Walker88

Yo, MAGA fanboys...does this qualify as corruption? POTUS says the top 200 "investors" in his crypto meme coin will be invited to dinner at Mar-a-Lago and be given a special tour of the White House. To paraphrase Bill Clinton, "I guess it depends on what the meaning of emoluments clause is" Hey, their messiah is impoverishing the cult with tariffs and a tumbling economy, but finally he got his, and isn't that what "public service" all about?

Here's the official Chicom govt response to POTUS latest lie: “China and the U.S. have not engaged in any consultations or negotiations regarding tariffs, let alone reached an agreement.” What a world where the leader of a Communist nation has infinite more credibility than someone who occupies a once-respected position and office. The whole world is laughing. In my post, I used the term "cave", as that is all POTUS has been doing of late. That bastion of socialist liberal ideology (/sarc) known as The Wall Street Journal, titled an article "He blinked, and blinked again". Wasn't Blinky one of the Seven Dwarfs? Another bastion of socialist liberal ideology (more sarc) known as Fox News, conducted a poll and found only 38% of Americans say they approve of POTUS' handling of the economy. The poll also showed that since taking office, people fear their financial future more than at any time since 2001. 24 years. Smells like a generational high. LOL

One gold filling does not make you rich. A nice smile, perhaps, but not upper crust.

Goodness, you should get out more. Inflation was worldwide, not only the US. It peaked at 9.6%, but by the time Biden left office, it was down to 2.5%, faster than any other G7 country. You really should visit places far from your trailer park, because it's a big world and there's much to know that has clearly escaped you.

I may be wrong, but as I am fortunate enough to be a baht billionaire (sadly, not a dollar billionaire) I know I'm richer than you or any of the MAGAs on this site. Maybe I was lucky, but I got enough right enough times to be sitting prettier than any of you can even begin to imagine. The only person who topped me in net worth left the site, and he was definitely anti POTUS47. He was worth half a billion US$. That tops me. Hats off to him, wherever he is now.

It's filled with facts, something anathema to MAGAs. If it can't be said in a four word slogan and put on a Chinese-made hat, it's beyond the scope of the intellect an impish and economical Universe granted you. Sorry.

Ah, you joined that idiot bandwagon, too? Or perhaps it's you Neo Nazis who erroneously think you've found a fellow traveler? You haven't. Knock yourself silly, Incel boy.

I don't write them for you, as I'm well aware you lack the intellect to even begin to understand, nor is reality a realm with which you have any familiarity. I mean a guy who boasted about making a whole 5000 baht in one day isn't exactly George Soros or Jim Simons.

Apparently you missed the best economy since the late 1990s, and growth 3 times that of the average G7. Biden oversaw 41 straight months of below 4% UE, the longest streak in 64 years. And that was after inheriting 6.8% UE from POTUS45, along with a Recession. I understand MAGAs missed the greatest chance of building wealth in the 21st Century, but some of us took advantage and are set for life. Sorry you couldn't see the reality staring you in the face, but that is the curse of being a MAGA. What's even worse for you MAGAs, is that your messiah is losing you wealth each and every day. Maybe there's a strawberry-picking job if he boots out enough migrant workers, so you have that to look forward to.

