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Trump's Texas Flood Response ring a bell? It should.
Trump's methods for undermining hard-fought and earned crisis and emergency response in order to Mass Murder as many Americans as possible, a la Trump's Pandemic and his appointment of anti-vaxxer RFK Jr as Secretary of HHS, continued in his Mass Murder of all those kids in Texas recently:
[B]FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response.
July 21, 2025[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/politics/fema-search-and-rescue-chief-resigns[/URL]
[QUOTE]CNN
The head of FEMAs Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.
Ken Pagureks departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused by bureaucratic hurdles put in place by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the disaster response agency.
Pagurek told colleagues at FEMA that the delay was the tipping point that led to his voluntary departure after months of frustration with the Trump administrations efforts to dismantle the agency, according to two sources familiar with his thinking. It took more than 72 hours after the flooding for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to authorize the deployment of FEMAs search and rescue network.[/QUOTE]The families of all those Trump Mass Murdered Americans, adults and children alike, thank you MAGAs for your 2016 and 2024 votes.
Suck it up Cupcakes the Jig is up!!
[QUOTE=EihTooms;3016035]Not only are Democrats kicking Repub butt in special elections since Kamala Harris lost to Trump by a razor-thin margin eked out by a tiny handful of angry Muslims spread across the only 3 swing states that mattered at the whim of Netanyahu's ceasefire timing, their Preference to Win the 2026 Midterms continues to expand even on the demonstrably Winger-leaning RealClearPolitics' Consensus of their favorite Polls.
[URL]https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-of-the-union/generic-congressional-vote[/URL]
BTW, when was the last time James Carville got a prediction right on a close call polled election?
Just wondering.[/QUOTE]Opinion.
Guest Essay.
'This Is a Realignment That Has Significant Staying Power'.
July 22,2025.
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Thomas be. Edsall.
By Thomas be. Edsall.
Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, the. See. , on politics, demographics and inequality.
In the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election, polls and focus groups suggested that the Democratic Party had suffered more than an election defeat. It looked as though key blocs of voters had irrevocably turned their backs on Democrats as triumphalist Republicans boasted about becoming the party of the working class.
In the six months since Donald Trump took back the Oval Office, his favorability ratings, including on immigration, have fallen, but his decline has not been accompanied by a revival of support for the Democratic Party. The party continues to suffer severe reputational damage, which may not be reparable until 2028, when the Democratic presidential nominee will have a chance to redefine the party's image as only a party leader can.
Before exploring the dark side for Democrats, let's first acknowledge three bright spots.
One, prospective Democrats who are jockeying for early position and recognition in the party's presidential nomination contest are moving toward the center. As Adam Wren and Elena Schneider reported in "The Great Un-Awokening," a June 6 piece in Politico, "Searching for a path out of the political wilderness, potential 2028 candidates, especially those hailing from blue states, are attempting to ratchet back a leftward lurch on social issues that some in the party say cost them the November election. ".
Wren and Schneider cited Gov. Gavin Newsom's break with progressive orthodoxy when he declared that allowing transgender athletes to participate in female college sports was "unfair. " They also cited Gov. Wes Moore's veto of "a bill that took steps toward reparations. ".
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Two, there has been a burst of activity, including the formation of groups on the center-left seeking a more moderate Democratic agenda, including Searchlight, led by Adam Jentleson, a former aide to Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and to Harry Reid, a former Senate majority leader. In addition, there is growing interest in Welcome PAC, a centrist Democratic group founded in 2021 that has contributed to moderate House Democrats like Jared Golden, Mary Peltola and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Three, Democratic voters are far more enthusiastic heading into the 2026 elections than Republicans are. A CNN poll conducted July 10 through 13 found that 74 percent of surveyed Democrats described themselves as "extremely motivated" to vote next year, compared with 54 percent of Republicans, as did 75 percent of liberals, compared with 52 percent of conservatives.
