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’48 hours after the election, one thing is clear… the deranged Democratic plot to sabotage Trump has already begun…’ ….
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“… every Democratic blowhard, who ever had designs on the power of the presidency, is sounding like Dirty Harry today.” …
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“Coiffed Californian Gavin Newsom – barely hiding his giddiness over his Golden State nemesis falling flat on her face – is convening an emergency legislative session to whiteboard all the ways to blackball the new White House.”
https://tinyurl.com/2uw7c5k8
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Partial list of biden harris aberrant dictates likely to be reversed Day One.
https://tinyurl.com/2abems6e
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‘…Universities Give Students Milk and Cookies, Cancel Classes Over Trump Victory’
https://tinyurl.com/4ybt34sb
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Lastly,
‘Afghan mastermind of Iran’s plot to assassinate Trump is criminal migrant who was deported from US in 2008’
https://tinyurl.com/7fuwphau
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‘Iran’s Trump assassin confessed to plot in five FBI phone calls – but remains on the loose’
https://tinyurl.com/5n6vwan6
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Sounds like the Deep State is still pushing for war with Iran. Hoping he can outmaneuver them all and keep the peace.
Never trust a liberal. I still wonder how they acquired the term “progressive.”
I thought “outhouse” was more appropriate.
It was sort of a nickname they gave themselves.
*Things are already getting better under Trump!*
I have a friend who is going to be laid off at the end of the year with a few other people at their company. But, due to positive changes already resulting from the upcoming Trump presidency, the company said they feel positive enough that they’re not going to lay anyone off!
I’m amazed at the liberal’s apoplectic, and unfair reponses! Democracy is not in danger! It surely played out and showed that the American public have spoken and are tired of the liberal social experiments , they’re conniving control and continual insulting of the average American.
It’s been an emotional week for our country (and I’m glad it’s over). Whether you like him or not, Trump persevered by working hard, all the way to the end of the campaign. Kamala stayed in hiding until the last few weeks, and when she finally started doing interviews, her word salads made no sense. Here’s hoping that Trump can turn our economy around.
She wasn’t on the ticket until the last few weeks. Once she was, she campaigned constantly, offered plans for the future, and was backed by a myriad of GOP who had worked in the trump WH and saw first-hand what a disaster he is
She was in the ticket for more than “the last few weeks.”
She had no plans – only word salads trying to pander to the democrats “traditional “ suckers. Obviously, winning the electoral vote AND popular vote ( as well as taking the Senate and possibly the House) shows you need to reevaluate your opinion.
Quit trying to make excuses and accept reality. We’ll send you your tissues.
ConcordRez,
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You are incorrect!!! Vice President Kamala Harris was ALWAYS on the ticket!
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Establishment Republicans who worked in President Donald Trump’s first term are really no different than Establishment Democrats, they hate Anti-Establishment Republicans, Anti-Establishment Democrats, and the American voting public who they look down on, which is why they hate and bash everything about former President Donald Trump and President-elect Donald Trump, and his first term in office and what they expect in his second term. All of those Establishment Republicans who campaigned with or supported the Harris-Walz ticket obviously didn’t help the Harris-Walz ticket, because they LOST!!!
Two comments:
1) So Biden was going to replace Harris has his VP?!? Unless Biden was and no one told us, Harris was absolutely on the ticket – the “Biden-Harris” ticket that morphed into the “Harris-Walz” ticket.
2) So what if a few GOP members backed Harris? Harris received fewer vote than Biden did when he won the White House. That means either some Democrats voted for Trump or they did not vote for Harris or a combination of both.
What Plans did she actually have? The only plans I heard her talk about were bad ones. Taxing unrealized capital gains (will kill small businesses), Soviet style price controls on food ( will lead to shortages ), and nothing coming to mind on what she would do differently from Biden. (That worked out so well the last 4 years). Then she stole Trumps idea of no tax on tips which was popular with working Americans, but most Americans know who came up with it first. I think she was probably the stupidest person I have ever seen run for President. Obviously a majority of Americans did also since Trump won the popular vote as well as the EC. Anyone who got out of their little blue bubble saw the mood of the country, and that Kamala was a terrible candidate.
