Once again... a request for legitimate concerns...

POSTED BY: 6ixStringJack
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6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, November 11, 2024 6:14 AM

I've started a thread already to catalog Trump's future cabinet picks.

http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=66262

They should be scrutinized. As should any policy moving forward.

The government is going to keep pushing shit that we don't want through in those bill packages they always sign. The Mainstream Media is NEVER going to tell us about anything important like that while they keep everybody arguing with each other. So if anybody digs up something that's just sliding through that we don't want, here's a great place to mention it.

Examples of things I don't want to hear about:

"Project 2025"

"He/She grabbed my ass 30 years ago"

"He/She fucked the maid"

"He/She did a line of coke back at a party in 1998"

"He/She wore blackface at a Halloween Party back when Bill Clinton was President"

"This is the end of Democracy"

"This is the end of America"

"Racist / White Supremacist / White Nationalist"

"Nazi / Alt-Right"

There's nothing "Alt" about us. We outnumber you.

I also don't want to hear any Economist's feelings about anything either, since they've been just as accurate about the economy as the pollsters and intellectuals were about who was going to win the election.

Trump won.

Now it's time to hold him true to as much as he can possibly get done that he promised as well as holding his feet to the fire when he does an about face.

Anybody wants to have a legitimate talk about policy, here's the place to do it.

Keep your Entertainment Weekly MSNBC bullshit out of here though.

SIGNYM

Monday, November 11, 2024 9:31 AM

It's a little too early to start talking about Trump's policies, since he hasn't even nominated a Cabinet yet. He's gotten as far as Chief of Staff ... a complete unknown as far as I'm concerned ... and we've heard Musk is already involved in policy.

But it seems Trump learned a lot from his first four years. He's being very quiet about what he intends to do, and very cautious about revealing what he's doing already.

And it has been said that anyone who says they speak for Trump ... isn't. So we can trashcan whatever NYT or WaPo or FT or anyone else says; it's all just attempted deep state manipulation.

Wait and see, I think.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, November 11, 2024 10:51 AM

Agreed.

I'm trying to make it clear here that some of us are truth seekers while others will follow whatever they're told and believe that their party can do no wrong.

I'm under no illusion I'm going to be 100% on board with everything that happens over the next 4 years after Trump is inaugurated.

I want to know about legitimate concerns. I want to know what his actual thoughts on Section 230 is now, for instance.

I love the fact that the Democrat shitshow of a party got the bitch slap that it's long deserved, but I remember how easily things go the other way too. And I know that some of the people that voted for Trump along side of us long for the GWB years and wouldn't mind them making a comeback. And with the Democrats being so confused about everything that they let all the NeoCons in their party in a last ditch effort to try and win a race they knew full well they were losing badly, I know that Trump doesn't have nearly the majority it would look like he had on paper when talking strictly by party lines.

At least it looks like we are going to have a much higher caliber of people in the cabinet than we've had in a very long time. Probably my whole life.

Honestly, now that he's in office I think the most important thing he does is continue to plant seeds. I don't believe that the Senate and/or the House is going to allow him to do the things he needs to do and that he promised he would do.

We'll have some wins. We'll have some losses. Some executive orders will be signed, only to be un-signed the next time Democrats win in the meantime. Some things we were talking about will suddenly drop out of the conversation, never to be brought up again.

I'm just along for the ride now, and I'm interested in seeing what progress can be made. At the very least, we're stopping the bleeding for another 4 years.

...hopefully.

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.

SIGNYM

Monday, November 11, 2024 2:27 PM

One thing about Trump - I think he is sensitive to his constituency. Unlike Dems and many Repubs who'll just manipulate the hell out of the public to achieve their agenda ... whatever it is ... Trump actually pays attention to what his voters think. I think the way he handled Covid and the abortion issue indicates that.

I'm fair certain he'll muck up the Mideast in favor of Israel. Most of his voters are either rabid Zionists (even if they don't know the meaning of the word) or rabidly anti-Muslim, or both. I was against his Mideast policies before, which I find as morally repugnant as neocons', and I'll probably be against them this time.

Then we have jarheads like JSF who're all for war with China over Taiwan, or perhaps ANOTHER proxy war we're supposed to fund and weaponize. What they didn't get the first time is that Trump's beef with China was primarily economic, not military. But if there are enuf gung-ho Sinophobes in his constituency, he may accede to some sort of direct conflict with China.

There are two related problems that I think will be impossible for him to fix.

The first one is splitting Russia from China, Iran, and N Korea. He might decide to go "maximum pressure" on Iran (Israeli proxy war on Iran) and China (tariffs, sanctions, etc) and offer Russia an escape route (end sanctions, offer favorable terms on Ukraine) in return for Russia reneging on its deals with Iran, China, and N Korea. But Russia doesn't break deals like we do. I don't think that will work.

The second problem is the BRICS' nascent alternative trade, payment, currency, and finance system. I'm trying to think of a way he might lever that apart. Secondary sanctions? Brazil is the BRICS' most pro- USA member, with ties to the Dem party, and Saudi Arabia is the next-most influential almost-member. I'm sure he'll be working on a plan to weaken BRICS.

My other concern is the Federal budget. Yanno, Trump's experience is in real estate, and it's all based on funny money at that level. IDK if Trump, at heart, respects the effect a huge budget deficit has on the value of the dollar and on world finance.

Anyway, it'll be an interesting four years. Assuming he doesn't get assassinated before his term ends.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

SIGNYM

Monday, November 11, 2024 6:56 PM

I know they're two separate threads, but IMHO appintments belongs here too, bc you can't implement policies without people to effectvthem.

So

Quote:
Trump Confirms He Has No Choice But To Carry Out Mass Deportations
President-elect Donald Trump said this week that his incoming administration has “no choice” but to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants, regardless of how much it may cost.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-confirms-he-has-no-choice-ca
rry-out-mass-deportations

And

Quote:
Trump Taps Former ICE Director Tom Homan As 'Border Czar'

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-taps-former-ice-director-tom
-homan-border-czar

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

SIGNYM

Monday, November 11, 2024 10:37 PM

I'm going to repeat the comment that I read ...

people who claim they're speaking for Trump ... aren't. Most, if not all, of what you read in the M$M is pure fiction. Which is par for the courss, but this time, its being debunked in real time.

Wapo's attempt at manipulation:

Quote:
Kremlin Says Reports That Trump Spoke To Putin Are 'Pure Fiction', Didn't Happen
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 07:50 AM

On Sunday The Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump held his first phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since being elected, saying it focused on achieving peace in Ukraine. The call supposedly happened from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

"During the call, which Trump took from his resort in Florida, he advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe," WaPo wrote, citing several sources.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kremlin-says-reports-trump-spok
e-putin-are-pure-fiction-didnt-happen

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 3:34 AM

Mitch McConnell tried to screw Trump over.

I don't think that's going to end well for Mitch.

Tick Tock

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.

SIGNYM

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 3:48 AM

Quote:
Trump Names Stephen Miller As Deputy Chief Of Policy, Vance Confirms
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

President-elect Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be the deputy chief of policy in his upcoming administration, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Who is Stephen Miller?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 3:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Trump Names Stephen Miller As Deputy Chief Of Policy, Vance Confirms
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

President-elect Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be the deputy chief of policy in his upcoming administration, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Who is Stephen Miller?

I don't know.

Here's what Wikipedia currently says about him. Take that with a grain of salt because who knows what bias is currently infecting that link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Miller_(political_advisor)

Book by it's cover be damned, at least in that picture he looks like a wormy little shit, doesn't he? Like a lawyer? Or Peter Jacobson's younger brother?

No offense to Peter Jacobson... I loved him in House.

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.

SIGNYM

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 7:35 AM

Wow, yeah. I THOUGHT Stephen Miller looked familiar!
I liked Jacobson in House too.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Mitch McConnell tried to screw Trump over.

I don't think that's going to end well for Mitch.

Tick Tock

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.

Which time?
In which way?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I'm going to repeat the comment that I read ...

people who claim they're speaking for Trump ... aren't. Most, if not all, of what you read in the M$M is pure fiction. Which is par for the courss, but this time, its being debunked in real time.

Wapo's attempt at manipulation:
Quote:
Kremlin Says Reports That Trump Spoke To Putin Are 'Pure Fiction', Didn't Happen
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 07:50 AM

On Sunday The Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump held his first phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since being elected, saying it focused on achieving peace in Ukraine. The call supposedly happened from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

"During the call, which Trump took from his resort in Florida, he advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe," WaPo wrote, citing several sources.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kremlin-says-reports-trump-spok
e-putin-are-pure-fiction-didnt-happen

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

I keep hearing reports about Brandon and Kamala begging Trump to talk to them, share his plans, secrets, process. So they can be relevant, leak to Deep State and media.

