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Bytes Europe<p>Republicans in Congress React to Signal Chat Leak With Collective Shrug <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/865019/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/865019/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AtlanticMonthly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtlanticMonthly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClassifiedInformationAndStateSecrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassifiedInformationAndStateSecrets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Michael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michael</span></a>(1974) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mike</span></a>(1972) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MobileApplications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileApplications</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsAndNewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsAndNewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pete</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>(OpenWhisperSystems) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TextMessaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextMessaging</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Waltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waltz</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>“A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country.</p><p>The Republican budget will force everyone—especially Congress and the White House—to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.”</p><p>-- Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/taxcuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxcuts</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/mikejohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mikejohnson</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thune</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to Trump on Ukraine? <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/770053/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/770053/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenseAndMilitaryForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseAndMilitaryForces</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldJ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmbargoesAndSanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmbargoesAndSanctions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/volodymyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volodymyr</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/761348/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/761348/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenseAndMilitaryForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseAndMilitaryForces</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldJ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ernst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ernst</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Graham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graham</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JD</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Joni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Joni</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lindsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lindsey</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lisa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/McConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McConnell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Murkowski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murkowski</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Roger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roger</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ThomasR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tillis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VladimirV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/volodymyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volodymyr</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wicker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wicker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1908337/as-trump-turns-against-ukraine-republicans-in-congress-stay-quiet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1908337/a</span><span class="invisible">s-trump-turns-against-ukraine-republicans-in-congress-stay-quiet/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DefenseAndMilitaryForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseAndMilitaryForces</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldJ</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Ernst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ernst</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Graham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graham</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/JD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JD</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/JohnR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnR</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Joni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Joni</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/lindsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lindsey</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/lisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisa</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/McConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McConnell</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitch</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Murkowski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murkowski</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Recipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RecipesTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecipesTopics</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Roger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roger</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ThomasR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasR</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Tillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tillis</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VladimirV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirV</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Volodymyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Volodymyr</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Wicker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wicker</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a></p>
humanpod<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.fedi.bzh/@ewen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ewen</span></a></span> <br>Sur ce thème il y a aussi le podcast <a href="https://www.thunepodcast.fr/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thunepodcast.fr/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>notamment les épisodes 12 / 136 / 142 <br>On y apprend (enfin j'apprends) que la <br> pension alimentaire est imposable pour celui (enfin surtout celle) qui la reçoit et que celui qui la verse (quand il y pense) la déduit de ses impôts (comme un don quoi). <br><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The new Senate Majority Leader says he wants to get President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet through the confirmation process as quickly as possible <br>but spent a good part of Sunday cautioning there is “a process” that must be followed first.<br>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/John" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>John</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a>, in the wake of a deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, <br>said that the incident was a good example of why “the Senate must get President Trump’s national security team in place as quickly as possible.”<br>On Friday, when the U.S. Congress began its 119th session, the Majority Leader said the upper chamber would work swiftly to “ensure President Trump has his team in place to secure our border, protect our homeland, and provide for our nation’s defense.”<br>But by Sunday the South Dakota Republican was tapping the brakes as he made the talk show rounds, explaining that Trump’s top picks are going to have some “hard questions” to answer before they are confirmed.<br>“The Senate has a role: <br>advise and consent. <br>And we intend <br>— we have a lot of our senators who take that role very seriously. <br>And so we will make sure that these nominees have a process, <br>a fair process, <br>in which they have an opportunity to make their cases <br>not only to the members of the committee <br>and ultimately to the full Senate <br>but also to the American people,” <br>he told NBC.</p><p>Whether all of the 47th president’s picks make it past muster is an open question, Thune acknowledged, <br>saying that he doesn’t have “clarity” on how the votes will play out. <br>However, he’s inclined to provide the chief executive due consideration when it comes to deciding who serves in his administration, he said.<br>Republicans only have a three vote margin to work with, <br>so whether any nominee makes it through “is going to be up to each individual senator and how they decide to vote,” the Majority Leader said.<br>“I suspect a lot of them will get through and we’ll see about all of them. <br>Remains to be seen, but I think that’s why we have the process, <br>and we will adhere to that process <br>and give all of these nominees an opportunity to make their case,” <br>he told CBS.</p><p><a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/01/05/senate-majority-leader-warns-no-clarity-on-trump-cabinet-picks-as-hearings-due-to-begin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bostonherald.com/2025/01/05/se</span><span class="invisible">nate-majority-leader-warns-no-clarity-on-trump-cabinet-picks-as-hearings-due-to-begin/</span></a></p>
