What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Tonitrus]

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

Don't be such a Debbie-downer. 

[Oexmelin]

Sorry.

"Haha. Lol. Look at the Republicans on the run!!!!"

[Valmy]

It is encouraging to see a little optimism but it is hard to see a way out now. Even if the Democrats win some elections they are just not in a state to lead us anywhere good. They can stem the bleeding for a bit.

Considering we are currently winning elections and the Republicans are just refusing to let them into the House, I am not entirely optimistic about the future. Things are likely only to get worse from here.

[grumbler]

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

True, but I have also seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Republican are displaying re: "the next administration."

Smugness is always a mistake.

[Tonitrus]

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?

[grumbler]

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?

Optimism is when you read someone's contributions on Languish,  Smugness is when you post your own.

[The Minsky Moment]

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

Opposite of smugness.  I.e.  IF the Democrats ever retake power, the Supreme Court will reverse course and muzzle them

[Tonitrus]

I have seen nothing that really warrants the sort of smugness some Democrats are displaying re: "the next administration".

Opposite of smugness.  I.e.  IF the Democrats ever retake power, the Supreme Court will reverse course and muzzle them

Yeah...arguably we are more danger of the "constitutional crisis" (where the administration decides it needs to Andrew Jackson the USSC) with a Democrat administration in power than this one.

[Admiral Yi]

At what level does optimism turn into smugness?

It's not a question of degree, they're on two different scales.  Confidence is the the thing that tips into smugness.

[Zanza]

Cooking oil.

That's the latest national security threat that makes using emergency powers to set a tariff necessary.

 

[Syt]

Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk, bearer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/charlie-kirk-actually-said-whether-213400821.htm

"[Capital Punishment] should be public, it should be quick, it should be televised. [...] You could have like 'Brought to you by Coca Cola' and no, I'm not kidding. By the way, I would totally tune in to see some pedo get their head chopped off. Convicted by a jury of their peers. I'm talking about a real thing."

And in 2023:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-charlie-kirk-once-170000805.html

"If we would have said three weeks ago [...] that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative-action picks, we would have been called racist. But now they're coming out and they're saying it for us! They're coming out and they're saying, "I'm only here because of affirmative action."

Yeah, we know. You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously."

I hope y'all had a great Charlie Kirk Day yesterday: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/charlie-kirk-day-everything-know-164119250.html

When is Charlie Kirk Day? Everything to know about the National Day of Remembrance

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA , who was gunned down during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, will be memorialized this week.

Here's everything you should know about the Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance.

When is the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk?

The National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk is Tuesday, Oct. 14, on what would have been his 32nd birthday, per The Hill.

The House of Representatives passed a resolution in September designating Oct. 14 as the "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."

Is Charlie Kirk Day a federal holiday?

The National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk is not considered a federal holiday, meaning all schools, banks, and postal services will be open and operating as usual on Oct. 14.

Is Charlie Kirk Day a state holiday in Ohio?

The National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk is not considered a state holiday in Ohio.

However, the September resolution "ecourages educational institutions, civic organizations, and citizens across the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, activities, prayers, and ceremonies that promote civic engagement and the principles of faith, liberty, and democracy that Charlie Kirk championed."

When is Charlie Kirk's birthday?

Charlie Kirk was born on Oct. 14, 1993. The National Day of Remembrance will be held on what would've been his 32nd birthday.

How old was Charlie Kirk when he died?

Kirk was 31 years old when he died on Sept. 10.

What to know about the Charlie Kirk coins

U.S. Reps. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., and Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced a bill on Sept. 26 that would put Kirk's likeness on as many as 400,000 silver dollar coins.

Although the bill has yet to be passed, WJW-TV (channel 8) in Cleveland writes that the U.S. Treasury Department does "not need congressional approval for individuals' likenesses to be placed on currency."

Who was Charlie Kirk?

Charlie Kirk was a right-wing talk show host and activist who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. According to NPR, 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder in Kirk's death. Robinson was also charged with firearm counts and multiple obstruction-of-justice charges.

Kirk was born in Illinois and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, USA TODAY reported.

He became involved in politics as a high school student and dropped out of college to pursue political activism. Before his death, Kirk was famous for being a conservative influencer and the founder of Turning Point USA, an organization that pushes for conservative politics on high school and college campuses.