Trump’s policy of handing over buckets of cash to farmers to compensate them for the damage his trade policy is causing them is far more socialist than anything the democrats are suggesting. This is the MAGA lined road to serfdom. From: econbrowser.com https://econbrowser.com/archives/2019/05/for-corev-waiting-for-soybeans-to-break-800
When investigators threatened his power, he declared himself dictator
Every work of fiction that describes the US turning into a dictatorship starts like this. A populist is elected, bullies the press, consolidates power, uses the DOJ to attack his opponents and then turns the FBI into his secret police force.
Trump’s steel tariffs cost U.S. consumers $900,000 for every job created, experts say
“U.S. consumers and businesses are paying more than $900,000 a year for every job saved or created by Trump steel tariffs, according to calculations by experts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The cost is more than 13 times the typical salary of a steelworker, according to Labor Department data, and it is similar… Continue reading Trump’s steel tariffs cost U.S. consumers $900,000 for every job created, experts say
With apologies to Chris Rock: Republicans always want credit for some shit they supposed to do.
You know the worst thing about Republicans? Republicans always want credit for some shit they supposed to do. A Republican will brag about some shit a normal man just does. A Republican will say some shit like, “I cooperated with the investigation” You’re supposed cooperate, you dumb motherfucker! What kind of ignorant obstruction of justice… Continue reading With apologies to Chris Rock: Republicans always want credit for some shit they supposed to do.
Trump Defends $1.17 Billion in Losses as Just for ‘Tax Purposes’
“Yet even as he tried to explain in a pair of Twitter posts that showing “losses for tax purposes” was considered a “sport” among real estate developers like himself, the president also said The Times’s account was “a highly inaccurate Fake News hit job!”” His defense is that he is a tax cheat. He is… Continue reading Trump Defends $1.17 Billion in Losses as Just for ‘Tax Purposes’
Billion in losses or a decade of felony tax fraud?
“The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.” From: nytimes.com I’m not a lawyer and do not have any special information… Continue reading Billion in losses or a decade of felony tax fraud?
New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons
Can we call these ‘bad Samaritan laws’ ? “Severino made it clear that defending religious freedom was his primary goal when he created a new Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom. “Never forget that religious freedom is a primary freedom, that it is a civil right that deserves enforcement and respect,” Severino said when he… Continue reading New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons
Cursed by a mysterious old woman, Trump must now live out his own tweets for all eternity.
After evicting a mysterious old woman, Trump found himself cursed to forever live out his own tweets.
A turd polishing in three acts.
Act one, the turd arrives Act two, the turd must be made to shine Act three, we realize it was still just a turd. Here’s a list of all the ongoing government investigations that could spell legal trouble for Trump, regardless of whether he’s president, and the people and entities associated with him. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/after-mueller-ongoing-investigations-trump/585376/ The… Continue reading A turd polishing in three acts.