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Local politics, the county, and the world, as viewed by Tammy Maygra Tammy’s views are her own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bill Eagle, his wife, his pastor, Tammy’s neighbors, Brady Preheim, Marty Rowe, President Elon Musk, President Trump, Joe Biden, Tim Walz, Jerry Falwell Jr., Mike Johnson, J.D. Vance, Vlad Putin, Ted Cruz, Kamala Harris, Trump’s MAGA followers, or my neighbor’s dogs. This Tammy’s Take (with the exception of this disclaimer) is not paid for or written by, or even reviewed by anyone but Tammy and she refuses to be bullied by anyone. See Bill’s Standard Disclaimer
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Trump’s “Golden Age” Begins
The golden age of America begins right now," Trump said in his inaugural speech. During the Gilded Age many wealthy businessmen made their money by controlling entire industries, or monopolies. These businessmen were known as "robber barons". Something similar to Trumps Golden Age message, with all the richest men in his White House, helping him in his decision making. He signed several executive orders, including one that rescinded 78 Biden-era executive orders and actions. Later on Monday, in the Oval Office, he signed several more, including pardons for January 6 rioters. Thus is what he did, Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accords, which he also did when he took office in 2017. Increase fracking and oil drilling: Trump signed an executive order declaring a "national energy emergency" and another designed to ease permitting processes. Trump's Interior Department will have the power to offer new leases for drilling and natural-gas extraction on federal lands. A last-minute Biden administration ban on deep offshore drilling is set to complicate those actions. Revive canceled projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline that companies have since dropped. Remove civil-service protections for federal workers: Trump has said he'll return to his sweeping first-term policy that would have made it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. Create the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Trump signed an executive order establishing DOGE in the Oval Office on Monday, saying Elon Musk would be "getting an office for about 20 people" in the executive branch. The order says DOGE will implement the president's push for government efficiency "by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." Shortly after noon on Monday, several organizations filed lawsuits in a bid to get DOGE to comply with a 1972 law. In the meantime, congressional Republicans eagerly welcomed Musk's efforts and have set up ways to coordinate with DOGE. Trump didn't impose any tariffs on Monday, saying his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be imposed in February. He didn't specify a date for his planned tariffs on China, saying he was "going to have meetings and calls" with the country's leader, Xi Jinping. was considering im- posing a universal tariff on all goods entering the US. He added that while the US was "not ready" for a universal tariff, it could be implemented rapidly. Twenty-five percent tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods: A 60% tariff on all Chinese goodsTrump has long complained that the US trade deficit with China is too large. The influx of deadly fentanyl, of which the Drug Enforcement Administration has said China is a major source, has only exacerbated those tensions. The creation of an external revenue service: In his inaugural speech, Trump said he'd establish a new agency to collect tariffs and other foreign fees. "It will be massive amounts of money pouring into our treasury coming from foreign sources," Trump said. It's unclear exactly how this service will be set up. Customs and Border Protection is already responsible for collecting customs, and only Congress could set up a new agency.
Effectively pulling the US out of the global tax deal: On Monday, Trump signed an executive order declaring that the "Global Tax Deal has no force or effect in the United States." This move withdraws US support for the international tax agreement, which aims to establish a 15% global corporate minimum tax. Congress never passed measures to comply with the deal, leaving participating countries able to impose top-up levies on some US multinationals. The order also calls on officials to look into "options for protection from extraterritorial tax measures. Crackdown on illegal immigration. Trump signed several executive orders related to immigration on Monday, including declaring a "national emergency" at the southern border. He also signed an executive order that aims to revoke birthright citizenship, setting up a legal challenge over the meaning of the 14th Amendment. He also signed an executive order designat- ing drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Trump said numerous times during the campaign that starting on his first day, he'd take action to begin "the largest deportation operation" in the nation's history. In his inaugural speech, he said he'd "begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. Later, in the Oval Office, Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids would start soon. Pardons for January 6 rioters: Trump signed an executive order pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.The order Trump signed also commuted the sentences of 14 other individuals, who included members of far-right extremist groups such as the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. Culture war Trump said in his inaugural address that it would "henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female. Trump also took broad aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and pro-LGTBQ+ policies put in place by the Biden administration. In another order, he ended all federal DEI initiatives and terminated all DEI-related and "environmental justice" offices and positions, such as "chief diversity officer" positions, and all "equity" actions, initiatives, or programs and "equity- related" grants or contracts. Another executive order renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that Senate Democrats earlier this month indicated they'd be willing to support if the president worked with them on an economic plan to reduce the cost of living for average Americans. Trump signed an executive order halting the ban on TikTok for 75 days. While signing the order, Trump told reporters that TikTok could be worth $1 trillion and that the US should own half of it. According to the divest-or-ban law passed by the Senate in April, TikTok had to cease its US operations on January 19 unless its China-based owner, ByteDance, divested itself from its US holdings. The highest mountain in North America, now known as Denali, will revert back to Mount McKinley, its name until President Barack Obama changed it. And Trump signed an order that flags must be at full height at every future Inauguration Day. The order came because former President Jimmy Carter’s death had prompted flags to be at half-staff. Trump demanded they be moved up Mon day. Another Trump order calls for promoting “Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.” Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. He also ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign aid spending. Both moves fit into his more isolationist “America First” approach to international affairs. It is going to be a wild and crazy next 4 years while Trump is in office. The Golden Age will see the rich become richer and richer and the poor and middleclass struggle. The status of America throughout the world will be low and contentious. His action of pardoning the Jan. 6 traitors and insurrectionists is a stain on our republic, it shows that it is ok to attack our capitol, kill people, and defecate in the halls of Congress and the rotunda. Any time you don’t agree with the election which your party or candidate has loss, you may destroy the capitol. These people were convicted by their peers, in a legal court system which governs our country. Thus shows that Trump has no regard for the justice system, nothing we really already know. Trump expects the police to protect him yet he showed that he cares nothing for their service or their very lives. Trump cares only for Trump, the people who voted for this individual will suffer in the next 4 years and when they do, it will be karma.
Tammy
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