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From The Hill, Jan. 22, 2025

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump.

“The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a clip of Budde’s comments.

 

GOP finally found their “government persecuted Christian”.

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Annber03
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And yet the same people who are awed by his celebrity are also the ones talkng about how celebritees need to stay out of politics. You'll pardon me if I can't take their critiques all that seriously. 

Annber03
Annber03

For as long as I live, I will never understand the hold this guy has over people. 

Annber03
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Everything I want to say would be a string of curse words at this point.  Hope you're happy, people who decided to be all precious with your votes or who felt this guy deserved another chance aft

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Lantern7

Lantern7

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6 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump.

“The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a clip of Budde’s comments.

Going to Google, looking up "Mariann Budde," hitting Wikipedia, yes, she was born in the United States.

I know people have to get their hatred out, but can they PLEASE do a little research before doing it? They have aides! Get the homework done, pick another way she should be punished.

A Congressman from Georgia said that? Totally believable. I have a low opinion on reps from that state already.

ETA: Shit, her mother came over from Sweden. That would be enough reason for a reactionary to demand deportation, unjustified as that is.

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bluegirl147

bluegirl147

Trump can prevent the government hiring women and people of color but he can't stop.private companies.  We need to pay attention and reward companies that don't try to roll us back to the 1800s.  Money always wins out and companies are going to hire the best person for the job.  

And Reverend Budde might not be able to be deported but I won't be surprised if Trump or one of his henchman tries to punish her in some other way.

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Dimity

Dimity

2 minutes ago, Calvada said:

To where does Collins think Bishop Budde will be deported? 

He's just flexing his muscle and trying to scare people into submission.  I truly hope that other ministers, priests etc will stand up to this kind of heavy handed pressure and continue to preach for tolerance, compassion and mercy.

We can't let the fascists win.

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Annber03

Annber03

9 hours ago, Dimity said:

Not even three days in and they are already defending Nazi salutes. Some denying it others glorying in it. He hasn't whipped inflation or ended the war in Ukraine - day one promises - but he has reminded us of what it was like four years ago. Something awful every single day.

Which just further proves it wasn't REALLY the "price of eggs" or inflation that drove people to vote for and support Trump. Never has been the economy, and never will be. Its all about them sticking it to women and minorities. Period. End of story. 

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

BTW, 3 student s were just shot and killed at Antioch high school in Tenn.

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And yet we totally don't need gun control in this country Nope. 

Anyone who still can't figure out why we're all sitting here saying, "Fuck you, GOP/Trump and those who support him", I give you exhibits A and B above. Anyone who supports any of this shit is cruel and heartless and not worthy of any sort of respect or support or understanding. "Reach across the aisle", my ass. 

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Bookish Jen

Bookish Jen

I'm so pissed. One of our local meteorologists was let go from our CBS for expressing her disgust over Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute on her social media.

On a personal note, Twitter called me out for "hate speech" for telling a Trumper she voted for a felon. Meanwhile, an account I reported for its pro Hitler and pro Nazi vernacular and symbols is just fine and dandy.

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peacheslatour

peacheslatour

1 minute ago, Bookish Jen said:

I'm so pissed. One of our local meteorologists was let go from our CBS for expressing her disgust over Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute on her social media.

On a personal note, Twitter called me out for "hate speech" for telling a Trumper she voted for a felon. Meanwhile, an account I reported for its pro Hitler and pro Nazi vernacular and symbols is just fine and dandy.

Get off that stupid site. Just today Reddit voted to ban all further submissions from Xitter.

2 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

You're not cute or funny. Knock it off. 

The ignore feature works really well for those kinds of posts. Don't feed the trolls.

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Anela

Anela

17 minutes ago, PuddleJumper said:

Hopefully to Hell and soon! 😈

Why? 

31 minutes ago, PuddleJumper said:

seems like

Chicken Little Democrats are losing their minds as usual, 4 years of laughter ahead! 😂

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TheWeek

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories_promoted_by_Donald_Trump

the things that made heads explode, in trump’s fan club.  

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EtheltoTillie

EtheltoTillie

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Meanwhile, my client, who turns 65 on Feb 1, has been trying to enroll in Medicare.  She had to call to make an appointment to make an appointment, now she will have the second phone appointment on Feb 28.  

