#47 President Donald Trump

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@keithboykin/post/DHEAxrMRMfw?xmt=AQGzlYM4q3tSZvPeF-KPuSkTo3sKIeO0tSv-gFuQk7Kp9A

The corrupt Trump administration funneled your tax dollars to two Trump supporters to help launch a $200 million ad campaign to thank Trump. Yes, Trump spent your money to give to his buddies to thank himself.

Merkin Baller

“Critics said” 

Spiritual_Chaos

Always fun with Burr ripping into Elon. Sorry for the commentary around the clip here (the full interview with NPR(?) Burr did is interesting)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAKjEyHn2oo

DE4173

^ Thanks! On my listen to list today.

HughFreakingDillon

of course Bill's "this is why I hate liberals" is going to be wildly taken out of context (he's referring to Democrats in congress) and used against him. Luckily he won't give a fuck. 

DE4173

Inflation numbers:
Good news?
Bad news?
Yeah, but whatabout?

Gern Blansten

DE4173 said:

Inflation numbers:
Good news?
Bad news?
Yeah, but whatabout?

decent news but obviously Feb has nothing to do with trump's recent bullshit

Spiritual_Chaos

The US is a threat to the world, so hopefully this gives a tinybit of effect. Starting with GM:s mismanagement of SAAB which might be what was the first small step leading to Trump, there comes a point where you have to put your foot down:

The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining why he and his quartet have cancelled a summer tour of the US.

"There seems to be a quietness or denial about what's going on," Tetzlaff said, describing his horror at the authoritarian polices of Donald Trump and the response of US elites to the country's growing democratic crisis.

"I feel utter anger. I cannot go on with this feeling inside. I cannot just go and play a tour of beautiful concerts."

Tetzlaff is not alone in acting on his disquiet. A growing international move to boycott the US is spreading from Scandinavia to Canada to the UK and beyond as consumers turn against US goods.

Most prominent so far has been the rejection by European car buyers of the Teslas produced by Elon Musk, now a prominent figure in Trump's administration as the head of the "department of government efficiency" a special group created by Trump that has contributed to the precipitous declines in Tesla's share price. About 15% of its value was wiped out on Monday alone.

The fall in Tesla sales in Europe has been well documented, as has a Canadian consumer boycott in response to trade tariffs and Trump's calls for Canada to become America's 51st state, but the past week has seen daily reports of cultural and other forms of boycotts and disinvestment.

In Canada, where the American national anthem has been booed during hockey matches with US teams, a slew of apps has emerged with names such as "buy beaver", "maple scan" and "is this Canadian" to allow shoppers to scan QR barcodes and reject US produce from alcohol to pizza toppings.

Figures released this week suggested the number of Canadians taking road trips to the US – representing the majority of Canadians who normally visit – had dropped by 23% compared with February 2024, according to Statistics Canada.

While Canada and Mexico have been at the frontline of Trump's trade war, the boycott movement is visible far beyond countries whose economies have been targeted.

In Sweden, about 40,000 users have joined a Facebook group calling for a boycott of US companies – ironically including Facebook itself – which features alternatives to US consumer products.

"I'll replace as many American goods as I can and if many do so, it will clearly affect the supply in stores," wrote one member of the group.

In Denmark, where there has been widespread anger over Trump's threat to bring the autonomous territory of Greenland under US control, the largest grocery company, the Salling group, has said it will tag European-made goods with a black star to allow consumers to choose them over products made in the US.

More striking, perhaps, is the decision by companies to cut ties with the US. Norway's largest oil bunkering operation, the privately owned Haltbakk, recently announced a boycott of its occasional supplying of fuel to US navy ships.

Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, wrote for the Centre for European Policy Analysis this week: "Nobody – nobody – would have thought that western businesses or consumers would use such tools against America.

Spiritual_Chaos

A problem is that I guess the hosting of this very message board, which I am scrolling through using google chrome is located on US servers. Is there any chance pearljam.com and the message board can move to a European, or Canadian, host for the next four years @Sea ?

Poncier

Spiritual_Chaos said:

A problem is that I guess the hosting of this very message board, which I am scrolling through using google chrome is located on US servers. Is there any chance pearljam.com and the message board can move to a European, or Canadian, host for the next four years @Sea ?