Several agencies have claimed they will not allow him to exert Presidential power or authority, until he bows to their demands, paperwork, processes.
Doesn't sound like Trump is falling for it, and he has already explained why several times.

Did you all catch his announcement which will end Ministry of Truth? It had sweeping components of his plan. Restoration of Freedom of Speech.

SIGNYM

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:34 AM

I didn't hear Trump's explanation for why not exerting Presidential authority. But one good reason is that he isn't President yet, and he has no authority and neither does his staff. Last Trump was elected, Flynn had a casual chat with the Russian ambassador and Flynn got destroyed by the deep state.

Is that why?

Hooray for ending the Ministry of Truth!

I see from SECOND'S repost of The NewRepublic's article, http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=65372&p=94 that, in the liberal hivemind, the answer to 2024 is "more censorship".

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Mitch McConnell tried to screw Trump over.

I don't think that's going to end well for Mitch.

Tick Tock

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.
Which time?

Just the other night he called a closed door secret ballot to chose the next Majority Leader. They want to make sure they put another NeoCon RINO piece of trash in there and nobody can know who voted for who.

Quote:
In which way?

Trump.

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Trump is fine.
He is also your current President.

SIGNYM

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:15 AM

Quote:
"People Of Israel Love Him": Mike Huckabee Tapped As Trump's Ambassador To Israel

Quote:
The appointment of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel has received enthusiastic support from Israeli settler communities and advocates of the country's territorial claims in the [occupied] West Bank.

Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian who has previously expressed his belief that God granted historic Palestine to the modern state of Israel, is a strong advocate for Israel's expansion in the occupied West Bank, which he refers to as Judea and Samaria. He also has a close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Following the appointment, Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron, expressed excitement, calling Huckabee a "great friend to Israel."

"We are very excited about Mike Huckabee. Governor Huckabee is an amazing person, both in his spiritual and political awareness," Fleisher told Newsweek. "He's a great friend to Israel. He truly understands the issues, has a heart for the people of this region [but only if they're Jewish. Everyone else is a non-person], and we're thrilled to have him."

This is where my heart sinks. Morally bankrupt and intellectually stunted choice.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, November 15, 2024 12:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I'm going to repeat the comment that I read ...

people who claim they're speaking for Trump ... aren't. Most, if not all, of what you read in the M$M is pure fiction. Which is par for the courss, but this time, its being debunked in real time.

Wapo's attempt at manipulation:
Quote:
Kremlin Says Reports That Trump Spoke To Putin Are 'Pure Fiction', Didn't Happen
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 - 07:50 AM

On Sunday The Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump held his first phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since being elected, saying it focused on achieving peace in Ukraine. The call supposedly happened from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday.

"During the call, which Trump took from his resort in Florida, he advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe," WaPo wrote, citing several sources.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kremlin-says-reports-trump-spok
e-putin-are-pure-fiction-didnt-happen

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA
I keep hearing reports about Brandon and Kamala begging Trump to talk to them, share his plans, secrets, process. So they can be relevant, leak to Deep State and media.

Several agencies have claimed they will not allow him to exert Presidential power or authority, until he bows to their demands, paperwork, processes.
Doesn't sound like Trump is falling for it, and he has already explained why several times.

Did you all catch his announcement which will end Ministry of Truth? It had sweeping components of his plan. Restoration of Freedom of Speech.

I can see I was not clear here.

Several agencies claim they will not allow him to exert Presidential power or authority, even after Inauguration. They have been demanding he bow to them since at least Sept - and they have not been giving him briefings, or "transition"

A somewhat separate matter, but similar, is Deep State begging Trump to share his secrets, plans, etc. He has stated on several occasions his reasons for not doing so.
I will not try to butcher or paraphrase what he said.
But it amounts to not wanting to repeat the game they played in 2016/7. The template or format went like this:
They want to blame him for something they did.
So they give him a briefing. Mostly, they then leak the contents of the briefing and then blame him for the leak.
Also, they include in the briefing a report which they know to be false and of their own fabrication. So Trump cannot deny such a report was in the briefing.
Then they "leak" this Fake Report.
Once their friends in media publish this for them, the Fake Report is now a published news story. And their fault is now distracted.
They did this many times, one of them was how they started the Russia Collusion Hoax to cover up the Ukraine Biden kickback scheme.

Hope that clarifies.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, November 24, 2024 2:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
"People Of Israel Love Him": Mike Huckabee Tapped As Trump's Ambassador To Israel

Quote:
The appointment of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel has received enthusiastic support from Israeli settler communities and advocates of the country's territorial claims in the [occupied] West Bank.

Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian who has previously expressed his belief that God granted historic Palestine to the modern state of Israel, is a strong advocate for Israel's expansion in the occupied West Bank, which he refers to as Judea and Samaria. He also has a close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Following the appointment, Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron, expressed excitement, calling Huckabee a "great friend to Israel."

"We are very excited about Mike Huckabee. Governor Huckabee is an amazing person, both in his spiritual and political awareness," Fleisher told Newsweek. "He's a great friend to Israel. He truly understands the issues, has a heart for the people of this region [but only if they're Jewish. Everyone else is a non-person], and we're thrilled to have him."

This is where my heart sinks. Morally bankrupt and intellectually stunted choice.

sorry, Ilhan Omar was otherwise occupied.

JAYNEZTOWN

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 4:29 PM

they chat about Sebastian Gorka

you cans see all kinds of web feed and I guess maybe 'concerning' talk in Euroland feeds or Leftwing US news

he has been classed as Alt-Right a classification he dismissed calling it "bogus"

not an American but a British-born Hungarian, he has been on conservative tv networks, links to Breitbart News, where he worked for Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka was also a Fox News contributor, Gorka's view on Islam seem to be mostly accurate as I understand the opinions of Ex-muslim Atheists, others thing him extreme and say we are all the same and its a 'religion of peace' parroting islamo propaganda talking points, there are people linked to Sharia Law, Zionism and homosexuality like Lindsey Graham or the people maybe are linked to spooks Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon who might link to spooks hate his views on radical religions. BuzzFeed, which Trump says is a failing pile of garbage wrote an article that said Gorka was unable to obtain a security clearance to work in the Hungarian Parliament, some crazy Jewish types online have called him antisemite or accused him of trying to holocaust them and say he will throw them into gas chambers, Gorka married a Pennsylvania woman, they live in the USA.

JAYNEZTOWN

Friday, April 4, 2025 8:13 PM

another thing should anger Trump in a few days

Trump wants Republican Rep. Thomas Massie primaried, vows to help unseat him

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/11/trump-thomas-massie-primary-governmen
t-shutdown

super ego Trump declared that he will “lead the charge”

a very big ego tv man trolling President should focus more on governing and less on attempting to bully?

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, May 15, 2025 3:51 AM

nonsense claims of Isolationism and Team American World Police and Peace...all at the same time?

Putin will not attend Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqe9g0vn57o

Trump's ego claims he does everything?

Finally, India makes it official: Trump didn't broker India-Pakistan ceasefire
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/finally-india-makes-it-offic
ial-trump-didnt-broker-india-pakistan-ceasefire/articleshow/121149120.cms

6IXSTRINGJACK

Thursday, May 15, 2025 5:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
"People Of Israel Love Him": Mike Huckabee Tapped As Trump's Ambassador To Israel

Quote:
The appointment of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel has received enthusiastic support from Israeli settler communities and advocates of the country's territorial claims in the [occupied] West Bank.

Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian who has previously expressed his belief that God granted historic Palestine to the modern state of Israel, is a strong advocate for Israel's expansion in the occupied West Bank, which he refers to as Judea and Samaria. He also has a close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Following the appointment, Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron, expressed excitement, calling Huckabee a "great friend to Israel."

"We are very excited about Mike Huckabee. Governor Huckabee is an amazing person, both in his spiritual and political awareness," Fleisher told Newsweek. "He's a great friend to Israel. He truly understands the issues, has a heart for the people of this region [but only if they're Jewish. Everyone else is a non-person], and we're thrilled to have him."

This is where my heart sinks. Morally bankrupt and intellectually stunted choice.
sorry, Ilhan Omar was otherwise occupied.

Fulfilling her wifely duties to her Husband-Brother?

