My current policy involves never hearing his voice. The last time I heard it was when I saw a video when Musk and child were in the Oval Office with him. That was the first time I ever heard Elon Musk speak. Before that it was months of Trumpsilence. I do keep up with reading news but not video.

Stop indulging in sharing Trump's fantasies of non-consensual activities with the neighbors. There should be no pros and cons discussions! If I were Canadian I'd be offended yall discussing my country like a potential gamepiece for your use. Icky.

Probably want to sell the national forests. At least sell the trees and anything else that those workers normally would help defend and protect.

"For a democracy to remain functional, political elites—elected officials, judges, political appointees, and bureaucrats—must behave as though (a) they are being watched and (b) if they betray the public trust, they will face negative consequences."

A normal human president after four or eight years in the trenches takes the responsibility too seriously for it to be an issue. Traditionally there's some support and respect even if coolness. Nobody involved has any interest in causing difficulties and there are MANY simple reasons to consult

I guess he think threatening other people's kids is just fine.

Except when you're employed in the federal government it's literally your JOB to look out for everyone's kids.

It's as if they think it's a video game--a game of pretend where none of the losses are real and a lot of the characters are 2D and in the "background", such as USAID workers

Coercion and violence being even more expensive doesn't seem important rn