Trump's new Golden Age

[Spang]

Spang you really should look up the word "anti-"

There is a massive distance between anti and non. Just because someone isnt calling them selves anti-fascists, like the weirdos you are unwittingly following, does not make everyone else pro.

Are you saying Trump is not a fascist? Because he very clearly is. There are masked men with guns and unmarked vehicles disappearing human beings off the streets. A brand new concentration camp just dropped in Florida. There are book bans, the erasing of history and the elimination of entire groups of people. This is absolutely fascism. Which side are you on?

[Winnow]

The US stock market on Friday hit an all-time high, its first since mid-February. It marked the culmination of a remarkable recovery on Wall Street since the S&P 500 was flirting with bear market territory in early April.

The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, to close at a record 6,173.07. It marked the first new record high since February 19.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

The value of the dollar has dropped over 10%. We are just back to levels before all of this tariff nonsense with a lot less faith in our currency world wide.

That's a good thing unless you're vacationing in other countries. A lower valued dollar = more foreign countries buying US goods

Understanding What a Weak Dollar Means

A weakening dollar implies several consequences, but not all of them are negative. A weakening dollar means that imports become more expensive, but it also means that exports are more attractive to consumers in other countries outside the U.S. Conversely a strengthening dollar is bad for exports, but good for imports. For many years the U.S. has run a trade deficit with other nations--meaning they are a net importer.

A nation which imports more than it exports would usually favor a strong currency. However in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, most of the developed nations have pursued policies that favor weaker currencies. A weaker dollar, for example, could allow U.S. factories to remain competitive in ways that may employ many workers and thereby stimulate the U.S. economy. However there are many of factors, not just economic fundamentals such as GDP or trade deficits, that can lead to a period of U.S. dollar weakness.

[Funkmasterr]

The US stock market on Friday hit an all-time high, its first since mid-February. It marked the culmination of a remarkable recovery on Wall Street since the S&P 500 was flirting with bear market territory in early April.

The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, to close at a record 6,173.07. It marked the first new record high since February 19.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

The value of the dollar has dropped over 10%. We are just back to levels before all of this tariff nonsense with a lot less faith in our currency world wide.

Omg, hi! I haven’t seen you around here forever.

Agree with your point here. I am the only person on my team at work that isn’t in Europe, and I can say for sure there’s been a not so subtle shift in how they talk about the US and everything going on (the director of my team from Spain recently referred to Trump as “this fucking guy” on a team call ). I’m looking at taking vacation when I’m there later this summer for work, and the current exchange rate is a stark reminder of how poorly things are going.

[Winnow]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California’s landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis.

The Democratic governor widely seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate called the two-bill package a historic reshaping of environmental rules that, while initially well intentioned, too often resulted in tangles of litigation and costly delays that strangled much-needed development.

"well intentioned", lol. This is your classic liberal bullshit. Leftys don't think things through. Save the planet! They'll sign any petition and think anything that includes alternate energy is a good thing. Liberals pass law after "well intentioned" law that sounds good to their ignorant base that completely fucks up the economy.'

Look mom! I attended a protest (and took a lot of selfies of myself berating the police!) . It now requires 1000 environmental inspections before a tree can be chopped down! I feel so good about myself! ...and now no one can build and no one can afford a fucking home. Nice job!

These liberals will still think they did something magnificent. The soccer moms that felt good about themselves donating to Black Lives Matter...lol..is there any individual that took your BLM money not brought up on fraud charges or in jail?

All you did was tarnish the legacy of Aunt Jemima. One of the greatest fat black ladies to ever live and she was taken off syrup bottles because..my god..it's a fat black lady wearing a dew rag! Must be bad! No one bothered to look at her history.

Learn something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmbZwxEnAFc

[Kwonryu DragonFist]

God Emperor Trump!

[Spang]

In case you were wondering where we are in the timeline, the President of the United States of America is considering pardoning a convicted child sex trafficker in order to “exonerate” himself of any sex crimes he likely committed.

