Your lord and savior loves that. He and his Party work hard to achieve it.
[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;2890324]"I am sure you must have meant to say Taylor Swift is an existential threat to the present and the future safety of America.
Or didn't you get the latest memo?
[URL]https://www.aol.com/news/oregon-leaders-declare-90-day-142304518.html[/URL][/QUOTE][B]Why Trump fears a Biden-GOP immigration deal.
He doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it.[/B]
[URL]https://www.vox.com/politics/2024/1/25/24050278/senate-immigration-border-ukraine-trump-mcconnell-romney[/URL]
Nobody wants Open Borders, spreading Fentanyl addiction, a crashing economy, jobs wiped out by the millions and worldwide authoritarian dictatorships to prevail more than Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Every move they make 24/7 is devoted to producing those results.
The Chiip Roy dilemma...what do Republicans campaign on?
[QUOTE=CheckMate1;2890349][b]Boogeywoman? [/b]
So let's do a quick run down on these in a where are they now segment:
Hilary Clinton (emails / server) From 2012 until 2020; ...
Obama (muslim / impeach him for? From 2008 until 2016; ...
Hunter Biden / Joe Biden; (Quid Pro Quo / Bribery); ...
Joe Biden 2020-2023 (impeach him for stuffs he "did in 2018? 2021 COVID, 2022 Inflation is going to destroy the economy / country, beginning of 2023 stock markets decline is because of Joe;
...
Taylor Swift. How dare you try to convince young people to VOTE? ...
[b]Please let me know if you see anything that passed that was meaningful, because I may have overlooked it / them.[/b] [/QUOTE]Nicely put!
The only thing I would add, is the context of "meaningful". Oh I'm sure those so called "issues" were [B][i]"meaningful"[/i][/B] to QAnon / MAGA Repubs and Trump cultists, but not so much for the rest of white and blue collar working Americans.
Needless to say, you're not the only one WAITING for that very answer. As EihTooms, was in an earlier post, also pondering that very same question:
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2872383][b]I assume Repub Chip Roy is still waiting for a convincing reply to his question.[/b]
[QUOTE=Spidy;2871647]Let me put it to you, like Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Nov, 13th, 2023, when trying his damndest, to find [u]anything meaningful[/u] his woeful Republican party had done:
[LIST]Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) - [b]"One thing[/b]...I want my Republican colleagues to give me, one thing...one, that I can go campaign on and said we did?", "One?...anyone sitting in the complex wanna come down to the floor and explain to me, [u]one[/u] material, meaningful and significant thing... the Republican majority have done, [b][u]besides[/u]...well I guess it's not as bad as the Democrats?"[/b]
{...Muffled silent chuckles abound from Democrats and some Republicans...}[/LIST][/QUOTE]
Repub Chip Roy could just have well asked [b]what Repubs have EVER done of significance for America[/b] when they controlled the Presidency, the House and the Senate, not just the Repub Pink Tinkle House over the past few months, and gotten the same utter silence I get here when I ask a similar question of anyone. ... [/QUOTE]But rest assured and true to their hypocritical nature, they've already started, [B][i]"Taking Credit for Stuff they Voted Against"[/i][/B], for the upcoming 2024 election.
Trump taking credit...is like claiming SHIT don't sink...
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2890042][b]LOL. Numbskull Trump can't stand it [/b]
Trump is such an Economic Numbskull Repub, he is stumbling and fumbling all over himself trying to take credit for Biden's historic high closing stock market levels after he has been predicting a stock market crash under Biden since 2020.
But he declined to take credit for anything else in this Historic Great Dem / Biden Economy without one iota of understanding that the rising stock market is one of the LEAST important and impressive accomplishments by Biden in this amazingly impressive economy, the best post-Trump's Pandrmic economic recovery on the Planet:
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden.