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"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore." ~Paul Simon

JAYNEZTOWN

Saturday, May 17, 2025 9:28 PM

DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump
https://truthout.org/articles/dnc-moves-to-oust-david-hogg-after-he-sa
ys-party-isnt-standing-up-to-trump/

Trump's Tariff Blunder Backfires Bigtime
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/05/no_author/trumps-tariff-blunder-ba
ckfires-bigtime/

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, May 19, 2025 1:40 AM

Trump Administration announced the new names for the advisory board for the Commission on Religious Liberty, among the names of individuals to serve on the “Advisory Board of Lay Leaders” were Ismail Royer and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, they say Hamza Yusuf is an Islamic scholar, a Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood leader, and a supporter of Al Qaeda & Hamas terrorists.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/05/president-dona
ld-trump-names-advisory-board-members-to-the-religious-liverty-commission/
2004 Department of Justice press release regarding Royer’s sentencing, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft stated, “Today’s sentences demonstrate the severe penalties for aiding terrorist causesWe will not allow terrorist groups to exploit America’s freedoms to pursue their deadly goals.”
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2004/April/04_crm_225.htm

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, May 29, 2025 4:25 PM

"China Holds The Cards…And America’s Bluff Is Failing"—Joseph Stiglitz's Last Warning

http://www.
youtube
.com/
watch?v=Ud62Cm93-9Q

Joseph Stiglitz on Trump’s Economic Chaos and Trade War

JAYNEZTOWN

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 12:48 AM

Elon Musk slams Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as "disgusting abomination"

https://dissenter.com/feed/646661f896cf264b15d744a9/item/683f3d7e7ea23
b41e8ed462e

SIGNYM

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 12:59 AM

It all still applies.

Add Trump's butt-hurt reaction to Putin. It's like he thought thrre was some sort if bromance, and that it would overcome Russia's security concerns. Let'shope that Trump doesn't back us into WWIII.

Also... Palantir? Seriously?

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
One thing about Trump - I think he is sensitive to his constituency. Unlike Dems and many Repubs who'll just manipulate the hell out of the public to achieve their agenda ... whatever it is ... Trump actually pays attention to what his voters think. I think the way he handled Covid and the abortion issue indicates that.

I'm fair certain he'll muck up the Mideast in favor of Israel. Most of his voters are either rabid Zionists (even if they don't know the meaning of the word) or rabidly anti-Muslim, or both. I was against his Mideast policies before, which I find as morally repugnant as neocons', and I'll probably be against them this time.

Then we have jarheads like JSF who're all for war with China over Taiwan, or perhaps ANOTHER proxy war we're supposed to fund and weaponize. What they didn't get the first time is that Trump's beef with China was primarily economic, not military. But if there are enuf gung-ho Sinophobes in his constituency, he may accede to some sort of direct conflict with China.

There are two related problems that I think will be impossible for him to fix.

The first one is splitting Russia from China, Iran, and N Korea. He might decide to go "maximum pressure" on Iran (Israeli proxy war on Iran) and China (tariffs, sanctions, etc) and offer Russia an escape route (end sanctions, offer favorable terms on Ukraine) in return for Russia reneging on its deals with Iran, China, and N Korea. But Russia doesn't break deals like we do. I don't think that will work.

The second problem is the BRICS' nascent alternative trade, payment, currency, and finance system. I'm trying to think of a way he might lever that apart. Secondary sanctions? Brazil is the BRICS' most pro- USA member, with ties to the Dem party, and Saudi Arabia is the next-most influential almost-member. I'm sure he'll be working on a plan to weaken BRICS.

My other concern is the Federal budget. Yanno, Trump's experience is in real estate, and it's all based on funny money at that level. IDK if Trump, at heart, respects the effect a huge budget deficit has on the value of the dollar and on world finance.

Anyway, it'll be an interesting four years. Assuming he doesn't get assassinated before his term ends.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 1:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:

"China Holds The Cards…And America’s Bluff Is Failing"—Joseph Stiglitz's Last Warning

This intellectual cunt has no idea what he's talking about and should be ignored.

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"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore." ~Paul Simon

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, June 12, 2025 2:17 AM

Summer of riots started to spread to other states and cities

Texas, NYC, Seattle, Chicago, Portland, Florida.

Anti-ICE protests expanding across the U.S. following LA unrest
https://www.1380kcim.com/2025/06/11/anti-ice-protests-expanding-across
-the-u-s-following-la-unrest/
After days of unrest in Los Angeles, protests against U.S. immigration enforcement policies have continued to grow

SIGNYM

Thursday, June 12, 2025 6:39 AM

Budget

Israel

Self-propelled ego and rampant ADHD

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

SIGNYM

Thursday, June 12, 2025 2:09 PM

Ok, to be more specific:

BEFORE Trump was elected, I wondered (here) how he was going to react when he wouldn't be able to keep his extravagant promises on Ukraine, bc I knew for sure that Russia was going to be unyielding about meeting THEIR goals.

When you paint yourself into a corner, as Trump did, the best thing to do is STFU and work ... QUIETLY ... to get out of the box you got yourself into.

I could point to more of Trump's loud failures ... tariff policies and trade negotiations (not going so well)... reindustrialization (where?) ... negotiations with Iran (which should be the EASIEST thing to do, since even Iran doesn't want nuclear weapons) ... Gaza (just shut off aid to Israel) ... Yemen (no, our military is in no position to exterminate the Houthis) ... deportations (needs Congress to change some laws) ... the budget (Congress keeps pork-barreling along).

When things don't go his way, does he think making even more extravagant promises, more dazzle and bullshit, is gonna to help?

Maybe there are still powerful political, neocon, and/or deep state forces working against Trump. Maybe this is his way of smoking them out, making them public ... like Lindsay Graham and Keith Kellogg.

Or maybe it's his ego. Maybe he just can't give up on his TV show host/ real estate shyster/ maximum pressure approach.

Or maybe it's just the ADHD talking ... kids with ADHD just can't stop talking and crave attention. And they don't care how they get it.

But if Trump wants to gather support, he needs to GET RESULTS. And if his scatterbrained approach doesn't work, he needs to appoint people, like Witkoff, and subject-matter experts and maybe STFU and let them do their jobs instead of busting in, playing the hero, and screwing things up.

So I'll be interested in seeing if he can pull any rabbits out any of of those flaming bags of dogshit, bc that'll be quite some trick.

*****

In the meantime, kudos for controlling the border and tackling the mind-virus that is DEI/ LGBTQ+.

The ICE riots were an absolute gift.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

JAYNEZTOWN

Friday, June 20, 2025 1:59 AM

Donald Trump looking Zionist now, does he think Israel is going to win in the next few hours or days or he wants them bombing each other for another 2 weeks?

Trump says decision on US role in Israel-Iran conflict to come in two weeks
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-says-decision-us-role-isra
el-iran-conflict-come-two-weeks-5192821

6IXSTRINGJACK

Friday, June 20, 2025 2:04 AM

Shut up.

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"I don't find this stuff amusing anymore." ~Paul Simon

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, June 30, 2025 6:05 AM

so he gets suckered into bombings...

...or its over or is it...maybe another WMD document or report or some asshole Iranian does something stupid again

“BBB” = our credit rating if this bill becomes law
https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1939128423093329955

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, July 7, 2025 11:29 PM

Epstein harmed over 1,000 victims but no "client list"

SIGNYM

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 12:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
One thing about Trump - I think he is sensitive to his constituency. Unlike Dems and many Repubs who'll just manipulate the hell out of the public to achieve their agenda ... whatever it is ... Trump actually pays attention to what his voters think. I think the way he handled Covid and the abortion issue indicates that.

I'm fair certain he'll muck up the Mideast in favor of Israel. Most of his voters are either rabid Zionists (even if they don't know the meaning of the word) or rabidly anti-Muslim, or both . I was against his Mideast policies before, which I find as morally repugnant as neocons', and I'll probably be against them this time.

Then we have jarheads like JSF who're all for war with China over Taiwan, or perhaps ANOTHER proxy war we're supposed to fund and weaponize. What they didn't get the first time is that Trump's beef with China was primarily economic, not military. But if there are enuf gung-ho Sinophobes in his constituency, he may accede to some sort of direct conflict with China.

There are two related problems that I think will be impossible for him to fix.

The first one is splitting Russia from China, Iran, and N Korea. He might decide to go "maximum pressure" on Iran (Israeli proxy war on Iran) and China (tariffs, sanctions, etc) and offer Russia an escape route (end sanctions, offer favorable terms on Ukraine) in return for Russia reneging on its deals with Iran, China, and N Korea. But Russia doesn't break deals like we do. I don't think that will work.

