By Moris Go To PostPutting enormous resources into a southern wall and then attempting to sabotage Mexico's economy sound like a recipe for disaster as well as a spike in immigration.
This is gonna tank ours too so it will equal out. The white house pres sec should have said "White house to impose 20% price hike on consumer goods from Mexico so American's pay for wall"
Last recession the smart investment was consumable good that need to be bought no matter what.
By Fenderputty Go To PostThis is gonna tank ours too so it will equal out. The white house pres sec should have said "White house to impose 20% price hike on consumer goods from Mexico so American's pay for wall"
Last recession the smart investment was consumable good that need to be bought no matter what.
It shows a lack of respect toward Mexico by him and his administration. Increasing the cost by ~20% of your 3rd largest importer is gonna make our economy flinch.
Mexico is also the fourth largest supplier for oil. Easiest way to tank an economy is increase fuel costs.
Trump has now signed an executive order which strips non-citizens of their data privacy rights.
He's going completely ham all over this joint. Signing as much as possible, in short succession, to try and dupe the general public.
Classic dictatorship.
He's going completely ham all over this joint. Signing as much as possible, in short succession, to try and dupe the general public.
Classic dictatorship.
Sad part is this will never get to Trump supporters, because infowars and tomi lahren aren't going to mention how this would most likely tank the economy.
it'll just be fuck those lawnmowers
it'll just be fuck those lawnmowers
The value of the £ has been steadily dropping since last summer.
Trump to May: hold my Trump™ bottled water.
It's a race to the bottom. :/
Trump to May: hold my Trump™ bottled water.
It's a race to the bottom. :/
By RobNBanks Go To PostSad part is this will never get to Trump supporters, because infowars and tomi lahren aren't going to mention how this would most likely tank the economy.Who do you think is employing those lawnmowers though? And those things aren't solar powered.
it'll just be fuck those lawnmowers
By Moris Go To PostIt shows a lack of respect toward Mexico by him and his administration. Increasing the cost by ~20% of your 3rd largest importer is gonna make our economy flinch.
One of our largest importers of US Agriculture is ....
So the clear next step for Mexico is to cancel out any losses from a 20% Tariff on their exports by putting a 20% tax on incoming US Agriculture.
Both countries citizens hurt in the process ...
Our only hope is that Republicans in congress block his wish.
Other ramifications will come from this as it's basically tearing up NAFTA. We have free open trade with Canada as well. California gets a lot of it's produce from Mexico too. The poor will hurt ...
And now Spicer says it's not a proposal...just one of many ways to pay for wall.
Dawg Trump is running the USA like Dolan runs the Knicks!
*Float trade rumor to twitter/media. Sees his trade idea widely ridiculed. "We are not trading for Kyle Lowry"
Dawg Trump is running the USA like Dolan runs the Knicks!
*Float trade rumor to twitter/media. Sees his trade idea widely ridiculed. "We are not trading for Kyle Lowry"
By Francis Go To PostTrump has now signed an executive order which strips non-citizens of their data privacy rights.
He's going completely ham all over this joint. Signing as much as possible, in short succession, to try and dupe the general public.
Classic dictatorship.
Do you think he reads dictator blogs & stuff to learn all this, or is he just a natural?
By HasphatsAnts Go To PostDawg Trump is running the USA like Dolan runs the Knicks!I am now more terrified than I've ever been.
By HasphatsAnts Go To PostDawg Trump is running the USA like Dolan runs the Knicks!
He's gonna pour 20 billion into creating the wall and then trade it to Canada for Steve Francis and 2nd round pick, we're so fucked.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostDo you think he reads dictator blogs & stuff to learn all this, or is he just a natural?Oh, he's a natural alright. It runs through the family bloodline.
we've voted that kid in school who was adamant his dad worked at nintendo and had seen halo coming to gamecube everyone
Trump showing how to make deals: give the other side everything they want without making them give up anything.
So much winning.
So much winning.
By KingGondo Go To PostTrump showing how to make deals: give the other side everything they want without making them give up anything.
So much winning.
Says you silly. He is the POTUS. Gotta pay homeslice back somehow.
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostThis is a straw on the camels back scenario…… how long before he breaks America?
about a year usually but Trump likes to go big so like 6 months?
By Apollo Go To Posti dont want to live in a world where punching nazis is wrong
lol
By Moris Go To PostBut even if some make it
Some perspective for those talking about Trump's executive orders.
Obama didn't have a cabinet of evil stooges nor a congress full of frightened sycophants who are afraid of his Twitter wrath either
This dude wants to abolish 90-day Visas and make people from countries like Australia go through an interview process once they are in the US wtf.