1/29/2024
[URL]https://thehill.com/homenews/4435862-trump-claims-credit-record-stock-market-biden/[/URL]
Lolol. Even Economic Numbskull Repub Trump presided over a rise in the stock market as long as he and his fellow Economic Numbskull Repubs gave disproportionately high tax cuts to Corporate CEOs so they could buy back their own stocks after losing ground due to crap business practices and mismanagement and not do anything else to improve the economy with them. ... [/QUOTE]
(...kkkk!) Why am I NOT surprised! After all, this is what Trump has done all his life. Buy a hotel/building, then slap the TRUMP name on it and take credit for having built, constructed and architectural designed the thing.
No need to tell you, this is just what they do! Republicans taking credit for stuff they either voted against, didn't vote for and/or economic and administrative successes they didn't accomplish. They are not a serious party and standup for very little or have accomplished anything meaningful for working Americas.
So now in the same nonsensical spirit of [b][i]"doing nothing"[/b][/i] while in congress, the QAnon/MAGA Repubs and right-wing trolls start a culture war with Taylor Swift.
[QUOTE=CheckMate1;2890349][b]Boogeywoman? [/b] ... Taylor Swift. How dare you try to convince young people to VOTE? ... [/QUOTE]
Personally, my money is on Taylor Swift, as she has probably done more for the American economy in 2023, than the Republicans have in the last 8 years.
I think Repubs and [b]right-wing trolls[/b] should stick to their "knitting". That being more along the lines of attacking fictional characters or fictional [i]"purple people"[/i]. You know the ones, the kind that [i]"can't fight back[/i], [i]talk-back[/i] or [i]hit back"[/i]. Like their purple culture wars, they started, when they went after, [b]Barney the big purple dinosaur[/b] and [b]the purple Teletubbie baby.[/b] (...kkkk!)
Boogeywoman...indeed!
The Trump-Repub Border Crisis explained
This sums it up nicely in under 4 minutes:
[URL]https://youtu.be/YB-Rvp1diwc?si=7EHCRIO4HaEsRI3g[/URL]
When America FAILS...send in the [Repub] clowns!
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2890470]This sums it up nicely in under 4 minutes:
[URL]https://youtu.be/YB-Rvp1diwc?si=7EHCRIO4HaEsRI3g[/URL][/QUOTE] (...kkkk!) Excellent Rant! And at the same time gives a pretty good explanation!
[i]"They [Repubs] WANT things to be bad in this country. When things are BAD for us...it's GOOD for THEM [Repubs] and THEY [Repubs] succeed, when America FAILS!"[/i]
Dude is spot on and calls out the Repubs for the nihilists that they are!
Thanks, Joe, Nancy or Nikki, Chuck and the Dems
LOL. I swear I heard some Repub Trumper Numbskull in Michigan open his piehole in front of a reporter's microphone and proudly announce he was going to vote for Trump over Biden because, "I know Trump will do the best thing for the American worker. ".
Oh my God. The dude was so ignorant he apparently has no idea that Trump's classic Repub economic policies and stewardship wiped out Tens of Millions of American Worker Jobs, finally ending his godawful so-called presidency with fewer American Worker Jobs than existed when Obama-Biden handed him better economic conditions than any Repub administration has ever handed an incoming Dem!
Even by this point in Trump's so-called presidency, before his 2018,2019 and 2020 economic and national security policies and stewardship created Trump's Pandemic, his and his idiot Repub Majority in Congress' one and only godawful economic "stimulus" legislation, costing an addition to the defict of $Trillions, had created FEWER American Worker jobs with it than in the three prior years without it!
This is not an election year so much as it is a USA national I. Q. Test with the equivalent of one simple question;.
Does 2+2=4 or does 2+2=1?
If Trump wins the election or rather is appointed by the Electoral College, it is clear too many Americans are so dumb they actually think 2+2=1.
[B]USA Economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected.[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/02/us-economy-added-353000-jobs-in-january-much-better-than-expected.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
[QUOTE]Job growth posted a surprise increase in January, demonstrating again that the U.S. labor market is solid and poised to support broader economic growth.
Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 353,000 for the month, much better than the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000, the Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate held at 3.7%, against the estimate for 3.8%.
Wage growth also showed strength, as average hourly earnings increased 0.6%, double the monthly estimate. On a year-over-year basis, wages jumped 4.5%, well above the 4.1% forecast. The wage gains came amid a decline in average hours worked, down to 34.1, or 0.2 hour lower.
Job growth was widespread on the month, led by professional and business services with 74,000. Other significant contributors included health care (70,000), retail trade (45,000), government (36,000), social assistance (30,000) and manufacturing (23,000).
The report also indicated that Decembers job gains were much better than originally reported. The month posted a gain of 333,000, which was an upwards revision of 117,000 from the initial estimate. November also was revised higher, to 182,000, or 9,000 higher than the last estimate.
While the report demonstrated the resilience of the U.S. economy, it also could raise questions about how soon the Federal Reserve will be able to lower interest rates.
The January payrolls count comes with economists and policymakers closely watching employment figures for direction on the larger economy. Some high-profile layoffs recently have raised questions about the durability of what has been a powerful trend in hiring.
However, broader layoff numbers, such as the Labor Departments report on initial jobless claims, show companies hesitant to part with workers in such a tight labor market.
Gross domestic product growth also has defied expectations.
The fourth quarter saw GDP increase at a strong 3.3% annualized pace, closing out a year in which the economy defied widespread predictions for a recession. Growth came even as the Federal Reserve further raised interest rates in its quest to bring down inflation.
The Atlanta Feds GDPNow tracker is pointing towards a 4.2% gain in the first quarter of 2024, albeit with limited data of where things are heading for the first three months of the year.
The economic, employment and inflation dynamics make for a complicated picture as the Fed seeks to ease monetary policy. Earlier this week, the Fed again held benchmark short-term borrowing costs steady and indicated that rate cuts could be ahead but not until inflation shows further signs of cooling.
Chair Jerome Powell indicated in his post-meeting news conference that the central bank does not have a growth mandate and said central bankers remain concerned about the impact that high inflation is having on consumers, particularly those on the lower end of the income scale.[/QUOTE]
Not normal aka crazy as fuck LMAO
"Not going to justify or dismiss this article.
I feel for the 1% of the population going through this, the individual, their families, the doctors who have to advise them of options. Why I feel this topic should not be political is that this subset of the population deserves to be able to go through this process privately. What I mean by this is, whether they're going to go to the bathroom, or being on a youth team sports not "designated" for them is inconsequential to US. But for whatever reasons, some of us feel like our chances / freedom is being taken away.
How? Because a straight person like to be in a public bathroom not having to, by chance, look at another human going to the bathroom who don't look like them. We did this already with other differences for many years in the US, South Africa, and Germany, and other countries.
Unlike people who are invested in this subject, to be soooo outraged by the thought of someone who isn't like them is SHARING a public spot, I don't care. I don't remember a single face or body type of anyone I have ever shared a bathroom in public with. I like to do my thing, wash my hands, and get the hell out ASAP. But for those who are hung up, what are you doing in there? Why is your mind wondering?
#2, that we are "protecting" kids from Pedos. Majority of Pedos are straight people, just like all statistically aspects of life, the majority of people are straight therefore majority of all crimes, successes, bankcruptcies, divorces, and achievements are because of them. I'm cool with fixing problems, but don't create issues to scapegoat people who are unlikely to defend themselves.
#3, it creates an unfair advantage for transgenders to compete with a girls in high school. It is also unfair advantage for girls to likely be chosen for cheerleading squads over transgenders. Ask yourself, of these two examples, which will more likely happen?
Raw stats: 1. 4% of pop between 13-17 identify themselves as trans; 34% participates in sports. Total 13-17 in US is about 300,000. This means about 1428 kids who are trans that potentially would participate, which comes to about 28 total per state divided evenly among 50 states (states are not equal in real life). Let's say I'm wrong and you double the number. Your advocating that a state (any) can't accommodate 60 people.
