“Soldiers like ammunition, but not when it’s fired at them.”

You don’t know what I am or am not doing.

His appointment has not been approved by the Senate yet, so he’s not supposed to be…directing.

This has been a problem with other Project 2025 appointments too.

This saga has been a ride so far. There is no way this guy is mentally stable at this point, he is going to do anything and spend every dime he has until he’s either found it or he brushes his teeth with a .38.

I’ve always thought you can make a lot of sense of Trump and his actions if you remember he’s a degenerate real estate developer and looks at many issues through that lens. The cost of building materials (steel). Wind turbines fucking up “the view.” His weird spat with low-flow toilets. His stupid wall.

The insinuation that if you see any woman or person of color in a position of power, prestige, or even competence, they got there because of identity politics and not their own merit, is directly bigoted, not even concealed by the first or second degree. The corollary, of course, is that you can only trust white men to do these important jobs correctly.

Most of the people I’m around are not rich by any means, but they are not living paycheck to paycheck. Rising cost of living is worrying, but manageable. They can afford to pay even the littlest bit of attention or concern, but they don’t. Because then they would have to admit that things are collapsing around them week by week, and that’s too frightening for them.

Frankly I’m tired of justifying the behavior of the average American with infantilizations like we are some lower form of life without sapience. At some point we have to own up to it, even if it’s painful, even if all we have is ignorance, cowardice, and apathy.

As George Carlin said, selfish ignorant people elect selfish ignorant leaders.

Personally, talking to anyone about politics here is unnerving. Most people are in this fog where current events are only an ephemeral storyline that they tune into periodically like it’s a TV drama. Never a big deal, never anything that could affect them or those they care for. It’s a position of privilege, frankly. Maybe some of them are just that dumb. I think a lot of people, though, are scared, either of their ignorance or their powerlessness, so they simply avoid being involved or educated out of discomfort. That’s probably the nicest interpretation I have for my countrymen’s behavior.

Otherwise you are spot on. The uniquely tasteless brand of brash American chauvinism that we were globally lampooned for during the Invasion of Iraq has metastasized. We are long overdue for being knocked down a peg. I wish I could say the fallout from this painful reckoning would stay within our borders, but it most likely won’t. We have a very uncertain year ahead of us, let alone the next five years.

I could keep this joke going, but I’ll instead say that you’re forgetting about the broad daylight assassination of UHS CEO Brian Thompson, where the shooter used a suppressed pistol. Sure, it’s one incident. But frankly, with the current political climate and perhaps the coming economic climate driving people to desperation…I would not be surprised if we see copycats.

Yes, it appears that the shooter used a 3D printed suppressor and glock frame. That is not a good excuse to deregulate factory suppressors. Saying that there is no tactical value in the signature reduction suppressors give is disingenuous.

It’s not like people are going to start running around committing assassinations with silent guns

Uhhhhhh

I guess they’re really not afraid of taking fire from a 5.56. What a shame.

Now that I take a closer look, this Patriot Soldier looks a little…husky.

Homan didn’t just threaten individuals and communities, he threatened city and state officials who would dare get in his way. Almost like he knows what he’s doing will draw a lot of ire.

He’s taking small town good ol’ boy sheriff attitude to the federal level, that’s why conservatives love him.