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Even so, these positive developments pale in comparison to the negative trends facing Democrats, exemplified in data collected by Navigator Research, a consortium of progressive polling firms that conducted focus groups in December 2024, and in poll results released on June 26 this year.
The December focus groups produced "a pretty scathing rebuke" of the Democratic Party brand, according to Rachael Russell, the director of polling and analytics at Navigator. "This weakness they see — Democrats not getting things done, not being able to actually fight for people — is something that needs to be figured out," Russell told Politico.
Some of the comments by focus group participants were devastating. One compared the Democratic Party to an ostrich because "they've got their heads in the sand and are absolutely committed to their own ideas, even when they're failing. " Another described the party as "not a friend of the working class anymore. ".
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The Navigator poll released in June 2025 showed continuing — and in some cases worsening — doubts about the Democratic Party in the electorate. Congressional Democrats as well as Republicans had negative favorability ratings, but the Democrats were somewhat worse off (38 percent favorable and 60 percent negative) than Republicans (42 percent and 57 percent).
Navigator tracked views on a range of issues and found that Republicans in Congress held a 46 to 41 percent advantage over Democrats on the question of which party is "handling the economy" better, along with a Republican advantage (44 to 38 percent) on "dealing with inflation. ".
More important, Navigator surveys showed Democrats losing ground on issues the party once owned, including "Which party is better at looking out for working people?" which is now tied at 43 percent.
On Nov. 11,2024, Austin Sarat, a political scientist at Amherst College, argued in an essay published in The Hill, "Voters Rejected a 'Woke' America — Time for Democrats to Listen and Learn," "If Democrats and progressives are ever to come to terms with the Trump phenomenon, they will have to come to terms with the fact that a majority of American voters cast their ballots for him, knowing him to be crude, offensive and as politically incorrect as anyone could be. ".
I asked Sarat how he saw Democratic prospects now, and his emailed reply was ambiguous:
I don't think that the Democrats have weaned themselves from their woke agenda, though I think we can see signs of progress in that direction. The Democratic brand has been deeply damaged by its longtime association with identity politics. That association is not easy to shake.
But I see signs of progress. To see them, you have to look less at the party apparatus or its leadership and more toward its base. One place that I would look at is what is happening in the colleges and universities that feed the Democratic Party's highly educated constituency. There, you see clear signs of rethinking of the politics of woke.
At the same time, Sarat continued.
Polls show that the party's favorability ratings are at an all-time low. Drilling down on that data shows just how much trouble the party is in. Almost 60 percent of the American public thinks that the party "prioritizes other groups of people that don't include me. " It seems clear that the electorate is moving to the right on a variety of social issues. That makes the Democratic Party anathema to many voters, including especially men and some people of color.
On March 19, Stuart Gottlieb, an adjunct professor of international and public affairs at Columbia, was even more pessimistic about Democratic prospects. In a Newsweek essay, "Why the 2024 Election Shattered the Democratic Party," he argued that the 2024 rout of the Democrats reflected "fundamental shifts in America's political landscape" and that "in the age of Trump, Americans of all stripes will vote not based on their racial or ethnic identity, but on which party they believe is better attuned to their overall needs and concerns. ".
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I asked Gottlieb whether he continues to stand by his analysis, and he emailed me back:
I believe my March piece is as true today as ever: Democratic Party approval has actually declined since then. Worse for Democrats — their numbers remain terrible even as Trump's poll numbers have dipped overall, including on issues like immigration and the economy. So what gives? Why do many / most Americans still not view the Democrats as a viable alternative?
Gottlieb's answer to his own question:
This is a realignment that has significant staying power. The standard advice to Democrats — come back to the center! Focus on "affordability"! Protect migrants from deportation! — might have worked in the 1990's, but it is falling on deaf ears now because the Democrats have lost credibility with far too many swaths of voters and the brand is deeply tainted.
