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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and no one -- not the President, not Musk, not Vought - can illegally shut down its work.

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-- Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM

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---- him.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-11 10:06 AM | Reply

Stupid, fugged up, horse manure.

Thanx, ------------.

#2 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-11 10:29 AM | Reply

Arguing against auditing to find waste, fraud and abuse is no way to go through life son.

#3 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-02-11 10:31 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

---- off ------.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-11 11:03 AM | Reply

Visitor is a prime example of what waste, fraud, and abuse of one's mind looks like.

And DJT is obviously thrilled to put Corporations over The People yet again... honoring the bribes they've paid him.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 11:03 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

God, I didnt know you liberals were so invested in government.

The one thing that's supposed to be as small as possible under our form of government. But I guess it makes sense.

In mob democracies, government is huge. And I guess that why you people are the way you are.

But that's not our form of government. Our Constitutional Republic is supposed to restrain government to keep it out of the free people's lives.

Our government isn't a piggy bank for the poor.

#6 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:09 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

She should have her war bonnet on.

#7 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-11 11:15 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Major B has seen the 'Corporations are People, too!" lies and swallowed them whole.

There have long been laws in this country to protect the People from being gouged by powerful moneyed. interests.

Until Trumpers put Billionaire Oligarch in the WH.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 11:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

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#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 11:18 AM | Reply

Our government isn't a piggy bank for the poor.

#6 | POSTED BY BOAZ

It's also not a piggy bank for the Uber rich to do with as they please.

The government is The People. Of the people by the people and for the people.

This agency is there to protect The People from the wealthy.

Why do you maroons hate the American People?

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 11:19 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

God, I didnt know you liberals were so invested in government.

The one thing that's supposed to be as small as possible under our form of government. But I guess it makes sense.

In mob democracies, government is huge. And I guess that why you people are the way you are.

But that's not our form of government. Our Constitutional Republic is supposed to restrain government to keep it out of the free people's lives.

Our government isn't a piggy bank for the poor.

Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:09 AM | Reply

Says the guy who gets a government pension. Now before you have a conniption fit. I believe every veteran should get everything that they can and then some. With 350 million Americans we can't shrink it too much.

#11 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 11:20 AM | Reply

BTW The government is supposed to be for the benefit of ALL. Not just for a selected few. Just sayin

#12 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 11:23 AM | Reply

"Donald Trump has replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Because F You, That's Why"

substack.com

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 11:27 AM | Reply

I'm thinking Boaz never heard of this agency before the Daily Mail had a lonelyhearts column about it.

#14 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-11 11:28 AM | Reply

Our government isn't a piggy bank for the poor.

#6 | POSTED BY BOAZ

So give up your pension.

If it's not a piggy bank, refuse the money you should be sneering at considering you retired from the taxpayer funded job program years ago.

#15 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-11 11:30 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

$80 million budget
returned $20 billion to American consumers

#16 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-11 11:35 AM | Reply

correction
$800 million budget

#17 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-11 11:36 AM | Reply

Posted by boaz

Endless source of more stupid that cannot be fixed.

#18 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-11 11:38 AM | Reply

This agency is there to protect The People from the wealthy.

Who protects the wealthy from the poor?

#19 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:56 AM | Reply | Funny: 5

The problem with it is its unconstitutional structure. It's not accountable to Congress or the Executive. It's a rogue agency.

#20 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-11 11:57 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

refuse the money you should be sneering

I earned my pension that you are jealous of.

You still haven't learned the difference between earning something and an entitlement.

#21 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:57 AM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 1

I believe every veteran should get everything that they can and then some.

I believe every veteran should get what he has earned. There is a difference.

#22 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:58 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

It's also not a piggy bank for the Uber rich to do with as they please.

But as these audits are finding out, it isn't the "uber rich" you are assuming are conservatives aligned with Trump.

It's the Democrats using it as a piggy bank. Why cant you understand that?

