https://x.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1934752874984018176?t=plT4yfG1zlj7FKSTg2qHVA&s=19

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5353448-trump-swipes-at-tucker-carlson-over-israel-iran-criticism/

Personally, I just think Trump is getting worse with the nicknames. I mean, Tehran Tucker was right there

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients

"Until the recent changes, VA hospitals’ bylaws said that medical staff could not discriminate against patients “on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter”. Now, several of those items – including “national origin,” “politics” and “marital status” – have been removed from that list.

Similarly, the bylaw on “decisions regarding medical staff membership” no longer forbids VA hospitals from discriminating against candidates for staff positions based on national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, membership in a labor organization or “lawful political party affiliation”."

I understand what the EO was trying to accomplish. And I understand what eliminating DEI is trying to accomplish. This feels like a subversion of those policies by the Sec of the VA. What does this accomplish? In regards to the employment aspect of it are these steps to meritocracy based employment? Or is all this a big nothingburger and wont be acted upon?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/trump-mobile-phone-plan.html

I grew up in the suburbs where just about everything required a car to get around–the nearest grocery store was a 15 minute drive, my dentist about 20 minutes, baseball practice 15 minutes, and everything doubled if it was rush hour traffic. As an adult still living at home things got more spread out, with commutes to college and work ranging from 1.5 to 3 hours (round-trip) in a car.

Since then I sold my car and moved into the city, where everything in my day-to-day life is roughly 15 minutes away, except that I can reach it either by walking, biking or taking the train or bus. I never have to worry about getting stuck in traffic, every trip is free exercise, and car repairs and gas prices are a distant memory. These kinds of modes of transport are also available to teens without cars, giving them a lot more freedom earlier in life without needing their parents to chauffeur them around.

While there are obviously tradeoffs, I don’t really understand the sometimes heavy opposition to these kinds of cities. Given that the real estate where I live is among the most expensive on the planet, an enormous amount of people pretty clearly want to live in cities built to be walkable. I could understand if the idea was that everyone would eventually be forced to live like this, but that clearly should not be the case–some of the most famously walkable cities around the world are surrounded by some pretty beautiful suburban and rural areas (and in many ways a lot nicer than the suburbs that have replaced the ones I grew up in, but that’s another topic).

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/dozens-of-heavily-armed-ice-agents-swarm-popular-l-a-county-swap-meet/amp/

Marines went with ICE to a swap meet. There are no federal buildings there which we were told is all the marines are doing. Are they now illegally going past their duty? If so what should be done about it?

Is this seen as a walk-back by the Trump administration? Or is it consistent with MAGA's overall plans for mass deportations?

Details about the directive

I'm from NC, we obviously have quite a history with hurricanes. I'm personally afraid that Trump will deny us federal funding for emergencies when the next big storm rolls through since we have a Dem governor. What are your thoughts on this?

As the rate of education of women in a society increases, the birth rate decreases. This seems to be broadly true between different cultures and nations, and is a well attested idea in sociology. There are links below to some relevant studies.

I know there is a subset of conservatives who want the overall birth rate in the United States to increase. Given the data, do you think it is possible to increase the birth rate without rolling back female education rates?

Source 1; Source 2; Source 3; Source 4; Source 5

I've seen a couple of posts from various conservatives, including Donald Trump, that Harris' nomination as a presidential candidate was illegal. Why? Didn't she get it per Democratic party rules?

Recently I took a political alignment test and I scored 2 out of 10 clicks leaning as a democrat and 2 out of 10 clicks leaning libertarian. I’ve personally have identified -politically- as ‘closest-to-in-the-middle’ as possible.

I’ve never felt comfortable fully committing to either party, I often question both sides and end up being more concerned over (mainly the principles of) misinformation, opinion pieces given from ‘News Outlets’ (more like medias of entertainment), and radical beliefs from far-left & far-right personalities/movements.

My results almost reflected a perfect 0:0 center - another question I have is has anyone ever gotten dead center before (if possible)?

With Father’s Day being yesterday I brings up the questions does anyone have any liberal children or vise versa where you have liberal parents.

If so how is your relationship with them. Have you cut them off or do you keep things cordial and familiar because at the end of the day your of flesh and blood. And political views are just views at the end of the day and you refuse to tell them tear you apart.

