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[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 213 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I just hope federal services (like applying for a passport) don't become Twitter-only after Trump appoints Elon as Secretary of Enshittification.

[–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 80 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (29 children)

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I've made a huge mistake breaking my personal rule to avoid all political content and I've regretted that immediately

[–] lechatron@lemmy.today 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cute that you think it'll only last for 4 years.

[–] glowinfly@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 7 months ago

4 years if laws and constitution stay the same and are followed.. first term he had people alienated into him who were at least slightly appropriated for their positions, this time people who has nothing to do with their positions are being appointed simply for being loyal to him... Let's see if any of them won't let him do anything drastic within 4 YEARS

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It’s more than 4 years. We just crawled out of Trump inflation and now are going right back in.

Dismantling and breaking is easy. They can do a lot of that in 4 yrs. Building takes decades.

There’s also a global effect. Would Putin have ever attacked Ukraine without a Trump term? How about Israel’s taking self defense into genocide territory?

America leads by example and the last example was an impulsive 3 yo with a giant military force and a dead diplomacy department in the executive branch. There’s permissiveness in that.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 41 points 7 months ago

You mean head of DOGE? Because we live in the timeline where a terminally online edgelord with the brain of a 14yo and the body of a 54yo makes meme government agencies.

Anyway, get your passport now. They're good for ten years, enough to last at least through the tentative end of Trump's circus.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago (4 children)

The new online passport process is unbelievably good

They better not ruin it

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

oh yah i just renewed using the new process, got my passport back in less than 2 weeks.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Narrator: they ruined it

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Ooh, thanks for the reminder! Mine expires next year. Best renew it now before they fuck that up, too.

[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Just tell all your friends to do a passport. It will be ready if shit hits the fan and they must leave the country.

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

The fact that this is an actual possibility is absolutely hilarious.