#23 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:59 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

you really are an idiot, Boaz.

#24 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-11 12:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

"Who protects the wealthy from the poor?"

Holy ----.

That's a new level.

#25 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-11 12:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

- Who protects the wealthy from the poor?

Money and lawyers, that's who... the wealthy and the Corporations pay politicians to write laws like Citizens United and literally 1000's of other laws benefiting them.

Wake up, Major B.

#26 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:07 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

"But as these audits are finding out"

What "audits"? There are no audits. Only threats freezes lockouts chaos and disruption. An audit does not require the agencies (agencies authorized by law) to shutdown. No one needs to go on administrative leave. No one needs to be fired illegally and without cause.

It's the Democrats using it as a piggy bank. Why cant you understand that?

#23 | POSTED BY BOAZ.

You are so full of it.

The Dems are no longer in charge. These laws were created by Congress and signed by the President is what is directing what taxpayer money is spent on. Not "democrats".

Republicans are now in charge of Congress. They can change the law and appropriations as needed and in accordance with whatever policies Trump wishes promote.

#27 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 12:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Who protects the wealthy from the poor?

#19 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:56 AM | Reply

WOW

#28 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 12:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

And DON'T think Herr Musk won't be after your Military Pensions and Benefits before long, Boaz.

He's after Social Security and Medicare; there's a new thread posted about that.

#29 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I've said nothing about an individual personally, but yav does. No discussion of how #23 is fact. Just personal insults when he cant form a sentence.

Par for the course of a liberal.

#30 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 12:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 1

He's after Social Security and Medicare

No he's not. More liberal/democrat scaring of old people.

#31 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 12:13 PM | Reply | Funny: 3

#30

You've said nothing about people screwed over by financial laws that are scams bought and paid for in Congress by financial corps... other than the People are on their own.

#32 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

#31

YES he is... read the thread article.

Then go and try to get a second SS account, which he says is the problem.

#33 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Who protects the wealthy from the poor?

#19 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 11:56 AM | Reply

If you want to get down to brass tacks. That's the job of the police. Think Pinkertons during the heyday of the coal mining days. It's an unwritten reality.

#34 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 12:17 PM | Reply

Who protects the wealthy from the poor?

#19 | Posted by boaz

What exact threat do the poor pose to the wealthy, Boaz?

#35 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-11 12:22 PM | Reply

Do you just not care about government waste, fraud and abuse? What level of auditing is acceptable to you? Most of us don't care if the government shuts down because our primary interaction is with paying taxes or compliance with increasingly intrusive and complex rules and regulations. (we're on the getting beat side of the stick)

#36 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-02-11 12:25 PM | Reply

#35 What exact threat do the poor pose to the wealthy, Boaz?

Google French Revolution.

#37 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-02-11 12:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

-Outlaw usury
-Problem goes away, bloated bureaucracy unnecessary

#38 | Posted by bootyhunter at 2025-02-11 12:29 PM | Reply

"Trump and Musk Only Know How to Do Two Things With Their Power

Trump and Musk can't imagine a government that actually does positive things for citizens. So they either weaponize it or destroy it."

"Does the president even have the authority to shut down an entire federal agency? (He doesn't.) Does Musk? (No, of course not.) Will they do it anyway? (Yes!) Will the courts intervene? (Shrug emoji.)

It's possible that this is not the worst outcome for the CFPB " or the people whom the agency protects.

The early days of the Trump administration show that it only has two modes: weaponization and destruction. If the CFPB were preserved, it wouldn't continue its remarkably successful work.

It would be contorted into a Mr. Hyde-ish version of itself, aimed solely at going after the enemies of Trump and Musk."

newrepublic.com

#39 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Elizabeth Warren and the other notable Democrats again offer nothing in terms of offering a solution other than attacking Musk and Trump. Exactly the tactics that lost the election and, possibly the republic.

