The Politics Thread

[NothinButAttitude]

And that's fine. But we have to keep reassuring each other that this shall pass. I already made a promise that I am getting back into therapy this year. If I have to sedate (via therapy and a prescribed antidepressant) myself to make it through these 4 years, so be it. 

But I honestly think he won't make it all 4 years. His hubris is going to do him and everyone around him in. Plus, I expect Musk to p*ss people off once he gets in there and all the in-fighting will result in Trump having to choose Musk or everyone else. And knowing Trump, he'll wanna follow the money (Musk). Either way, the spurned party will toss him to the wolves. 

[Maxim]

This shall pass. That is something I know. 

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[janea4old]

Musk supporting the neo-Nazis in Germany
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/05/dont-feed-the-troll-german-chancellor-responds-to-elon-musk-comments

Musk meddling in other European countries
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/11/how-elon-musk-has-meddled-in-european-affairs

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[Maxim]

Yep... that's what they are trying to do... I'm feeling it in Germany. As a gay man... it's becoming unsafe to hold my husband's hand outside... and it was never like this since I've been here. 

[janea4old]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFB3HenR4az/

 

January 19, 2025

AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
Guess I’m old school that way.

on IG video:
All these journalists are like. . .  "Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration?"  "Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration?" "Are you going to the inauguration?"
Let me make myself clear: I don't celebrate rapists.  So no. I'm not going to the inauguration tomorrow.

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[Khan]

Me neither.

I'm being realistic - this IS a blow to the American way of life - but at the same time, I'm refusing to give into fear or negativity.  We WILL get through this.  I don't know HOW we'll get through this, but we will.  We just have to keep the faith.

In the meantime, I'm definitely promoting self-care for everyone.  Whatever you need to do in order to survive the next several years, do it.  As long as it's healthy and hurts no one.  Do it.  Because, when this new, national nightmare is over - and mark my words, it WILL be over one day - we'll need you like we've never needed you before (because, in a way, that's the truth).

[janea4old]

From Deb Haaland who was Biden's Secretary of the Interior:
(She is Native American, from New Mexico)
https://x.com/DebHaalandNM/status/1881384932884566511
January 20, 2025
Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM
I am beyond words about the commutation of Leonard Peltier. His release from prison signifies a measure of justice that has long evaded so many Native Americans for so many decades. I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family. I applaud President Biden for this action and understanding what this means to Indian Country.

 

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Biden's last act was to commute the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier from prison to home confinement.
(He didn't issue a pardon, though)

Archived copy of the statement from Biden's whitehouse.gov site
(removed from whitehouse.gov by Trump's team)
https://archive.is/tErKR 

January 20, 2025
The President is commuting the life sentence imposed on Leonard Peltier so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement. He is now 80 years old, suffers from severe health ailments, and has spent the majority of his life (nearly half a century) in prison. This commutation will enable Mr. Peltier to spend his remaining days in home confinement but will not pardon him for his underlying crimes.  
 
Mr. Peltier is a Native American activist who is currently serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and escaping from federal prison. Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace laureates, former law enforcement officials (including the former U.S. Attorney whose office oversaw Mr. Peltier’s prosecution and appeal), dozens of lawmakers, and human rights organizations strongly support granting Mr. Peltier clemency, citing his advanced age, illnesses, his close ties to and leadership in the Native American community, and the substantial length of time he has already spent in prison.
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History of clemency support for Leonard Peltier (via wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier#Support_for_clemency

Peltier's conviction sparked great controversy and has drawn criticism from a number of prominent figures across a wide range of disciplines. In 1999, Peltier asserted on CNN that he did not commit the murders and does not know who did. Peltier has described himself as a political prisoner.[52] Numerous public and legal appeals have been filed on his behalf; however, because of the consistent objection of the FBI, none of the resulting rulings has been made in his favor. His appeals for clemency received support from world-famous civil rights advocates, including Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Mother Teresa. International and national government entities such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, the European Parliament,[53] the Belgian Parliament,[54] and the Italian Parliament[citation needed] have all passed resolutions in favor of Peltier's clemency. Moreover, several human rights groups, including the International Federation for Human Rights and Amnesty International have launched campaigns advocating for Peltier's clemency. In the United States, the Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Inc., the National Lawyers Guild, and the American Association of Jurists are all active supporters of clemency for Peltier.

The police officer who arrested Peltier, Bob Newbrook, is convinced that he "was extradited illegally and that he didn't get a fair trial in the United States"[35]

On June 7, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a seventeen-page analysis of Peltier's detention, rendering the opinion that it contravenes "articles 2, 7, and 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 2 (1), 9 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is arbitrary and falls within categories III and V." The Working Group urged a "full and independent investigation" surrounding his detention and requested that the US government remedy his situation "without delay and bring it into conformity with the relevant international norms".[55] 

 

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[sivad40]

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Fauci and the January 6 committee members. 

How long will it take for Trump to commute the sentences for the January 6 insurgents.

[janea4old]

And Biden preemptively pardoned the Capitol Police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th.

Absurd that they'd need that but... the incoming fascist idiot wants to blame them for doing the right thing.

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[janea4old]

And in the USA
Musk gave a public Nazi salute today

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lg74qw7q5x2n

 

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[I Am A Swede]

It's gonna be a loooong 4 years..... 

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[janea4old]

Trump: "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the US government that there are only two genders -- male and female."

Edited January 20 by janea4old

[marceline]

No he didn't. He just said whatever came to his mind. I'm begging people to stop acting like this animal is of sound mind.

The election was not "rigged." What happened is white people, 54 percent of Latino men, and leftists all gassed up about Gaza chose to do harm.

[sivad40]

And he preemptively pardoned his siblings and their spouses. He cut Trump off at the knees from going after the them on the federal level. 

[janea4old]

‪Kyle Griffin‬ ‪@kylegriffin1.bsky.social‬
January 20, 2025

New on MSNBC: Vice President Harris will fly back to Los Angeles today with an all-female U.S. Air Force crew — the first time an all-female crew has operated a C-33.
 
Upon landing, Harris will visit a local fire station and then distribute food to community members impacted by the wildfires.