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This is what is both interesting and painful to me. Painful in the sense that I love and deeply respect the nephew I mentioned. And very smart people can deeply disagree about strategy. But he emailed me last night on a business trip just about fun stuff. And now I have the idea in my mind: Really? He's okay with this shit? We have nukes so we don't need allies? Sorry. But it doesn't make me respect him more. I can tell you this. For at least many MAGA folk, or maybe I should say MAGA adjacent conservatives, it is NOT racism or homophobia. Recently I was in this nephew's house in a red state with about a dozen family members, all of whom are avid Trump supporters. They know I am Gay and welcomed it. Several Black neighbors were coming in and out of the house. My nephew's Black nephew, his sister's son, was staying over. My funny joke was, "I'm Gay, I'm a liberal, and I'm a Democrat. And I'm even from California. I am truly fucked!" Everybody laughed. They are kind, loving people with strong families. Every poll I see shows Gen X as the heart of the Trump/MAGA coalition. The political theory I referred to is that Gen X (born 1965 to 1980) grew up under sunny and prosperous Reagan conservatism. So that is what they think works. My Dad was a proud Reagan conservative. He would be the first to say this is not Ronald Reagan's Republican Party. Reagan did immigration reform. Reagan loved NATO and made it stronger. Reagan famously allied with the UK, Germany, and other nations against the Soviet Union. He would not have been Vlad's pal and crony. Gen X has never had a President in their age cohort. Clinton, W, Obama, and Trump are all Boomers. Biden was Silent Generation. I decided a while ago that Trump is the Gen X President. Even if he is a Boomer. You can make a good case that W was a Gen X President. He won two pretty close races. At the time, young Gen X'ers were on his side. The real question now is where do the Zoomers go. The "demography is destiny" crowd would have said that by 2024 the 2020 Biden win, by 7 million votes, would maybe turn into almost a landslide, with more Zoomers on his side. They in fact went the other way. Inflation, home prices, rent, immigration, "toxic masculinity." Those are the issues I think we lost tons of Male Zoomers over. But Trump has now lost them, too. They trust no political party. And they will decide who the next President is. Maybe Trump will say, "Sorry, Zoomers. You voted for me. But now I am your King. You never get to vote again." If Trump wants Zoomers to hate him, that's a great way to do it. On that note, even many conservatives agree. This whole thing about taking over Iraq, or Afghanistan, or VietNam, or Libya, or [name many other countries on the planet] just never ends well. So what the fuck do the so-called "America First" people think they are doing? They will just inspire more people to eventually hate us. Including Venezuela, if all we do is cozy up to a different dictator to extract oil.

My dearest precious Sister. How could you even say such a thing? One of my favorite nephews is a very smart and rich right-of-center conservative. He calls himself an Independent but I know he voted for Trump. Here's two things we have talked about recently, face to face. 1. I said to him, "Do people not even want democracy anymore?" He said, "I think people want democracy. And they want change." 2. He said: "We had Obama for eight years. Did that fix these problems?" I agree with him 100 % so far. Democrats skipped a 2024 primary. Whereas Trump was the primary underdog at first who fought and won. That was a fuck up. And now here is the part that floored me, face to face. I referenced my Dad, aka his Grandfather, who fought in WWII. I referenced NATO. I asked the Fareed Zakaria question: "Why are we throwing away this wildly strong and successful alliance we built? That we lead? And that helped stabilize the world for the better part of a century?" He started talking about America's nuclear deterrence. Essentially his point was, "Who needs allies? We got nukes. You think they'll fuck with us?" In a way, that makes him his Grandfather's grandson. My Dad was on a boat in the Pacific during WW II and was more than happy to avoid a bloodbath land war in Japan. Moses likes to point to that as America's original sin. (Actually, to be fair, slavery came first.) My Dad would argue nuking Japan was an act of defense. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. My Dad would also say Trump is insane for destroying the alliance the US built coming out of World War II to prevent World War III. At the very least, this message is clear. If you do not want to be the next Ukraine, or Greenland, run to The Nuke Store and stock up now. And be prepared to use them. And be a bully if you can. Of course, nothing about this is destabilizing. Nothing at all. PEACE through STRENGTH. What could possibly go wrong? Fareed and John Stewart talked about how these days a lot of Americans just take certain things for granted. And this may be one of them. I reference my nephew because he is the oldest of a bunch of nieces and nephews. The Gen X ones, like him, are the most conservative ones. They were kids when Reagan was President. They fit the stereotype that they saw conservative ideas work, and thus became conservatives. They did grow up in a world where America was a superpower. And even the sole superpower. Many of them probably do think this is how you be strong. We have nukes. Who needs allies? They seem to have missed the part about how Reagan was very good at building an anti-USSR alliance, from the Pope on down. Trump is doing the opposite. It's a huge fucking mistake. And this one probably can't be undone. I told this to my Canadian sister-in-law, who despises Trump as much as me. She is more optimistic. She thinks the wounds can eventually be healed. Coming from a Canadian at heart, who despised the 51st state bullshit, maybe she is right. I hope so. But this is dangerous. And shameful.

