#presidents of the united states of america

[not-wizard-council-aristocrat]

"A player may, at any time, gain a bonus points by announcing candidacy for and successfully being elected as the president of the United States of America" - cards against humanity rulebook

[justabiii]

mcr coming to save us from 4 years of hell with mr. i’m going to kill the president of the united states of america

[tempxxname]

[gandalf-the-bean]

with the current decline of american politics, it’s important to remember that as funny as it is to look on at other people’s downfall and go “haha they brought this on themselves,” non americans need to remember so many of us are not the ones that brought this, not the ones that chose this, and yet are the ones suffering the consequences

57% of florida voted yes on 4. it didn’t pass even though it was an obvious majority because it wasn’t a supermajority

the overturning of roe v wade was out of the hands of the people. no matter how vocal we were, we had no real say

the presidential race was very close and there were issues with so many mail in ballots (there’s so many reports of things like damaged ballots, ballots getting rejected for “signature errors” and other nonsensical issues, people not receiving their ballots at all (a big issue at my college in the tampa bay area of florida due to back to back hurricanes), and even burning mailboxes). and there are people who live in america that aren’t allowed to vote (many immigrants aren’t allowed to vote on their own rights)

there have been protest after protest against the don’t say gay bill and advocating for trans rights. we are trying so hard and have been trying for a long time to keep this from happening. there are even calls for a recount of the presidential votes. the people suffering the consequences are the ones who tried to prevent them. we did not bring this on ourselves

so please, as funny as it is to look on and laugh at the state america is in and will be in (and i get it, the political and social climate here is unwelcoming and absurd), remember that the ones affected most by the regression of american rights are those of us who did not choose this. everyone will be affected (aside from the wealthiest of the wealthy), and the consequences will catch up to the people that did choose this (and i worry for them too). but the ones hurt the most are the ones who were spoken over

so please use empathy. solidarity. kindness. we’re scared

sincerely,

a young american man who is trans, queer, and biracial

[azlovesem]

Women like me better.because i am fufon better. Whats up clint eastwood? Yiu look old tored and shaky. Are you sure youre up to dueling? You look like you ate gnna fsll over and die before we can do twenty paces. Yiu sure. All rightvthen form a line americans. Ill kill every dueler in your nstion. Youre wesk and stupid americsn man. All of yaas. I called you out. If you dont come to yard you hot yo protective custody where i sent do msny douks to fie and wat wiyh child molestprs which america has a serious problem wiyh. And assassians which Gid has a serious priblem with. I want those hostages out. If youbhsve yo get rid of benni do it soon. We re inniffice stull.jie bidrn is the president of the united states. If youbkerp it up trunp irs staying thatvway. Give it up. Youre gighting God now himelf. Azriel needs a break. My nane is Archangel Gabriel. You ate no match in a fight with me americans. Form aine if youbwant yo fight Azriel. Uou arecall dead.

Alyssa Milano

[stormfazer]

The Department of Government Efficiency [D.O.G.E.] is officially a reality. Elon Musk is now the head of a federal agency. Vivek Ramaswamy is now one of the most powerful men on earth. Damn it feels good to be MAGA.

[the-anxious-acrobat]

“let’s close the borders, we're tired of felons coming into this country.”

you just elected one as the fucking president of the united states of america

[cherryblossomshadow]

[Images 1-3 ID: Screenshots of an email from the ACLU, reading

The results of the election are in: Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States.

I know these results create fear for many, particularly those whose communities have been most targeted and threatened by the President-elect’s extreme rhetoric and policy proposals. If President-elect Trump comes for our communities, he’s gotta get past all of us.

President-elect Trump has been crystal clear about his plans to deport one million immigrants every year and target the enemy within – which, for Trump, means anyone who disagrees with him. He is dead serious about seeking retribution against his political opponents and deploying federal law enforcement to shut down protests and muzzle dissent. Guided by Project 2025, we are sure he will try to make good on those promises.

He and the administration officials he will put in place will work to attack the rights of LGBTQ people, implement archaic and cruel immigration policies, undermine press freedoms, and make it harder for Americans to vote.

It is not hyperbolic to say that this president presents a clear and present danger to our democracy.

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But here at the ACLU, we’re clear-eyed about the chaos and destruction a second Trump administration will cause to our nation. We’re done with the hand wringing. We won’t be admiring this problem. Instead, we are ready to take action the minute Trump takes the oath of office.

The fact is, we’re familiar with fighting a Trump White House.

