We Doing This Shit Again? (Trump Admin Meltdown II)

[Nonlinear FC]

Yeah, the issue for the mouthbreathers is that they can keep watching Fox and OAN and whatever tell them the sky isn't falling for only so long as... *waves hands at what I wrote."

When you are still dealing with double-digit priced eggs 6 months into the Dear Leaders tenure, it's pretty hard to ignore. (And I know that example is fraught, but those fucking morons don't do nuance, so fuck it.)

[The Sybian]

The town hall events are proof that the reckoning has legs already.

Naw, the protesters are all Soros paid actors. That cracks me up when I hear it. Like they could pay 10s of thousands of people and not have it come out.

[EdRomero]

The town hall events are proof that the reckoning has legs already.

Naw, the protesters are all Soros paid actors. That cracks me up when I hear it. Like they could pay 10s of thousands of people and not have it come out.

Like Fox viewers have seen one second of footage of those events and protests. They were too busy showing a few white men protesting how DEI hires at Harvard caused Easter egg prices to increase which is more evidence of the left's war on Christianity.

[mister d]

There’s also this sort of shit where non-Fox is weirdly trying to balance things out. Lots of examples in the comments and quote-tweets of events with far greater than 200 participants than NYT hasn’t chosen to cover.

[Steve of phpBB]

Alito issued his dissent last night to the S Ct order stopping the El Salvador flights. He basically argued that the order was procedurally improper and rushed for several reasons, including that there was no evidence of an imminent threat of deportation because the govt said no flights were planned for a few days.

In his procedural arguments, Alito was basically right. But the fact that 7 justices issued their order anyway, because they didn’t trust the administration, is remarkable.

[DSafetyGuy]

Yep, I keep saying it... What will break through with low information voters is when they don't have their job, can't buy stuff they need because it's too expensive, they somehow have to figure out how to pay for their parents care when social security and 401ks are up in smoke.

This shit isn't sustainable.

Trucking industry is about to start getting it due to the tariffs.

[brian]

Yep, I keep saying it... What will break through with low information voters is when they don't have their job, can't buy stuff they need because it's too expensive, they somehow have to figure out how to pay for their parents care when social security and 401ks are up in smoke.

This shit isn't sustainable.

Trucking industry is about to start getting it due to the tariffs.

Segments of it will. Fortunately my company should mostly be spared since we don’t mess with the ports or any international routes.

The guys who will get hurt the most are owner-ops especially if there’s a shipping rate drop because of a drop in demand.

[sancarlos]

Yep, I keep saying it... What will break through with low information voters is when they don't have their job, can't buy stuff they need because it's too expensive, they somehow have to figure out how to pay for their parents care when social security and 401ks are up in smoke.

This shit isn't sustainable.

Trucking industry is about to start getting it due to the tariffs.

Segments of it will. Fortunately my company should mostly be spared since we don’t mess with the ports or any international routes.

The guys who will get hurt the most are owner-ops especially if there’s a shipping rate drop because of a drop in demand.

Even if it’s not directly from the ports, any decrease in international trade will affect trucking volumes. Particularly out of big logistics warehouses.

[brian]

Yep, I keep saying it... What will break through with low information voters is when they don't have their job, can't buy stuff they need because it's too expensive, they somehow have to figure out how to pay for their parents care when social security and 401ks are up in smoke.

This shit isn't sustainable.

Trucking industry is about to start getting it due to the tariffs.

Segments of it will. Fortunately my company should mostly be spared since we don’t mess with the ports or any international routes.

The guys who will get hurt the most are owner-ops especially if there’s a shipping rate drop because of a drop in demand.

Even if it’s not directly from the ports, any decrease in international trade will affect trucking volumes. Particularly out of big logistics warehouses.

No doubt. But we’re a little more immune than some companies. We tend to run more in the middle of the country than the ports/coasts. But the whole industry will take it in the shorts to some extent. And honestly anything that lowers the already low shipping rates will sting as well.

[DaveInSeattle]

Sec'y Pete Kegstand is running a tight ship over at the Pentagon...

[Steve of phpBB]

The hearing is happening now on the validity of the executive order targeting Perkins Coie.

