[USA] SJEDINJENE AMERIČKE DRŽAVE - unutrašnja politika i uticaj na svetska kretanja

[Dragan]

 

Golf

Spoiler

 

Donald Trump's golfing obsession comes with cost to American taxpayers

This also carries a financial cost, not borne by him, but by American taxpayers. Since officially taking the oath as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, Trump hit the golf course an astonishing 24 times in his first 99 days in office - spending a staggering 24.24 percent of his second term on the greens.

 

At this rate, he's on track to surpass the $151.5 million spent on golf during his first four-year term.

Last month, political analyst Chris D. Jackson openly criticized Trump's resort visits, stating that they have drained "$85 million" from taxpayers as he prepared for another trip to Mar-a-Lago.

"He's now spent 38 percent of his presidency at his resorts - burning through $85 million in taxpayer cash," Jackson pointed out. "Where's the outrage from DOGE and the GOP? Hypocritical cowards."

 

Taxpayers' Tab For Trump's Second-Term Golf Excursions Crosses $26 Million Mark

 

 

At this rate, he's on track to surpass the $151.5 million spent on golf during his first four-year term.

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"Where's the outrage from DOGE and the GOP? Hypocritical cowards."

 

Edited Monday at 11:45 AM by Dragan

[djura.net]

Evo odgovora iz Kremlja Trumpu, bukvalno ga zajebavaju

 

bbc

 

In response, the Russian government thanks Trump for his work on fostering negotiations with Ukraine, and says: "This is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved, and emotional reactions".

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Last night, Russia fired 355 drones and nine missiles at Ukraine - the Ukrainian air force says it was a record number of drones launched.

[ters]

Tramp pozvao Trampuljane da bojkotuju Harvard...

Jethro ce sada morati studirati meth engineering, scrap metal theft i moonshining negdje drugo.

Edited Monday at 03:13 PM by ters

[mrd]

6 minutes ago, ters said:

Tramp pozvao Trampuljane da bojkotuju Harvard...

Jethro ce sada morati studirati meth engineering, scrap metal theft i moonshining negdje drugo.

Biće toga još polako. On ipak treba u staraćki dom da ide.

[Angelia]

8 hours ago, Beonegro said:

 

A za borbu na sudu Sturmabteilung već priprema teren, da nešto ne ostane prepušteno slučaju:

As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.

 

Klasičan MAGArački gaslighting, kao svi imaju ista prava, eto sprema se pošten fajt, profesori cvikeraši od 60 godina u prosjeku protiv orkova na steroidima. A ako misle da nije pošteno - pa trebali su samo da ćute i progutaju princip da su dužni da potkazuju svoje studente za verbalni delikt, Albanija 1967. stajl. Odurno zloglupilo. 

Sudije su uvek na udaru, bez obzira kakve odluke donose. Neko uvek nije srecan. B. Cavanaugh je zamalo ubijen, bio je pokusaj ubistva sudije u NJ gde joj je poginuo sin, ne secam se dal je muz preziveo. Sudije koji presudjuju za Trampa isto dobijaju pretnje. Izdvajanje samo jednog fenomena je gaslighting.

I to radis nakon sto su dva mlada zivota ugasena uz povike Free Palestine.

Harvardu je trazeno da preda dokaze o ilegalnim aktivnostima. I da se usaglasi sa Title IX. Ne postoji pravo na nasilje.  Drugi univerziteti su prihvatili.

Harvard ima pravo da se bori protiv zahteva, ali za to mogu da postoje konsekvence. Najsmesnije je da se za Harvard zna da je veoma nisko na skali zastite slobode govora.

[Beonegro]

3 hours ago, Angelia said:

Sudije su uvek na udaru, bez obzira kakve odluke donose

Odvratnost ovakvih relativizacija svoj pandan nalazi samo u njihovoj gluposti.

Edited Monday at 07:24 PM by Beonegro

[freethrow]

Neverovatno mi je, ceo ovaj sub mi je neverovatan. Ekvivalent nekome ko bi na voxu uporno relativizovao politike Vučića, radikala, naprednjaka, Martinovića, Šapića. Pa i žuti su krali. Da nisu krali, ne bi došao Vučić. Valjda su naučili. 

