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For non-subscribers: Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows President Trump’s sweeping tariffs took a toll on trade in August, as imports dropped 5.1 percent, to $340.4 billion, after taxes on exports from roughly 90 countries went into effect on Aug. 7, newly released data from the Commerce Department showed Wednesday. U.S. exports were essentially flat, rising 0.1 percent to $280.8 billion. Because of the sharp fall in imports, the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services for the month also dropped sharply, shrinking nearly 24 percent, to $59.6 billion, compared with July. The data, which had been delayed by more than a month because of the government shutdown, gives the first look at trade patterns after Mr. Trump introduced what is effectively a new trading system for the United States. The president announced global double-digit tariffs in April on what he called “Liberation Day,” saying that the previous system had cheated the United States and cost it jobs and money. While his tariffs briefly went into effect, they were then largely paused for four months as the administration tried to strike deals with trading partners. On Aug. 7, the tariffs again went into effect, with a 15 percent rate on goods from Bolivia, Ecuador and Nigeria, 20 percent on Taiwanese products and 50 percent on Brazilian exports. Altogether, they brought the U.S. effective tariff rate to more than 18 percent, the highest level since 1934, according to the Budget Lab at Yale. U.S. imports and exports had risen in July, as companies that depend on international trade had tried to complete their shipments before those tariffs went into effect. In August, trade then dropped, as American businesses imported fewer industrial supplies, food and beverages and machinery, according to an analysis by Moody’s Analytics.

So crude, so crass, so vulgar, so Hell Toupee. Actually it is your white supremacy, as what is the purpose of this thread but to ridicule Black culture in this country by showing video clips of twerking at funerals, which some (but not all) Black folks see as a celebration of the life of the deceased. Is it inappropriate? Well, I would not want to see anyone twerking at a funeral I attend, but I don't feel it is my place to pass judgment on this or on New Orleans Jazz funerals or on Irish wakes either.

No link in the OP of course.

Once again. Reading is fundamental. Or you are being intentionally obtuse. Here is the thread title while it is still up. Group terrorizes McDonald’s worker, ends poorly - GDC The racism is in the thread title. What is GDC short for? In prior threads it stood for "Guess deh color" or something similar to suggest that the perpetrators are Black.

From the far left Daily Kos, but Kos makes some pretty good points (essentially that it may be for the best that Democrats caved) https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/17/2354253/-What-could-have-happened-if-Democrats-didn-t-cave-on-the-shutdown?detail=emaildkre What could have happened if Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdown? [...] The cave was stupid. But it raises a different question worth examining: What would winning have actually looked like? Democrats’ core demand was reinstating Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies. They didn’t get them. But imagine they had. Those subsidies are used disproportionately by rural, red-state conservatives. “Nearly six in ten Marketplace enrollees (57%) live in congressional districts represented by a Republican,” reported KFF. “Generally, enrollment in ACA Marketplace coverage by congressional district is largest in the South. At least 10% of the population is enrolled in ACA Marketplace plans throughout all congressional districts in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina, along with almost all in Texas and Utah.” The people most reliant on these subsidies are rural Americans, who lean heavily conservative. A policy brief from the National Rural Health Association estimates that rural Americans save an average of $890 per year from the enhanced subsidies—”28% more than their urban counterparts.” So Senate Democrats were fighting hardest for a benefit primarily used by conservatives. If Democrats had actually won that concession, then what? Would they get credit from a demographic that has abandoned them wholesale? Would Fox News suddenly celebrate Democrats for protecting its viewers’ access to affordable health care? Would Democrats be able to communicate the victory effectively, given their chronic inability to message accomplishments—and given the near-total absence of any meaningful left-wing partisan media ecosystem? Of course not. More likely, Trump would take credit for “saving” his supporters’ health care. And even if he didn’t bother, his supporters would give him credit anyway. The Democratic cave angered activists, but the broader voter base remains mostly oblivious. Had Democrats won, the rural Republicans benefiting most would have stayed just as oblivious to what their own party tried to take away from them. Now, instead, they’ll lose that health care. Senate Republicans will vote in mid-December to strip those subsidies away, right before a pivotal midterm election in which health care and affordability will be central issues. When rural conservatives receive their new, much higher premium bills, the blame will sit squarely with the GOP. Democrats don’t need those voters to switch parties. Our party brand is too damaged to expect that. But depressing Republican turnout is almost as valuable as flipping votes. A disgusted rural conservative who stays home is effectively half a vote for Democrats. So the irony is that by caving to the GOP yet again—reinforcing the weak Democratic brand that drives activists up the wall—Democrats may have actually improved their electoral position next year.