Ha ha fucking liberals fucking globalists I hate them. Nothing but weak. Take them to Davos and leave them there. President Trump is the real deal. True American power. He is running circles around Putin and Russia. They are weak and have no idea what to do. Moscow’s approach to the showdown over the Arctic island: Troll and hope the West falls apart. In real time President Donald Trump, America's smartest and greatest President, is proving what a master negotiator and peace maker he is. PEACE through STRENGTH. Sure, the idiots in Norway don't get it. Who the fuck cares? They are Europeans. And can someone shut that asshole Carney from Canada the fuck up? Notwithstanding a few girly men like Carney and Macron from shit holes like Canada and France, President Trump is unifying the world and making America STRONGER and MORE RESPECTED than ever. Maybe if they play their cards right and dump Carney Canada can still become our 52nd state. Take that, you fucking losers.

This interview is so good it deserves a thread of its own. Stewart and Zakaria spend an hour picking apart the nuances of what is so massively fucked up about this. To me, it also proves the "neo-royalist" theory, by omission. By that I mean that Trump is simply a King wannabe in a democracy. Not a great look, or fit. By omission I mean that Zakaria keeps saying again and again this doesn't make sense. America was the author of the global world order, to oversimplify. Why throw away what WE built? Why throw away a peaceful world with the strongest coalition and the strongest allies the world has ever seen so that we can ................. what? Arrest Maduro? Rename Greenland to Trumpland? It makes no fucking sense. Why go back to a more dangerous and potentially disastrous 19th century world, which is what we tried to get away from after World War 2? As brilliant as he is - or perhaps because of his brilliance and sincerity - Fareed can't see it for what you think it is. Trump just wants to be King. Period. It's more important to him that he can do whatever the fuck he wants in Venezuela and make his own fucking rules as he goes along. Who cares about global rules? Like with who? Canada? Europe? The shit holes like Mexico? Give me a fucking break! Stewart makes another key point. The victims of this world order - to oversimpllfy, White Factory Town America - are happy to go along for the ride. Even if it does not get them the change they want, at least it gets them the retribution and vengeance. To quote Trump directly. Fareed states the case for optimism at 1:08:00 in the interview. I will quote him directly. "I tend to think .......... maybe it's just that I'm an optimist immigrant ......... this is not going to last. This is not going to last. You know, Americans don't like this, I don't think. (Ya, think, Sis? 😉 ) I think the idea that America stands for nothing .... no higher ideals .... the idea that the United States is just a bully ........ that it is going to literally consciously emulate the ways of old-fashioned imperialists? That it's essentially going to become a version of Putin's Russia? I don't think this is popular. I don't think people like it." Let's let Fareed correct Fareed, or add nuance. He also states that there is a small majority that does not like it. A new WSJ poll backs Fareed up. On these questions, like ICE and deporting immigrants, something like 51 to 55 % of Americans say Trump has gone too far. 41 to 45 % say he is doing this right, or he hasn't gone far enough. There is a very big part of America, including people I love in my family, that love this stuff. It is the change they want. They see this as America winning. Trump is like a gang leader. And he is smart enough to know how he can be taken out. Voters disapprove of how is handling inflation, health care, and even the Ukraine War by large margins. If Biden had not botched immigration and allowed there to be a Democratic primary, Democrats probably would have been able to stop Trump. But the real killer was inflation. It killed Biden, and other incumbents across the world. And now it may kill Trump. Good riddance. If Democrats can learn from all this and unite, this can all change. I'm not holding my breath. But I do think Fareed is right. This is not the America that America wants to be. At least a slim, and now growing, majority of Americans.

