Anyone read hillbilly elegy? Wife says it’s a pretty good look at what went wrong with the US post reganonmics. The opioid crisis in rural America. She was surprised he became a republican as he’s definitely had his struggles. So an interesting dynamic to throw into the mix, maybe he is just an opportunist, but not the usual Christian right VP chosenI was meaning his new V.P running mate compared Trump to Hitler and called him an "idiot" & "never trump guy" in public statements (amongst other things) before Trump became president.
It's an interesting story as he is now a very staunch loyalist... I guess political opportunism his a hell of a drug.
From Skeptic to Superfan: J.D. Vance’s Turnabout on Trump
He once called Donald Trump “cultural heroin” and said he feared he could be “America’s Hitler.” But over an eight-year transformation, the Ohio senator became one of his most ardent supporters.www.nytimes.com
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New Zealand citizen connection to VP running mate…talking about his rise to Ohio senator.
‘Although his campaign was initially slow to get going, he got a kick-start via a $US10 million donation by his former boss, Silicon Valley power broker Peter Thiel.’
Local Wānaka boy…
‘Although his campaign was initially slow to get going, he got a kick-start via a $US10 million donation by his former boss, Silicon Valley power broker Peter Thiel.’
Local Wānaka boy…
This whole thing feels like a few chapters from a Jack Reacher novel (I know one of his early books I've read was about taking out a sniper who was killing political candidates).
Quite surreal in a decade chock full of surreality so far
We are never gonna find out exactly what happened (see : JFK), but I'm guessing this Crooks dude was a useful idiot.
Fits the standard "lone gunman" type (puny white bullied loner), probably had anti-Trump rhetoric online (which will have been scrubbed long before he was formally identified) and got befriended by "someone" who shared his views and subtly nudged him in the "wow imagine being known as the guy who finally took out Trump!" train of thought, maybe heard from this "someone" about the location of the rally and oh hey look at this building over here, which secret service/local authorities deemed as "nah surely don't need anyone there" for whatever reason
But I am influenced by things like thriller novels/movies/TV so don't mind me hah!
Quite surreal in a decade chock full of surreality so far
We are never gonna find out exactly what happened (see : JFK
), but I'm guessing this Crooks dude was a useful idiot.Fits the standard "lone gunman" type (puny white bullied loner), probably had anti-Trump rhetoric online (which will have been scrubbed long before he was formally identified) and got befriended by "someone" who shared his views and subtly nudged him in the "wow imagine being known as the guy who finally took out Trump!" train of thought, maybe heard from this "someone" about the location of the rally and oh hey look at this building over here, which secret service/local authorities deemed as "nah surely don't need anyone there" for whatever reason
But I am influenced by things like thriller novels/movies/TV so don't mind me hah!
Uhh he also fits the standard unhinged gunman who do actually go shoot up innocent people for no reason.Fits the standard "lone gunman" type (puny white bullied loner), probably had anti-Trump rhetoric online (which will have been scrubbed long before he was formally identified) and got befriended by "someone" who shared his views and subtly nudged him in the "wow imagine being known as the guy who finally took out Trump!" train of thought, maybe heard from this "someone" about the location of the rally and oh hey look at this building over here, which secret service/local authorities deemed as "nah surely don't need anyone there" for whatever reason
Yup, that's what I meant (pre-the paragraph of conspiracy - like I said slightly influenced by fictional depictions!)
Attorneys who authorize the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes must be officers of the United States because they wield significant government power. Under the clause, there are just two ways of qualifying as an officer of the United States: the appointee must either be (a) nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, or (b) appointed to a position that “shall be established by law” — which is to say, by a congressional statute.
Trump documents case dismissed by federal judge, with special counsel vowing to appeal
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump's bid to dismiss the indictment.www.cbsnews.com
Not OK to appoint a Democratic lawyer as the prosecutor but OK to appoint a Republican Judge - go figure!
Unfortunately the legal system in USA has been politicised
Smith, who has run the Trump investigations since his SC appointment by Garland on November 18, 2022, was not appointed under either of those procedures. To the contrary, he was purportedly appointed under the Justice Department’s SC regulations.
Also don’t forget most recent presidents have had classified documents and not been charged. Including Biden, who wasn’t charged because he was too old.
So many possibilities, but the most mundane is most likely. Like Lee Harvey Oswald. The dude was just unhinged. I mean there is a lot of mystery, but he was also just an unusual character and not be able to be part of a giant conspiracy.
Related to the JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley connection - this is one of the best long form journalism reads about NZ and wealthy elites. Are we a utopia or a bolthole? Who know?
It is funny tho, the right and trump railing against global elites when Trump is certainly part of it, and his most powerful backers certainly so.
Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand | New Zealand | The Guardian
<strong>The long read</strong>: How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father – inspired the likes of Peter Thiel to buy up property across the Pacific
amp.theguardian.com
Yes mis represented, it jas come from a thinktank Trump doesn't know much about it but has said some of the ideas in it are abhorrent, trump is not going to install project 25
View: https://youtu.be/E7G0suBN-aU?si=N34A-jpZc78WN1GM
Is this conspiracy on video celebrities politicians and talking heads
In theory not practicality, different times, it's hard to just murder a leader these days, but if you want to throw on attempts of political assassination 2 impeachments, the court cases the indictments etc.
Legal cyber and psychological warfare is the way now
Yet boden can't stand for the same crime because he is considered to old and senile, but is allowed to be president and potentially run again.
Also they won't release the tapes of the biden and hurr even when it's been subpoena, Merrick Garland refuses, that's what they locked Bannon up for.
Sounds like rules for Republicans and rules for democrats.
Dei and affirmative action does not work, it shows there is a bunch of Marxists and communists in charge, the u.s is fast becoming very soviet like.
What happened to meritocracy?
Biden really needs to step aside. It reflects poorly on his judgement if he is this bumbling and doesn't have the clarity of vision to see that another democrat would perform better than he can
Yes, can't hide that fact, trump doesn't always make the best choices, Byron Donald's may have been a better choice, I don't think he was on the shortlist.
Vance did make those comments in 2016 tho, perhaps he's a change of ideas, or he is a grifter hungry for power
This is real interesting. There are two Christian schools on this issue. 1) Believes Church and State should work together. 2) The other believes Church and state need to be separate.
2025 project is a push for the Church and state to work together. Problem is historically that has almost always lead to massive issues. This is where Trump is most vulnerable to making his biggest mistake. He will be tempted to give groups like the 2025 project too much power.
I’ve got the book somewhere, but have been thinking the movie might be a better investment of time. On Netflix, or was
It sounds like Iran where you have no separation of religion and state. Handmaids tale book was based upon this premise. God help the US if they bring in this.