He is crashing the market buying announcing tariffs, so his cronies can buy low. Then he removes the tarrifs (not blinking), and they sell high. He and his family and friends are raking it in. It's called Market manipulation. I've been saying this for weeks.
Charlie- I’m nervous that all the focus on economic chaos hiding the civil liberties stuff - they just fired the head of the Greenland base as thought she distanced herself from the Greenland takeover- very scary- next it will be investigating US citizens who disagree with Trump
Send in the dogs. This MFer is going to start a war to distract the country from the tariff disaster. The 90 day pause isn't going to restore the world's confidence in our economy or the democratic experiment. We no longer can speak to that with any authority. The only hope of "short term" relief is a House and Senate supermajority in 2026, impeach and remove. By then the country will have suffered badly from the economic catastrophe ahead and be ready to throw the bums out. I live in hope.
No one writes with a dagger as well.. or maybe it is a samurai sword whooshing by my ear. The power and precision of your words is masterful. As much as this torments and enrages you- and any sane person- you were meant to do this work. To document his high crimes and misdemeanors, to pierce the insanity and chaos, and to occasionally give us respite with newly sharpened gallows humor.
wasn't just happenstance. Sure, mango man loves him some tariffs, and yeah, the market was tanking, but his handlers were fine with that. Then, when it got low enough and all those who count had the opportunity to buy all the stock they wanted, the handlers pulled the strings and Donny announced he was pausing the tariffs. Voila! The market rocketed up, and instant profits, bigly. Betcha the first family and a bunch of associates all made millions. IMO, that's the real story. Insider trading on a massive scale, in broad daylight.
Kara Swisher: “He is a chaos feces throwing monkey.” The ideal setup, though, is that Trump should be placed in a wind tunnel facing the fans when throwing.
Had enuf of the alpha chimp, or monkey in this case? Truly, a despicable man. Arguably, more despicable are the Republican majorities in the House & Senate who will not challenge his impoundment of funds & closing of agencies and also will not take back their tariff powers.
What this autocratic jerk has done in less than 100 day with his 100 or so EOs & actions is mind boggling. He's attacking the key foundations of our democracy and creating the conditions for a global recession.
We are in the middle of a serious trade war with a country that provides a piece of just about everything that we consume. This trade war has not been ratified by the Congress, but unilaterally declared by one man. Meanwhile at the orders of that one man, the government that represents all of us, and that we pay taxes to have in place, and which has been constructed by our Constitution and laws that have been ratified by the Congress has been shredded. This includes anyone that would calculate Trump's tariffs and collect them, as well as many in the Treasury that would keep track of them and use them to defend the "full faith and credit" of the US. None of us can challenge this in the courts, individually, through interest group advocacy or through our state governments because the Supremes say none of us have standing. Only perhaps our large corporate citizens can do so, unless the Congress steps in, but the Congress is in the middle of making an enormous budgetary move that will create five more years of enormous deficits that will be financed by treasury bonds that will be sold to...China? Japan? Or maybe, with luck, to the investment funds of our citizens who make so much money that they are not asked to pay taxes on it. And we will wear down China how?
He is crashing the market buying announcing tariffs, so his cronies can buy low. Then he removes the tarrifs (not blinking), and they sell high. He and his family and friends are raking it in. It's called Market manipulation. I've been saying this for weeks.
Charlie- I’m nervous that all the focus on economic chaos hiding the civil liberties stuff - they just fired the head of the Greenland base as thought she distanced herself from the Greenland takeover- very scary- next it will be investigating US citizens who disagree with Trump
Send in the dogs. This MFer is going to start a war to distract the country from the tariff disaster. The 90 day pause isn't going to restore the world's confidence in our economy or the democratic experiment. We no longer can speak to that with any authority. The only hope of "short term" relief is a House and Senate supermajority in 2026, impeach and remove. By then the country will have suffered badly from the economic catastrophe ahead and be ready to throw the bums out. I live in hope.
You can almost hear Melania cackling from MarALago: “welcome to my world.” We should have gotten a pre-nup.
No one writes with a dagger as well.. or maybe it is a samurai sword whooshing by my ear. The power and precision of your words is masterful. As much as this torments and enrages you- and any sane person- you were meant to do this work. To document his high crimes and misdemeanors, to pierce the insanity and chaos, and to occasionally give us respite with newly sharpened gallows humor.
These fuckers. Losing your retirement savings is character building. It’s good for you and it’s good for the country. Brilliant!
Thank you for all the dog pictures today. 😃
FWIW, tomorrow we're bailing on the stock market entirely. I've read enough economics and history to know where this is going to end up.
Hit the streets on the 19th. Keep the pressure on, threaten your local congressman.
I think the scenario of the past week
wasn't just happenstance. Sure, mango man loves him some tariffs, and yeah, the market was tanking, but his handlers were fine with that. Then, when it got low enough and all those who count had the opportunity to buy all the stock they wanted, the handlers pulled the strings and Donny announced he was pausing the tariffs. Voila! The market rocketed up, and instant profits, bigly. Betcha the first family and a bunch of associates all made millions. IMO, that's the real story. Insider trading on a massive scale, in broad daylight.
The only stock I still hold is Invidia. Yesterday better, today at least not as bad as two days ago. I hope the cash stays usable. YIKES!
Does the man have a Ouigi board or is that too sophisticated for this decision making? It could explain how he seems to keep injuring his hand.
Liberation Day = Extortion Day
Kara Swisher: “He is a chaos feces throwing monkey.” The ideal setup, though, is that Trump should be placed in a wind tunnel facing the fans when throwing.
Had enuf of the alpha chimp, or monkey in this case? Truly, a despicable man. Arguably, more despicable are the Republican majorities in the House & Senate who will not challenge his impoundment of funds & closing of agencies and also will not take back their tariff powers.
What this autocratic jerk has done in less than 100 day with his 100 or so EOs & actions is mind boggling. He's attacking the key foundations of our democracy and creating the conditions for a global recession.
Please put him on the golf course and leave him there.
There are some miracles. Just in: The SC by 9-0 rules that Trump must "facilitate" return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from El Salvador.
They aren’t following court orders !
facilitating doesn't really give direction, on purpose.
I heard one comment that said basically, it goes back to the district and POS has to do what the court wants.
We are in the middle of a serious trade war with a country that provides a piece of just about everything that we consume. This trade war has not been ratified by the Congress, but unilaterally declared by one man. Meanwhile at the orders of that one man, the government that represents all of us, and that we pay taxes to have in place, and which has been constructed by our Constitution and laws that have been ratified by the Congress has been shredded. This includes anyone that would calculate Trump's tariffs and collect them, as well as many in the Treasury that would keep track of them and use them to defend the "full faith and credit" of the US. None of us can challenge this in the courts, individually, through interest group advocacy or through our state governments because the Supremes say none of us have standing. Only perhaps our large corporate citizens can do so, unless the Congress steps in, but the Congress is in the middle of making an enormous budgetary move that will create five more years of enormous deficits that will be financed by treasury bonds that will be sold to...China? Japan? Or maybe, with luck, to the investment funds of our citizens who make so much money that they are not asked to pay taxes on it. And we will wear down China how?
Oh, we'll force them to stop buying our Treasury Notes!!