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.

  • @Sanctus
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    36015 days ago

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

    • @NegativeLookBehind
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      7815 days ago

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

        • @IonAddis
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          715 days ago

          There’s some talented fanfic writers out there who could probably make it work.

    • @TrickDacy
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      3815 days ago

      You just described like 38% of voters

        • @TrickDacy
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          2415 days ago

          I’m assuming some of those voters believed project 2025 was real and very much supported it.

          • @Frozengyro
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            1615 days ago

            The majority I know when voted R, are totally for it. But always see themselves as exceptions or think they won’t be effected.

            • @someguy3
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              415 days ago

              There’s plenty that thought he wouldn’t do it.

              • @Frozengyro
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                314 days ago

                Yup, I’ve looked into it. Seems they were all born yesterday.

    • Skeezix
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      214 days ago

      Trying to envision that physically but seems like a recursive paradox. If you lived inside your own asshole then your asshole would be in your asshole, etc. You need 4 dimensional vector space to solve it.

  • Granbo's Holy Hotrod
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    25815 days ago

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

      • @NJSpradlin
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        9815 days ago

        They’ll blame Barack Harris for the crumbling of the US while the republicans dismantle it actively in front of them, while they point at the democrats for letting it happen.

        • @blazeknave
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          314 days ago

          Nobody would ever fall for that… *Glances at Texas

          • @NJSpradlin
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            They’re already doing it. More than half the United States’ voters this year just elected a man who lied about fumbling the pandemic, who lied about having the most secure border and the best economy, who lied about the insurrection he very clearly instigated, and has lied about his policies and political stances form day one (health care, abortion rights, you name it) and people are accepting, if not believing, what he’s saying. This is doublespeak right in front of our eyes. They’re lying right now, and they’ll lie later when they start attacking our basic human rights and start rounding up our friends and their political opponents. And we’ll accept it, if not believe it.

    • toomanypancakes
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      8715 days ago

      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.

      • Miles O'Brien
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        4715 days 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
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      6515 days ago

      “but he’s hurting the wrong people, tell him that, he must not know it!”

      • @someguy3
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        1115 days ago

        "I accidentally got caught in the net, but I’ll make that sacrifice so more of the other gets caught.’

      • Granbo's Holy Hotrod
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        She is/was . She is the type of person to smoke with the windows up around her asmatic child and have 3 abortions and be desperate to vote for other woman to also not have that choice

    • @someguy3
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      5215 days ago

      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.

      • @RememberTheApollo_
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        1915 days ago

        Trump NEVER lies about what he wants to do. He always lies about his accomplishments.

        • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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          1414 days ago

          Bs, he always lies. Him and Pence set out to destroy Roe v Wade, not because he wanted to, but because he thought it would get him a base of people who will not change their mind no matter how many people it hurts. He wants followers that will stab their family members to death to support his cause, which he doesn’t support, he just needs blind loyalty.

          Trump I guarantee you wanted abortion legal for his life, the guy frolicked around children beauty shows and flaunted it as if it was good. Epstein ties up the wazoo. Grab them by the pussy, they don’t mind. He wants immigrants to be able to come here, or his wife or his new friend Musk who defined himself as an illegal recently wouldn’t be here. It is fascism to the core. It’s shut the fuck up and do what I say and nothing else, even if you don’t agree and people you care about get hurt.

          Quite frankly, it’s terrorism by definition.

          • @samus12345
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            414 days ago

            Any conservative issues that are motivated primarily by religion, such as abortion, Trump doesn’t give a fuck about. He’ll just sign whatever they put in front of him. Things stemming primarily from racism or misogyny, though, he’s all for.

        • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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          a) wind up on a list

          b) don’t wind up on a list

          I’m not saying anyone should be killed, but I do believe saying such would get you put on a list in this country moving forward. I can tell you what list it is too. They will label it ANTIFA, and they already listed that group as terrorists. It isn’t hard to understand why people in a country riddled with threats wouldn’t speak out publicly in at such a time

          On a side note to get ahead of flack, yes I know that was a group in Germany that opposed fhe NAZI party. There were no official groups in the U.S., but still it managed to wind up on our terrorist list after Trump’s wild accusations about January 6th, who he now claims are the opposite. His fans… Who he supposedly wants to pardon. Not mentioning that they did every illegal act they were convicted of.

            • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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              Have you ever been arrested for being on a list, because I’d like to walk through that with you.
              Edit: Nevermind, waste of time

                • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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                  ? You were describing your experiences, what are you talking about?

                  Edit: you see how someone asked you a question and you created a “people” when they were asking a simple question, that’s how I know you are easy to accept defining mass groups of people into groups with no conclusive information. Like racisism and sexism. You shoveled your own shit there

    • Queen HawlSera
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      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

      • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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        Every person that said " they just want abortion rights to be up to the states," was either ignorant, or an idiot. Unfortunately it doesn’t matter anymore, they fell into the I support fucking women’s rights category.

      • @hardcoreufo
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        714 days ago

        Same I know first time Trump voters who believed him when he said he distanced himself from project 2025. I don’t know why anyone would believe him when most of the shit he says is a lie. The only true things he’s said are that he wants to be a dictator and punish his enemies.

    • @DontRedditMyLemmy
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      4514 days ago

      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.

    • vortic
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      2715 days ago

      Yes, my MAGA family members bought Trump’s line of “I don’t know who is involved in that”.

      • @reddig33
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        2015 days ago

        They are not only lying to you, they are lying to themselves.

    • @[email protected]
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      2015 days ago

      Factcheck and similar ones always claimed that Trump supporting project 2025 was Fake or needs context

      • @ZILtoid1991
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        514 days ago

        I have a feeling someone paid good money for Snopes and similar sites. Or have some kompromat on rheir editors.

        • @[email protected]
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          It’s because he maintained plausible deniability, no bribes or kompromat necessary. Fact checkers couldn’t definitively say he supported project 25 because he feigned ignorance.

  • @AnUnusualRelic
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    12114 days ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      My understanding is it was written by an individual or individuals, then passed around and got approval from other influential people before being declared the plan.

      • @tomalley8342
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        That’s how plans usually form, from what I understand.

    • @[email protected]
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      213 days ago

      But Trump said he didn’t know anything about it! Are you saying he might’ve stated a mistruth?

  • @Treczoks
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    10114 days ago

    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.

    • @nieminen
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      Unfortunately it always seems to be the dumbest that breed most.

      • @mwproductions
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        1214 days ago

        Idiocracy wasn’t supposed to be a documentary.

        • @nieminen
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          Honestly, I’d take it over what we have now, or are about to get. Those people were at least smart enough to elect the best candidate.

          • Bahnd Rollard
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            Idiocracy is the most unrealistic movie ever made. President Comacho has a problem, finds the most qualified person to solve it, listens to them (reluctantly) and then dosent take credit. That would never happen in any political reality.

      • @thewebroach
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        This is why Project 2025 intends to ban abortion and limit contraceptives. They want to proliferate their voter base.

          • @nieminen
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            414 days ago

            My wife was de-uterized a few years back (mostly for other reasons), but it’s been the best.

    • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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      1514 days ago

      I fully believe Trump when he says

      “I haven’t read it. I don’t want to read it purposely. I’m not going to read it.”

      Note, he didn’t say he would stop other people from executing the plan.

  • @[email protected]
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    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
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      5314 days ago

      Bad news

      Trump is amplifying the rhetoric overseas too

      So, he’s also ruining other countries too

      • @[email protected]
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        Yea, but at least the proportional representation systems in Europe were delaying them a bit to cut off a few hostile actors, create defenses…now it is coming from the most important ally the disinfo storm is going to reach cat 6 :(

      • @nutsack
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        113 days ago

        its frustrating dealing with this overseas. i am as far from the us as you can get, and it’s worse dealing with it here. i wish i were back home at the moment with people who get it.

