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8 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

I'm not in the "democracy is over" camp...yet.  I continue to say that this is the cartoon version of a fascist/oligarchical takeover of the U.S.  Yes, some actual, real shit is happening and there are some people who are actually being affected by the implementation of Trump's policies, but it's not over yet.  I fail to see how the President can shutter a federal agency (USAID) that has been funded by Congress, for example. That issue has yet to be fully taken up by the courts.  My tipping point will be either when SCOTUS openly forsakes the Constitution or if the President and executive branch refuse to abide by a court order. I foresee a lot of this shit being overturned and rolled back; most of it, actually. I also foresee inflation going up, jobs reports going more negative and the economy entering recession. The midterms are going to be a fucking bloodbath for the GOP and the Trumpanzee will be emasculated with two years to go.

Counterpoint: there will be a story about a trans kid playing high school basketball in Who Gives a Fuck, upstate New York, and every Trump voter will fall in line.  Because destroying the economy, eating soup made from leaves, being subjugated to Russia, having the government empowered to kick down your door for the crime of disloyalty to the regime, are worth trading so we can make sure that Pat in Who Gives a Fuck never takes so much as a free throw.

You really haven't been paying attention.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Bullneck said:

Uh, swing on my some weekend and we'll take a ride through Philly.  Parts of Philly would make for a post-industrial/apocalyptic movie setting. 

There are extremes in most countries yea. I’ve been to districts in Paris and London for techno parties that are as dirty as anywhere I’ve been in the US.

Posted
9 minutes ago, wood said:

Welp. There you have it, y'all. If you're planning on visiting Mexico soon, you should expect the worst possible treatment.

I would expect to get fucked by a donkey.

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Posted
3 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

So I guess the President can now simply choose not to enforce any laws he doesn’t like. Let’s call it the TikTok principle. Democracy was nice, it’s such a shame to see it gone

 

his words or thoughts are the law !!!!

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1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

his words or thoughts are the law !!!!

"When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal, by definition."

"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law."

"L'État, c'est moi."

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58 minutes ago, Helobious said:

 

No one there will give a shit and I have no idea what gaturbet’s friend is talking about. Trump is popular in Mexico (a little less so than the first time imo, but he’s still well liked) and they love American money. Nothing has changed. 

Link?  

below is from 2017

 

WASHINGTON — Mexicans dislike President Donald Trump. A lot.

According to a new poll, just 5 percent of Mexicans trust Trump’s judgment in international affairs. That’s the American leader’s lowest rating among citizens of more than three dozen nations polled earlier this year.

The survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center said 93 percent of Mexicans had “no confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing regarding world affairs.”

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poll-93-percent-mexicans-no-confidence-donald-trump

 

 

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Just now, Gil Bang said:

Link?  

below is from 2017

 

WASHINGTON — Mexicans dislike President Donald Trump. A lot.

According to a new poll, just 5 percent of Mexicans trust Trump’s judgment in international affairs. That’s the American leader’s lowest rating among citizens of more than three dozen nations polled earlier this year.

The survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center said 93 percent of Mexicans had “no confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing regarding world affairs.”

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poll-93-percent-mexicans-no-confidence-donald-trump

 

 

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Forget it Gil, it's Helobious.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Link?  

below is from 2017

 

WASHINGTON — Mexicans dislike President Donald Trump. A lot.

According to a new poll, just 5 percent of Mexicans trust Trump’s judgment in international affairs. That’s the American leader’s lowest rating among citizens of more than three dozen nations polled earlier this year.

The survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center said 93 percent of Mexicans had “no confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing regarding world affairs.”

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poll-93-percent-mexicans-no-confidence-donald-trump

 

 

Lol at 1,000 respondents. Where they were from would make a huge difference as well. Mexico isn’t a monolith. My family down there (NL) says the views on trump mostly range from positive to agnostic.

Posted
46 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

I'm not in the "democracy is over" camp...yet.  I continue to say that this is the cartoon version of a fascist/oligarchical takeover of the U.S.  Yes, some actual, real shit is happening and there are some people who are actually being affected by the implementation of Trump's policies, but it's not over yet.  I fail to see how the President can shutter a federal agency (USAID) that has been funded by Congress, for example. That issue has yet to be fully taken up by the courts.  My tipping point will be either when SCOTUS openly forsakes the Constitution or if the President and executive branch refuse to abide by a court order. I foresee a lot of this shit being overturned and rolled back; most of it, actually. I also foresee inflation going up, jobs reports going more negative and the economy entering recession. The midterms are going to be a fucking bloodbath for the GOP and the Trumpanzee will be emasculated with two years to go.

*If* we have midterms, you mean

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1 hour ago, Helobious said:

 

No one there will give a shit and I have no idea what gaturbet’s friend is talking about. Trump is popular in Mexico (a little less so than the first time imo, but he’s still well liked) and they love American money. Nothing has changed. 

So a little worse than his first time, huh. 

