Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[DarkTZeratul]

Tbh, the state of New York ought to drop a rock on the head of the judge.

The judge did have a very good point though: he can't force the DoJ to prosecute if it doesn't want to. So the only options were "drop the case without prejudice and let the White House use the threat of renewed prosecution as leverage" or "drop the case with prejudice and let Eric Adams sink or swim on his own."

[Iliena]

...are we doing phrasing?

I find it makes life more interesting!

[hellhamster]

congrats to america on the largest regressive tax hike in US history! thanks, donald trump and repubublicans for delivering the largest regressive tax hike in US history!

let's see how bad the recession it causes will be. do y'all think we'll hit formal depression territory? how do y'all think the breadlines might be given that donald and doge and republicans have been eviscerating food aid support for needy families, including food already on trucks being delivered?

Tomorrow we'll know I guess, when all the statisticians have finalised their GDP forecasts now that they know all the tariff variables.

[Breccia]

Obviously they started the moment the markets closed.

Yep. Trump is a coward. Everyone knows this.

[gondrin]

Holy shit this is bad. Those tariffs are insane, what the fuck!

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32% tariffs on Taiwan.

Absolutely RIP electronics users. $3k GPUs? How about $5k, best offer.

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Tomorrow is gonna suck, I really don't know if these tariffs were priced in lmao.

Oh, it definitely wasn't seeing as Trump wasn't telling anyone anything. Not even his closest advisors.

[Rasulis]

We all know this is coming. We have been talking about it since he won. I took him at his words.

I hope all of you have bought everything that need in the foreseeable future and fix everything that needs to be fixed. If you have old washing machine and dryer, may want to consider replacing them NOW. Make sure to have enough cash reserves to avoid selling assets at depressed prices during emergencies. Six months at least. Ideally 12 months.

[DarkTZeratul]

Tariffs are bad, they've always been bad. They may doom Trump's presidency and legacy and the Republican party in the midterms and 2028.

Well, I'll give you credit for one thing, this is about the clearest you've been about one of Trump's decisions being bad in a very long time. Kudos for not gish-gallopping or equivocating or beating around the bush in any way.

[Draco-Onis]

Tomorrow we'll know I guess, when all the statisticians have finalised their GDP forecasts now that they know all the tariff variables.

All the possible models are bad just different levels of a shit sandwich and it seems it's even worse than the worse predictions since some of these numbers are bat shit crazy.

[Poopymonster]

We all know this is coming. We have been talking about it since he won. I took him at his words.

I hope all of you have bought everything that need in the foreseeable future and fix everything that needs to be fixed. If you have old washing machine and dryer, may want to consider replacing them NOW. Make sure to have enough cash reserves to avoid selling assets at depressed prices during emergencies. Six months at least. Ideally 12 months.

So glad I got a quote, in writing, for the new roof last week.

[Kathranis]

Everything going to plan, right?

[Draco-Onis]

congrats to america on the largest regressive tax hike in US history! thanks, donald trump and repubublicans for delivering the largest regressive tax hike in US history!

let's see how bad the recession it causes will be. do y'all think we'll hit formal depression territory? how do y'all think the breadlines might be given that donald and doge and republicans have been eviscerating food aid support for needy families, including food already on trucks being delivered?

But we were told he was just joking that it's all to trigger the libs, I mean he would never do it just like this third term talk /s

[hellhamster]

He is literally resetting global trade. This maneuver will cost dozens of trillions and half a decade to set everything up again. All at the cost of the taxpayer.

[Draco-Onis]

So glad I got a quote, in writing, for the new roof last week.

Think all of us on the left turned into doomsday preppers the second he won the presidency if not before.

[hellhamster]

Everything going to plan, right?

The fear index will be single digits tomorrow.

[gondrin]

All markets after hours are already down hundred or hundreds of points. And it will only get worse.

It might be the worst day in a VERY long time and not just point wise but actual percentage wise.

[NED funded]

Trump has destroyed the NIH and is now destroying the american economy in general. Oh well...

[Draco-Onis]

He is literally resetting global trade. This maneuver will cost dozens of trillions and half a decade to set everything up again. All at the cost of the taxpayer.

It's far worse than that America is fucked, those relationships he has destroyed will never be mended because those countries won't ever take that risks. We have fucking Japan holding hands with China against the US, he's flipped the world upside down and put us in the time out corner.

[gondrin]

But we were told he was just joking that it's all to trigger the libs, I mean he would never do it just like this third term talk /s

As far as the third term goes, he can try all he wants. He can claim he can swim to the moon. Doesn't meant that it will ever happen. The states are the ones that have to go along with it and outside of a handful of states, he wouldn't get enough EC votes to even be a mention.

[Draco-Onis]

As far as the third term goes, he can try all he wants. He can claim he can swim to the moon. Doesn't meant that it will ever happen. The states are the ones that have to go along with it and outside of a handful of states, he wouldn't get enough EC votes to even be a mention.

Look at what he has accomplished in 2 months, can you say for sure what will happen in 1 year let alone 4? from declaring Marshall Law and starting a second civil war to straight having Russia help him takeover the US. There's nothing this man won't do for power, there is no bottom he won't stoop to and republicans will bend over and take it.

[hellhamster]

So glad I got a quote, in writing, for the new roof last week.

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to provide our services using the predetermined price, as our material costs have doubled overnight. Please find attached our revised quote. We apologise for the inconvenience, but the matter was not in our control. Some crazy guy came out and quadrupled tariffs globally."

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It's far worse than that America is fucked, those relationships he has destroyed will never be mended because those countries won't ever take that risks. We have fucking Japan holding hands with China against the US, he's flipped the world upside down and put us in the time out corner.

It will be a new arms race, but for manufacturing, and especially tech. I don't think the US is winning this one, nor the EU.

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Something tells me these tariffs will be reverted tomorrow.

"I had a lovely conversation with China, very lovely, and you know what they did? They dropped to the floor and said sorry, that's what they did. Who am I to punish them further? Which is why I will cancel all reciprocal tariffs effective immediately."