Never before have we witnessed a president try to blow up the US economy on purpose - yet here we are and Congress is sitting on their hands watching as if they are tied up with no power.
Never before have we had such a snotty 3-year-old screaming brat as President, or a largely supine media who won’t characterize him as such.
They re-interpret his word salad for him. They “summarize” his outbursts, normalize his 4-exclamation point, ALL-CAPS sugar tantrums, portray his psychotic breakdowns as “arguments” and describe as a “Cabinet meeting” his choreographed, preening shitshow of human groveling, complete with red hats and a bevy of North Korean seals trained to clap for fish on command.
I say over and over again, what are we doing to stop this? What and where is the action plan. Bernie, AOC and Pritzker are leading the way. We must stop talking among ourselves and do something!
And this is why I am grateful for independent writers on Substack. When I listen to corporate media (with a few exceptions: comedians, Maddow, Lawrence O), I feel as if I’ve been transported into an alternate reality. It’s wild. 🤯
I have written this many times recently, but I believe Bernie Sanders and AOC are the only members of Congress who truly are leading us forward. Pritzker makes good comments, but Bernie and AOC are out there inspiring people to vote, giving them hope, and building a grassroots movement. Not only are they speaking out, but they are presenting a platform, implementing a strategy, and hiring grass roots organizers, who will recruit volunteers and start knocking on doors. Thus far, 250,000 voters have attended their "Fighting Oligarchy" rallies. They have asked voters to run for office now--whether it's a local school board or a legislature--and 5,000 people have responded so far.
That's the 50-State strategy that Howard Dean recommended when he was the head of the DNC in 2005-2009, and we ended up winning the Senate, the House, and the presidency. Ken Martin, Chair of the DNC, is now going to implement the same plan; But, he's just rebranding Dean's program, which is good, but I haven't been impressed with him, so far. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/democrats-fifty-state-strategy.html
I imagine it won't be an easy sell for Democratic volunteers to knock on doors, and convince people to vote for Democrats, when, according to a recent poll, 38% of Democrats don't know who our party leader is, and we have no platform or strategy.
And, that's been true since we lost the election. Right now, Bernie and AOC are filling the leadership void, and getting a tremendous response. In fact, I can't think of any other politicians who have the charisma, passion, and popularity to attract such large crowds in red states and red cities. It's something to consider as we move forward.
This 100%. They are truly the only ones doing something. Others can give as many speeches or write as many strongly worded letters as they want, but these are currently the only two trying to build a movement to oppose the fascist agenda
Thanks so much. I truly don't get it. Our democracy is at risk, and there are only two democrats, who have a platform, a strategy, and are developing a movement to "oppose the fascist agenda." 250,000 voters have attended; 5,000 will run for office, and the Democratic Party, which has done none of the above, still is ignoring them, instead of jumping on the bandwagon. Heaven help us!
I read that you are an "artist, advocate for the mental health community, Asian-American patriot, proud Democrat. 3-time Jeopardy Champion and Tournament semifinalist." While all are impressive and you have contributed so much, I smiled at the latter because my late husband and I used to watch it, and it brought back lovely memories. Thank you!
But of course he says it's all Biden's fault. Does anybody believe anything this maniac says? Or any other maniac in his cabinet? Or his press secretary? Or his slimy followers in Congress?
Shall we apply the duck metaphor to Trump? If it walks like it is trying to favor Russia over the USA, and talks like it is trying to favor Russia over the USA, chances are good that in fact it is trying to favor Russia over the USA. There is no other reason to trash the US economy.
Wonder what sex videos Putin has in his vault featuring Trump having sex with Russian women during his prior 2015 visits to Russia? Gotta make you wonder.
Take into account the effect on the stock market. A major dip brings the oligarch buyers to suck up more shares at low prices and when their value goes up, quickly sell off again. Short-term profits churn the market but benefit these people well.
Letitia James is working on it. However, trump has already worked hard to sully her. Governor Pritzker is a billionaire - he is a very relevant and believable person to voice this. He sees how well his own portfolio's doing under trump's manipulations.
KALSHI — revealed/discussed by Adam Kinzinger yesterday! EXCERPT:
“Kalshi, a betting platform that lets people wager on real-world events — everything from the weather to inflation to 🔻geopolitical crises — has crossed a dangerous new line. It now allows betting on political events. We’re not talking about fantasy football here. We’re talking about markets where you can bet actual money on things like:
What the U.S. tariff rates will be,
Whether a sitting senator will visit Syria before July,
The probability of new legislation passing,
And even election outcomes.
