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2 minutes ago, JAG said:

Purely coincidence, of course!

 

 

I don't think it's fair to blame this guy for the firing of the ethics lawyer. Clearly this administration isn't going to use their services.

14 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I wouldn’t necessarily categorize this as a word salad.  
 

 

Well, thanks for that.  Sometimes Trump can be coherent. What does that prove? And thanks for providing evidence of the massive ignorance of Donald Trump. It is false that the courts would require millions of trials. The only cases subject to such a high level of judicial adjudication are those that Trump has dubiously pursued under the aegis of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. That is a very small minority of cases.

3 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Trump doesn’t have word salads.  
 

He tells you exactly where he is coming from.  Like it or not.

 

 

Cognitive Decline? Trump Spews a Word Salad to Explain Alcatraz Idea.

“Well, I guess I was supposed to be a moviemaker. We’re talking—we started with the moviemaking, and it will end,” Trump replied. “It represents something very strong, very powerful, in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order. Alcatraz is, I would say, the ultimate, right? Alcatraz, Sing Sing, and Alcatraz, the movies.

But uh, it’s right now a museum, believe it or not. Lotta people go there. It housed the most violent criminals in the world, and nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there, but they, as you know the story, they found his clothing rather badly ripped up, and uh, it was a lot of shark bites, a lot of problems. Nobody’s ever escaped from Alcatraz, and just represented something strong having to do with law and order; we need law and order in this country.”

Trump said he hoped to “bring [Alcatraz] back in large form, add a lot.”

“It sort of represents something that’s both horrible and beautiful and strong and miserable, weak,” he added. “It’s got a lot of qualities that are interesting.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cognitive-decline-trump-spews-word-201644142.html

9 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

More good news but obviously need to wait for official announcements

 

The White House is due to hold a news conference at 10:00 a.m. ET (3 p.m. London time) on Thursday in the Oval Office.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday: “The agreement with the United Kingdom is a full and comprehensive one.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/08/uk-set-to-sign-a-trade-deal-with-us.html

We'll see exactly what the bill entails. In the meantime, there's this:

EU to launch dispute against U.S. tariffs as it sets out 95 billion euros in countermeasures

The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday said it would launch a dispute with the World Trade Organization over the U.S.’s “reciprocal” tariff policy and duties on cars and car parts.

The European Commission also said it had launched a public consultation on a broad list of U.S. imports to be potentially subject to countermeasures, if a trade deal is not reached with Washington. The list covers U.S. imports worth 95 billion euros ($107.4 billion) across a range of industrial and agricultural products.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/08/european-union-dispute-against-us-tariffs-world-trade-organization.html

Guess which economy is bigger? The UK's or the EU's?

On 5/7/2025 at 4:27 PM, ThreeCardMonte said:

 

“It happens rather frequently in URL titles, for some reason (probably technical)”

 

All forgiven:)

 

What about his tenure in the Beltway for 50 years?

 

 

 

Maybe you should look up his income tax returns. He has them posted. And then maybe you could look up Donald Trump's returns...oh wait a minute...despite earlier promises he has never posted them

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Your still not getting this are you. 

 

"Hope this all comes off as intended" 

 

German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), is considering setting up production sites in the United States for its high-end Audi and Porsche (P911_p.DE), opens new tab brands to avert fallout from tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.
The newspaper, citing several people familiar with the deliberations, said the two luxury brands were seen as particularly exposed to any new U.S. trade barriers because, unlike the core VW brand, they currently do not produce in the U.S.

https://archive.ph/JqwIs

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-considers-us-production-sites-audi-porsche-brands-handelsblatt-2025-01-29/

One of us isn't getting it. As I pointed out, these projections can turn out not to be fulfilled or they could be something that these companies were intending to do anyway. I offered examples of both. So why is something good news when the fact is, this news could be immaterial? That either it won't happen or it would have happened anyway?

6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes your comparison, nothing to do with my post. Read it again

 

And I pointed out that it's not great news until it's real. And what does it mean "Hope it all comes off as intended." Are you privy to the intentions behind this announcement? What about if the intentions are to play Trump and see how the economy is faring before actually making a commitment?

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

No, that's your comparison, not mine. It is a positive news article for the US as my first post stated.

 

 

There is also a history of companies claiming that what they are doing is a response to Trump's tariff policy but when scrutinized that case fot that is dubious. Companies are investing and expanding all the time. This did this before Donald Trump was President. Were they responding to some future actions of Donald Trump's.  So why not claim that their projected expansion is due to Trump. Especially, given his willingness to use the power of his office or the power he imagines his office has, why wouldn't they throw him a bone? It costs them nothing. The Wall St. Journal had an article analyzing Apple's claim that they were investing in the United States and creating new jobs due to Trump. But it turn out that when the WSJ investigated those claims, they turned out to be dubious

https://archive.ph/twHqQ

6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

No, that's your comparison, not mine. It is a positive news article for the US as my first post stated.

 

 

Yes, that is my comparison. And we know that's the case because it appeared as a comment from me. And I also agree that it's not your comparison. The question is, why is my comment invalid? Why are promises of future actions good news? There is a history of promises not being kept.

This actually reminds me of Bessent's statement that it would be enough  for the Trump administration not to impose higher tariffs if countries sign on to their their intent to negotiate a trade agreement rather than sign an actual trade agreement.

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Really? So everybody always votes for the same party and never changes for varying reasons or stays center?  But this topic is not about me. It is about some positive news for the US. Not something some are  keen on

It's positive news? Like when Foxconn promised to build a huge manufacturing complex in Wisconsin during Trump's first term?   It's positive if and when it turns out to be real. In the meantime, it's just speculative. And, if, as most economists expect, the US economy is going to take a hit from Trump's tariffs, he won't be negotiating from a position of strength in a year's time.