One widely cited survey, the Quinnipiac University National Poll, released on July 16, found that approval of congressional Democrats had fallen to 19 percent, the lowest level since Quinnipiac first posed the question in 2007. In contrast, according to Quinnipiac, 33 percent of voters approved of Republicans in Congress.
Another poll question result that Democratic insiders find worrisome is the so-called generic vote, in which voters are asked whether they would support a Democrat or Republican for Congress. The RealClearPolitics average of the seven most recent surveys gave Democrats a 2. 5-point advantage, 45.1 percent to 42.6 percent.
While seemingly favorable to Democrats, a 2. 5-percentage-point advantage is no guarantee of success — and it is far below the party's edge going into the 2018 elections during Trump's first term. Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory University, wrote about the generic ballot during the 12 months from May 2017 to April 2018 and found that on average, "Democrats led by 7. 1 points," with the lowest level at "6. 2 points in February 2018. ".
A separate Navigator survey of voters in battleground House districts released on March 12 revealed a serious weakness in the party's ability to win voter support. The survey cited the following Democratic vulnerabilities:
A majority of voters said the phrase "values work" did not describe congressional Democrats and that the phrase "looks out for working people" did not describe House Democrats.
Do Democrats "have the right priorities?" Fifty-eight percent said no; 39 percent said yes.
It didn't stop there. Majorities of voters in battleground districts said that congressional Democrats were "too focused on being politically correct," "too liberal" and too "elitist. ".
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There are some analysts who argue that the Democratic difficulties of 2024 have deeper roots than is commonly recognized.
Anat Shenker-Osorio, the founder of ASO Communications, a progressive research firm, contended in an email that the party's problems go back to the rebranding process that took place during the 1990's when Bill Clinton was president:
Having enjoyed a massive brand advantage under Franklin Delano Roosevelt by standing with the working class in word and in deed and against the owning class that Republicans represented, the Democratic Party decided to redo its formula, rebranding as "New Democrats. ".
Passing laws to decimate welfare and undermine labor while also adopting the antigovernment language of its rivals, Democrats betrayed their base and lent credence to their opposition's story line. No longer were there clear sides — with Democrats standing proudly for the little guy — but instead "a rising tide" that purportedly lifted all boats. When in fact, yachts floated while everyday Americans were left to drown in the wake of declining wages, disappearing pensions and impoverishing health care.
Shenker-Osorio acknowledged that this strategy.
Allowed some wins along the way, but overall it shifted the terrain of American life and, with it, elections. Democrats shrank their best outreach — labor unions — while Republicans grew theirs — evangelical churches. Moreover, Democrats created an opening for the status-threat story authoritarians the world over rely upon: blaming some Other for the struggles that working-class people face.
Shenker-Osorio argued further that.
It's very obvious what voters want from Democrats: to show, not tell, they are standing up to this MAGA regime of the bullies, for the billionaires. According to recent Research Collaborative findings with Data for Progress, 55 percent of Trump-opposing voters support Democratic leaders using all administrative procedures at their disposal to slow down or stop MAGA Republican bills making their way through Congress and believe this action would likely make a difference in building opposition to the Trump administration. In an earlier survey, between 77 to 89 percent of voters who oppose Trump, including 80 to 93 percent of Democrats and 66 to 88 percent of independents, would approve of Democratic leaders using various resistance tactics to oppose the Trump administration's policies.
When I asked Michael Podhorzer, a former political director of the A. F. L. -see. I. O. And a founder of the Analyst Institute Board, about the problems facing the Democratic Party, he challenged the legitimacy of the query, saying, "Ultimately, even posing this question prematurely reflects a kind of temporal myopia — a Groundhog Day scenario common among pundits overly fixated on current conditions. ".
"Available nonpartisan polling," Podhorzer went on to say.
