Obrigardo: The rapist trump is already a tyrant. Guys, this is not a drill. The corrupt mf is enacting his dictatorial leanings. Even as we are all seeing this chaos unfold, all by the rapist fascist trump's doing, bald headed maga cultists like basilico loco and crew will just keep on gaslighting all of us.
---Felon 47 through his amateurish economic / foreign policies ---the stock market lost $6.6 trillion in the last few days---and yet some MAGAdiots commented that the economy was weak under Biden---
- Drop in stock portfolios makes folks feel less wealthy---lose or reduction in 401ks--- - Lower wealth effect => less consumer spending - Less consumer spending => less biz investment - Less biz investment => lower growth - Lower growth => more layoffs - Layoffs => less spending
basilico: Trump is fighting my war on Chinco products. They never cared about Africa because they make shit loads from their higher priced higher quality exports to America and other western nations There will be serious trade rebalancing. China will get lots of 110V equipment they can't sell to America and can't dump them anywhere..
---Like many others, I’m not satisfied with the influx of cheap or lower-quality products from China that have flooded global markets---however, we cannot overlook the country's vast manufacturing capacity and large labour force---imposing trade tariffs isn’t the right solution to this issue---
SpaceX: It's seems you don't understand what the current president is working on, the country was on a life support during the Biden presidency and the only solution now is to reset the country into the path of greatness and that is what he is doing. We shall witness greatness like never before trust me.
raumdeuter: If these countries make buying from America hard, then America can make buying from them hard too If these countries cannot purchase American made, then American consumers should be purchasing American goods or not make it so easy to ignore American made goods for foreign ones What we consume in America can be produced in America even if at higher cost.
You are so flippant about the loss of jobs because it doesn't affect you, There are people whose jobs are being shipped out daily because it will always be cheaper abroad
---Funny how MAGAdiots said they voted for Felon 47 to improve the economy and lower prices---now all of a sudden that doesn't matter---
The US is a service economy, not a manufacturing one like China, and when these tariffs are passed down to the consumer, they're going to cripple everyday Americans financially---
basilico: Just seen that China refused to remove the 34% tariff on American goods and Trump has slapped a 104% tariff effective immediately. Gloriousgbola. Alibaba has this.
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In a few weeks the price will have cratered like those stock exchange indexes Basically Trump is telling China ,we can do without you.The pill right noway be bitter to swallow ,but relief is on sight.
---Chinese are trolling Americans with Sweatshop Jobs memes---
raumdeuter: Trump is a business man and will do what every businessman will do which is maximize his own profits. Trump a business man is different from Trump a president. As a businessman he only owes himself and his shareholders prosperity, As a president, he owes all Americans a promise of prosperity.
No businessman or individual will stop being greedy and stop taking more for themselves, Every left politician that said this have always been performative and if you check their personal portfolios has grown in incredible size since they got into power. Many of them have become millionaires while in congress yelling about millionaires
If there is a loophole to offshore, as a businessman you will be foolish not to do it or encourage it to increase your profit while As a politician and president you cannot watch as your workforce all become jobless, erode your tax paying base and depend on welfare
---Felon47 as a businessman had six of his businesses bankrupted / failed---he is doing everything by using the same formula to disrupt the US economy which has been steady in the past months---
happney65: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is issuing a stark warning to fellow Republicans that Trump’s tariff policies could lead to a generational political loss.
News
---One of the billionaires who endorsed Felon 47 is not happy about the tariffs---
This is one of the best explanations I’ve seen on tariffs, by my economics colleague Tim Salmon.
Trump claims his tariffs will do two things: (1) raise $6 trillion paid by other countries, and (2) spark a manufacturing boom and create high-paying jobs. But both outcomes can’t happen. If we collect $6 trillion, it’s because we keep buying foreign goods—no manufacturing revival. If we revive manufacturing and stop buying imports, we don’t get the $6 trillion.
Could there still be a manufacturing boom with job growth? No and no. The idea that we “don’t manufacture anymore” is false—U.S. manufacturing is at record highs. But jobs are down because automation took them, not Mexico or China. More manufacturing won’t mean more jobs—it’ll mean more robots working overtime.