And who joined Kalshi as an advisor in January? Donald Trump Jr. You really can’t make this stuff up.”
You give the oligarchs too much credit, trying to time the market, especially short term psycho swings as you describe, is a Fool's Errand. For every person who makes out like a bandit, there is another who lost the same amount. Certainly there are "momentum traders" who try to get ahead of some trend and take a cut, but they lose their shirts rather often too. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
Sorry, but trump's pausing the tariffs for 90 days a few weeks ago was a boon the next day for those in the market who have the ability to respond quickly. And they did. It was absolutely insider trading. trump took an unexpected action and his well-positioned cronies acted. The day after the market zoomed up. So, big losses before trump's pause; big gains first thing the next morning. This was NOT timing the market. We're not blind - at least Dems aren't!
And when your financial advisor is into market timing, it's a scam. I had one who wanted to leave his good company so he could do market timing, and wanted me to come with him. Fortunately I was smart enough not to do that. And fortunately I was not greedy, wanting to make lots of quick profits.
Since he gets his orders from Putin, it’s likely true. He probably is in the Felon’s ear telling him what he’s doing will work out good for him. Putin is destroying us through him.
I agree. This is not a coup; it's an invasion. We're being taken over by Putin. trump is naive about his "friend". This is playing right into Putin's hands. Maybe that's what the GOP wants. I don't think their voters do!
Also,messing with Santa is tough, but messing with our dogs + cats, is fierce. (My dog's favorite balls, sold by his on line pet store, made in China -alas -, currently 3 month delay, 1/3 price increase since Feb. order.)
Hopefully activist Canadian Americans will express their hatred for Trump Canadian policy to Congressional Republicans.
7 Republican senators have cosponsored a bill to deny Trump tariff authority. Even Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell support Kentucky bourbon over Trump.
Here in Bagdad By the Sea we have more than live in entire provinces. They pay Florida and US taxes, they employ 54,000 Floridians. Whereas Florida usually has aboot (that's Canadian for an estimated) 3 million tourists each year, bringing the Florida economy billions, but now we have next to none, thanks to Trump and his MAGATs.
Better than war? Russia into Ukraine and Europe. USA into three countries that would great a mega MAGA North American continent? China into Taiwan and....
I have been since the Bezoid spiked the WaPo endorsement of Kamala Harris. I also cancelled my long-standing WaPo subscription - prepaid - with 9 months left to run. I promise to never read their content again. Same with LA Times.
Stephen, I lasted until 2024, when the Ed Board posted a piece saying Biden should withdraw from the race because he was too old and had diminished faculties. I waited for them to say the convicted felon should do the same, due to his communication issues and confusion, not to mention his crimes both alleged and adjudication, but their silence prompted me to cancel my subscription. I included a message stating why I was doing that.
I ditched the Washingtonischer Bezosbachter and the Normalizing York Times and subscribed to The Contrarian so I can read and learn from J. Rubin's columns. News I get from outlets in the British Commonwealth; also from Al-Jazeera and Haaretz, and the Texas Tribune.
My college now has a student-published news organization, The Retrograde, in resistance to administration interference with The Mercury. There's an alternative to Fort Worth's mummified Star-Telegram called the Fort Worth Report. It covers local news, unlike the McClatchy syndicated stuff I could get anywhere.
I have quit buying from Amazon. There are always other solutions to the things I want and/or need. I don't mind occasionally looking at the site when I'm searching for something, but I will not buy. And I'm thinking that even looking at things there is not a good idea.
Empty shelves at grocery stores and inability to purchase affordably from Amazon before Christmas will speak loudly. Convenient access to international price comparisons is easy to accomplish - just tell your browser you are currently in Toronto. This is easy to do with a VPN connection.
The “empty shelves in grocery stores” comment reminds me of my local Amazon Fresh. It’s impossible to shop there (not that I want to) because the shelves are empty. Even staples like milk are unreliable. It’s like shopping in the old Soviet Union.
I've never encountered an Amazon Fresh, but then they probably don't know my city exists (the rest of Texas doesn't really). But that aside, I'm really glad I quit Amazon, and my mindset is that if I want/need something that I can find only on Amazon, I'll find another solution.
