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I have friends, college-educated professionals, who have gone all in on this.  Historically we have kindly discussed/debated our views on politics and economy.  This time we are not.  Seems to me the results will be obvious by Labor Day and the best thing is to be quiet and let them witness in person.  If the bad things we think will happen...happen, any rational man will recognize it.  And any person who does NOT recognize it never will.  No point in engaging in conversation then either.

 

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I have friends, college-educated professionals, who have gone all in on this.  Historically we have kindly discussed/debated our views on politics and economy.  This time we are not.  Seems to me the results will be obvious by Labor Day and the best thing is to be quiet and let them witness in person.  If the bad things we think will happen...happen, any rational man will recognize it.  And any person who does NOT recognize it never will.  No point in engaging in conversation then either.
 

Rationality left the room years ago. There is no reality anymore, just vibes.
Politics is just sports now, except one team is always in control of the scoreboard.
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7 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'MAKE OUR A GREAT AGADMI MAKE OUR GREAT MAKEOUR MAKEOURPARI VARION AGANE Desperate U.S. Farmers Now Suing Trump to Try to Get Biden's Grants Reinstated After Trump Reneged on Their Contracts'

Add them to the pile of people that should have known Trump didn’t give a fuck about them and just wanted their votes that will hopefully now realize that he clearly does not give a fuck about them. 

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7 minutes ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

lol…fuck’s sake.  
 

 

 

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This is a satire account, but nobody can tell the difference between satire and real life. I'm sure some maga will repeat this shit as if it's a legit idea. 

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1 hour ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

lol…fuck’s sake.  
 

 

 

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Whoever runs that account is a master at coming up with shit that is entirely believable in today’s MAGA-verse.

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Posted
22 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

lol…fuck’s sake.  
 

 

 

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i searched for <jack kimble slaughtered over comments on selling beef to india>

it's the natural counterattack for a properly-organized ministry of counter-information

i hope the comments are appropriate and voluminous

Posted
21 hours ago, royiv said:

Whoever runs that account is a master at coming up with shit that is entirely believable in today’s MAGA-verse.

it's so easy to run reverse-disinformation plays today - break the maga brain - feed them cognitive dissonance - flood THEIR zone

and the opposition barely scratches the surface of what's possible

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dhl suspending b2c shipments over $800 inbound to US

Spoiler

 bbc.com
Trump tariffs: DHL suspends high value US deliveries
Dearbail Jordan
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Dearbail Jordan

Business reporter, BBC News

DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a "significant increase" in red tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump's new tariff regime.

The delivery giant said it will temporarily stop shipments from companies in all countries to American consumers on Monday "until further notice".

It added that business-to-business shipments will still go ahead, "though they may also face delays".

Previously, packages worth up to $2,500 could enter the US with minimal paperwork but due to tighter customs checks that came into force alongside Trump's tariffs earlier this month, the threshold has been lowered.

DHL said that the change "has caused a surge in formal customs clearances, which we are handling around the clock".

It said that while it is working to "scale up and manage this increase, shipments worth over $800, regardless of origin, may experience multi-day delays".

The company said it will still deliver packages worth less than $800, which can be sent to the US with minimal checks.

But the White House is set to clamp down on deliveries under $800 - specifically those sent from China and Hong Kong - on 2 May when it closes a loophole allowing low-value packages to enter the US without incurring any duties.

The removal of the so-called "de minimis" rule will impact the likes of the fast-fashion firm Shein and Temu, the low-cost retail giant.

Shein and Temu have both warned that they will increase prices "due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs".

The Trump administration has claimed that "many shippers" in China "hide illicit substances and conceal the true contents of shipments sent to the US through deceptive shipping practices".

Under an excutive order, the White House said the measures were aimed at "addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain" which it said "play a significant role in the synthetic opioid crisis in the US".

Beijing has said that the opioid fentanyl is a "US problem" and China has the strictest drug policies in the world.

Last week, Hongkong Post said it was suspending packages sent to the US by sea and, from 27 April, would stop accepting parcels destined for America.

It said: "The US is unreasonable, bullying and imposing tariffs abusively."

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:


This is not real, right?

He should start pushing selling pork to the Saudis.

It's a spoof account; a very good one.  I was 4 Tweets in before I figured it out.

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On 4/18/2025 at 3:21 PM, tokamak said:

That Mack plant is in PA-7, which flipped from Biden to Trump in 2024.

There’s lots of article articles about leopards eating faces, but there seems to be a large number of them originating in Pennsylvania.  Damn shame.

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11 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

There’s lots of article articles about leopards eating faces, but there seems to be a large number of them originating in Pennsylvania.  Damn shame.

PA really is kind of a test case or bellwether of the dying of the traditional American economy.  Between the 'burgh in the west and Philly in the east, you had a lot of coal-mining and iron-steel and medium to heavy, but not very technical (here I mean a lot of value-add like cars, not software, things like knives, tools, tool and die, plastic injection molding) manufacturing.  In other words, a lot of the shit that got offshored and has probably in some cases been replaced by importers of the same or similar products.

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14 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

PA really is kind of a test case or bellwether of the dying of the traditional American economy.  Between the 'burgh in the west and Philly in the east, you had a lot of coal-mining and iron-steel and medium to heavy, but not very technical (here I mean a lot of value-add like cars, not software, things like knives, tools, tool and die, plastic injection molding) manufacturing.  In other words, a lot of the shit that got offshored and has probably in some cases been replaced by importers of the same or similar products.

Even if the factories return to avoid tariffs and shipping costs, we're talking about at least 90% RIF due to automation. The "jobs" will not return.

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54 minutes ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

I know this may insult some of you, but the environment needs a whole lot less beef eating, so hopefully this will result in that.

 

 

That's where the cultivated lab-grown meat comes in. 

Well that's where it would have come in if we weren't destroying our scientific and regulatory capabilities. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

I know this may insult some of you, but the environment needs a whole lot less beef eating, so hopefully this will result in that.

 

 

It’s not going to result in less beef eating, it’s just going to shift where the cattle are raised. Not going to do anything for the overall health of the planet. Probably make it worse since the new producing countries will have even lower standards than we do 



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