The goddamn Trump Administration (Part 2)

Trying to read that site on mobile is utter garbage. Its so disjointed and difficult to follow.

I was just notified about duties I have to pay for a component from China. It was purchased on 05 March and shipped on 28 March before tariffs went into effect. Purchase price was about $750. Part was imported by our broker and the cost with reciprocal tariffs is about $2800. There is no option to buy from a US company.

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Looks about the same on desktop.

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Do they actually believe this?

In order for this to happen employers will have to use tax cuts and more profits to to pay their employees more.

Has that ever happened in the history of tax cuts and profits?

This Twitter account is an official White House account.

‘For workers and families, the CEA(Council of Economic Advisers) forecasts that wages will be about $6,100 to $11,600 higher, with family take-home pay $7,800 to $13,300 higher because of the increase in wages and reduction in tax obligations,’ the new analysis said.

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It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday […] it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.

The White House Comms Office Ministry of Truth, reporting on behalf of the Ministry of Plenty.

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Exactly. Lies lies LIES!

And MAGAts still believe, because He said it. Nevermind their own rising costs, they must just be unlucky or not trying hard enough, mutter mutter.

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They will always find a Democrat to blame.

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That’s hardly just a Trump thing though – that wealth trickles down has been an article of faith for the right for decades. Maybe even one of the pillars that helped bring them to the total denial of reality they’re at now.

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:person_facepalming:

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Jesus, he’s gunning for another one. Don’t let him breathe on you!

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That would be an ex post facto law and is explicitly banned in Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution:

No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

A bill of attainder is a law that declares a person, or group of people, guilty of some crime.

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They can’t eat lies. Eventually there comes a point when certain facts (like an empty belly) become undeniable.

Not that they wont still blame anything and everyone but TFG, mind you; but they can’t eat blame, either.

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My guess is he wants to remove that AI video of him licking Elon’s feet.

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And even archive.org can be easily purged.

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A convicted felon who was disbarred…maybe he does represent the administration.

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Recent events seem to suggest this is a mere technicality that can be ignored if convenient.

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What are we doing here people. I just don’t understand…

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