Concord City Councilmember, District 4, Edi Birsan is currently in second place behind candidate Pablo Benevente by 89 votes. Contra Costa County still has an estimated 84,200 ballots to count countrywide.
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https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/122765/web.345435/#/detail/10019
Sorry, countywide not countrywide.
Where’s all the “Trump will be in prison” people?they are dropping everything.
He won’t even be a felon.It was all hot air.
Single political cartoon explains election results,
https://tinyurl.com/529x93se
Trump on David Letterman, 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TXLY8hnhlo
Thanks a bundle for that fantastic/entertaining video. The best early trump ever! Letterman was really on him in a joking way. Trump was great then as well as today. Well worth the (long) time to watch. I’m sending this link around to all my email pals. Thanks again!
And just like that, Tim Walz becomes the Jimmy Nicol of VP candidates.
Most of you aren’t in the right tax bracket to be celebrating.
Oh yes we are! That tax bracket isn’t just the rich anymore ….we’re all up in that tax bracket now. The Democrat burden really hit the middle class! They try to tell you otherwise but they’ve been fibbing.
Our current federal tax rates were instituted by Trump. SALT, which has been in effect since his first term, penalizes Californians and other high-property-value states by limiting federal tax deductions.
MDUSD Teacher,
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The Democratic Party controlled the House of Representatives and the Senate in the first 2-years of President Biden’s term in office, they could’ve easily repealed the SALT limitations signed into law by former President Trump.
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The SALT limitations in no way “penalizes Californians and other high-property-value states by limiting federal tax deductions,” but it does however “limit Californians and other high-property-TAX states by limiting federal tax deductions. Property owners in low-property-tax states shouldn’t be penalized by having lower SALT deductions because they live in states which tax property at a lower rate and may be more efficient and able to provide services to the public with less money. The State of California could’ve made adjustments to the state income tax deductions so that anything over the $10,000.00 federal SALT limit could be written-off as a tax deduction on state taxes. You should be angry at the State of California for over-taxing property and being inefficient in the spending of tax dollars.
@MDUSD-
:You are looking at SALT backwards. It does not penalize Californians by limiting mortgage deductions. Rather, it does not penalize people in lower property value states by forcing them to subsidize high property value states’ property taxes.
If you want to have the ability to write off all of your mortgage interest, then feel free to buy a cheaper home in CA, buy a MUCH cheaper home in another state, put more $ down so that your mortgage is smaller, or don’t buy a home. The choice is yours.
One state’s residents should not be forced to underwrite another state’s crappy and expensive policies.
Trump said in September that he would ” turn it around, get SALT back, lower your Taxes, and so much more,” so he acknowledges that SALT hurt Californians.
Works Cited
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-18/2024-election-trump-salt-tax-deduction
The Professor,
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I actually believe there should be no SALT deductions on our federal taxes. The $10,000.00 SALT cap was the result of compromise negotiations in Congress when the Trump tax bill was being put together.
I agree with you. The deduction hides the bad State tax policy from the payer because the payer does not care what they are paying because it’s deductible on their Fed return.
Maybe Californians might wake up to the high cost of Ca taxes if they actually felt the sting?
The Federal Govt (that’s all of us, btw) should not subsidize bad state tax policy.
Trump said in September that he would ” turn it around, get SALT back, lower your Taxes, and so much more,” so he acknowledges that SALT hurt Californians.
Works Cited
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-18/2024-election-trump-salt-tax-deduction
MDUSD Teacher,
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Hopefully, all future attempts to raise the SALT cap or eliminate the SALT cap entirely will fail to pass both houses of Congress.
We don’t buy gasoline or any groceries?