One week into Trump’s first presidency, we were the first organization to challenge his Muslim ban. And when the administration sought to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the ACLU took that fight to the Supreme Court and won. It was our litigation that stopped the inhumane practice of separating immigrant families at the border.

The ACLU filed 434 legal actions against the first Trump administration’s illegal and cruel actions – and we are prepared to fight again with the organization’s full firepower.

There is not a doubt in my mind that the ACLU is ready to meet this moment:

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We have a detailed playbook that breaks down exactly how to fight Trump’s Project 2025 agenda.

We have plans in place to litigate, legislate, and mobilize for reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ rights, racial justice, and all civil rights and liberties – in the courts, in Congress, and in the streets.

We have a nationwide network of affiliates that uniquely enables us to take our fights local and build firewalls against the worst of Trump’s policies in every state across America.

Quinn, here at the ACLU, we play the long game. We’ve been around for 105 years. We’ve seen 19 presidents come and go. With your support, we will vigorously defend your right to protest and speak against our government. Especially when that government attacks our civil liberties and civil rights.

The next four years will be challenging, but we’ll be ready on day one. You can count on it. We’re counting on you, too.

In solidarity,

Anthony Romero Pronouns: He, him, his ACLU Executive Director

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[Image 4 ID and source: Screenshot of the wikipedia article for the American Civil Liberties Union, reading

The ACLU's current positions include opposing the death penalty; supporting same-sex marriage and the right of LGBT people to adopt; supporting reproductive rights such as birth control and abortion rights; eliminating discrimination against women, minorities, and LGBT people; decarceration in the United States; protecting housing and employment rights of veterans;[6] reforming sex offender registries[7] and protecting housing and employment rights of convicted first-time offenders; supporting the rights of prisoners and opposing torture; upholding the separation of church and state by opposing government preference for religion over non-religion or for particular faiths over others; and supporting the legality of gender-affirming treatments, including those that are government funded, for trans youth.[8][9]

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Yes, I am an ardent hater of today's "if you feel powerless, don't forget that you can donate :))) even though you can barely feed yourself :)))" culture, where the average person has no power or agency to fight for what they believe in beyond stumping up cash.

Yes, I am going to remind y'all anyway that the American Civil Liberties Union is there to fight for your rights and they could use your support if you have any to spare. If you subscribe to their newsletter they send you regular updates on what they're doing to fight Drumpf and his force of fascist fuckwits.

[the-furbylicious]

If you take Trump's victory as an opportunity to hate on poor, uneducated Southerners, please take a moment to reevaluate your understanding of class struggles. The indoctrinated working class are just as much victims of this capitalist system as anyone else. Their lack of education is a systemic issue and our public school system is incredibly underfunded in the South, especially rural areas. Our curriculums are full of capitalist, American propaganda. Please do not blame the individual for being born in an area that does not have the resources to combat the overwhelming American exceptionalism. Do not blame the people who were never taught politics or their importance because they were too busy trying to make a living to survive. These people were never given the chance to develop an understanding of the economy and are barely hanging on with the cost of living as it is. Of course they're going to vote for someone who promises to reduce prices. I feel like people don't realize just how isolated some of these Southern communities are, and how difficult it is to break out of your bubble when you don't even realize there can be a different way of life. A lot of times people don't have the time to even consider those options, because once again, they are too busy working to survive. If your gut reaction is to blame the election results on working class Southerners and call them "trailer trash" and other derogatory terms, please consider the systemic issues rampant throughout the South. People are only operating under the circumstances they are born in. What will save us from this capitalist hell is class solidarity. Work on meeting people where they are at and helping them to understand the terrifying implications of a second Trump term. Talk about what directly affects THEM and how their lives could be improved with socialist principles. It's not easy, but it's a hell of a lot more productive than playing some neoliberal ass blame game.

[todaysdocument]

Act of June 1, 1954, Public Law 83-380, 68 STAT 168, to honor veterans on the 11th day of November of each year, a day dedicated to world peace

Record Group 11: General Records of the United States GovernmentSeries: Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress

H. R. 7786

Eighty-third Congress of the United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty four

An Act

To honor veterans on the 11th day of November of each year, a day dedicated to world peace.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act making the 11th day of November in each year a legal holiday", approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351 5 U.S.C., sec. 87a), is hereby amended by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Veterans".

[signed] Joseph W. Martin jr

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

[signed] Styles Bridges

[lined through] Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate [handwritten] pro Tempore

[handwritten] approved:

[signed] Dwight D. Eisenhower

[handwritten] June 1954 Washington, D.C.

