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Date: November 06, 2024 at 15:45:38
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: for all you repugs |
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you know, you hypocrites with poor memories and an ability to think logically and critically...
remember how rump was given a government and and economy firing on all cylinders in 2017...a government who still had good standing and admiration from those around the world...and remember how he destroyed it all in 4 short years...remember how his ineptness at handling the pandemic crisis led to the unnecessary deaths of thousands of americans...remember how he denied that there was any climate emergency and promised to drill drill drill... hopefully you will remembr these things if there is another presidential election...
once again he will enter office with a booming economy courtesy of all the hard work biden/harris did to recover it after his disastrous first term...record stock market levels...low inflation and unemployment...increasing wages...an actual agenda to fight global warming, knowing it is a real problem...remember how the rest of the free world is cringing at the thought of another 4 years of his idiocy..remember these things when you revisit the total destruction in 2028....remember the comparison of a competent, caring worldly and experienced vice president to a couch humping empty suit whose big ridiculous claim to fame is blaming haitians for eating pets...you got what you wanted, but i am certain you had no idea what that means to you and the rest of us...
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Date: November 06, 2024 at 21:28:23
From: LaMan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: That's why I voted for Bobby! |
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Took a vote away from Trump.
Craig Hulet so far is batting 1000.
The corporate empire runs strong,
regardless of 1600 resident.
It's just that he has God on his side now.
They'll try to take him out again.
Twitter is great now too, without all the
lefty censorship loonies deleting people
for not following the covid narrative and
THAT is when Musk took over.
Watched it in real time, and he IS for
free speech, that pesky 1st amendment.
We knew 6 pm eastern last night. No need
to drag it out, so where DID all these 71
million Donald Trump fans suddenly emerge
from?
Ain't that much flyover country.
That include the dolls in Miami Dade too?
Acceptance my friend. First step. 7th
whatever.
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Date: November 06, 2024 at 21:36:02
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: That's why I voted for Bobby! |
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LOL!
Thanks for the laughs, Mark...
The one about God being on his side is a
gift that'll keep on giving...
Ah, they show up on the least expected
moments and places, these graces of
humor... ;)
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Date: November 06, 2024 at 22:07:24
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: That's why I voted for Bobby! |
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i never knew we had so many wannabe stand-up comedians around here...
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Date: November 06, 2024 at 15:53:28
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: for all you repugs |
URL: https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/4977828-what-a-second-trump-term-means-for-health-care/ |
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forgot to add to my screed the excellent heathcare program obama gave rump, who then did his best to destroy it...
What Trump’s return could mean for US health policy
President Trump’s imminent return to power is poised to significantly upend the health policy landscape, from empowering vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to anticipated Medicaid cuts and imposing restrictions on access to abortion and other reproductive care.
During a victory speech early Wednesday morning, Trump declared the U.S. had delivered him and Republicans an “unprecedented mandate.”
That will mean big changes to health care, starting with Kennedy.
Trump has pledged to let Kennedy “go wild” on food and medicine, and elevating him to a major role in the administration would likely invite open questions about the government’s role in regulating public health.
Trump said publicly before Election Day that he would give Kennedy a major role in his administration, but there have been conflicting statements on whether that would be in a Senate-confirmed position.
Public health experts fear Kennedy is just the start of Trump giving a platform to people skeptical of the federal government. Kennedy says federal health regulators are held captive by industry special interests and has pledged to “make America healthy again” by purging entire departments to root out corruption.
Kennedy’s history in promoting a debunked links between vaccines and autism could further erode public confidence in routine immunizations, potentially leading to an increase in preventable illnesses.
On abortion, Trump said that not only will he not sign a national ban, but he would also veto one if it got to his desk. During the campaign, he tried to simultaneously take credit for ending Roe v. Wade while distancing himself from the fallout.
Still, abortion rights advocates don’t expect a friendly Trump administration. They are anticipating efforts to restrict access, whether it’s by allowing states to impose bans that the Biden-Harris administration fought against, or by prohibiting the mailing of the abortion drug mifepristone.
On ObamaCare, Trump’s actions will likely be dictated by the makeup of Congress. If Democrats win the House, the administration will take more targeted actions using executive authority, like cutting outreach funds, shortening enrollment periods and loosening regulations on insurers.