I'm an optimist. Maybe if us Sisters unite and pray, we can come up with a solution. … When I'm him with he's confused Out of focus and bemused And he tramples any standard that he can Unpredictable as weather He's as flighty as a feather He's a despot, he's a demon, he's a scam He's an autocratic pest He will stir up every nest He will have ICE put a bullet in your head He is fascist, he is wild He's a sex crime, he's a child He's a headache He's no angel He's a turd … How do you solve a problem like Trump's ego? How do you stop his lies and pin him down? How do you stop him from destroying freedom? He's just a pig head A King wannabe A clown Many a thing you know you'd like to tell him Many a law you wish he'd understand But how do you stop his hate? He thrives making us irate How do you end this bullshit like Greenland? Oh how do you solve a problem like Trump's ego? How do you make a child be a man?

I AM SO PROUD OF OUR BARKING DOG!!!!!! HERE BOY!!!! HERE BOY!!!! HERE IS A BIG TREAT!!!!! YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD DOG!!!! LOYAL AND TRUE TO TRUMP 100 % !!!! NOW GO BITE SOME CHINESE HACKER. AND TELL THEM NOT TO COPYCAT US AND INVADE TAIWAN OR KIDNAP THEIR LEADER. There is double good news here. Turns out our dumb dog is learning to make kindergarten distinctions. He figured out that ABC and handsome David Muir report real news. Like about Chinese phone hacking. When the pup wants real news, he is learning to watch ABC. Could MSNBC be next? But hopefully not the socialist outlets like the BBC or NPR! Second piece of good news is that Venezuelans are happier, and hopeful. Assuming this poll is correct. Who knows in Venezuela? Exclusive polling reveals surging optimism inside Venezuela But it is consistent with the idea that Maduro stole the last election, which the opposition won overwhelmingly. And, so far, the US has no boots on the ground. That said, people who want democracy in Venezuela may end up just as disappointed as US voters who wanted lower prices. The verdict is out. But at least we have not unleashed a blood bath in Venezuela, like we did in Iraq. Yet. Then again, maybe Trump is just saving the boots and the ammo for a bloodbath in Greenland. With the stupid America-destroying and alliance-destroying piece of shit leading the US, you never really know.

But that's the whole point of being a King in your own mind. Isn't it? All of this lends credence to the theory that this is "neo-royalism". As opposed to something like a 19th century "balance of powers" world. Trump does see himself as King, as you keep saying. He alone determines right and wrong. Venezuela is the same undemocratic country with the same corrupt and oppressive regime. But now the leader will maybe cooperate with Trump and extract oil for the US. As long as his cronies are happy and the peasants don't complain - or worse, demand accountability from ICE - Trump is the best King ever in his own mind. And it ends when we, the American people, end it. I've been a liberal Democrat my whole life. Which is to say that, in addition to being Gay, I have always been a minority in politics too. I think all my life there have been more conservatives than liberals in the US. So I know very well that compromise and "meet in the middle" is a necessary virtue. I'd say Clinton was the best President at doing that overall in my life so far. And especially in retrospect his Presidency worked pretty well. Budget surplus, anyone? All while poverty was driven to historic lows at the time. My point is it is now on Democrats to figure out: if we don't like this horror, what do we like? The verdict is out. This interview of Andy Beshear was great. I agree with him that it would probably help if Democrats nominated a Guv in 2028. There is a great case for both Newsom and Beshear, to name two. Newsom has seized the resistance lane. Beshear is the kind of guy who maybe could seize the "reform" lane, Or what might be called the "meet in the middle" lane. If I had to bet which of the two might be nominated, Newsom would be the winner of that bet in most people's minds. But my point is that both are effective Governors. And both would govern so much better than Trump. Beshear, if he could get nominated, arguably could spend eight years ending this "red state/blue state" divide. Or maybe we will nominate AOC. My heart is with her. Or your pretty boy Mamdani. Your mouth is with him. 😍 I voted for Bernie in the primaries in 2020. But arguably I was the fucking problem. If we don't like Trump, now is a very good time to figure out how Democrats need to moderate so we can win the votes, let alone trust, of all these people in the middle. So hold on, Sis. Some good could come out of this. Beshear argues, correctly, the people in the center are just sick of this. Instead of "neo-royalism", the other analogy that works is that Trump and Putin and Xi are like rival gang leaders. They'll tolerate each other and divide up turf. Even Republicans are sick of it. It is embarrassing to have our thuggish gang leader demanding that Europe hand over Greenland.

i know, Sis. I had you at "gold tacky chair." Perhaps it is a cover for the fact that his DJT stock is hardly golden. But that doesn't matter. It's all about his ego at this point. And his family is fleecing so much money, mostly from authoritarian governments, that DJT is just golden crumbs.