Does that coincide with President Trumps alleged plans to destroy the country?
You mean that Trump supporters are not in the zero income therefore no tax bracket?
Like those that depended on grampy Joe Biden to provide and do everything for them?
@Concordejet
Another one of your jokes?
Concordejet,
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You don’t seem to understand that you don’t get to decide why any voters would be celebrating or not celebrating. Your assumption of what the financial status is of your fellow Claycord posters says all that we need to know about you and the type of person you are!!!
With all of Congress perhaps Trump can end California’s Clean Air Act exemption and put an end to the California Air Resources Board, the worst run Bureaucracy in the country, and save us over $2 a gallon on gasoline & keep it from being banned(by legislation or exorbatant price).
Newscum wants a special session to keep that in place before Trump takes office. We should march on Sacramento.
Camelost
Indeed.
For socialist, criminals, welfare lifers, border jumpers, terrorists, Peter panners, TV news is gospel believers, fans of the view…
Californians are beginning to wake up, difference between 2020 and 2024
click to enlarge,
https://tinyurl.com/4pcdudbd
I wish California would split its electoral votes… to reflect others that may not agree.
Folks may not care to be roped in when a large section of the population does not support one candidate.
Thoughts?
Case in point…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-than-40-californians-voted-trump-state-not-liberal-newsom-thinks-says-expert
Ignatius,
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Those running the State of California would never diminish California’s political power by splitting California’s electoral college votes. The State of California has actually joined the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact,” which would require California’s Electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates who won the national popular vote. This will go into effect once the member states have a collective total of 270 electoral votes or more. So, all of California’s electoral college votes could go to the candidate who didn’t win California’s popular vote. My guess is that the NPVIC will require congressional approval to go into effect and more than likely will then be struck down by the courts. It’s much easier to fix the Electoral College by increasing the number of Electors, as we used to do after every census, but this was last done in 1912.
U.S. House with 11 districts undeclared.
Thus far,
democrats 208
republicans 216
218 seats needed for a majority
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Republicans could pick up another six House seats.
It’s Déjà vu all over again in Arizona.
Election officials changed the ballot totals waiting to be counted and offered no explanation.
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https://tinyurl.com/yusashrn
“Trump sign no entry per leadership.”
‘FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs’
https://tinyurl.com/3kpxs8y9
And if you read down for an update or the latest news, FEMA fired her for it.
@Captain Bebops
Just being fired isn’t good enough.
I’d like to know how many more despicable
“public servants” like her are out there ? ? ?
Original G,
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Unfortunately, most “public servants” believe they’re above the public.
Every govt building is packed with them
That’s good, for sure.
But, she was a pawn put in place by the corrupt anti America working class China Joe regime. Period.
Expendable
Liberals already claiming President Trump won’t
be able to reduce inflation and high prices.
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“Trump is already bringing down prices…”
https://tinyurl.com/bdzb7z5c click to enlarge
MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN…..AS PROMISED!Trump’s Day One: A look at his opening moves in the White House
https://tinyurl.com/5d7zzkr6
‘Pelosi knifes Biden AGAIN as she flips and blames him and Kamala for Democrat losses’
https://tinyurl.com/bdzyxtmb
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“… former House Speaker Pelosi, 84, who remains a major figure within the Democrat Party, told the New York Times The Interview podcast on Thursday she ‘completely disagreed’ with Sanders and does ‘not respect’ his remarks.”
https://tinyurl.com/27spcmjf
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‘Bernie Sanders’ furious foul-mouthed response when asked why Americans refused to vote for Kamala Harris.
https://tinyurl.com/bddctxyv
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‘Bernie Sanders doubles down on why Americans voted for Donald Trump’
https://tinyurl.com/295aekrh
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We are witnessing a once in a lifetime event, ability to see what is was like when dinosaurs fought just before huge meteor struck the earth wiping them our and creating 93 miles wide Chicxulub crater, 66 million years.