#40 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-11 12:34 PM | Reply

-Outlaw usury
-Problem goes away, bloated bureaucracy unnecessary

#38 | POSTED BY BOOTYHUNTER

So you prefer sharia law vs capitalism.

Go it.

#41 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 12:35 PM | Reply

Will the courts intervene? (Shrug emoji.)

Therin lies the rub. Musk/Trump can only be as lawless as the DOJ and the courts allow.

Hang Merrick Garland.

#42 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-11 12:39 PM | Reply

Oh no's

youtu.be

#43 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 12:42 PM | Reply

Hang Merrick Garland.

#42 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-11 12:39 PM | Reply | Flag

Best idea I've heard all day.

#44 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-11 12:51 PM | Reply

Arguing against auditing to find waste, fraud and abuse is no way to go through life son.

#3 | Posted by visitor_

When your party serves rich criminals, the agency that prosecutes them is ABUSIVE.

#45 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 01:01 PM | Reply

Best idea I've heard all day.

#44 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Why do you hate the guy who let trump's coup attempt go unpunished?

You should name your kid after him if you could find a woman who'd let you near her.

#46 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 01:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Arguing against auditing to find waste, fraud and abuse is no way to go through life son.

What level of auditing is acceptable to you?

Posted by VISITOR

Shutting down is not auditing. Trump loves the poorly educated.

#47 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-02-11 01:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Name-calling is a great way to shut down critical thinking and discussion."

Cindy Sheehan

#48 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-02-11 01:15 PM | Reply

Visitor loves him some secret, extra-govermental auditing by his Oligarch Nazi Hero.

#49 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 01:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Sounds like the great fleecing is about to begin.

#50 | Posted by Sezu at 2025-02-11 01:19 PM | Reply

Why do you hate the guy who let trump's coup attempt go unpunished?

#46 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 01:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

He didn't do any of the sorts. He had nothing, so he did nothing.

#51 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-11 01:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

#19

The military protects the wealthy from the poor.
Police, Fire Depts, and a huge nationwide security industry protect the wealthy from the poor.

Protecting the wealthy will become Luigi-tougher as the oligarchs become more transparent in their contempt for poor Americans.

The numbers of the oppressed will soon swell to include millions more angry 2nd amendment citizens who are armed. It wont be long till current MAGA (poor rural Americans who are about to see Mayberry turn into Grapes of Wrath America) will be joining the anti-trump half of the voters once MAGAts have lost the farm, the job, the medical care, the IRA/401K, and financial security, they will plot against the wealthy along with masses.

Do you plan to see military retirement benefits continue to be paid after Muskrump steals our Social Security and Mecicare/Medicade ?

You think he cares about an uppity retired Major? You are on the chopping block to BOAZO, Suckers and Losers, Maj phkup, and you are about to become a sucker and a loser.

The government has been your piggy bank since you were a kid. I'd wager you have extracted more Guberment cheese from the gubmnt piggy bank than anybody else on the RETORT.

To you, the Government always was, and still is a piggy bank strictly for you with the poor paying higher tax rates than the morbidly wealthy.

Sit TF down and shut TF up, you Government-cheese-eating emeffer.

You are a gvmnt hand-out welfare queen. You will be a poor man as soon as your Cheese gets cut off by real 'rich people'.

The agency we are discussing was shuttered because it was a law enforcement Agency protecting the American Citizens from corporations who break laws. Period! Knowing this, you somehow decided it was logical to turn the thieves into the victims.
With logic like that, you musta been one effed-up leader of men.

#52 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-02-11 01:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Some Republicans and banks opposed the idea, but its creation was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by Obama in 2010."

Trump could appoint a boot licker to close the doors and twllthe employees to refrain from doing work but he cannot abolish an agency approved by Congress without Congressional approval. Hey, I understand the the Republican majority are all cowards and will do whatever Trump/Musk tell them to do but I believe some of them will eventually regenerate theto stand up ir atrophied spines and stand up to the wannabe dictator but then maybe I give them more credit thsn they drserve.Come on Republicans, it's time to stand up to Musk who was never elected to any office and who worked illegally in the United States.