Yes. Absolutely, Sis. With all due respect, that is not the question. The question is: what did it teach us? 1 in 3 Americans are clearly authoritarian followers. They love this shit. They love their authoritarian nationalism. Here is a really scary post on X from one of them: There is only one good thing I can say about this. He did not say, "That lesbian bitch deserved to die." The tone reminded me of a post I read in the early days of Iraq that sounded just as extreme. The guy argued that all residents of Baghdad would have to strip naked and leave the city, including Muslim women, to make sure they were not carrying WMD. Instead of stopping WMD, The Land Of The Free started a fucking bloodbath. Americans at their worst. There's a lot of that going around right now. That said, Ruy Teixeira, on cue, is being a scold about the extremists in the Democratic Party that he reviles. Teixeira (and John Judis) have weight. Because as much as anyone they were the intellectual architects of The Emerging Democratic Majority. Trump was elected in part because people didn't like what they saw as open borders. The Bankruptcy of the Democrats’ Elvis Presley Approach to Immigration “Don’t Be Cruel” makes for a great song but terrible policy. So the appropriate question is, what does this teach us? I think it is far too early to answer that question. But I agree with Teixeira that "don't be cruel" is a virtue. But not an immigration policy. Obama was Deporter In Chief, remember. He was also a two term President. There is zero question in my mind that this "open borders" stuff hurt Biden and Harris. Jim Clyburn, the most powerful Black Democrat in America in 2020, argued that "Defund The Police" hurt the Democratic Party. We might have had a bigger win in 2020 but for that, he argued at the time. If Democrats want to be able to win in states like Missouri and Iowa and Ohio and North Dakota and Indiana again (all states where there were Democratic Senators under Obama) we better learn something.

Yes, A LOT. So here is a weird thought exercise. I'm throwing in silver, bond markets, and Bob Shiller. And Trump. What a mix! Don't try this without adult supervision. And you'll have to go with verbose me on this one. One of my nephews and I are stock trading buddies. And we are both doing extremely well. He thinks the stock bull market is ending soon. But he has been saying that for like three years. I'm on the fence. Either way, for years we have both agreed that after a five year bond bear market at some point the US Treasury bond will be the safe haven of last resort when stocks come tumbling down. As they always do and will. And yet ....... silver is golden right now. And so is gold. The 1970's seems to be calling. A lot of smart people think that, as before, metals are the safe haven investors will run to. Right now, at least, they are running hard and fast. The financial news is filled with scary warnings about massive government debt, possible monetary shock, inflation, etc. My nephew and I joke that all of this is above our pay grade. And it is way, way, way, above Donald Trump's pay grade. Although even he recognizes it is never cool to mess with the bond market. And yet he does. He can't help himself. As smart and obedient as The Queer Who Shall Not Be Named is, even he can't keep Trump on message. My nephew insists that, at the end of the day, nobody anywhere is the world can beat the US Treasury bond as the safe haven of last result. Famously rich pragmatists like Warren Buffet say never bet against the United States. Even if you do bet against a complete fucking piece of shit like Donald Trump. I tend to agree with my nephew. Who adds the line, "So where's the inflation, stupid?" The Great And Powerful President Trump would agree. Working class America is not happy, though. Did I mention big ass trucks cost more thanks to these fucking tariffs? So when I think of what could cause a flight FROM the US Treasury bond rather than a flight TO it, the ugly sick face of The Great And Powerful President Trump pops into my mind. What an awful stupid worthless piece of shit he is. There are people in my family I love who would argue that it is simply not the job of the United States to save Europe from Russia. Who the fuck thinks it is the job of the United States to invade Europe, and disband NATO? What a brain dead disrespectful piece of shit. Trump just fucking destroys everything he touches. If a fiscal and monetary crisis are brewing, like in the 1970s, it is not quite fair to blame it all on Trump. He was just the Dumb King Wannabe in the gold tacky chair when the music stopped. But he is putting the elements in place that allow me to imagine that the whole fucking world will applaud if and when the US and our beloved Treasury bond falls. Even famously nice Canadians think we are all fucked up right now. Poor stupid Donald Trump could not win a Nobel. But Bob Shiller did. He is a genius. He called the 2000 stock bubble right before it crashed. He called the 2008 subprime housing bubble right before it exploded. Shiller is saying this could be 1999, or 1959. Meaning maybe we are about to end a long stock bull market, and things are gonna get rocky. Or maybe the optimists are right. And like in 1959 we are in a period of sustained economic and productivity growth that even Trump can't fuck up. Tax cuts, anyone? Shiller actually said that about a year ago. And now stocks are even more overvalued. He tends to think this is more like 1999, it seems. There are articles daily now about how Europeans are worried not about how to punch back at Murderous Vlad. They want to punch back at Trump, if they can. No one in the world is rooting for him right now. Other than maybe actual dictators. So it could get really ugly. Americans are not rejoicing in this. They will NOT endorse this stupidity and narcissism in the Fall midterms. Unless Trump can figure out a way to stop us. But, in the mean time, gold rules.