Trump is already talking to world leaders negotiating trade deals,
and has talked to Zelensky on settling the war with Russia.
I listened to several Sunday talk shows ie: Meet the Press, Face the Nation, this week with George Stephanopoulos and CNN. Not one host mentioned Trump picked the first woman to be his Chief of Staff. The Democrats love nothing more than to pound their chests about first woman, first person of color, first gay and first transgender. Should be an interesting four years with the media unless they go under from lack of viewership.
Hmm, election is over along with, get out the black vote, dangling carrot of reparations. Funny how that keeps coming up around election times, kinda like forgiving student loans.
With Trump elected ountry is expecting business to thrive and prices on necessitates to go down. Problem is with California democrat politicians and their horde of unelected bureaucrats.
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“The California Air Resources Board voted Friday to approve new gas regulations which will result in as much as a .65 cent per gallon increase in California’s gas prices.
The California Governor, Legislature and State Air Resources Board are working hand in glove to restrict the availability of oil and gas and increase the cost of gas at the pump so severely, middle class and working class drivers will be making choices between groceries and fuel for the car.”
https://tinyurl.com/y5wvechr
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Problem with increasing already high fossil fuel costs is anything transported by truck will increase in price. Two ways to look at their decision, democrats and unelected bureaucrats either are ignorant of basic economics or don’t care about hardships their decisions will impose on Californians. My opinion is they don’t care. End goals, justify any means.
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But, Hey, you must have wanted it to turn out this way,
you keep electing democrats.
Time to kick the CARB to the CURB.
Another useless POS unelected bureaucracy.
Maybe they will start selling gas mowers again,and even 2 stroke bikes
And Newscum was trying to take the oil companies to task for the high prices. Do any politicians look at the taxes being applied to each ha gallon of gas?
And you know damn well the taxes aren’t going to road repairs as “promised” by the politicians.
So what happened to project 2025?
So what about calling me a NAZI?
So what about calling me a fascist?
So what about calling me garbage?
Watch planned parenthood go out of business because people don’t really want to kill babies.
There are no “blue states” only a handful of blue cities and they are shrinking every day.
California voted for MAGA
Gavin Newsom is done here without cheating
I was gonna say- jwb, doh, concord guy, Paul and the rest of the lefty nutjobs seem too quiet nursing their wounds and crying crocodile tears.
It’s kinda nice.
Now it’s time for the CA legislature idiots to be kicked to the curb – including Newscum.
Thier empty cockyness was nauseating
They were just here as part of the propaganda push. All the money for those posts dried up. You won’t here from them until the democrats come up with their next propaganda lines
I was thinking the same thing. It would be even more fulfilling for those of us with common sense if they would make their absence permanent.
In an attempt to get Trump elected, Elon Musk’s PAC spent $200M.
In an attempt to get Kamala elected, Oprah Winfrey charged her $1M.
Donors are furious.They were promised she would win.
They are furious because they found out that their $ was paid to the likes of Oprah, Cardi, and Katy. You know, the needy and destitute.
All broke and dead by 40
They last about as long as a car battery
I just thought of something…..Bye bye Mayorkas…
2025 is going to be a fun year,
but not for His Imperial Majesty Emperor newsom.
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What will happen federal EV subsidies ended, EV mandates eliminated, make state mandated vehicle emissions standards illegal and instead having one federal standard for the entire country. Expect cases to be brought before The Supreme Court which California will likely not win.
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An expect President Trump will be appointing another Supreme Court Justice. Can almost hear liberals sniveling already . . . . . .
BLIND PANIC ! ! !
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‘California Gov. Gavin Newsom will spend part of week in DC as he tries to Trump-proof state policies’
https://tinyurl.com/ycky2d3f
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” Wait for it ” , between President Trump and republican Congress, expect repeated press releases and fly by Photo OPs by a sniveling newsom lamenting how UNFAIRLY, common sense and reality has ruined the utopian fantasy world he wanted.