KKKaren Leavitt is despicable. She should have a swastika tattoo plastered on her forehead. The Gestapo has been let loose, and the Magacrats in Congress voted that American citizens can be deported. We are in for a lot of pain.
If you use Amazon you know two things: Amazon has always reported when an item has changed price either an increase or a reduction. Each Amazon shopper has a past order list to make it easy to reorder a product. All you have to do is check the price of an item the last time you ordered it and compare that to the current price. It's a built in inflation tracker. Trump's tempest in a teapot is ridiculous. Trump and those around him are so stupid and so incompetent.
Yeah. Neanderthal comes to mind but that may be an insult to them. At least they figured out what it took to evolve while the current crop of stupids in the GOP, president included, can only figure out how to go backward.
Is there any chance Amazon's customers could show Bezos what it will cost him to back down from informing us what tariffs are costing us? Customers of Amazon could assume that All rather than SOME products will cost more - we could have a week of boycotting Amazon for backing down and for sellers boosting prices unreasonably.
It's time to think critically and in our own minds, set a price for goods that above which we just won't pay. Many of the items are 'wants' and not 'needs'. We'll have to use the savings on not buying the 'wants' to pay the increased price of the 'needs', and we'll likely even buy fewer of them.
This will cause unemployment to soar which leads to further reduced spending. As a result, more Americans become poor and the economy gets weaker and weaker. A vicious circle cased by Trumps incompetence.
I mess around with daily word games (thru Facebook). I refuse to pay anything to Zuck or Musk, and I’ve cut off Bezos (except Prime cable), but this week for the first time in years, Amazon is heavily posting ads for bargains where usually I see no name stretchy pants, cosmetics, and miracle cures. I think he’s losing a lot of business. Hoping!
I am afraid that the solution is that "the hurt has to happen". tRump says WE, not him,have to suffer to be great again. He plays golf and Oligarchs wallow in their wealth. The only way to penetrate the thick skulls out there is for them to really suffer. Which means we will too. 😕
Indeed, he and his family are making more money than ever by using the presidency to do it. No pain for him! He is no Jimmy Carter wearing a sweater as he encourages Americans to turn down their thermostats to conserve energy. And we all remember how poorly Americans reacted to Carter's modest proposal.
Never before have we witnessed a president try to blow up the US economy on purpose - yet here we are and Congress is sitting on their hands watching as if they are tied up with no power.
Never before have we had such a snotty 3-year-old screaming brat as President, or a largely supine media who won’t characterize him as such.
They re-interpret his word salad for him. They “summarize” his outbursts, normalize his 4-exclamation point, ALL-CAPS sugar tantrums, portray his psychotic breakdowns as “arguments” and describe as a “Cabinet meeting” his choreographed, preening shitshow of human groveling, complete with red hats and a bevy of North Korean seals trained to clap for fish on command.
What’s up with that?
When Ann Coulter calls Trump out for a Dear Leader cosplay that's interesting
DOGE has been a disaster.
DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/
DOGE cuts could help Elon Musk companies avoid $2 billion in liabilities: Senate report
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/elon-musk-doge-trump-legal-liabilities-senate-democrats.html
THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF HIS FIRST 100 DAYS WAS NUMBLINGLY SLICK and devoid of reality checks.
I say over and over again, what are we doing to stop this? What and where is the action plan. Bernie, AOC and Pritzker are leading the way. We must stop talking among ourselves and do something!
And this is why I am grateful for independent writers on Substack. When I listen to corporate media (with a few exceptions: comedians, Maddow, Lawrence O), I feel as if I’ve been transported into an alternate reality. It’s wild. 🤯
"Never before have we had such a snotty 3-year-old screaming brat as President, or a largely supine media who won’t characterize him as such."
This is what happens when the previous President was mentally out to lunch and a largely supine media refused to characterize him as such.
And yet he continues to blame it on Joe Biden, who left him a very strong economy. Deflect, deflect.
This is the stupidity of his constant proveable ridiculous lies ABOUT EVERYTHING.
Rumor has it he now wants to change the name of the San Andreas Fault to "Joe Biden's Fault."
Good one !
🤣🤣🤣
Not sure he did it on purpose...don't forget he is a financial idiot. Bankrupt 6 times.
This President does not understand how tariffs work! He should not play with them since they work to hurt his own country.
He doesn't care what it does to the country, as long as his billionaire donors aren't affected.
