Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[postman1782]

UPDATE: The shoes are suing him.



You get the idea. Once again, being loyal to trump is worth negative money.

Speaking of shoes, has his actually shipped yet? It's been 2 years, and I haven't heard anyone that actually got theirs yet, or the watches.

[Rasulis]

That's definitely a veto-proof majority, if they've got the balls to overturn it.

Still has to pass Congress. Not sure how the GOP bootlickers will vote.

[Kaleredar]

Still has to pass Congress. Not sure how the GOP bootlickers will vote.

There’s a certain level of “safety in numbers” in that trump doesn’t possess the mental faculties to actively care about or indeed even remember a large group of people passively ignoring his nonsense.

If it does pass he’ll rant and rave about it for a few days and then forget. Because he doesn’t actually care about that bill passing or not.

…that’s not to say that republicans still won’t cave, their lack of spine is legendary.

[PhaelixWW]

Still has to pass Congress. Not sure how the GOP bootlickers will vote.

There’s a certain level of “safety in numbers” in that trump doesn’t possess the mental faculties to actively care about or indeed even remember a large group of people passively ignoring his nonsense.

Also: A record number of Republicans are leaving the House

So there may be a number of them that simply don't care to bootlick anymore.

[DarkTZeratul]

Still has to pass Congress. Not sure how the GOP bootlickers will vote.

Only needs a simple majority in the House, and they've only got a margin of 1.

[PhaelixWW]

Only needs a simple majority in the House, and they've only got a margin of 1.

Not when you're talking about...

a veto-proof majority

...which was your original point.

[alach]

I was writing this in the the TV and Movies thread but changed my mind and cut and pasted it to here. Goddamn, I hate trump and Maga has invaded everything good in life.

From a couple days ago,

David Ellison Visits Warner Bros., Concedes “Turbulent” Start in Meeting With Execs (Exclusive)

Many in the room were hoping to hear of a plan moving forward or clarity on timetables or layoffs. Many walked away feeling their hopes were dashed. There was a lot of talk of storytelling and coming together, and Ellison was dismissive of reports of huge layoffs. Yet one person who attended the session adds, “We don’t believe him.”

A third executive tells THR that Ellison acknowledged the “turbulent” deal process of getting to today’s place. But that may not have been enough for some in the room. “There is still a tremendous amount of uncertainly over here,” notes this exec. “We were hoping for more.”

And,
David Ellison Vows CNN Will Operate Independently as Paramount Buys Warner Bros.: ‘We Want to Be in the Truth Business’
Sounds good, right?
I just heard Hegseth on live tv say CNN's reporting is fake news and he can't wait for the Elisons to take over and set that channel right. They aren't even pretending its going to be a political mouth-piece now that the deal is done.

[Mayhem]

So, now that everything's in the hands of right-wing and far-right billionaires, they can repeal the equal time rule with a simple majority and completely ignore democrats in the upcoming elections.

[alach]

So, now that everything's in the hands of right-wing and far-right billionaires, they can repeal the equal time rule with a simple majority and completely ignore democrats in the upcoming elections.

I think Hegseth's comment are going to blow up in his face. I bet this will be big news this weekend. I hope the last non-bought out media the US has left goes hard on this or America is going full Hungary.
Speaking of, how's the polls looking over there mr mod? I know it gets confusing to whom I'm referring to when I reference that fat fucker ruining everything, but this time I meant Orban.

[PhaelixWW]

Speaking of, how's the polls looking over there mr mod?

Per wikipedia, at least:

[Cthulhu 2020]

US Mint has removed the Olive Branch from the claws of the eagle on the Dime for the 250th Anniversary of the revolution.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/us-mi...ime-peace-war/

The dumbfucks in DC found the olive branch offensive to them personally. On US seals and currency, the eagle always holds an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other talon, with the eagle always looking at the olive branch to represent the desire for peace.

Now that the olive branch has been removed from the dime, the eagle only gazes at its empty claw, symbolizing this administration's desire for nothingness. No peace, only war and destruction.

I realize it's not that deep to them, but to the American people it is.

Trump will only be remembered as a war monger, a tyrant, and a cuck to Netanyahu in the history books.

[Endus]

US Mint has removed the Olive Branch from the claws of the eagle on the Dime for the 250th Anniversary of the revolution.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/us-mi...ime-peace-war/

The dumbfucks in DC found the olive branch offensive to them personally. On US seals and currency, the eagle always holds an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other talon, with the eagle always looking at the olive branch to represent the desire for peace.

Now that the olive branch has been removed from the dime, the eagle only gazes at its empty claw, symbolizing this administration's desire for nothingness. No peace, only war and destruction.

I realize it's not that deep to them, but to the American people it is.

Trump will only be remembered as a war monger, a tyrant, and a cuck to Netanyahu in the history books.

Reminder that it is by no means just Trump, or even that Trump is particularly significant. The Great Shame is the responsibility of tens of millions of fascist proto-Nazi Americans. Everyone who voted for Trump is the problem. Yes, even if they realized after the fact that they're really fucking stupid and venal. And the USA isn't going to recover from this long-term until something is done about the rotting evil that lies in the core of the American identity. This shit was there at the founding, and it's been coddled and supported the entire time, with kid gloves. It's past time decent Americans grew the fuck up and handled this shit conclusively.