Even if you wanted to build a factory now, you’d hit problems. All the components are now tariffed, making it more expensive than before. Your inputs are more expensive too, and you’d struggle to hire: we’re near full employment, and immigration is being cut.
So what about that $6 trillion? Everyone knows tariffs are paid by importers—us. Could foreign countries bear some of that cost? In theory, yes—if we had cheaper alternatives. Say Canadian steel is tariffed and we can buy cheaper Chinese steel, Canada might lower its prices to stay competitive. In that case, Canada absorbs some of the tariff burden. But Trump tariffed everyone. No alternatives. So we pay. A lot more, for a lot less.
Can’t we just buy American steel? We don’t produce enough. And with demand up and competition reduced, U.S. producers will raise prices. Again: we pay more, get less, and don’t create jobs.
There’s no coherent argument for this policy. If you’re thinking “give the guy a chance,” know this: the economics are clear and the historical record is long.
Why is Trump doing this? I can’t say. But it fits a pattern: punishing those he thinks wronged him—law firms, universities, states, and now countries. This is not economic policy. It’s a protection racket.
If you can make a case for how this could achieve its stated goals, I’d love to hear it. So far, no one in the administration has. If you’re wondering about fairness—“don’t other countries tariff us?”—that’s a fair question, but it’s complex and deserves its own post. (Short version: the U.S. has spent decades lowering global barriers to trade and shaping rules in our favor. That’s part of why other countries resent us.)
Finally, this post isn’t about party politics. It’s just math. Republicans long opposed tariffs; Democrats started shifting under Clinton. Before Trump, it was largely GOP orthodoxy to oppose this kind of policy. It’s not ideological—it’s economic fact.
We need competence in policymaking. If this trade war escalates, it could rival the 2007 collapse in global damage. The tragedy? It’s preventable. Republicans: please rein him in. The world needs you.
basilico: FBI Deputy Director left a $4.9 million annual income gig to be a $220K federal employee Who does that if not for a good reason. *** This hopefully won't be another kraken .***
---There is no good reason---other than to do Felon 47's bidding---what experience has he got to be FBI DD---
Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny over his handling of details of a military strike, brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
One of the meetings, a high-level discussion at the Pentagon on March 6 between Hegseth and U.K. Secretary of Defense John Healey, took place at a sensitive moment for the trans-Atlantic alliance, one day after the U.S. said it had cut off military intelligence sharing with Ukraine. The group that met at the Pentagon, which included Adm. Tony Radakin, the head of the U.K.’s armed forces, discussed the U.S. rationale behind that decision, as well as future military collaboration between the two allies, according to people familiar with the meeting.
basilico: Seems like you will never understand. Trump wants the EU to stop their Ukraine war mongering. Germany will be badly hit .Audi SUV Q5 is entirely made in Mexico, the Jetta and Golf are 90% plus made in Mexico. Germany won't sit back and watch their companies lose market . Those three vehicle types have seen impressive growth in sales to America. The Chancellor will stop funding Ukraine within a few weeks.
At the same time the tariffs will raise revenue ,if not the companies will relocate their plants to America.
Hope that makes it simple enough for you to understand.
---The war started by Putin for no reason other than to grab Ukraine---thought that Felon 47 has got the magic wand to stop the war in 24 hours---
basilico: After singing Elon Musk praises for years, once he bought X , he became a pariah. Once he supported Trump he became a villain Now that he is running DOGE,douchebags are targeting his vehicles
25% Tarriffs on vehicles. Germany will blink first. Jetta and Golf is 95% manufactured in Mexico,Audi Q5 is entirely Mexico. Germans will prop up the EU army ,seeing is believing they will also send troops to Ukraine. Tells you a lot about the left.
---America will be great indeed---with the tariffs on autos---
The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel is frustrated over the leak because Israeli officials supplied sensitive intelligence about a Houthi target who was discussed in the Signal conversation. The intelligence came from a source in Yemen, where the strikes were carried out.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Jack Reed, the Democratic Ranking Member, have sent a letter to the Acting IG of the DOD requesting an expedited investigation into Signalgate.
basilico: He gets a Presidential Daily Briefing every single day. He would obviously know more than most of the participants in the Signal group. Next?
