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[nintendoman58]

Uh...no.

You say that, but let's be honest, with everything that's happened so far this is probably what they're thinking and are gonna try it.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Hacking defense and his plan to make sure we have the best hacking defense we can.

EDIT: Can he even censor the internet with an executive order?

He can't even censor it with a law, let alone an EO

 

[Tamanon]

Thank goodness Trump is doing all these Executive Orders so his judicial nominee has a lot to be asked about.

 

[Plinko]

New Trump executive order on cyber security expected tomorrow, I'm told.

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/826197552995373057

Wonder what this will be now.

My guess is he is making a major hire of security experts for the government.

 

[Teggy]

It will be something like, "we must make sure the Russians don't try to influence our elections," with a winky emoticon.

 

[Doc Holliday]

If I hear another talking head bring up "hey he said he's was going to do this during the campaign" as a virtue, I'm toss a beer at my TV.

He also said he want to send women to jail for abortions and let japan get nukes, is that ok too? jesus

 

[jtb]

If I hear another talking head bring up "hey he said he's was going to do this during the campaign" as a virtue, I'm toss a beer at my TV.

He also said he want to send women to jail for abortions and let japan get nukes, is that ok too? jesus

but I thought we were supposed to take him seriously not literally

 

[metalslimer]

Cybersecurity tomorrow, gays wednesday, and dreamers Thursday?

 

[Rebel Leader]

The dems thing is a mess. Mic not working

 

[smokeymicpot]

My guess is he is making a major hire of security experts for the government.

Seems to simple.

 

[tbm24]

The dems thing is a mess. Mic not working

It's not really a mess given that they are there in the first place. Mic issues will be resolved but the stories have already been written.

 

[Plinko]

Mary Emily O'Hara Verified account
‏@MaryEmilyOHara

BREAKING: White House Deputy Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tells me an executive order on LGBT policy "isn’t the plan at this time."

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As people on Twitter are saying, this screams it being a floated idea and the internal reaction from Congresspeople was overwhelming.

 

[rokkerkory]

Nah, Spicer asked "so you want more countries now? which is it?! can't have it both ways!"

Well it's not like he could say Trump has businesses there.

The banned countries don't have business ties to Trump. The unbanned do.

The alt-right is saying they got the list of countries from Obama and are just extending the ban that was in place earlier. How to refute this?

 

[Kusagari]

That tweet means nothing because it won't be an order on LGBT policy. It will be an order on "religious freedom."

 

[Doc Holliday]

The alt-right is saying they got the list of countries from Obama and are just extending the ban that was in place earlier. How to refute this?

I believe those were travel advisories, not a ban list.

 

[Tamanon]

The alt-right is saying they got the list of countries from Obama and are just extending the ban that was in place earlier. How to refute this?

Well.....the simple rebuttal is that the ban didn't exist.

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

That tweet means nothing because it won't be an order on LGBT policy. It will be an order on "religious freedom."

The specific EO being floated was just to overturn Obama's that mandated protections for LGBTQ people working for federal contractors. It wouldn't have had any scope beyond that.

 

[B-Dubs]

The alt-right is saying they got the list of countries from Obama and are just extending the ban that was in place earlier. How to refute this?

It's a lie, that's all it is. There's no truth to it. Just call it a lie. Obama never halted visas from the Middle East, at most he slowed the rate for a few months while they came up with new screening processes.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

The specific EO being floated was just to overturn Obama's that mandated protections for LGBTQ people working for federal contractors. It wouldn't have had any scope beyond that.

And for adoption agencies that receive federal funding.

And for government employees who don't want to serve lgbt employees.

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

And for adoption agencies that receive federal funding.

And for government employees who don't want to serve lgbt employees.

One of those counts as a contractor and yeah I guess I didn't consider the second one.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

King and Warner are voting to confirm Tillerson. I wonder if King is sppoked by Trump's performance in Maine. No excuse for Warner.

Also a reminder that independent doesn't mean leftist.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

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As people on Twitter are saying, this screams it being a floated idea and the internal reaction from Congresspeople was overwhelming.

Alternately, people were really angry about the Muslim ban, so the Trump admin leaks "we're going after the gays," and everyone focuses their outrage on that. Then they can walk it back and say, "whoa, we were never considering that," and people go "well that's settled then" and forget about the Muslim ban. Classic misdirection, which has been a hallmark of Trump's entire campaign.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

King and Warner are voting to confirm Tillerson. I wonder if King is sppoked by Trump's performance in Maine. No excuse for Warner.

Also a reminder that independent doesn't mean leftist.

Link?

 

[faisal233]

What can be done to slow down Sessions?

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

Link?

On mobile, but I saw it on Harry Enten's Twitter.

 

[smokeymicpot]

What can be done to slow down Sessions?

No idea but when does he get voted in?