If Republicans win a trifecta by holding onto their House majority after securing the White House and Senate, there could be more changes. Policy experts also see Medicaid as a likely target for funding cuts.
Trump has promised not to touch Medicare and Social Security, but extending his 2017 tax cuts will need to be paid for somehow, putting Medicaid at risk. Conservatives have long eyed changes to the program, including work requirements for beneficiaries and capping the federal share.
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Date: November 06, 2024 at 15:50:49
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: for all you repugs |
URL: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4976919-trump-second-term-energy-environmental-policy/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca |
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big oil's donations paid off too..
Trump expected to roll back environmental protections, boost oil and gas
by Rachel Frazin - 11/06/24 1:18 PM ET
Former President Trump’s electoral victory will likely mean a significant shift in U.S. energy and environmental policy.
His return to the White House next year is expected to lead to a rollback of a number of federal environmental protections and an increase in U.S fossil fuel production and use in the long term.
The former president’s positions on energy and climate starkly contrast with his successor’s. He has frequently denied or downplayed the issue of climate change, and in his first term oversaw the rollback of more than 100 environmental rules and the U.S.’s withdrawal from the global Paris climate agreement.
On the campaign trail, he has said he would once again pull the country out of the accord — which President Biden rejoined in 2021 — and rescind Biden administration regulations on cars, power plants and household appliances, as well as unspent money from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Biden’s signature climate law.
He has also pledged to boost domestic oil and gas production, which has reached historic highs under the Biden administration. During his first term, Trump sought to open up more opportunities for new drilling on federally owned lands, as well as offshore drilling.
Whether he’ll be able to dismantle the IRA remains unclear, as it has not yet been projected which party will capture the House.
But the second Trump administration is expected to pursue some of the other actions he’s vowed to take through the executive branch, including pulling out of the Paris climate agreement and undoing multiple Biden administration environmental rules.
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Stan Meiburg, who served as both a career official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a political official under the Obama administration, said he fears that Trump’s victory will result in more pollution and worse climate outcomes.
“I’m very worried that you will end up with an EPA that is far less capable of doing basic things, getting Superfund sites cleaned up, responding to emergencies, whether they’re hurricanes like Helene or explosions like the one in Texas which spewed out a big pile of flame out of a ruptured gas pipeline,” said Meiburg, who is now the executive director of the Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University.
He also worried about what he described as signals that “they really don’t care if people violate the law.”
When it comes to the domestic production of fossil fuels, presidential policy may not be a significant difference-maker in the short term, since drilling decisions are economic ones made by private companies.
“Production is pretty much independent from whoever sits in the White House. It’s much more dependent on oil prices and decisions that were made long ago,” said Claudio Galimberti, chief economist and global director of market analysis at Rystad Energy.
In the long term, though, Galimberti said Tuesday that the election’s results could make a difference on that front.
“A Trump administration could end up with more oil produced in the United States because they would, for instance, free up land for drilling” on public lands, he said, adding that there could also be more fiscal incentives or lower fees for drilling.
But, he said, even in the long term, “the oil price will still be the major decider.” In the U.S., oil companies are privately owned and make decisions about whether to produce more oil based on how profitable they think it will be — which is largely based on the fluctuating price of oil.
Since the oil market is a global one, this price is influenced by factors including supply and demand from around the world. While Trump has also said he hopes to bring down the price of gasoline, which is made from oil, this too is often influenced by global market factors.
A Trump victory could also mean less federal enthusiasm — and dollars — for some low-carbon energy technologies.
The IRA has provided billions in subsidies for climate-friendly technologies.
The law’s fate could depend on the makeup of the House. If Republicans capture the lower chamber, it’s not totally clear which tax credits, if any, they would want to eliminate, as some moderate members support the investments the measure brought about in their districts.
The office of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) released a plan for the first 100 days of a potential second term saying that Republicans would “repeal wasteful Green New Deal tax credits and anti-energy regulations.”
Johnson has said he may want to preserve some of the IRA credits, however, and more than a dozen other House Republicans have asked him not to target them.
Trump, meanwhile, has railed against certain low-carbon energy sources, especially wind. His campaign website particularly calls for an end to “insane wind subsidies.”
The tax credits under the climate law are technology neutral, meaning they subsidize any energy source that can meet certain climate thresholds rather than particularly providing dollars for wind or solar, so it’s not clear what an effort to repeal policies benefiting wind energy could ultimately look like.
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