[Winnow]

In case you were wondering where we are in the timeline, the President of the United States of America is considering pardoning a convicted child sex trafficker in order to “exonerate” himself of any sex crimes he likely committed.

Yeah that pardon power is nuts for any president. Lets not forget Biden "pre-pardoned" his entire family after pardoning his son. This isn't a Trump specific problem.

I could easily see him pardoning Epstein's girlfriend. Why not? I would too. I'm not going to prison if I don't have to. Attack the pardoning system, not an individual president that uses it, because they all do. It's not a right or left problem. Don't give me that "but think of the children!" political war cry. No one cares about the children, they are focused on the politics of it. Watch as most of our rights are taken away behind the veil of "but think of the children!". UK can't even access CivitAI anymore because there's porn on it. Waaaaa. Their fucked up law actually thinks they are some kind of global police and will go after international websites that serve up porn to UK citizens. Dude, block your own country's access to the world if you want to, it's not the world's problem you want to live like puritans. More and more sites are being shut down/restricted because of.."the children!" Here's a thought. Don't let "the children" access the internet if you're worried about it. Restrict them to some woke Disney channel until they can put on their big boy pants.

If we get the list with Trump's name omitted, it's better than no list at all. You still get to screw up the lives of a ton of powerful/wealthy/elites. I wouldn't mind Trump going down. The job is done. We got the insane left out of office to reverse the woke insanity. Vance can handle the rest of the term.

The most likely outcomes are Ghiselle Maxwell agrees to not mention Trump or she probably dies somehow. Don't say it won't happen. Epstein's death was outright blatant and that got covered up. As crazy as Maxwell dying "mysteriously" is, it could very well still happen. People can get as mad as they want but the elites pull the strings. Look at the laundry list of people the Clinton's killed during their reign...and surprise surprise, Bill Clinton is suspect #1 on the Epstein list...sounds like the island was like his second home.

[Spang]

The people should know if a sitting U.S. President raped children.

[Winnow]

The people should know if a sitting U.S. President raped children.

Well maybe at least you'll find out about a former president Clinton doing that.

Eliminate Pardon power, term limits for senate and congress...not going to happen. Politicians are corrupt and they aren't going to shorten their chances at using their political power to take bribes.

How are those tariff doom and gloom prophesies working out?

Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump on tariffs, doesn’t ‘see a country in a depression at all

Liberal comedian Bill Maher admitted that he was wrong about President Donald Trump on tariffs in a podcast posted Monday, and he’s “got to own it” because the economy is thriving.

Maher made the admission on his “Club Random” podcast as he explained that he’s always truthful with his audience during a conversation with progressive YouTube host Brian Tyler Cohen.

“Just to take an example, tariffs. Now I remember that I, along with probably most people, was saying at the beginning, ‘Oh, you know, by the 4th of July… the economy was going to be tanked by then,’ and I was kind of like, ‘Well, that seems right to me,’” Maher said.

“But, that didn’t happen,” Maher said. “It could happen tomorrow. I’m just saying, that’s reality, so let’s work first from the reality of that, not from ‘I just hate Donald Trump,’ because that’s boring and doesn’t get us anywhere and leads you to dishonesty.”

Maher added, “The truth is, I don’t know what his strategy is but, look, the stock market is at record highs… I also drive around. I don’t see a country in a depression at all. I see people just out there living their lives.

“I would have thought, and I’ve got to own it, that these tariffs were going to f—–g sink this economy by this time, and they didn’t. How do we deal with that fact? Because that’s the fact.”

[Spang]

It’s no secret that Bill Clinton, like his good buddy Donald Trump, is a sex pest.

[Spang]

Is this good?

The July jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls expanded by 73,000 last month, well beneath the consensus estimate from economists polled by Dow Jones that called for a 100,000 increase to payrolls. Prior months were significantly revised down. June job growth totaled just 14,000, down from 147,000. The May count came down to 19,000 from 125,000, signaling the labor market has been weakening for a while now.

[Raistin]

Nice to know after 20 years and reading posts you can almost pinpoint the hyperbole from who.

