8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

The Market is back up

 

Don't worry, market still going up.

 

 

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink with Trump's tariffs, Fed bashing in focus

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-sink-with-trumps-tariffs-fed-bashing-in-focus-133040446.html

 

 

9 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

Have you looked at pictures of him lately? I would be surprised if he makes it till the end of this year

 

Today

 

 

vs 4 years ago.

 

 

Anyone really thinks he will make the end of the year?

Insulting and ridiculing Jerome Powell will not  change the negative impact of the Trump initiated trade war with the world and tariffs applied in a  willy nilly manner.

13 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

Have you looked at pictures of him lately? I would be surprised if he makes it till the end of this year

One can only hope.

21 hours ago, placeholder said:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.

Some of those people said that the information Mr. Hegseth shared on the Signal chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen — essentially the same attack plans that he shared on a separate Signal chat the same day that mistakenly included the editor of The Atlantic.

Mr. Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, is not a Defense Department employee, but she has traveled with him overseas and drawn criticism for accompanying her husband to sensitive meetings with foreign leaders.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html

So, Mike Waltz created a chat group and  accidentally shares classified info with someone not cleared for and Hegseth created a chat group and shares info with uncleared people on purpose. From his own private phone.

 

Home land security chief Kristi Noem had her purse stolen at a restaurant with her Fed ID badge, passport and keys in it.

 

Trumps cabinet are not the brightest bulbs in the pack. Although of course he knows how to hire "the smartest people"

At no time has ANY spokesperson denied either Signal chat happened.

They HAVE repeatedly blamed the media for this "fake news."

Sorry Pete, your bs no longer passes the smell test. Get yourself gone before you're "disappeared" to an El Salvadoran prison.

23 hours ago, placeholder said:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.

Some of those people said that the information Mr. Hegseth shared on the Signal chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen — essentially the same attack plans that he shared on a separate Signal chat the same day that mistakenly included the editor of The Atlantic.

Mr. Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, is not a Defense Department employee, but she has traveled with him overseas and drawn criticism for accompanying her husband to sensitive meetings with foreign leaders.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html

So, Mike Waltz created a chat group and  accidentally shares classified info with someone not cleared for and Hegseth created a chat group and shares info with uncleared people on purpose. From his own private phone.

AND VOTERS, just what do you expect from having amateurs running your government.  The only requirement once Trump was re-elected was MONEY and the power it brings.  The Superpacs determine the candidates and IMHO have completely lost it.  Trump is trying to force his CONGRESS (while they tremble, afraid to make any move against DJT for which they would not be CHOSEN to be reelected and thus fall off the teat of government sponsored riches).  The rest of the world is watching in awe of the FALL of the US and IMHO in the short time I have remaining, I don't think the US public is willing to remove him and his crony amateur RICH guys from their positions of power in our government.  I spent many years living and working around the world in some pretty shaky governments and we used to laugh about some of the antics of those "politicians" in power - now the US is worse than any I ever saw IMHO!  I worry for the future of my kids and friends.

Ahhh only the best people he said……….pro wrestling mama calling the shots on education check……..cosplay Barbie in charge of homeland security check…..anti science anti vaxer in charge of health check……blackout inexperienced drunk with loose lips in charge of the pentagon check…..and on and on……now he’s after Powell….elections have consequences…it’s time to flush the toilet 

From the conservative National Review:

Hegseth Blames ‘Disgruntled Former Employees’ for New Signal Chat Controversy

President Trump reiterated his support for Hegseth Monday afternoon, echoing the administration’s messaging in favor of the scandal-plagued Pentagon chief.

 

“He’s doing a great job — ask the Houthis how he’s doing,” Trump told reporters from the South Lawn after the Easter Egg Roll.

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hegseth-blames-disgruntled-former-employees-for-new-signal-chat-controversy/

 

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One of the reasons the Houthi raid was successful is that they had on the ground human or technical/camera  intelligence right down to the head Houthi guy visiting his girlfriend. Exposing that on the leak may mean that such intelligence likely from Israel may not be available for the next time.