It's going about as well for the government as one would expect.

This poster is live-tweeting it:

[mister d]

[DaveInSeattle]

This seems like a big deal...

[EdRomero]

[tennbengal]

It's a big deal. It's all a big deal. The judiciary can thank Roberts for this. I assume this is what he wanted.

[mister d]

Someone on Bluesky pointed out that Dems will have to act seriously here in their own self-interest because if this works, they're next.

[Steve of phpBB]

Someone on Bluesky pointed out that Dems will have to act seriously here in their own self-interest because if this works, they're next.

Trump just ordered DOJ to investigate ActBlue, the website almost all Dems use for donations.

[mister d]

Starting to wonder if not holding anyone in power accountable the first time was a mistake.

[DaveInSeattle]

In the spirit of Easter...Jesus, what a fucking asshole...

[mister d]

[L-Jam3]

Blaming the Italians? Man, they’re trying to bring us back to the 1890s in every way possible.

[The Sybian]

Blaming the Italians? Man, they’re trying to bring us back to the 1890s in every way possible.

So according to that Trump voter, they should have let him in and fuck everybody else.

[rass]

Pretty sure TFG just flew over. They were scheduled to fly back to Newark and head to Bedminster, and three official looking helicopters flew over a bit ago. If it was him they’re a bit ahead of official schedule.

[DaveInSeattle]

Blaming the Italians? Man, they’re trying to bring us back to the 1890s in every way possible.

So according to that Trump voter, they should have let him in and fuck everybody else.

Pretty on the nose...

[The Sybian]

Pretty sure TFG just flew over. They were scheduled to fly back to Newark and head to Bedminster, and three official looking helicopters flew over a bit ago. If it was him they’re a bit ahead of official schedule.

I wasn't home, but they usually fly right over my house. Insane how loud they are.

[L-Jam3]

Blaming the Italians? Man, they’re trying to bring us back to the 1890s in every way possible.

So according to that Trump voter, they should have let him in and fuck everybody else.

Pretty on the nose...

Doing a quick google search for that guy in the NYC area, either he’s a high-level comic book dealer/broker, or the manager of Rutgers’ women’s hoops.

[sancarlos]

[L-Jam3]

Brush up on the Brontë sisters, Brian:

[HaulCitgo]

I think that's the point

[Jerloma]

I mean, fuck Bezos, but still...every retailer should be doing this.

[P.D.X.]

the leap to "working with a foreign propaganda arm" for simply showing basic math is an impressive one

[The Sybian]

I was talking to a friend who is a supervisor of inspectors at CBP. He said the Agency is an absolute disaster right now. Because of all the people fired/leaving, he is essentially working two full time jobs, and with all the changes in tariff rules, he said they are in a complete panic trying to figure shit out. I asked if it's a good time to start my international drug cartel and he said absolutely, they are so focused on tariffs and understaffed, never been a better time to smuggle drugs. Do with that info what you will.

Now that I think about it, if all the ports are empty, maybe Customs can get back on top of managing their workload...

[sancarlos]

Looks like Amazon folded before the flop.

[Nonlinear FC]

I'm not sure I believe Amazon was ever going to list tariff prices. I think there was a rumor and because this administration is run by a bunch of fucking hot-headed morons, they jumped the gun and started proactively latching on to this so they could, once again, get everyone distracted.

The posts about what's happening at the ports is news the Moron Brigade doesn't want in the national news cycle today.

[sancarlos]

[L-Jam3]

It makes business sense to suspend placing tariff info on its site, as pissing off the head of the executive branch who can sic antitrust enforcement against them is bad for the bottom line. It's just disheartening knowing that TFG has proven time and time again that deep-down, he's a pussy, and if you stand up to him he folds like 90% of bullies.

[A_B]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... c0bc&ei=49

Sounds like a plant reporter to me, let in to lob these into talking points.

[rass]

[TankFarm2023]

Looks like Amazon folded before the flop.

Bezos ought to be pelted with an assortment of rotting/rotten meats & legumes every time he dares step outside of his domicile.


Fuck. That. Guy.

[DaveInSeattle]