MAU<p>Ma non è difficile immaginare uno scenario che potrebbe far venir meno questo autocontrollo.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, durante il suo primo mandato, ha oltraggiosamente imposto sanzioni al precedente procuratore della Corte penale internazionale, Fatou Bensouda, e a uno dei suoi vice per aver semplicemente aperto un'indagine in Palestina che avrebbe potuto portare ad accuse contro funzionari israeliani e una in Afghanistan che avrebbe potuto coinvolgere i torturatori dell'era di George W. <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Bush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bush</span></a>. <br>L'amministrazione <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> ha revocato le sanzioni.</p><p>Il nuovo leader della maggioranza del Senato degli Stati Uniti, John <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a>, ha già minacciato di riproporre sanzioni simili.<br>Se Trump cederà di nuovo a questo tentativo di manipolare un'istituzione di giustizia indipendente, non prevedo alcun ritegno da parte di Khan. ⬇️9</p>
Thelonious08<p>the fascist regime is nominating terrible people for extremely powerful positions as a test of loyalty for Republican senators. </p><p>It won't happen, but it would be very funny if Majority Leader Thune found a way to reject those nominations by voice vote, which would avoid calling the roll and recording who voted for/against who :-) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClownCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClownCar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Goetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goetz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McMahon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistEnablers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistEnablers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistTakover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistTakover</span></a></p>
Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog<p>Thune 2004 blog campaign: Interesting story of Republican strategists starting a deceptive pair of blogs to influence local newspaper coverage<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@waldoj/113493404552877566" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@waldoj/113493</span><span class="invisible">404552877566</span></a><br> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/southdakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southdakota</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thune</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogs</span></a> #+</p>
David August<p>It sounds like Thune is open to recess appointments but not set on them yet. <a href="https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/13/south-dakota-senator-john-thune-says-recess-appointments-still-an-option-for-trump-cabinet/76265376007/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">argusleader.com/story/news/pol</span><span class="invisible">itics/elections/2024/11/13/south-dakota-senator-john-thune-says-recess-appointments-still-an-option-for-trump-cabinet/76265376007/</span></a> </p><p>We can, by contacting our Senators and Representatives demand the full advising and consenting of appointments (and yes, Representatives can add pressure to the Senate to not do recess appointments). </p><p>Find yours: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/members/find-your</span><span class="invisible">-member</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>thune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RecessAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RecessAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/senators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>senators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PresidentialCabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PresidentialCabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CabinetNominees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CabinetNominees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdviseAndConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AdviseAndConsent</span></a></p>
Marvin the Martian 🇺🇦<p>Russia Not Happy With Trump Cabinet Choices<br>by @jakebroe <br>32:07</p><p>The world is watching as President-elect <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> starts naming cabinet positions and how the people he is selecting view the war in Ukraine.</p><p>Republican Senator John <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> is the new majority leader and he has gone on the record supporting Ukraine.</p><p>🇺🇸 🇺🇦 <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JakeBroe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JakeBroe</span></a> is a US Air Force veteran covering the Russian war in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> several times a week since February 2022</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfN_pi-UFV4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=KfN_pi-UFV</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukrainerussiawar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainerussiawar</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAFO</span></a></p>
War on the Castle, Peace in the Valley🛡️🍉🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈Today's best news: in a secret ballot GOP snubs MAGA faction. More of this, please. https://archive.fo/jZdYa #kakistocracy #thune #gaetz #trump #tuckercarlson #musk #maga #fafo
War on the Castle, Peace in the Valley🛡️🍉🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈The GOP slapped back at #fElon, rejecting #MAGA #RickScott and so John #Thune will be the #GOP Daddy for now. I'd bet the farm there is no way this would have happened but for the secret ballot. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/john-thune-senate-republican-leader/index.html *** hune, 63, has had a complicated relationship with the president-elect. He called for Trump to drop out of the 2016 race in the wake of the infamous “Access Hollywood” scandal – though Thune later said he still planned to vote for Trump. And he condemned Trump’s actions surrounding the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as indefensible. Still, when Trump faced a vote in the Senate following his impeachment over the incident, Thune sided with McConnell and most of the Republican caucus in voting “not guilty.” Trump didn’t forget the slight, calling for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to mount a primary challenge against Thune in 2022, though she demurred. Thune overwhelmingly won the primary that year and cruised to victory
Chuck Darwin<p>Senators are privately (and publicly) saying they hope Donald Trump <br>💥stays out of the internal election to replace <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McConnell</span></a> as Senate GOP leader.</p><p>Why it matters: <br>None of them know — or it's a damn good secret — whether the felon-candidate will make an endorsement. </p><p>But senators and advisors fear a Trump intervention could turn the secret ballot leader election into a public feud.</p><p> "I said, 'Sir, if I was you, I would stay out of the race, because there's no win for you in this,'" Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Markwayne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Markwayne</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mullin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mullin</span></a> (R-Okla.) told us about a recent call with Trump.</p><p> "I hope not," said Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tillis</span></a>, when asked if he thinks Trump will weigh in. "I think outside influence could be problematic."</p><p> "He's offered some views on it to me,"Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Josh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Josh</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hawley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawley</span></a> (R-Mo.) told us. "It's safe to say he has a pretty consistent prediction of who he thinks it'll be." -- Hawley said he did not know if Trump would weigh in.</p><p>Between the lines: <br>This the first real competitive Senate GOP leadership race of the Trump-era, <br>and his endorsement still carries a lot of weight with a segment of the conference.</p><p>McConnell has had a tumultuous relationship with the pussy-grabber.</p><p> The top two candidates <br>— Sens. John <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> and John <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cornyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cornyn</span></a> <br>— each have had rocky relationships with Trump. <br>However, they have worked to make amends.</p><p>After Jan. 6, Thune denounced Trump and initially endorsed Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for president. </p><p>Cornyn has said the GOP needed to move on from Trump.