2 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 

Home land security chief Kristi Noem had her purse stolen at a restaurant with her Fed ID badge, passport and keys in it.

 

Trumps cabinet are not the brightest bulbs in the pack. Although of course he knows how to hire "the smartest people"

So which photo was in the stolen passport?

 

 

He was a relatively low level Fox News host with zero political experience and absolutely no qualifications for his current job. His recklessness, his behavior, his disregard for protocol, his lack of patriotism and his extraordinary betrayal of his nation should have, and could have been anticipated.

 

The man is a human wrecking ball, and has no business in the position that he's in. Only a nitwit like Trump would pick somebody so unqualified. 

24 minutes ago, Tug said:

Ahhh only the best people he said……….pro wrestling mama calling the shots on education check……..cosplay Barbie in charge of homeland security check…..anti science anti vaxer in charge of health check……blackout inexperienced drunk with loose lips in charge of the pentagon check…..and on and on……now he’s after Powell….elections have consequences…it’s time to flush the toilet 

Trump is just expanding the size of the swamp daily. 

24 minutes ago, Tug said:

Ahhh only the best people he said……….pro wrestling mama calling the shots on education check……..cosplay Barbie in charge of homeland security check…..anti science anti vaxer in charge of health check……blackout inexperienced drunk with loose lips in charge of the pentagon check…..and on and on……now he’s after Powell….elections have consequences…it’s time to flush the toilet 

AMEN! to that I totally agree.  But to me anyway it seems that the candidates that the SUPERPACS are providing are getting worse every election!  And looking at the Congress, neither party has anyoone worth a penny either.  They all seem to be so worried about re-election to their cushy job and afraid to upset DJT that they won't actually do anything to help the nation and its ciitizens IMHO anyway.

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump is just expanding the size of the swamp daily. 

For sure and muddying the waters too while he is at it.

4 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Insulting and ridiculing Jerome Powell will not  change the negative impact of the Trump initiated trade war with the world and tariffs applied in a  willy nilly manner.

Those insults are really all Trump supporters have to work with now. Trump is flailing. 

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

 Get yourself gone before you're "disappeared" to an El Salvadoran prison.

 

Is that because of his tattoos?

 

 

I see "M-16" (ok, I know some call it  AR15)

Stars

13 Stripes

 

But honestly, these are not cool tats. Mark him out as a bit of a tit. Who but a little kid gets a gun stuck on their arm. Not enough stars on the flag. It used to be that a right ear pierced on a man indicated he was a homosexua. Not sure the rule extends to tatoos. The strange thing is Hegseth is right handed, but got his right arm only marked.

 

26 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump is just expanding the size of the swamp daily. 

Can't drain the swamp when you continue to plug the drainpipe with trash.

43 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

So which photo was in the stolen passport?

 

 

well look at her, had heard the stories, we know she loves (not) dogs, only there as pleasue to watch and get those Dakota votes I guess.  She is our Homeland security chief so what does this latest news clips reveal about her?  Not one of the sharpest for sure IMHO but that goes for all the department heads named by DT

1 hour ago, Presnock said:

AMEN! to that I totally agree.  But to me anyway it seems that the candidates that the SUPERPACS are providing are getting worse every election!  And looking at the Congress, neither party has anyoone worth a penny either.  They all seem to be so worried about re-election to their cushy job and afraid to upset DJT that they won't actually do anything to help the nation and its ciitizens IMHO anyway.

I beg to differ the problem with the last one was her sex and color otherwise a HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEAM player who has Americas and our peoples best interests in mind oh and I for one don’t think her sex and color were disqualifying reasons or excuses to have elected this disaster of trump.

19 hours ago, sscc said:

In the SIGNAL leak about Yemen 6 weeks ago,   Trump of course knew it had been mistakes of some of his subordinates  and help all to fend off the attack,  and Trump succeeded to secure their jobs 

 

And again now ?   this defense secretary may fall. 

Supposedly, both Signal chats occurred around the same time.  So, maybe he has now moved on to more secure forms of communication?

