Trump's DERP State

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Confirmation Hearings for the Trump's incredibly bad choices for cabinet leadership positions.  Traitors, drunks, rapists, pet killers and television personalities were the first choice of the mentally ill old man.  

My Senator, Dan Sullivan is all over his social media singing the praises of these folk so we should expect most of them to be confirmed.   

Hegseths hearing should be starting about now.  

 

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nursej22 said:

I won't be surprised if Trump gives him a pardon. 

Doubt it.  He made it about him saying he was a Trump hater and probably a whack job

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Beerman said:

Is the arson of the Governor's home to be considered domestic terrorism?  

YES.

Per news report, he admitted to police was gonna hit Shapiro in the head with a sledgehammer.  However per mother, guy is Bipolar and Schizophrenic, off meds--tried to get help for him. He's now hospitalized "not related to incident/arrest".

Arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence was 'domestic terrorism': Fire chief

Delco Times/ AP 4/14/15

Suspect in arson at governor's mansion being treated at hospital, police say

 

Judge denies bail for man accused of setting fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence

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A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's mansion was denied bail Monday as he faced charges including attempted homicide, terrorism and arson.

Cody Balmer spoke with a public defender at times as he appeared in court late Monday afternoon after being released from a hospital, where he was taken after an unrelated medical event.

Balmer's mother told The Associated Press on Monday that she had tried in recent days to get him assistance for mental health issues, but "nobody would help.” Christie Balmer said her son was not taking his medicine.

...The fire caused significant damage and forced Shapiro, his family and guests, including other relatives, to evacuate the building early Sunday. The residence, built in 1968, did not have sprinklers, Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline said. He estimated the damage could be in the millions of dollars.

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Balmer had walked an hour from his home to the governor's residence, and during a police interview "admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro,” according to a police affidavit that did not expand on that point. Afterward, he returned home, where police said they later found clothing he wore at the time and a small sledgehammer.

Balmer turned himself in at state police headquarters after confessing to his former partner and asking her to call police, which she did, the affidavit said. Authorities did not say whether he has a lawyer.

Balmer had been due in court later this week in an assault case in which he was accused of punching two relatives and stepping on a child's already broken leg in 2023....

 

Time to retrofit Governors Mansion with sprinklers.  PA police already reviewing mansions security plan.

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Beerman said:

Is the arson of the Governor's home to be considered domestic terrorism?  

Is keying a car or vandalizing a dealership? Neither of which I support. 

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NutmeggeRN said:

Is keying a car or vandalizing a dealership? Neither of which I support. 

I posted an article as to why some consider it domestic terrorism somewhere.

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FBI Definition:

The FBI defines domestic terrorism as "violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences". 

There really wasn't much vandalism prior to him become a right winger and in charge of DOGE, so these attacks are politically motivated.

You can decide how you feel about that.

On a side note it's a bit f'd up that EV's were hated by the right and embraced by the left and Musk looked favorably upon by the right and Trump promoting EV's.  I think though Democrats still look favorably towards EV's just not Tesla at the moment,

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"Tesla has gained a large number of Republican fans who love what Mr. Musk is doing, both politically and with the brand of vehicle and with social media," says Edwards. "But they have little interest in an electrified vehicle."

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325321/elon-musk-tesla-politics-republican-buyers-sales

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NutmeggeRN said:

Is keying a car or vandalizing a dealership? Neither of which I support. 

I don't know. 

The facts and opinions within this article make a good case for it.

Obviously,  you don't think so.  I'll listen to your counterargument, if you have one.

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5333315/tesla-attacks-ag-bondi-domestic-terrorism-trump-musk

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Tweety said:

I posted an article as to why some consider it domestic terrorism somewhere.

There really wasn't much vandalism prior to him become a right winger and in charge of DOGE, so these attacks are politically motivated.

You can decide how you feel about that.

On a side note it's a bit f'd up that EV's were hated by the right and embraced by the left and Musk looked favorably upon by the right and Trump promoting EV's.  I think though Democrats still look favorably towards EV's just not Tesla at the moment,

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325321/elon-musk-tesla-politics-republican-buyers-sales

Obviously it's politically motivated.  I'm not sure why some are offended by and don't want to acknowledge that.

EV's aren't hated by the right as much as EV and green-related mandates are.  

 

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Trump's Derp State is endangering the population with idiocy.  Maybe that is the objective.  

 

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Beerman said:

I don't know. 

The facts and opinions within this article make a good case for it.

Obviously,  you don't think so.  I'll listen to your counterargument, if you have one.

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5333315/tesla-attacks-ag-bondi-domestic-terrorism-trump-musk

Maybe, but is every attack in this country against a commercial enterprise going to get the same treatment? I think Pam Bondi is flexing as a show for the current administration...

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toomuchbaloney said:

Trump's Derp State is endangering the population with idiocy.  Maybe that is the objective.  

 

Dr. Marks makes some good points about how real science is almost never 100%, but pseudoscience is. RFK jr claims we will know the cause of autism by September because of work done by a guy who was disciplined for practicing medicine without a license. 

Dr. Marks' remarks about measles spreading in areas where the Amish live in Indiana is quite chilling. He estimated their vaccination rate to be about 20%. That almost guarantees another death, and likely neurological damage. 

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nursej22 said:

Dr. Marks makes some good points about how real science is almost never 100%, but pseudoscience is. RFK jr claims we will know the cause of autism by September because of work done by a guy who was disciplined for practicing medicine without a license. 

Dr. Marks' remarks about measles spreading in areas where the Amish live in Indiana is quite chilling. He estimated their vaccination rate to be about 20%. That almost guarantees another death, and likely neurological damage. 

The Amish community provided me PICU experience with tetanus treatment and supportive care.  

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Beerman said:

Obviously it's politically motivated.  I'm not sure why some are offended by and don't want to acknowledge that.

EV's aren't hated by the right as much as EV and green-related mandates are.  

 

It complicated.  When vandals attacked black churches after a Trump rally there didn't seem to be much outcry about domestic terrorism or much out of evangelical Trump supporters about the "war on Christians".  So some are having little sympathy listening to Bondi and Trump ramble on about it.  Also people, especially the left don't care much for billionaires and their problems.  Remember the big "meh" after the billionaires got blown up in their submarine.

Perhaps hate is a strong word.  I've already posted what Trump said on the campaign trail about EV's and it wasn't all about mandates, he was criticizing EV's for what they were.  

I think plenty of people on the left are against the EV mandates.  Not all democrats voted with Biden.  Amid public backlash from all sides mandates are on the defensive and democrats are having to flip flop on the issue.  

As far as EV vehicles themselves, it still seems the left moreso than republicans are likely to take an interest in them.  I've read some studies and polls that show this but not sure if their only objection from republicans is mandates.  Too lazy to look that up.

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NutmeggeRN said:

Maybe, but is every attack in this country against a commercial enterprise going to get the same treatment? I think Pam Bondi is flexing as a show for the current administration...

 I remember a man filmed vandalizing a Target store's pride display.  Wonder if he got charged with Domestic terrorism?

A guy that recently vandalized a pride colored crosswalk took a plea of "criminal mischief".  

At the end of the day, flex or not, Bondi addressing the vandalism against Tesla is appropriate.

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