The second problem is the BRICS' nascent alternative trade, payment, currency, and finance system. I'm trying to think of a way he might lever that apart. Secondary sanctions? Brazil is the BRICS' most pro- USA member, with ties to the Dem party, and Saudi Arabia is the next-most influential almost-member. I'm sure he'll be working on a plan to weaken BRICS.

My other concern is the Federal budget. Yanno, Trump's experience is in real estate, and it's all based on funny money at that level. IDK if Trump, at heart, respects the effect a huge budget deficit has on the value of the dollar and on world finance.

Anyway, it'll be an interesting four years. Assuming he doesn't get assassinated before his term ends.

On the money so far. He'll have to pull a few rabbits out of hats.

I would have never predicted a blatant Epstein coverup. We know from the other end that Prince Andrew was a client. So how can they say "no clients" with a straight face? Epstein was prolly working for Mossad and, yanno, Trump loves Israel.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

AMERICANS SUPPORT AMERICA

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, July 17, 2025 9:00 PM

War between Russia and Ukraine still ongoing, no peace he said he would fix it in one day

Christians getting killed in Syria, shakes hands with the ISIS or al-Qaeda guy but now Israelis bomb them, Turks invade from North the Jewish state of Israel invades from the South

cutting back on science and large projects that give the US leadership

massive extra spending, the debt clock?

from 2 months back

Goldman accuses Bondi of preventing release of Epstein files
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3408087/goldman-bondi-preventi
ng-release-jeffrey-epstein-files/

6IXSTRINGJACK

Friday, July 18, 2025 9:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
War between Russia and Ukraine still ongoing, no peace he said he would fix it in one day

Christians getting killed in Syria, shakes hands with the ISIS or al-Qaeda guy but now Israelis bomb them, Turks invade from North the Jewish state of Israel invades from the South

cutting back on science and large projects that give the US leadership

massive extra spending, the debt clock?

from 2 months back

Goldman accuses Bondi of preventing release of Epstein files

You win some, you lose some.

Our country is still going to be far better off than it was on the trajectory we were going.

Here's an adult take on this last week. I recommend that you consider taking it and seeing how things play out rather than play into the hands of stupid people like Ted.

Democrats are a Hive Mind. They had Ted looking the other way while they were allowing drag-queen pedophiles to read books to kindergartners and there was even that video of a girl rubbing up on a dude's junk because he was dressed like Ariel, The Little Mermaid. We don't fall into lock-step with evil people just because they're on our "side".

We're not going to agree on everything. I will decide when enough is enough and we're far from there yet with all the good that's been done and the bullet we dodged by not having Kamala Harris put the final nail in America's coffin.

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SIGNYM

Friday, July 18, 2025 11:02 AM

Not a concern, exactly ... been there, done that. More like interpretation.

Three views of Trump's foreign policy,:

1) He's playing 5D chess. He has clear goals in mind, including ending our endless wars, but he's facing political bullets (and occasional literal ones) so he's having to do a lot of distraction and dodging and weaving to get to his goals. Simplicius and Alex Krainer think this way.

2) He's seriously conflicted. Some of his goals conflict with other goals. Like: He wants to make peace BUT he doesn't want to lose. He wants to negotiate BUT only when he's in total control. So he waffles back and forth, depending on the state of his ego at the moment. the Duran.

3) He's been a neocon all a long, and he's just part of the same pattern that the USA deep state has been exhibiting all along. Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic, Larry Johnson.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

"Constant monitoring of behavior, emotion, and identity breeds conformity, judgment, and fear."

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, July 24, 2025 3:37 PM

Billionaire Arnolds Decry ‘Catastrophic Deficit’ in Trump Bill
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-report/billionaire-arnolds-dec
ry-catastrophic-deficit-in-trump-bill

WSJ reports that Trump’s name is in the Epstein files and he KNOWS it.
https://x.com/keithedwards/status/1948107059062243627

Pam Bondi abruptly cancels her appearance at CPAC "Summit on Human Trafficking" due to *checks notes* a 'torn cornea'...just couldnt see herself being there...she's trapped underneath the mountain of evidence on her desk she is now trying to bury?

Howard Lutnick’s Secret Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Resurface
https://friedforfun.com/howard-lutnicks-secret-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein
-resurface/

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, August 3, 2025 4:25 PM

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq tank as market confidence cracks under Trump tariffs, weak jobs data
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq
-tank-as-market-confidence-cracks-under-trump-tariffs-weak-jobs-data-200032947.html

'Smells of a coverup': Top Democratic Senator reacts to WSJ report on Trump and Epstein
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/smells-coverup-top-democratic-sena
tor-213250796.html

Experts slam Trump's firing of labor statistics chief
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250803_05/

Unearthed Video of Trump Judging Teen Models Goes Viral Amid Epstein ‘Secrets’ Bombshell
https://www.mediaite.com/media/entertainment/unearthed-video-of-trump-
judging-teen-models-goes-viral-amid-epstein-secrets-bombshell/

JAYNEZTOWN

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 3:38 PM

Trump is now being trolled in by British protest activists with images of Jeffrey Epstein being projected on to Windsor Castle.

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff
-world-liberty.html

Free speech no more?
https://x.com/glukianoff/status/1967393517074014356#m
Not even remotely allowed by the First Amendment, and not something a president should even be talking about attempting.

accused networks of being "deep state propaganda arms" for the Democrat Party.

JAYNEZTOWN

Saturday, September 20, 2025 4:17 PM

Pleasing dear leader, you must report good enws

Ex-Disney CEO Lashes Company for Bowing to Trump on Kimmel
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-disney-ceo-michael-eisner-lashes-comp
any-and-bob-iger-for-bowing-to-trump-on-kimmel/

FCC commissioner calls Trump's threat to pull broadcast licenses 'a campaign of censorship'
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/09/19/jimmy-kimmel-fcc

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:39 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

So, what POLICIES has Trump initiated that you disagree with?
Tariffs?
Border control?
Cooling off the conflict with Russia?
Deporting illegals?
Supporting Israel?
Scaling back on "clean' energy projects?
Reducing taxes?
Deploying the National Guard to DC?
Ending DEI?
There's lots to discuss besides "Orange man bad", and I'd love to discuss that with you!

THGR:
Now you’ve hit it. All these things tie into how Trump is fucking everything up. I’ll talk about all these in non-rant concise posts. Brief and comprehensive, on topic posts. No whataboutism and you’re on.

Let's start with the first on your list, tariffs. You can start by either defending or condemning them.

I think tariffs are a good idea, but I think Trump is fucking them up.

For the first roughly 150 years, the USA used tariffs to protect domestic industries and generate revenue.

Quote:
Tariffs in U.S. history have evolved through three main periods: a revenue period (1790–1860), a restriction period (1861–1933), and a reciprocity period (from 1934 onwards). Initially, tariffs were a primary source of government revenue and aimed to protect domestic industries, but their role has shifted significantly over time, especially with the move towards free trade after World War II.

It's only been since WWII that we started doing away with tariffs.

If you think we should reindustrialize, as I do, tariffs are part of the picture. But IMHO Trump needs to do more than lower taxes on domestic companies, lower energy costs, impose tariffs, and cross his fingers. He needs to compel industries to invest in production instead of stock manipulation, he SHOULD do this sector by sector, and he should insure both infrastructure and supply lines.

Comments?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:43 AM

How would you even know if he's fucking anything up?

The Media does nothing but bash Trump 24/7 for 12 years straight, and they put out new stories that backpedal on old stories or just forget the old stories they printed a week or two ago because they know their readers already forgot about them.

All I know is that things are working 1,000% better than they were a year ago from today. As long as that keeps happening and we're not ushering in the age of Orwell in the meantime, I'm just fine with the way things are going now.

Spent two whole days not posting here or paying any attention at all to politics and it was wonderful. The only reason I'm here today is because I need to break up the monotony of cleaning inside the house and I'm rained out of the yardwork for another 2 days.

My new plan going forward is to limit my political news intake to no more than 20% of what it used to be on a daily average since Covid, and I want to get my old man and a few of my friends to cut out even more than that. I had a pretty deep conversation with my friend's younger brother from the West coast the other night, and while it's clear that he and I (and my friend) probably wouldn't agree much on politics, he simply refuses to talk about them and has cut them almost entirely out of his life. He's sick of wasting all of that time and emotional energy on stuff he has no power over, and during that conversation is when he announced he quit his job at as a chemist at a major pharmaceutical company that I won't name here to go into business with himself. He's been working out again for the first time in 7 years and it really shows. He's got no more time for all of this noise and bullshit, and I want to be more like him.

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:57 AM

I see it signym and I will respond.