[circular stamp, in left margin, top porting missing]

MAY 20 1954

[illegible]

[circular stamp, in right margin]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

RECEIVED

JUN 2 - 1954

NARS

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[darkmaga-returns]

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to scrap clean energy initiatives in favor of fossil fuel production.

According to a New York Times report, the US President-elect is seeking to overhaul energy and environmental policies, aiming to dismantle the “woke” agenda and eliminate programs that impede the country’s economic growth.

The report says Trump is planning to appoint an “energy czar” to replace Biden’s “climate tsar.”

His team will “look at what Biden did and put a ‘not’ in front of it.”

RT reports: Trump’s energy and environment transition team has already prepared “a slate of executive orders and presidential proclamations on climate and energy,” according to the article published on Friday. The measures reportedly include the US abandoning the Paris Agreement – an international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015.   

Reshaping the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah to open up land for drilling and mining is also on the agenda. The protected area was expanded by US President Joe Biden in 2021. 

Donald Trump’s team is also reportedly set to scrap Biden’s so-called environmental justice initiatives, which favor clean energy development and pollution reduction. This involves ending the suspension of permits for new natural gas export terminals, among other things.

The publication noted that Trump is planning to appoint an “energy czar” to replace Biden’s “climate tsar.” The role will be dedicated to streamlining policies related to oil, gas, and coal production in order to boost supply rather than limit demand. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who previously helped open millions of acres of public land for fracking, and former energy secretary Dan Brouillette, are being considered for the post. 

Further plans include relocating federal agencies including the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) out of Washington. Previously Trump argued that such federal departments and agencies should be moved to “places filled with patriots who love America.” 

[weenie-extraordinaire]

Okay, I know reading comprehension on this website is non-existent, so I'll try to use small words in non-complex ways.

The USA was the first country in the world to recognize Israel as a State. Not a United State of America, an independent Nation State.

Do you know when Israel started receiving US financial aid? The late 1940's, after they recognized Israeli sovereignty.

Do you know when Israel started receiving US military aid? The 1960's. It started with Kennedy and the Raytheon Hawk Anti-Air missile system.

Do you know how many treaties, agreements, memorandums of understanding, and defense cooperation agreements the USA has with Israel? A lot. A hell of a lot.

What does this mean, you ask? It means that your country has got a shitload of bureaucracy tying your government to their government, and despite all the enthusiasm to blame "the Biden Administration" for providing the means to slaughter tens of thousands of Palestinians, invade Lebanon, and bomb Iran, well, Israel already had nearly 600 Foreign Military Sales authorized through the US Foreign Military Financing program(as of October 2023), with a ten year Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 and valid until 2028. This wasn't some snap decision from "sleepy Joe" to arm Israel; y'all have been doing so since before the towers fell, since before the Berlin wall fall, hell, since before the assassination of JFK.

Do you understand now, or do you need a bit more explanation?

I'm gonna assume you still don't understand.

Close to 60 years of inertia cannot be brought to an immediate halt by any President. There are far too many intelligence, military, economic, and diplomatic ties with Israel to just make it all just... go away. It ain't happening overnight. It didn't happen under Biden. It certainly ain't happening in the next four years. And you might wanna include the full context of the quote you pulled, because cherrypicking is for cowards.

riotbard wrote: surprising absolutely no one but in a contest between 99% Hitler and 100% Hitler the voters wanted full Hitler. They don’t want bargain value Hitler they want the full thing. Oh well, guess next time we’ll run 102% Hitler and see if THAT excites these ungrateful assholes. Didn’t even want Dollar Tree Hitler smh

weenie-extraordinare wrote: This looks and sounds both incredibly fucking unhelpful and terminally online. So Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren't perfect and beautiful beings of light here to save the world from a shitty celebrity criminal. So they didn't singlehandedly tell a sovereign nation explicitly to stop committing genocide. So they didn't go far enough left for you. Okay. Instead of spending your time crying over how much everyone else in your country loves Hitlers, maybe go outside and talk to people instead of holing up online and blaming the political party that does not want to strip you of your rights for not beating the party that does want to strip you of your rights. Like, I get it, it's not a great time for America. But it could be worse, and now, it will be worse. And if you thought Joe and Kamala were Hitlers, well, just wait and see what Trump has planned for women, Palestine, and Ukraine.