#53 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-11 01:38 PM | Reply

Who protects the wealthy from the poor?
#19 | Posted by boaz

Trump is removing the agency that prevents US citizens from donating to foreign candidates, among other traitorous expenditure restrictions.

Access and power by favor, reciprocation and corruption - all for sale and spreading their oppression globally.

Musks concentrated wealth as it's own government oversight is the decline of democracy, and TrumpCo is dismantling agencies that he feels safeguard it.

At some future point where public desperation overwhelms fear, would you expect those with the most guns or assets sitting on top?

That is what you bank on. Monetary abusers. Societal parasite. Elitist authoritarian sociopath.

#54 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-11 01:52 PM | Reply

"Arguing against auditing to find waste, fraud and abuse is no way to go through life son."

I say, I say, I say, boy.. Inventing strawmen to argue against is No Way to go thru Life.. boy.

#55 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 02:06 PM | Reply

"You are a gvmnt hand-out welfare queen. You will be a poor man as soon as your Cheese gets cut off by real 'rich people'."

Wow, that explains all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth here.

That's ------- harsh, little fella.

#56 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-11 02:09 PM | Reply

He didn't do any of the sorts. He had nothing, so he did nothing.

#51 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Has trump pulled the Jan 6th hearings from youtube yet? If not you should watch them so you can see how dumb you sound saying he had NOTHING.

#57 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 02:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 2 | Newsworthy 1

"rguing against auditing to find waste, fraud and abuse is no way to go through life son"
fraud
But pretending Musk is peoviding honest auditing to find frauhat the federal government hasn't always been doing that is just ignorant wich is complete;y typical for a MAGAmoron!

#58 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-11 02:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The left is having Hillary lost temper tantrums again. Moderate Dems are just shaking their heads saying this isn't for me. Well done. Just too stupid to learn from the shellacking they took in the last election.

#59 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-02-11 02:15 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Has trump pulled the Jan 6th hearings from youtube yet? If not you should watch them so you can see how dumb you sound saying he had NOTHING.

#57 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 02:12 PM | Reply | Flag:
(Choose)

Can they dig up the footage that the committee wouldn't show or the transcripts that they destroyed?

#60 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-02-11 02:17 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Can they dig up the footage that the committee wouldn't show or the transcripts that they destroyed?

#60 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-02-11 02:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

Nope. And those are the people who got preemptive pardons to protect them... From.... From something....

And according to democrats, you can't legally pardon someone who hasn't been convicted of a crime. Speakstupid can look that one up on YouTube.

#61 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-11 02:21 PM | Reply

Arguing against auditing to find waste,

Spending $20M taxpayer funds to attend half a football game.

#62 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-11 02:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Here's 3 hours of footage showing you filth-smearing, cop killing vermin attacking police.

www.cnn.com

#63 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-11 02:24 PM | Reply

"Nope. And those are the people who got preemptive pardons to protect them... From.... From something...."

From something? Why are you afraid to speak it? Does Trumpy scare you?

It was to protect them from Trumpy's stated intentions of revenge and retribution.

#64 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 02:30 PM | Reply

From something? Why are you afraid to speak it? Does Trumpy scare you?

It was to protect them from Trumpy's stated intentions of revenge and retribution.

#64 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 02:30 PM | Reply | Flag:

It was to protect them from the crimes involved around destroying evidence they "produced" then destroyed following their kangaroo court hearings.

Your memory seems to be failing you. What did the democrats have to say about preemptive pardons last time Trump left office?

#65 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-11 02:42 PM | Reply

The left is having Hillary lost temper tantrums again. Moderate Dems are just shaking their heads saying this isn't for me. Well done. Just too stupid to learn from the shellacking they took in the last election.

#59 | Posted by fishpaw

When the left has a temper tantrum democracy stays intact.