Why should I be scared? 49.8 % of Americans voted for Trump. Over 77 million people. Oh, and one very loud dog. What's scary about that?

O Isn't it exciting, Sis? I haven't been this thrilled since the first time I deepthroated Billy Horton's 11" cock when we were in girls' boarding school. The American people are lining up around Our President. His popularity is going through the roof! Job Approval Falls to Second Term Low, RCP Average at 42.2%

Ha ha the liberals are so pathetic they are weak and they have no idea how to use power with all their DEI and "racism" and snowflake bullshit. No one likes that crap! Everyone respects power and TRUTH. With fearless and wise President Trump leading the way, the Republicans in Congress are lining up to make America GREATER and BIGGER. ‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push Tik Tok is on fire with the good news! Greenland is rejoicing! Everyone wishes they could have President Trump as their leader. But only America is lucky enough!!!!! I know you are all very jealous.

The China virus China cheaters are being crushed by President Trump and his BOLD and TRUE tariff strategies. China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs The China cheaters and socialists are being brought to their knees all thanks to the MIGHT and WISDOM of President Trump so we have PEACE and he gets his well deserved prize that the stupid snowflakes in Norway denied him. Losers! The whole world is turning away from the China cheaters and embracing what is TRUE and GOOD and AMERICAN GREATNESS (That's your cue, @Barknaway. Bark!) And it just gets better. Tax cuts to billionaires and Trump donors are about to kick in and the poor liberal losers will get their disgusting and fraudulent Obamacare and SNAP taken away which will WEAKEN and hopefully KILL the evil disobedient parts of this great country but hey they are not AMERICAN it is their fault. America is better than ever. BUY AMERICAN!!!!!!!!! BUY TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE ALL OVER THE WORLD IS INVESTING LONG TERM IN TRUMP AND AMERICA!!!!!! Now Is Not the Time to Buy 30-Year Treasuries, Hunt Says Celebrate!!!!!!! Go buy a big ass truck or a home!!!!!!! Why Are New Cars And Trucks So Pricey? P.S. Do not believe a fucking thing the BBC says. Lying disrespectful UK losers! You'd think having to deal with fucking Canada and Mexico was enough! Do not believe the socialists who hate America at Forbes!

This is a hard one. History offers so many words to use. We could get clinical and say he is a sexual deviant. Or maybe he has a certain sociopathic personality disturbance? It has a certain cadence to it. Especially if someone like Our President is saying it. Of course, everything President Trump says is perfect. And you make a good point. It is not like every Jew is bad, or every Gay is a piece of shit. This is NOT Nazi Germany. This is America, Made Great Again. So we can accept a certain number of Jews and Gays. But for sure no liberals. We like Jews and Gays who obey. And know deep in their heart that Our President is always right. And we are blessed that he wants to guide us to glory. And please, whatever you don't do, DO NOT consult my Sister In Cock on this question. That evil, greedy, piece of sh!t, f@gg0t really triggers her.

