Do you really think they moved because of a trumper living next door? Our neighbor has had a Trump sign in his yard since 2016 and... well, that's not making me move!
Nah, I'm sure it's a coincidence, but I do wonder how good of a neighbor they are!
It's funny you say this - our neighbors have a pool and when we moved in 11 years ago, they told us we could use it whenever we wanted. When younger, DS loved to go over and swim.
Then about 2 or 3 years ago, they put a lock on their gate. Didn't know if it was intentional towards us, or something else- but recently we found out that they installed cameras in their backyard. So I think it's "something else" and I think it's that the husband is becoming more of that stereotypical paranoid old white man who thinks people are stealing from him.
DH is more likely the one to run into them outside and he'll chat with them - they are nice enough. But I avoid them at all costs. They are so blatant in their Trumpness that I have no space in my life for them.
So, apparently the asshole is whining on his platform that they took his passports.
so…umm… they think he is a flight risk? And took back his diplomatic passport along with his tourist one?
Is there a source for this besides Trump's claim? IIRC it wasn't listed on the inventory of what the FBI took. And I'd think a separate court order would be required to confiscate passports.
So, apparently the asshole is whining on his platform that they took his passports.
so…umm… they think he is a flight risk? And took back his diplomatic passport along with his tourist one?
Is there a source for this besides Trump's claim? IIRC it wasn't listed on the inventory of what the FBI took. And I'd think a separate court order would be required to confiscate passports.
At the moment, I couldn’t find anything. I did try to find another source, but couldn’t find anything beyond people saying he was saying it. I decided that him screaming about it spoke to his derangement, and could be worth discussion.
edit - and whoa, I though the brown/maroon one was the diplomatic. But apparently, thats the official password. Diplomatic is black. Tourist is blue. Guess I got confused because I’ve been told the official/maroon one lets you go through diplomatic lines at customs. Cannot confirm personally (haven’t done an international trip), just what friends have told me.
Hmmm, interesting. I traveled with an attorney for DOS and a few HHS staffers in May, and they all got diplomatic passports for the trip. It was interesting because it wasn’t consistent even with them, but most said they were required to give their regular passport to DOS while they were using the Diplomatic, that they weren’t supposed to have two in their possession, and had to return the Diplomatic at the end of the trip.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
Hmmm, interesting. I traveled with an attorney for DOS and a few HHS staffers in May, and they all got diplomatic passports for the trip. It was interesting because it wasn’t consistent even with them, but most said they were required to give their regular passport to DOS while they were using the Diplomatic, that they weren’t supposed to have two in their possession, and had to return the Diplomatic at the end of the trip.
Black or maroon? Up until today (the Newsweek article), I thought maroon was diplomatic.
I am surprised yet not that now Trump and his team are saying that he had a standing order dictating that documents taken from the Oval Office to his residence were "deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."
Hmmm, interesting. I traveled with an attorney for DOS and a few HHS staffers in May, and they all got diplomatic passports for the trip. It was interesting because it wasn’t consistent even with them, but most said they were required to give their regular passport to DOS while they were using the Diplomatic, that they weren’t supposed to have two in their possession, and had to return the Diplomatic at the end of the trip.
Black or maroon? Up until today (the Newsweek article), I thought maroon was diplomatic.
Ok douche, go ahead and call it mud. My husband DID have halitosis. We addressed it after I talked to you girls on here and guess what? Years later, no problem. Mofongo, you're a cunt. Eat shit. ~anonnamus
Black or maroon? Up until today (the Newsweek article), I thought maroon was diplomatic.
Google says black is diplomatic.
Right. But up until 2 hours ago (3 or 4 posts up), I thought maroon was. My point was if they had a maroon passport, they might have called it diplomatic, even though it’s not. But at the office, we called the ones we get (maroon) our diplomatic passports.
I am surprised yet not that now Trump and his team are saying that he had a standing order dictating that documents taken from the Oval Office to his residence were "deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."
John Bolton is speaking out and calling BS.
But I thought the documents were planted?
Let's see that order then! I'm sure it totally exists *nods*
In 1994 or so, they ran out of blue for a short time and made some of the regular passports green instead of blue. My sister’s first passport was green. Got lots of weird looks trying to re-enter the country. She still has it somewhere.
I am surprised yet not that now Trump and his team are saying that he had a standing order dictating that documents taken from the Oval Office to his residence were "deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."
John Bolton is speaking out and calling BS.
But I thought the documents were planted?
I would not be surprised if he did try to make that “rule” at some point. “I can’t be bothered to handle sensitive documents appropriately so any documents I mishandle just aren’t sensitive anymore” is the most Trumpian thing. But it doesn’t mean anything, just like Michael Scott yelling “I declare bankruptcy” 🙄
A house one street over from us had a Trump sign in 2016 (unusual in my pretty blue area). In 2020, they had a "Still deplorable. Still voting for Trump. " sign. At least 6 other people on that side of the street then had the "Nope" signs with the Trump toupee, lol. Not so shockingly, both neighbors flanking the Trump house sold their houses this spring.
But yeah, the people willing to show their "loyalty" that loud and proud are never coming back to this side of reality.
Do you really think they moved because of a trumper living next door? Our neighbor has had a Trump sign in his yard since 2016 and... well, that's not making me move!