T

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:59 AM

Because when China countered our tariffs by withholding rare earths, it fucked everything up including car manufacturing. Supplies need to be ensured for manufacturing to happen. It's axiomatic.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 1:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Because when China countered our tariffs by withholding rare earths, it fucked everything up including car manufacturing. Supplies need to be ensured for manufacturing to happen. It's axiomatic.

And you're talking about a short-term problem that was caused by trying to fix a very, very long-term problem that everybody before now was just kicking down the road, $37 Trillion after the fact and counting.

Our entire economy is built on ponzi schemes. I know that people don't want to fix anything because they can't stand being inconvenienced in present day, but your generation did most of the damage and most of you won't live long enough to suffer the consequences of any of it. I used to think that my generation would eek that one out as well, but the chances of that are looking slimmer by the year.

I'm not going to worry about Tariffs until they've done at least as much long-term damage as Joe Biden*'s inflation for 4 years has done to the American people. I can give a shit less about people not being able to buy a brand new car or $1,500 smart phone every 2 or 3 years like they used to.

Here's an idea on the cars. Take all the computer shit out of them and stop trying to force coal burning cars on everyone, and then nobody needs China's rare earth minerals. It's not as if they're the only place on earth that has them, we're getting a boatload of them from Ukraine in the coming years now, and if we're not wasting them all on huge inefficient EV batteries or trying to make Wind Power make any sense when we have Nuclear power at our disposal, we'll have more than we need for our computer and smart phone needs.

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 1:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

So, what POLICIES has Trump initiated that you disagree with?
Tariffs?
Border control?
Cooling off the conflict with Russia?
Deporting illegals?
Supporting Israel?
Scaling back on "clean' energy projects?
Reducing taxes?
Deploying the National Guard to DC?
Ending DEI?
There's lots to discuss besides "Orange man bad", and I'd love to discuss that with you!

THGR:
Now you’ve hit it. All these things tie into how Trump is fucking everything up. I’ll talk about all these in non-rant concise posts. Brief and comprehensive, on topic posts. No whataboutism and you’re on.

Let's start with the first on your list, tariffs. You can start by either defending or condemning them.

I think tariffs are a good idea, but I think Trump is fucking them up.

For the first roughly 150 years, the USA used tariffs to protect domestic industries and generate revenue.

Quote:
Tariffs in U.S. history have evolved through three main periods: a revenue period (1790–1860), a restriction period (1861–1933), and a reciprocity period (from 1934 onwards). Initially, tariffs were a primary source of government revenue and aimed to protect domestic industries, but their role has shifted significantly over time, especially with the move towards free trade after World War II.
It's only been since WWII that we started doing away with tariffs.

If you think we should reindustrialize, as I do, tariffs are part of the picture. But IMHO Trump needs to do more than lower taxes on domestic companies, lower energy costs, impose tariffs, and cross his fingers. He needs to compel industries to invest in production instead of stock manipulation, he SHOULD do this sector by sector, and he should insure both infrastructure and supply lines.

Comments?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution vests the power to lay and collect tariffs with Congress. The Founding Fathers intended for legislative oversight on taxation, tariffs, and related financial matters, viewing tariffs as strategic levers to be used with caution and prudence.

The President has limited latitude to act independently of Congress within the boundaries defined by existing legislation and constitutional principles.

This judicial oversight ensures that the President’s tariff-related powers align with congressional intent and constitutional mandates.

Trump with Tariffs, as with all else, ignores the laws and constitutional boundaries put in place to make sure no one individual wreaked havoc, like a bull in a China shop. Which is exactly what Trump did and is doing.

The terrible result of which is detrimental to America, tenfold.

First, it’s a tax on not just American businesses, but also on the taxpayer. Which is why it falls to congress. The president does not declare new taxes. He tells his party what he wants in the form of a budget, and the house and senate hash it out and vote on it.

We are the most powerful country in the world, or at least we were a few months ago. One reason was because we had friends. Allowing them to profit was a way of keeping them friends. These same friends would help us when we needed them too. Now, because of Trump, they hate us.

If you or anyone else thinks we are going to see a resurgence of manufacturing anytime soon in America, wrong. It takes a decade to build the infrastructure needed. Then, wages will be too high for anyone to profit. If Apple wanted to manufacture the iPhone here. It would take a decade to set up the infrastructure. Then it would cost 3,500 dollars per phone.

Price hikes because of tariffs are going to make many businesses go under. And these same price hikes are going to cost the average person around 2,300 annually. Why, so Trump can give 2 trillion in

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 1:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

Because when China countered our tariffs by withholding rare earths, it fucked everything up including car manufacturing. Supplies need to be ensured for manufacturing to happen. It's axiomatic.

It's not rare earths that's the problem. We have plenty. It's the infrastructure needed to create the final product that is the problem. Again, one more Trump fuckup.

T

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 2:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
Trump has failed to lower costs. Now is the time to fight for it.

Where were you the last 4 years, Pocahontas?

Sit down and shut the fuck up. Americans were done listening to your stupid ass years ago.

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 4:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Because when China countered our tariffs by withholding rare earths, it fucked everything up including car manufacturing. Supplies need to be ensured for manufacturing to happen. It's axiomatic.

THGR:
It's not rare earths that's the problem. We have plenty. It's the infrastructure needed to create the final product that is the problem. Again, one more Trump fuckup.

Well, honestly IDK if the USA has enough deposits for all of its industries, altho apparently coal ash (which we have plenty of) is also a possible source.
https://scitechdaily.com/8-4-billion-enormous-cache-of-rare-earth-elem
ents-discovered-in-america/

The big issue with rare earths is extraction, which is incredibly messy. China supposedly has technology which makes extraction more cost effective. Even so, it creates hills of mine tailings and lakes of sludge.

There's a lot of research going on with rare earths extraction, but we're not there yet. So there's technological infrastructure required as well.

Point being, reindustrialization isn't going to happen in three years, it needs decades- long investment, probably needs to be targeted, and probably needs our government to either make preferential loans or take a majority stake in some businesses.

I don't see Trump's scattershot approach good for anything other than the lowest-hanging fruit.

And I'm OK with low- hanging fruit! It's better than nothing! But if we want to go any farther than that, we'll need an actual plan with actual focus.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 4:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution vests the power to lay and collect tariffs with Congress. The Founding Fathers intended for legislative oversight on taxation, tariffs, and related financial matters, viewing tariffs as strategic levers to be used with caution and prudence.

The President has limited latitude to act independently of Congress within the boundaries defined by existing legislation and constitutional principles.

This judicial oversight ensures that the President’s tariff-related powers align with congressional intent and constitutional mandates.

Trump with Tariffs, as with all else, ignores the laws and constitutional boundaries put in place to make sure no one individual wreaked havoc, like a bull in a China shop. Which is exactly what Trump did and is doing.

The problem, as I see it, isn't Trump, it's Congress. Trump is trying to solve a problem that previous Presidents AND CONGRESS let fester SO bad that we're willing to try anything to fix them.

So the solution isn't bashing Trump, it's getting Congress to get off its collective fat ass and start doing something other than playing partisan politics, digging for donations, and voting in shit that doesn't help.

If Democrats got ahead of Trump on SOLVING problems they'd get their constituency back.

Quote:
The terrible result of which is detrimental to America, tenfold.

First, it’s a tax on not just American businesses, but also on the taxpayer. Which is why it falls to congress. The president does not declare new taxes. He tells his party what he wants in the form of a budget, and the house and senate hash it out and vote on it.

We are the most powerful country in the world, or at least we were a few months ago.

Wrong. We have been slipping economically, financially, and militarily for decades now. I've been trying to tell you. You were so busy denying, you just now noticed that we're hip deep in shit.

Quote:
One reason was because we had friends. Allowing them to profit was a way of keeping them friends. These same friends would help us when we needed them too. Now, because of Trump, they hate us.

Our "friends“ in Europe are leeches. They can't help us. They can't even help themselves. Do you think they could defend themselves?

Quote:
If you or anyone else thinks we are going to see a resurgence of manufacturing anytime soon in America, wrong. It takes a decade to build the infrastructure needed.

Agreed

Quote:
Then, wages will be too high for anyone to profit. If Apple wanted to manufacture the iPhone here. It would take a decade to set up the infrastructure. Then it would cost 3,500 dollars per phone.

There's one solution to that: Corporations are just going to have to be satisfied with less profit. Why should everyone lose just so five people hold half of the world's wealth? If they don't like that deal, they can move to China. Or Russia. Or the EU.
/snicker

Quote:
Price hikes because of tariffs are going to make many businesses go under. And these same price hikes are going to cost the average person around 2,300 annually. Why, so Trump can give 2 trillion in tax cuts to the top .01 present.

