US Foreign Policy Trump47 | Threatens all hell to break loose in Gaza; won't rule out military force in Panama, Greenland, threatens economic force

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ChapelHillSooner said:
I was thinking about this and how this is simply Putin sowing discord in the US. I believe he does that a lot.

In one sense, I feel responsible when I react to these things. That is what Putin wants. He wants us fighting over whether Trump and Putin have some sort of arrangement, whether Trump is compromised, etc.

But ultimately this is all on Trump. By never standing up to Putin, he opens the door for all of this.

If Trump isn't compromised, I simply don't understand why he doesn't tell Putin to f' off when Putin says things like that. After all, it doesn't present Trump in a good light. But, for whatever reason Trump never does that. It might just be that Trump is so enamored with Putin's flattery. The only thing we know for sure is that Putin plays Trump like a fiddle.

(Also note that I am operating under the assumption that Russian state TV does in fact speak for Trump.)
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I agree with you that Putin regularly sows discord in the USA, including leaning into crazy Trump statements.
 

US designates extreme right-wing 'Terrorgram' network as terrorist group​


“WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on an extreme right-wing online network, designating the "Terrorgram" collective a terrorist group and accusing it of promoting violent white supremacy.

The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it had designated the group, which primarily operates on the Telegram social media site, and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The State Department said the group has motivated and facilitated attacks and attempted attacks by users, including a 2022 shooting outside an LGBTQ bar in Slovakia, a planned attack in 2024 on energy facilities in New Jersey and an August knife attack at a mosque in Turkey.

… The action freezes any of the group's U.S. assets and bars Americans from dealing with it.
The leaders targeted on Monday with sanctions were based in Brazil, Croatia and South Africa, according to the statement. …”

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I put this here because I will be interested to see if the Trump Administration rescinds it (due to potential impact on white supremacist groups in the United States).
 
Geisterfahrer said:
Humor us with some dumb patient questions , perhaps in a new thread “Dumb shit my patients/clients/customers said to me because of social media brain rot”.
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Not sure if it's because of social media, but I can provide some examples.

The ones I really like are when the person includes a screenshot with the answer to their question.
 
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Mortgage rates increase for the fifth week in a row. Thanks, Trump.

Who is Trump threatening with these economic measures? Us?
 
ChileG said:
Mortgage rates increase for the fifth week in a row. Thanks, Trump.

Who is Trump threatening with these economic measures? Us?
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Yep, inflation came in better than expected, but the bond market ain't buying it. We are paying 25 bps more on the debt now than in November. That's a full Fed rate cut. Bonds know what is coming. If you were hoping to refinance something in the next couple of years, I've got bad news for you.
 
superrific said:
Yep, inflation came in better than expected, but the bond market ain't buying it. We are paying 25 bps more on the debt now than in November. That's a full Fed rate cut. Bonds know what is coming. If you were hoping to refinance something in the next couple of years, I've got bad news for you.
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But I guarantee ttump will lower the price of milk and eggs.
 
superrific said:
Yep, inflation came in better than expected, but the bond market ain't buying it. We are paying 25 bps more on the debt now than in November. That's a full Fed rate cut. Bonds know what is coming. If you were hoping to refinance something in the next couple of years, I've got bad news for you.
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Yeah, I bought a new home last February. My decision, and it is still the correct decision.
But if anyone other than Trump were elected president, I would have been able to refinance and save about $600 per month.
Thanks, Trump.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Probably not, at least in this context. He really is that dumb, and has proven it over and over again on social media. And at least half the country simply doesn't care, or even adores him for his blowhard stupidity. We really are living in the dumbest timeline.
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He has gotten a Gaza deal done and has moved us closer to the resources in Greenland even if they don't become part of the US and he hasn't even clocked in for work on day one. That is winning. Meanwhile, joe has pardoned his son, pardoned 47 of 50 on death row, had his justice dept. give less than life sentence to MS13 gang brothers for killing 7 (Lame duck Biden's DOJ gives brutal gang leader sweetheart plea deal in murder spree that killed 7), and is about to create a black market geared toward cartels with his nicotine reduction exec. order in cigarettes. That son of a bitch can't get gone fast enough.
 
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