Motherfuckers be like, "Do you know your history?" Better than you yankee-fucking-doodles, apparently. Thank god y'all are just screaming into an internet void instead of saying this kind of shit to people's faces. Y'all make a huge deal out of pointing the finger at your politicians, carrying on like Biden is out there personally, when it's Israel's IDF pulling triggers and slaughtering children. Yeah, the USA is selling them munitions and bombs. It's Israel that's using them. Don't get it so twisted that you're ignoring who is actually murdering the people of Palestine. And let's be real here, y'all pulled a post about "Kamala Harris is not Hitler because a nation she is not the VP of is committing genocide" and turned it into "Look at this fucking verminous approbate, he thinks the black woman isn't a hitler!" And then it kinda swung into "OF COURSE the Biden Administration was solely responsible for allowing them to bom Palestine, and not the blank check written by the US FMF(Foreign Military Financing program)." Y'all so up your own asses over your moral rectitude that you'll dogpile any motherfucker who doesn't bark how you do. Maybe write some letters to your congress, your governors, anyone who represents you, and make your opinions heard. Maybe present those opinions as staunch opposition to the Israeli genocide of Palestinians instead of trying the "Kamala Harris is 99% a Hitler" approach.

And for the record, I have opposed the Israeli occupation of Palestine since the first time I hear about it in the 90's. I still oppose it. I will continue to oppose it. The absolute carnage that is being wrought today is inexcusable. It was inexcusable from the first Nakba, through each fresh conflict, and to the present day.

Free Palestine. End the genocide.

Hey, quick question, who's killing Palestinians? Is it Israelis, or is it Americans? I'd have replied, but you have replies restricted.

September 2, 2024

You know as well as I do that Israel wouldn't have been able to commit this holocaust or invade Lebanon or bomb Iran without the enthusiastic steadfast unwavering zero-red-line ironclad support of the Biden administration. I'm not going to entertain your faux incredulity. It is transparent horseshit.

[thebiscuiteternal]

Vice President: JD Vance, the guy who once called him "America's Hitler" and now sucks up to everything he says.

Secretary of State: Marco Rubio, the guy who once called him "a Third-World Strongman" and said that "We can not allow a con artist to get access to the nuclear codes of the United States of America," and now sucks up to everything he says.

Ambassador to Israel: Mike Huckabee, an ex-Baptist Minister who hosts Evangelical tourist trips to Jerusalem out of fervent belief in the End of Days and has frequently made crass remarks about ovens and concentration camps. Also ex-Governor of Arkansas and father of the current Governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee, who's managed to ram through even more unhinged legislation than he ever did.

Ambassador to the UN: Elise Stefanik, conspiracy theorist who still backs the "Stop the Steal" movement and claims Nancy Pelosi was the real organizer behind Jan 6th.

Defense Secretary: Pete Hegseth, ex-Guantanamo guard turned Fox News Host who wants to "root out the disloyal".

Homeland Security: Kristi Noem, soon-to-be-ex-Governor of South Dakota known for treating local tribes like shit and killing a dog, Tom Homan, the guy responsible for the zero tolerance 'kids in cages' rules, and Steven Miller, a known white supremacist.

Isn't Even An Actual Department Yet: Elon fucking Musk.

Department of Education: Nobody, because he wants to demolish it.

[simply-ivanka]

Desperate, NATO and the European Union try to keep Trump's America in the Ukraine War.

More likely than not, a President Trump will extricate the United States from all aspects of the Ukraine conflict except for acting as the "Arbiter" between the parties.

[notwiselybuttoowell]

The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts. When they list measures that are making the most difference, it lines up with policies Trump has said he’ll target. These rollbacks will come as more lives are being lost in heat waves, record amounts of climate pollution are accumulating in the atmosphere, the United States has been hit with what may be two of its most expensive hurricanes, and nations, which will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan next week for climate negotiations, have failed to take strong action to change these realities. [at time of posting COP29 has begun] Here are some of the measures.

The Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s landmark climate law This law is significant because it is expected to reduce U.S. emissions by about 40% by 2030, if it unfolds as planned in the coming years. It funnels money to measures that substitute clean energy for dirty. One major way it does so is by giving credits to businesses people who build new solar and wind farms. But it’s not limited to that. It encourages developers of geothermal energy and businesses that separate the carbon dioxide from their smokestacks and bury it underground. It incentivizes the next generation of nuclear power. It gives a $7,500 tax credit to people who buy electric cars. People who buy their cars used can get a credit too, as long as they don’t earn too much to qualify. Trump, by contrast, has summed up his energy policy as “drill, baby, drill” and pledged to dismantle what he calls Democrats’ “green new scam” in favor of boosting production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, the main causes of climate change. He vows to end subsidies for wind power that were included in the landmark 2022 climate law. If Trump does target the climate law, there are provisions that are likely safe. One is a credit for companies in advanced manufacturing, because it is perceived as “America first and pro-U.S. business,” said David Shepheard, partner and energy expert at the global consultant Baringa. Incentives for electric vehicles are likely most at risk, he added. In a call Wednesday morning, Scott Segal, head of a communications group at the law firm Bracewell LLP, which represents the energy industry, said the climate law is not likely to be repealed. Dan Jasper, a senior policy advisor at Project Drawdown, said repealing parts of the climate law could backfire because most of the investments and jobs are in Republican congressional districts.