Hey, I got a tax cut. Didn't you?

I don't think Trump declared tariffs just to lower taxes. You're mind reading again, and assuming motives. And taxes are a whole 'nother ball of yarn, I think, for another discussion.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:01 AM

SIX, I'm not experiencing inflation like I did under Biden, thank goodness. But I haven't seen prices go down, either. At least not grocery, energy, and healthcare.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:06 AM

All I know is that the only person here who didn't get a tax cut last year for certain is me.

And the other two or three that most likely didn't, either because they're from out of the country and/or they are retired and it doesn't apply to their situation... I don't hear any of them bitching about anything.

I don't suppose that those who hate Trump would literally put their own money where their mouths were and not only refuse to take the tax cut, but also show everyone real faith in their convictions by making sure that the last 4 years worth of tax cuts that they benefited from were returned as well?

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
SIX, I'm not experiencing inflation like I did under Biden, thank goodness. But I haven't seen prices go down, either. At least not grocery, energy, and healthcare.

I know you're too smart to not understand how inflation works, so I am going to assume we're well beyond that and you chose these three specifically because they can ebb and flow separate from the trending of most things they do include in their inflation figures.

I understand your frustration, but let me ask you a serious question...

When in your entire lifetime have you ever seen any meaningful reduction in the prices of grocery, energy and healthcare?

I don't know exactly how much older you are than I am, and I'm not going to tell you what my guess is because that's rude (:laugh), but I know that you've seen some shit that I never experienced several times before I was born. Whether you were just a kid or you were already in the workforce while they were going on, they were on par with the dot-com bubble bursting and/or 9-11 and/or the housing bubble bursting and the DOW being cut in half. I do not imagine you're anywhere close to being as old as my grandma was and remembering growing up when the adults in charge were still suffering PTSD from the depression.

But you've seen some shit...

When did prices ever go down after they were raised in any meaningful way?

What my brother went through for 6 months at the hospital, including the surgeries, 24/7 care, therapy and who knows how many scans, it cost my old man's insurance only $150k. This was brain surgery done by the so-called best in the country.

You spend a week in the hospital today for a bad case of food poisoning and they're going to hand you that same bill. What my brother went through would have cost MILLIONS, assuming that he could even get anywhere CLOSE to that level of care in 2025.

You've seen some shit, but I've seen some shit too. The only one of those three that I've ever seen come down in price in my entire life after the prices were raised was energy costs for your home/car. That's it. And there are so many external factors to those prices, up to and including politics and whoever is in charge of the current administration, that nobody could ever claim that energy prices went down because the economy was great with a straight face.

I'm hopeful that medical prices come down... especially pharmaceutical out of pocket expenses for American citizens. There's probably going to be years of litigation before that really starts happening. Even if Trump put down executive orders on prescription drug prices, anybody at any time could come in and reverse that, and you'd likely have just as many Republicans line up to fight it in court as you did Democrats on this issue.

The only way I ever expect food prices to come down, even a little and probably only temporary, is if fuel prices go down. They looked like they were for a while there, but then they all shot back up over $3/gal by me again, so... don't expect food prices to come down at all until those gas prices do. Especially for things like milk and eggs and cheese.

The Double Digit inflation that Joe Biden* left us all with is never erased. That was just more compound interest on top of the pile of compound interest that started compounding before most of us were born. The day Joe Biden* left office, the prices that were, were forever our new "normal" that will only inevitably get worse over time when our FED target rate is 2% on any "good" year. It hasn't been at or below 2% yet, which is still a problem. But it has been hanging under 3% for quite a while. At least the bleeding has mostly stopped now.

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Because when China countered our tariffs by withholding rare earths, it fucked everything up including car manufacturing. Supplies need to be ensured for manufacturing to happen. It's axiomatic.

THGR:
It's not rare earths that's the problem. We have plenty. It's the infrastructure needed to create the final product that is the problem. Again, one more Trump fuckup.

Well, honestly IDK if the USA has enough deposits for all of its industries, altho apparently coal ash (which we have plenty of) is also a possible source.

The big issue with rare earths is extraction, which is incredibly messy. China supposedly has technology which makes extraction more cost effective. Even so, it creates hills of mine tailings and lakes of sludge.

There's a lot of research going on with rare earths extraction, but we're not there yet. So there's technological infrastructure required as well.

Point being, reindustrialization isn't going to happen in three years, it needs decades- long investment, probably needs to be targeted, and probably needs our government to either make preferential loans or take a majority stake in some businesses.

I don't see Trump's scattershot approach good for anything other than the lowest-hanging fruit.

And I'm OK with low- hanging fruit! It's better than nothing! But if we want to go any farther than that, we'll need an actual plan with actual focus.

Rare earth minerals are essential components in a wide range of high-tech applications, including electronics, renewable energy, and defense technologies

Like I said, we need a decade minimum to build the infrastructure for so much of what we need. Hence, Trumps’ tariffs are killing America.

I've been saying this shit since before Trump got reelected. I believe I even posted a video by Peter Zeihan discussing this and tariffs. A video you and Gilligan made fun of.

T

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 5:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

SIX, I'm not experiencing inflation like I did under Biden, thank goodness. But I haven't seen prices go down, either. At least not grocery, energy, and healthcare.

You guys always forget to mention Biden was fixing what Trump broke.

T

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:07 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

SIX, I'm not experiencing inflation like I did under Biden, thank goodness. But I haven't seen prices go down, either. At least not grocery, energy, and healthcare.

You guys always forget to mention Biden was fixing what Trump broke.

T

How so? Explain, in detail what that means. We want to hear specifics with actual facts and numbers to back it up.

And don't forget that your guy let in 10 Million+ illegal alien invaders in just 4 years. That has slowed to zero per month today.

If you ever want to even dream about swinging somebody's opinion your way on inflation and whose fault it was, you're going to have a really hard time doing it when so many other broken things have been fixed in the last 8 months. The only way that Democrats can win on the issue of the economy going forward is if our economy gets destroyed under Trump. Nothing you've contributed to the state we're in has been helpful to anyone up until this point either. Democrats and Republicans both may as well be equally culpable because neither party ever had the desire to fix anything they were all breaking along the way as long as they got theirs.

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THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:09 AM

I see you want to discuss tariffs more comrade. I have no intention of going around in circles concerning tariffs and rare earth minerals. I've been saying before Trump got elected this would happen. You didn’t want to admit it; you just wanted to cut and paste shit about it without accepting the simple fact it was a crazy idea. You still don’t seem to get it. And I don't feel the need to convince you.

I thought this was your thread signym when I agreed to come here. Nope, it's Gilligan's. This discussion belongs in my "Trump destroys everything he touches." thread. So, put the next post, topic on the list, you want me to respond to there.

T

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
I see you want to discuss tariffs more comrade. I have no intention of going around in circles concerning tariffs and rare earth minerals. I've been saying before Trump got elected this would happen. You didn’t want to admit it; you just wanted to cut and paste shit about it without accepting the simple fact it was a crazy idea. You still don’t seem to get it. And I don't feel the need to convince you.

T

What you don't understand is I have no idea what the fuck you're even talking about right now, dude.

I'm not a mind reader. I don't know what makes you bitch and moan from day to day unless you use your big boy words.

You told me WHAT would happen?

I don't want to admit to WHAT?

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The Democrats are the party of Murder.

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 7:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

SIX, I'm not experiencing inflation like I did under Biden, thank goodness. But I haven't seen prices go down, either. At least not grocery, energy, and healthcare.

THGR:
You guys always forget to mention Biden was fixing what Trump broke.

What did Trump break and how did he break it?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 9:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by THG:
I see you want to discuss tariffs more comrade. I have no intention of going around in circles concerning tariffs and rare earth minerals. I've been saying before Trump got elected this would happen. You didn’t want to admit it; you just wanted to cut and paste shit about it without accepting the simple fact it was a crazy idea. You still don’t seem to get it. And I don't feel the need to convince you.

I have no idea WTF you're talking about.

For the MAJORITY of it's history, the USA imposed tariffs on imports, and for roughly the first 60 years it was almost the sole source of Federal revenue.
And America grew, and developed, and grew!

So what's so crazy about tariffs?

I know what you wrote: it will shut off imports, lead to higher prices, cause businesses to fail, and even if
production can be established in the USA, everything will be way more expensive.

But, it doesn't have to be that way.
For example, Apple pays China $500 to produce a phone that retails for $1200-$1500 in the USA. Maybe companies could produce and sell here, but with much less profit margin.