When the right has a temper tantrum america experiences its first coup attempt.

#66 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 02:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Your memory seems to be failing you. What did the democrats have to say about preemptive pardons last time Trump left office?

#65 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Asking for a preemptive pardon from a traitor because you assisted their treason is the same as asking for a preemptive pardon because an incoming dictator declares he will attack his opponents with the justice department?

#67 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 02:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

preemptive pardon should be illegal in all cases.

#68 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-11 02:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

69!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#69 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-11 02:53 PM | Reply

It was to protect them from the crimes involved around destroying evidence they "produced" then destroyed following their kangaroo court hearings.

Personally I'm glad you're here to help make Boaz feel smarter.

#70 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-11 03:40 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Prerequisite for being a Republican is to be a stupid pawn.

Look at them all cheering and unelected bureaucrat gutting the federal government of the nation they hate so much.

Why do they hate America? Too much inclusivity and equality.

#71 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 03:47 PM | Reply

preemptive pardon should be illegal in all cases.

#68 | POSTED BY LEE_THE_AGENT

Ok!

As soon as you make the threats of political persecution and revenge and retribution illegal.

#72 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 03:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Had DJT gone through the Constitutional Processes to accomplish his Agenda lawfully, we wouldn't be having these conversations.

Instead, people are OK with the way this Reality TV show is turning out, what with Shock and Awe and the Richest Man in the World... who got that way in part by getting Grants and Subsidies and Contracts from the Gov... how can they be OK with him sending some teenagers with criminal and racist backgrounds to look at (and keep!) the same people's personal and private records?

I mean, what could go wrong?

Trumpers: "Huh? They wouldn't do that, not Honest Donald John, nor Elon (Sieg Heil!) Musk!"

#73 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 04:39 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

"Instead, people are OK with the way this Reality TV show is turning out, what with Shock and Awe and the Richest Man in the World..."

Are you not yet entertained?

#74 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 04:44 PM | Reply

Elon (Sieg Heart!) Musk!

#75 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 04:48 PM | Reply

#74

Well, unlike our Trumpers here, I don't actually-------- to it.

But I sis just post a Comment on another thread admitting to being entertained at DJT instantly yelling out, "NO!" when aske on Fox is Shady JD would be #48.

#76 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 05:01 PM | Reply

But I did, not sis, sighs

#77 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 05:02 PM | Reply

"Our government isn't a piggy bank for Musk! Musk having contracts whule supposedly looking for fraud and wasten is s prepoeterous joke played on taxpayers and a huge and obvious coflict of interest to all except the bery stupidest Americans....such as BOAZ and FISHPAW hEY, i'LL OPPOSE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT WHTN THAT sOUTH aFRICAN DECIDES MILITARY pensions are a waste of money at least know you will have mt sympathy regardless of your politics! Just don't act surprised when it happens.

#78 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-11 05:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#78 'THAT sOUTH aFRICAN' is a US citizen. Look up Karma in the dictionary D-Dan, your picture is next to the meaning. You are one nasty POS.

#79 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-11 05:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

'DECIDES MILITARY pensions'? The LWN DR posters claim people like Boaz that collect military pensions/VA benefits are MOOCHERS. This should make you and them happy.

#80 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-11 05:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I love how much Danni irritates GacyAmazed.

Mostly cause Danni doesn't even acknowledge Gacy.

It's pretty brilliant.

#81 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 05:30 PM | Reply

Our government isn't a piggy bank for Musk!

But, that's were he made his billions.

Mostly from subsidies from California for Tesla.

#82 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 05:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Irritates me? I pray for her. I will admit I was wrong. I figured beanie would be the first one caught. Congrats!

#83 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-11 05:34 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

'THAT sOUTH aFRICAN' is a US citizen.

Draft dodgers have to settle somewhere.

#84 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-11 06:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

preemptive pardon should be illegal in all cases.

#68 | Posted by lee_the_agent

Pardons that have any connection to the president personally or politically should be illegal.