1 hour ago, ProudMary said:

Our taxpayer dollars at work. 😒

See my note above

 

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Anela

Anela

8 minutes ago, Trini said:

Serious question: Drumpf doesn't have the authority to change the name of an international body of water; everyone can just ignore this, right?

 

Oh, it's not that they don't know she's a citizen -- they don't care.

We already know that they are looking for ways to deport and/or revoke citizenship for those related to undocumented individuals. But it's not going to stop there. It will be used against anyone deemed a threat.

A lot of what he’s signed off on, is apparently illegal, and will be fought in court. 
 

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Ohiopirate02

Ohiopirate02

1 hour ago, Bastet said:

I could make up a lie, but I'm not right wing media, so, yeah -- this is pure bigotry.  Revoking the 1965 order and instead requiring federal hiring, promotions, and performance reviews to "reward individual initiative" rather than "DEI-related factors" is their bullshit that any woman or man who's a POC only got their job/promotion to fill a quota, they're not actually qualified, and some poor white dude got passed over.  Because won't someone please think of the white men?

All US govt DEI staff are on immediate paid leave, and the agencies must by tomorrow compile a list of DEI offices and workers and by the end of the month submit a written plan for layoffs -- all DEI offices, positions and programs are to be terminated within 60 days "to the maximum extent allowed by law".

And the attorney general has 120 days to submit recommendations to "encourage the private sector" to end its diversity efforts, too.

I wonder how these mediocre white men will react when all those DEI hires get fired and they do not get a promotion. 

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bluegirl147

bluegirl147

4 minutes ago, Anela said:

A lot of what he’s signed off on, is apparently illegal, and will be fought in court. 
 

I feel like they are swinging for the fences knowing a lot of what they are doing won't stick.  Some of it is to just be performative. Red meat for their base. And some of it just meant to be a distraction while they do some really really bad stuff we don't know about.

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Ohiopirate02

Ohiopirate02

5 minutes ago, Anela said:

A lot of what he’s signed off on, is apparently illegal, and will be fought in court. 
 

I was reading how the anti-trans order is written in a way that pretty much says men do not exist. Someone had to put in some pro-life bullshit in the order saying at conception. And all embryos are female at conception. 

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bluegirl147

bluegirl147

2 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I wonder how these mediocre white men will react when all those DEI hires get fired and they do not get a promotion. 

That was my thoughts exactly.  These whiny white men saying someone is taking jobs away from them now have their chance.  Let's see what a high school drop out with a 7th grade reading comprehension can do now.

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peacheslatour

peacheslatour

9 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Well we know the government weather agency NOAA will most likely begin referring to it as the Gulf of America. That is the agency that changed their hurricane forecast to include a state not in it's path because Trump misspoke.

And if there's a natural disaster there, I guess the US is on the hook for it now.

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MostlyContent

MostlyContent

13 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

Meanwhile, my client, who turns 65 on Feb 1, has been trying to enroll in Medicare.  She had to call to make an appointment to make an appointment, now she will have a phone appointment on Feb 28. 

I'm not trying to be nosy, but does she have some sort of special circumstances?  I only ask because around here everyone does that online.   I hate to think of her being led around by the nose with this stuff because it's time sensitive and so very infuriating to deal with.

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Lugal

Lugal

13 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

I feel like they are swinging for the fences knowing a lot of what they are doing won't stick.  Some of it is to just be performative. Red meat for their base. And some of it just meant to be a distraction while they do some really really bad stuff we don't know about.

It's a shotgun approach, but a lot of the stuff challenging the bureaucracy will go nowhere.  They can tie it up for years, because you can't out-bureaucrat a career bureaucrat.

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EtheltoTillie

EtheltoTillie

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7 minutes ago, MostlyContent said:

I'm not trying to be nosy, but does she have some sort of special circumstances?  I only ask because around here everyone does that online.   I hate to think of her being led around by the nose with this stuff because it's time sensitive and so very infuriating to deal with.

Yes, she could not do it on line.  She was getting error messages.  She will get retroactive coverage, and she has Medicaid meanwhile, but still . . .

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Anela

Anela

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32 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

I feel like they are swinging for the fences knowing a lot of what they are doing won't stick.  Some of it is to just be performative. Red meat for their base. And some of it just meant to be a distraction while they do some really really bad stuff we don't know about.

Yep. They want to see our heads explode, and to see us be worrying about everything.  The things that had me crying, were the removal of information about women’s rights and healthcare, and the ICE raids. Everything promised in project 2025.  Today, I heard about the civil rights bill he repealed.  He’s evil.  