That would help solve the huge wealth gap here, and if Apple (and similar transnationals) didn't want to take the hit then some upstart national company could step in.

You can't revive an entire economy all at once, and there will ALWAYS be some resources that we'll have to trade for (cobalt, platinum, titanium etc) so there will always be items that we'll need to produce cost-competitively for trade.
I'm sure there are a few things we could produce or services we could provide at a cost and quality that would be competitive. But overall, with our natural resources we could be much more self sufficient.

But if we decide to reindustrialize I think we should start with one sector - say, steel- make sure we have all the raw resources and infrastructure lined up, and then block out raw steel and steel products (I-beams, washing machines etc) to make sure we have an ensured supply and market.

So I think tariffs are a good idea, but they have to be implemented the right way, and THAT'S where I think Trump is fucking up.

Quote:
SIX:

What you don't understand is I have no idea what the fuck you're even talking about right now, dude.

I'm not a mind reader. I don't know what makes you bitch and moan from day to day unless you use your big boy words.

You told me WHAT would happen?

Indeed

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 9:31 AM

I hope I've explained my POV on tariffs, and also expressed your concerns adequately.

Next topic?

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

I hope I've explained my POV on tariffs, and also expressed your concerns adequately.

Next topic?

Yes, you explained your point clearly. It was void of the understanding that in the 1700 18 hundreds, it took 6 weeks to 2 months for a ship to come from Europe. Today it takes less than a week. The ships were the size of today's school buses and a cargo ship today carries 28 tons. Today, transatlantic ships carry approximately 1.95 billion metric tons of cargo globally. The world was interdependent and symbiotic, which promotes peace. Notice I said was, Trump fuck that up. For America anyway, the rest of the world will move on.

And you ignore the constitution for your personal opinion. You say I think rather than the Constitution says.

I thought this was your thread signym when I agreed to come here. Nope, it's Gilligan's. This discussion belongs in my "Trump destroys everything he touches." thread. So, put the next post, topic on the list, you want me to respond to there.

T

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 8:30 PM

I think it belongs here.

YOUR thread is pejoratively titled. It assumes a conclusion ("Trump is destroying everything") before there's even a discussion.

While I think Trump is fucking up quite a few things, he's not fucking up EVERYTHING. Border control, for instance. In an act of deliberate anti-American sabotage, Biden* DELIBERATELY opened the gates. It wasn't a case of ineptitude. He* even assigned a fall guy (gal) "border czar", Kamala Harris, to catch the flak for the inevitable angry backlash. IMHO a nation being able to control its borders is a GOOD thing. Isn't it?

Ending DEI is another good thing. DEI and the coddling of grievance groups like BLM and ANTIFA and LGBTQ+, extreme wokeness, "snowflakes" and "safe spaces", the reparations movement ("give me free money bc I'm black") are incredibly divisive and anti -American. (And funded by Soros, BTW.) We should be refocusing instead on equality of education, equality of opportunity, and equality under the law. Something we all should be able to be proud of, altho I know many blacks will continue to carry a grudge for slavery and past prejudice.

Ending "defund the police" that arose from the "mostly peaceful" riots is also a good thing. Isn't it?

I can point to a lot of things that make me tear my hair out, and I intend to. But Trump has done some GOOD things, and if Dems want to start winning elections their candidates should stop fighting Trump on those issues and get behind them.

So, staying here. Unless you either retitled your thread or maybe we make a new one.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

THG

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 8:32 PM

Your and my discussion belongs in Jacks thread; I don't think so. You know where to find me.

T

SIGNYM

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 8:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

I hope I've explained my POV on tariffs, and also expressed your concerns adequately.

Next topic?

THGR:

Yes, you explained your point clearly. It was void of the understanding that in the 1700 18 hundreds, it took 6 weeks to 2 months for a ship to come from Europe. Today it takes less than a week. The ships were the size of today's school buses and a cargo ship today carries 28 tons. And you ignore the constitution for your personal opinion.

Just bc international trade is easier doesn't make it a GOOD thing.

Britain had a world-straddling empire and world-straddling trade that filled their nations coffers and made the British pound THE reserve currency for centuries.

But when war came and trade routes were cut, who came to Britain's rescue?

Us.

And what made Anerica strong?

Native production.

We are blessed with two oceans and abundant resources, and if we want to be strong we need to be as economically independent and self sufficient as possible, like we were then.

Right now, the beneficiaries of free trade are he American consumer in the short term and transnational corporations. But when foreign nations stop accepting our dollars (and they will), and trade slows down, we'll experience the full brunt of a hollowed-out economy. IMHO better a little pain now than a lot of pain later.

I think reindustrializing is a laudable goal, don't you?
Why don't we hash that out before tariffs, bc if you don't think the goal is achievable or worthwhile then tariffs are, in your view, entirely counterproductive.

Quote:
I thought this was your thread signym when I agreed to come here. Nope, it's Gilligan's. This discussion belongs in my "Trump destroys everything he touches." thread. So, put the next post, topic on the list, you want me to respond to there.

I answered that in my previous post.

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, October 2, 2025 10:56 PM

Donald Trump's Worst Moments From The Apprentice

from the movies thread

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Quote:

Trump to impose a 100% tariff on "any and all" movies made outside the U.S. in a bid to reclaim Hollywood, which was "stolen" by foreign countries.

That's the stupidest thing Trump has done so far. Why he would reward the people currently running Hollywood like this, especially when they all hate him, is anyone's guess.

Japan's saying "Oh well... We just made $650 Million + worldwide on a $20 Million budget, and only 1/5th of that income came from the US".

Trump Doubles Down on 100% Tariff Plan for Movies Made Outside the US
https://www.thewrap.com/trump-international-movies-tariff/

SIGNYM

Friday, October 3, 2025 2:51 AM

Quote:
Generals Gathered In Their Masses…
Thursday, Oct 02, 2025 - 01:25 PM

Authored by Daniel McAdams via The Ron Paul Institute,

On Tuesday we observed one of the strangest spectacles of our time. President Trump and his "Secretary of War," Pete Hegseth, called a mandatory meeting of all the top brass in the US military. Some 800+ general officers, admirals, and the like gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia for a doubleheader talk from Hegseth and Trump.

Because such an event is nearly unprecedented – at least in peacetime – the days leading up to the meeting were increasingly filled with speculation and even dread.

Tensions between the US and Russia are soaring over reports that the Trump Administration may provide and assist in the launching of Tomahawk missiles – capable of both hitting Moscow and of carrying nuclear weapons. The Putin Administration pointed out the obvious: such weapons would require the active participation of US intelligence as well as trained US or NATO personnel and should they be used would bring Russia and the US/NATO to a state of war. It is a war that, given both US and Russian nuclear doctrine, could very quickly rise to the level of an exchange of nuclear weapons and total destruction.

Likewise, media reports and observers of the movement of military equipment have been raising a red flag over the past several days on the massive movement of US fighter jets and aerial refueling tankers from the US toward the Middle East. Observers point out the similarity to the days leading up to the US attack on Iran in late June, just over three months ago. With Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu in town earlier this week, has President Trump been talked into again joining Israel in its war on its neighbors?

Additionally, US warships have been gathered off the coast of Venezuela for weeks and at least three speedboats accused of running narcotics have been blown out of the water by the US military. The New York Times reported on stepped up US efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government and install a new leader (as the Trump team attempted and failed in his first term). Media outlets are reporting that the Trump Administration is even considering military strikes deep inside Venezuela, which would of course be unprovoked acts of war.

What to expect of the gathering of the generals? Many of us waited at the edge of our seats.

What we were able to see was a pair of not particularly well-prepared – and less well-received – speeches by Trump and Hegseth on transforming the US military into a “MAGA” force and the evils of late middle-aged rotundity among senior military personnel. The crass treatment of America’s tip military officers – whether some deserved criticism or not – will likely have an effect opposite of what was intended.

The pauses in the pre-prepared speeches meant to allow for applause were met with stony silence.

Fat-shaming and chest-pounding is not the way to go about building esprit de corps in the US military. Especially when such a dressing-down was broadcast to the rest of the country via live video hook-up.

But what if some of our initial sense of dread was not misplaced? In his essential Sonar21 blog, former CIA officer Larry Johnson wonders whether there was a (very) public message delivered to conceal a secret and more dangerous message.

First Johnson quotes Yves Smith of the Naked Capitalist blog:

After Charlie Kirk, perhaps I have become too fond of complicated theories.

But it’s ludicrous to have called so many senior guys in for such a silly agenda. A stern memo and/or video sessions would have done.

So the big stoopid meeting, IMHO was to cover for a smaller gathering that had to be done in person. And where whoever was summoned would be a big tell as to what the focus was.