    • @normalexit
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      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.

      • @[email protected]
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        Those statements aren’t contrarian at all they will realize it will be too late. Leopards will have a feast of faces.

      • @ohlaph
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        It’s already too late. It’s just a matter of time.

  • @[email protected]
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    7214 days ago

    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.

      • @[email protected]
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        414 days ago

        If I make plans for a holiday, put down deposits on hotels, and print an itinerary for my time abroad, it’d be a bit pointless to “admit” I was going on holiday.

  • @wildcardology
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    6114 days ago

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

    • @samus12345
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      They’d be right back out on Jan. 20th. Have to do something more permanent.

      • Flying Squid
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        Trump’s lawyers argued successfully in front of SCOTUS that a president could assassinate their political opponent.

        • @samus12345
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          1614 days ago

          …As long as the courts decide it’s an “official act,” ending with the SCOTUS itself. Nothing Biden did would ever be deemed an official act by them.

          • Flying Squid
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            What would he have to lose at this point?

            • @samus12345
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              I agree! But he’d never do it even if he knew for a fact there would be no consequences for him from it.

              • Flying Squid
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                I sure won’t be holding my breath expecting him to, especially not after the speech he just gave.

            • @Anti_Iridium
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              He isn’t even candidate Biden, in this case, so it’s an official act. The law is so fucking bad.

        • @dellish
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          This is probably more valid than some think. Trump and his cronies are a clear threat to the country and must be eliminated before the damage is done.

          • @samus12345
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            814 days ago

            The problem being that the majority of voters want fascism. Defeating it requires more than just removing the leaders because more will just take their place.

            • @Alwaysnownevernotme
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              I’m not so sure. I think these people genuinely do want to wriggle out of any sense of societal responsibility and want to ensure that there is an underclass ripe for extortion.

              But I don’t think many of them would catch a bullet for those ideas.

            • @[email protected]
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              Yea, secret voting can be a way to launder your responsibility, by contributing to make someone else responsible for what you want to do.

  • @Feathercrown
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    5415 days ago

    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.

      • @Feathercrown
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        1115 days ago

        There are some who have voted out of ignorance, and not malice. You’re right, but not in every case.

        • @chakan2
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          Willfully ignorant is almost more malicious than spite.

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            Yeah. I consider both types to be bad people, but it’s important to know the difference sometimes. I refuse to be reduced to inaccurate arguments just because we lost.

        • @Stovetop
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          Willful ignorance. It takes a certain type to somehow ignore every red flag that is presented before them.

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            every red flag

            And the bull horn, and the press releases and the public speeches.

    • @linearchaos
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      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.

      • @Feathercrown
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        And I will NEVER let them forget it.

        • @linearchaos
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          I wish they had the shame to process it.

    • @Sestren
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      Have you seen none of the flyers/banners that popped up this election? The fact that he’s a felon is celebrated. The fact that he’s a rapist is celebrated. The fact that he openly speaks against overtime pay is celebrated. Fuck, even his divorces are celebrated. He could literally shoot someone in the face at a rally, and it would just boost his support.

      He’s Homelander, but fat and without superpowers.

    • @[email protected]
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      They don’t care to understand the details or the nuance. They don’t need to. The team they are cheering on has told them what to do and they enjoy obeying their masters.

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

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

  • @[email protected]
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    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.

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

  • @spicylemon
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    4114 days ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      They’ll find some way to blame Dems for anything that becomes too unpopular, and their base will willingly buy into it to avoid responsibility - until something bites them personally. It’ll take far too long for it to affect enough of them personally to save the rest of us with some semblance of rationality, though.

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      they will not realize anything. they don’t believe what any of the news outlets say. we have been saying this for 8 years.

      • @spicylemon
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        Maybe for a little while - until the department of education & a national abortion ban are completely wiped from society. All of us, not just the ones who made the right choice will suffer.

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          it’s been 8 years. disillusionment is not happening.