31 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I was reading how the anti-trans order is written in a way that pretty much says men do not exist. Someone had to put in some pro-life bullshit in the order saying at conception. And all embryos are female at conception. 

I posted about that yesterday, lol.  I saw this tweet, and a man responding, “let’s go girls.” 😄 I started to tell my dad, but I couldn’t get it out right away, because I kept laughing. There’s some joy for you @PuddleJumper

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Bastet

Bastet

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35 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Well we know the government weather agency NOAA will most likely begin referring to it as the Gulf of America.

The new guy Trump has heading up the Coast Guard (after four star Admiral Linda Fagan, promoted by Biden from second-in-command to the first female commandant, was relieved of command, accused of "leadership deficiencies, operational failures and inability to advance the strategic objectives of the U.S. Coast Guard" because, wait for it, the Coast Guard implemented DEI policies, and fentanyl and migrants entered the U.S.) has already fallen in line, referring to it as "The Gulf of America" in a press release yesterday.

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MostlyContent

MostlyContent

2 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said:

Yes, she could not do it on line.  She was getting error messages.  She will get retroactive coverage, and she has Medicaid meanwhile, but still . . .

Well, crap.  I feel for her.  Dealing with some of those agencies on the phone is absolutely awful (or can be).   Thank you for answering!  :)

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PRgal

PRgal

1 hour ago, Calvada said:



To where does Collins think Bishop Budde will be deported?  She was born in New Jersey. That means she's an American, you moron. He should try reading the Constitution and pay particular attention to the First Amendment.  I'm sure one of his Democratic colleagues will be able to explain what freedom on speech means.  I applaud her courage, since Trump has a fully restored cadre of Proud Boys to harass, doxx, stalk, and otherwise terrorize anyone who criticizes the Cheeto, including a minister who preaches the teachings of Jesus Christ.  

Sweden?  That's where her mom's from.  

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peacheslatour

peacheslatour

35 minutes ago, MostlyContent said:

I'm not trying to be nosy, but does she have some sort of special circumstances?  I only ask because around here everyone does that online.   I hate to think of her being led around by the nose with this stuff because it's time sensitive and so very infuriating to deal with.

I got an insurance broker back when the ACA came out (they're free) and he was great handling stuff like that.

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MostlyContent

MostlyContent

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36 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I got an insurance broker back when the ACA came out (they're free) and he was great handling stuff like that.

That's an excellent idea. 

We've been pretty lucky so far with our insurance as far as 'problems' go.  We'll learn much more soon as my husband started feeling really bad yesterday.  He finally decided to go to the ER and was immediately admitted and he had his appendix out today.  The bills will roll in shortly!  

I can't say enough good things about our hospital, Drs, and nurses, though.  They are amazing!  Even the food is good.  How does that happen?  lol

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Avaleigh

Avaleigh

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Just today Reddit voted to ban all further submissions from Xitter.

I follow figure skating and I was really happy to see this when I went to the figure skating sub. There wasn't much pushback, so it was nice to see that most people are on the same page there. The mods specifically mentioned that the salute from Elon was a dealbreaker. Lots of supportive comments about not wanting to give X the clicks.

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Annber03

Annber03

11 minutes ago, Avaleigh said:

I follow figure skating and I was really happy to see this when I went to the figure skating sub. There wasn't much pushback, so it was nice to see that most people are on the same page there. The mods specifically mentioned that the salute from Elon was a dealbreaker. Lots of supportive comments about not wanting to give X the clicks.

Nice to see sanity still prevails in some areas of the internet. 

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Ancaster

Ancaster

23 minutes ago, Avaleigh said:

I follow figure skating and I was really happy to see this when I went to the figure skating sub. There wasn't much pushback, so it was nice to see that most people are on the same page there. The mods specifically mentioned that the salute from Elon was a dealbreaker. Lots of supportive comments about not wanting to give X the clicks.

What even is Xitter or X?  Sorry to be so out of touch.  Sometimes I have to take a break.

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Bastet

Bastet

3 hours ago, Trini said:

People keep letting him get away with illegal stuff though....

