General Trump Administration F**kery Thread (2017-2021)
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It's important in helping governments plan, forecast and deal with the distribution of things like funds for public services.
But I don't know anymore tbh
For example, if the census tells you your population is aging, you are better prepared to plan for the inevitable pensions costs and heathcare hits and put programs in place to encourage young people to fill essential vacancies.
Notice my second paragraph. The theory has differed drastically from the practical.
The census is what determines how much representation your area gets.
For example, if a grip of people from Atlanta decide not to fill out the census, that will underreport Atlanta's population, and Atlanta will lose representatives in state and federal legislature as a result.
Black and Brown people are damn near always underrepresented in censuses, and it's one of several reasons that old white people get their votes counting more.
He's saying all that based on this:
Trump’s Misleading Claim That He Warned About Osama bin Laden
"Mr. Trump’s claim that he delivered a prescient warning about Bin Laden is hyperbolic. His book, “The America We Deserve,” which was published in January 2000, contains one reference to Bin Laden in 304 pages:
“One day we’re all assured that Iraq is under control, the U.N. inspectors have done their work, everything’s fine, not to worry. The next day the bombing begins. One day we’re told that a shadowy figure with no fixed address named Osama bin Laden is public enemy number one, and U.S. jet fighters lay waste to his camp in Afghanistan. He escapes back under some rock, and a few news cycles later it’s on to a new enemy and new crisis.
Mr. Trump continued:
Dealing with many different countries at once may require many different strategies. But there isn’t any excuse for the haphazard nature of our foreign policy. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel for every new conflict.”
This fleeting mention of Bin Laden was not exactly ahead of its time.
The Qaeda leader had for years been linked to numerous terrorist plots and was regarded as one of the most wanted terrorists in the world; as Mr. Trump noted in his tweet and his book, Bin Laden was the target of an unsuccessful missile strike in 1998. CNN reported in 1999 that American officials feared Bin Laden would plan an attack against the United States; he was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the bombing of the American destroyer Cole in Yemen that killed 17 American troops a year later."
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President Trump is reportedly considering visiting troops in Iraq or Afghanistan for the first time, but he has expressed fears about his safety if he goes.
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Trump considering visiting troops in Iraq or Afghanistan, has fears about going: report
A former White House official said that Trump is "afraid" of visiting a combat sone.
lol
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The Russian hacking group "Cozy Bear" is likely responsible for a phishing campaign that used emails to impersonate a State Department employee, according to top US security researchers.
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Russian hackers 'Cozy Bear' likely behind phishing campaign that impersonates US official: experts
The group sent emails that gave the impression of coming from a State Department official who was trying to share an official document.
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Retired Army General Barry Mcaffrey blasted President Trump after he dismissed the former Navy SEAL who led the Osama bin Laden operation as a "Hillary Clinton fan," saying that the president is "acting like an eighth grader" by going after him.
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Retired Army General blasts Trump: He's ‘acting like an 8th grader’ by attacking former Navy SEAL
Trump also questioned why the military didn't get bin Laden sooner.
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"You constantly remind us how substantively shallow & dishonest you are on so many fronts, which is why we are in such dangerous times. You would need an extremely tall ladder to get anywhere near the level of intellect, competence & integrity of Bill McRaven & your predecessors."
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Ex-CIA chief rips into Trump: You’d need ‘an extremely tall ladder’ to reach intellect and integrity of McRaven
John Brennan torched President Trump for his attacks on the retired admiral who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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The New Yorker shared a post.
November 18 at 8:38 PM ·
Andy Borowitz
November 18 at 1:15 PM ·
This legal defense is actually Trump's best shot.
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Trump’s Lawyers Argue That He Cannot Be Impeached Because He Was Never Actually Elected
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Neg worthy
Stop being a moron and educate yourself on the purpose of the census.
Neg worthy
Stop being a moron and educate yourself on the purpose of the census.
I don't think he was being a dikk. I figured he was trying to make the point that despite the census, black people don't get a fair shake so why fill it out if Trump is going to pass your info to the justice department.
Or maybe I misunderstood...
@Strapped ?
Dameon Farrow
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Duh because there isn't shyt for them to do down there. Plus midterms is over. So that show is over...for now.
