The Real timschochet

This is such crap. You’re not “hurting feelings” here; Trump is breaking the law. Just as he did the last time. You’re right that if the country prospers it won’t matter but these policies are awful and they’re not going to cause the country to prosper (I hope I’m wrong about that but I’m not.) And stop with the uniparty bullsh!t. It’s a lie and it’s always been a lie.

That’s fine, it’s better than nothing. Government should be more efficient. But I can 100% guarantee this won’t make the slightest difference to your life or mine.

Hmm. Well I looked this up (took about two seconds) https://theferret.scot/explainer-do-refugees-increase-crime-uk/ And it appears to me that everything you’re saying is a fat focking lie. But they being said I applaud your gullibility.

Sounds good to me see you never then!

Well I certainly don’t want to be mass raped. What exactly is mass rape?

What if I just look at the boot, smell it, maybe rub it a little? I don’t have to actually lick it.

He won because you’re a sucker. As Trump’s spiritual ancestor said, there’s one born every minute.

But he DID bet $50k on the Super Bowl…on the Chiefs.

They won’t have to. You would have to be a total moron to believe that Musk’s team can cut the annual deficit in half by simple common sense accounting. I get that @Horseman believes it because it’s clear that he IS a moron. Perhaps you are as well; I’m not sure.

The whole Musk thing has led to this bigger issue: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/constitutional-crisis-trump-overhaul-analysis-biskupic/index.html Trump’s team appears to be defying the direct orders of judges.

Is this as real as you betting $50k on Kansas City?

And here you are responding again. It’s quite extraordinary.

Yes you keep repeating this. In response to my posts.

Hey if DOGE manages to cut the deficit in half I will be very impressed. Let’s see if you’re right.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/01/politics/russia-us-prisoner-swap/index.html Involves several countries. Supposed to include Gershkovich and Whelan. May also include a Russian assassin being held in Germany. Even so I really hope it’s true. Apparently we’ll know in a few hours.

Israel has already been specific than Trump: if the hostages are not released, the ceasefire ends. I have no problem with Trump or Israel getting tough here. I do have a lot of concerns about what happens next.

@jerryskids argument here is specious. It makes no sense. Trump is not cutting any of his own power; he is cutting Congress’ power. That increases his power. At the same time he is hiring sycophants in every position of importance.

I don’t agree. I think it’s all completely relevant.

An activist judge is not a real judge… The implicit argument here is that if I don’t agree with a judge’s decision it is not legitimate. Shouldn’t I regard this statement as a full on frontal attack against our system of government?

Elon Musk tweeted this morning: Democracy is being destroyed by judicial coup. An activist judge is not a real judge. This appears to be an invitation to President Trump to break the law. Curious if you guys agree with these comments?

Of course it is IF all those agencies are tied to congressional authority rather than Presidential authority, which is exactly the case.

Sure, but lots of things could affect jobs here. We subsidize certain industries at the expense of others, and that has an effect. We are currently demonizing and trying to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants and that has a HUGE effect on jobs. Imposing tariffs which will raise prices on consumers will have an effect on jobs. DOGE slashing government programs that employ thousands of people will have a huge effect. Globalism is not an idea to be accepted or rejected by this country; it’s a reality that we have to face. We are not a self-reliant nation and never will be again. We depend on the rest of the world and they depend on us.

JD Vance has argued that he can directly defy it if he wants without trying to change it, if he thinks it’s a bad ruling. Do you agree with Vance on this?

First off I’m not convinced that other countries are taking advantage of us. Trump’s main argument is that trade deficits are bad for us and that’s not necessarily so. This is a complicated subject as any economist will tell you. More importantly, I don’t really care. So long as we benefit more from action A (free trade on our part) than action B (tariffs on our part) I’m going to choose action A every time. Whether or not other nations take advantage of that is irrelevant to me.

Lots of obfuscating in this thread.