You could just boycott this site and Google and any other US domains for the next 4 years.
That's a simpler and waaaaaaayyyyy more likely solution than Pearl Jam and google moving their websites to Swedish servers.

Gern Blansten

Christ trump just rambles like a complete idiot at this presser....talking about gas going down when it just went up $.20/gallon right across the street from me

reciprocal
reciprocal

he fucking learned that word and just keeps saying it

DE4173

HughFreakingDillon said:

of course Bill's "this is why I hate liberals" is going to be wildly taken out of context (he's referring to Democrats in congress) and used against him. Luckily he won't give a fuck. 

"This is why I hate liberals,” Burr continued. “Liberals have no teeth whatsoever. They just go, ‘Oh my God, can you believe this? I’m getting out of the country!’ I’m just like, you’re gonna leave the country because of one guy with dyed hair plugs and a laminated face? Who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform? Why doesn’t he leave? Why are we so afraid of this guy who can’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag?"


Democrats in Congress are getting out of the country/gonna leave the country?

HughFreakingDillon

DE4173 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

of course Bill's "this is why I hate liberals" is going to be wildly taken out of context (he's referring to Democrats in congress) and used against him. Luckily he won't give a fuck. 

"This is why I hate liberals,” Burr continued. “Liberals have no teeth whatsoever. They just go, ‘Oh my God, can you believe this? I’m getting out of the country!’ I’m just like, you’re gonna leave the country because of one guy with dyed hair plugs and a laminated face? Who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform? Why doesn’t he leave? Why are we so afraid of this guy who can’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag?"


Democrats in Congress are getting out of the country/gonna leave the country?

you left out what he said after that. "...I'm talking about democratic politicians"

DE4173

So what liberals are getting out of the country/gonna leave the country?

OnWis97

I would if I could.

The Juggler

Poncier said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

A problem is that I guess the hosting of this very message board, which I am scrolling through using google chrome is located on US servers. Is there any chance pearljam.com and the message board can move to a European, or Canadian, host for the next four years @Sea ?

You could just boycott this site and Google and any other US domains for the next 4 years.
That's a simpler and waaaaaaayyyyy more likely solution than Pearl Jam and google moving their websites to Swedish servers.

No I think Pearl Jam is likely to cave to his demands. 

Spiritual_Chaos

Poncier said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

A problem is that I guess the hosting of this very message board, which I am scrolling through using google chrome is located on US servers. Is there any chance pearljam.com and the message board can move to a European, or Canadian, host for the next four years @Sea ?

You could just boycott this site and Google and any other US domains for the next 4 years.
That's a simpler and waaaaaaayyyyy more likely solution than Pearl Jam and google moving their websites to Swedish servers.

If there is a will,
there is a way. 

Have some faith

DE4173

OnWis97 said:

I would if I could.

Rosie O'Donnell* did! 🇮🇪

* not a democratic politician 

Spiritual_Chaos

DE4173 said:

OnWis97 said:

I would if I could.

Rosie O'Donnell* did! 🇮🇪

* not a democratic politician 

did he mention politicians? It was a thing in 2016 at least. That saying. 

DE4173

Spiritual_Chaos said:

DE4173 said:

OnWis97 said:

I would if I could.

Rosie O'Donnell* did! 🇮🇪

* not a democratic politician 

did he mention politicians? It was a thing in 2016 at least. That saying. 

Well:

"This is why I hate liberals,” Burr continued. “Liberals have no teeth whatsoever. They just go, ‘Oh my God, can you believe this? I’m getting out of the country!’ I’m just like, you’re gonna leave the country because of one guy with dyed hair plugs and a laminated face? Who makes a bad car and has an obsolete social media platform? Why doesn’t he leave? Why are we so afraid of this guy who can’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag?"

And after that, said, "...I'm talking about democratic politicians"

So, if
 "this is why I hate liberals" is going to be wildly taken out of context (he's referring to Democrats in congress and,
"...I'm talking about democratic politicians"

my question is this:
What Democrats in Congress/Democratic politicians are "getting out of the country"/"gonna leave the country?"