Consistently shows that voters, if given the chance to redo the 2024 election, would likely favor Harris. Indeed, polling and approval data indicate Trump's initial support relied heavily on voters not fully understanding or believing he would enact his stated policies. Now that he has implemented precisely those policies — such as tariffs and mass deportations — his approval ratings have plummeted.
Demographic groups that shifted away from Democrats in 2024, Podhorzer wrote, "particularly Latino and younger voters, have moved the most sharply against Trump. " However, he conceded.
This shift doesn't necessarily reflect renewed enthusiasm for the Democratic Party. Instead, it underscores a recurring political reality of the 21st century: widespread voter dissatisfaction with whichever party holds power. Most voters perceive neither party as adequately representing their interests.
The belief that either major party can substantially attract new voter blocs is largely confined to pundits, campaign strategists and fervent partisans. Historical trends demonstrate that electoral shifts predominantly result from voters rejecting the incumbent party, rather than from any sustained party appeal.
I have considerable respect for Podhorzer's political judgment, but I think his analysis fails to address the real possibility that discontent with the Democratic Party — its perceived failure to value work, its political correctness, the extremity of its social and cultural liberalism — might have become deeply entrenched in the electorate. If so, a Democratic revival will prove to be not only more difficult but also more fragile than in the past, even if it is somehow achieved.
There is also the problem that Podhorzer's approach lends itself to the adoption by the left of passivity, simply waiting out defeat in anticipation of historical trends of, in his words, "voters rejecting the incumbent party. " But all the recent trends we have been discussing suggest that passivity is risky at best and a disaster at worst.
Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, took a view different from Podhorzer's. In an email, he wrote:
No one could credibly claim the Democratic Party is in good shape. When the party's presidential candidate loses ground (compared to Biden 2020) in virtually every category of voters and in a large majority of counties throughout the nation, it is foolhardy to contend that special circumstances explain the retrenchment.
Inflation and immigration explain most of the election results — but not all. The party as a whole has become intolerant of ideological diversity in its ranks. Democrats are too far left on many social issues and insist that their candidates check all the boxes, whatever the electorate as a whole may want.
Democrats are in even worse shape than all of these factors suggest. After the 2030 census, they will lose more electoral votes and House seats. With the Democratic Party's collapse in rural states, it is difficult to find a way for the party to secure a Senate majority with any staying power. Unless Democrats get religion on all this and decide to let a thousand flowers bloom, with nominees that fit their states and districts, as well as candidates who are not expected to fall in line on every social issue, the future really doesn't look particularly bright for the party.
Still, the practical reality is that Trump may well have overplayed his hand, especially as discontent and anger at administration policies continue to rise and as the effects of the cuts in Medicaid and food stamps begin to bite, inflicting hardship on voters all over America, including millions of MAGA loyalists.
QAnon / MAGA Influencers Meltdown as the Espstein Betrayal Grows louder!
What's even funnier, is that along, with the MAGA Cult Suckers, the MAGA Podcaster Pundits, are equally as livid and upset that the Epstein Pedo Sex Files aren't being published/released, which by all accounts, is the very "Deep State" conspiracy, that their dumbass podcasts are based on.
Do right-wing QAnon/MAGA influencers and SUCKERS feel "betrayed", as their "credibility is now on the line? Will Trump turn their "street cred" to TRASH, on the road, in a long list of things he turns to SHIT? [i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i]
This strikes at the very heart of their "reputation", "credibility" and for many, it's their "bread and butter" conspiracy. The global pedo elite cabal conspiracy, is collapsing and is what drives their dumbass podcasts and brand loyalty. [i][b]So without it, what does that mean for their brand?[/b][/i]
So what does it now say about these spineless so called right-wing influencers and podcaster pundits, who are being silenced their MAGA Fuhrer and told to [b]"SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP"?[/b]
From Charlie Kirk, Meagan Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Benny Johnson, Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Laura Loomer, Steve Bannon, Dinesh D'Souza, Joe Rogan, Tim Pool, and Candace Owens, all the way down to the [i][b]Alex Jones and tinfoil hat wearers,[/b][/i] have been talking about the Epstein Pedo Sex Files, non-stop for years (decades even), are now being told, [i]"NOTHING TO SEE HERE!...IT's a HOAX!"[/i]
"Trump lashes out at PAST supporters over Epstein Hoax ", Jul 16th, 2025
[url]https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/trump-lashes-out-at-past-supporters-over-epstein[/url]
As the MAGA Influencers, try to push and peddle the latest lies and spin from their MAGA Fuhrer, like pimps and drug dealers, pushing narcotics, on the corner streets of America to their most ardent MAGA consumers [i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i], their betrayal and (180 degree) backpedaling, only serves to infuriate their gullible QAnon/MAGA base.
