Summary
Donald Trump fired FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the agency’s only Democrats, prompting accusations of illegal action.
Both cited Supreme Court precedent protecting FTC commissioners from dismissal without cause. Bedoya warned Trump wants the FTC to serve corporate interests, while Slaughter said the administration fears accountability.
The 1935 Supreme Court ruling bars presidents from removing FTC commissioners arbitrarily.
Critics say the move undermines regulatory independence and eliminates opposition voices that could challenge Trump’s policies favoring major corporations.
Pfffft. That is so fucking bullshit. No they don’t. They don’t fear accountability or responsibility. This administration is lead by a 34-count convicted felon/rapist, a two-time impeached, failed businessman of a crook. What the fuck does he have to lose in terms of credibility that makes him think twice of the actions he’s done?
He straight up admitted on air that the election was rigged, and there hasn’t been a peep from anyone
@earphone843 @venotic Might be worth signing this? https://www.change.org/p/demand-a-hand-count-audit-of-pennsylvania-s-2024-presidential-election There’s a group called the election truth alliance who’s looking into any numbers they can get hold of and finding weird stuff. Also Smart Elections.
https://substack.com/@electiontruthalliance
https://electiontruthalliance.org/
https://youtube.com/@electiontruthalliance
https://smartelections.substack.com/
Petitions don’t do shit. What good are petitions going to do, with an administration that waives off such?
We need action and this isn’t the kind of action.
@venotic @MicroWave @earphone843 they’re not asking Trump. They’re asking the boards of elections in three specific counties. I agree that petitions always feel pointless but you said nobody was doing anything - somebody is at least trying to do something.
Here is the clip. https://www.c-span.org/clip/public-affairs-event/user-clip-trump-admits-they-rigged-the-election/5150039
He’s saying the dems rigged the election, so his second term is late enough to be president during the Olympics and World Cup.
I love that when Trump talks all the conservatives come out of the woodwork to tell us “what he REALLY meant” even though his words are plainly obvious to everyone.
Oh maybe you can let me know how Musk did a perfectly normal gesture, or maybe it’s because he’s autistic so Nazi salutes are cool now.
Maybe you can tell me about how he’s doing big brain stewardship of taxpayer dollars and optimizing government efficiency and not butchering government institutions with a chainsaw so they can give themselves tax breaks.
God you conservatives are just so gosh darned smart. Bless your hearts.
LOL. I’m not conservative or even liberal. It seems obvious he’s talking about the 2020 election to me 🤷. Yes, Musk and Trump are fascists, and yes they are destroying the US, and are probably going to cause unimaginable amounts of suffering.
And what did Harris and the Dems do? Nothing.
What did Trump do in 2021? Cause an insurrection.
I had literally not heard of this so looked up the video. Fucking wild, man!
He even praises Elon over it…
I’d seen that one and I understand how he could be referring to the Dems as “them” but the FIFA/Olympics one is more damning imo.
Yup. “They rigged the election and now I’m president again.”
So fucking nonchalantly too.
Should be the other way around but whatever gets y’all in the militia
Shouldn’t be hard to prove then.
Pretty hard when he controls the alphabets.
Weird how it’s only ever .ml jumping in against this, ain’t it?
A fascist/Russian stooge admitting on open mic that an American election was rigged by the oligarchy, and all of a sudden the “commies” demand proof in triplicate that American elections aren’t fair?
Just as general praxis, you’d think a good Marxist would keep their mouth shut on the topic, if not start organizing. Whatever gets the revolution going, right?
Interesting, as they say.
Sure he fears accountability, all profligates do especially when that accountability comes in the form of extreme violence. Ooh maybe we can give out loto tickets to decide who lives or dies, only two get to live one though one will get their legs crippled. Truly I need to stop playing New Vegas