#trumpappointments — Public Fediverse posts
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#QuoteOfTheDay! From 2018!
"But for [#SusanCollins], a #prochoice #Republican, the decision to put a man accused of sexual assault on the Supreme Court runs a political — and personal — risk. For her, it comes down to believing that #Kavanaugh will uphold #RoeVsWade." SUCKER!!!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-susan-collins-voted-yes-on-brett-kavanaugh/
#SCOTUS #TrumpAppointments #UselessSusanCollins #WomensRights #reproductiverights #SCOTUSRapists #Enablers -
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting
ProPublica's Coverage of Donald Trump's Appointments -- and How They Could Reshape #FederalAgencies
31 January 2025
#USAFascistShitShow #ClassWar #FederalGovernment #TrumpAppointments #OrangeMussolini
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Ummm... Why couldn't we have had #BernieSanders as president. This sort of position should be filled by #ElizabethWarren!
Watchdogs Say World's Richest Man #ElonMusk Has 'Declared War on #SocialSecurity'
"Elon Musk's commission is a plot to destroy our Social Security by giving it to #WallStreet executives—so that you get nothing and they get everything," warned one advocate.
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"Boulos is connected to the #Trump family through marriage. Tiffany Trump married Boulos' son Michael in 2022."
#CharacteristicsOfFascism number 13. "Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption
"Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders." -
#Trump names #LindaMcMahon as his pick for Education secretary
By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins and John Towfighi, CNN
Tue November 19, 2024
"Trump’s education secretary could potentially be tasked with overseeing the [#DepartmentOfEducation]'s demise after the president-elect repeatedly called for abolishing the agency on the campaign trail.
"It would be difficult to get rid of the entire department, which delivers federal funding to nearly every public #K12 school in the country and manages the $1.6 trillion federal #StudentLoan portfolio. And shutting it down would require an act of Congress.
"It may be more likely that some programs are moved to other federal agencies. The overarching goal for many Republicans is to reduce the federal government’s role in local education, which could be achieved by retaining funding programs but delivering money to states and schools with fewer strings attached.
"Under the new education secretary, the department may use the formal regulatory process to undo changes the Biden administration made to #TitleIX that sought to expand protections for #LGBTQ+ students. A new rule could potentially say that Title IX prevents #trans students from playing on girls’ sports teams, something Trump campaigned on."
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump/index.html -
South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns
Secretary of #HomelandSecurity nominee #KristiNoem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.
Amelia Schafer
Nov 15, 2024RAPID CITY, S.D. – "Early Tuesday morning, news broke that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a decision that’s raised red flags for Native people in South Dakota, but also may provide an avenue for change.
"'We need to come together now, more than ever,' Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said during a public intertribal meeting Nov. 13. 'I’m hoping we have a better governor in South Dakota that will work with us because we have issues that we need to bring to the table with the state.'
"Noem made South Dakota history earlier in May when she was banished from every reservation in the state following disparaging remarks made regarding alleged cartel activity on reservations and about Indian education. At one point Noem alleged tribal governments benefit from cartel presence and are failing their youth.
"During a May press conference, Noem responded to the banishments by asking why tribes 'don’t ban the cartels.' She’s banned from all nine reservations in the state: the #PineRidge, #CheyenneRiver, #StandingRock, #LowerBrule, #Rosebud, #LakeTraverse, #CrowCreek, #Flandreau and #Yankton reservations. Standing Rock and Lake Traverse both span into North Dakota."
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"Emergency management is another area where Noem and the #OcetiSakowin (#Lakota, #Nakota, #Dakota nations have struggled.
"In December 2022, the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations were crippled by an extreme winter storm. Unable to get wood or propane, some households resorted to burning clothes and furniture to stay warm. A 12-year-old Sicangu Lakota boy, Honor Beauvais, died during the storm on the Rosebud Reservation, along with three other tribal citizens.
"When banning the governor, the #RosebudSioux tribe cited a delayed emergency declaration from Noem. Noem did not activate the South Dakota National Guard until Dec. 22, nearly 10 days after the storm began.
"The council also cited concerns with Noem’s support of the #KeystoneXL [#KXL] Pipeline in 2019 and an increase in penalties for pipeline protestors, referenced Noem’s opposition of #COVID19 checkpoints on the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations, removal of teaching standards regarding #NativeAmericanHistory, legal threats to the #FlandreauSanteeSioux Tribe regarding its #MedicalCannabis operations and return of unused Emergency Rental Assistance funds in 2022 without consulting tribes."
