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Mike Honcho
Mike Honcho

Pretty much the exact same situation he walked into last time, then spent the entire time saying it was because of him. Completely mishandles Covid, Dems deal with the repercussions and clean up his m

Hardcore troubadour
Hardcore troubadour

Nice. Good opening to the negotiations. It’s what you do when you have leverage. Gutterboy doesn’t get it. He’s been wrong about so much. 

lickin_starfish
lickin_starfish

Don't use all your tears too early. Save some for the next 4 years.

SUXBNME FF Geek

SUXBNME

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4 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

Ford posts first quarterly loss in 2 years after $800 million tariff hit

https://thehill.com/business/5431352-ford-posts-first-quarterly-loss-in-two-years-after-800-million-tariff-hit/

Ford makes their cars in America.

WHOOPS!

 

DETROIT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab on Wednesday projected up to $5.5 billion in losses on its electric vehicle and software operations this year, a loss similar to last year and a sign of the severe difficulties in cutting costs on battery-powered models.
The automaker forecast overall profitability for 2025, but even that was lower than in 2024. For the fourth quarter, it reported a net profit of $1.8 billion, up from a loss of $500 million in the year-ago quarter as pension-related costs weighed on results.
Ford's chief executive, Jim Farley, has been seeking to follow up a choppy 2024 with more consistent results, in a year that is already shaping up to be marred by swings in U.S. policy.
The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker is working to overcome persistent quality issues and lift its stock price which declined by 18% last year. It now faces uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico and Canada. If implemented, the measures would boost the automaker's raw material costs and likely hurt sales demand.
Farley told analysts on a conference call that Ford could weather a few weeks of tariffs, but that if 25% duties on Mexico and Canada were prolonged, “it would have a huge impact on our industry, with billions of dollars of industry profits wiped out, and adverse effect on the U.S. jobs.” Farley added he believes that Trump is aiming to strengthen the auto industry, not weaken it.
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supermike80

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I swear.   Some people are just LOOKING for something.

This was from the link the guy above me posted.   Taken straight from the article he most likely didn't read but freaked out over.

Even in cases where prices on imported items increased, it’s unclear if the moves were all or partly due to cost increases from tariffs.

The Real timschochet FF Geek

The Real timschochet

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17 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I swear.   Some people are just LOOKING for something.

This was from the link the guy above me posted.   Taken straight from the article he most likely didn't read but freaked out over.

Even in cases where prices on imported items increased, it’s unclear if the moves were all or partly due to cost increases from tariffs.

You should assume they almost 100% are. Now what? 

MDC FF Geek

MDC

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21 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I swear.   Some people are just LOOKING for something.

This was from the link the guy above me posted.   Taken straight from the article he most likely didn't read but freaked out over.

Even in cases where prices on imported items increased, it’s unclear if the moves were all or partly due to cost increases from tariffs.

We can safely assuming price increases are at least in part due to tariffs, right?

No smart company is going to come right out and say it. They know our toddler POTUS might call them out on Truth Social and his assboys will boycott.

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Ron_Artest

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2 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

We have posters here saying increased prices will be fun.

Yeah, he's not anti-america at all.   It's not happening.

 

You voted for it.

For clarification, because you have already shown no grasp of the English language, inflation will not be fun.  Economic deterioration of the USA will not be fun.  Watching Americans suffer will not be fun.  I voted against this.

What will be fun is watching people like you who did vote for this and screamed that it wasn't happening for months squirm and have to admit you were wrong and you focked up.

Meglamaniac FF Geek

Meglamaniac

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1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

You voted for it.

For clarification, because you have already shown no grasp of the English language, inflation will not be fun.  Economic deterioration of the USA will not be fun.  Watching Americans suffer will not be fun.  I voted against this.

What will be fun is watching people like you who did vote for this and screamed that it wasn't happening for months squirm and have to admit you were wrong and you focked up.

You're on a roll today

Bad night?

supermike80 FF Geek

supermike80

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3 minutes ago, MDC said:

We can safely assuming price increases are at least in part due to tariffs, right?

No smart company is going to come right out and say it. They know our toddler POTUS might call them out on Truth Social and his assboys will boycott.

I don't know..   I don't keep track o who said what when, but in no way did I think tariffs would not lead to increases.   The scale of them is in dispute.

Timmy thinks it will crush the world economy and we will all have to go back to the barter system

I take a more measured approach.

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supermike80

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1 minute ago, Meglamaniac said:

You're on a roll today

Bad night?

The guy thinks inflation will be fun.   Weird man.  Who openly cheers against the people of this country?   So bizarre

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The Real timschochet

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3 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

 

What will be fun is watching people like you who did vote for this and screamed that it wasn't happening for months squirm and have to admit you were wrong and you focked up.

Not much really. They will find a way to blame the libs anyhow. 