SEDITION! CHEATER! HATE LOVER! 'We're in a bad spot': Fed leaders push back on Trump's attacks on Powell The rebukes from regional Fed officials are landing as the White House faces a cascade of criticism over the criminal inquiry into the central bank chair. This Indian goon with the un-American name Kashkari needs to be deposed and deported back to his poor shithole India. The lack of respect for law and order, the lack of concern for right and wrong, is appalling. I don't know what is worse the Minnesota liberals who need to shut up or be killed or these so-called "Republican" goons who do not look American and in fact ARE NOT REAL AMERICANS. Of course this idiot is from the Fed in MINNEAPOLIS where the Jew Mayor needs to be purged. Why am I not surprised? FUCK YOU INDIAN GOON! YOU ARE STUPID! WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT IS THAT YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OUR PRESIDENT AND NO RESPECT FOR RIGHT AND WRONG. This goon claims to be a Republican and ran for Guv in California. Which only tells me how bad the socialism and crime and perversion and lawlessness in California is that an unpatriotic and seditious loser like this claims to be a REPUBLICAN well not under this President! After we get finished with Minnesota then California is next! This idiot was born in Ohio but he needs to go back to India. And maybe we can pray to God that Hindu loser Modi gets the memo RESPECT PEACE. Our President was denied his rightful PEACE PRIZE in part because that goon Modi lies and says Trump did not bring peace between India and Pakistan although everyone who watches Tik Tok knows he did. What do these Indian goons who do not really belong here think the rest of us are stupid? Do we have to kidnap Modi next? All these countries are SHIT HOLES and they have ZERO RESPECT for TRUTH and PEACE and the greatest American and global leader ever! God Bless President Trump!

Respectfully, then, let's not waste our time debating politics here, at least between ourselves. Have a nice day. For anyone else, it is a good article I mostly agree with. And longer than most of the shit I write. I will highlight several good points. First, it is easier to say what you are against than what you are for. The author is against Trump's invasion. Great. What is he for? Translated to English, Maduro was no angel. So he is not for these things. I agree. That's true. It's also true that this is 2026, not 2014. So, translated to English, a simple version of the argument is: "If you see something, say something." Beyond the nations listed, lots of nations said and did a lot. It didn't work. Don't believe me? Ask any of the 8 million people who left. The one positive thing I think about this is that there are no US boots on the ground. So far. That in itself is a negative statement. We are simply not starting a bloodbath, like we did in Iraq. Or Putin did in Ukraine. At least not yet. As the author notes, and my Sister In Cock already noted, a handful of political prisoners were released. Meanwhile, ordinary citizens are being repressed, now more than ever it seems. If this is throwing ordinary people out of the frying pan and into the fire, it has not helped. There is a four letter word for that: Iraq. It would not even help Trump, or Republicans, who will suffer politically for it like W. did for Iraq. Unless, of course, President Brain Shit thinks he is now Maduro. And elections do not matter. Which is entirely possible. The verdict is out for now.

I am curious. What would you have the US do? It would be fun to have an actual debate. To spell that out, what our barking dog offers is basically a bark or a bite. People barking on Tik Tok. I am a Politico guy. Speaking of which: What I Saw in Venezuela After Trump Seized Maduro Locals are still sorting through the fallout of the American attacks on Venezuela. I think that is a relatively objective assessment of "on the street" reaction at least from one part (probably more affluent) of Venezuelan society. The part that resonates for me, and I cited already, is that even people who think they were delivered from the frying pan worry that, in effect, they will now be thrown into the fire. What do you think the US should do? Or, more likely, not do? I'll add this as a fact on the ground. An estimated 8 million people, or 20 % of a nation, fled. On balance, and especially now, the US has had a very fair and complicated welcoming policy, that can be summarized like this: Andate a la mierda!

This is so unfair. We all know Pavlov's dog can only bark. And bite. And kill. And obey. Asking a dog to put it in his own words is like asking President Trump to say something stupid. Or do something illegal. It's just not possible. @Barknaway is good and loyal and true. The facts speak for themselves. What the world sees as positive, these America hating Americans see as negative.

Why Powell Isn’t Flinching At Trump’s Attack If markets really think the Fed is going to base policy on the president's whims rather than what’s best for the economy, it could cause a financial bloodbath. You really don't have to go beyond the headline on this one. This is disrespectful. This is seditious. You let an America hater like Mark Kelly get away with his evil, and immediately the rats come out of the wood work. Right and wrong is not a "whim". The President knows what is right and wrong. Pete Hegseth respects his wisdom. We should too. Americans should respect the President when he tells us what is right and wrong. Especially the money people. But, no, they threaten a "bloodbath". That is seditious. That is murderous. They need to be arrested. If they come from some shithole, deport them.

