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Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:53 pm
by geordie_6
Biffer wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:23 am
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:13 am
Uncle fester wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:01 am Purging the military leadership now
Joint Chiefs of Staff - Chair is black, Chief of Naval Operations is a woman. The rest are six white dudes.

Guess who are still in office...
Already fired the woman heading the coastguard as well
With 3 hours notice to leave her house...

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:55 pm
by TB63


Actually, lowest ever you cuntstain..

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:41 pm
by fishfoodie
TB63 wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:55 pm

Actually, lowest ever you cuntstain..
Not after he got out the sharpie, & added a couple of zeros !

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:49 pm
by Biffer
Just compared himself to the "late, great, Capone"

Genuinely.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:54 pm
by Biffer
He's gonna seig heil at the end of this cpac speech, isn't he.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:57 pm
by Enzedder
Uncle fester wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:25 pm
Firewater wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:51 pm
Guy Smiley wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:17 pm

Allow it? It would be a gift to him. Imagine trying to hold an election in a war zone, getting the population to assemble at key locations while your opponent lobs missiles at them.

What a stupid fucking idea.
Gee good point

Its the sort of comment supporters or investors in the MIC complex would make. To keep this pointless war going. These types hate Trump of course
Tell you what, Ukraine will do free and fair elections if Russia does the same. :lol:
The twat didn't realise that I was talking about Russian elections in my post.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:10 pm
by Hal Jordan
geordie_6 wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:53 pm
Biffer wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:23 am
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:13 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff - Chair is black, Chief of Naval Operations is a woman. The rest are six white dudes.

Guess who are still in office...
Already fired the woman heading the coastguard as well
With 3 hours notice to leave her house...
All the senior JAG officers gone, too. Almost as if they are trying to replace anyone who might be slightly concerned about US soldiers committing war crimes.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:17 pm
by Gumboot
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:41 pm
TB63 wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:55 pm

Actually, lowest ever you cuntstain..
Not after he got out the sharpie, & added a couple of zeros !
Image

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm
by sockwithaticket
Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:54 pm
by Uncle fester
Enzedder wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:57 pm
Uncle fester wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:25 pm
Firewater wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:51 pm

Gee good point

Its the sort of comment supporters or investors in the MIC complex would make. To keep this pointless war going. These types hate Trump of course
Tell you what, Ukraine will do free and fair elections if Russia does the same. :lol:
The twat didn't realise that I was talking about Russian elections in my post.
Haven't seen him since strangely enough.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:21 am
by Niegs
Biffer wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:49 pm Just compared himself to the "late, great, Capone"

Genuinely.
Both being tax dodgers?

Hopefully both brought down for the most minor of crimes? (his to come, I hope)

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 2:59 am
by Niegs
Canadians, and a few Americans, sound off on a CBC call-in show on the '51st State' threats.

https://www.youtube.com/live/M4VBeZa_JX ... O_aCEodRXO

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
by Enzedder
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.
If I were Zelensky, I would sign them over provided USA helped kick Russia out to pre-war borders.

Then after peace signed, I would tell him to fuck off.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:26 am
by Niegs
Enzedder wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.
If I were Zelensky, I would sign them over provided USA helped kick Russia out to pre-war borders.

Then after peace signed, I would tell him to fuck off.

What would the deal even look like? He talks like it's a medieval guild/prince handing over literal containers of minerals. Practically, would it open doors for an American business to do the extraction, etc? Could bog them down in negotiations for years (i.e. until Trump dies).

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:37 am
by Biffer
Enzedder wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.
If I were Zelensky, I would sign them over provided USA helped kick Russia out to pre-war borders.

Then after peace signed, I would tell him to fuck off.
The USA, or rather Trump, isn't willing to do that. He thinks he should get those rights for aid already supplied.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:44 am
by Sandstorm
Biffer wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:37 am
Enzedder wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.
If I were Zelensky, I would sign them over provided USA helped kick Russia out to pre-war borders.

Then after peace signed, I would tell him to fuck off.
The USA, or rather Trump, isn't willing to do that. He thinks he should get those rights for aid already supplied.
Indeed. He's treating Ukraine like a bunch of Manhattan Teamsters at a building site, with no regard for any future instability across Europe. Cnut.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:54 pm
by Yeeb
Enzedder wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:48 pm Reuters reporting that the US is threatening to shut off Ukraine's Starlink if they don't agree to sign over all their minerals.
If I were Zelensky, I would sign them over provided USA helped kick Russia out to pre-war borders.

Then after peace signed, I would tell him to fuck off.
Exactly this, just shrug and say it was the art of the deal, the agreement with Trump was an atrocity , rename Rhode Island to crimea island , and just get in with it.