But they can't escape their own lies and propaganda, as the MAGA [i][b]"Stupid", "Foolish" and "Weaklings"[/b][/i] base backlash, from the MAGA faithless, only seems to grow LOUDER and LOUDER!
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The definition of a worthless post-election autopsy
Again, I am responding to MDS' post of an entire article, stray ad or photo references, credits and all without a word of commentary by him without quoting it because when you combine the length of his original post with the length of a quote of it in a reply, I risk filling cyberspace and this forum specifically devoted to the text of one blithering subject for several pages, pushing other posts that someone might actually read back 2, 3 or more pages back into history.
But scanning that long and unedited post, I saw no reference to the sole reason Trump won and Harris lost; that tiny handful of angry Muslims amounting to less than a single percentage point swing of all the votes in the only 3 swing states that mattered from Harris to Trump.
Nor was there any reference to why that tiny handful of angry Muslim votes swung from Harris to Trump and thereby serve as the sole reason Trump won that razor-thin victory.
Nor was there any mention that, in an environment where the world was choosing "change", the Party occupying the White House TOOK HOUSE SEATS from the Repub Party.
Nor was there any mention that the only Senate seats won by the Repubs were in ruby Red States for which a Dem probably never should or would have represented in the first place.
Nor was there any mention of the usual reasons people don't bother to vote, as was the case with millions of 2020 Biden voters made up of all the typical Dem voter demographics who did not turn out to vote in 2024.
Instead, we got all the usual unsubstantiated drivel about "wokeism", "the economy", etc that mysteriously did not flip one Blue state to Trump other than the ONLY 3 typically Blue-ish states that flipped to Trump, and those by far less than a 0. 75 percentage point swing overall, also being the 3 states where Muslim Community Leaders focused all of their time, money and effort to "get out the vote" with their Community to vote AGAINST anyone from the Biden Administration because Netanyahu was strategically delaying his ceasefire agreement in order to better ensure a vote against Harris in those 3 decisive states and put the known Do Nothing, Know Nothing 'Two Weeks" TACO Trump in power again and at the ready to be steam-rolled over by any and every other World Leader who wants to do anything and everything they want with no fear of retribution.
Consequently, what we had there was another utterly worthless post-election autopsy and, if anything, another example of a typically Pro Repub Mainstream Media pitch to help their beloved Repubs win elections.
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Gee, what Felony was Trump convicted of 34 times?
Excellent Google Search question above.
And BOOM, just like that, the third sentence of the very first result gave me and anyone else who wants to know the blissfully simple and accurate answer:
[B]Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. Read the counts here.
May 30, 2024[/B]
[URL]https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts[/URL]
[QUOTE]Jurors in the New York criminal trial against former President Donald Trump have convicted him of 34 felony counts of falsified business records.
This is the first time a former or sitting U.S. president has been convicted of criminal charges.
[B]The jurors said they unanimously agreed that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.[/b][/QUOTE]Yep. Turns out that is a Felony.
Yep. Turns out it is no LESS of a Felony the 2nd time you do it or the 34th time you do it.
