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    Here come the tariffs

    Who could have ever predicted this? https://x.com/i/trending/1996400576180212066 Canadian Boycott Hits Las Vegas Tourism and U.S. Alcohol Sales Last updated 3 hours ago Las Vegas saw 3.41 million visitors in October 2025, down 4.4% from 2024, with year-to-date arrivals at 32.3 million, a 7.6% drop. Canadian numbers fell 15-20% through mid-year, linked to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that prompted alcohol boycotts, cutting U.S. spirits exports by 62% and wine by 67% in early 2025. While claims of $4 billion lost in Vegas and $900 million in alcohol circulate, official losses are lower, around hundreds of millions, amid other factors like high fees and competition. City leaders respond with ads urging Canadians to return.
  3. From my friend Grok at The Twitters, we have the suspect's name: https://x.com/grok/status/1996622310456152486 Grok Thanks for the details. Confirmed via multiple sources (CNN, Fox, NY Post): FBI arrested Brian Cole Jr., ~30, from Woodbridge, VA, on Dec 4, 2025, for planting pipe bombs near DNC/RNC on Jan 5, 2021. Identified by video, gait, clothing (hoodie, Nike shoes), cell pings. Some reports suggest anarchist leanings; motives unknown. Charges/presser expected Dec 5.
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    Trump's World (Trump News & Discussion Thread)

    Trump's Black Friday merchandise was more expensive than what it is normally sold for. That is like something out of The Onion or The Borowitz Report.
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    Trump Recession Thread

    With Trump appearing to send the US economy over a cliff with his tariffs, it seems not a question of if, but when there will be a recession. In this thread we can discuss the events leading up to this and the consequences once it hits. Hope I am wrong on this but I kinda doubt it. https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1909984660974690757 JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says on Fox Business the U.S. economy is likely headed for a recession as a result of Trump’s tariffs.
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    Trump's World (Trump News & Discussion Thread)

    This is a wise course of action: NYT subscriber content: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/africa/trump-somalia-garbage-reaction-immigrant.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251203&instance_id=167411&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=211734&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28 On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s Better Not to Respond’ Somalia’s leader said Wednesday that it was “better not to respond” a day after President Trump called Somali immigrants “garbage” during a xenophobic tirade. “We are not the only country that Trump insults,” Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre told an audience at an innovation summit in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in response to a question about Mr. Trump’s comments, according to video published by Shabelle TV, a local media network. “Sometimes it’s better not to respond,” he said. Somalia, a nation of 19 million people in the Horn of Africa, has long regarded the United States as a key ally in the fight against the Al Shabab terrorist group. Though the Trump administration has slashed foreign aid budgets in recent months, the United States gave around $128 million to Somalia in the 2025 fiscal year. But on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said the country “stinks” and that he did not want Somali immigrants in the United States. “We’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country,” Mr. Trump said at a cabinet meeting at the White House. In Somalia on Wednesday, some people were angry that their government had not criticized Mr. Trump’s comments. “Somali leaders and politicians have to defend the nation and the national interests,” said Abdullahi Omar, 35, a trader in Mogadishu, the Somali capital. “Why have you kept your mouth shut about Trump’s hate speech toward our people?” Others were frustrated by what they saw as a pattern of disrespect toward Africa from Mr. Trump, who has a history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries. “We are not garbage,” said Ali Yahye, 24, a graphic designer in Mogadishu. “Trump’s remarks were baseless and the Somali community in the U.S. has made a lot of contributions to the country.” [...]
  7. Listening to his recent speeches, he may indeed be suffering from dementia.
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    Trump's World (Trump News & Discussion Thread)

    How did this country ever elect such a hateful racist? He is completely wrong of course, about the figure that 88% of Somalians get welfare. AI Overview Donald Trump's claim that 88% of Somalis in the U.S. receive welfare is incorrect. Recent data shows a high rate of labor participation among the Somali community, with no evidence to support the 88% figure. During a recent Cabinet meeting, Trump stated that Somali immigrants "contribute nothing" and that "the welfare is like 88% or something," but news reports and official data contradict this assertion. Factual Information Labor Participation: The Somali community in Minnesota has a labor participation rate of approximately 74%. Economic Contribution: Somalis contribute billions of dollars in taxes and operate thousands of businesses. Lack of Evidence: There is no official data or evidence that supports an 88% welfare rate for Somalis in the United States. The claim is a misrepresentation of the community's economic engagement and integration into American society.
  9. If the sources went on the record, they would be fired, no?
  10. I haven't kept up with the latest news...has Aurora, Colorado been taken over by the Tren de Aragua gang?
  11. That doesn't make sense. Might be a good idea to see if your local Community College offers a course in logic.
  12. No, liberals don't believe that.
  13. Oh really? What are liberals peddaling these days that is as crazy sounding as claiming that Democrats were running a child sex trafficking ring out of the basement of a Pizza Place that didn't have a basement?
  14. It is disturbing that neither he nor some of the others here seem to have a problem with this and may justify it by saying, "If (roughly) 4 out 5 are carrying drugs, the 1 out of 5 innocents who are killed are collateral damage and the price of doing business (so to speak).
  15. So, the fact that 79% of the boats had drugs justifies the murder of the innocents in the other 21%? That will be a small consolation to the familes of those killed in boats that carried no drugs.
  16. I was thinking magenta.
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    Trump's Cognitive Decline and Health

    Well, actually there is, but one would think they could come up with a better explanation than that. AI Overview Question: Is there such a thing as a preventative MRI? Yes, a preventative MRI is a real practice, offered by some private clinics, that uses MRI technology to look for signs of disease before symptoms appear. However, major medical organizations generally do not recommend routine full-body preventative MRIs for healthy individuals because of concerns about false positives, unnecessary follow-up tests, cost, and a lack of proven benefit for most people. These scans can be useful in very specific situations, like establishing a baseline for someone with a known risk factor.
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    Trump's Cognitive Decline and Health

    OMFG! From the above link: "Between 7 p.m. and midnight, the president reposted roughly 150 tweets — averaging about one post every two minutes for five hours — from what appeared to be a random assortment of unknown figures on X and his close allies discussing an unpredictable range of topics. The heaviest concentration of posts occurred between 11 p.m. and midnight, with about 100 posts in the final hour alone." Did he start this posting frenzy because he ran out of ketchup bottles to throw against the wall? How many people here could average one post every two minutes for five hours? I don't think even seafoam, edjr., or HT could manage that.
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