Trump warns Minnesota Dems: ‘THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING’ How do we finally solve the Minnesota question? This is the problem. Jew! Liberal! And, no, I am not anti-Semitic. It is just that all these American Jews are liberal. They have no respect for the law. Our President alone knows what is right and wrong. The day of reckoning is coming! Retribution! What the fuck is wrong with Minnesota? Granted, they are next door to the socialists and cheaters in Canada, who rejected our President's generous offer to become America's 51st Great State. But they are also next door to Noem Dakota. You would think some of the common sense and respect for authority - and dogs like @Barknaway - might have filtered through. This is where Black Lives Matter started. Ugh! And don't even get me started on Paul Wellstone. Sick, evil man. This is a person who said his Jewish family fled oppression in Russia, so his heart went out to The Gays, the poor, the weak. Jew! Liberal! This is anti-American. We need a day of reckoning. Dimon, Wall Street heavyweights rally around Powell And how predictable was that? It is always the same. The Jews. The money people. The liberals. The socialists. And, yes, it is more complicated than this. There are the Muslim cheaters. The Mexican rapists. They don't even deserve mention. They do not respect the law. They do not know what is right and wrong. If they can not respect the law, if they can not respect our President - which are now the same thing - they all need to be killed or deported. OBEY ICE OR DIE. The day of reckoning is here! Thank God for Our President!

I'm sorry. I heard the 1920's called. Did they leave a message? 😉 That is what I got when I Googled "political manhood in the 1920's". I had read something months ago about this. We have been here and done this before. It used the 1920's as an example of how men started going to gyms and establishing ideals of (White) masculine power and strength. Toxic Masculinity, 1920s-Style Another example of the same thing. That's not the article I read. But it makes the same points. And now, for one 2020's version of the same thing: There are a lot of things about progressive standards that are now being trashed where I can say, "I remember thinking that. Was I wrong? Am I to blame?" Let's put Black Lives Matter and "anti-racism" on that list. It was never true, as far as I know, that White boys were lined up in grade schools classes and forced to apologize for being White and male. That was all right wing hysteria. But, arguably, the whole thing did go too far, and triggered a backlash. Or not. Did I mention we are right back to almost the same fucking thing, cops killing someone, in the same fucking city, Minneapolis, with the same fucking hot Mayor? And a majority of Americans are now against ICE's extremes, just like a majority empathized with the goals of Black Lives Matter. Like, let's not kill people, okay? But that ad above is just over the top. What the fuck were Democrats thinking? What the fuck were WE thinking? Although don't blame that one on me. From the moment I saw that ad above, I was like, WTF? Who ever thought this ad made sense. And, btw, it should have been on Tik Tok, not You Tube. Maybe it was. Democrats should blame this shit on themselves. President Brain Shit was at least smart enough to figure it out and play with the Nelk Boys. Trump won way more Man Vote with the Nelk Boys than Harris did with her version, I think. This is why I like Ruben Gallego. He found the anecdote. "Every Latino man in America wants a big ass truck, and cheap gas to fill it with." Or something like that. Did I mention the swing in the Latino male vote helped give us President Brain Shit again? Did I mention Trump's tariffs are raising the price of big ass trucks? But this does explain why Trump wants the oil from Venezuela. Trucks may cost more, but at least the gas is cheap. On this one, we Democrats just have ourselves to blame. We were stupid. President Brain Shit was smarter. That's not right or wrong. That is just politics.

That will be a really interesting test of just how bad it is. I completely agree with you. There was another great article about a theory of Trump which is pretty simple. The key phrase was "neo-royalty." The argument is that much of what Trump is doing makes no sense if you think of this as a 19th century great powers/balance of power global situation. So these academics argued you have to go back further, to royalty. Trump is not Bismarck. He is King. He wants to be treated that way. He interacts with other Kings like Putin and Xi and Krazy Kim. (Who, by the way, I really feel is more fashion forward than Marjorie Taylor Greene, even. I hope THAT doesn't trigger you, Sis.) Trump and his cronies could give a shit about democracy or political prisoners or that bitch who won his Peace Prize. Even if she is using it to pander to him. Fuck the bitch. Fuck the peasants in Venezuela who are confused about why he is dissing the bitch and talking about taking their oil. They don't understand who they are dealing with. Everything he does is right, in his addled pieces of shit brain. Porque no me entiendes? John Thune and Chuck Schumer, and even Rich Mitch, bless his heart, are acting is if democracy still exists. So, by the way, are the American people, who disapprove of President/King Brain Shit. Hell, even Marjorie Taylor Green noticed the shit dripping out of his ears. But I agree with you. I will keep citing @lookin, who cracked the code years ago. Authoritarian leaders with authoritarian followers are always a big problem. It usually ends badly.