[Spang]

In designating “ANTIFA” a “MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION” in a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump has identified this regime as an anti-anti-fascist regime. Or, more simply, a fascist regime.

[Aslanna]

Steven Colbert had his show cancelled. Supposedly due to low ratings. Not long after CBS gave Trump a whole bunch of money. Nothing strange there.

Jimmy Kimmel is now being silenced.

I wouldn't be surprised if John Oliver was next.

Jimmy Fallon is probably safe. But his show sucks anyway.

No coincidence that Trump has wanted the late night shows off the air for years and now it's magically happening.

Welcome to the censored USA. Democracy in action.

[Aslanna]

Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump on tariffs, doesn’t ‘see a country in a depression at all

Wow.. Bill Maher. A millionaire who doesn't have to worry about anything. Also it's still too early to celebrate. A lot of places stocked up on inventory before the tariffs took place. Check back in 6+ months when all that inventory has been depleted.

However the bullshit tatiffs have pretty much killed off the retro scene. Amiga wasn't big in the US.. Guess where all the cool projects (Amiga and others) are made? Europe. Good luck ordering some of those things now. Assuming that you can even get it shipped to the US grats on paying stupid crazy fees.

Getting rid of the de minimis exemption is killing many hobbies. Instead of eliminating it entirely it should have been bumped down to $400 or something.

[Spang]

In a room full of generals and other top brass, Trump has declared war on American cities.

[Aslanna]

Oh, you know Trump. He's a jokester. He was only kidding!

[Winnow]

I watch a channel on Youtube that covers live stuff, mostly war IRAN/Ukraine etc but also assassinations like Kirk and protests etc.

I was watching live video of protestors in Chicago protesting the ICE facility this weekend. lol what a bunch of clowns. Their chants and mocking of the police/servicemen or whoever happened to be there was embarrassing.

It's like calling up your cable company and yelling at the customer service agent about your poor internet. Here's a hint, that customer service agent doesn't give a shit about your internet and it helps nothing to berate them and yell at them.

I've said this before but these assclown protestors mostly care about taking selfies. That's all you see on the live feeds is selfie taking. Their chants and random shit they yell makes no sense. I was hoping for some beat downs but this time the morons actually moved back to their designated protest area. The police/servicemen were completely civil and doing their job while these hippy wanabees did their youtube thing.

If you ever see one of these live streams on youtube, watch it for awhile. These "protesters" are mostly rude assholes, 99% clueless and video everything thinking they're making a difference while treating it like a party, probably hoping a riot breaks out so they can loot a TV.

[Spang]

It's like calling up your cable company and yelling at the customer service agent about your poor internet. Here's a hint, that customer service agent doesn't give a shit about your internet and it helps nothing to berate them and yell at them.

No cable company has ever disappeared or brutalized human beings as policy like ICE and other law enforcement agencies do on a regular basis. The purpose of the protests is to disrupt what these jackboots are doing. Recently, a couple of ICE agents were attempting to detain someone but were unsuccessful thanks to a couple of brave bystanders getting in their way. After several minutes, the goons gave up and left.

[Winnow]

Recently, a couple of ICE agents were attempting to detain someone but were unsuccessful thanks to a couple of brave bystanders getting in their way. After several minutes, the goons gave up and left.

Were they illegals that got away? If so, those "brave bystanders" should be arrested.

[Spang]

Were they illegals that got away? If so, those "brave bystanders" should be arrested.

You can’t tell a person’s immigration status simply by looking at them, bootlicker.

[Aslanna]

Hmm.. It's been a busy week in this new "Golden Age".

7+ million people protesting and Trump posts AI videos of him (wearing a crown) dropping shit on US citizens. I guess they got tired of trying to convince rational people that it would be made up of terrorists, Hamas supporters, and America haters.

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House for his waste-of-money ballroom. $250+ million of tax payer money but Republicans don't seem to mind. When I saw those pictures I thought that was a pretty good analogy to what he is doing to the country.