Increasing looking like the best option all round is waiting for trump and Putin to die, head down to the Winchester for a pint and wait for it all to blow over

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:34 pm
by tabascoboy
Nothing screams thin government more than a random doctor given rights of fiddling about in your pants to see what you've got before a game


Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 7:42 pm
by Uncle fester
tabascoboy wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:34 pm Nothing screams thin government more than a random doctor given rights of fiddling about in your pants to see what you've got before a game

They are not serious people

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:58 pm
by Hal Jordan
tabascoboy wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:34 pm Nothing screams thin government more than a random doctor given rights of fiddling about in your pants to see what you've got before a game

I believe this genre makes up a small but prized part of Openside's collection of special interest videos.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:23 am
by sturginho
tabascoboy wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:34 pm Nothing screams thin government more than a random doctor given rights of fiddling about in your pants to see what you've got before a game

I guess it's only the women who will be subjected to this procedure and not the men, "for their protection " of course

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:46 am
by tabascoboy
I hope she's not alone with this criticism


To my Republican colleagues, did you ever imagine that you would be in a party that stands on the side of dictators. Aren't you embarrassed by what you've become? It's revolting to watch my colleagues side with Russia because Trump said so.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:44 am
by Kiwias
Trump lies, Macron corrects him, and Trump calls Macron a liar.


Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:28 am
by Rhubarb & Custard
Seeing mention of Ken Paxton one is reminded of just how much corruption has been legalised in the USA already, and now rather than steps being taken to make it easier to put such people in jail they're rapidly looking to move in the other direction.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:24 pm
by Biffer
Trump asking what idiot would sign the current US / Canada Mexico trade agreement.

He did.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:30 pm
by Flockwitt
Biffer wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:24 pm Trump asking what idiot would sign the current US / Canada Mexico trade agreement.

He did.
Yep. He demanded a new free trade agreement. Which was of course so much better than the previous free trade agreement. Then pukes all over it. Almost like the US isn't a serious country any more that you can work with in good faith.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:04 pm
by Slick
Yet a new poll out today suggest his approval ratings across the board have broadly gone up.

Mad as it seems, maybe people are getting what they voted for. https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -97fjg5nxg

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm
by Sandstorm
Slick wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:04 pm Yet a new poll out today suggest his approval ratings across the board have broadly gone up.

Mad as it seems, maybe people are getting what they voted for. https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -97fjg5nxg
I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm
by Yeeb
Sandstorm wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm
Slick wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:04 pm Yet a new poll out today suggest his approval ratings across the board have broadly gone up.

Mad as it seems, maybe people are getting what they voted for. https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -97fjg5nxg
I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:
Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:18 pm
by Hugo
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm
Slick wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:04 pm Yet a new poll out today suggest his approval ratings across the board have broadly gone up.

Mad as it seems, maybe people are getting what they voted for. https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -97fjg5nxg
I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:
Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
One thing that is discerninably different with Trump 2.0 is the way in which he got the Tech titans on board. The refusal of the WAPO to endorse a candidate was a sea change moment imo. The captains of industry are in his corner this time around rather than in opposition.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:21 pm
by Flockwitt
Hugo wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:18 pm
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm

I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:
Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
One thing that is discerninably different with Trump 2.0 is the way in which he got the Tech titans on board. The refusal of the WAPO to endorse a candidate was a sea change moment imo. The captains of industry are in his corner this time around rather than in opposition.
On that I rather think the tech titans with their resources had a very clear idea of who was actually going to win and made sure they kept of the right side of a spiteful vindictive administration

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:37 pm
by Hugo
Flockwitt wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:21 pm
Hugo wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:18 pm
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm

Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
One thing that is discerninably different with Trump 2.0 is the way in which he got the Tech titans on board. The refusal of the WAPO to endorse a candidate was a sea change moment imo. The captains of industry are in his corner this time around rather than in opposition.
On that I rather think the tech titans with their resources had a very clear idea of who was actually going to win and made sure they kept of the right side of a spiteful vindictive administration
Yup, they hopped onto the winning bandwagon.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:40 pm
by Niegs
And rigged it, after the fake assassination didn't swing things enough, according to some conspiracy theorists out there. :razz:

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 10:54 pm
by sockwithaticket
What the tech bros don't want is to be regulated or taxed. Diaper Donnie was far and away their best bet for that and that's exactly why Musk and Zuck set their platforms as right wing propaganda machines.

It's also why they're quite happy to facilitate schism between the States and Europe and within Europe. Whether it's forcing Apple into using USB-C on all their devices instead of proprietary designs or speech in the digital space regs being mooted, the EU can actually wield a pretty heavy hand and force them to change how they do business. Elon's also really fucked off about Scandinavians striking to force him to enter and honour collective bargaining agreements with Tesla employees in Sweden, plus all the lawsuits from the summary firing of so many Twitter employees.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:43 pm
by fishfoodie
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm
Slick wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:04 pm Yet a new poll out today suggest his approval ratings across the board have broadly gone up.

Mad as it seems, maybe people are getting what they voted for. https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -97fjg5nxg
I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:
Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

Where exactly do you get your information from ?