I have written this many times recently, but I believe Bernie Sanders and AOC are the only members of Congress who truly are leading us forward. Pritzker makes good comments, but Bernie and AOC are out there inspiring people to vote, giving them hope, and building a grassroots movement. Not only are they speaking out, but they are presenting a platform, implementing a strategy, and hiring grass roots organizers, who will recruit volunteers and start knocking on doors. Thus far, 250,000 voters have attended their "Fighting Oligarchy" rallies. They have asked voters to run for office now--whether it's a local school board or a legislature--and 5,000 people have responded so far.
That's the 50-State strategy that Howard Dean recommended when he was the head of the DNC in 2005-2009, and we ended up winning the Senate, the House, and the presidency. Ken Martin, Chair of the DNC, is now going to implement the same plan; But, he's just rebranding Dean's program, which is good, but I haven't been impressed with him, so far. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/democrats-fifty-state-strategy.html
I imagine it won't be an easy sell for Democratic volunteers to knock on doors, and convince people to vote for Democrats, when, according to a recent poll, 38% of Democrats don't know who our party leader is, and we have no platform or strategy.
And, that's been true since we lost the election. Right now, Bernie and AOC are filling the leadership void, and getting a tremendous response. In fact, I can't think of any other politicians who have the charisma, passion, and popularity to attract such large crowds in red states and red cities. It's something to consider as we move forward.
This 100%. They are truly the only ones doing something. Others can give as many speeches or write as many strongly worded letters as they want, but these are currently the only two trying to build a movement to oppose the fascist agenda
Thanks so much. I truly don't get it. Our democracy is at risk, and there are only two democrats, who have a platform, a strategy, and are developing a movement to "oppose the fascist agenda." 250,000 voters have attended; 5,000 will run for office, and the Democratic Party, which has done none of the above, still is ignoring them, instead of jumping on the bandwagon. Heaven help us!
I read that you are an "artist, advocate for the mental health community, Asian-American patriot, proud Democrat. 3-time Jeopardy Champion and Tournament semifinalist." While all are impressive and you have contributed so much, I smiled at the latter because my late husband and I used to watch it, and it brought back lovely memories. Thank you!
But of course he says it's all Biden's fault. Does anybody believe anything this maniac says? Or any other maniac in his cabinet? Or his press secretary? Or his slimy followers in Congress?
So what do we do? What's the plan?
Shall we apply the duck metaphor to Trump? If it walks like it is trying to favor Russia over the USA, and talks like it is trying to favor Russia over the USA, chances are good that in fact it is trying to favor Russia over the USA. There is no other reason to trash the US economy.
His former DNI - Dan Coats - said out loud in an interview that he thought tRump was being blackmailed by Russia/Putin.
Or trump is a Putin asset.
As the French say 'Cela va sans dire.'
Wonder what sex videos Putin has in his vault featuring Trump having sex with Russian women during his prior 2015 visits to Russia? Gotta make you wonder.
Judge for yourself, please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k35P4dDoLFw
Sure wish people had watched this before they went to the ballot box. Thank you for posting.
Me, too.
Take into account the effect on the stock market. A major dip brings the oligarch buyers to suck up more shares at low prices and when their value goes up, quickly sell off again. Short-term profits churn the market but benefit these people well.
That is a major component of the strategy.
Yes! trump has manipulated the market. Look who's getting rich. Not you and me!
Especially when they can anticipate what he is going to do.
There has been some talk of insider trading. Substantiated or no, it should be investigated.
Letitia James is working on it. However, trump has already worked hard to sully her. Governor Pritzker is a billionaire - he is a very relevant and believable person to voice this. He sees how well his own portfolio's doing under trump's manipulations.
Then there is the millionaires for Trump family club that Don Jr. has started up.
— you can place a bet on ⭐️ anything there - including political maneuverings!
I forget what it’s called … haven’t had my a.m. coffee.
JoAnne, you sound like a kindred spirit. My basic rule is, never attempt to say anything of significance b.c. (before coffee.)
KALSHI — revealed/discussed by Adam Kinzinger yesterday! EXCERPT:
“Kalshi, a betting platform that lets people wager on real-world events — everything from the weather to inflation to 🔻geopolitical crises — has crossed a dangerous new line. It now allows betting on political events. We’re not talking about fantasy football here. We’re talking about markets where you can bet actual money on things like:
What the U.S. tariff rates will be,
Whether a sitting senator will visit Syria before July,
The probability of new legislation passing,
And even election outcomes.
