We had the Great Depression in 1929 because Wall Street was unregulated. We had the Great Recession in 2008 because banks created unregulated mortgage securities. Now Chase is allowing institutional clients (big bucks) to use unregulated volatile crypto as loan collateral. Cruisin' for a bruisin'?
A hallmark of democracy is compromise. Nobody gets all they want; everbody gets some of what the want. As in everything else, Trump wants his way PERIOD.The GOP is bowing to his will.They know they can't pass a funding bill alone, but refuse to do a deal. They want Dems to just fold. Not happening.
How come Pete Hegseth moved into military housing? He's a civilian. Is he paying rent? Also Marco Rubio. His family is still living in FL. What's up with that? Not my business, but cabinet Secretaries have private homes not tax payer provided freebies. What am I thinking? No precedents in T town.
Xi taught Trump who's holding all the cards. Rare earth minerals beats soybeans. All T got was detente, a return to the way it was & a lecture to "consider the bigger picture." Xi put Trump in his place. Of course, our boy will spin it as a great win, but he ain't gonna bully Xi. God help us.
Trump touted more, than once, that Toyota was going spend $10B building auto plants in US. Hioyuki Ueda, a Toyota executive has said they were "considering" it. Again, Trump either exaggerates for effect, outright lies or is suffering from magical thinking. If someone fact checks, it's fake news.
In the Senate, Thune wouldn't allow a vote to return funding for SNAP. Trump is the puppet master. He doesn't care about anything but lining his pockets, revenge on his critics, and receiving adulation & obedience.
Adam Smith D-WA, "Mike Johnson has effectively dissolved the H of Rep. We r losing our constitutional republic." The House could be in DC & functioning on many levels-Negotiations, oversight, legislation. Why not? To protect Trump from the Epstein revelations.
After dismissing about a third of its staff, it's clear that RFK has "no strategy" for the CDC moving forward. "What they want to do is humiliate the CDC in revenge for Covid policies - masks, lock downs & school closings", Dr. Narayan Shah, former CDC Deputy. We are unprepared for a crisis to come.
Sanae Takaichi did a great job feeding the insatiable Trump ego. What did she get? Not much- 12% tarrifs & a meaningless pledge "any favors you need". Trump doesn't do anything for anybody unless it serves him. What she did was avoid his wrath & vengeance. Fawning has now become a diplomatic skill.
It looks like after all the chaos, threats and roiling of the economy the latest trade agreement with China looks like a restoration of what has been. The 100% tariffs have gone bye-bye & China is backing away from a rare earth licensing system. Trump's ineptitude on full display.
It's a stunning contrast-the GOP persecution of Hunter Biden & their blind eye to the financial windfall coming to the brothers Trump. The latest- Don, Jr is shilling for companies, in which he has stock, who are selling drones to the Pentagon. We've come a long way since Billy Carter sold beer.
30% of Miami-Dade has the ACA. Florida still hasn't expanded Medicaid. Healthcare is our issue. Trump ended TPS for Venezuelans. They have friends & family who r citizens & vote. Justice in immigration is our issue. Cubans & Vens fear dictatorship. Democracy is our issue. Play these cards & you win.
Reports that important Florida coral,that supports "the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people",is dying. When governor, Sen Rick Scott suppressed the use of the term"climate change" in the State. Now, he consistently opposes climate focused policies. When are Floridians going to wake up?
A House of Dynamite is now on Netflix. It's about deterring a nuclear attack. Some say it's particularly scary since Trump fired 300 employees of the National Nuclear Security Admin. He thinks more about a gilt party space than preventing a nuclear war.
Trump's sending the DOJ to CA &NJ to monitor elections next month. They're going to heavily Hispanic areas to intimidate, suppress the vote & erode voter confidence. It's a dress rehearsal for 2026.Trump sees his poll numbers.They're only going to get worse. In a fair election, he'll lose Congress.
If you're going to win, talk ACA in Miami-Dade, the country's top market. Moody voted for the cuts. Blame her! Talk about Trump's branding Venezuelans as criminals. GOP branded DEMS Socialists. Make GOP party of dictatorship.
Caroline Leavitt & Pam Bondi often wear gold crosses while they lie through their teeth and treat others with contempt. They are nasty women and I can't figure out what Gospel they're reading because there's nothing in my New Testament that supports their words or deeds.
I have no doubt I could walk past an ICE agent feigning an Irish brogue & never be stopped. But people in Chicago who just look Latino are being accosted. What? Now we have to walk around ready to show our papers? In America?
Kevin Rudd, Australian ambassador to the US, has criticized Trump in the past. Ergo, Trump has made clear he's not happy with Rudd. Watch- Rudd will be gone. How does a man who cannot take opposition in any form lead a democracy? He can't.He can only tolerate a world of sycophants in a dictatorship.
An anonymous "friend" of Trump is donating $130M to pay our military during the shutdown. Say what??? Is this legal? What an insult to our military! They don't deserve to be relegated to charity.
Trump is invested in the success of Javier Milei. Remember he's the guy that gave Elon a chainsaw. If Argentina boots Milei it won't look good for Trump. He's not GIVING our money to Argentina. He's BRIBING Argentina. If they don't reelect Milei they don't get the money. Did Congress approve this?
The province of Ontario put out an ad with a clip of Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs.Trump threw a hissy fit&halted all trade negotiations with Canada.Is this a statesman or a spoiled brat kid? People are getting sick of The Donald & he hasn't been in office a year.2026 elections are our only hope.
There's nothing new - a crypto guy who pled guilty to money laundering pays $1M and gets a Trump pardon. Changpeng Zhao founder Binance & our president are deeply involved so what do you expect.To cover this travesty they blame Biden's "war on crypto". No such animal.This was a simple case of fraud.
We learned yesterday that the East Wing was not being renovated but demolished and that it's cost was $300B, not $200B. THIS IS NOT HIS HOUSE! What right does he have to wreck it? It's symbolic of what he's doing to our democracy-destroying it & creating an autocracy where the rich can party.
