POLITICAL THREAD

[Girthang]

** Wise Words Department**

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”

-Oscar Wilde

Wilde is a thief!! Lol

Romans 12:20
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Proverbs 25:21-22
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

 

[Bill Cosby]

We need to stop all USAID funding to every organization. I don’t give a shit what they do.

On the whole, I guaranty more children have been starved or abused because of CIA/USAID back political disruption overseas than have ever been help.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

No surprise but there is this.

 

[Girthang]

"Free trade" has led to almost $T annual account trade deficits and a $36T federal debt. Why? Because China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, etc. takes the money we send them for their product and buys our debt. This funds the nonsensical borrowing we continue to do.

Econ professors are so f'ing stupid it drives me nuts. They just keep screaming "free trade" and "open borders" without acknowledging that it didn't work for the last 30 years.

Because their salaries and side hustles are paid by it..

And it DID work for exactly the purposes they desired.

 

[screwduke1]

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At this point I'm starting to think I'm the only person in America who wasn't getting checks from USAID.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

@sambowieshin lololololol lolololol lololololol

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword]

I disagree. The leadership has been infiltrated with f'ing blue haired lesbian weirdos and fat woke nutjubs, but since there's no stock price or shareholders, the members of the UMC can't see how bad things have gotten and demanded change.

dead on.

 

[Girthang]

Oh no, American companies and labor will make more as opposed to giving the money to China. We should do REVERSE tariffs where we actually subsidize the buying of foreign steel. Cause the more money going overseas the better.

Congrats you f'ing traitor. I hope they're keeping your bed warm in Gitmo.

"Could" and "likely" are where the left lives. They have no fkng idea what's going to happen anywhere when they aren't paying to make it happen.

 

[WayneDougan]

I am a free market capitalist to the core.

But that requires free markets. Not a ruling class manipulating markets, stealing from the treasury for their own personal benefit and divvying up the stolen funds amongst their friends to further distort markets.

We now need to significantly cut spending. By like 80%. While also cutting taxes and incentivizing domestic growth. Thankfully the Trump admin backed out of the one world government tax agreements.

Go pray to the Gods of David Ricardo or Adam Smith then. You sound like the people who say, "but real socialism hasn't been tried yet".

1) The US built a strong middle class in the 20th century because we had 200M people and a ton of resources in a relatively closed off economy.
2) Then we got the hairbrained idea to open our mfg sector to 1.5B starving Chinese. The result of your free market nonsense: the Chinese now OWN manufacturing. Congrats Mr. Free Market. It's hard to compete for MFG jobs when your competition is willing to work for $1 a day.
3) We then use govt spending to make up for the job losses - propping up the lifestyles of Americans impacted by our trade policies.
4) You want these people to just make 3rd world wages and not vote for more government support, which is what they're going to do 10 out of 10 times.

The fact is, free trade worked great for hundreds of years until the scale of China and India hit us in the face. But your answer, "MORE FREE TRADE". So dumb.

 

[Girthang]

At this point I'm starting to think I'm the only person in America who wasn't getting checks from USAID.

...since you aren't a rino, globalist, or leftist, you're meant to believe that.

 

[WayneDougan]

Pat Buchanan is the only prominent thinker in government who ever got it right. Superpowers aren't trade partners. They're trade rivals.

 

[vhcat70]

I have a very close friend whose job it is to feed content to Politico, WSJ, NYTimes, etc. His clients - who are major players both in the US and abroad - pay his company a ton of money to do this. (The funny part about it is that rags like Politico don't even try to hide it. They'll give him shout outs on his birthday.)

He's not involved in this stuff related to DOGE; it's more related to international / middle east stuff. But I guaran-f'ing-tee that that this WSJ article was pushed by interested parties who are trying to get DOGE to quit looking into their gravy train. As in, 'wait, don't look at this $50B in fraud we're making a fortune on. Direct your energy to SS as that's where the money is."

The gravy train is SS Medicare Medicaid. Trump not interested in touching.

 

[WayneDougan]

The gravy train is SS Medicare Medicaid. Trump not interested in touching.

Again, this is a misdirect. We will go after this stuff. But no one is going to vote for personal reductions across the board.

