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Barbara Monaco Apr 20

@TonyStark I've read that trump fans actually believe that that financial pain will be necessary before the " golden age" finally arrives. They are willing, as always, to make excuses for him. Utopia is right around the corner. Commercial media, by underplaying dire financial news, is keeping their hopes alive for now. The charade may not be sustainable when recession arrives.

@Barbramon1 A guy that works at a plant that’s a customer of mine for work told me in January that everything was going to close, including banks, and that we should all stock up on what we need and then once DOGE was done, everything would reopen and all the money would be deposited into Trump voters’ bank accounts.

That was supposed to take 3 months. 🤔

Barbara Monaco Apr 20

@TonyStark The delusion is mind boggling. Some people are expecting a $5,000 "dividend" check from DOGE.
Trump mentioned it in March. It was in the news for a minute and spread all over the internet. He has said nothing about it since then.

Bam Apr 20

@Barbramon1 @TonyStark

What’s amazing to me about this is they are cutting 1) things that don’t cost taxpayers a dime (eg FDIC) and 2) things that SAVE tax dollars (eg IRS). The cognitive dissonance is truly flabbergasting.

@Bam @Barbramon1 I always hope that the general public will try and become better informed, but they seem dead set on being less so.

cognitively accessible math Apr 20

@Bam @Barbramon1 @TonyStark Once we understand that it's what PUtin wants, it is no longer flabbergasting.
That the rest of the folks in governmnet are fine with it is appalling but I"m not going to let them gast my flabbers.

Barbara Monaco Apr 20

@geonz @Bam @TonyStark
Although I have known for years that trump is Putin's puppet, there are still times when I sit in wonderment that he was able to ascend to the US presidency.

J H Libby Apr 20

@geonz @Bam @Barbramon1 @TonyStark Here, let me fix that for you:

"That the rest of the GOP in Congress are fine with it is appalling...."

(Most congressional Dems are actually quite sane, but they're hopelessly outnumbered.

@jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 @TonyStark Defend, defend. Think about that.

@jhlibby @geonz @Bam @Barbramon1 Yeah- the pro-Putin stuff is GOP only.

@TonyStark @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1
Really?

@geonz @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 Feel free to name a pro-Putin Democrat. Yes, REALLY.

How Putin Co-Opted the Republican Party | TIME
https://time.com/6757904/trump-russia-republican-party/

How Putin Co-Opted the Republican Party

Trump’s Putin adoration and the GOP's position are now indistinguishable. The signs are clear at CPAC, where Navalny's death may be largely dismissed

Time

@TonyStark @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 Think hard about this.
Plato says: "Silence gives consent."

@geonz @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 Think hard about this: you’re either uniformed or a troll.

Clyburn gives GOP a new nickname: ‘Groupies of Putin’:
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4487402-clyburn-gives-gop-new-nickname-groupies-of-putin/

Clyburn gives GOP a new nickname: ‘Groupies of Putin’

House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) went after Republicans Saturday, branding the GOP with a new nickname: “Groupies of Putin.” Clyburn, who announced he would step down from leadership in 2024, argued Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his other GOP colleagues have only been doing the business of Russian President Vladimir Putin “at the behest…

The Hill

Arbres Apr 21

@geonz @TonyStark @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 Dude. You're illiterate. Quoting Plato doesn't hide how illiterate you are.
Begone with your "both are the same" bullshit.

@arbres @TonyStark @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1 That's not what I said, at all, but you do you.

@arbres @jhlibby @Bam @Barbramon1

@geonz

J H Libby Apr 20

@Bam @Barbramon1 @TonyStark It's cognitive dissonance only as long as you believe it's about saving tax dollars. When you look at it as a deliberate dismantling of government, it makes a lot more sense.

MJ Apr 20

@TonyStark @Barbramon1@mas.to 🤦🏿‍♀️

samiamsam Apr 20

i just can't anymore

the stupidity is astonishing

Bruce Heerssen Apr 20

That's insane. Do you want to see ten million people march on Washington? Close the banks.

@bruce @Barbramon1 Somehow this guy thought it was a great idea.

I hate feeling this way but I think to myself all the time that people like this are out driving on the same roads I am.

Bruce Heerssen Apr 20

LOL. I drive for a living. I can attest that far too many people have a driver's license.

Ev Delen Apr 20

@bruce @TonyStark @Barbramon1
In North America they are handed out like prizes in a cereal box.

Compare to Scandinavian countries where you have to demonstrate proficiency with how an automobile works, take mandatory schooling, summer and winter driving courses...

I'm surprised as many people survive on North American roads as they do.

@evdelen @bruce @Barbramon1 Excuse me? Hey, I’m not down with a lot but we do have drivers’ tests and so on. They’re not just handed out and it’s a bit expensive.

Ev Delen Apr 20

@TonyStark @bruce @Barbramon1
Country: Cost - Road Deaths /100,000ppl
Sweden: CAN$2,150 - 2.57
Norway: USD$2,000 - 1.76
Finland: CAN$1,250 - 3.09
Denmark: USD$1,500 - 3.00
Ontario: > CAN$350 - (Canada) 4.58
California: USD$45 - (US) 11.10!!!!

Cost seems to be correlated to safety...

@evdelen @bruce @Barbramon1 It is 200 dollars in Norway and the rest is this is just bullshit wasting my time. Bye!

Ev Delen Apr 20

@TonyStark @bruce @Barbramon1
Admittedly I've never been, but my research indicates it's around 20,000kr for the mandatory components, but up to 45,000kr for optional components that can result in lower insurance.

Right now 1 Norwegian Krone ≈ CAD$0.13

Bam Apr 20

Yes, because as we learned from our Trump Covid experience, shutting off the economy and turning it back on has absolutely no side effects, much less unexpected ones.

Justbeep Apr 20

@Barbramon1
@TonyStark

#recession might be the smallest problem to expect: https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-terrorist-attack?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true

The Next Terrorist Attack

And What Comes After

Thinking about...

SouprMatt Apr 21

@Barbramon1 @TonyStark They change their tune every day. They were claiming the economy would instantly get better if this guy got elected again. Now they are parroting the “temporary pain” line from their dear leader.

Truly sad and pathetic.

Alex Bardsley

Apr 21

@Barbramon1
The ones with investible resources are telling each other this is a buying opportunity.

Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor Apr 20

@TonyStark I will NEVER forget or forgive the corporate media hit job on #Biden on the economy (his age, approval ratings, ad infinitum). They bear (a LOT of) partial responsibility for the clusterfck we’re in right now.

MasterMischief Apr 20

@PamelaBarroway @TonyStark Funny how I don't hear anything about age or the economy anymore.

Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor Apr 20

@MasterMischief @TonyStark 🤔

lin11c Apr 20

@PamelaBarroway @TonyStark
Me neither. He should have sued them for defamation but he is too moral.

Joe Hill 🇵🇸🇺🇦Apr 20

@PamelaBarroway @TonyStark
I won’t say they’re solely responsible, but they could have single-handedly changed the result.
As could Mitch McConnell, the person I judge most culpable.

Sean Apr 22

@TonyStark Biden had a problem with messaging and framing the economy, instead of saying the inflation was transitory the framing should have been "Wow look at how messed up Trump left the economy. I guess we have to roll up our sleeves and try our best to get out of this Trump f**k up". Trumperdink rather than being a framing issue, just overturned the table w/presumption that he'd find something out of the self-made mess to claim victory. He was wrong, & the global economy is worse off for it