 

 

13 minutes ago, Tug said:

I beg to differ the problem with the last one was her sex and color otherwise a HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEAM player who has Americas and our peoples best interests in mind oh and I for one don’t think her sex and color were disqualifying reasons or excuses to have elected this disaster of trump.

IMHO she wasn't and isn't qualified to be the president.  But that is my opinion and I also don't believe that Trump is qualified and is showing it now.  But at least, had Harris won, our economy wouldn't be headed for a recession, nor we have such amateurs as heads of agencies nor DOGE.  I do not like Democrat policies either.

5 minutes ago, jas007 said:

Supposedly, both Signal chats occurred around the same time.  So, maybe he has now moved on to more secure forms of communication?

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, jas007 said:

Supposedly, both Signal chats occurred around the same time.  So, maybe he has now moved on to more secure forms of communication?

 

 

Dream on, he is as unqualified to be an agency head as almost all the rest of Trump's picks.  He is only concerned with wealth, total kneeling at his feet in all aspects.  MO anyway

14 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Sharing intel with trusted wife = toys out pram meltdown.

Sharing intel with a Chinese Communist party spy in a honey trap operation = perfectly fine and no further action required.

 

Gotta love liberal "logic". If anyone takes these clowns seriously after cheering on Swalwell you need to give your heads a wobble.

Your obsession with "owning the libs" has blinded you from the actual issues.  In the case of intel shared by Hegseth to a private unsecured phone (ie his wife's), it is the vulnerability of her phone and the path the classified data takes to her phone.  Wake up!

41 minutes ago, Presnock said:

 

Dream on, he is as unqualified to be an agency head as almost all the rest of Trump's picks.  He is only concerned with wealth, total kneeling at his feet in all aspects.  MO anyway

That's hardly the point, though. The discussion is about Signal and his use of it.  

What the Signal incident maybe more importantly shows is that a lot of intelligence info is being shared with persons even in the government who have no reason to have access to that info on a need-to-know basis.

3 hours ago, MicroB said:

 

Is that because of his tattoos?

 

 

I see "M-16" (ok, I know some call it  AR15)

Stars

13 Stripes

 

But honestly, these are not cool tats. Mark him out as a bit of a tit. Who but a little kid gets a gun stuck on their arm. Not enough stars on the flag. It used to be that a right ear pierced on a man indicated he was a homosexua. Not sure the rule extends to tatoos. The strange thing is Hegseth is right handed, but got his right arm only marked.

 

This man is an absolute clown, and having him run the dept. of defense is such a joke, and a huge disservice to veterans and soldiers. 

 

He is qualified to run the Boy Scout chapter of San Diego County and even that would be a stretch. 

3 hours ago, Presnock said:

well look at her, had heard the stories, we know she loves (not) dogs, only there as pleasue to watch and get those Dakota votes I guess.  She is our Homeland security chief so what does this latest news clips reveal about her?  Not one of the sharpest for sure IMHO but that goes for all the department heads named by DT

Trump has a habit of picking highly unqualified people from the bottom of the barrel, and the qualification is fealty to the new king, and merit, skill and experience never comes into the picture or the formula. 

7 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump has a habit of picking highly unqualified people from the bottom of the barrel, and the qualification is fealty to the new king, and merit, skill and experience never comes into the picture or the formula. 

Personal loyalty is much more important than ability when choosing staff.

You can work around someone that is barely competent, but someone disloyal will sink you.

I'm guessing you never had staff.

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Personal loyalty is much more important than ability when choosing staff.

You can work around someone that is barely competent, but someone disloyal will sink you.

I'm guessing you never had staff.

Yea, if you are running a janitorial service!! 🤣🤣 Any other business working around incompetance?  Abso-ferking-lutely not! 

You do realize we are talking about leadership of the most powerful nation on the planet right?

What businesses have you run where you could have incompetent managers? What ferking universe do you live in? Wow, the crazy BS here on Aseanow is stranger than fiction.

10 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Personal loyalty is much more important than ability when choosing staff.

You can work around someone that is barely competent, but someone disloyal will sink you.

I'm guessing you never had staff.

That would look great on a resume. "I'm barely competent, but I am loyal. "