The Politics Thread

[Marco Dane]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/cia-reported-buyouts-workforce-donald-trump-administration

[janea4old]

Update Feb. 5, 2025
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-administration-evicts-former-coast-guard-linda-fagan-3-hours-rcna190820

President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident.

Fagan, a four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military, was removed from her post as the Coast Guard’s top officer on Trump’s second day in office. Officials at the Homeland Security Department — which oversees the Coast Guard — cited border security issues and an “excessive focus” on diversity, equity and inclusion among the reasons for her dismissal.

Fagan, who was named commandant in 2022, made a convenient target for a new president who wanted to flex his muscle. The process for firing her was less complex than for dismissing chiefs of the four main branches of the military. More than that, the move allowed him to send signals about his anti-DEI agenda and desire to stem the flow of illegal immigrants and goods into the United States.

Throwing her out of her house on short notice went a step further.

"It's petty and it's personal," one Fagan ally said.

But a DHS official countered that it made sense for her to be moved out of the home at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling.

"She was terminated with cause two weeks ago today and she was still living in those admiral quarters," the official said, confirming that Fagan had been told to leave. The official said they could not confirm or deny the three-hour timeline.

NBC News reached out to the White House and the Coast Guard for comment.

Coast Guard leaders had given Fagan a 60-day waiver to find new housing, according to one of the sources. But on Tuesday, Homeland Security officials told the acting commandant, Kevin Lunday, that he had to kick her out because "the president wants her out of quarters," according to one of the people familiar with the incident.

The DHS official was not able to immediately ascertain whether the directive had in fact come from Trump or whether his name had been invoked without his knowledge.

[Vee]

After Chris Murphy and others began staging a sit-in, DOJ appears to have backed down on allowing Musk and his child soldiers unfettered access to the Treasury. This kind of relentless pressure is what it will take.

[janea4old]

Remember the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, which inspired the surviving students to become gun-control activists and organizers of the "March For Our Lives" protests.
David Hogg was one of the teen organizers.  He became politically active.

Feb. 1, 2025, David Hogg was elected as one of the vice-chairs of the national Democratic Party.
https://democrats.org/leadership-dnc/

Edited February 6 by janea4old

[DRW50]

I have a lot of doubts about Hogg in any leadership role after some of his comments on social media, but we'll see.

Media darling Marco handing another win to China and continuing Elon's vendetta against South Africa:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rubio-boycott-johannesburgs-g20-meeting-050421512.html 

[wonderwoman1951]

can’t remember where i saw it, but when trump’s gaza plan hit the fan, chris murphy suggested that it was a way to distract the chattering classes while musk continued his takeover, which in indeed has happened.

glad to see that at least he’s keeping his eye on the prize.  

[marceline]

He won't last the year. David Hogg has never held a real job. I predict he will spend the next few moths running his mouth on cable news and when he discovers he actually has to do some work, he'll quit and claim he was undermined by "centrists" and "establishment Dems."

 

[janea4old]

 

 

 

I'm not that familiar with his comments

I see that he attended Harvard and graduated in 2023.
https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/msd-survivors-jaclyn-corin-david-hogg-graduate-from-harvard/

Transcript of in-depth NPR interview with David Hogg from June 8, 2023
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1180945273

I did notice that, in 2024, he actively tweeted in support of Tim Walz.

This is David Hogg's social media

https://x.com/davidhogg111

https://www.instagram.com/davidmileshogg

https://www.threads.net/@davidmileshogg

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDavidHogg/

 

Edited February 6 by janea4old

[Khan]

 

Time might prove my silly ass wrong, but I have a lot more faith in Parker Short than I do in David Hogg.

[JaneAusten]

I have basically tuned out but have been paying some attention.  Murphy at least seems to know where the real danger is. I'd love to know why the leadership has been so flatfooted. I know you have to pick your battles and Murphy is right, so much of this is distraction, but I wonder had there not finally been pressure put on these folks by organized activists, if the leadership would have done anything. At least Jeffries had demanded all his members have regular townhalls to communicate to their constituents. I have believed for a long time that Amy Klobuchar would make a better Senate Leader than Schumer and don't get me started on Dick Durbin my own senator.

[janea4old]

They really want to take us back to the year 1800.

Trump says attorney general will lead task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-prayer-breakfast-30ff6f55a2e3c7b8643a15e7b158537d

Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out “anti-Christian bias” in the US, announcing that he was forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians.

Speaking at pair of events in Washington surrounding the the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump said the task force would be directed to “immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, the IRS, the FBI — terrible — and other agencies.”

Trump said Bondi would also work to “fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide.”

 

[wonderwoman1951]

watching schumer react to what’s happening is scary, pathetic — and absolutely terrifying. 

Edited February 6 by wonderwoman1951

[Maxim]

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NOW they are acting surprised and didn't see this coming after they voted for him?!! Jesus Christ Almighty. 

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[Marco Dane]

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-appoints-donut-shop-owner-as-u-s-ambassador/