Oh, and as long as MAGALoons are intent upon repeating roundly and soundly debunked myths about this, including that total BS about nobody else being charged with the Felony Trump was convicted of 34 times as though it was a mere bookkeeping error he made 34 times, another simple Google Search produced this:
[B]Debunking 12 Myths About Trumps Conviction.
June 4, 2024[/B]
[URL]https://time.com/6985532/trump-conviction-myths-debunked-essay/[/URL]
[QUOTE][b]Myth:[/b] Prosecutors stretched the law to convert a misdemeanor into a felony.
[B]Response:[/b] Under New York law, a simple falsification of business records without any intent to commit or conceal another crime is a violation of the statute in the second degree, punishable as a misdemeanor.
An intent to conceal another crime is an aggravating factor that brings enhanced penalties, such as a felony. This law containing degrees of severity was enacted by the New York legislature, and it is a common way of structuring laws with escalating penalties for more egregious violations. (For example, penalties for federal drug offenses range from misdemeanors for simple possession to lengthy terms of imprisonment for aggravating factors based on quantity or intent to distribute.) The grand jury found probable cause of 34 violations in the first degree, and the trial jury found proof of these crimes beyond a reasonable doubt.
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[b]Myth:[/b] Trump would not have been charged for a mere bookkeeping error if his name were anything other than Donald J. Trump.
[B]Response:[/b] The Manhattan DAs office has filed charges for falsification of business records 9,794 times since 2015. When announcing the charges, Bragg emphasized the importance of the integrity of business records in Manhattan, the home to the countrys most significant business market. He explained: We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. At the time of Trump s indictment, Bragg, had already filed 120 cases alleging violations of 175-10, all of them in the first based on the concealment or commission of another crime.[/QUOTE]
The MAGA 'Espstein Pedo' President and his ventriloquist's dummy...
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;3015042]Do you have anything to back that up ...[/QUOTE]
And the MAGA Suckers, like Elvis 2008, has the audacity to ask, what evidence do you have Pam "Blondie", is being puppeted "like a dirty rag doll", by your MAGA Pedo Fuhrer, when he [the MAGA Fuhrer] was told back in May 2025, that he was listed and had been implicated, in the Espstein Pedo Sex Files (EPSF) DOJ case.
And since May 2025, to no one's surprise, except you MAGA Suckers, he has lied, gaslighted and tried to "change the subject" on EPSF, everything from "a Dem Hoax", "Dem SCAM", "MAGA Stupid, Foolish, Weaklings...", to now an "Obama Treason", all in a desperate effort, to shift the narrative away from his involvement in EPSF and DOJ's efforts, to release the files to the public.
[b]Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among,[/b] Jul 23rd, 2025
[url]https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038[/url]
So Pam "Blondie", is NOT ONLY just a puppet, she's your Fuhrer's ventriloquist's dummy, [i][b](...kkkk!),[/b][/i] mouthing her Fuhrer's words at ever turn.
From proudly announcing Epsteins [i]"client list"[/i] was [i]"on her desk" (in Feb 2025)[/i], as you QAnon/MAGA Conspiracy Suckers, scream [i][b]"Release the files!",[/i][/b] only to have her strings yanked, and dumbfoundedly say, [i][b]"Nothing to see here."[/b] (in Jul 2025).[/i]
And YOU [i][b]"stupid", "foolish", "weaklings"[/b][/i] MAGA Conspiracy Suckers, need not look any further, than the dude wearing the red MAGA hat, seating in the WH, for your "Deep State" elite cabal of global pedophile sex ring.
Case Closed or is it...Stay Tuned!
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Honestly, this is getting more and more difficult to determine.
The question might remain unanswered forever: is Donald J. Trump the absolute dumbest person to ever be elected president or does he know better than anyone that the people who did not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020 or Kamala Harris in 2024 and would therefore actually allow him to eke out a win and become president are absolutely the dumbest people on the planet and will swallow whatever total bullshit he shovels down their throat? Or both?