Using his own speaking style, POTUS should be saying this: “Nobody knows less about dealmaking than me. Many people are saying I’m the worst dealmaker ever. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.” Call him the <derogatory nickname edited out>, because all he does is cave, cave, cave. He first revealed his tariff plan---actually more a concept of a plan---with his specially prepared big board, listing countries and the rates they would be charged. He looked so proud of himself, like a potty-trained child showing mommy what he just dropped in the toilet. The stock market tanked. He caved, announcing a 90 day moratorium. The markets continued to tank, as everybody---except POTUS---knew the various effects tariffs would have. Initially there was fear in the auto world, as so many parts are sourced internationally. He caved, saying auto parts would not be tariffed. The markets continued to tank, especially tech, as everyone knew---except POTUS---that the US sources chips, switches, commo equipment, circuit boards, etc., internationally, and these go into everything from medical equipment to robotics to defense weapons to aircraft....things the US still manufactures. He caved, removing a host of high tech products from the tariffs. At this point about all that was left under the threat of tariffs were sneakers, t-shirts and Christmas ornaments, and those will never be manufactured in the US, so POTUS would eventually either pull those tariffs, too, or else be the cause of inflation on everything Walmart offers to the common folk of MAGAstan. Despite brief dead cat bounces, the markets continued to tank, with bonds and the dollar added to equities. The US, under POTUS, was being viewed as unreliable and even irrational. POTUS had a new bad idea, as he is the quintessential fount of bad ideas. He decided the US needs lower interest rates, despite the inflation the falling dollar and his across the board 10% tariffs were going to cause. He began to rail against the Fed Chief, even sending a message on social media calling Jerome Powell a “total loser”, which is one of four primary epithets he throws at folks who criticize him or stand in his way, along with “low IQ”, “deranged”, and “crooked”. The markets tanked again. POTUS, informed by the precious few members of his Administration who might be competent, as well as CEOs in banking and finance that threatening the Fed’s independence would be bad both domestically and internationally, caved. He announced he had no plan to fire Jerome Powell, despite his “total loser” status. Though the markets stabilized a little the tariff threat still spooked them. China was seen as holding all the cards for a number of reasons. One is that they provide so many products needed all across the US economy, both at the wholesale level and in what manufacturing the US still does. China can also hurt US farmers by sourcing elsewhere. China also is the key supplier to many nations, and it can exert influence over those nations to the detriment of the US. Finally, China holds trillions of dollars in US Treasuries, and has the power to do great damage to the US economy by effecting interest rates. Clearly the Fed would not cover for POTUS’ stupidity by printing money, should Chinese sales of US assets drive rates higher, because that would lead to even greater inflation and loss of confidence in the world’s reserve currency. Perhaps POTUS was apprised of the reality of China holding the better hand, so he went spelunking yet again, announcing his China tariffs of 145% were “temporary”. Now the market is beginning to expect that soon POTUS will announce “Never mind” on all that tariff talk, and he’ll have to come up with new ways to MAGA. I suspect his next idea will be starting a war, such as with Iran, in the hope it will make him look strong and make up for the weakness and idiocy he has demonstrated so clearly with his economic policy concept. Then again, he might see how dependent the US is on Chinese rare earth elements and announce an invasion of Greenland. (We’ll know of any attack plans well before they occur, as his SecDef will boast about it on his private phone via a hackable commercially-available app.) In the meantime, POTUS will lie about all the countries coming to “kiss his ass” and negotiate deals, but rational non-MAGAs and non-members of the cult know full well he is negotiating from a position of weakness. The 184 countries under his original tariff threat will play him like a fiddle, likely coming away, at most, having made empty promises, which they will subsequently ignore. He lost. Bigly. Sadly, the damage has been done. The US has lost allies, respect and influence. The US can no longer be a trusted partner in anything, from economic policy to standing up against aggression, such as what Russia has done in the Ukraine which the US is now abandoning. The entire world now knows POTUS is both weak and an idiot, besides not believing in freedom and democracy. As for the markets, it’s a good idea to sell into these relief rallies, because the economic fundamentals have changed, equities are still overvalued, and more stupidity is undoubtedly on the horizon, as the same clown remains at the helm. Better for all if the spelunker finds the deepest cave possible and goes to hide until 2028. His ongoing presence only results in carnage.

The ONLY reason there has been any attempt at recovery is because he keeps caving. He caved on his initial plan after the markets tanked, putting things off for 90 days. He caved on auto parts, mobile phones, computers and other tech stuff. He caved on his "total loser" Fed Chair. Last night he caved on Chinese tariffs, saying 145% is "temporary". Now, all 184 tariffed nations know he's weak and will cave. They will al play him like a fiddle. He hasn't yet caved on Nikes, so I hope MAGAs are lining up to sew sneakers in a new US factory that might be built in half a dozen years. Go ahead and back up the truck to get all those bargains in the market. Better tell Warren Buffett, too, as he's still sitting on $350 billion in cash, not quite convinced of a bottom. We'll talk again in 2050, when maybe you break even. In the meantime, I'm enjoying the profits gained during the Biden Economic Boom. Thanks Joe.

It's called "factual". Not sure anything with the root term "f a c t" is in the MAGA dictionary (unless preceded by "alternative")

Intellectual honesty? I'm surprised that term exists in MAGAstan. In fact, even "intellectual" is alien to MAGAs, never mind "honesty". When called out he changed his tune, but not before. He's a fascist POS. "very fine people" when the entire lot of those opposed to taking down statues that represented people in support of slavery chanted anti-Semitic lines, shows his true colors, his knee jerk feelings. Ask his former Advisor Gary Cohn. When fascist terrorist scum attacked the Capitol on his behalf, beating cops and threatening to hang the VP, and not only went after Speaker Pelosi, but a few Dem Congresspeople (Schumer, Raskin, Cicilline) who have "something" in common, he finally---after watching on TV for 3 hours---made a public statement saying "We love you all very much". He subsequently pardoned them all, including "Camp Auschwitz". He's even spoken of given the terrorists reparations. Outside of anti-Semitism, there's also his many statements referring to Africa as "sh!thole" countries, wondering why we couldn't attract more "Norwegians" as immigrants, and his constant referring to everyone south of the US border as rapists, murderers and gang members. He has long gone after Moslems, unless they come from countries that do business with him. Yea, so concerned is he of terrorists that in his Moslem Ban he "somehow" left out Saudi Arabia (15 of 19 9-11 hijackers) and the UAE (1 hijacker). He's a racist, fascist scumbucket. Maybe not quite Hitler, but he would be if he could be.

Don't we wish we could all possess MAGA intellect. Then maybe I could get a job in a factory making Nikes! Damn, I wasted all that money going to Harvard and Stanford, when I could have gone to POTUS' eponymous university or a community college!