Unless you think that the founders intended presidents to be able just have political rivals killed and then pardon the killers?

#85 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-11 06:01 PM | Reply

#79 | Posted by gracieamazed

Dirtbag describes itself.

#86 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-11 06:33 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"I will admit I was wrong."

You have never done any such thing, garbage face.

#87 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-11 06:36 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) budget for fiscal year 2025 is $823 million. The CFPB receives eopleits funding from the Federal Reserve in quarterly transfers."

Pretty obvious that closing this agency wasn't to save money for the taxpayers; more like just a favor for big banks to prevent any bothersome consumers from having assistance when the banks screw them out of their homes. It's also just racist Trump and Musk eliminating anything that Barrack Obama and Democrats did after the Bush Bubble blew up in 2007-08 which is generally something that happens at the end of every Republicab President's term in office. I bought my condo in 2006 and the bank that I got a mortgage from did try to talk me into one of those variable interest rate mortgages but I refused and I am so glad I did. A couple I became friends with right across the street from me lost their home because the payments increased so much when the interest was raised they just couldn't afford it as was happeng to thousands of people all across the country. And right here in this thread we have people stupidly plauding the closing of this bureau foe no good reason.

#88 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-11 06:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

gracie is just a horrible person.

#89 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-02-11 07:30 PM | Reply

The morons who need to know about this will never hear it. And if they did they wouldnt understand why it's bad for them.

#90 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 12:06 AM | Reply

Draft dodgers have to settle somewhere.

#84 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-11 06:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

Oh, just look at the war-loving liberal evolve right before your eyes.

#91 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 08:43 AM | Reply

I love how much Danni irritates GacyAmazed.

#81 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 05:30 PM | Reply | Flag

Danni is the person who disowns her own children over political affiliation. She's also wished ill on those who don't follow her political sentiments. I guess you really can see karma at work in real time, right here.

#92 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 08:46 AM | Reply

It's clear she owns your ass, too.
You two are so clueless.
So self-righteous.
So morally bankrupt.
So repugnant.
Such massive morons.

It's funny how deep she gets under your thin entitled skin.
Truly.

#93 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 09:18 AM | Reply

-It's funny how deep she gets under your thin entitled skin.

You're describing yourself and many others here with Gracie.

You realize that, right?

Every single post from Gracie attracts posters such as yourself almost immediately and with nothing more than personal insults.

#94 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 09:26 AM | Reply

"Danni is the person who disowns her own children over political affiliation. "

Only a totally classless person would make such an insensitive, stupid and actually completely wrong comment. In actual fact my kids and I actually agree on pokitics completely; in fact, they hate trump more than I do! That's because they are smarter than me! lfthndthrds though is just stupid to even post a comment like that; it only serves to make others think he is a fuc**ng Ass***e!

#95 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-12 09:29 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Every single post from Gracie attracts posters such as yourself almost immediately and with nothing more than personal insults.

#94 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 09:26 AM | Reply | Flag:

Gracie doesn't even need to make posts to get their attention. They constantly talk about her even when she isn't posting. They live with that affliction 24-7, 365.

#96 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 09:39 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#95 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-12 09:29 AM | Reply | Flag:

Karma at work....

Bless your heart.

#97 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 09:40 AM | Reply

That schtick is old, Eberly.

In the meantime, the CFB which has saved THE PEOPLE of America BILLIONS, and has gone after Musk over his self-immolating Teslas is GONE.

And Musk couldn't be happier.

You MAGA folks are such useful idiots. You are so being played - and we are all paying the price.

You just can't comprehend how the US Government is "We the People" way of holding business to account, as flawed as it is. Enjoy the show while the billionaires wipe out all the protections we had. Enjoy this brave new world we're entering.

Might as well officially rename the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Center of Darwinism Competition.

#98 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 09:44 AM | Reply

Gracie doesn't even need to make posts to get their attention. They constantly talk about her even when she isn't posting. They live with that affliction 24-7, 365.