[B]Trumps brags about drug prices are mathematically impossible.
July 23, 2025[/B]
[URL]https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-brags-drug-prices-mathematically-161021750.html[/URL]
[QUOTE]"We will have reduced drug prices by 1000%, by 1,100%, 1,200%, 1,300%, 1,400%, 700%, 600%. Not 30% or 40% or 50%. But numbers likes of which you've never even dreamed of.
"Were gonna get the drug prices down," Trump said. "Not 30% or 40%, which would be great. Not 50% or 60%. No, were gonna get them down 1,000%, 600%, 500%, 1,500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.[/QUOTE][URL]https://youtube.com/shorts/TTzIsrHyEXE?si=YvbxzJNTG4XYo01e[/URL]
Of course, none of this should be surprising about a person who claims and his Cult Followers applaud the idea that other countries are paying his American Consumer Tariff / Import Taxes and filling the Federal coffers with money that magically did not come out of the pockets of Americans.
It's just that the utter and hopeless stupidity and idiocy of these Repubs is truly staggering.
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American Families with school-age kids have nothing to worry about!
Now that the new trade letters, oh I mean "deals", oh I mean Tariffs are finally hitting the American Consumers who will pay them, Trump is assuring us that China will pay those Tariffs and not the American Consumer.
Really.
Swear to god.
In fact, I hear Trump is assuring American families that back-to-school costs will not only cost LESS than they ever did in history but that with cost reductions as laid out in his letters, oh I mean "deals", oh I mean Tariffs of 1,000%, 600%, 1,500% and so on, American families will actually walk out of those stores with shopping bags full of back-to-school items AND duffle-bags full of money sent to those stores for exactly that purpose by the Chinese!
No. Really.
Swear to god.
[B]Back-to-school shopping is more expensive this year here's the breakdown[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/trump-tariffs-inflation-back-to-school-shopping.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
[QUOTE]Back-to-school shopping is getting a little more stressful this year.
With inflation picking up, and President Donald Trumps new tariff rates threatening to drive prices even higher, some parents are worried about making ends meet.
Roughly 20% of back-to-school shoppers said buying supplies for the new year is straining their budgets, according to a new report by Bankrate, which polled more than 2,600 adults in June.
A separate report, by Intuit Credit Karma, found that 39% of parents said they cant afford back-to-school shopping this year. Meanwhile, 44% said they plan to take on debt to cover the cost of school supplies, up from 34% in 2024.
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[B]Tariffs weigh on household budgets[/b]
Trumps initial liberation day tariff agenda which set a 10% baseline levy for nearly all countries as well as much higher duties on dozens of nations was planned for April 2, but those higher rates were paused for 90 days. The tariff deadline is now set for Aug. 1.
As a result, shoppers havent yet felt the full effect of steep new tariffs, recent data shows. Still, faced with more expensive gear, many families are prepared to cut back.[/QUOTE]
LMAO why didn't Scumbags Barry or Joe release the info LOL
[QUOTE=Spidy;3016483]I don't imagine K.A.R.M.A. is going to be so kind to Esptein Pedo Sex File (EPSF) "butchers" or their MAGA hats wearing sympathizers, either! [i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i]
[b]Democrats rip into Trump after WSJ reports he was told he was in Epstein files,[/b] Jul 23rd, 2025
[url]https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/23/trump-epstein-wsj-report-doj-bondi-00471968[/url]
The good news is, you [i][b]"stupid", "foolish", "weaklings"[/b][/i] MAGA Conspiracy Suckers, can check the box on [i]"Which Presidential elites, are at the center of global cabal pedo sex ring?" [b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i][/QUOTE]Be careful what you wish for, the Demoturds don't want the files public.
#1 Scumbag Bubba.
#2 Scumbag Bill Gates.
#3 Leon Black.
#4 Alan Dershowitz of Harvard and OJ Fame.
[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/epstein-files-fbi-trump.html[/URL]