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Concord City Councilman Edi Birsan is now 102 votes behind challenger Pablo Benevente. Benevente has increased his lead by 28 votes since the last vote count update last Friday afternoon where he led by 74 votes. First time candidate and third place finisher Myles Burks is 1,562 votes behind Birsan. Forth place finisher, candidate Mathew Dashner, who was largely a non-campaigning candidate is 937 votes behind Burks.
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https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/122765/web.345435/#/detail/10019
Saddened to see this result. Edi Birsan has represented our district well for many years, (many of those years at city council meetings as a private citizen). Baffled why the “Democratic Party” endorsed Pablo Benevente over Edi Birsan. I feel like it is a minor example of the thinking of the Democratic Party that lost this presidential election to Donald Trump.
Gary Benton,
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It seems as though Concord City Council District 4 voters don’t agree with you, as Mayor Edi Birsan currently has over 65% of District 4 voters voting against him. He’s underperforming other sitting and past Concord City Councilmembers who’ve run contested races by about 10%. Those who run the DPCCC have never liked Edi Birsan and Pablo Benevente is considered to be far more progressive than Edi Birsan, which is why he didn’t receive the DPCCC endorsement. Edi Birsan plays games, he tried to get Pablo Benevente to drop out of the Concord City Council race in 2016 because he believed Pablo would take too many votes from him. In 2020, Edi Birsan made a deal with Pablo Benevente promising Pablo that he wouldn’t run in the 2024 election if Pablo wouldn’t run in the 2020 election. Pablo kept his word in 2020 and Edi Birsan didn’t keep his word in 2024. As Mayor Edi Birsan always says when he fails to keep his word, “Things change!” As of now it looks like things have changed, and Edi’s game playing may have finally caught up with him. Unfortunately, Pablo isn’t a better choice for Concord!
Any and all dems are a train wreck
They allowed their party to be hijacked by fringe misfits. Just like a failed sports team, they will never recover or succeed until they learn to police or purge their worst team members.
Jack Smith resigns to avoid embarrasment.He’s in for a surprise.
Happy January.
And he spent $50 million on nothing.
Matt Gaetz as AG? He’s the biggest douche in DC.
I have to believe that Matt is a sacrificial lamb and that floating his name is designed to keep the focus off of the rest of Trump’s appointments. Trump gets a little smoke screen and Gaetz gets to resign his seat while pretending to keep his reputation sort of clean.
No way this guy becomes US AG.
All his selections are scary to you and all snowflakes.Youre going to have a bad 4 years if you keep watching CNN
Do you even pay attention to who you’re responding to and consider what their posting track record is? Or do you just flame anybody with a differing opinion?
Gaetz is a tool. And pull your head out of your ass.
Sorry, Professor, but schiff and swalwell are much bigger dbags.
You got me there, but I’m just looking at the Reps on this one because neither Schiff and Swalwell are being floated for cabinet positions.
Trump needed someone to draw the Dem’s fire and Gaetz needed a way to exit the House while trying to saving face.
Looking into the crystal ball, it is my guess that Gaetz will lose his confirmation and then shoot for Rubio’s position as Governor. But we’ll see…..
Such an amusing time, democrats are blaming just about anything and anyone.
Leftist cable news channels may have some people in therapy for years. Someone floated the idea Elon Musk should buy msnbc. Viewership on leftist TV networks has cratered, which means they’re going to get less ad revenue. . . . .
Don’t ya just Love KARMA ? ? ?
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‘CNN’s shocking low ratings revealed as staff brace for mass layoffs’
https://tinyurl.com/47frrzud
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‘MSNBC ratings plunge after Trump election victory — as more than half of primetime audience flees’
https://tinyurl.com/mvycphdz
Concord Mayor Edi Birsan has fallen further behind Pablo Benevente by 104 votes in the race for Concord City Council District 4.