What's funny is people don't like America anyways... once we become too much of a hassle they just going to ignore us.. We are on our way to becoming a huge, resource having North Korea
By blackace Go To PostWhat's funny is people don't like America anyways… once we become too much of a hassle they just going to ignore us.. We are on our way to becoming a huge, resource having North Korea
With nukes and a navy larger than the rest of the worlds put together
By Moris Go To PostI thought we had all agreed that Nazis are fair game
People forgot who the nazi were
By reilo Go To PostThis dude wants to abolish 90-day Visas and make people from countries like Australia go through an interview process once they are in the US wtf.
THIS MOTHERFUCKER
By Smokey Go To Postivanka is our only hopeWhy do people act like she isn't complicit in all of this? She is much more likely to become Marine Le Pen over the next 10-20 years and take on the mantle of Trumpism than she is to moderate his administration.
This Krugman thread is worth reading as well. Really gets into the insanity of today's shenanigans with Mexico.
By KingGondo Go To PostWhy do people act like she isn't complicit in all of this?
because she's attractive
Jesus Christ, Trump must watch 8 hours of cable news per day.
A world of experts and classified briefings at your beck and call and you're watching Fox and Friends YOU DUMB FUCK
A world of experts and classified briefings at your beck and call and you're watching Fox and Friends YOU DUMB FUCK
By blackace Go To PostWhat's funny is people don't like America anyways… once we become too much of a hassle they just going to ignore us.. We are on our way to becoming a huge, resource having North Korea
We still need Netflix though.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI know there's been a lot of holy shit so far, but this might be the most actual holy shit so far:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/01/26/the-state-departments-entire-senior-management-team-just-resigned/?utm_term=.e2d4417b0e34
I knew the Trump era would be bad, but I really thought a lot of the worries were people being melodramatic. Apparently not.
So then he's going to bring in MORE staff that supports him rather than subvert him. K.
By GQman2121 Go To PostLiterally treating our country like one of his buildings by plastering his name on it.
His building across from the UN is actually really spectacular.
Just wait until you see his Presidential Library.
By blackace Go To PostBut even if some make it
Obama was a wuss tho, coming out talking about compromise when he had majority in legislature. There's been TWO topics on GAF where the question isn't why DEMs ain't shit while the GOP brute forces its way.
Trump is like fuck all of you, I'm getting mine. While he is an idiot, Bannon and Pence are not. Blitz bureaucracy with a swarm of executive orders and the opposition trips over its feet trying to decide which ones they should take down while actually taking action on fewer than that.
It's actually a brilliant strategy to carry out in such a broken system.
By Phoenix RISING Go To PostObama was a wuss tho, coming out talking about compromise when he had majority in legislature. There's been TWO topics on GAF where the question isn't why DEMs ain't shit while the GOP brute forces its way.two whole threads on GAF? Then it must be true
Trump is like fuck all of you, I'm getting mine. While he is an idiot, Bannon and Pence are not. Blitz bureaucracy with a swarm of executive orders and the opposition trips over its feet trying to decide which ones they should take down while actually taking action on fewer than that.
It's actually a brilliant strategy to carry out in such a broken system.
By Phoenix RISING Go To PostObama was a wuss tho, coming out talking about compromise when he had majority in legislature. There's been TWO topics on GAF where the question isn't why DEMs ain't shit while the GOP brute forces its way.
Trump is like fuck all of you, I'm getting mine. While he is an idiot, Bannon and Pence are not. Blitz bureaucracy with a swarm of executive orders and the opposition trips over its feet trying to decide which ones they should take down while actually taking action on fewer than that.
It's actually a brilliant strategy to carry out in such a broken system.
This is a half truth at best. Obama could have talked tougher true, and he probably should have, but that's about the extent of it. His "control of the legislature" was shaky at best due to blue dog Dems trying to straddle the line and protect themselves (lol they got voted out anyway). Joe fucking Lieberman was a dem for Christ's sake. Pretending it was an easy task to get every Dem to fall in line just isn't accurate. Republicans have always fallen in line better.
One top of this, Obama ran on a platform of bipartisanship for his first term. Dems and Repubs had worked together and made compromises prior to his presidency. I don't think he figured they would obstruct to the amount they did. This became more apparent as "don't give a fuck Obama" definitely came out more in his second term.
In short ... the GOP epitomizes "party of country" and the rewriting of history to paint Obama as totally weak while having complete control is silly. The same people who claim otherwise are the same people who think Obama should have shit down Guantanamo while ignoring he signed and executive order and couldn't do much else without congresses support.
WH statement on Holocaust Rememberancr day is disgusting
If you're reading that statement from the perspective of a neo-Nazi.....
If you're reading that statement from the perspective of a neo-Nazi.....
https://twitter.com/tomhuze/status/825043136267169792
i know we have to focus on the insiduous shit
but what the fuck
i know we have to focus on the insiduous shit
but what the fuck