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Summary

Donald Trump’s second-term appointments reveal four key factions shaping his administration.

“Deep State disruptors,” including Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, and RFK Jr., aim to challenge government norms but may bring conflicting agendas.

“Border hardliners” like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem focus on aggressive immigration policies, risking clashes with Democratic and Republican states.

“Tech libertarians” Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan massive government cuts, though Trump’s spending priorities may limit them. Lastly,

“China hawks” Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz signal a tough stance on Beijing, potentially complicating Trump’s inconsistent China strategy.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are leaving out "Russian agents" contingent

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's more of a constant thread than a contingent. Basically a requirement

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

"United by loyalty", it's right in the headline.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When did being a sycophant mean being loyal, they are just leaches. The idea they stand for more then their own gain baffles me. They cant even make their own directions, its all from hot takes on facebook.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Loyalty is too positive a description, they're opportunists willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead except work together.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Was it in True Blood they talked about how vampires nest and eventually starts infighting? Because that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How exactly will we make life worse for everyone? In what way? They very much on this key issue.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you want specifics, Project 2025 is absolutely the roadmap they are using.

TL:DR The broadstrokes of America's decline over the next 4 years are:

  • Destroy education so poor people cannot understand what's happening to them and how to stop it, and only wealthy will have the means to educate and employ themselves.

  • Destroy labor unions so everyone is individually fighting a united corpo government for livable wages

  • Change local and federal government so elections are pageantry instead of democracy

  • Mandate religion in school, work, government, and eventually the home.

  • Online ID so your internet use can be monitored and tracked

  • Drill baby drill

  • White supremacy/deportation will be super messy and fuck the economy

  • Whatever the consequences of not understanding tariffs are

If you're wealthy, none of this applies to you. This election was to confirm if money and power are above the law.

America overwhelmingly decided they prefer a king unbound by Magna Carta over law, order, and democracy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

For many of us there's also

  • Wipe trans people off the face of the planet
  • Make gay marriage illegal again