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mickeyrat · January 30

the childish pettiness

The U.S. embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, removed Danish flags meant to honor the country’s troops who fought in Afghanistan, sparking backlash from Danish citizens as well as military veterans from both countries. https://trib.al/hADEa87

tbergs · January 30

Suing the IRS and treasury for 10 billion. What a fucking clown.

OnWis97 · January 30

A third of the country will either never hear about this or what they will hear will be incredibly spun to make the outrage look performative.

Gern Blansten · January 30

tbergs said:

Suing the IRS and treasury for 10 billion. What a fucking clown.

Yeah for tax returns that he said he would release once his "audit" was over.

Poncier · January 30

Gern Blansten said:

tbergs said:

Suing the IRS and treasury for 10 billion. What a fucking clown.

Yeah for tax returns that he said he would release once his "audit" was over.

Which he also claimed were "fake news" (cause they showed he paid like $750 in Federal income tax in 2016 & 2107), so if they were fake, why sue?

brianlux · January 30

Sage words from a brilliant man:

May be a black-and-white image of text that says One of the saddest lessons of history is this If weve been bamboozled long enough we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle Were no longer interested in finding out the truth The bamboozle has captured us Its simply too painful to acknowledge even to ourselves that weve been taken Once you give a charlatan power over you you almost never get it back -Carl Sagan The Demon Demon-Haunted Haunted World CARLSAGAN COM

gimmesometruth27 · January 31

mickeyrat said:

God damn genius folks

34-YEAR RECORD: US Trade Deficit Widens Sharply Despite Trump’s Tariffs

• The Record Jump: The trade deficit skyrocketed 94.6% to $56.8 billion in November. This is the largest percentage increase since March 1992, completely blowing past economist forecasts.

• The AI Factor: Why the sudden spike? Imports of capital goods hit an all-time high, led by massive orders for computers and semiconductors. Experts believe we are seeing an unprecedented "AI investment boom" as American companies scramble to secure the chips needed to power the future.

• Tariff Impact: There were massive swings in pharmaceutical imports, which jumped by $9.2 billion. Analysts suggest businesses may be stockpiling supplies or reacting to the administration’s frequently changing tariff stances.

• Exports Plunge: While imports surged, American exports tumbled 3.6%. We saw sharp declines in shipments of gold, precious metals, and crude oil, further widening the gap.

• GDP Warning: This report is a "reality check" for the economy. While the Atlanta Fed still forecasts a strong 5.4% growth rate for Q4, big banks like Goldman Sachs are now warning that this trade data could pull growth estimates below 3.0%.

#BreakingNews #USDeficit #Economy2026

imagine if we had leadership that actually understands how tariffs work...

mickeyrat · February 2

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/classified-whistleblower-complaint-about-tulsi-gabbard-stalls-within-her-agency-027f5331?mod=e2fb&fbclid=Iwb21leAPtweJjbGNrA-3B4GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkG_3C_YBOl5Im9c2ljd28kh0KGTaijalhl6672vn9h14cSHleb4hnaojO8f_aem_D3E4Q2PcoP4wfPyblIlhsg

A U.S. intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter.

The filing of the complaint has prompted a continuing, behind-the-scenes struggle about how to assess and handle it, with the whistleblower’s lawyer accusing Gabbard of stonewalling the complaint. Gabbard’s office rejects that characterization, contending it is navigating a unique set of circumstances and working to resolve the issue.

A cloak-and-dagger mystery reminiscent of a John le Carré novel is swirling around the complaint, which is said to be locked in a safe. Disclosure of its contents could cause “grave damage to national security,” one official said. It also implicates another federal agency beyond Gabbard’s, and raises potential claims of executive privilege that may involve the White House, officials said.

The complaint was filed last May with the intelligence community’s inspector general, according to a November letter that the whistleblower’s lawyer addressed to Gabbard. The letter, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal, accused Gabbard’s office of hindering the dissemination of the complaint to lawmakers by failing to provide necessary security guidance on how to do so.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for Gabbard’s office confirmed that the complaint concerned Gabbard but dismissed it as “baseless and politically motivated.”

Kat · February 2

Is he going to destroy it like everything else he touches? I'll forever miss the east wing.

From NPR.org today
President Trump announced in a social media post last night that he wants to shut down the Kennedy Center for two years, starting this summer. He says closing the performing arts center will allow for a massive renovation project to transform the location.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/g-s1-108304/up-first-newsletter-partial-government-shutdown-minneapolis-kennedy-center-grammys-education-department

josevolution · February 2

I bet he will and it will just have his name on it Kennedy name will be scrubbed

HughFreakingDillon · February 2

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

Gern Blansten · February 2

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

HughFreakingDillon · February 2

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

hopefully congress will actually do something about it and won't let him do it. not holding my breath.

Halifax2TheMax · February 2

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.

Personally, I’m holding out for the CCOOTWH $1.00 coin. Has made way more contributions to ‘murikkka than Susan B., not to be confused with Cardi B., although she’s worthy as well, and Harriet T, and no, that’s not CCOOTWH’s sister.

mickeyrat · February 2

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

act of congress is required

Halifax2TheMax · February 2

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.

Regarding the Kennedy Center for the Arts, it’s just CCOOTWH’s way of denying the current and future abysmal ticket sales and cancellations. Bottom line, Cons are not much patrons of the arts and if they are, they’re not popular. They also lack a sense of humour and tend to support those that “punch down” or just aren’t funny to the majority, of either party. It’ll be a hole in the ground or fenced off and covered up for two years with regular proclamations of how amazingly great it’ll be, the best opera house/theater the world has ever seen in history, blah, blah, blah.

I read an analogy the other day that went something like this: if a chess board and chess moves represent the nation’s/world’s rules of order and norms, the CCOOTWH administration is playing tennis on the chess board.

Good luck with all of it. It’s going to take a generation, at least, to fix the mess being made.

HughFreakingDillon · February 2

mickeyrat said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

act of congress is required

what are they going to do? an act of congress is required for a lot of shit he's done in the last month. crickets from those useless fools/sycophants.

mickeyrat · February 2

HughFreakingDillon said:

mickeyrat said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

act of congress is required

what are they going to do? an act of congress is required for a lot of shit he's done in the last month. crickets from those useless fools/sycophants.

true enough. expect that to change come Nov and Jan next year with the new congress

Halifax2TheMax · February 2

mickeyrat said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

mickeyrat said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

act of congress is required

what are they going to do? an act of congress is required for a lot of shit he's done in the last month. crickets from those useless fools/sycophants.

true enough. expect that to change come Nov and Jan next year with the new congress

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.

Wouldn’t count on it. No independent DOJ nor SCOTUS. Who will enforce the will of Congress?

mickeyrat · February 2

Halifax2TheMax said:

mickeyrat said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

mickeyrat said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I bet he thinks closing it and reopening it near the end of his term will drive up demand enough to have some grand function to honour his unpresidented (sic) 2 terms in office.

I'm more worried that this is just a way to solidify the name change. The first round of that just looked like a cheap fix to make grandpa peepants happy. This could be a transition to a gawdy fake gold covered venue.

act of congress is required

what are they going to do? an act of congress is required for a lot of shit he's done in the last month. crickets from those useless fools/sycophants.

true enough. expect that to change come Nov and Jan next year with the new congress

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.
Wouldn’t count on it. No independent DOJ nor SCOTUS. Who will enforce the will of Congress?

Congress can. Power of the purse.

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