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https://ictnews.org/news/south-dakota-governors-cabinet-nomination-raises-tribal-concerns -
BETRAYED!!!
Well, even though #DougBurgum will want to #DrillBabyDrill, #DebHaaland advocated for that as well. In the past, #Burgum had done some good stuff with regards to #NativeAmerican rights in his state of #NorthDakota. However, some #TribalLeaders are in the pockets of #BigOilAndGas and other #extractive industries -- so that needs to change on a #FirstNation by First Nation basis!
North Dakota tribal leaders see Burgum as an ally in Interior, energy role
By: Mary Steurer - November 15, 2024
"This past June, Burgum acknowledged at an event that relations between the state and tribes were at a low point when he took office in 2016. At the time, protests against the #DakotaAccessPipeline in southern #NorthDakota were ongoing, involving thousands of demonstrators who flocked to the state to camp in solidarity with the #StandingRockSioux Tribe in opposition to the pipeline.
"Burgum said one of the first things he did as governor was reach out to Dave Archambault, chair of Standing Rock at the time, and offer to come meet with tribal leaders.
"'That’s where we were starting from: with a commitment to each other to listen to each other,' Burgum said during this year’s Strengthening Government to Government conference, an annual event started under his leadership that brings together state and tribal leaders.
"U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said he thinks Burgum’s experience working with North Dakota tribal leaders makes him a good fit for leading Interior. He characterized the current #BIA as unresponsive and bureaucratic."
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2024/11/15/north-dakota-tribal-leaders-say-burgum-will-be-ally-in-interior-energy-role/
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#Trump Picks #ClimateDenying #Oil&Gas Magnate as #EnergySecretary. He Once Drank #FrackingFluid on Live TV
#DemocracyNow, November 18, 2024
"As we broadcast all week from the #COP29 talks in #Azerbaijan, we look at what Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president means for the #climate. #CleanEnergy and #environmental advocates are raising alarm over Trump’s picks for key roles in his administration, including #fracking magnate #ChrisWright to serve as energy secretary and #NorthDakota Governor #DougBurgum to lead the #InteriorDepartment, where he could greatly expand #drilling on #FederalLands. #Burgum, a major ally of the #FossilFuel industry, was also tapped to head a newly created #NationalEnergyCouncil aimed at increasing oil and gas production.
"For more on the #WhiteHouse transition, we speak with #ManishBapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council [#NRDC] and Natural Resources Defense Council Action. He calls Trump’s picks 'deeply troubling' but says there is still room for optimism. 'The clean energy transition in the United States is unstoppable. It’s going to hit some speed bumps now, but it will move forward,' says Bapna."
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https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/cop29_usa#ViewerSupportedNews #BigOilAndGas #TrumpAppointments #LeaveItInTheGround
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Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in schools, vows to leverage federal dollars
“It’s fear-based, non-factual information, and I would call it propaganda,” said Wil Del Pilar
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I remember the days when a sex scandal was a career-killer for a politician. Now it seems to be a resume requirement. #TrumpAppointments #RFKJr #MattGaetzforAG #trump #hegseth
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@otownKim @rberger I see that all of the #TrumpAppointments are coming from Boris and Natasha's Villains, Thieves, and Scoundrels Union. When anyone with any qualifications won't come near Trump, all that's left are wackos, grifters, and idiots. #mattgaetz #TulsiGabbard #elonmusk #vivekramaswamy
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I see that all of the #TrumpAppointments are coming from Boris and Natasha's Villains, Thieves, and Scoundrels Union. When anyone with any qualifications won't come near Trump, all that's left are wackos, grifters, and idiots. #mattgaetz #TulsiGabbard #elonmusk #vivekramaswamy
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Like Trump himself, his appointees are all charter members of the Dunning-Kruger club -- the less intelligent they are, the more they overestimate their abilities. #dunningkruger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect #TrumpAppointments
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Fox confronts Trump with lengthy list of aides he appointed – and then turned on
#IndependentNews #TrumpAppointments #FoxNewsInterview #WhiteHouseAides #PoliticalBacklash #USPolitics #Politics #News