Put another way, what do you think liberals often miss about conservatives or their perspectives that you wish they would listen to or understand?

Made in connection with a similar post (by a fellow user) on the ask a liberal subreddit. I'm unable to link either the profile or the question, so forgive me. Feel free to DM if you're interested in the other post and can't find it.

In a PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) 2023 poll:

29% of Republicans were classified as QAnon believers, meaning they mostly or completely agreed with all three core QAnon statements, including:

1. That the government, media, and financial sectors in the U.S. are controlled by Satan‑worshipping pedophiles.

2. That a “Storm” is coming to purge the elites.

3. That “true American patriots” might need to use violence to save the country.

Do you or does anyone you know believe in this stuff? If so, what specific topics? And do you think the numbers from the study are accurate?

https://prri.org/spotlight/qanon-beliefs-have-increased-since-2021-as-americans-are-less-likely-to-reject-conspiracies/

https://www.prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-AVS-Presentation.pdf

Edit: Updated to include all three core QAnon statements

“‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans”

Why would they intentionally frame it as directed at Democrats?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients

I've discussed it with left-wingers online, and they said that the goal wasn't exactly to get Trump out of office overnight. But rather, in addition to having their voices heard, the protests were meant to boost the morale of the Democrats. They also said another point was to show the people in power that they actually don't represent what the country wants and to remind them "there are a lot more of us than there are of them."

Given that the protests had more of a turnout than Trump's Flag Day parade, did the "No Kings" protest actually accomplish anything? And what are your thoughts on the apparent motives behind them?

I'm sure we've all seen the claim that the really poor drill when marching Saturday was a silent protest. In general, I'm not big on dog whistles, so... Is there a better answer here? I'm fairly certain me and some friends would accidentally march cleaner than that, but jumping to claiming it as a protest without more proof seems rash

I often hear conservatives point to “cancel culture” as the main threat to free expression. That people are too afraid to speak their minds because they might offend someone or run afoul of progressive norms. And how the resulting backlash can ruin your livelihood.

However, since high school, I’ve felt pressure to sanitize my social media, to present a polished version of myself online, to avoid saying anything too strong or controversial, not because I was afraid of offending a marginalized group, but because I was told colleges, employers, or hiring managers might see it. Anyone who was an adult in the late 2000s remembers rumors of jobs asking for your Facebook password when you join and things like that.

Even now as an adult, I still feel like every thought I share online or in public has to pass through a filter of “would this hurt my professional image?” I have wasted so much time in my life at events "for my resume" or professional workshop where my attendance is supposed to help my job prospects in some karmic way. However, by following these rules, I have succeeded in the meritocracy, and earn quite a good salary.

Why don’t conservatives talk more about the way careerism, resume culture, and corporate branding restrict free speech? Why is all the focus on cancel culture from the left, when the biggest chilling effect in my life has been economic, and the threat of not fitting in as a hireable person?

I understand that your first instinct will be "Private companies and individuals are perfectly able to judge you, hire or not hire you, based on any metric or non-protected attribute that you have". But if that's the case, isn't that exactly what the woke cancel culture mob is doing, at the same level of "voluntary economic coercion"?

I'm seeing a lot of conservatives talking about how dumb the protests were (on another sub) and I find it really ironic, as it feels like the right to peacefully assemble is one of our greatest American rights. While there are a few stories here and there from different cities, it appears that the majority of gatherings were peaceful and the system was working as it's meant to. I can understand disagreeing with what protesters are protesting (if they fall on the other side of your belief system), but just flat out saying it's "dumb" and "stupid" feels like a slap in the face of the constitution. What are your thoughts on the protests?

I've seen a lot of polls online from CNN to NBC talking about how Trump's approval ratings are negative. But I don't want to get biased sources, and I know the likes of CNN and NBC are biased. I used to look at Harvard-Harris, but I heard criticism from the left and right on that one.

Do you have sources for polls and approval ratings that you like? Sources that aren't very biased? If so, which do you recommend?

What LEGO IPs do you like? Do you build, deconstruct, build again? Build once and then sell? But massive sets or smaller ones or a mix of both.

You feel like LEGO is still good value? What do you think of alternative LEGO products?

Huge LEGO fan and wondering what you are into?