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senseandsensibility

(20,614 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:47 PM 18 hrs ago

I know we all feel like we won one this morning

and I am all for celebrating when Dems stand up and trump backs down, but here is a tweet from Karoline Leavitt (Press Secretary) this morning:

"This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo."

So, the fight is far from over and many, many programs Americans count on remain at risk.

If you were one of the many people who called their reps yesterday, keep up the pressure!

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I know we all feel like we won one this morning (Original Post) senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago OP

Which may well signal intentional fraud upon the court. Monday's procedure should be interesting... hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #1

Dems are not united enough to win shit imho. BootinUp 18 hrs ago #2

Is the OMB the sole issuer of financial demands upon federal agencies? Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #3

Unfortunately your confusion (and mine) senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago #4

Wait...I thought she didn't know a thing about what was going on AND "I'll have to get back to you".... Bengus81 18 hrs ago #5

He is going to be impeached...Again. S/V Loner 17 hrs ago #6

hlthe2b

(107,531 posts)

1. Which may well signal intentional fraud upon the court. Monday's procedure should be interesting...

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:51 PM

18 hrs ago

BootinUp

(49,247 posts)

2. Dems are not united enough to win shit imho.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:03 PM

18 hrs ago

Pick one strategy and get everyone behind it.

Maybe we should review some Sun Tzu philosophy

If you are strong, appear weak. But if you are weak, appear strong.

Sun Tzu

https://www.azquotes.com/author/19687-Sun_Tzu

Prairie_Seagull

(3,905 posts)

3. Is the OMB the sole issuer of financial demands upon federal agencies?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:18 PM

18 hrs ago

Or can tsf have the deparment heads come in one-by-one and inform them of this EO.

senseandsensibility

(20,614 posts)

4. Unfortunately your confusion (and mine)

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:25 PM

18 hrs ago

is the point. They want us and the media to back off, but since they're never clear about what they're doing, it will not be clear when they have really backed off. But in this case, the Press Secretary is spelling it out. Programs that help people are still under attack.

Bengus81

(7,715 posts)

5. Wait...I thought she didn't know a thing about what was going on AND "I'll have to get back to you"....

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:26 PM

18 hrs ago

S/V Loner

(9,178 posts)

6. He is going to be impeached...Again.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:52 PM

17 hrs ago

This time it will stick.
Things have to make sense to me and those with the power behind the throne didn't get where they are by leaving loose canons in charge of implementing policy. They backed him to get their hands on the government and they have their guy Vance ready and willing to fill the void as the figurehead. They also no longer need the trump cult which will become a liability. With the behind the scenes backing I could see getting enough votes to impeach.
That does not mean we are out of the woods and it may get significantly worse. The Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, the Billionaires, the Religious Nationalist have been planning this for decades and all mean to get what they want. That is not going to change.
I don't see them tolerating his buffoonery, along with his mental decline, much longer as he has outlived his usefulness to them.

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