[Beonegro]

17 minutes ago, freethrow said:

Neverovatno mi je, ceo ovaj sub mi je neverovatan. Ekvivalent nekome ko bi na voxu uporno relativizovao politike Vučića, radikala, naprednjaka, Martinovića, Šapića. Pa i žuti su krali. Da nisu krali, ne bi došao Vučić. Valjda su naučili. 

A i ti Hrvati što su malo šetali po minskom polju, pa na manjine je uvijek bilo pritisaka.

[freethrow]

da, da, bukvalno za sve ima taj fazon objašnjenja. Neverovatno.

[Rex]

3 hours ago, Beonegro said:

A i ti Hrvati što su malo šetali po minskom polju, pa na manjine je uvijek bilo pritisaka.

 

3 hours ago, freethrow said:

da, da, bukvalno za sve ima taj fazon objašnjenja. Neverovatno.

 

Sve je to tačno, ali šta su oni nama radili

[mrd]

9 minutes ago, Rex said:

 

 

Sve je to tačno, ali šta su oni nama radili

Oni su prvi opsovali. 

[ters]

Mi nismo bili u toj kozi, tako da ne treba prestrogo suditi - godinama je Bajden, koji je inace bio dementan i nesposoban za bilo sta, provodio uzasan teror nad bijelim, konzervativnim, hriscanskim, straight stanovnistvom USA, dok im jednostavno nije prekipilo - morali su u ER cekati da se prva pomoc ukaze imigrantima druge boje koze i bez novca, prije nego bijelim drzavljanima koji imaju pun novcanik, djeca im nisu imala studentske klubove za bijelce, culi su da je negdje nekad neko obucen u drag citao pricu u biblioteci, procitali su da je na prvenstvu skole neka djevojcica podijelila peto mjesto u plivanju sa trans djevojcicom, pili su na papirne slamke, studenti su morali ici na univerzitet i zeljeli su im oprastati dugove, pa su i pristup ljekaru htjeli otvoriti svakoj shushi... O tome sto  su i zaliv morali zvati meksickim i planinu na koju se nikad nece popeti Denali da ne pricamo. I za sve to su im otimali pare iz dzepa, kroz poreze koji su im inace nizi nego bilo gdje u razvijenom svijetu... Crna Kleopatra u tv show-u i reklame za pivo u kojima se pojavljuje bilo ko osim cistokrvnog bijelog hetero muskarcine.... Da sam prosao kroz te uzase, mozda bih i ja branio il Bufonea...

Edited Monday at 11:27 PM by ters

[Dragan]

@ters

I ne samo to vec su nam ti lenji imigranti uzeli radna mesta.

[Dragan]

How the USA is losing importance

In his second term, US President Donald Trump is abandoning America's long-standing global responsibilities. 

This creates opportunities for new players—particularly Europe and China.

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While the United States is indeed a significant trading power, its trade share of annual economic output (GDP) does not reach the level of China or the European Union. China is the most important trading partner of approximately 120 countries, the EU of approximately 80, while America is number one for only about 20 countries. And now that Trump has imposed or threatened comprehensive tariffs on friend and foe alike, the United States' position is likely to deteriorate further.

Spoiler

Are we heading toward an era in which the United States is simply declining in importance? This question may sound strange, considering that America remains the world's leading military and technological power, the issuer of the sole reserve currency, and the anchor of the global financial system. But as the United States has decided to withdraw from its global role, it will gradually lose much of the power and influence it takes for granted today.

America's power and influence have already diminished. After World War II, the United States was able to shape the global system according to its own ideas for decades, and during the brief "unipolar" period following the collapse of the Soviet Union, its status was unrivaled.

But other powers have since gained importance and are pursuing global ambitions. China is the most obvious example, but Europe is also striving for the unity needed to assert itself as a serious global player, and many middle powers are also seeking to raise their profile.

 

No longer reliable as a trading partner

Against this backdrop, President Donald Trump has accelerated the American withdrawal. While it's no surprise that an America First administration would abandon its global responsibilities, the pace of change is remarkable. A widening gap is already opening up in the world order.

Trade plays a central role in Trump's thinking. He fails to understand that it can benefit all parties involved and sees only a zero-sum game that America loses. Never mind that this belief contradicts basic economic principles (and common sense); Trump simply can't get over the fact that the US imports more goods than it exports.

No one—not even Trump—knows what will result from the global trade war that America launched on "Liberation Day" (April 2). But one thing already seems certain: America's role in the global economy will diminish as trade with the US (not to mention trust in it) becomes more difficult.

