The goddamn Trump Administration (Part 2)

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I mean the IOC is right there! So spectacularly corrupt that people have given up noticing.

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… Sometimes kids get molested. Maybe they shouldn’t dress like such sluts!” Trump went on to state that he has had many pedophile friends and associates over the years who have been fine, hardworking Americans.

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There’s almost no trade between the US and Russia since the invasion of Ukraine (a 30 year low, and it was never exactly high). It’s such an empty threat.

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I think there is a cover up, but I really do think he did kill himself. :woman_shrugging:

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After more than a decade of sanctions, there is effectively zero trade from Russia to the US. So he’s threatening a tax on American buyers of nonexistent Russian goods.

There’s nothing there even to TACO.

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That was my thought too. Tariff what? I have yet to hear a coherent answer to this. I’m glad he’s shifting his tone here (almost as if he’s just now realizing that for the past 10+ years that Putin has been playing him), but between this ridiculous “50 days” timeline to the lack of any sort of substantive threat, it seems like just more performative nonsense.

ETA

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‘Tariff Man’ Strikes Again—at Canada

Trump announces a 35% tax on America’s No. 2 trading partner

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-mark-carney-usmca-trade-a6f3464c?mod=editorials_article_pos3

Would Tariff Man please take a summer vacation for the good of the nation? Stocks tumbled on Friday after President Trump announced he will raise tariffs on Canada to 35%, starting Aug. 1. Then in an interview with NBC, Mr. Trump floated increasing his current 10% across-the-board tariffs on many countries to 15% or 20%.

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Bold move amidst the criticism from his base over the Epstein files. Him being taken down because of this would bring me so much joy. Most funny political collapse ever.

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You know that cold, seething rage that overcomes you when a stupid, meaningless, unnecessary, unjust action occurs?

That’s me right now.

So. Much. Rage.

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an executive order that would see soccer renamed as football.

That’s like… not even remotely enforceable.

No matter what proclamation anyone makes, American NFL & collegiate fans will never stop calling their precious sport “football.”

If the rest of the world hasn’t been able to sway them after all this time, not even Pumpkin Spice Pol Pot can will it so.

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I’d like to add that the fans of NFL who would hate this the most are probably MAGA. :joy:

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Oh, fer sure.

It’s something so incredibly fuckin’ trivial, but I bet this pisses many of them off more than everything else that the POS has fucked up or threatened thus far, including the freakin’ rule of law.

My gawd, we live in one of the dumbest fucking timelines…

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But… Soccer is already short for “association football”, from the same posh-boy slang that gave us “rugger” for rugby.

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Mr. Lula will give some Sweet Native fruits to Mr. Trump.

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“The economy is roaring, business confidence is soaring, incomes are up, prices are down and inflation is dead,” Trump said. “It’s dead.”

Just fucking denying obvious reality. I cannot figure how his base is still buying this shit!

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