I don’t think anyone would move because of a neighboring Trumper/displayed flag. But if I was looking to buy a new house, I would 100% form a judgement before even making it past the driveway. I am 90% sure that house would never be a consideration for me, unless it met a very specific need. (I.e. it was the only house for sale in a school district with a program my kid absolutely needed or something like that)
so while the flag might not influence someone to leave, I bet it does influence who moves in, to some degree.
Do you really think they moved because of a trumper living next door? Our neighbor has had a Trump sign in his yard since 2016 and... well, that's not making me move!
I don’t think anyone would move because of a neighboring Trumper/displayed flag. But if I was looking to buy a new house, I would 100% form a judgement before even making it past the driveway. I am 90% sure that house would never be a consideration for me, unless it met a very specific need. (I.e. it was the only house for sale in a school district with a program my kid absolutely needed or something like that)
so while the flag might not influence someone to leave, I bet it does influence who moves in, to some degree.
the house we bought was owned by trumpsters. They had a trump flag flying when we toured it. We joked when we put in an offer that the very first thing we would do is light sage to smudge the shit out of the house.
**the rest of our area is very blue and the neighbors all had various democratic lawn signs when we toured, so we knew we would fit in.
I am surprised yet not that now Trump and his team are saying that he had a standing order dictating that documents taken from the Oval Office to his residence were "deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."
John Bolton is speaking out and calling BS.
But I thought the documents were planted?
I would not be surprised if he did try to make that “rule” at some point. “I can’t be bothered to handle sensitive documents appropriately so any documents I mishandle just aren’t sensitive anymore” is the most Trumpian thing. But it doesn’t mean anything, just like Michael Scott yelling “I declare bankruptcy” 🙄
What I "love" about this - Trump became President for his own selfish interests, but the man is dumb enough to really think he can just do WHATEVER he wants w/ absolutely no repercussions. And for most of his life, he's basically gotten away with it. But - BECAUSE of being President, he's put a spotlight on himself, his kids, and his dealings. It may not be the downfall for him (although I pray it is) - but it's definitely making his life a lot more difficult, and may ruin the lives of people around him - even if not him directly.
I would not be surprised if he did try to make that “rule” at some point. “I can’t be bothered to handle sensitive documents appropriately so any documents I mishandle just aren’t sensitive anymore” is the most Trumpian thing. But it doesn’t mean anything, just like Michael Scott yelling “I declare bankruptcy” 🙄
What I "love" about this - Trump became President for his own selfish interests, but the man is dumb enough to really think he can just do WHATEVER he wants w/ absolutely no repercussions. And for most of his life, he's basically gotten away with it. But - BECAUSE of being President, he's put a spotlight on himself, his kids, and his dealings. It may not be the downfall for him (although I pray it is) - but it's definitely making his life a lot more difficult, and may ruin the lives of people around him - even if not him directly.
This is how I have felt for the last 5 years. No one would give a shit about him and his shady ass if he didn't run for POTUS. But yeah, I guess when you're accustomed to never dealing with repercussions in your life, you don't think about that.
So I was wrong, THIS is the most Trumpian thing ever: Per an email from the DOJ to Trump's lawyers, the FBI found the passports among the items seized and notified his lawyer that they would be returned - the email is timestamped BEFORE Trump tweeted about it. So he most likely didn't even know they were gone until the FBI reached out to return them, and decided to play the victim and falsely accuse the FBI of "stealing" them.
So I was wrong, THIS is the most Trumpian thing ever: Per an email from the DOJ to Trump's lawyers, the FBI found the passports among the items seized and notified his lawyer that they would be returned - the email is timestamped BEFORE Trump tweeted about it. So he most likely didn't even know they were gone until the FBI reached out to return them, and decided to play the victim and falsely accuse the FBI of "stealing" them.
Hmmm, interesting. I traveled with an attorney for DOS and a few HHS staffers in May, and they all got diplomatic passports for the trip. It was interesting because it wasn’t consistent even with them, but most said they were required to give their regular passport to DOS while they were using the Diplomatic, that they weren’t supposed to have two in their possession, and had to return the Diplomatic at the end of the trip.
Black or maroon? Up until today (the Newsweek article), I thought maroon was diplomatic.
I don’t remember seeing them, but they called them diplomatic passports.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
Do you really think they moved because of a trumper living next door? Our neighbor has had a Trump sign in his yard since 2016 and... well, that's not making me move!
I don’t think anyone would move because of a neighboring Trumper/displayed flag. But if I was looking to buy a new house, I would 100% form a judgement before even making it past the driveway. I am 90% sure that house would never be a consideration for me, unless it met a very specific need. (I.e. it was the only house for sale in a school district with a program my kid absolutely needed or something like that)
so while the flag might not influence someone to leave, I bet it does influence who moves in, to some degree.
As someone who was house hunting 2020-2022… this 100% played into my judgement. There were a couple of waterfront places we rules out because of the proximity to trump flags.
edit - and whoa, I though the brown/maroon one was the diplomatic. But apparently, thats the official password. Diplomatic is black. Tourist is blue. Guess I got confused because I’ve been told the official/maroon one lets you go through diplomatic lines at customs. Cannot confirm personally (haven’t done an international trip), just what friends have told me.
It really depends on the country whether they will let you through the diplomatic line with “just” an official passport. Some countries will. But I definitely tried in at least one country and was refused and directed back to the general line.