While the United States is indeed a significant trading power, its trade share of annual economic output (GDP) does not reach the level of China or the European Union. China is the most important trading partner of approximately 120 countries, the EU of approximately 80, while America is number one for only about 20 countries. And now that Trump has imposed or threatened comprehensive tariffs on friend and foe alike, the United States' position is likely to deteriorate further.

 

Diplomacy is no longer a priority

America's absence will be felt even more acutely in the area of multinational cooperation—both within and outside the United Nations system. Following Trump's withdrawal from the World Health Organization, China is now the WHO's largest single contributor.

Other countries will also have to take more responsibility for international humanitarian aid – which has long depended on US funding and is already declining rapidly – and for the fight against climate change.

As Trump threatens to take over the Panama Canal, Canada, and Greenland, US diplomacy is in retreat across the board. Administration officials claim Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine is "Joe Biden's war" and initially responded to the dangerous conflict between India and Pakistan by declaring it none of America's business.

Trump's recent trip to the Middle East revolved almost exclusively around business, investment, and arms deals. Aside from bizarre remarks about transforming the Gaza Strip into a resort, he essentially ignored the Israeli-Palestinian issue and gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu free rein to pursue his policies.

However, retreating can be dangerous. What if the US had continued to do nothing to promote a ceasefire between India and Pakistan? Even Trump, who is commendably war-averse, seems to recognize the logic of a new nuclear deal with Iran to prevent Netanyahu from getting the war he has long sought.

But these isolated diplomatic measures are exceptions that prove the rule—and Trump could still abandon them. The US withdrawal is underway, and unless other responsible actors assume the role they have played, state and non-state actors will exploit the situation to their own advantage, further exacerbating global instability.

The EU is a natural candidate to fill the void left by the US. It has a unique opportunity to strengthen its own position in a less US-centric trading system. For example, joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPT) could be just as beneficial as a new trade agreement with India.

 

China's role is being redefined

China, for its part, is likely to become more involved in the UN system. A realignment of power relations there is necessary and likely inevitable. It could accelerate under the pretext of strengthening the influence of the Global South. However, given China's weight in the global economy, its own role in addressing various global challenges will undoubtedly increase.

Therefore, the development of Sino-European relations will be of enormous importance. If Chinese President Xi Jinping hadn't supported Russia politically and economically over the past three years, the path would be clearer. But despite the complex situation, China could still change course if it wanted to.

Another major unknown is how NATO will adapt to the withdrawal of American military resources from Europe and the Middle East (or their relocation to East Asia). Trump's proposal to build a "golden dome" of layered national defense systems is a perfect symbol of an isolationist America. Outside of this dome, in the post-American world, the future is open.

 

[Maharaja]

6 hours ago, freethrow said:

Neverovatno mi je, ceo ovaj sub mi je neverovatan. Ekvivalent nekome ko bi na voxu uporno relativizovao politike Vučića, radikala, naprednjaka, Martinovića, Šapića. Pa i žuti su krali. Da nisu krali, ne bi došao Vučić. Valjda su naučili. 

Valjda je logika uprave da bi bez dnevne doze izliva MAGA kanalizacije tema bila dosadna. 

 

Mi smo krivi što se pecamo na MAGA botovanje umesto oterati odmah u pm, i ignorisati.

[DJORDJE]

2 hours ago, Dragan said:

@ters

I ne samo to vec su nam ti lenji imigranti uzeli radna mesta.

To u praksi i nije nemoguce , iako deluje glupo na prvi pogled. Mnogi od tih ljudi imaju najnize placene poslove, a imaju brojne familije i dobijaju pomoc za decu. Iako se ilegalni migranti ne kvalifikuju  za welfare, deca rodjena u SAD su drzavljani, a postoje i programi drzava koji ne prave razliku izmedju legalnih i ilegalnih. Recimo Massachusetts i New York imaju besplatno osiguranje za decu bez obzira na imigracioni status, Nevada pokriva obroke u skolama ako su roditelji siromasni, itd.

[Helena]

Sve će to tranp fixed pa će biti kako bog zapoveda.

