old person who spitted on a park? Is my understanding correct?

 

[Saintjay]

Over zealous enforcement where commonsense should prevail.

My understanding of this is he's been done for littering. I think the fines are too high but I don't believe age or if you are on benefits etc should prevent you getting a fine if you have actually commited an offence. The non-payment rates and court action would and does significantly increase.