Like this?
LMAO!

#99 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 09:46 AM | Reply

It's funny how deep she gets under your thin entitled skin.
Truly.

#93 | Posted by YAV

That describes this alias's reaction along with plenty others when it comes to anything posted by...

Boaz
Bellringer
Gracie
Madbomber

complete unhinged personal attacks. Almost nothing on topic.

They can only WISH to get such attention when they post.

#100 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 10:05 AM | Reply

{yawn}

#101 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 10:41 AM | Reply

" In the meantime, the CFB ... .."

Had its structure been constitutional - accountable to either the executive or legislative branch - this probably would not have happened.

#102 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-12 11:10 AM | Reply

Who are you trying to bullshht with that nonsense? Are you not paying attention?

#103 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 11:18 AM | Reply

It's an agency not accountable to the Executive or Legislative branches. It gets funding from the Fed. It's not constitutionally structured.

#104 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-12 12:30 PM | Reply

If I'm wrong about that I'll gladly retract.

#105 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-12 12:31 PM | Reply

Oh, just look at the war-loving liberal evolve right before your eyes.

#91 | Posted by lfthndthrds

What names did you call the liberals back in 2003 when they warned about going into iraq?

Anti american? Terrorist sympathizers?

#106 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 01:15 PM | Reply

Had its structure been constitutional - accountable to either the executive or legislative branch - this probably would not have happened.

#102 | Posted by BellRinger

Yeah then repubs would find different ways to destroy it. They're obsessed with killing anything that stands in the way of rich con men victimizing the working class.

And you vote for them like a braindead sucker.

#107 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 01:16 PM | Reply

"Had its structure been constitutional - accountable to either the executive or legislative branch - this probably would not have happened."

It was created under Dodd-Frank which passed both houses of zcongress and was signed by the President.

"Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog's Funding"

Youknow, maybe we do throw around terms like "stupid" too much........Nah!!!

#108 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-12 01:34 PM | Reply

What names did you call the liberals back in 2003 when they warned about going into iraq?

Anti american? Terrorist sympathizers?

#106 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 01:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

I was the one saying the wars were unfounded and nothing but resource-wars. Also, would do nothing but destabilize the entire Middle East. That where I always stood on those wars. And I was saying it right here on this site - for years.

#109 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 01:47 PM | Reply

It's an agency not accountable to the Executive or Legislative branches. It gets funding from the Fed. It's not constitutionally structured.

If I'm wrong about that I'll gladly retract.

You're wrong that how it was created matters to Trump at all. Also Danni's correct. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created by Congress under Dodd-Frank. You can cry about who it is accountable to, but that is not relevant.Though most agencies are overseen by the Executive, not all are. The CFPB is but one. Here's a list of agencies that are not overseen by the Executive: pitt.libguides.com Please pay attention to #4 on that list.

#110 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-12 01:49 PM | Reply

I was the one saying the wars were unfounded and nothing but resource-wars. Also, would do nothing but destabilize the entire Middle East. That where I always stood on those wars. And I was saying it right here on this site - for years.

#109 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Sure you were. That's why you are such a passionate supporter of the party that lied us into those wars.

#111 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 02:01 PM | Reply

In 20 years you'll be saying you never supported trump.

#112 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 02:01 PM | Reply

Sure you were. That's why you are such a passionate supporter of the party that lied us into those wars.

#111 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 02:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

Say what you want, but that was always my position. You're such a narrow-minded partisan that you can't comprehend anyone having their own individual opinion and existing outside of the hivemind.

#113 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 02:23 PM | Reply

In 20 years you'll be saying you never supported trump.

#112 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 02:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

I've never hid my voting record.