[𝓑𝓪𝓫𝔂]

Evo kako izgledaju ponosni na mentalne bolesti

 

 

 

A oni u redovima iza, to su oni sto bi da bese Faucija i Bajdena zbog maski

 

 

[Angelia]

@Beonegro, @Rex, @freethrow malo Vucica, malo balkanizma sa prilogom nacionalizma, zabavno momci. I onda @ters sa projekcijama rasizma 😀 ono baciti sve na zid pa sta se zalepi. Mora da je izuzetno frustrirajuce kad sve sklizne. A "pacovi" napustaju brod, AOC skinula pronounce, Jake Tapper prica o kako je Bidenova administracija lagala americku javnost, the View dobio upozorenje, MSM se posipa pepelom jer su izgubili citanost/gledanost, prethodno Dems glasaci prelaze u Reps...etc.

Mora da je veliko razocarenje kad skontate da Tramp mora debelo da se zezne da izgubi podrsku. Da vas ne razocaram, postoji sansa da hoce, uvek. 

Sledeci izborni ciklus, mozda uspe. Drzite se slecemo, a mozda I necemo 😀

[Angelia]

4 hours ago, DJORDJE said:

To u praksi i nije nemoguce , iako deluje glupo na prvi pogled. Mnogi od tih ljudi imaju najnize placene poslove, a imaju brojne familije i dobijaju pomoc za decu. Iako se ilegalni migranti ne kvalifikuju  za welfare, deca rodjena u SAD su drzavljani, a postoje i programi drzava koji ne prave razliku izmedju legalnih i ilegalnih. Recimo Massachusetts i New York imaju besplatno osiguranje za decu bez obzira na imigracioni status, Nevada pokriva obroke u skolama ako su roditelji siromasni, itd.

Tacno. Deluje kao glupa izjava, ali u praksi funkcionise. Legalni imigranti, koji su platili da udju u zemlju, I ispunili uslove, nemaju pravo da koriste beneficije. Zasto bi ilegalni imigranti imali?

[Dragan]

‘It’s open season for corruption’: How Trump turned the White House into a cash cow

Naked profiteering by the US president and his family has triggered alarm bells in the Maga movement

 

Ben Shapiro, one of the most loyal soldiers in the Maga cavalry, said on his podcast this week: 

“I think if we switched the names to Hunter Biden and Joe Biden, we’d all be freaking out on the Right.”

 

President Trump’s legacy of corruption, four years and 3,700 conflicts of interest later January 15, 2021

 

US federal judges consider creating own armed security force as threats mount

Federal judges are discussing a proposal that would shift the armed security personnel responsible for their safety away from the Department of Justice (DoJ) and under their own control, as fears mount that the Trump administration is failing to protect them from a rising tide of hostility.

The Wall Street Journal revealed on Sunday that the idea of creating their own armed security detail emerged at a meeting of about 50 federal judges two months ago. A security committee at the twice-yearly judicial conference, a policymaking body for federal judges, raised concerns about the increasing number of threats against judges following Trump’s relentless criticism of court rulings against his policies.

 

Edited yesterday at 08:44 AM by Dragan

[Nicklord]

3 hours ago, Angelia said:

@Beonegro, @Rex, @freethrow malo Vucica, malo balkanizma sa prilogom nacionalizma, zabavno momci. I onda @ters sa projekcijama rasizma 😀 ono baciti sve na zid pa sta se zalepi. Mora da je izuzetno frustrirajuce kad sve sklizne. A "pacovi" napustaju brod, AOC skinula pronounce, Jake Tapper prica o kako je Bidenova administracija lagala americku javnost, the View dobio upozorenje, MSM se posipa pepelom jer su izgubili citanost/gledanost, prethodno Dems glasaci prelaze u Reps...etc.

Mora da je veliko razocarenje kad skontate da Tramp mora debelo da se zezne da izgubi podrsku. Da vas ne razocaram, postoji sansa da hoce, uvek. 

Sledeci izborni ciklus, mozda uspe. Drzite se slecemo, a mozda I necemo 😀

 

Ovde ljudi komentarišu Trampa uglavnom zato što Amerika utiče na ceo svet kao najveća ekonomija i sila, ne zato što neko mrzi Ameriku ili obožava Demokrate ili štatijaznam. A Tramp je dokazano štetan za sve naše živote, čak najviše za tvoj ali valjda nije bitno jer si pobedila 😄 

 

[freethrow]

Pa to je suština, ali ne bi se priznalo nikada. Ljudi a) ne greše b) biraju jednostavna očigledna rešenja i c) po pravilu ta rešenja ne razumeju

[Angelia]

5 hours ago, Nicklord said:

 

Ovde ljudi komentarišu Trampa uglavnom zato što Amerika utiče na ceo svet kao najveća ekonomija i sila, ne zato što neko mrzi Ameriku ili obožava Demokrate ili štatijaznam. A Tramp je dokazano štetan za sve naše živote, čak najviše za tvoj ali valjda nije bitno jer si pobedila 😄 

 

Naravno da komentarisete jer utice na ceo svet, ali ja nisam pricala o tome, nego o pokusaju da mi se podmecu svakakvi stavovi, malo Vucica, malo nacionalizma, malo rasizma. Onako usput.