And who joined Kalshi as an advisor in January? Donald Trump Jr. You really can’t make this stuff up.”
You give the oligarchs too much credit, trying to time the market, especially short term psycho swings as you describe, is a Fool's Errand. For every person who makes out like a bandit, there is another who lost the same amount. Certainly there are "momentum traders" who try to get ahead of some trend and take a cut, but they lose their shirts rather often too. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
Sorry, but trump's pausing the tariffs for 90 days a few weeks ago was a boon the next day for those in the market who have the ability to respond quickly. And they did. It was absolutely insider trading. trump took an unexpected action and his well-positioned cronies acted. The day after the market zoomed up. So, big losses before trump's pause; big gains first thing the next morning. This was NOT timing the market. We're not blind - at least Dems aren't!
And when your financial advisor is into market timing, it's a scam. I had one who wanted to leave his good company so he could do market timing, and wanted me to come with him. Fortunately I was smart enough not to do that. And fortunately I was not greedy, wanting to make lots of quick profits.
This was not market timing. It was pure and simple market manipulation by trump for his cronies.
Since he gets his orders from Putin, it’s likely true. He probably is in the Felon’s ear telling him what he’s doing will work out good for him. Putin is destroying us through him.
No...we have met the enemy and it is us
We have met the enemy and it's the GOP. Gutless, I say!
also many citizens
Pogo quotes never get old.
True ! Because they fit...especially here in our situation.
Wouldn't we all like to know who trump gave info (or files themselves) to re the classified docs he removed and "stored" at mal.......
I agree. This is not a coup; it's an invasion. We're being taken over by Putin. trump is naive about his "friend". This is playing right into Putin's hands. Maybe that's what the GOP wants. I don't think their voters do!
Trump may think he can deal with the other branches of government, but messing with Santa Claus may well be his Waterloo.
Also,messing with Santa is tough, but messing with our dogs + cats, is fierce. (My dog's favorite balls, sold by his on line pet store, made in China -alas -, currently 3 month delay, 1/3 price increase since Feb. order.)
Hahaha
When do we get to the part where he gets nothing but coal in his stocking. Santa Claus IS watching.
He loves coal. I'm sure he would take it as an omen that he should continue to tout fossil fuels…
Hopefully activist Canadian Americans will express their hatred for Trump Canadian policy to Congressional Republicans.
7 Republican senators have cosponsored a bill to deny Trump tariff authority. Even Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell support Kentucky bourbon over Trump.
Here in Bagdad By the Sea we have more than live in entire provinces. They pay Florida and US taxes, they employ 54,000 Floridians. Whereas Florida usually has aboot (that's Canadian for an estimated) 3 million tourists each year, bringing the Florida economy billions, but now we have next to none, thanks to Trump and his MAGATs.
What would happen if Europe, Japan, Canada and others cashed in American Bonds?
I’d probably have no retirement funds left! And yes, I’m pretty worried!
A worldwide depression, most likely.
Better than war? Russia into Ukraine and Europe. USA into three countries that would great a mega MAGA North American continent? China into Taiwan and....
Boycott Amazon.
I have been since the Bezoid spiked the WaPo endorsement of Kamala Harris. I also cancelled my long-standing WaPo subscription - prepaid - with 9 months left to run. I promise to never read their content again. Same with LA Times.
Make sure that WaPo isn't still billing you. I had to dispute a charge months after I cancelled. Bezos is a POS.
I had the yearly subscription. I cannot check until August. Thanks!
I cancelled in October 2024, but still had access til Feb 2025. They were still billing me in April.
We did as well, Stephen. Also the NYT, late summer 2024.
I got rid of NYT the day after the 2016 election.
Stephen, I lasted until 2024, when the Ed Board posted a piece saying Biden should withdraw from the race because he was too old and had diminished faculties. I waited for them to say the convicted felon should do the same, due to his communication issues and confusion, not to mention his crimes both alleged and adjudication, but their silence prompted me to cancel my subscription. I included a message stating why I was doing that.
I ditched the Washingtonischer Bezosbachter and the Normalizing York Times and subscribed to The Contrarian so I can read and learn from J. Rubin's columns. News I get from outlets in the British Commonwealth; also from Al-Jazeera and Haaretz, and the Texas Tribune.
My college now has a student-published news organization, The Retrograde, in resistance to administration interference with The Mercury. There's an alternative to Fort Worth's mummified Star-Telegram called the Fort Worth Report. It covers local news, unlike the McClatchy syndicated stuff I could get anywhere.
