What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[DGuller]

We could see gerrymandering getting overturned by Kennedy

Fingers crossed.  Democracy could really use a victory right now.

[viper37]

Used them? When was that? AFAIK he's never NOT disavowed them, and they've been nothing but an embarrassment the whole campaign. I'm sure he wishes they'd never been there. Assuming he's got some sort of secret command over them is conspiracy nonsense.

I've seen stronger opposition than this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/03/01/donald-trump-and-david-duke-for-the-record/

he knew who he was, what he was standing for since 1991, but in 2015, he didn't know nothing about him.  Curious twist of the tongue in between...

[Martinus]

As someone who believes in liberal ideals,

As someone who believes in liberal ideals, I call bullshit on this one.

You never struck me as a liberal. More like a moderate social democrat.

[Martinus]

As someone who believes in liberal ideals,

As someone who believes in liberal ideals, I call bullshit on this one.

As someone musing about how free speech has gone too far, you lack the authority to make that call.

I think his Dorsey persona is closer to his views than the DGuller one.

[Valmy]

I just think the left's response to this defeat is horribly myopic.

As someone who believes in liberal ideals, I can tell you clearly that the "social justice" strategy of achieving those has proven to be an utter failure and is pushing more and more moderates into the arms of right wingers everywhere.

But rather than taking this as a learning experience, all the Anita-Sarkezian-style fanatical ideologues take it as cue to double down (I remember the old Soviet line from shortly before the collapse of communism - "the class warfare intensifies as the revolution approaches its final victory" - I see the same sentiment here).

Those people think society is racist and evil so why would society doing things they consider racist and evil teach them something new? That makes no sense.

[jimmy olsen]

Evidence of more corruption is already bubbling up. Lovely. 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/11/22/trump_foundation_admits_breaking_law_in_irs_document.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foundation-apparently-admits-to-violating-ban-on-self-dealing-new-filing-to-irs-shows/2016/11/22/893f6508-b0a9-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html?tid=sm_tw

[Martinus]

Rosie takes the high road on twitter:

he is the swamp - rich bully w/racist dad w/ money - alcoholic brother died young - NEVER gives to charity - yes - bad guy

I especially love the dead brother dig. Trump is so gonna get triggered. I wonder if he orders a drone strike.

This was accidentally posted last night in the Erdogan thread.

[DGuller]

As someone who believes in liberal ideals,

As someone who believes in liberal ideals, I call bullshit on this one.

You never struck me as a liberal. More like a moderate social democrat.

Social democracy is part of it.  For someone to be truly free, they have to be free from both government and economic coercion.  Again, to the extent practically possible, without going so far that you make the system eat itself.

[Martinus]

So apparently by now Trump has stated:

- he will keep "something very much like Obamacare" for people with preexisting conditions
- will not "lock her up"
- is "open" to the US staying in the Paris climate change accord

[FunkMonk]

"Secret Democrat" form achieved

It's hilarious how easily conned Republicans can be

[FunkMonk]

And now the alt-right is butt hurt, bigly

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/22/alt-right-supporters-donald-trump-backlash-disavow-reddit-4chan

The orange clown really is a masterful troll.

[Razgovory]

"Secret Democrat" form achieved

It's hilarious how easily conned Republicans can be

Chumps for Trump.

[celedhring]

And now the alt-right is butt hurt, bigly

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/22/alt-right-supporters-donald-trump-backlash-disavow-reddit-4chan

The orange clown really is a masterful troll.

They also objected to his visiting of the New York Times for an on-the-record meeting on Tuesday, at which Trump described the news organization as a "world jewel".

A few hours prior...

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump  Nov 22
Perhaps a new meeting will be set up with the @nytimes. In the meantime they continue to cover me inaccurately and with a nasty tone!

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump  Nov 22
The failing @nytimes just announced that complaints about them are at a 15 year high. I can fully understand that - but why announce?

He just gives zero fucks 

[The Larch]

Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on 'politicized science'

Nasa's Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding as the president-elect seeks to shift focus away from home in favor of deep space exploration

I guess he doesn't mind having his coastal properties a few feet underwater...

[FunkMonk]

Newt's moon colony is finally within his grasp. 

I guess his plan all along was to move there after the earth is ruined by global warming.