President Trump has frequently said that he covets Greenland, a self-ruled part of the Danish kingdom, for its strategic position in the warming Arctic and largely untapped natural resources. In this pursuit, the White House had hoped to capitalize on the resentment that many Greenlanders feel about Denmark’s colonial legacy...

But for now, at least, this pressure from Washington has had an opposite effect on the 56,600 Greenlanders, most of whom are indigenous Inuit people who jealously guard their culture. In recent weeks, Greenland and Denmark have moved closer together as officials in Nuuk and Copenhagen sought to reinvigorate their relationship and to look with fresh eyes at outstanding problems.

https://archive.ph/qLh9x

38 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

You mean it bodes very well on Iran. Trump shows he's not beholden to Israel.

 

Can this president get any better?

 

Trump is practical and sensible. Good decision to make a truce with the Houthis.

Bad decision to bomb them in the first place. But still, I give him credit for stopping. Although, God knows where he'll stand on this issue next month. His word is not exactly his bond.

49 minutes ago, FlorC said:

You are so out of touch , placeholder.

Maybe consult the one for whom you are holding a place ? 😋

 

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia pressed Trump to stop attacks on Yemen ahead of visit | Middle East Eye

 

 

What can I say in reply  but "You are so out of it"

To accommodate the Saudis all he had to do was stop the bombing  for the duration of the visit. The agreement that was announced encompasses far more than that. Also, he managed not to tell Israel about it in advance. I don't think Israel would have minded a temporary ceasefire. 

"Without coordinating with Israel or other allies, he announced during a White House meeting that the Houthis had agreed to stop attacking shipping lanes in the Red Sea, and said that the US would halt its attacks on the Iran-backed group.

The Houthis, meanwhile, declared they would keep hitting Israel. As if to emphasize the point, a drone believed to have been launched from Yemen flew toward Israel early Wednesday before being intercepted by the IAF."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/trump-ditched-israel-with-surprise-houthi-truce-that-doesnt-bode-well-on-iran/amp/

In other words, Trump backed down. The thing is that before Trump launched the latest round of attacks on the Jouthis, the Houthis were not attacking American shipping. They only started to counter-attack after the US began bombing them. And the Houthis haven't promised to stop attacking other nations' shipping. They only specifically pledged not to American ships in the truce. And they explicitly ruled out Israel and it ships from the agreement.. In other words, Trump backed down. The status quo before the bombing began is now restored. The bombing was all for nothing.

20 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

 

I like videos.  Real words coming out of real peoples mouths.  Much more factual IMO.

 

Your graphs, spreadsheets, statistics and “studies” can be generated by anyone with Microsoft software skills.

 

That’s probably why leftists have a predilection for them.  Gullibility.

 

I used leftists instead of Democrats since I’m addressing you, a non U.S. citizen.

 

 

 

 sure graph, charts, and data can be generated by anyone. But that's why the mods insist on having links to show the provenance of those sources. 

Maybe you should suggest to  government  and businesses that they run on videos instead of on graphs, statistics, and other data. So much more fun! And you get your information from people you agree with! Even more fun!

6 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

 

So,  Are you saying Biden has never received illegal kickbacks from foreign governments?

 

Or he hasn’t been caught yet?

Got some actual evidence the house subcommittee kept on trying to come up with something and kept on getting shot down. Please share the evidence with us. In written form. I don't understand right-winger's predilection for videos.

55 minutes ago, MicroB said:

Is that business class?

Given the level of transparency in the Trump administration, I would guess they're flying it's-none-of-your-business class.

20 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

“Trump administration just did”

 

Not quite.  Should read Trump administration is proposing.

No final decisions have been made.  As of know it’s a proposal subject to change.

 

 I actually agree with you on narcan availability but best not to get too far ahead of yourself.

 

Even if the proposal proceeds no mention if it will be a total cut or partial cut in funding.  Other resources are also available for narcan funding.

 

 

 

 

Did it take too long to check for you to get from the first sentence in that two sentence paragraph to the second? So, you forgot it?

Here's that first sentence again: 

Or maybe propose cutting a program that supplies emergency responders with narcan, a drug that has saved thousands of drug abusers from death by overdose.

If you were an illegal immigrant, would you take the word of the Trump administration? 

4 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Pretty sure 4 billion is quite a large amount. But seems you will go against anything The  DOGE team do because its under Trump and you are unable to give him any credit regardless.

You got an actual link to information about the specific frauds? A link to something composed in the form of the written word? 

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

Why Xi should lie? 

Our media wants us to believe that.

And if they don't publish it anymore the media wants us to believe China got problems.

My assumptions against your assumptions 🤗

The reason countries publish these statistics is to attract investors and reassure the world about the condition of the economy.  If they drastically reduce the flow of the information, that doesn't send a good message.

46 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Are you denying they were the start of the dispute as to Obamas citizenship?

 

Why is that a deflection? You are the one that made the smarmy comment about "birtherism", how is it a deflection to point out where it came from?

 

Such a troll, hoisted on your own petard. Send out your Emojinauts.

What does it matter if they were at the start of it? Virtually no one believed it. It would have died away unremarked. It was first someone whose name I have forgotten, then Donald Trump who made a huge issue out of it. But I certainly hope that you weren't daft enough to believe that there was anything to it. And the point is, you jumped all over the claim about Barron made here, but I can guarantee you that it will gain no serious traction. Unlike the idiocy that 50% of Republicans embraced. 50 percent!!!