Debt levels in the US are exploding, property prices are plummeting, but rents are stubbornly high because of interest rates, expenses for things like Health & Property insurance are out of control, & just the basics like paying for groceries are a challenge.

Jobs data is meaningless when people have to work two jobs just to be able to keep their heads above water, because their Employers feel free to treat them like slaves.

Then you have the minor problem of the ripples from black economy, where the new immigration policies means that crops will rot in the fields, & whole sections of the SME world just become unsustainable with the withdrawal of illegal labour.

Biden had been doing good work in actually bringing back properly paid jobs to the US; but the offshoring has been happening for fifty years, so even making a dent in reversing that process is going to take decades, & you still come back to fundamentals like the way the Oligarchs love their H1B visa employees, because they don't have massive amounts of debt, like their American peers, so they can bring in ten of them, pick the best 1-2 & send the others back, & all for a fraction of the cost of one American !!

If the Traitor actually gave one shit about making America great again; he wouldn't put tariffs on goods, he'd put tariffs on visas !

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 10:16 am
by Yeeb
fishfoodie wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:43 pm
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:25 pm

I don't think it's about the details to many American voters, they just see Trump out there talking big every day and sticking it to other world leaders. We're winning!! :crazy:
Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

Where exactly do you get your information from ?

Debt levels in the US are exploding, property prices are plummeting, but rents are stubbornly high because of interest rates, expenses for things like Health & Property insurance are out of control, & just the basics like paying for groceries are a challenge.

Jobs data is meaningless when people have to work two jobs just to be able to keep their heads above water, because their Employers feel free to treat them like slaves.

Then you have the minor problem of the ripples from black economy, where the new immigration policies means that crops will rot in the fields, & whole sections of the SME world just become unsustainable with the withdrawal of illegal labour.

Biden had been doing good work in actually bringing back properly paid jobs to the US; but the offshoring has been happening for fifty years, so even making a dent in reversing that process is going to take decades, & you still come back to fundamentals like the way the Oligarchs love their H1B visa employees, because they don't have massive amounts of debt, like their American peers, so they can bring in ten of them, pick the best 1-2 & send the others back, & all for a fraction of the cost of one American !!

If the Traitor actually gave one shit about making America great again; he wouldn't put tariffs on goods, he'd put tariffs on visas !
IMF and Reuters good enough ?

https://www.reuters.com/world/cross-bor ... 024-11-14/

Central bank Ireland ?

https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article ... 7-jun-2024

Bloomberg ?

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/artic ... in-america

Cer ?

https://www.cer.eu/insights/why-europe- ... erformance


BBC ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68203820


Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/business/2023/ ... s%20(IPOs).


Moneyweek ?

https://moneyweek.com/economy/us-econom ... %20decades.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 10:25 am
by tabascoboy

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 11:18 am
by SaintK
Batshit doesn't even begin to explain this!!!

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:02 pm
by Raggs
I find the bearded, obviously trans, belly dancers, to be a particular highlight.

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:39 pm
by Yeeb
Yeeb wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 10:16 am
fishfoodie wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:43 pm
Yeeb wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:33 pm

Yup.

The amusing thing is, Trump and the US public don’t already realise how much they are winning by. In last couple of decades , where Europe & Uk have not really progressed on any metric , they have pulled away on their valuations, productivity, jobs etc
Last 2 years and the big 7 have turbo charged this.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

Where exactly do you get your information from ?

Debt levels in the US are exploding, property prices are plummeting, but rents are stubbornly high because of interest rates, expenses for things like Health & Property insurance are out of control, & just the basics like paying for groceries are a challenge.

Jobs data is meaningless when people have to work two jobs just to be able to keep their heads above water, because their Employers feel free to treat them like slaves.

Then you have the minor problem of the ripples from black economy, where the new immigration policies means that crops will rot in the fields, & whole sections of the SME world just become unsustainable with the withdrawal of illegal labour.

Biden had been doing good work in actually bringing back properly paid jobs to the US; but the offshoring has been happening for fifty years, so even making a dent in reversing that process is going to take decades, & you still come back to fundamentals like the way the Oligarchs love their H1B visa employees, because they don't have massive amounts of debt, like their American peers, so they can bring in ten of them, pick the best 1-2 & send the others back, & all for a fraction of the cost of one American !!

If the Traitor actually gave one shit about making America great again; he wouldn't put tariffs on goods, he'd put tariffs on visas !
IMF and Reuters good enough ?

https://www.reuters.com/world/cross-bor ... 024-11-14/

Central bank Ireland ?

https://www.centralbank.ie/news/article ... 7-jun-2024

Bloomberg ?

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/artic ... in-america

Cer ?

https://www.cer.eu/insights/why-europe- ... erformance


BBC ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68203820


Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/business/2023/ ... s%20(IPOs).


Moneyweek ?

https://moneyweek.com/economy/us-econom ... %20decades.

IMF again ?

https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2 ... divergence