MDC FF Geek

MDC

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3 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I don't know..   I don't keep track o who said what when, but in no way did I think tariffs would not lead to increases.   The scale of them is in dispute.

Timmy thinks it will crush the world economy and we will all have to go back to the barter system

I take a more measured approach.

I don’t think it’s going to crush the world economy, but obviously it’s going to increase costs.

The Real timschochet FF Geek

The Real timschochet

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3 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I don't know..   I don't keep track o who said what when, but in no way did I think tariffs would not lead to increases.   The scale of them is in dispute.

Timmy thinks it will crush the world economy and we will all have to go back to the barter system

I take a more measured approach.

Just shut up. Nobody has written it will crush the world economy. It’s going to be bad, probably lead to a recession and stagflation. Fock your measured approach. 

Meglamaniac FF Geek

Meglamaniac

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7 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Just shut up. Nobody has written it will crush the world economy. It’s going to be bad, probably lead to a recession and stagflation. Fock your measured approach. 

LOL

Triggered

 

BrahmaBulls FF Geek

BrahmaBulls

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12 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Just shut up. Nobody has written it will crush the world economy. It’s going to be bad, probably lead to a recession and stagflation. Fock your measured approach. 

⬆️ Mental temperament of an 11 year old.

Did your home depot get raided or something?  Liquor store closed?  

BrahmaBulls FF Geek

BrahmaBulls

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Just now, The Real timschochet said:

Dude. 
 

The tariffs are going to cause a blue wave next year. Hey I thought you’d want to know. 

Same blue wave you promised was going to happen in November 2024?

BrahmaBulls FF Geek

BrahmaBulls

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3 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Link? I predicted Kamala would win, Never predicted a blue wave sparky. 
We’d all be so better off if I had been right about Kamala. Oh well. 

LOL.  Liar

Maximum Overkill FF Geek

Maximum Overkill

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6 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

America’s F-35 is stealthy in combat but lights up the radar in Trump’s trade war | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/f35-stealth-fighter-trump-trade-war-switzerland-tariff-lockheed-spain-nato/

Countries have stopped buying the f-35 as a response to Trump's tariffs.

Whoops!

Whoops!!! 

Boeing Awarded F-47 Contract: In March 2025, President Donald Trump awarded Boeing a significant contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation fighter jet, designated the F-47. This is part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The initial engineering and manufacturing development contract is valued at over $20 billion, with expectations of orders totaling hundreds of billions over the program's multi-decade lifespan. The F-47 is intended to surpass the F-22 in terms of cost-effectiveness, adaptability to future threats, range, stealth capabilities, and maintenance ease.

seafoam1 FF Geek

seafoam1

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11 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Whoops!!! 

Boeing Awarded F-47 Contract: In March 2025, President Donald Trump awarded Boeing a significant contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation fighter jet, designated the F-47. This is part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The initial engineering and manufacturing development contract is valued at over $20 billion, with expectations of orders totaling hundreds of billions over the program's multi-decade lifespan. The F-47 is intended to surpass the F-22 in terms of cost-effectiveness, adaptability to future threats, range, stealth capabilities, and maintenance ease.

Winning. Yet again. :thumbsup:

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Ron_Artest

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will prevent high U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from snapping back into effect for another 90 days, a White House official told CNBC.

:lol:

ITS TACO TIME!@##$%

seafoam1 FF Geek

seafoam1

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1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will prevent high U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from snapping back into effect for another 90 days, a White House official told CNBC.

:lol:

ITS TACO TIME!@##$%

Keep trying gutternuts. ;)

seafoam1 FF Geek

seafoam1

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31 minutes ago, BrahmaBulls said:

"OMG the tariffs are going to kill the economy.  I'm taking all my money out of the market." 

None of this happens. 

"OMG, he's such a TACO."

Such a whiny child.

Gutterboy pulled all his money out in February. He announced it on this site. 😆

The good news for him is he's not worth all that much. 

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supermike80

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, participated in Thursday's rally. She said she supports steel tariffs but not the other "chaotic tariffs."

This is focking hilarious.   Democrat lawmaker showing up at a protest at Cleveland Cliff's steel plant.   So I get it..Only the chaotic tariffs are the ones we wanna do away with.

I swear.   Dems are weird people sometimes.

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RLLD

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On 8/14/2025 at 4:09 PM, supermike80 said:

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, participated in Thursday's rally. She said she supports steel tariffs but not the other "chaotic tariffs."

This is focking hilarious.   Democrat lawmaker showing up at a protest at Cleveland Cliff's steel plant.   So I get it..Only the chaotic tariffs are the ones we wanna do away with.

I swear.   Dems are weird people sometimes.

 

Pelosi supports it too, but she refuses to give Trump the win. I had dinner with her last night at La Grande Boucherie in DC.  She was rather pleasant, but not when talking about Trump  😁

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