I cancelled may Amazon Prime account when Bezos darkened the WaPo. I do not order from Amazon at all. I will drive for miles to get what I need.
I left Amazon when timorous Bezos cancelled editorial freedom. My subscription runs till November but I do nothing with that.
I have quit buying from Amazon. There are always other solutions to the things I want and/or need. I don't mind occasionally looking at the site when I'm searching for something, but I will not buy. And I'm thinking that even looking at things there is not a good idea.
Empty shelves at grocery stores and inability to purchase affordably from Amazon before Christmas will speak loudly. Convenient access to international price comparisons is easy to accomplish - just tell your browser you are currently in Toronto. This is easy to do with a VPN connection.
The “empty shelves in grocery stores” comment reminds me of my local Amazon Fresh. It’s impossible to shop there (not that I want to) because the shelves are empty. Even staples like milk are unreliable. It’s like shopping in the old Soviet Union.
I've never encountered an Amazon Fresh, but then they probably don't know my city exists (the rest of Texas doesn't really). But that aside, I'm really glad I quit Amazon, and my mindset is that if I want/need something that I can find only on Amazon, I'll find another solution.
it is a weird place...but demonstrates that bezo is into everything. food,healthcare,pharmacy, and all other things purchaseable via amazon.
KKKaren Leavitt is despicable. She should have a swastika tattoo plastered on her forehead. The Gestapo has been let loose, and the Magacrats in Congress voted that American citizens can be deported. We are in for a lot of pain.
If you use Amazon you know two things: Amazon has always reported when an item has changed price either an increase or a reduction. Each Amazon shopper has a past order list to make it easy to reorder a product. All you have to do is check the price of an item the last time you ordered it and compare that to the current price. It's a built in inflation tracker. Trump's tempest in a teapot is ridiculous. Trump and those around him are so stupid and so incompetent.
stupid and incompetent would be a step up for some..
Yeah. Neanderthal comes to mind but that may be an insult to them. At least they figured out what it took to evolve while the current crop of stupids in the GOP, president included, can only figure out how to go backward.
Is there any chance Amazon's customers could show Bezos what it will cost him to back down from informing us what tariffs are costing us? Customers of Amazon could assume that All rather than SOME products will cost more - we could have a week of boycotting Amazon for backing down and for sellers boosting prices unreasonably.
It's time to think critically and in our own minds, set a price for goods that above which we just won't pay. Many of the items are 'wants' and not 'needs'. We'll have to use the savings on not buying the 'wants' to pay the increased price of the 'needs', and we'll likely even buy fewer of them.
This will cause unemployment to soar which leads to further reduced spending. As a result, more Americans become poor and the economy gets weaker and weaker. A vicious circle cased by Trumps incompetence.
This would definitely be a consequence of people buying (and spending) less.
How about a permanent boycott. That's what I've ended up doing.
I mess around with daily word games (thru Facebook). I refuse to pay anything to Zuck or Musk, and I’ve cut off Bezos (except Prime cable), but this week for the first time in years, Amazon is heavily posting ads for bargains where usually I see no name stretchy pants, cosmetics, and miracle cures. I think he’s losing a lot of business. Hoping!
Fabletics posts the tariff surcharge.
Good for them! People need to know how much wr are paring to the oligarchy.
I am afraid that the solution is that "the hurt has to happen". tRump says WE, not him,have to suffer to be great again. He plays golf and Oligarchs wallow in their wealth. The only way to penetrate the thick skulls out there is for them to really suffer. Which means we will too. 😕
Indeed, he and his family are making more money than ever by using the presidency to do it. No pain for him! He is no Jimmy Carter wearing a sweater as he encourages Americans to turn down their thermostats to conserve energy. And we all remember how poorly Americans reacted to Carter's modest proposal.
Donald spent years declaring that under his regime we'd be able to SAY Christmas again.
He didn't say we'd be able to PAY for Christmas again.
Don't worry! With Trump's environmental disaster of "making coal great again," there will be plenty of that to put in stockings!
while closing the agency that monitors miners' health
Black Lung--the gift that keeps on giving.
He’s the Grinch—only orange instead of green.
I’d love to see that Grinch picture of him plastered everywhere.
Christmas deprivations will be the only thing that captures the attention of the working-class GOP. You are so right, Jen.