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De Santis doesn't look deranged, orange, decrepit or senile. He's clearly the outlier candidate.
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I read a lot of hostile remarks on De Santis but it seems to be very partisan, he is still popular in Florida (if not at Disney).
April 4: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/600604-poll-ron-desantis-remains-resoundingly-popular-in-florida/The problem though is apparently Florida: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-florida-man-curse-00098444
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@Tim Elon probably agrees with you. He’s talked about from the ground rewrites for the code and phantom servers that when they turned them off it took the whole site down.
His new team is straightening out spaghetti code and infrastructure. It was a very poorly run company previously.
I’ve mentioned before they didn’t even have development servers.
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@Kirwan said in US Politics:
I’ve mentioned before they didn’t even have development servers.
Holy crap.
Didn't he do DD?
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@Victor-Meldrew lost me sorry. DD?
To be clear, it’s the morons that used to run Twitter that created the mess and didn’t have a proper test environment.
For context, Duluth has a test environment for the fucking Fern.
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@Victor-Meldrew No, not really. When he found they lied to him how many bots they had on the service, he tried to pull out of the detail but it was going to cost him something like a billion.
Kind of amazing to put together a deal worth 44 billion and not do a detailed review of what you were buying. All seemed rushed for reasons we may never know about.
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In regard to these charges - It's hard for me to decide whether the Biden DOJ are genuinely trying to stop Trump from running, or trying to ignite his base to make him the Republican nominee (because they assume he is the least electable in a General Election).
Either way, I don't assume for a moment it is the honest pursuit of justice and don't think for a minute that other ex-Presidents would be pursued with such vigor. (despite Trump probably being guilty of these charges because he's a careless idiot)
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@Frank said in US Politics:
In regard to these charges - It's hard for me to decide whether the Biden DOJ
Merrick Garland isn't exactly a stark raving leftie-why do you think it is the Biden DOJ?
Was it the Trump DOJ during the last presidency?Either way, I don't assume for a moment it is the honest pursuit of justice and don't think for a minute that other ex-Presidents would be pursued with such vigor. (despite Trump probably being guilty of these charges
If he is probably guilty as you say then how is the "pursuit" dishonest?
And perhaps he is being actively pursued because he is still taking such active interest in politics and related business, unlike previous Presidents?
Now as he embarks on a third presidential bid, Trump is focused on grievance, not policy. His main vow is to impose vengeance on his — and by extension the MAGA movement’s — enemies. This approach violates much of what political scientists have come to expect from politicians: that they’ll seek to build broad coalitions in pursuit of electoral advantage. Turning away from that strategy is one of the most striking features of Trump-style Republicanism. -
@nostrildamus said in US Politics:
If he is probably guilty as you say then how is the "pursuit" dishonest?
As @Frank said, was it careless or was it deliberate? And it's legitimate to question why hasn't Biden been investigated or charged to the same degree for keeping classified documents (in his unlocked Corvette, FFS)
And perhaps he is being actively pursued because he is still taking such active interest in politics and related business, unlike previous Presidents?
Well, Obama was never shy on commenting on Trump or campaigning for Biden...
Suggest you have a read of the stuff Musk released on the FBI's involvement with Twitter on tracking (and banning) Trump supporters and covering up Hunter Biden's laptop. Or have a look at the Durham report. It's pretty shocking.
I think Trump is a narcissistic arsehole and wish he'd just fuck-off, but maybe the real issue is whether the US justice system and the FBI are basically honest or are politically biased and skewing the justice system against one party.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@nostrildamus said in US Politics:
If he is probably guilty as you say then how is the "pursuit" dishonest?
As @Frank said, was it careless or was it deliberate? And it's legitimate to question why hasn't Biden been investigated or charged to the same degree for keeping classified documents (in his unlocked Corvette, FFS)
And perhaps he is being actively pursued because he is still taking such active interest in politics and related business, unlike previous Presidents?
Well, Obama was never shy on commenting on Trump or campaigning for Biden...
Obama didn't try to control his party after leaving office.
