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Looks like I need to change my MFO name.
But the message is clear - the US and EU are no longer allies. Orange would rather consort with (other) dictators.
Vance was pushing the far right agenda overseas. I am certain that he would welcome th…
I doubt anybody is selling their US holdings based on a thread at MFO - hope not.
Maybe the question is whether diversifying internationally makes more sense now as US policies are embracing (stoking?) higher inflation and promoting isolationism. …
Show us where anybody has written that the "Dems = great", or anything to that effect. You can't.
Taking away protections removes stability in the markets and in society. The end result is not desirable. How does this MAGA? It doesn't - it's m…
“There’s nothing to study,” he said. “It’s going to go well.” Have tariffs EVER gone well - mooted or not?
The market has tuned this all out thus far. If inflation remains sticky, can US stock prices continue to rise?
The idea that there is not…
Thanks for posting, @larryB
https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/autocracy-is-bad-investment
Using Russia and China as prime examples a few years back, perhaps it strikes a cord with autocratic supporters here in the US. Anyway, returns in those …
Hmm a little life... maybe a start:
https://jointhepeoplesunion.com/
Will you buy anything on Feb 28th?
Their heart is in the right place. But too passive. You don't fight an orangutan with a feather duster.
What is a country to do when fully 50 some percent of their citizenry lives in a coma.
Imagine if only 1% wakes up and marches in DC.
Can we arm the mob with pikes and some maces? Maybe a few assault rifles? Payback for Jan 6th.
This world doesn't need another MAGA site.
Chang (and BS1000) feel the need to stop by and spread their fertilizer every now and then, but most of us have no desire to stick our noses into their swampy stinkhole of a website.
Orange cheetos su…
I don't feel as confident as that panel does that the Supreme Court would be willing to rebuff Orange's demands. We are in this far-right hell, where there is much collusion and there are no checks on his "power".
In this scenario, Greenland would be renamed "Red, White and Blue Land". Can't see the Danes nor Greenland's govt sitting back and letting that happen.
Orange is dumb as hell and just as stubborn. His Project 2025 architects, on the other hand,…
If any other US president had pulled this type of stunt, they would have hung him on the spot. The words "conflict of interest" means nothing to MAGA, but it should still mean something in a non-fascist society.
Not sure which one we live in no…
In delusional MAGA terms, 53% is positive by a "landslide".
Bummer that your personal information may be on a Musk intern's thumb drive as we speak.
But on the brighter side, Dump hopes to put you in some premium Mediterranean waterfront re…
Gosh, why would Dump want to remove consumer protections????
https://www.thedailybeast.com/more-than-800k-have-lost-2b-on-trumps-meme-coin/
"President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency, called $Trump, has cost investors billions. Trump announced the l…
Short of launching a nuclear missile, it appears that the markets don't really care what Orange does.
His tariffs are viewed as temporary bluffs, for the most part. The tearing apart of the US govt and our democracy also appear trivial to Mr. Ma…
"Here is the richest man in the world bragging about eliminating an agency that has delivered $21 billion back to working-class families since its inception," said Democrats on the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Ranking Member Maxine …
Well, its Friday afternoon, so....which govt office will Orange get to strong-arm tonight?
Friday night Massacres are his specialty. Helps avoid the main news cycle.
This is now acceptable in 2025. Totally constitutional, above-board behavi…
"Trump's plan is to build his hotels in Gaza and have the US military do the work for him."
Here I was thinking that he would just hire contractors and laborers and then just not pay them which is his usual SOP.
This made me laugh out loud, thanks …
"Gaza is just another distraction, keep your eyes on what Musk is doing ..."
+1 -- at least people are starting to see his
look over here... not what I'm doing crap.
+ 100 Understand the players, understand the game.
progtard NPR will be crippled or killed soon, so enough of that kind of woke reporting
I just attempted to watch, as I do every day, the PBS News Hour. For the first time: "Something went wrong. Please try later, or call PBS Support."
Did the Oran…
I haven't been able to access it yet but found this one instead:
We're at war
The Dems missed the memo. They don't catch on very quick - or at least, they don't SPEAK UP quite often enough. Always so afraid of calling him out.
The rest of us are…
rforno said:
That these people chose to operate in the dark at odd hours tells you everything about their plans, if not the legality of their intentions.
It's been the new trend these past few weeks - late Friday night massacres. Very alarming …
It's all about creating havoc. If he can distract you from other nefarious (illegal) proceedings that he is orchestrating, then he wins. He needs distractions.
The markets seemed to recognize this game, and they have largely ignored his tariff …
Its going to be difficult to get our consumer protections back again in 4 years. This stunt is nothing but vindictiveness against the Dems (Senator Warren) - and hurts the American public in the name of political vanity.
Dump is a very clear and p…
This lesson from our stable genius on how NOT to handle international trade with our allies has been enlightening. If you listen closely, you can hear the circus music playing in the background.
Might stock up on maple syrup this month as a hed…
The big Bluff was shot down. He can't really revive this, but his ego might force him to try.
Is the US border "safer" with 10K Mexican soldiers stationed there? Not confident about that one.
The ignorant orange idiot just said that tariffs against the EU are coming 'soon' .....
He really does want to blow up the world, doesn't he?
EU tariffs would be the cherry on top this next week. Final nail in the coffin. Market disruption co…
"......the longer we fail to recognize the current situation for what it is—a slow-rolling coup attempt—the longer it will take for us to recover."
"....outlets are not addressing the obvious coordinated nature of the unprecedented attacks on the D…
The systematic destruction of a democratic government is something we all need to watch out for as in the case of today’s Hungary.
Unfortunately, it's happening right before our eyes!
The plan was laid out by Project 2025, and that plan is being …
Got my popcorn ready. Much more (designed) chaos to come!
Totally unrelated to tariffs, but some folks are amazed to realize that they are suddenly paying more for their monthly prescriptions. Let's remind them to thank Uncle Dump! They ain't s…