Johnson then signals his agreement with the speculation:

No, Yves… I think you nailed it. Besides the massive US naval force parked off the coast of Venezuela, we are now hearing that US tanker aircra

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JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 2:06 PM

if they are terrorists caught on the seas then why are they going back home?

U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/boat-strike-survivors.h
tml

6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 2:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
if they are terrorists caught on the seas then why are they going back home?

To let them tell the tale of how they almost died and how they'd never try it again.

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For all that I've blessed, and all that I've wronged. In dreams until my death, I will wander on.

JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 2:29 PM

Trump man a Zionist with concern about the Israeli wailing wall

Now claiming the Justice System is a Witch-Hunt so goes political and does his own 'Witch Hunts'

the usual fools, Kash and Bondi cover up crimes linking British Royals, the French, the Australians, the Israelis the US political elites and business elites, they won’t release the Epstein Files

Shut down Campus protests Team A vs Team B of those alien cultures, the citizens deported for criticism of Israel

more Navy strikes to fix Latin cultures! Bombing the boats in Latin America the War on Drugs becomes the War on Terror...is that legal?

Trumpist man calling the No Kings protest fake, a hoax, Soros funded...really now? millions of them?

the Maxwell woman gets special favors

the Epstein pedo linked Benjamin Black was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, succeeding Scott A. Nathan following his resignation. The nomination was placed on the Senate Executive Calendar as Calendar No. 194, pending Black’s agreement to appear and testify before any Senate committee if requested. In announcing the nomination, President Trump said Black would apply his financial and deal-making experience to advance U.S. interests abroad. The nomination drew attention due to his limited background in foreign policy and legislative affairs, he was confirmed.

headlines say the science given a kick, he wants the weather satellites gone if they measure CO2?

promises building projects, Pro-massive debt increases, Attack the Dolar more debts, deficts, debt again (BBB) ....the super city projects seem to be in the Middle East not the USA

wants comedy controlled, First Amendment rights are violated

calls Epstein 'a hoax'

Americans continue to rate the U.S. economy negatively, the economic war on the economies of the world doesnt seem to be working out

Ukraine war not fixed as he claimed, Biden can also take some blame and Syria clashes continue a nation invaded by other nations and ruled by terror

Zion Don the Trump man Calls His Own Supporters 'Stupid People' for Demanding Epstein Files

JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 2:33 PM

its amazing how he brainwashed the Q-Anon mob...to just cheer the bombs on random boats

what are they smuggling a few fish to sell at some market, in a piss poor backwater nation and the boat men trying to avoid local government shake downs and taxes???

a lot of these bombed guys dont seem to be from Venezuela and some are surviving the boat strikes...judge and execution failures

US Navy says ooops our bad! then sends them home

and if they are only some local 'Tea Party' type smuggling banana, tobacco, rum, coconuts for sale at some local market

....No taxation....without a few cruise missiles?

SECOND

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 9:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
if they are terrorists caught on the seas then why are they going back home?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/boat-strike-survivors.h
tml

To let them tell the tale of how they almost died and how they'd never try it again.

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For all that I've blessed, and all that I've wronged. In dreams until my death, I will wander on.

Trump didn't order the execution of prisoners, at least not this time, but once the death camps open with gas chambers and crematoriums, he will:

The Republican president said two people onboard were killed — one more than was previously reported — and the two who survived are being sent to their home countries "for detention and prosecution."

The repatriation avoids questions for the Trump administration about what the legal status of the two would have been in the U.S. justice system.

With Trump's confirmation on his Truth Social platform of the death toll, that means U.S. military action against vessels in the region have killed at least 29 people.

The president has justified the strikes by asserting that the United States is engaged in an "armed conflict" with drug cartels. He is relying on the same legal authority used by the George W. Bush administration when it declared a war on terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks and is treating the suspected traffickers as if they were enemy soldiers in a traditional war.

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5579045/drug-vessel-survivors-tru
mp-ecuador-colombia

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two

JAYNEZTOWN

Saturday, November 15, 2025 4:36 PM

the buying power of the US Dollar is gone? critics were correct about taxes on coffee or foreign fruit

Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/14/g-s1-97936/trump-tariffs-executive-orde
r-beef-coffee-fruit

Epstein questions? press team scrambles to get the media and all news reporters to leave immediately as soon as Trump gets asked about the Epstein files

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, January 4, 2026 3:01 PM

The Venezuela strike sets a new low for the world order — even by Donald Trump's standards

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/venezuela-operation-us-blatant-
disregard-international-law/106197628

Bernie Sanders: US Attack on Venezuela Is Rank Imperialism

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/bernie-sanders-venezuela-attack

JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2:47 AM

and Trump continues as a Zionist?

Israel to end Doctors Without Borders work in Gaza
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/02/01/israel-to-e
nd-doctors-without-borders-work-in-gaza_6750022_4.html

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, March 2, 2026 4:36 PM

Trump Says Bombing of Iran to Continue 'Uninterrupted' After Reported Killing of Supreme Leader
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-supreme-leader-killed

Confessions of a Former Trump Supporter
https://www.unz.com/article/confessions-of-a-former-trump-supporter/#c
omments

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, March 2, 2026 5:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
Trump Says Bombing of Iran to Continue 'Uninterrupted' After Reported Killing of Supreme Leader
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-supreme-leader-killed

Confessions of a Former Trump Supporter
https://www.unz.com/article/confessions-of-a-former-trump-supporter/#c
omments

No mediabiasfactcheck results for either of these.

Fake news it is then.

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JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, March 29, 2026 6:00 PM

Trump needs to find the off-ramp of this war with Iran. Fast. | Opinion
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-needs-off-ramp-war-090845904
.html

Steve Bannon tells CPAC that Iran war is just beginning - "You have to be convinced that this is the right thing to do, particularly now that we’re on the eve of potentially the insertion of American combat troops," Bannon said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/28/iran-war-steve
-bannon-cpac/89362751007/

Trump Accused of Manipulating Oil and Stock Markets After Iran Denied His 'Productive Talks' Claim Entirely
https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-accused-manipulating-oil-stock-markets-a
fter-iran-denied-his-productive-talks-claim-3799958

Lindsey Graham Takes Heat From Every Corner After Comparing Iranian Island Invasion To Iwo Jima
https://ijr.com/lindsey-graham-takes-heat-from-every-corner-after-comp
aring-iranian-island-invasion-to-iwo-jima/

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, May 4, 2026 4:59 PM

US national debt surpasses GDP for the first time since World War II

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-national-debt-surpasses-size-ec
onomy-first-time-since-world-war-ii-data-shows

Iran conflict drives oil prices to four-year highs, pressures Trump’s approval

https://cryptobriefing.com/iran-conflict-drives-oil-prices-to-four-yea
r-highs-pressures-trumps-approval/

Donald Trump suffers ‘absolute disaster’ in live TV announcement - ‘Failing miserably’

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2201516/donald-trump-suffer
s-absolute-disaster

Iran War Undercuts Trump’s Economic Boasts

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-war-undercuts-trumps-economic-boasts-118
98615

JAYNEZTOWN

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:31 AM

AIPAC's started to own the dogs on two teams, both parties of Goyim that do what they are told Republican and Democrat now told to be a 'good boy'

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/14/congress/hakeem-jeffr
ies-israel-aid-00996273

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 7:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
US national debt surpasses GDP for the first time since World War II

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-national-debt-surpasses-size-ec
onomy-first-time-since-world-war-ii-data-shows

We'll that's the 10th time since WWII I've heard them say that.

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Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, August 23, 2026 1:51 PM

a disaster from the costs of Iran, yeah the USA, the Marines, the Navy the Airforce they all won in the first few days...but there was also overwhelming firepower in Afghanistan and Vietnam...its all lies, Clinton ending corruption, Reagan not a conservative spender he is the one that set it on this path of outrageous deficit spending and debt, then Bush junior saying islam is peace and Obama repeating the lie.

Iran is still hitting back

more shipping gets blasted by drones or missiles, the finance markets are not sure who is shooting at who

Trump is confused
quick blame Canada or Greenland

economic unrest coming including the United State, Trump can shout threats at Oman, more threats at Iran etc

Trump Declares Hormuz 'US Territory', Iran Ignores, Pushes For Deal With Oman
https://www.ibtimes.sg/trump-declares-hormuz-us-territory-iran-ignores
-pushes-deal-oman-92447

JAYNEZTOWN

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 6:28 PM

Trump’s economic noose on Iran may be looser than he thinks
https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-iran-economic-sanctions-west-a
sia-war-14040677.html