 

[vhcat70]

Oh no, American companies and labor will make more as opposed to giving the money to China. We should do REVERSE tariffs where we actually subsidize the buying of foreign steel. Cause the more money going overseas the better.

Congrats you f'ing traitor. I hope they're keeping your bed warm in Gitmo.

Got it. You're fine with people paying $1500 more for a car. The number of jobs & total pay added producing steel & Al here will be miniscule vs. the consumer costs. I know that's too difficult for you to understand so you resort to name-calling.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

At this point I'm starting to think I'm the only person in America who wasn't getting checks from USAID.

Its crazy. Im constantly amazed at how deep this stuff goes and with undeniable proof.

 

[vhcat70]

Again, this is a misdirect. We will go after this stuff. But no one is going to vote for personal reductions across the board.

Whatever personal reductions are. Again? Again what?

These systems will still not be able to pay current benefits levels when all is said & done.

 

[vhcat70]

Seriously? You had 2 counties (both liberal) help defeat this w/ the help of Beshear and the Ky Dept of Ed. This had ZERO to do with Trump as most counties voted no....uneducated about the amendment/liberal school boards. Teachers in this state carry a lot of clout, as their voice was largely responsible for Bevin losing.

For shits and giggles, the combine vote for Fayette and Jefferson was 332767 NO and 153442 YES......hilarious.

"uneducated" is one of my points. Thanks. That 29% of all voters who voted against ed reform and turned around and voted for Trump shows how gullible they are both ways & why KY education will hold us back from economic development. Why would an industry want to move here with unions controlling education? Those two counties barely (68%) voted at a higher rate against ed reform than the state as a whole.

 

[Girthang]

I disagree.

Based on what? Have you seen how far church leaderships have shifted at many churches over the past 30 years? I've paid attention to it.

The leadership has been infiltrated with f'ing blue haired lesbian weirdos and fat woke nutjubs, but since there's no stock price or shareholders, the members of the UMC can't see how bad things have gotten and demanded change.

Well the rainbow-hairs are obvious, but not all infiltrators are wearing "I don't belong here" signs like the rainbow-hairs. Even the Adventists have shifted in both ideology and some politics, which they historically avoided. The Protestants have mostly reunited with the Catholics on at least SOME doctrine, while the Catholics and Episcopalian leadership has shifted heavily left. It's a shifting sand in church leadership right now even if it's only moving slowly at the present time.

I'm speaking more broadly than about 2 or 3 obviously compromised sects.

 

[WayneDougan]

Based on what? Have you seen how far church leaderships have shifted at many churches over the past 30 years? I've paid attention to it.

Oh, it was more that the leadership at the UMC all seem so stupid that I don’t think anyone in it is clever enough to infiltrate anything.

 

[WayneDougan]

Got it. You're fine with people paying $1500 more for a car. The number of jobs & total pay added producing steel & Al here will be miniscule vs. the consumer costs. I know that's too difficult for you to understand so you resort to name-calling.

You have small brain energy. You clowns act like this is the one thing we are importing. At scale, we are importing almost everything. It’s decreasing the wealth of the middle class. I care 100x more about our workers than consumers who have been doing just fine.

 

[warrior-cat]

A not too far fetched comedy.

 

[PopesReignOverCardinals]

If judges are going to hamstring the removal of federal employees and contractors, then how soon can the administration just lower their salaries to minimum wage?

 

[warrior-cat]

 

[Girthang]

Oh, it was more that the leadership at the UMC all seem so stupid that I don’t think anyone in it is clever enough to infiltrate anything.

Ok. I see what you're saying now.

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

are we ever going to see any charges and convictions?
🤬

The evidence is there to arrest them, or the evidence isn't evidence at all. I hope that the speculation on both sides is a thing of the past after this term. Let's get rid of the filth and actually hold people accountable.

 

[Girthang]

You have small brain energy. You clowns act like this is the one thing we are importing. At scale, we are importing almost everything. It’s decreasing the wealth of the middle class. I care 100x more about our workers than consumers who have been doing just fine.

Not to mention those illegals that are driving without licenses and insurance, and not even trying to make things right when they're in an accident with an insured motorist. How much have everyone's premiums gone up because of that?