No, what is racist is posting videos where every single video of a person that is doing the twerkin at a funeral is Black.

Reading is fundamental. My exact words: I said the thread is racist, not the bodycam video.

Maybe, maybe not. Showing that Trump was willing to go "scorched earth" is what really made the point IMO about his and Republican attitudes.

:sigh: Another racist GDC thread.

From NYT (subscriber only content) A reporter is tortured, killed, and then dismembered with Trump dismissing it as "things happen" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/18/world/trump-saudi-crown-prince-visit?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251118&instance_id=166670&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=210843&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28# Trump Praises Saudi Prince and Dismisses Question About Killing of Journalist President Trump brushed aside a reporter’s question about the role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, played in the death and dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist in 2018, praising the kingdom’s de facto ruler in a joint Oval Office appearance that was heavy on flattery. Mr. Trump strongly defended Prince Mohammed, who U.S. intelligence has said ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed by Saudi agents. Prince Mohammed has denied involvement. “A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen,” Mr. Trump said, referring to Mr. Khashoggi. Mr. Khashoggi, a frequent critic of the Saudi government, disappeared on Oct. 2, 2018 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he had hoped to obtain a visa for his Turkish fiancée. Saudi officials eventually admitted that he had been killed there after what they claimed was a botched mission to bring him back to Saudi Arabia. A recording obtained by Turkish intelligence captured Mr. Khashoggi’s struggle against Saudi agents, his killing and the sounds of a bone saw being used on his body. [...]

So you couldn't find any videos of white folks in this country twerking at a funeral? Or in the alternative, did you find some but didn't share them because they woudn't reinforce the racist intent of this thread?

Every video you have posted here has been of Black people. Every. Single. One. How is this thread not racist?

From Grok at the Twitters: Comedian Jeff Dye Moves from California to Texas Over Newsom and Wildfire Handling Last updated Nov 16 Comedian Jeff Dye announced his relocation from California to Texas, expressing fears of Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership and the state's response to the January 2025 wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures in Los Angeles. On the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Dye highlighted issues like water shortages and delayed aid, joining a trend of celebrities leaving due to taxes, crime, and disaster management. His GoFundMe for moving expenses faced online backlash, prompting him to delete it and refund donors. This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

Not surprisingly the MAGA faithful in the "Father Trump" thread are defending him and attacking the reporter for asking a question. From Hell Toupee with a dash of misogyny:

Fine. You are entitled to your opinion. I am not saying I believe all polls but they are a reflection of how the public (or a segment of it in this case) feel at a certain point in time. The fact that no one here has come up with a single recent poll that does not show a significant drop in support among Latinos for Trump since the election is quite telling.

OK let's see you or anyone come up with a counter poll showing Latino support today for Trump has not dropped significantly since the election.

This thread should be renamed Racism at The Geek Club. After this does anyone doubt what the OP thinks of Black people?

So, all these polls are that show Trump's support among Latinos in a nosedive are biased? Really?

It is appalling. Can you imagine the reaction if any other President had said that to a reporter? I doubt any of his supporters in this forum will have a problem with it. Edited to add: If she had stood up to him, I am certain she would have been removed from the WH press pool.

I get the feeling that the OP is probably not a fan of the Jazz funerals that are held in New Orleans either.

Exactly. Reading is fundamental. From the OP: Enten stressed that the trend runs across multiple polls, not just the CBS News/YouGov figures he had on the big screen: “20, 25, 30 point shifts… away from Donald Trump among Latinos overall.”

Hell Toupee starting a thread on fake news once again.

Trump and Latino voters is a topic that definitely deserves its own thread, particularly in the coming year and the 2026 elections. Trump and the GOP have lost a significant segment of Latino voters that they will never ever regain. They have created a solid voting block for Democrats for decades (and this was foreseeable).