Speaking of $200+ million he is now demanding $230 million from the Department of Justice. A department that he basically owns so I don't see that payout not being approved. The word 'grifter' is thrown around a lot but in Trumps case it's so obvious. Between that and his crypto shit and hawking Chinese-made watches this dude is raking in the money. Another thing Republicans don't seem to care about. Surely this must violate some law or Act? But that takes Congress calling him out on it so that's not going to happen. Being President isn't meant to line your pockets.

The continued deployment of military troops to do civilian law enforcement. This is one of those gradual things that people don't really pay attention to and dismiss it as no big deal. Sure it's just a city here and there.. But it's not even a year into his reign. I hate to see what it will look like come November 2028.

I'm sure there's a few items I've forgotten. I wonder how many of these were on the Project 2025 thing that he said he never read and had no awareness of. I certainly didn't believe him when he said that. Let's take a look at a summary shall we:

Four pillars of the project

The initiative is built on four core components designed to facilitate a rapid and comprehensive change of government:

Policy agenda: A 900+ page policy book, the Mandate for Leadership, details the steps for a new administration to dismantle, restructure, or exert control over virtually every federal agency.

Personnel database: A database of politically aligned, vetted conservatives is being compiled to replace nonpartisan career civil servants with loyalists in key federal positions.

Training academy: A private training program prepares these loyalists for government roles to ensure they are equipped to enact the project's agenda.

180-Day playbook: An action plan outlines immediate executive orders and other steps for the first 180 days of a new presidential term to quickly implement the policy goals.

Key policy proposals

The project details plans across various sectors of government and policy:

Executive power: Proposes centralizing power within the presidency by bringing independent agencies, such as the Department of Justice, under direct presidential control. It also calls for making thousands of government jobs terminable by the president.

Social issues: Recommends rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ Americans, promoting a "biblically based" definition of family, and restricting abortion access. Proposed actions include reviving the Comstock Act to potentially ban abortion pills nationwide and implementing anti-DEI policies across federal rules.

Economic and social programs: Suggests limiting access to food assistance (SNAP), eliminating programs like Head Start, and altering requirements for disability benefits for veterans. It also proposes ending affordable student loan repayment plans and privatizing federal student loans.

Environment and climate: Outlines plans to increase fossil fuel production, dismantle environmental protections, and cut federal climate research funding. It also proposes withdrawing the U.S. from international climate agreements.

Immigration: Recommends mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship, and dismantling the asylum system.

Public safety and legal: Advocates for expanded use of the Insurrection Act to quell protests and proposes weakening civil rights enforcement by federal agencies.

Hmm nope. None of that appears to be happening.

[Winnow]

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House for his waste-of-money ballroom. $250+ million of tax payer money but Republicans don't seem to mind. When I saw those pictures I thought that was a pretty good analogy to what he is doing to the country.

The full list of donors to President Donald Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project has been published, with Big Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google, HP and Microsoft all chipping in.

Other notable contributors include the cryptocurrency businesses Coinbase and Ripple, the Winklevoss Twins, Comcast, Lockheed Martin, Palantir Technologies, T-Mobile, Union Pacific Railroad, oil baron Harold Hamm, the family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of the Glazer family, which owns Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Here’s the list of sponsors in full:

Altria Group Inc
Amazon
Apple
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc
Caterpillar Inc
Coinbase
Comcast Corporation
J Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Hard Rock International
HP Inc
Lockheed Martin
Meta Platforms
Micron Technology
Microsoft
NextEra Energy Inc
Palantir Technologies
Ripple
Reynolds American
T-Mobile
Tether America
Union Pacific Railroad
Adelson Family Foundation
Stefan E Brodie
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
Charles and Marissa Cascarilla
Edward and Shari Glazer
Harold Hamm
Benjamin Leon Jr
The Lutnick Family
The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
Stephen A Schwarzmann
Konstantin Sokolov
Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
Paolo Tiramani
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss

I know it's easy to read a lefty headlines and jump to conclusions.

Also. The "No Kings" march was a flop. Trumps approval rating on CNN (lefy channel) actually went up a point after it.