Ja nisam za sada primetila kako je Tramp stetan za moj zivot, barem trenutno, ali to moze da se promeni. Recimo ni kod Obamacare nisam primetila dok ga nisu uveli. A I ne vidim kako sam "pobedila" osim u tome da sam pricala da su Dems otisli toliko u levo, da su izgubili podrsku. Ili mozda sto sam tvrdila da postoji problem sa Bidenom, da je zombi I da se ne zna ko vodi zemlju, sto je naravno doprinelo pobedi Trampa, a ovde sam napadana da to pricam jer "branim" Trampa. Gle sad...sve se pokazalo tacno.

Znaci ne vidim kako sam pobedila osim sto se pokazalo tacno sta sam pricala. Izmedju ostalog I da ce bitnu vecinu tuzbi dobiti, mozete da vadite par koje ne idu, ali vecinu ce dobiti, jer su pravno ispravne.

[freethrow]

Hajde da pokušam jednostavnijim jezikom.

 

• Niko, pa ni ja, ne tvrdi da imaš stavove slične Vučićevim. Niko.
• Uporedio sam pokušaje branjenja konkretnih poteza Trampove vlade sa pokušajima opravdavanja Vučiževe diktature.
• Zašto? Jer su mi se učinili podjednako smešnim i nelagodnim, a plašim se da su obe politike odavno prešle tačku odbranjivosti.
• Niko, pa ni ja, te ne optužuje za rasizam. Za opravdavanje politika koje uništavaju živote miliona ljudi, pa bili oni - u nečijoj glavi krivi ili ne, nebitno je - da.
• Ne postoji opravdanje za politiku koja za logičan i predvidiv rezultat ima hiljade ili stotine ili desetine mrtve ili gladne dece. Ponoviću još jednom, polako: ne postoji. Šta god da su roditelji, staratelji ili robovlasnici te dece uradili, makar im napunili dečije krvne sudove eksplozivom i zarazili ih sidom, besnilom i antraksom. Ne postoji.
• Kažnjavanje i deportacija ilegalnih imigranata izvedena brutalno i drakonski, na način na koji se sprovodi u poslednje vreme, nije nešto što bi trebalo da bude tekovina 21. veka. 
• Ukoliko deportacija i kažnjavanje ilegalnih imigranata izvedena na drakonski i brutalan način doprinosi tvom ili standardu određene grupe ljudi u tolikoj meri da dovodi do opravdavanja takvih mera, problem verovatno nije u ekonomiji, nego leži negde u sferi psihologije.
• Odbijanje da se prihvati ono što manje više ceo misleći svet veruje - da je Trampov novi mandat počeo sa objektivno izuzetno štetnim potezima, a posebno imajući u vidu angažman u ukrajinskoj agresiji - oslikava veliku tvrdoglavost i jaku dozu antiintelektualizma. 
• Na antiintelektualizam ukazuje i česta upotreba izraza "skretanja levo", "levičari", "moj džep" i slično, mada se dosta može podvesti i pod manjak informisanosti i manjak empatije.
• Činjenica da je neko predvideo pobedu Trampa ili pobedu Kamale Haris, ne znači da podržava vrednosni sistem koji kandidat kasnije implementira. 
• Nisam primetio da je iko ovde, a i inače, egzaltiran načinom na koji je Bajden vodio politiku, kao što nije egzaltiran ni vođstvom EU, ili vođstvom DS i Tadića, ovde nema toliko zaslepljenih, naivnih ili partijski obojenih ljudi.
• Prethodna tačka ne znači da su ljudi koji jesu glasali za prethodne vlast (Bajden, EU, Tadić) zaslužili da budu kažnjeni instalacijom diktature u vidu Orbana, Erdogana, Vučića ili kakokrate Trampa, profašiste Meloni. 

Edited yesterday at 03:55 PM by freethrow