</p><p>Senate sources do not talk about Sen. Rick <a href="https://c.im/tags/Scott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scott</span></a>'s (R-Fla.) bid as seriously as Thune's or Cornyn's, though he has a good relationship with Trump. <br> "Sen. Scott is focused on dramatically changing the way the Senate operates and creating a member-driven process," according to spokesperson McKinley Lewis.</p><p>Sources often describe Thune as the likely favorite, <br>though they say not to discount how much Cornyn's long history of hard-dollar fundraising for Senate campaigns means to people.</p><p>Cornyn told us it's been a few weeks since he spoke with Trump about the leadership race. </p><p>But he visited Mar-a-Lago a couple months ago "to talk about planning for the future," <br>adding they've been "visiting with some of the transition folks."</p><p>Mullin said Trump "likes" Thune despite their rocky past. </p><p>The Oklahoma Republican has publicly backed Thune.</p><p>Some sources suspect there could be a late entry: <br>NRSC Chair Steve <a href="https://c.im/tags/Daines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Daines</span></a> (R-Mont.) is the most-floated name.</p><p>The bottom line: <br>There's not a lot of incentive for senators benefiting from both Thune and Cornyn's aggressive fundraising efforts to commit too early.</p><p>"If one of them felt that they really had a majority, I think they would not be shy about saying that, <br>but I don't think anybody does," Hawley said.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/trump-senate-republicans-mcconnell-thune-cornyn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2024/10/03/trump-sen</span><span class="invisible">ate-republicans-mcconnell-thune-cornyn</span></a></p>
Peter :nonazis: :fckafd:<p>Na gut, dann hab ich dem Napfbefüller halt den Gefallen getan und bin mit ihm ne <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunderunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunderunde</span></a> gelaufen<br>War schön an der <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> und am <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/habichtsee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habichtsee</span></a><br>Bei uns wirds heute wieder etwas wärmer<br>Also passt auf eure <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Fellnasen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fellnasen</span></a> auf und habt ein entspanntes Wochenende<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>django</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/MastodonDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonDogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogsofmastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mastodonrudel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodonrudel</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Leonberger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leonberger</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/leonbergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leonbergers</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/samsdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samsdog</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotosamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotosamstag</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Hitze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hitze</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Morgenrunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morgenrunde</span></a></p>
Peter :nonazis: :fckafd:<p>Moin zusammen<br>War heute morgen mit dem Napfbefüller ne schöne <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Morgenrunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morgenrunde</span></a> drehen an der <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> beim <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/habichtsee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habichtsee</span></a> in <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/schlossneuhaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schlossneuhaus</span></a><br>Super für die <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunderunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunderunde</span></a> geeignet weil die meisten <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Fellnasen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fellnasen</span></a> frei laufen dürfen<br>Ein schönes Wochenende @all<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/gutenmorgentroet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gutenmorgentroet</span></a> <br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>django</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/MastodonDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonDogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogsofmastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mastodonrudel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodonrudel</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Leonberger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leonberger</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/leonbergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leonbergers</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/samsdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samsdog</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotosamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotosamstag</span></a></p>
Peter :nonazis: :fckafd:<p>Mein Napfbefüller hatte heute morgen wieder mal ne tolle Idee für die <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Morgenrunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morgenrunde</span></a><br>Fast zwei Stunden an der <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a> in der Nähe vom Habichtsee in <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/schlossneuhaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schlossneuhaus</span></a> gelaufen.<br>Ich wollte noch länger, aber der alte Mann war fertig und wollte heim<br>Nen tollen Tag @all und viel Spaß heut abend, egal was ihr macht<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>django</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/MastodonDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonDogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogsofmastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mastodonrudel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodonrudel</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunderunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunderunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/samsdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samsdog</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/fotosamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotosamstag</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ Key <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> senators criticize <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alito</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invertedFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertedFlag</span></a> incident.</p><p>&gt;&gt; John <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a>, one of the contenders vying to replace retiring Senate Minority Leader Mitch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McConnell</span></a>, called the flag a “bad decision.”</p><p>&gt;&gt; “I don’t know how you explain that,” Thune said.</p><p>Well, duh, you throw your wife under the bus to save your own skin, simple!</p><p>Samuel <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alito</span></a> and Clarence <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thomas</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TwoTurds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TwoTurds</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> MUST <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recuse</span></a> from deciding ALL <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cases, including ones they are delaying</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/republican-senators-alito-upside-down-flag/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/re</span><span class="invisible">publican-senators-alito-upside-down-flag/index.html</span></a></p>
Peter :nonazis: :fckafd:<p>Grüße von der <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunderunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunderunde</span></a> mit dem Napfbefüller<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/django" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>django</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/MastodonDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonDogs</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogsofmastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mastodonrudel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodonrudel</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Leonberger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leonberger</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/leonbergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leonbergers</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/donnersdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donnersdog</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/doggerstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doggerstag</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Morgenrunde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morgenrunde</span></a><br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Thune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thune</span></a></p>