House Republicans authorized a new rule to prevent Democrats from probing the Trump administration’s scandals until October.

House Republicans authorized a new rule to prevent Democrats from probing the Trump administration’s scandals until October.

Amid mounting scandals out of the Trump administration, House Republicans voted Tuesday in favor of a rule that creates hurdles for Democrats looking to investigate it.

Departments across Trump’s government have been rocked by scandals over a variety of issues: Elon Musk’s glaring conflicts of interest while gutting the federal government, Cabinet officials’discussing sensitive military plans with civilians via a third-party messaging platform or members of Congress benefiting as the White House turned tariffs on and off.

Democrats have tried to shine light on these and other scandals using what are called “resolutions of inquiry,” which can tee up what are essentially special votes over whether to provide information from the president or executive officials.

  • @DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12•1 month ago

    Sounds like a good time to leave the country while you still can.

    Disclaimer: I’m from Europe, where we could really use a few more sensible people.

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteenEnglish
      6•1 month ago

      I’m on my way to Sweden in a couple months! Getting out of this place before they round my trans ass up and put me in front of a wall

    • piefoodEnglish
      5•1 month ago

      I’m game, if they’ll let me in! I’ve been applying to jobs, and doing language learning for a couple of years now.

    • @neons@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      I highly recommend this. If you’re at danger, please come. We don’t want any of you to suffer any harm, we will welcome you with open arms.

      If you’re looking to get an easy start: germany has a lot of open jobs in professions such as plumbing, so you have a good chance to land a Job.

      Just be sure to assimilate. We do have a different culture here, and we don’t want you to bring yours.

      • @DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0•1 month ago

        It depends on where you live. In all major German cities, multiculturalism is the name of the game, which very much adds to the charm imo. But it’s true, unfortunately that’s not the case everywhere.

        And yes, that’s also absolutely right: there are a lot of open jobs in Germany that can only be filled by foreign workers. Also true: there is no discrimination or even persecution of any groups by the state, as is the case in the States these days. Of course, not everything is perfect in Germany - far from it, but at least our constitution applies - and it’s a good one.

        • @neons@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          -1•1 month ago

          I think we slightly misunderstood each other. I also enjoy multiculturalism and think that it can be very beautiful. I love walking through the city and seeing the buddhist statues in some storewindows.

          It’s hard to draw a line where assimilation and multiculturalism should interchange (imo), but what I meant was brutal individualism of the US or their tendency to think in teams (like the election where a large part elected a fascist not because they wanted fascism but because they were team red / wanted to be on the winning team) that has to be lost when coming here (here in loose terms, I am your southern neighbour 🇨🇭🤝🏻🇪🇺).

          I think my friend would be a good example. He’s from Sri Lanka and is a buddhist whose hobby is traditional indian dances. But he speaks perfect swiss-german, is involved and up-to-date on swiss politics and talks from a swiss point of view in national and international politics (putting switzerland over sri lanka in international interests). He is proud to be sri lankan while still being proud to be swiss, if that makes sense? He’s not trying to be un-swiss and be overly sri-lankan. He’s not a sri-lankan in switzerland but a swiss with sri-lankan roots. I hope I am able to explain it? It’s kind of difficult with such delicate topics where you can’t draw a clear line, but I hope you get my point :))

    • @Ironfist79@lemmy.world
      2•1 month ago

      I’ve looked into moving to Iceland but it seems like they don’t actually want foreigners moving there and taking their jobs.

      • @DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•1 month ago

        Unfortunately, I can’t say anything about Iceland. But in Germany, where I come from, skilled workers are urgently needed. It’s a whole spectrum of jobs: from hospitality to elderly care to engineering to physicians to pretty much all IT jobs (and many more).

        There really is a shortage of workers in a wide variety of areas, which makes it all the more incomprehensible to me that we also have a MAGA-like party, the AfD, which constantly rails against foreigners. However, they are despised by everyone in even halfway larger cities and don’t play a role there. Significantly, this party is particularly popular in eastern Germany, especially in rural areas where there are hardly any foreigners. It’s really absurd, but I’m afraid morons like these can be found in all rural areas around the wold.

        Of course, I don’t want to make any false promises and unfortunately I have to say that there are a lot of intolerant assholes in Germany too (the AfD, a darn Nazi-Party was at 20% in the last election and I’m afraid that they will get even more in the next one). But there are also a lot of nice, open-minded people and, as I said, a lot of open jobs. Maybe you’ll find something with us.

        I would be delighted. That much is certain, even if it’s not worth much.

        • @kmaismith@lemm.ee
          2•1 month ago

          they are despised by everyone in even halfway larger cities and don’t play a role there

          Congrats on capturing MAGAs role in America so eloquently. Those are not laurels to be resting on my friend

      • @Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world
        2•1 month ago

        Iceland is very small, and very limited with land and resources, so they have to maintain a sense of sustainability. BUT they do like workers to come over and work in the coffee shops and tourists spots along the Ring Road for I think 6 months or maybe it’s a year or two. But yeah, outside of that, yeah they aren’t big on outsiders actually living there cuz it’s a pretty small tight knit kind of country. But the people are very nice and lovely.