What has Trump done now?

[red750]

BREAKING: Donald Trump escalates his fascist assault on Harvard University as it leaks that the White House will soon send a letter to federal agencies ordering them to "identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether they can be canceled or redirected elsewhere."

And it gets even worse...
A senior administration official informed ABC News of the plans, which comes amidst Trump's escalating war against the legendary university. Harvard is still refusing to provide the MAGA administration with data on its international students, a bold and commendable decision.

The letter, which ABC News acquired a copy of, claims that being a federal contractor "comes with the deep responsibility and commitment to abide by all federal laws and ensure the safeguarding of taxpayer money."

It alleges that Harvard University "continues to engage in race discrimination, including in its admissions process and in other areas of student life," constituting yet another assault on DEI from this administration.

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Of course, these allegations are just pretext. Trump wants to bring Harvard to heel so that he can mutate it into another bastion of MAGA policy and thought. This is about his accumulation of raw power.

The letter orders federal agencies to compile their list of Harvard contracts and suggest action to take by June 6th.

The attacks have been relentless. Over the weekend, Trump launched another prong of his institutional siege by threatening to strip $3 billion in allocated funds from Harvard and funnel it to other schools.

Last week, Harvard filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's authoritarian and blatantly unconstitutional executive ordered that barred the school from teaching international students.

One need not care about Harvard as a school to care about this issue. This is a story about gross White House overreach, about a president who isn't content to simply tank the global economy with tariffs and alienate our allies on the world stage. He won't be satisfied until he controls every aspect of American society. 

If we don't stand up now, it will soon be too late to do anything at all.

 

Facebook member group Occupy Democrats

[Litespeed]

Another page from the fascist playbook .

 

Remove the intellectuals, the free thinkers, anyone who may disagree with "maga" thought.

 

Next it's jail anyone who will not bow to his power. This has already started by detaining immigrants and visitors to the USA, merely on impressions you are anti trump.

 

Very scary stuff

[nomadpete]

I'm still waiting to hear something good that the MAGApublicans have achieved for their country.

 

There must be some positives. Apart from individuals getting rewards for loyalty.

[red750]

[red750]

Kevin Rudd reveals the four-word mantra governing his approach to Donald Trump

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14760177/Kevin-Rudd-Donald-Trump.html?ito=social-facebook

[Marty_d]

You don't want to know my 4-word mantra when I see Donald Trump 

[onetrack]

The Wall Street sharemarket traders have invented a new 4-letter reference for Donald Trump - "TACO". It stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out".

 

What it means is that the traders know that Trumps announcements mean nothing, and he always backs down on them. So he announces a 145% tariff on say China, the sharemarket takes a dive, so the traders pile in and buy up big. Next moment, Trump has reversed the tariff decision and the sharemarket recovers, and the traders make a huge killing. 

 

Trump has been told about the use of the term, and he's livid about about it, calling it "nasty". He claims its just "negotiation" tactics. But he's dumb as a rock if he fails to understand what his on-again, off-again, decision-making is doing to the markets and business decisions. He specialises in chaos, and has zero skills in either business or negotiation. He's always "negotiated" from the bully angle.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Apparently a trade court has found the justification for his executive orders for tarrifs is illegal. It will be appealed but the Whitehouse is saying it is not the preserve of unelected judges to stand in the way of fixing a national emergency.. but the declaration of the national emergency is what the learned judge found to be illegal

[onetrack]

Every Presidential decision is an emergency to Trump, that's how he operates, he loves to galvanise people with shocking demands. He wouldn't know what to do in a real emergency, though.

[facthunter]

It's being appealed and the original Judge is being massively vilified.  Dictator Donny rules supreme. Don't get in his way If you know what's good for you.  Forever the Bully . HAS to hold ALL the Cards. Nev

[red750]

[facthunter]

Trump. Master of the GRIFT.  He's in it for the "Spoils of Office" . Nev

[rgmwa]

42 minutes ago, red750 said:

I read that they want the memo to avoid any liability that they might incur if they had offered it to the US. If the US asked them for it, which no doubt Trump did either directly or indirectly, the US would own the risk.

 

[facthunter]

The South African Leader Cyril Ramaphosa said "But I do NOT have an Aeroplane to give you" to the Don. Clearly Trump Solicits Presents.. That is contrary to US law, as it should be.  Nev

[Marty_d]

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

The South African Leader Cyril Ramaphosa said "But I do NOT have an Aeroplane to give you" to the Don. Clearly Trump Solicits Presents.. That is contrary to US law, as it should be.  Nev

His actual words were "I'm sorry I do not have an aeroplane to give you", to which the c***-in-chief replied "If you did, I would take it".

[Jerry_Atrick]

26 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

"If you did, I would take it".

That sums up perfectly what he and his mates are about. Nothing about doing what's best.

[nomadpete]

3 hours ago, Marty_d said:

His actual words were "I'm sorry I do not have an aeroplane to give you", to which the c***-in-chief replied "If you did, I would take it".

Trivia. Banter. Not relevant in the big scheme of things.

[facthunter]

Not trivia when he Publicly did a Zelenskyy on him.  Nev