What is the precise degree of shit in President Brain Shit's head? It is old and stinky and increasingly non-functioning rapist variety brain shit. We all know that, of course. But do we really want to know more? We Gays can instead focus on fashion, shoes, the Oscars, and deep throating Mamdani. At least in our dreams. Why focus on the quality or character of shit in Donald Trump's brain instead? And yet. ‘Freaked out’ about the bond market: White House reels from Powell probe The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has the White House in damage-control mode. Apparently, inquiring Republican minds - let alone the bond market - want to know. What is going on in the shit-filled brain of President Brain Shit? Take my word for it, Sis. Venezuelans want to know. Some guy wrote a nice piece in Politico about what went down on the street in the hours when the US was nabbing Maduro. It went from confusion, to this feeling of elation that Maduro is gone, to this feeling of "Huh?" Trump started rambling about taking the country's oil. He dissed their opposition leader. And then he said he is running the place. When, in fact, All Maduro's Men and Women, including the bad hombres who repress and jail them, are all still there. The tentative conclusion was: Maybe Little Marco knows what is going on. One can hope. Even the adults in the room, like Bessent and Rubio, have to work around the brain shit of President Brain Shit. And we can debate whether Bessent and Rubio are the adults in the room. I simply mean that they have a plan, whether I agree with it or not. And then President Brain Shit just unloads his shit all over them. What a piece of shit President Brain Shit is!

Agree with you 100 % on this, Sis. But I'll highlight a few "other side of the coin" things. First, and most important, if Trump owns the economy, he owns the economic wreck. The billion dollar question now is: how long can this last? Stanford grads are now having a hard time getting jobs in tech. Maybe that is a localized issue due to AI. But there is a vast gap between the idea that the market is on a roll and silver is going through the roof for silver investors, and meanwhile the average working class American is on the edge. The verdict is already in that, even though the economy is holding together and stocks are up for the year, Trump got his ass kicked in a bunch of elections last Fall. If I had to bet, I would bet heavily on Democrats taking the House this year. The odds in the Senate are still less than 50/50, but they are growing by the day. So there will likely be a bigger check on his power by the end of the year. Republicans are starting to mouth out a little bit. We had our lovely Marjorie Taylor Green moment. Bless her heart. I am no Chuck Schumer fan. But he had predicted when Trump's disapproval gets to 55 %, Republicans will start working with Democrats. And they have, to some extent. Republicans don't like the Powell thing, either. This GOP senator says reviving Obamacare subsidies would be ‘putting America first’ That was a surprise. If there is any Democrat who should, in theory, be able to win in what I will call a predominantly MAGA White state, it is Sherrod Brown. And Brown lost to Moreno in 2024. I assumed Moreno was just a MAGA blowhard. And maybe he is. But this underscores that many Republicans know that they are committing political suicide. Trump, President Rapist Corrupt Brain Shit, promised lower prices. Instead now he is saying, "The oil is mine, the power is mine, any only my infected shit brain knows what is right and wrong. Pay more for health insurance, my minions. Eat cake!" Maybe even Republicans can estimate the degree of toxic brain shit in the addled and shit-filled brain of our Rapist Corrupt Brain Shit President. This is all above my pay grade. But Brown is on the ballot again, running against Moreno's Republican colleague. If Democrats do win Ohio, they will probably win Maine and North Carolina as well. And hold the flip states like Georgia and Michigan. That is still 50 votes, with "I Want To Be President Brain Shit's successor" Vance as a tie breaker. So Democrats would need to win Iowa, or Florida, or Texas. I would bet on Iowa. And winning Iowa and Ohio would be a signal that President Brain Shit Rapist Corrupt Horrible Leader is losing the White working class. One can only hope, Sis. But word that Trump's brain is made of the kind of corrupt, rapist shit that people frown on is getting out, it seems.