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Summary

Following Donald Trump’s election victory, Republicans are now openly embracing Project 2025, a policy agenda from The Heritage Foundation that outlines sweeping conservative reforms.

Despite Trump’s attempts to distance himself from the project during his campaign due to its extreme proposals—including expanded executive powers, a national abortion ban, stricter contraception limits, harsh immigration policies, and the elimination of agencies like the Department of Education—his allies quickly began celebrating its implementation.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and commentator Matt Walsh publicly affirmed the agenda, signaling the GOP's commitment to enacting these controversial policies in Trump’s second term.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 359 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You had to live inside your own asshole to not know this was always the plan

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 78 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is a grave offense with this new regime, because that means you’re gay with yourself.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

auto-gay

Sounds like a really bad transformers opponent.

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You just described like 38% of voters

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 256 points 1 month ago (7 children)

My mom, who voted tRump and is on public assistance, is gonna be very sad and not understand why.

[–] borf@lemmynsfw.com 185 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't worry she'll find a way to blame Obama

[–] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 87 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Once she gets her benefits slashed be sure to talk about how great the Republicans are and isn't she glad she got what she wanted with her vote? Thank goodness trump got rid of that pesky public assistance, that was costing the rich real money.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 47 points 1 month ago

I plan on reminding every family member, at every opportunity, when they complain about some benefit they've lost, "tough shit, you specifically voted for this"

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 65 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"but he's hurting the wrong people, tell him that, he must not know it!"

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[–] Twentytwodividedby7@lemmy.world 152 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Did anyone ACTUALLY believe they didn't?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago (10 children)

I've been listening to interviews and most people think Trump won't do what he says he will, much less something that he says he won't. It's unbelievable.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sadly yes, I told many people about it and they all said "Trump's not going for it, he rejected it, that's just fear mongering"

Bastards

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[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of my family members actually said that they wouldn't vote for P25. I told them it was a platform, not an item on a ballot... confused looks.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 121 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You mean they didn't write a 900 page manifesto for the lulz?

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 101 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Anyone who thought different, who thought "Project 2025" was off the table because Trump said so!: You are idiots who should not be allowed to touch anyhing that could break, and you better not breed.

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[–] mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 97 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm so fucking done with this country man, people make me so tired of living. I'm so disappointed, and the amount of lives this orange fuck is going to destroy is so immense it's just so depressing. and I hate living in a red state surrounded by idiots who genuinely think this is a good idea, and think I shouldn't even have basic rights.

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bad news

Trump is amplifying the rhetoric overseas too

So, he's also ruining other countries too

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Part of me wants average people to realize the Republican leadership isn't on their side. The other part of me realizes once normal people take notice, it will be too late.

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[–] Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 72 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is this news? They presented their plan to destroy America, and are going to implement it. What did people expect?

When someone tells you they are a fascist, believe them the first time.

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[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago (17 children)

I wish Biden has the balls to label them as traitors and use his SC approved powers to jail them for treason.

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Insert Shocked pikachu face

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (4 children)

They know they can't win if people know who they are and what they want. Maybe this will teach a small fraction of their supporters who they really are.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 80 points 1 month ago (6 children)

People knew, they still voted for him.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 36 points 1 month ago

They gave him a fucking mandate

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[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's not like they've gone through any pains to hide it. Honestly, he stood on stage and shouted it at people. He said it directly to the press.

I'm not sure he could have tried any harder to tell them exactly what his plan was and who he is.

He didn't win despite who he is; he won because of it. He won because his base is that awful.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the flyer I got attached to my door said Trump totally disavowed it! Would a flyer attached to my door lie?

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would this face lie to you?

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[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 43 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Don't forget: replacing nonpartisan government experts with Trump appointees, defending and reclassifying public media and banning pornography.

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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 month ago

May the ones responsible suffer the consequences of their actions.

For the very unfortunate people becoming collateral damage, aka the remainder of the human population, may fate look mercifully upon us.

[–] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

And they want to attack overtime and Social Security. Great fucking job, Americans!

[–] spicylemon@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Can’t wait for every one of you fucks to realize what you’ve done voting for that scum. We’re all fucked.

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[–] seeyouatthepartyrichter@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Are we witnessing the extinction of mankind?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The hastening of it via increased climate change, yes.

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[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Either they run into the filibuster in the senate and it stops most of this, or we finally do away with the filibuster and when the democrats come in to clean up after 2/4 years of disaster, we don't have the filibuster stopping all the good ideas the democrats are suppose to support.

[–] MrBadApple@lemmynsfw.com 41 points 1 month ago

Assuming the ditch the filibuster and implement 2025, there will be no more elections.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

None of it will matter because there won't ever be another free and fair election again.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There will be no "democrats come in". I'll be surprised if there is ever another election.

The only thing that could change this is the people making heads roll.

But we won't.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

it's funny, you think there's enough time.

clocks done, boy. the bell has rung, the match called, and the crowd is gone.

pack your bags and find somewhere else to hang up your hat.

we lost, so much.

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[–] kirbowo808@kbin.melroy.org 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Americans are now really the leopards that are eating their faces in this moment.

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