GHW Bush 1988
Voted and supported Clinton until he signed NAFTA into law 1992
Third party against Clinton 1994
Voted Al Gore in his loss 2000
Voted for John Kerry in his loss 2004
Voted Obama once - that was enough 2008
Third party Gary Johnson 2012
Sat out in 2016 Because I didn't trust Hillary or Trump 2016
Trump 2020
Trump 2024

#114 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-12 02:30 PM | Reply

"If I'm wrong about that I'll gladly retract."

As I posted the Supreme Court ruled that it is Constitutionally funded.

OK, get busy retracting.

"In May 2024, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) funding structure, according to the New York Times. The ruling rejected a challenge that the CFPB's funding violated the Constitution's Appropriations Clause."

#115 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-12 02:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Also the bureau wAS not closed because of anything to do with funding anf, if any thing is unconstitutiional it is Elon Musk or Trump himself closing an agency of the federal government which was apptoved by Congress without another bill in Congress passing that orders it closed.

#116 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-12 02:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

www.npr.org

Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X

#117 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-12 03:07 PM | Reply

You're such a narrow-minded partisan that you can't comprehend anyone having their own individual opinion and existing outside of the hivemind.

#113 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Ask liz cheney about that.

#118 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 03:17 PM | Reply

Ivermectin boy calling anyone else "partisan" is hilarious.

Talk about lacking any self awareness.

Republican voters are nothing more than ignorant morons.

#119 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-12 03:19 PM | Reply

" 110 | POSTED BY YAV AT 2025-02-12 01:49 PM | FLAG: "

Thank you for sharing that. To the best of my knowledge federal funding for every agency on that list comes from the Legislative branch except CFPB.

#120 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-12 05:39 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

I earned my pension that you are jealous of.

You still haven't learned the difference between earning something and an entitlement.

#21 | Posted by boaz

I'm not in any way jealous of the fact that I made my own way without the government jobs program.

BTW I EaRnEd ItZ!! doesn't address the point that you lack self awareness.

#121 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-12 05:45 PM | Reply

But as these audits are finding out, it isn't the "uber rich" you are assuming are conservatives aligned with Trump.

It's the Democrats using it as a piggy bank. Why cant you understand that?

#23 | Posted by boaz

What have these "audits" found? Specifically, not vague assertions equally free of evidence than the quoted statement.

Time to shine, numbnuts. What has been found?

#122 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-12 05:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Most of us don't care if the government shuts down because...

#36 | Posted by visitor_

Because you're too f*&^ing stupid to understand the consequences of such childish stupidity.

#123 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-12 05:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You still haven't learned the difference between earning something and an entitlement.

You mean like the social security I have paid into for the last 47 years?

You seem have no problem calling that an entitlement when in fact it is zero different from your entitlement.

#124 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-12 05:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Is the strategy to harm U.S. manufacturers and workers?"

www.wsj.com

Basically he does not understand the economy and does not have a clue about what he is doing.

#125 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-13 07:58 AM | Reply

Ivermectin boy calling anyone else "partisan" is hilarious.

Talk about lacking any self awareness.

Republican voters are nothing more than ignorant morons.

#119 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-12 03:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

Let me remind you that you have made the bold claim that the SS had two people murdered for a Trump photo op, and proudly stand behind it. You have no credibility to stand on. In fact, you'd have more credibility if you were the lead spokesman for Ivermectin. Raetard.

#126 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:07 AM | Reply

Rooting out waste seems to be out of style with Democrats nowadays.

x.com

#127 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 09:59 AM | Reply

Posting shhter shht from a lying sack of shht - and you think you've made some point?

#128 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-13 01:19 PM | Reply

Posting shhter shht from a lying sack of shht - and you think you've made some point?

#128 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-13 01:19 PM | Reply | Flag

This is supposed to mean something? This is a response refuting what?

#129 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 02:47 PM | Reply

Ask liz cheney about that.

#118 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 03:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

I don't need to. She got ran out of Wyoming for playing stupid games. She also got a preemptive pardon for... for... for something. Brandon wouldn't say.

#130 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 02:49 PM | Reply

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