I suggest you read the article I linked to,Suggest you have a read of the stuff Musk released on the FBI's involvement with Twitter on tracking (and banning) Trump supporters and covering up Hunter Biden's laptop. Or have a look at the Durham report. It's pretty shocking.
I don't care about Hunter Biden. If he is a criminal, charge him. He isn't an elected official.
I think Trump is a narcissistic arsehole and wish he'd just fuck-off, but maybe the real issue is whether the US justice system and the FBI are basically honest or are politically biased and skewing the justice system against one party.
Against one party? They helped Hillary lose the election!
Accidentally or not. And if you are a student of history as I suspect you are you surely know about the political bias of earlier FBI heads such as Hoover.
The FBI Has Always Been Political
Since the FBI's founding, presidents have wrestled with its political independence
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@nostrildamus said in US Politics:
@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@nostrildamus said in US Politics:
If he is probably guilty as you say then how is the "pursuit" dishonest?
As @Frank said, was it careless or was it deliberate? And it's legitimate to question why hasn't Biden been investigated or charged to the same degree for keeping classified documents (in his unlocked Corvette, FFS)
And perhaps he is being actively pursued because he is still taking such active interest in politics and related business, unlike previous Presidents?
Well, Obama was never shy on commenting on Trump or campaigning for Biden...
Obama didn't try to control his party after leaving office.
I suggest you read the article I linked to,Suggest you have a read of the stuff Musk released on the FBI's involvement with Twitter on tracking (and banning) Trump supporters and covering up Hunter Biden's laptop. Or have a look at the Durham report. It's pretty shocking.
I don't care about Hunter Biden. If he is a criminal, charge him. He isn't an elected official.
I think Trump is a narcissistic arsehole and wish he'd just fuck-off, but maybe the real issue is whether the US justice system and the FBI are basically honest or are politically biased and skewing the justice system against one party.
Against one party? They helped Hillary lose the election!
Accidentally or not. And if you are a student of history as I suspect you are you surely know about the political bias of earlier FBI heads such as Hoover.
The FBI Has Always Been Political
Since the FBI's founding, presidents have wrestled with its political independence
One look at the Supreme Court tells you the whole system is political. And flawed as a result
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@nostrildamus said in US Politics:
Obama didn't try to control his party after leaving office.
I suggest you read the article I linked to,I did read the opinion piece. The headline which reads: "He’s presiding over a movement, not a party." particularly struck me...
I don't care about Hunter Biden.
The FBI cares enough to interfere with free speech on social media to protect the Democrat nominee's son from prosecution or comment, it seems.
Against one party? They helped Hillary lose the election!
Accidentally or not.You're arguing the FBI hasn't been politically biased then
And if you are a student of history as I suspect you are you surely know about the political bias of earlier FBI heads such as Hoover.
Now you seem to be arguing the opposite
Do you think it OK to have a politically-biased FBI & Justice system?
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@canefan said in US Politics:
One look at the Supreme Court tells you the whole system is political. And flawed as a result
Absolutely spot-on.
And when you get the checks and balances built into the US political system out of kilter with too much power in one party, all sorts of shit starts happening. It's no surprise the Debt ceiling was handled well as no party had complete control of Congress
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@canefan said in US Politics:
One look at the Supreme Court tells you the whole system is political. And flawed as a result
Yes it is very sad. There are many things I admired about their initial political system and idealism.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
I did read the opinion piece. The headline which reads: "He’s presiding over a movement, not a party." particularly struck me...
But he is controlling the party through their fear of the/his movement.
I don't care about Hunter Biden.
The FBI cares enough to interfere with free speech on social media to protect the Democrat nominee's son from prosecution or comment, it seems.I don't follow Musk closely but I wouldn't have thought he has a great record on free speech himself.
You're arguing the FBI hasn't been politically biased then
No. Their leadership changes, they can be biased in more than one direction over time.
Now you seem to be arguing the opposite
Not at all. I suggested political bias can be seen for some time, against various leaders of different political leanings. It did not suddenly emerge during the Biden Presidency.
Do you think it OK to have a politically-biased FBI & Justice system?
No I don't. But my point was that it appears to have been biased before, against both parties. Not only a Biden-era phenomenon.
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