Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

[ChileG]

My prediction way back when is that he would institute narrow tariffs that don’t make much difference and then hope the economy continued to do well so he could point to something that he did that turned everything around.
I mean, after convincing his sycophants that the economy was in the shitter he couldn’t do nothing and then claim everything was fixed.

 

[superrific]

My prediction way back when is that he would institute narrow tariffs that don’t make much difference and then hope the economy continued to do well so he could point to something that he did that turned everything around.
I mean, after convincing his sycophants that the economy was in the shitter he couldn’t do nothing and then claim everything was fixed.

Reciprocal tariffs ain't that.

 

[superrific]

April Fools’ Day? Really?

There are three laws that provide presidential authority over tariffs, and two of them require this study period and/or an administrative record.

Why is Trump obeying the law here and not elsewhere? Because he knows that big moneyed interests will sue over illegal tariffs, and he will lose, and he will lose face completely. So his lawyers are trying to dot the is and cross the ts on this one. Federal employees, by contrast, do not have deep pockets and can't easily fight back. There's only so much states can do.

 

[superrific]

Armored trucks that can't tolerate salt water without turning into lithium pires.

They are not intended for overseas deployment. They are for use in American cities.

 

[superrific]

Wake me up when Mich casts an impactful vote that breaks with the Republicans.

I think Mitch is sincere about this. I think he's voting with his conscience, so to speak (it's weird even to type the sentence). He lost his power struggle to Trump, and he's old, and he doesn't give a fuck about Republicans. It's like when John McCain decided not to gut health care on his way out the door (though it was less principled than sometimes he gets credit for).

I think he would have voted the same way on RFK even if his was the 51st vote against. And probably Hegseth and Gabbard too. Of course, the reason he's not the 51st vote against is because MAGA has rejected him and he knows it.

That said, obviously Mitch is horrible. He will never, ever live down what he did.

 

[superrific]

Mitch McConnell can EAD. I put SO much blame on his shoulders for our current situation.

Trump would not have won in 2016 had Garland been confirmed. In that sense you are correct.

 

[superrific]

Contractionary fiscal policy + monetary tightening due to tariffs = stagflation and recession.

 

[uncgriff]

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government​

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

Musk’s DOGE wants to cut tens of thousands of federal workers, and now it’s aiming at people he thinks are too rich.

fortune.com

 

[uncgriff]

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government​

Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

Musk’s DOGE wants to cut tens of thousands of federal workers, and now it’s aiming at people he thinks are too rich.

fortune.com

Nobody on planet earth has benefited more from the United States government than this racist POS South African and now he is in charge of dismantling said government

 

[dukeman92]

Yet, their silence here is deafening.

Maybe it's not actually about fiscal restraint and efficiency....

They agree with everything their marmalade messiah says.

 

[heelslegup]

We should not be involved with Gitmo. But if we must, then IMO the only persons incarcerated there should be US politicians guilty of sedition

 

[altmin]

Well good news is my wife is hitting the roof at me because I never bothered to call Tillis and tell him to vote against RFK Jr, like the barely paid intern who I talked to would take my message straight to Senator SHit Bag and he would have changed his vote.

I fucking hate Trump times.

 

[altmin]

We should not be involved with Gitmo. But if we must, then IMO the only persons incarcerated there should be US politicians guilty of sedition

That's going to be 100% Democrats soon as the coup takes hold.

 

[altmin]

They are not intended for overseas deployment. They are for use in American cities.

true

 

[aGDevil2k]

Remember when they lost their shit about mega gulp sodas in NYC?

 

[BlooVooDoo]

They are not intended for overseas deployment. They are for use in American cities.

Why would the State Department need a few hundred armored Cybertrucks for transportation in and around US cities?

 

[hedge]

I have no issue with a third party reviewing the Cybertruck contract (or other Musk contracts) to determine if it is worth the money the US is paying.

Not shocking that you see no problem in the fact that Musk is the third party...

 

[EyeballKid]

Why would the State Department need a few hundred armored Cybertrucks for transportation in and around US cities?

Tesla Cybertruck, the official bulletproof SUV of the MAGA anti-Woke Special Forces. Knocking heads and making the libs cry in a town near you.

 

[Ramrouser]

Not shocking that you see no problem in the fact that Musk is the third party...

I meant a non Musk third party. Look, I don't own a Tesla nor do I own any stock in the company. If the Cybertruck is not suitable for the army then cancel the contract.

I see a lot of the Cybertruck's around town now. It's the 2025 version of the 2010's Hummer.

 

[superrific]

Why would the State Department need a few hundred armored Cybertrucks for transportation in and around US cities?

They aren't for transportation. I don't know, I'm just talking out of my ass here, but it seems to me that there is no purpose for one of those things except to affix a turret and patrol city streets like Bane did in Gotham.