 

[tbm24]

What can be done to slow down Sessions?

Trump is gonna fire her by midnight.

 

[B-Dubs]

What can be done to slow down Sessions?

No shit it isn't lawful.

I don't think we can stop Sessions. He's been in the Senate too long and the GOP will never break ranks to kill him off.

 

[Grexeno]

What can be done to slow down Sessions?

Sessions will be confirmed in a party line vote.

 

[Doc Holliday]

A Democrat who votes for Sessions will get destroyed next election.

Aww fuck I forgot it's not 60 :/

Too much to ask from the GOP to vote against Sessions.

 

[faisal233]

I get it he's going to get confirmed, but can his nomination get stalled for a little bit by any means?

 

[tbm24]

A Democrat who votes for Sessions will get destroyed next election.

Aww fuck I forgot it's not 60 :/

Too much to ask from the GOP to vote against Sessions.

There's really no way for Sessions to not be confirmed. If anything it's better that he gets in to try and defend all of Trumps bullshit. Especially given most of it seemed to be in part his idea.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Trump is gonna fire her by midnight.

Can't. Needs her still, she has certain authority authorised by Senate.

Sessions will be confirmed in a party line vote.

If they do largely vote along party lines that would surprise. Pleasantly.

People like McConnell voted for evil harpy Hillary. Sitting Senators have previously flown through.

 

[Kusagari]

Sessions will be confirmed in a party line vote.

Manchin will not vote against him.

 

[kirblar]

King and Warner are voting to confirm Tillerson. I wonder if King is sppoked by Trump's performance in Maine. No excuse for Warner.

Also a reminder that independent doesn't mean leftist.

Given who was pushing Tillerson, I suspect things are being said behind closed doors that are reassuring people.

 

[sphagnum]

Democratic administrations make liberals weak.

The Dems don't seem to understand that the struggle must intensify once state power has been gained, not slacken.

 

[Doc Holliday]

tbm24, Nice flag Avatar btw

Stephen Miller on MSNBC, holy shit he's a true believer.

 

[chadskin]

https://twitter.com/genflynn

Flynn's Twitter account is gone.

 

[kirblar]

The Dems don't seem to understand that the struggle must intensify once state power has been gained, not slacken.

Because the mini-generation that comes of age under someone like Clinton Obama assumes this is the norm because people don't fucking understand counterfactuals unless they're being smacked in the face by them.

 

[BowieZ]

https://twitter.com/genflynn

Flynn's Twitter account is gone.

No way that's true. lol

 

[smokeymicpot]

https://twitter.com/genflynn

Flynn's Twitter account is gone.

Lol wonder if someone gave him a warning that shit is going down.

 

[tbm24]

tbm24, Nice flag Avatar btw

Stephen Miller on MSNBC, holy shit he's a true believer.

Miller when interviewed has always been terrifying.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Miller when interviewed has always been terrifying.

Never heard the dude speak before, terrifying indeed. He reminds me of that little kid who was a conservative a few years ago, or that blond girl who always bitching about BLM.

 

[Chumley]

Stephen Miller is like one of the sociopaths you'll see spouting Trump rhetoric on the #HeWillNotDivideUs stream. Him and Bannon are complete nutters who shouldn't even be allowed to tour the white house, but here we are.

 

[sphagnum]

Because the mini-generation that comes of age under someone like Clinton Obama assumes this is the norm because people don't fucking understand counterfactuals unless they're being smacked in the face by them.

Yes, but I also mean the party itself, not just the voters. The voters need to be whipped up into a frenzy. They need to be energized. They have to have it drilled into them how precarious the situation is.

Technocrats aren't good at that.

 

[Hooligan69]

I'm wondering what the everliving fuck he's going to do when the next inevitable major terrorist attack happens under his watch

FTFY

His Muslim ban acted as a permission slip both to ISIS and homegrown white extremists. I give it 6 months before something heinous happens on US soil as a result of this.

 

[Teggy]

Stephen Miller is like one of the sociopaths you'll see spouting Trump rhetoric on the #HeWillNotDivideUs stream. Him and Bannon are complete nutters who shouldn't even be allowed to tour the white house, but here we are.

Miller also ran in the same circles as Richard Spencer when they were at Duke.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

Given who was pushing Tillerson, I suspect things are being said behind closed doors that are reassuring people.

I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean, did Tillerson suddenly stop being a Russian shill with no qualifications or experience?

Also given Warren's flimsy justification for being "reassured" with Carson, I can't imagine it's actually reassuring.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I hope Warner realizes that he's in a D+5 state now.

This isn't the old Virginia.

Or maybe someone can remind him that he's now the Senator of a liberal state.

 

[Hellwarden]

Well somethings under Trump are gonna stay the same.

Last Sunday, Trump killed the eight year old sister of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the American citizen Obama killed.

This fucking country.