The Frankish Reich

Good Lord, that damn fool is a loser. Meanwhile, Donald J. Trump is taking national security advice from a freak who believes 9/11 was an inside job and that various school shootings were staged.

Back to the point: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/how-right-wing-influencer-laura-loomer-targeted-top-security-officials-0b002715?mod=hp_lead_pos4 And yes, she's all-in on QAnon, and yes, she did tell Trump to fire national security staffers, and yes, he did fire them But Biden was like, really old and doddering.

Actually "they" - the occasional sane person around Trump - are admitting nothing of the sort. They're trying to calm markets by suggesting that it's all a negotiating tactic. Trump is out there saying the tariffs are here to stay. Contradictory messaging in support of a horrible policy.

Truly a fascinating story. Former DHS secretary ignores some rando in an airport. Tell me more!

I think he's lost it. I used to watch Fox a little bit every week just to get a sense of how both sides get entirely different spins. I can't even take it anymore in those small doses.

The Trumpists - and even Trump himself - have gone full tard on us. Lower tariffs and removal of non-tariff barriers with Vietnam? That’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership Obama negotiated! The same TPP Trump ran against in 2016. Now he wants a TPP on steroids? Paul Krugman said it best a couple days ago: stop looking for an explanation here. There is none to be found other than he’s an ADHD old man surrounded by ass kissers.

You really have no ability to detect satire.

TRUMP SELLS OUT OUR GREAT AMERICAN COBBLERS FOR NIKE What happened to our great future as the World's Leading Shoemakers?

That was then: Trump predicts a 1929 type market crash if Kamala wins https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-press-conference-stock-market-crash-harris-b2597318.html This is now: a market crash (that keeps crashing) after a Trump win https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-and-nasdaq-set-for-further-losses-after-1-679-point-blue-chip-tumble/card/u-s-stock-market-has-lost-9-6-trillion-in-value-since-inauguration-day-6NL1f3p5I5eUhbOGt2Wy Bottom line: U.S. stock market has wiped out $9.6 trillion since Inauguration Day But hey, keep on winning!

I watch it as ultra-light entertainment. Question: have you watched The Pitt? If so, what do you think?

Good. Now explain to me how that fits with Trump's "bring production back to America" thing. You can't have it both ways. Because: 1. He's a habitual liar. 2. He says one thing this morning, another this afternoon. 3. His undereducated electorate have no economics literacy.

I think that's the point. That and watching the female cast. Or male cast if that's your thing.

I always thought that about Starsky, but then I read that Darryl Hall was always jealous of John Oates because that short dark and hairy look got more girls. That was the 70s of course.

https://www.ft.com/content/0147b09b-e319-453d-9a0c-e8fcce510a18 Powell: inflation will go up, growth will go down. Winning! CNBC just now: "I expected Kevin Hassett to do his job, to tell Trump that doing this is crazy." He hasn't, or Tariff Man refused to listen. Remember Team of Rivals? This is Team of Toadies.

Perhaps you'd like to look at how many nights Biden spent outside the White House vs. Trump.

Yep, you want Hegseth as your QB, Signaling the defense about the upcoming play. Hasn't aged well.

Thank God we finally have a President who is always locked-in. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/trump-hits-the-golf-course-as-stock-market-continues-to-slide-from-his-tariff-plans/

Oh, the ones who've made a lucrative career out of Trump-thumping have portfolios. The others have a dream of papa's coal mine reopening. I've been watching the White Lotus, and they call us LBHs - Losers Back Home. We should book a buddy trip, @leh-nerd skin-erd

This one deserved its own thread. We're used to political hack appointments, but this is one who is objectively simply unqualified.

Damn, I'm booking that flight to Lisbon! Finally, the rah-rah boys are starting to see the light, probably as they watch their own portfolios tank.

That one never gets old.

I had a position with a professional association. We had lobbyists and a law firm on retainer, so we paid them monthly. Then at the end of the year we used to give them a "holiday bonus." I imagine that "holiday bonus" will turn into a monthly bonus. If you want them to keep working for us, you better pay a monthly bonus/untaxable "tip" ...

Somehow you seem to think that Trump's EPA will be tougher on industrial polluters than Biden's EPA. i understand your concerns, but in reality we've gone from fairly lax enforcement to no enforcement at all.

So too the Republicans, as we're finding out in the most amusing way imaginable.