If the "Red States" are gonna fight it, then punish them like you should've punished the Confederate States. There's a reason it's mostly the same States, and that they were also the epicenter for Jim Crow shit. They don't need to become progressives, but the fascistic bigotry needs to be burned out or your country's gonna die from the infection.

[Rasulis]

Brent up to almost $104. Murban went back down to $112.70. Driven by reduced demand due to extreme austerity measures taken by Asian countries and the release of their oil reserves. WTI is at $99.09. It will probably go over the $100 benchmark by Monday.

Heating oil is cranking up also. Average is $4.263 in the US. Up from around $3ish at the beginning of the year. However, in the Northeastern states, it is over $5.

[alach]

Our last antagonist (NED) gets the boot and this place dries up faster than Melania when trump walks in the room.

[Rasulis]

Trumponomic in action.

• U.S. debt tops $38 trillion for the first time
• U.S. manufacturing contracted for the tenth straight month in December
• Bankruptcy filings hit 3-year high across US
• Foreclosure rates have risen for the eight straight months
• Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic
• Small business profit growth turns negative for first time in 18 months
• US home sales slumped to a 30-year low in 2025
• Grocery prices rose at the fastest pace in three years
• Wholesale Prices Accelerated in January, PPI Data Show
• U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
• U.S. Retail Sales Sagged in January
• U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 0.7%, Misses Expectations

That's before the US/Israel/Iran war. Jerome Powell is probably looking forward to the day that he steps down as the Fed's Chair.

[btlcryct]

US Mint has removed the Olive Branch from the claws of the eagle on the Dime for the 250th Anniversary of the revolution.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/us-mi...ime-peace-war/

The dumbfucks in DC found the olive branch offensive to them personally. On US seals and currency, the eagle always holds an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other talon, with the eagle always looking at the olive branch to represent the desire for peace.

Now that the olive branch has been removed from the dime, the eagle only gazes at its empty claw, symbolizing this administration's desire for nothingness. No peace, only war and destruction.

I realize it's not that deep to them, but to the American people it is.

Trump will only be remembered as a war monger, a tyrant, and a cuck to Netanyahu in the history books.

While it's true the olive branch is being removed, this one doesn't fall on Trump. Even though it seems like it would. These were created and approved in September 2024 under Biden.

https://www.ccac.gov/system/files/me...9-19-email.pdf

https://www.usmint.gov/news/media-kit/semiq-resources

This was made as a tribute around the American Revolution. The eagle carrying arrows (without the olive branch) and the "Liberty Over Tyranny" motto are meant to symbolize the struggle for independence during the Revolutionary era.

Trump did however remove designs for the quarters from the Biden admin’s proposed themes (abolition, civil rights, and woman’s suffrage), deriding them as being “DEI”. Because of course he did.

[Rasulis]

"He should be dropping Interest Rates, IMMEDIATELY."

You know who on Truth Social.

Although the Fed is in charge of both inflation & employment, historically, when they had to choose between the two, it had always been inflation over employment. Get ready for rate to go up.

[PhaelixWW]

"He should be dropping Interest Rates, IMMEDIATELY."

You know who on Truth Social.

Interesting timing.

CNN: Federal judge quashes Justice Department subpoenas of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, says probe was politically motivated

A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday.

The ruling is a major blow to President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Powell for not lowering interest rates and urged the Justice Department to investigate the outgoing chair.

US District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg wrote in the new opinion that a “mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning.”

“On the other side of the scale, the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime; indeed, its justifications are so thin and unsubstantiated that the Court can only conclude that they are pretextual,” Boasberg said.

The federal probe underscores the Trump administration’s intense pressure campaign Powell and the Fed in a bid to get the politically independent central bank to lower interest rates.

Trump continues to insult Powell on social media, calling him every name in the book, and his administration is currently trying to push out Fed Governor Lisa Cook, appointed by then-President Joe Biden, in a landmark case at the US Supreme Court.

Powell had stayed mostly mum in the face of Trump’s attacks, but just a few days after he was served with a subpoena in early January, the Fed chief released a remarkable video calling out the investigation as an affront to the Fed’s independence.

Powell’s term as chair expires in May and Trump in January nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to run the central bank. But Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, a key vote on the Senate Banking Committee that would confirm the nomination, has said the committee should not consider a vote until the criminal probe of Powell is resolved.

[Gorsameth]

While it's true the olive branch is being removed, this one doesn't fall on Trump. Even though it seems like it would. These were created and approved in September 2024 under Biden.

https://www.ccac.gov/system/files/me...9-19-email.pdf

https://www.usmint.gov/news/media-kit/semiq-resources



Trump did however remove designs for the quarters from the Biden admin’s proposed themes (abolition, civil rights, and woman’s suffrage), deriding them as being “DEI”. Because of course he did.

Ironically if post civil war the US had practiced a little less olive branch we might well not have been in this shit timeline.

[PhaelixWW]

Speaking of US wars...



Yes, we're in the "preemptive retaliatory de-escalation action" portion right now.