How about the fires and crimes? Has that affected insurance and first responders, stretching them thin? It's too hard to make leftists think about all of the ways this has hurt the middle class and blue collar workers alike. How do you explain the math much less macro and micro economics to the GED, DEI, primary ed, or Social Work graduates?

 

[Cleatortoises]

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Oh wow, you mean the Bidens are corrupt?
Who new.
If you supported these criminal corksoakers you suck too.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

US releasing Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik in Marc Fogel exchange, official says

The United States is releasing Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik as part of the deal to secure Marc Fogel's freedom, a Trump administration official said.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

 

[DSmith21]

"A typical car contains roughly 1,000 pounds of steel at a cost of about about $6,000 to $7,000 per vehicle, Baker told CBS MoneyWatch. That means adding a 25% tariff could increase the cost of a car by $1,000 to $1,500, he estimated. Although some automakers might shift to buying more U.S.-made steel, American manufacturers would also likely boost their prices, taking advantage of the higher costs for foreign-made steel, he added."

Trump orders 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Here's what experts say could become pricier.

President Trump on Monday ordered new tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Experts say some products could become pricier.

www.cbsnews.com

Cleveland Cliffs is one of the largest suppliers of steel to the US auto industry including foreign companies with American plants. Their domestically produced steel will not be subject to tariffs. Cliffs will probably increase prices if demand shoots up but I doubt it would be anywhere near 25%.

As a side note: I would expect US auto prices to go up due to the the wage/benefit increases in labor agreements that were reached recently.

 

[screwduke1]

Tulsi confirmed. McConnell voted against her of course.

 

[FirewithFire]

When will these assholes learn. Oh, I know. When they are investigated and put into prison. It's past time to out the people growing rich from these kinds of deals.

China-linked firm’s NJ Turnpike E-ZPass contract raises security concerns: ‘Worse’ than TikTok

The major US tolling company that was sold to a Singapore-based firm under the Biden administration is reigniting national security concerns over its links to China.

nypost.com

When ST Engineering was seeking approval from the Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to acquire TransCore in 2021, a spokesperson from the company insisted that it operates “without any interference from the government or Temasek,” but national security experts warned that if the deal went through, it could mean TransCore’s data could end up in the hands of Singapore, China, and potentially other nations.

 

[Blue Bigfoot]

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We knew it was all bs but now we know for sure, with smoking gun.

Let's see if the old bastard gave Merrick Garland immunity/ pardon. Someone(s) needs to be prosecuted.

 

[WayneDougan]

Amazing how many Americans just dgaf about their fellow Americans and would love to hand over our country to China.

 

[cole854]

Amazing how many Americans just dgaf about their fellow Americans and would love to hand over our country to China.

It's their passiveness about most things in general....if it doesn't affect them w/ a slap in the face, then all is well. Out of sight/out of mind.

 

[FirewithFire]

Hegseth just dropped a hammer on Ukraine. I guess Z didn't want to spill the beans on his buddy Biden.

Trump's defence secretary delivers bombshell blow to Ukraine

Pete Hegseth said that Washington will 'no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship' with its allies, adding that 'Europe must provide the overwhelming share of aid to Ukraine

www.dailymail.co.uk

NO NATO membership, NO return to pre-2014 borders and NO more relying on US for military funding

 

[trueblujr2]

At this point I'm starting to think I'm the only person in America who wasn't getting checks from USAID.

Nah, there's at least two of us. I've yet to see mine.

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

Hegseth just dropped a hammer on Ukraine. I guess Z didn't want to spill the beans on his buddy Biden.

Trump's defence secretary delivers bombshell blow to Ukraine

Pete Hegseth said that Washington will 'no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship' with its allies, adding that 'Europe must provide the overwhelming share of aid to Ukraine

www.dailymail.co.uk

NO NATO membership, NO return to pre-2014 borders and NO more relying on US for military funding

What concessions do you think Russia makes?

 

[JumperJack]

What concessions do you think Russia makes?

Do they have to?

We just want it over. Europe can arm Ukraine to the teeth when it’s over, using European money.

 

[cole854]

What concessions do you think Russia makes?

Admit they cheated in the '72 Gold Medal game.