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The Trump Presidency : Year V
August 26, 2025, 09:30 AM
egregoreThe Trump Presidency : Year V
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If Putin fails to respond in a reasonable way, Trump clearly has alternatives, including bolstering Ukraine militarily — removing restrictions on advanced weaponry and stepping up arms deliveries.
I have mixed feelings about that. I have always maintained this is Europe's problem. On the other hand, there would be accountability. For too long, Ukraine has been the equivalent of buying beer and cigarettes with EBT cash. The money and weapons would at least not be siphoned off. Or, the
threat of it might sway Putin.
"The Almighty, He put some livin' things on this earth so a man can eat." - Festus Haggen, Gunsmoke
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August 26, 2025, 11:35 AM
xd45manThe Department of War. I like it.
-I would quote this article, but basically it just says that POTUS wants to change DOD to DOW and SECDEF is cool with it.
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/...r-department-of-war/
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August 26, 2025, 02:35 PM
nhtagmemberI wouldn’t change it
It’s bad optics
It has an imperialist tone to it which won’t sit well with a lot of people. It’s surprising that the president of peace wants to highlight the name of last resort.
August 26, 2025, 03:23 PM
Hamden106quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I wouldn’t change it
It’s bad optics
It has an imperialist tone to it which won’t sit well with a lot of people. It’s surprising that the president of peace wants to highlight the name of last resort.
Agree. A name is not as important as other things we need.
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August 26, 2025, 04:27 PM
Patriotquote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I wouldn’t change it
It’s bad optics
It has an imperialist tone to it which won’t sit well with a lot of people. It’s surprising that the president of peace wants to highlight the name of last resort.
It’s the big stick concept I think…
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August 26, 2025, 04:33 PM
wishfull thinkerquote:
Originally posted by egregore:
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President Donald Trump proposed on Aug. 25 that his administration rename the Department of Defense to its previous name, the Department of War.
It has been my observation - and probably not the only one - that we haven't won a war since renaming that department. (There have been a few tactical victories, but nothing that made a lasting, positive change.)
And there's not one that we couldn't have won if the boys at the tip of the spear, air sea and land, instead of being told to not be such a bunch of meany-pants and to win hearts and minds, but instead, to take a note from ol' M. Antony: "Cry havoc, and unleash the dogs of war". Different outcomes I suspect.
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August 26, 2025, 04:39 PM
nhtagmemberAgreed
August 26, 2025, 04:58 PM
BigSwedeIt's fitting, I like it. Kinda like Department of Offense
August 26, 2025, 05:35 PM
2BobTannerDept of Military Affairs.
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August 26, 2025, 09:02 PM
BassamaticJust sitting here thinking about it, I agree. Leave the name as it is. Trump has long touted himself as a peace keeper, and we have seen that he means just that.
How about just Department of the Military.
.....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. August 26, 2025, 09:26 PM
xd45manAs a dude still working DoD, I think DoW gives it some much needed testosterone. We still have too many beta and corporate types around here. The General has an all call and all the questions are about telework and whiny this and cry about that. The uniforms are so big they are made by the people that make parachutes (not really). My point is, and forgive my language... we have a bunch of bitch asses moping around not doing shite. The Department of War might offend enough of them that they quit.
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August 26, 2025, 10:09 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by Hamden106:
Agree. A name is not as important as other things we need.
Totally agree.
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August 26, 2025, 10:22 PM
RightwireDepartment of Defense when not actively engaged in a theater of war and has not declared war
Department of War when the USA has declared war
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. August 26, 2025, 10:46 PM
Rick LeeOk, Dept. of Winning or Dept. or Whoopass.
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August 26, 2025, 11:05 PM
parabellumWell, it ain't a "secret meeting" anymore.
https://x.com/SchoenPhotog/status/1960326916806004993This guy is pure comedy without realizing it. A 65-year-old liberal limp wristed grandpa with his smug tortoise glasses, acting like he’s living in a Cold War spy novel because sixty washed-up boomers met at a Panera to “resist the dictator.” You’re not part of an underground network. You’re a gossip circle of terrified retirees hiding from pickleball drama, suffering from stage 5 TDS and incontinence.
Bragging about “speaking at the meeting” like you dropped some manifesto. Please. You stood in front of a few scared old liberals nodding along between sips of decaf while someone’s Fitbit warned them to sit down. You’re not leading shit. You’re just another fragile MSNBC addict desperate to feel relevant.
