What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Norgy]

Adam Razin Caine - Going Biblical

Coming to a cinema near you.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Adam Razin Caine - Going Biblical

Coming to a cinema near you.

But is he able?

[Syt]

[Syt]

And one more:

[garbon]

I love this clip of Macron reaching over to interrupt Trump to correct his falsehood. Feels like a great move toward a crazy person.

https://youtu.be/IWZU4zrOoLE?si=mEi4xa7tb-2BJHf6&t=23

[Syt]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna193332

FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief

Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.

President Donald Trump's newly-confirmed FBI director, Kash Patel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role in the administration as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to a White House official and two other sources familiar with the plan.

Patel's appointment could be made official as soon as next week with a swearing-in ceremony, the sources said.

The ATF, a law enforcement agency housed in the Department of Justice, is responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding the illegal use, sale and trafficking of firearms and explosives, as well as the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.

It has been a frequent target of Republican lawmakers who perceive the agency as infringing on the Second Amendment, particularly as former President Joe Biden empowered it to regulate the sale of "ghost guns" and close a loophole that eased the process of buying a firearm.

Trump earlier this month signed an executive order to "halt existing policies designed to curtail the clear right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms." A White House release on that order accused the ATF of unfairly targeting gun owners.

"The Biden Administration has flagrantly sought to eliminate Second Amendment rights. Among other infringements, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was weaponized to end the livelihoods of law-abiding small business owners in an effort to limit Americans' ability to acquire firearms," the White House release stated.

In January, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., led several House Republicans in introducing legislation that would abolish the agency completely.

"I cannot imagine under any circumstance or administration where the ATF serves as an ally to the Second Amendment and law-abiding firearm owners across America," Boebert said in a statement.

The agency's director under Biden, Steven Dettelback, was its first permanent leader since 2015, after prior administrations were unable to get a nominee confirmed by the Senate.

Attorney General Pam Bondi last week fired the chief counsel of ATF, Pamela Hicks, after three years of service, according to a LinkedIn post shared by Hicks.

Bondi said, without evidence, that Hicks was among the leaders at the Department of Justice who were weaponizing the agency.

"These people were targeting gun owners. Not gonna happen under this administration," Bondi said in an interview with Fox News.

Patel, a Trump loyalist, was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the FBI. Two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, joined all Democrats in opposing Patel's nomination.

[garbon]

Hey they just want the opportunity to shoot one another.

[The Minsky Moment]

And one more:

It's hard to say what is more frightening: that the US Attorney for our nation's capital has no clue what his job is, or his revelation that there are multiple Donald Trumps.

[Josquius]

The onion seems to get the current state of the US government spot on

https://theonion.com/democratic-leaders-stand-real-still-in-hopes-no-one-notices-them/

[viper37]

White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group 

Peter Navarro wants to increase pressure on country that Donald Trump has threatened to annex

[Crazy_Ivan80]

And the Russians come in.

Best if the UK and co also leave I then

[crazy canuck]

And the Russians come in.

Best if the UK and co also leave I then

Yeah, that is a blessing in disguise.  Better to be out than in under current circumstances.

[Zoupa]

I assumed that all cooperation on 5 eyes would have already ceased with Tulsi Gabbard appointed. Kinda shocked it hasn't.

[crazy canuck]

I assumed that all cooperation on 5 eyes would have already ceased with Tulsi Gabbard appointed. Kinda shocked it hasn't.

I vaguely recall reading something that the other 4 were becoming proactively guarded about what they were sharing with the US after it became clear who they would be dealing with.  There is also a good possibility prudent people within US intelligence were also taking appropriate precautions.

[Josquius]

Is my memory playing tricks on me or back during Wilsons time in government in the UK was there not paranoia from the Americans that the UK was rather too communist and would be sharing intel with the Soviets?
We are in an interesting mirror today.