What can the average American really do about it? I vote every chance I get but pretty much feel powerless and just hope he doesn’t mess up too badly.

This is painful, and saddening, and embarrassing. I feel like we're losing a member of the family - and for no good reason other than that some Americans wanted another season of the worst reality TV show in history.

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

A civilian. Not confirmed by the Senate. Not an employee of the US Government. Now has the key to the national distribution of wealth.

TRUMP'S DANGEROUS FREEZE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HIRING Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following statements after President Trump froze the hiring of Air Traffic Controllers, among other safety-critical positions. "The bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs the Administration to hire the maximum number of air traffic controllers. That's what the law says, so the Administration must rescind this ridiculous executive order," Ranking Member Larsen said. "Hiring air traffic controllers is the number one safety issue according to the entire aviation industry. Instead of working to improve aviation safety and lower costs for hardworking American families, the Administration is choosing to spread bogus DEl claims to justify this decision. I'm not surprised by the President's dangerous and divisive actions, but the Administration must reverse course. Let's get back to aviation safety and allow the FAA to do its job protecting the flying public." "Our top priority must be the safety of the flying public so an order freezing the hiring of air traffic controllers is a misguided decision and goes against the directives of our FAA Reauthorization bill," Ranking Member Cohen said. "The aviation community will speak with one voice in condemning this short-sighted policy and reaffirm our

the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin

I worry how we come back from this. How concerned should we be about the next 4 years?

I’m about halfway thru Fever House and love it so far. Found it from a Stephen King recommendation and glad I did!

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The AI-hyping tech bros have known since the start that they were stealing all their shit. They were speed-running it to get as much theft done as possible before anyone could stop them.

All Soldiers have experienced government shutdowns…some long, some short, but all painful.

Usually caused by politicians who can’t get get priorities straight, this time the pain to those who wear uniforms & live paycheck-to-paycheck is mostly caused by the world’s richest man.

Unforgivable.

For most of the people causing the chaos, this is a show...it's entertainment to them. They care NOTHING for the people that will be impacted. Sign of things to come most likely.

Wait, I thought it was a landslide?!? GOP using that “landslide” to justify every crazy decision. This is what America wants. Sure.

The final US Presidential vote count is out (yes, I know, rest of the world!). According to Cook Political Report analysis, the election was decided by just 229,766 votes across MI, PA and WI out of about 155.2 million cast nationally.

I don’t care if a rich high powered CEO is stealing from the poor to get rich, the day we cheer a murderer is a sad one. Don’t know what to say other than I hope our country snaps out of this.

Well done to @vanityfair.com for continuing to tell truth.

Should we expect the haul to be light? Mostly salary relief?

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"Who keeps doing this to us," ask the rural voters who keep doing this to themselves

Mandate? Trump is now under 50% in the popular vote with his margin ranking 44th out of 51 elections since 1824.

4 Democrats won Senate seats in states Trump carried—compared to zero in 16 and 20.

GOP poised for its smallest House majority since the U.S. had 50 states.

- CNN’s Harry Enten reports

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