[URL]https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/[/URL]
To me, the article demonstrates how hard it is go through life "not Normal". Decisions you and I never need to think about or have to make. And then, how some among us go out of our ways to make it even harder on their lives just trying to live a "normal" life. I say this for black people who have to live through segregations, jews through the nazi era, gays throughout history, and now transgenders."
What no Jew hating HAKEEM you typically RACIST leftard LMAO
"LOL. I swear I heard some Repub Trumper Numbskull in Michigan open his piehole in front of a reporter's microphone and proudly announce he was going to vote for Trump over Biden because, "I know Trump will do the best thing for the American worker. ".
Oh my God. The dude was so ignorant he apparently has no idea that Trump's classic Repub economic policies and stewardship wiped out Tens of Millions of American Worker Jobs, finally ending his godawful so-called presidency with fewer American Worker Jobs than existed when Obama-Biden handed him better economic conditions than any Repub administration has ever handed an incoming Dem!
Even by this point in Trump's so-called presidency, before his 2018,2019 and 2020 economic and national security policies and stewardship created Trump's Pandemic, his and his idiot Repub Majority in Congress' one and only godawful economic "stimulus" legislation, costing an addition to the defict of $Trillions, had created FEWER American Worker jobs with it than in the three prior years without it!
This is not an election year so much as it is a USA national I. Q. Test with the equivalent of one simple question;.
Does 2+2=4 or does 2+2=1?
If Trump wins the election or rather is appointed by the Electoral College, it is clear too many Americans are so dumb they actually think 2+2=1. ".
With enemies this stoopid, nobody needs friends LMAO.
[URL]https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/e-jean-carrolls-self-defeating-media-tour/[/URL]
Trump's Tax Hikes on everyone and Hyper-Inflation plans, Part 2
Being a classic Repub, America's economy doing historically well today while China's economy is crap really, really bothers Trump.
Therefore, he is already floating his plan to "turn this economy around" in classic Repub fashion should just enough of the American electorate prove themselves incapable of choosing the correct answer for what 2+2 equals and put him back into the White House:
[B]Trump floats 'more than' 60% tariffs on Chinese imports.[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/04/trump-floats-more-than-60percent-tariffs-on-chinese-imports.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
[QUOTE]Trump confirmed that he would impose tariffs of 60% or higher on Chinese goods were he to win a second term in office.
His tariff strategy could revive the trade war he triggered during his first term as president when he imposed $250 billion in China tariffs.
Trumps China trade war disrupted the global economy, raised consumer costs, stirred stock markets and put U.S.-China relations on ice.
.....
"What Donald Trumps about to do, is hes going to raise every households expenses by $2,600 a year, said Haley in a January interview on CNBCs Squawk Box, referencing data from the fiscally conservative National Taxpayers Union.
Her disapproval echoes the concerns of Wall Street investors who worry that another China trade war would disrupt markets again.
Starting in 2018, Trump began a wave of $250 billion in tariffs against China. The country then struck back with its own set of tariffs against the U.S. in a back-and-forth economic battle that lasted years and disrupted global trade dynamics.
Trumps trade war with China cost Americans an estimated $195 billion since 2018, according to the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank. The economic battle also led to the loss of more than 245,000 U.S. jobs, according to the U.S.-China Business Council.
At the time, Deutsche Bank estimated that the trade war was causing the stock market to hemorrhage trillions.
The tariff dispute also left the U.S. and China, once each others biggest trading partners, on rocky geopolitical terms. President Joe Biden has been trying to warm the icy relations throughout his administration.
Trump has attacked Biden for appeasing China while simultaneously expressing cozy sentiments toward Chinas authoritarian president, Xi Jinping.
I like President Xi a lot, Trump said Sunday. He was a really good friend of mine during my time.
Trump has in the past praised Xi for the ironclad grip he has on his government and his people. In an interview with Fox Newss Sean Hannity in December, Trump said if he is re-elected for a second term he would be a dictator from day one.[/QUOTE]