---Yet in Felon 47 statement's---he doesn't know anything about the group chat when asked by a reporter---
basilico: CIA staffers installed Signal on Ratcliffe devices. Keyboard warrior knows better than the top security people . Signal is end to end encrypted , any idea why CIA, FBI etc should be using it. Yet they can use normal cellphones? The intelligence community I believe has classified internal messaging platforms for chats, files and emails. Why would they recommend, Joe Biden admin to use Signal? For what purposes? If you are in Russia for instance ,they most likely won't allow access via VPN to their Top Secret classified systems.
---Piers Morgan asking the questions what would the MAGAdiots in Congress do if this had happened under the Biden administration---
IjeBos: There was no reasoning. It was a mistake. But that's not even the biggest issue. The biggest issues is this was Top Secret info being discussed on a non secure app that the US doesn't control. THe 2nd being is that all the major Principles were on this chat and didn't once think to say, hey, we shouldn't be sharing this. That begs the question, since they were so comfortable doing this, how many times has this happened before. And also who else might have been mistakenly added to these other chat groups that weren't reporters able to tell us? And also, given who the members on this chat were, they are already prone to surveillance from Russia/China/Iran, who else had access to the phones they used, these chats and what information did they gleam.
Big Big Deal.
---Another big deal---has anyone asked the following questions
1. why was Felon 47 not added to the group 2. why were the Treasury Secretary and his chief of staff included in the group chat on national security---
bemeruca: Pete Hegseth TEAM UPDATE: TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/ CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch. 1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package) 1345: "Trigger Based" F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME) — also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s) 1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package) 1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier "Trigger Based" targets) 1536: F-18 2nd Strike Starts — also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.
What part of this is a piece of classified information?
I like how The Atlantic went from WAR PLANS to ATTACK PLANS "terrorist at his know location" thats so classified ijebos
---An Army Reserve guy....as head of the US military---what could possibly go wrong?---
basilico: Budaatum. Set a reminder on this.I have reported allegations of Pfizer delaying announcement of covax until after elections.They announced promising trials 9 days after elections 2020.Had they announced before it woulda made Trump look good Soon after President Trump won the presidential election in November, British drugmaker GSK brought an unusual claim to federal prosecutors in Manhattan, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior GSK scientist, who formerly worked at rival Pfizer, had told GSK colleagues that Pfizer delayed announcing the success of its Covid vaccine in 2020 until after that year’s election.
The scientist disputes that account of what he told colleagues. But prosecutors are taking a closer look at what GSK shared with them, which is potentially politically explosive. Trump for years has claimed that Pfizer sat on the positive results of clinical trials, which could have reflected well on his management of the pandemic. There has never been evidence to support the accusation, and the development of the Covid vaccines is widely viewed as a medical miracle, coming faster than any other vaccine in history.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan has interviewed at least two people in connection with the allegation, including a GSK executive who took notes of a conversation with the former Pfizer scientist, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.
We also know that 51 former Intelligence Community top shots lied openly that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation. Weeks to election. To prove you have no brains, you believed them just as you believe the enemedia today.
---Still talking about Hunter Biden laptop---when Felon 47's bunch of clowns are embrassed themselves disclosing classified information over Signal---
---You were so animated in August 2021 when the US pulled out of Afghanistan which led to humanitarian issues---
IjeBos: Doesn't understand where the chat was held (Signal) Doesn't understand what was discussed (War Plans for bombing the Houthis) Still believes Clinton had classified data on her server But wants to have an opinion.
Oga, go rest and spend more time formulating lies about your Yahoo life.
---Using Signal for highly classified information---that's a very high level of gross incompetence and Felon 47 said he doesn't know anything about it---
I'm so sure Putin is the group admin for the Houthi PC team---
IjeBos: This administration is a shit show. Incompetence upon Incompetence. How da fuq are you discussing bombing someone on Signal and then send the invitation to chat to the wrong person.
---Felon 47 only picks the best and brightest 'tools' in the box---