Yeah, we do not have the Supreme Court (or circuit court system; in addition to the whopping three Supreme Court justices, Trump appointed more than 50 judges to the federal appellate courts, and another 150+ the federal district couts) we had last time, and look how bad that was.  Especially given the average age of his appointees, Trump reshaped the federal judiciary for decades to come (and these aren't just conservative judges, these are often the batshit crazy, throw the Constitution out the window, loyalist types Trump favors), and now that is our final line of defense.

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Avaleigh

Avaleigh

6 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it “X.” A lot of people prefer the old name.

I prefer the old name, but I don't like using it when I'm discussing the negative aspects of the platform. That's why I prefer saying or typing X as opposed to saying Twitter. I use Twitter or tweet in reference to the pre-Elon period.

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Bastet

Bastet

29 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it “X.” A lot of people prefer the old name.

I don't use the site, so I don't care, except that Musk insists on deadnaming his own child (he has a transgender daughter whom he misgenders and deadnames in denouncing her), so whenever I need to refer to it, I deadname the shit out of that stupid thing.  It's Twitter.

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Annber03

Annber03

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30 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Musk insists on deadnaming his own child (he has a transgender daughter whom he misgenders and deadnames in denouncing her)

Man, he really is a massive asshole. 

Regarding the pardonng of the January 6th rioters, two takeaways from that:

1. I had better not ever hear "blue liives matter!" from the GOP and their supporters ever again, 'cause it's evidently clear that their lives don't matter that much after all. 

2) If Trump and his supporters do not have to follow the laws, then neither do the immigrants they want to deport that came here through non-legal means. You don't get to claim yourselves as the party of law and order when your own leader and fellow supporters are out here actively breaking said laws and getting away with it. 

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PRgal

PRgal

9 hours ago, Anela said:

Yep. They want to see our heads explode, and to see us be worrying about everything.  The things that had me crying, were the removal of information about women’s rights and healthcare, and the ICE raids. Everything promised in project 2025.  Today, I heard about the civil rights bill he repealed.  He’s evil.  

I posted about that yesterday, lol.  I saw this tweet, and a man responding, “let’s go girls.” 😄 I started to tell my dad, but I couldn’t get it out right away, because I kept laughing. There’s some joy for you @PuddleJumper

One cannot NOT hear Shania Twain when someone says “let’s go, girls!” 

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CheshireCat

CheshireCat

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On 1/22/2025 at 6:57 AM, CheshireCat said:

I think what also makes a difference in how history is taught in Germany is that there are personal connections not just to the war but the Nazi regime itself.

 

Quoting myself because there's one other difference that affects public perception. Article 1 of German Basic Law is "Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority."

The 2nd paragraph reads: "The German people therefore acknowledge inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace and of justice in the world."

It is followed by Article 2: "Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law."

You find this phrasing throughout, so, we're learning from an early age on that our personal freedom ends when it threatens someone else's/someone else's right to exist. 

That doesn't mean that everyone agrees and/or complies. But I think the fact that it's the law of the land and there's something that's considered more important than an individual's right of expression changes the dynamic and awareness.

Additionally, Germany has an institution that's called "Verfassungsschutz". Translated: protectors of the constitution. They classified the whole AfD as being suspected of being far-right extremists (meaning, their party platform is suspected to be a threat to Germany's constitution) and the Youth AfD (all major parties have youth wings) as well as AfD wings in certain states have been declared as far-right extremist (so, one step above being under suspicion). 

I think that, too, contributes to a different public awareness because these are things that are reported in the media, so, even if it's not directly about Nazi Germany, there's conversation around the threat to democracy that originates with a political party. 

 

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bluegirl147

bluegirl147

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Early reports are the Nashville school shooter had extremist views.  Of the Neo Nazi variety. And his victim Josselin Corea Escalante was HIspanic.  I'm afraid we are going to see more of this.  And Trump and his cult will not care.

Also Trump says FEMA just gets in the way. Thinks states should handle their own natural disasters.  OK when Florida is hit by another hurricane and Mar A Lago is damaged no help from FEMA then.  

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Eri

Eri

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15 hours ago, Browncoat said:

And the people who make the maps for the US government have been instructed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" on all the maps.  My source is someone who works for that department.

A friend I went to university with does public health administration and research. They had recently mentioned that the grant review section where they sit was just cancelled. Now they've no idea what to expect regarding reviews and decisions on research proposals. Then I read the announcement for the pause to health agencies on "regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media posts and website posts until such communications had been approved by a political appointee."

We are NOT making America great again by completely disrupting biomedical and health research 🤦‍♀️

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