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SOTU? How about STFU?
Author: BobR    Date: 03/05/2025 13:32:38

In normal times, my essay after a SOTU would be to break down what was said, and what happened during the speech, and commentary on the other party's response. However, this year I just couldn't watch it. I can't stand to see or hear him talk. I'll pass along some media takes on it, though...

Apparently, he thought he was at one of his campaign rallies, because he rambled and rattled his way to for record-breaking length of time (boy, am I glad I skipped it). Here are some takeaways:

He boasted about his exective orders (many of which are already tied up in courts)...
He praised DOGE-bag Elon Musk for DOGE:
“To that end, I have created the brand new Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, perhaps you’ve heard of it, which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight,” he added.

Musk’s role may be news to a federal judge hearing cases regarding the mass firings of government workers who demanded to know who was in charge of DOGE and were told that person was Amy Gleason, who previously worked at the U.S. Digital Service.

Trump proceeded to reel off a list of "appalling waste” Musk and his team had identified, though none of that could be immediately verified and past claims of uncovering fraud have turned out to be overstated.

He's still got a hard-on (tiny as it may be) for Panana and Greenland.
He claims there may still be a "deal" with Ukraine (everything is a "deal" to him).

There were some other points as well:

Democrats held up signs in protest to certain parts of his speech. Rep Al Green (D-TX) stood up and interrupted the speech until he was removed from the chamber.

He declared a war on "wokeness".

There are other points at the link, but I am already tired of reading about his verbal diarrhea. From what I've seen, that seems to be the case with a LOT of people, and the coverage of the SOTU has been surprisingly skimpy. Perhaps that's indicative of a future disaster for the Sith regime.
 

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Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 14:27:42
And today, the country finally finds out that Al Green is a member of Congress and not the singer. What he did was far more effective than this:

Congressman Al Green’s method of protest is compelling without a doubt…but these signs I don’t think are effective.

They look polite and soft.

If you’re going to hold up a sign, make it big and bold — or do what Al Green did.

People have been saying it looks like they’re at an auction.

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— Yashar Ali (@yasharali.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 14:27:59

BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES President Trump‘s emergency bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in USAID spending. The vote is 5-4.

— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie.bsky.social) March 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 14:43:20

when the edible hits

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) March 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:01:14

Walked Out: Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas, LaMonica McIver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and several others:
Didn’t Attend: AOC, Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Ayanna Pressley, Martin Heinrich, Jan Schakowsky, Kweisi Mfume, Becca Balint

— Meidas_Pete (@ferst60.bsky.social) March 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:03:12
LOVE HER!

Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:07:10

Swalwell: The stock market is crashing, and prices are rising. This guy has gone to the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and a UFC fight. He should go to the fucking supermarket and see what people are spending to feed themselves

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:10:33


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:21:06

Shout out to our Florida Representative
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social for walking out of Trump’s tirade for the insane MAGA cult.

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— Maca IglesiasThank You, President Biden (@rotterdamvvg.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM


Comment by Raine on 03/05/2025 15:24:30

Halfway through the speech, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Maxwell Frost and others walked out and removed their jackets—revealing t-shirts that read: “RESIST,” and “NO KINGS LIVE HERE.”

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— Scott Dworkin (@dworkin.bsky.social) March 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM


Comment by BobR on 03/05/2025 15:43:55
Comment by velveeta jones on 03/05/2025 15:56:18
Hello! I miss ya'll. Still glad that I got off all social media though. We didn't watch the STFU

Here in WNC we are still in recovery mode, despite being forgotten and overshadowed by LA fires, Trump/Republicans and high prices. We have over 150 wildfires and last night extreme high winds. We hunkered down.

Love ya'll.

Comment by BobR on 03/05/2025 19:17:54
Quote by velveeta jones:
Hello! I miss ya'll. Still glad that I got off all social media though. We didn't watch the STFU

Here in WNC we are still in recovery mode, despite being forgotten and overshadowed by LA fires, Trump/Republicans and high prices. We have over 150 wildfires and last night extreme high winds. We hunkered down.

Love ya'll.

We miss you all

Comment by BobR on 03/05/2025 19:34:03