And this “we have to meet in secret” garbage? Nobody cares about you. Nobody’s watching you. You’ve built this fantasy where you’re hunted, when you’re just an overmedicated suburban twat scared of social rejection. Your neighbors aren’t scared of Trump. They’re laughing at you while you spiral into paranoia.
This isn’t bravery. It’s weakness dressed up as importance. You’ve traded critical thinking for panic, reality for headlines, and now you think you’re living under tyranny while you drive your luxury SUV to a gated community clubhouse. You’re not oppressed. You’re bored, lonely, and irrelevant, and this embarrassing little video diary proves it.August 26, 2025, 11:31 PM
911BossFirst rule of secret meeting club is don’t talk about secret meeting club.
Dipshit, hope they kick him out for exposing the he man Trump haters
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August 27, 2025, 04:44 AM
downtownv5 Things to Know About Trump’s Orders Targeting Cashless Bail
The orders threatened to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply.
By Stacy Robinson
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August 26, 2025
Updated:
August 26, 2025
President Donald Trump wants to end the cashless bail system across the United States as part of his push to lower crime.
To that end, he signed two executive orders on Aug. 25, one targeting the District of Columbia and the other addressing the states.
Here are a few things to know about those orders and the system Trump seeks to overturn.
What Is Cashless Bail?
When a suspect is arrested, a judge often releases him or her to await trial and may require bail—a sum of money—to be held as a bond to ensure that the suspect shows up for trial.
Cashless bail, sometimes called “bail reform,” allows suspects to be released without posting bail for some crimes, usually misdemeanors or nonviolent felonies.
Illinois is the only state in America that has completely eliminated cash bail, while other states, including New York, California, and New Mexico—as well as the District of Columbia—have restricted its use.
The states’ laws are not all the same.
Laws in the District of Columbia generally direct suspects to be released without bail, although there are exceptions for murder and armed assault with intent to kill.
New York’s bail reform system used to have such requirements, but in 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removed a provision that stated that judges must use the “least restrictive means” to ensure defendants show up for their trial.
What Do Trump’s Orders Do?
One of Trump’s executive orders gives Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to compile a list of state and local jurisdictions that use cashless bail policies for suspects who are alleged to have committed “offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.”
The jurisdictions that continue to use cashless bail will be stripped of federal funding, the order states.
Trump’s executive order targeting the District of Columbia asks Bondi to “press the District of Columbia to change its policies with respect to cashless bail” and suggests that the administration may withhold funding or federal services if the policies remain in place.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/...TKbMPKNdVIDYxgqeg%3D
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August 27, 2025, 06:20 AM
Carpentermaass84quote:
Originally posted by downtownv:
5 Things to Know About Trump’s Orders Targeting Cashless Bail
The orders threatened to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply.
By Stacy Robinson
|
August 26, 2025
Updated:
August 26, 2025
President Donald Trump wants to end the cashless bail system across the United States as part of his push to lower crime.
To that end, he signed two executive orders on Aug. 25, one targeting the District of Columbia and the other addressing the states.
Here are a few things to know about those orders and the system Trump seeks to overturn.
What Is Cashless Bail?
When a suspect is arrested, a judge often releases him or her to await trial and may require bail—a sum of money—to be held as a bond to ensure that the suspect shows up for trial.
Cashless bail, sometimes called “bail reform,” allows suspects to be released without posting bail for some crimes, usually misdemeanors or nonviolent felonies.
Illinois is the only state in America that has completely eliminated cash bail, while other states, including New York, California, and New Mexico—as well as the District of Columbia—have restricted its use.
The states’ laws are not all the same.
Laws in the District of Columbia generally direct suspects to be released without bail, although there are exceptions for murder and armed assault with intent to kill.
New York’s bail reform system used to have such requirements, but in 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removed a provision that stated that judges must use the “least restrictive means” to ensure defendants show up for their trial.
What Do Trump’s Orders Do?
One of Trump’s executive orders gives Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to compile a list of state and local jurisdictions that use cashless bail policies for suspects who are alleged to have committed “offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.”
The jurisdictions that continue to use cashless bail will be stripped of federal funding, the order states.
Trump’s executive order targeting the District of Columbia asks Bondi to “press the District of Columbia to change its policies with respect to cashless bail” and suggests that the administration may withhold funding or federal services if the policies remain in place.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/...TKbMPKNdVIDYxgqeg%3D
People don't like to acknowledge it but for the most part the type of people who can't afford a small bail are the type of people you don't want loose on the streets.