Thread: President Trump - 2nd Term

.... and talking of snowflakes.

The Guardian offers therapy to staff after ‘devastating’ Trump election win

Newspaper vows to support workforce following Republican candidate’s ‘upsetting’ victory

Lucy Burton
Employment Editor

07 November 2024 2:08pm GMT



The Guardian is offering counselling to staff as it vowed to support its workforce after Donald Trump’s “upsetting” US election victory this week.

In an email to staff, The Guardian’s editor Katharine Viner said the election had “exposed alarming fault lines on many fronts” and urged journalists based in the UK to contact colleagues in the US “to offer your support”.

Ms Viner said that the result would be “upsetting for many others”, according to the memo seen by Guido Fawkes, adding: “If you want to talk about it, your manager and members of the leadership team are all available, as the People team. There is also free access to free support services, which I’ve outlined at the end of this email.”

It comes after Ms Viner sought to reassure readers over the election outcome, writing in an editorial on Wednesday that the paper would “stand up to four more years of Donald Trump” and that the election was an “extraordinary, devastating moment in the history of the United States”.


Ms Viner added: “With Trump months away from taking office again – with dramatic implications for wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the health of American democracy, reproductive rights, inequality and, perhaps most of all, our collective environmental future – it’s time for us to redouble our efforts to hold the president-elect and those who surround him to account.”

Above an invitation to donate to The Guardian, her editorial ended with the message that the paper “will stand up to these threats, but it will take brave, well-funded independent journalism. It will take reporting that can’t be leaned upon by a billionaire owner terrified of retribution from a bully in the White House”.

A Guardian spokesman said on Thursday: “What you refer to as ‘therapy after Trump result’ is actually our employee assistance programme – a function that any responsible international media organisation has available for staff at all times.”

In the US, some colleges have given students time off, an extension on deadlines, art therapy classes and access to a therapy duck in response to Trump’s win.

The University of Oregon told students this week that to “promote well-being and lessen anxiety during election week, University Health Services is bringing Quacktavious the Therapy Duck to campus”.


Students at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy were reportedly told this week that they could play with Lego, colouring books, and have milk and cookies in “self-care suites” following the result.

The University of Michigan is also hosting an “art therapy” and “post-election processing” event.

Some stores in the US even closed on Wednesday, with Iowa retailer The Collective writing on its Instagram page that it was closing to allow for a “day of collective grief”.

Among the overseas reaction was Germany’s popular weekly Die Zeit, which led its website on Wednesday with the one-word expletive “F---”.

less than 20 years ago this would have been considered a spoof satirical article ...... but that’s life now. the west has been weakend by dei, woke , human rights and the diagnosis of the normal anxieties of life as "its mental elf innit, here's your sick note".

the chinese, the russians and the "global fucking south" are laughing at us ( as we become weaker by the day slouching on our sofas, watching torrents of putrid reality tv, "working" from home, cheering on hamas, waving our rainbow flags, parading drag queen freaks in front of our confused kids, dreaming up yet another gender dysphoria and being offended by every micro-criticism) waiting for the door to open wide enough for them to just march in.

thank god for realists like trump, because it will take a madman like him to call a halt to the plans of the even madder madmen of the east.

Originally Posted by Troy

Well, the most important bullet point on the second term agenda is Ukraine.

For Europeans and that includes all the Ukrainian and Russian victims.

However for Trump and his American base he and they may or may not care.
For taxpayers it's the economy stupid, fo rthse on welfare or zero hours crime and fear of foreigners undercutting natives.

As for the English only they think there is a special relationship for Trump they are no more than Stormy a receptacle for his vanity, he prefers his ancestors who were Scottish and Rhinelanders ,

He is a lose cannon could do anything from hand all Ukraine to Putin to start WW3, more likley he'll reduce US commitments or be slow enough for meat grinder to continue which suiys teh Europups , no need to send troops and bleed teh Russian forces.

If there is a truce Russia is free to to turn to Georgia Moldova and Armenia etc

While I see this as dangerous for EU why should they expect the USA to find their defence?

The arrival of N Korean Asians in the theatre may be insignificant so far but if they return to Korean peninsula as drone experts must be a worry. A gang for hire.

One of the most dangerous things about Trump his own ideology is self, greed lust and power.

America, the 800 pound gorilla in the room has spoken and as has been case over the last 100 years or so, the entire world will be affected. The Republicans led by Trump have managed to pull off a triumvirate by winning the Presidency, the Senate and what looks like the House as well Trump's ability to implement his agenda will be very strong.

Still early days as Trump's cabinet is just now forming so exactly what this means domestically and Internationally it is too soon to tell. Que sera, sera for the next 4 years.

However, in general, European and Asian allies will need to spend far more in their own defence. Israel will receive even more support from the US than they do now under the Biden administration.

Domestically, the economy will do well. Inflation will come down as it is now under the Biden administration so no need for Trump to fix what's not broken. Trump's policy to become energy independent will have some negative environmental impact. His policy to fix the illegal immigrant problem and it's impact on legal immigrants is more about how it is done rather than the fact it will be done. I believe Trump's policy of imposing tariffs on several countries will not happen because it will only result in inreased costs to Americans.

All too soon to tell so as specifics come out all currently is no more than speculation so go ahead and speculate but don't get your hair on fire yet.

Originally Posted by Norton

America, the 800 pound gorilla in the room has spoken and as has been case over the last 100 years or so, the entire world will be affected. The Republicans led by Trump have managed to pull off a triumvirate by winning the Presidency, the Senate and what looks like the House as well Trump's ability to implement his agenda will be very strong.

Still early days as Trump's cabinet is just now forming so exactly what this means domestically and Internationally it is too soon to tell. Que sera, sera for the next 4 years.

However, in general, European and Asian allies will need to spend far more in their own defence. Israel will receive even more support from the US than they do now under the Biden administration.

Domestically, the economy will do well. Inflation will come down as it is now under the Biden administration so no need for Trump to fix what's not broken. Trump's policy to become energy independent will have some negative environmental impact. His policy to fix the illegal immigrant problem and it's impact on legal immigrants is more about how it is done rather than the fact it will be done. I believe Trump's policy of imposing tariffs on several countries will not happen because it will only result in inreased costs to Americans.

All too soon to tell so as specifics come out all currently is no more than speculation so go ahead and speculate but don't get your hair on fire yet.

Don't be under any illusions. The first thing on his mind will be killing all the court cases he can. Second, how to monetise his position.

After that, if Putin says "stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine" he will follow orders like the grovelling puppy he is.

The mass deportation thing is a pile of shit and I doubt he ever intended to do it, it was just a great tagline to enrage his dumb, racist supporters into getting out to vote - and it worked.