Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
by realusername on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @06:29PM
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> coup: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.
Trump is doing an otherthrow of an existing government by a small group. That fits perfectly.
Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
by Gareth321 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @07:30AM
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Trump and the Republicans control all three branches of government: the office of the President, the House, and the Senate. Who exactly are you contending they are overthrowing?
Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
by realusername on Thursday February 06, 2025 @08:39AM
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Evidently not, otherwise he would pass all there reforms to congress plus judiciary control.
> coup: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.
> Not to mention, he ran on the opposite of what he's doing. He claimed he was going to end wars and immediately threatened war on multiple allies, with the latest being a threat of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza. And on and on.
Voters appear to disagree with you. [His approval rating has never been higher while in office.](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/dona...)