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/01/08/trump-ratings-remain-low-around-globe-while-views-of-u-s-stay-mostly-favorable/

Confidence in Trump remains low internationally

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Posted (edited)
6 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

so, your family "down there" is a better sample than 1000 respondents? 

Eh.. point taken I guess. 

Still, this all stemmed from wood thinking he wouldn’t be welcomed in Isla Mujeres because he’s American. Which is an absurd belief 

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1 hour ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

LMAO.  I just opened this.  Comments do not disappoint and I now love Ohioans.

But she seems to have a redeeming sense of humor, no?

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I’m sure her employer will understand

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Eh.. point taken I guess. 

Still, this all stemmed from wood thinking he wouldn’t be welcomed in Isla Mujeres because he’s American. Which is an absurd belief 

Helobious, I appreciate you affirming the validity of everything my former law partner said, as only you can do.

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at this morning's huddle, the minions had to explain to mr. dotard that the europeans have a plan that does not include Z rolling over

so, let's pivot 180 degrees back to tariffs which were supposed to be a month away, but instead we will bring them forward 30 days with no warning, and of course no preparation

every day is a new wag the dog

total chaos

omaha oracle on tariffs yesterday on cbs:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/business/warren-buffett-tariffs-trump/index.html

 

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Posted
8 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

at this morning's huddle, the minions had to explain to mr. dotard that the europeans have a plan that does not include Z rolling over

so, let's pivot 180 degrees back to tariffs which were supposed to be a month away, but instead we will bring them forward 30 days with no warning, and of course no preparation

every day is a new wag the dog

total chaos

omaha oracle on tariffs yesterday on cbs:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/business/warren-buffett-tariffs-trump/index.html

 

Yeah....I'm really looking at converting most of my equities to cash for a time.  Seems like I'm not alone in my thinking:

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Buffett, whose every word is watched closely by investors, drew attention over the past year due to a growing cash pile at Berkshire Hathaway.

Berkshire amassed its cash and cash equivalents to a record $334.2 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $167.6 billion the year prior. Berkshire added to its cash position while selling stock in blue-chip companies like Apple (AAPL) and Bank of America (BAC), raising questions about his thoughts on the US market.

 

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Posted
4 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Democracy was nice, it’s such a shame to see it gone

If Democracy isn't the freedom to vote in someone who is going to try to do whatever the fuck he wants, then not sure what it is.

If Democracy isn't the freedom to vote for a representative who will cower in the face of someone trying to achieve dictatorial powers, then not sure what it is.

If Democracy isn't the freedom to have judges....well, fuck the Federalist Society.

 

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in our noon hour on cnn a pub said "dotard is trying to thread the needle" in that having the reason for the rare earths shakedown is so the us can have an economic presence in ukraine because nato can't & won't admit ukraine or get involved at this stage, and this economic presence is the security guarantee

convoluted, but logical - except if this was the play why the fuck didn't they spin it this way on the 21st of january?

somebody on the inside should get a medal

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in the past hour johnson has said we're not aligned with russia and dotard now says the rare earths deal is still alive

they fucking got their clock cleaned overnight and now they are backpedaling

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the live updates page on cnn has all of it

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-national-forest-executive-order

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The president, in an executive order, has demanded an expansion in tree cutting across 280m acres (113m hectares) of national forests and other public lands, claiming that “heavy-handed federal policies” have made America reliant on foreign imports of timber.

“It is vital that we reverse these policies and increase domestic timber production to protect our national and economic security,” the order adds.

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The order also stipulates logging projects can be sped up if they are for purported wildfire risk reduction, via “thinning” of vegetation that could ignite. Some scientists have said that aggressively felling forests, particularly established, fire-resistant trees, actually increases the risk of fast-moving fires.

“This Trump executive order is the most blatant attempt in American history by a president to hand over federal public lands to the logging industry,” said Chad Hanson, wildfire scientist at the John Muir Project.

“What’s worse, the executive order is built on a lie, as Trump falsely claims that more logging will curb wildfires and protect communities, while the overwhelming weight of evidence shows exactly the opposite.”

Hanson said logging alters the microclimate of forests, creating hotter and drier conditions that helps wildfires, such as the events that recently ravaged Los Angeles, to spread faster.

It'll be an own goal, but we'll just...

 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

What starts here changes the world? Fuck I hope not.

Granted that shit isn't just starting.

On the bright side the aggy board of regents is likely pissed the conference isn't in Collie Station. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, C-Man said:

*If* we have midterms, you mean

Oh, we're going to have midterms.  And they'll be similar to how Russia and North Korea run their "elections."

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Posted
12 minutes ago, Chopper said:

Congratulations, UT!

 

if anyone is following along on the Star Trek timeline things are a little out of order, the Bell Riots are a little behind schedule and we're way behind for the Eugenics Wars, but I'll be goddamned if we aren't checking the boxes. @atomheartbevo knows what I'm talking about

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Posted
2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

I would expect to get fucked by a donkey.

Sex dungeon, fucked by a donkey, I want to party with you. 

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