Why don't you tell that to Steve Cohn, the ex-Goldman Sachs exec who served as an economic advisor and almost quit after that 'very fine people'. Virtually ALL of the Confederate statue supporters participated in the tikitorch march. Not a single one of them spoke out against the chant. Certainly POTUS had no clue of any who did not chant, so you're giving credit where it is not due. Believe what you need to in favor of your messiah. He called anti-Semites "very fine people". No way to parse it otherwise.

He just caved on China. Yesterday he caved on Jerome Powell. Now 184 targets of tariffs know he's weak and willing to forget it. EVERYBODY---even that uninhabited island---will be playing the clown like a fiddle. To use one of his own favorite epithets, he's a total loser.

He's not Hitler, but if he could be, he would be. He certainly owns 100% of the Neo Nazi demographic. I'm going to guess there are zero---ZERO---Neo Nazis who voted either for Biden in 2020 or Harris in 2024. POTUS owns them, white supremacists and even Incels. HYe certainly owns the "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt demographic. Folks who carry tikitorches and chant "Jews will not replace us" stand as "very fine people" in his mind. His first wife claimed the only reading material he kept next to his bed were the speeches of Hitler. He's certainly a fascist and anti-the US Constitution, such as free speech, press freedom and due process. He argued in front of DoJ officials that criticizing him "must be illegal, and you should investigate those who say bad things about me". That is pure fascism. He pardoned the stormtrooper terrorists who attacked the US Capitol, beat and bear sprayed 140 police officers, and set up gallows to hang the Vice President----all in an attempt to subvert democracy. Very fascist. He now has Immigration agents stopping and questioning naturalized American citizens returning from overseas visits. That is widespread (stories online everywhere) and has even impacted my own family, where in laws are naturalized American citizens---some even served. Yes, he isn't Hitler, but if he could be, he would be.

Before any MAGAs step in and say "Covid" re the deterioration of the economy under POTUS45, let me ask: why is the price of eggs resulting from bid flu Biden's fault?

Parsing all of his comments, I think he means Americans who love the US Constitution, especially the 1st Amendment and the Amendments that guarantee due process are "leftists". I note none of the MAGAs here, who supposedly are such lovers of America, ever chose to go into harm's way for the country they supposedly love. OTOH, many of us who are "leftists" or who dislike the current POTUS, chose to do so. I think bone spurs and parasitism are hallmarks of MAGAs.

The Flip-flopper-in-Chief is going to do what he does best: cave. Just as auto makers got to him and made him pull back on across the board tariffs, and fund managers and insurance companies got him to declare a 90 day pause to halt the stock market rout, and banks got him to keep his "total loser" Fed Chief, US companies that need input from China (such as anyone who requires rare earths or Big Pharma companies that require ingredients) will get him to cave yet again. With China, POTUS is holding a hand of 7 high in various suits, while China is pulling to a straight flush.

Actually, he's most skilled at making nothing out of something, such as his dad's co-signed loans and massive inheritance. He certainly didn't do Atlantic City nor the Plaza Hotel any favors. Also, in 2017 he took a growing economy and 4.8% unemployment and left Biden a Recession and 6.8% UE. In Part II, he took the best economy since the late 1990s and a stock market at an all time high and has sent the market and dollar reeling and---soon to be announced over the next few months---both slowed the economy and rocked unemployment. That's a lot of nothing out of a pile of really good somethings.

David Ricardo? Wasn't he one of Luci and Desi's kids in that 50s sitcom? I think that's what MAGA-GPT told me when I asked.

BOOM! I could be wrong, and perhaps I'll have to ask ChatGPT, Grok, etc., but I can't help get the feeling that China actually has a plan, rather than a "concept of a plan". Again, maybe I'm wrong, but the long term plan they put into action many years ago suggests mental capability at least a little bit beyond "Man Woman Person Camera TV", impressive as the latter is. In another time and place, an Administration might have had a staff who would have pointed out to the President the things you noted, and advised a little more wisely on how to go about trade discussions. That doesn't exist today in Flipflopistan. Though this is both sacrilege and blasphemy, I think the current POTUS may not be the greatest dealmaker ever. Some people might even be saying he's a "total loser" (though no doubt saying that should be illegal and get blonde Bondi on it. Now if I'm in a generous mood, maybe POTUS is really trying to be The Great Uniter with his rash of economic proposals, making all Americans equal. Yes, in that paradise known as MAGAstan, soon we'll all be joining those Haitians in Ohio, eating the cats and dogs. Pass the ketchup, please.

I've looked at the research on possible causes of autism. Collating all the data from properly controlled studies, rather than goal seeking and data falsification, indicates the one factor with the highest correlation with autism is a low value of serum Vitamin D in the mother. That has nothing to do with vaccines given the newborn. One might conclude that modern life is spent largely indoors, avoiding the sun, so Vitamin D deficiency is quite high. That may well explain the rise in autism society has seen in the last few decades. Of course the debate will not stop, because conspiracy theorists get a woody for something and simply cannot let it go. As for RFK's supposed "youthful" appearance, I've seen the unwrapped mummy of Ramses II in Cairo, and at around 3300 years young, Ramses looks a lot better than RFK, Jr.

You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it is. Some people might think that the person who needs help is the one who has posted 6100 posts in two months of his 6th iteration on an obscure Forum site.