Pollution from electric power plants The main U.S. rule aimed at reducing the climate change that comes from making electricity at power plants that burn coal is also considered vulnerable. This rule from the Environmental Protection Agency, announced in April, would force many coal-fired plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years, Shepheard said. It was projected to reduce roughly 1.38 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2047, along with tens of thousands of tons of other harmful air pollutants. Industry groups and Republican-controlled states have filed legal challenges to a host of EPA rules including this one and Trump’s victory means the Justice Department is unlikely to defend it. Under a Trump presidency, it is unlikely to survive, Shepheard said. The United States has been reducing carbon dioxide emissions primarily by replacing coal-fired power plants with clean, renewable power, said Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, a group of scientists that tracks countries’ carbon dioxide emissions. “I hope that we don’t lose sight of the benefits of clean energy,” he said. “It’s not just about the climate. It’s about our lives and our health.”

Limiting leaks from damaging methane, or natural gas The Biden administration was under pressure to reduce one of the main pollutants contributing to drought, heat waves, flooding and stronger hurricanes — methane or natural gas. It leaks out of oil and gas equipment, sometimes deliberately when companies consider it too expensive to transport. The Biden administration issued the first national rules on this. Industry groups and Republican-leaning states have challenged the rule in court. They say the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority and set unattainable standards. The EPA said the rules are squarely within its legal responsibilities and would protect the public.

Fuel-efficient vehicles The Environmental Protection Agency has issued its strongest rules on tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks under the Biden administration. While it is unclear who will head the EPA under Trump, the agency is considered likely to begin a lengthy process to repeal and replace a host of standards including the one on tailpipe emissions, which Trump falsely calls an electric vehicle “mandate.″ Trump rolled back more than 100 environmental laws as president and that number is likely to grow in a second term. Trump has said EV manufacturing will destroy jobs in the auto industry and has falsely claimed that battery-powered cars don’t work in cold weather and aren’t able to travel long distances. Trump softened his rhetoric in recent months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk endorsed him and campaigned heavily for his election. Even so, industry officials expect Trump to try to slow a shift to electric cars.

Drilling in Alaska refuge Trump is almost certain to reinstate oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, continuing a partisan battle that has persisted for decades. Biden and other Democratic presidents have blocked drilling in the sprawling refuge, which is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Trump opened the area to drilling in a 2017 tax cut law enacted by congressional Republicans. No drilling has occurred in the refuge, although the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday proposed a lease sale by the end of December that could lead to oil drilling. The sale is required under the 2017 law.

Transition to cleaner energy, transport will continue Trump, who has cast climate change as a “hoax,” has said he will also eliminate regulations by the Biden administration to increase the energy efficiency of lightbulbs, stoves, dishwashers and shower heads. Dan Jasper, a senior policy advisor at Project Drawdown said climate action will continue to move forward at the state and local level. Zara Ahmed, who leads policy analysis and science strategy at Carbon Direct, agreed. While there may be an abdication of leadership at the federal level on climate, she’s optimistic that states including California will continue to lead. Clean Air Task Force Executive Director Armond Cohen said on Wednesday that states, cities, utilities and businesses that have committed to net zero emissions will keep working toward those goals, driving record installations of wind and solar energy. Governors of both parties are also interested in ramping up nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of electricity, Cohen said. Trump has said he, too, is interested in developing the next generation of nuclear reactors that are smaller than traditional reactors. Gina McCarthy, a former EPA administrator who was Biden’s first national climate adviser, said Trump will be unable to stop clean energy such as wind, solar and geothermal power. “No matter what Trump may say, the shift to clean energy is unstoppable and our country is not turning back,″ McCarthy said. Advocates for clean energy are bipartisan, well-organized “and fully prepared to deliver climate solutions, boost local economies, and drive climate ambition,′ she said.

[90s-music-tourney]