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Heather Digby Parton, Salon: In January 2025, the president was set up for success. Instead, he blew it

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So, in an effort to "punish" Democratic cities, Trump wants to tank our economy even further. Halting international flights into some of the busiest hubs in the country is not just idiotic, it would spell economic disaster for the ENTIRE country.

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-- Senator Patty Murray (@murray.senate.gov) 8:19 PM · May 29, 2026

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It was Biden's recovery, and Trump hates Biden for beating him.

One of a thousand things this sick effing f--- has ruined because of his sick effing personality and mind.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-01 06:00 PM | Reply

... In January 2025, the president was set up for success. Instead, he blew it ...

Yup.

Big time.

Pres Trump, in January 2025, inherited an economy from fmr Pres Biden that was vibrant, expanding and with inflation trending lower.

So what did Pres Trump do?

For starters, he raised tariffs to absurd levels, that turned around the decreasing inflation.

Then he went onward to destroy the robust economy he inherited. All as he tried to blame his failures of the prior Biden admin's policies.

... I could go on ...

Yeah, Pres trump inherited a robust economy from fmr Pres Biden, and Pres Trump managed to turn that robust economy downwards.

Much like the six bankruptcies he had.

Fact Check: Has Donald Trump Filed for Bankruptcy Six Times?
www.fregolaw.com

... Donald J. Trump is the 45th and 47th (current) President of the United States. However, before becoming POTUS, Donald Trump was a renowned businessman and media personality. He is known to be associated with 540+ businesses, with his organization owning most of them.

Even such a renowned and powerful figure has had to file for bankruptcy time and again. The first filing was all the way back in 1991, and the most recent one was in 2014. Is it true that he filed for bankruptcy six times?

Yes, it is true, and here are the six times Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy: ...




#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-01 11:52 PM | Reply

He squandered it just like he did the $400 Million inheritance he got from Daddy.

Saudis have been bailing him out ever since.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-02 12:17 AM | Reply

@#3 ... He squandered it just like he did the $400 Million inheritance he got from Daddy....

Under the category of ~posts of mine that I wish I had saved ...~

Back in the summer of 2016 I warned this most august site about then citizen Trump, based upon the opinion of him that I had formed from the local NYC media over the prior couple of decades.

Now we are seeing the results of what I had warned about.

In a word: and imo, incompetence.

Of course, the "incompetence" appellation may be kind.


But, that's another comment.

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#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-02 12:53 AM | Reply

@#3 ... He squandered it just like he did the $400 Million inheritance he got from Daddy.

Saudis have been bailing him out ever since. ...

I am still of the question ...

- - - Bailing him out?

- or -

- - - Bribing him

??

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-02 01:12 AM | Reply

Bailing him out back in the day, while stocking up on bargain basement priced US real estate.

Blatantly bribing him now, mostly for weapons contracts. Like Saudi being the first Arab country to get F-35 fighters.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-02 01:17 AM | Reply

Five for Fighting - Easy Tonight (2000)
www.youtube.com

A fav song of mine.

There's the lyrics excerpt that caught my attention...

genius.com

...
Don't know where I'm going yet
But I sure am getting there
...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-02 01:18 AM | Reply

@#6

Wish I could find something to disagree with in that comment.

But I cannot.

Grifting?

OpEd: Jared Kushner is back -- and so are big questions about his financial ties (2025)
www.theguardian.com

... Kushner's investment firm is backed by three Arab petrostates critical to the Gaza agreement. ...

Conflict of interest?



#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-02 01:27 AM | Reply

It's confusing, Dems keep saying the economy has tanked but why is my 401k and stock portfolio thru the roof since Trump took office? I feel bad for those like all the dems who can only see the economy through gas prices but don't they just ride bikes anyway? And don't Dems want high gas prices so people drive less?

#9 | Posted by fishpaw at 2026-06-02 01:06 PM | Reply

Americans are using buy-now-pay-later for gas and groceries

www.marketwatch.com

The putrid orange chomo did that.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-02 01:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#9 fishpud belches out another line, "Dems keep saying the economy has tanked but why is my 401k and stock portfolio thru the roof since Trump took office?"

Here's a dime, buy a clue, fishpud...

Here's a dime, buy a clue


click image above for larger view

You're welcome, fishpud.

#11 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-02 01:13 PM | Reply

A growing percentage of buy now, pay later (BNPL) users say they've paid late on one of these loans in the past year. Now, 47% of BNPL users have done so, up six percentage points from 2025 and 13 percentage points from two years ago.

That's just one of the troubling findings in LendingTree's 2026 Buy Now, Pay Later Report. We asked consumers about their behaviors and perspectives regarding these popular loans. Along with increased late payments, we found that more users are buying groceries with these loans and carrying three or more BNPL loans at once, and that more than half of BNPL users say they wouldn't be able to make ends meet without them.

www.lendingtree.com

The serial------------'s golden age is upon us.

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-02 01:14 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It's confusing, Dems keep saying the economy has tanked but why is my 401k and stock portfolio thru the roof since Trump took office?

#9 | Posted by fishpaw

It's confusing alright. The stock market was reaching record highs under biden too, yet republicans said the economy was a disaster, gas was too expensive, inflation was too high, housing was too expensive, we were in too many foreign wars, and we needed to expose all the epstein pedophiles.

What changed?

#13 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-06-02 01:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Americans are using buy-now-pay-later for gas and groceries

Just wait until more effects of the BBB kicks in after the November elections.

Future historians will be astonished that America suffered with back-to-back Weimar Republics.

Weimar Republic 2.0: The feckless 2020-2024 Democrats who couldn't stop Dummkopf Trumpf in four years and foolishly thought that the voices of 7.2m Israeli Jews were more important than the voices of 7,371,247 American pacifists, progressives, and antiwar Samaritans of all faiths who were against the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. In 1968, Hubert Humphrey (D) thought the brutal Saigon junta was more important than the voices of millions of antiwar protestors too.

Weimar Republic 3.0: Instead of wheelbarrows of money to buy staples, Americans are getting into debt and living paycheck to paycheck under feudalistic conditions. Some are selling plasma to make money and others are cutting back on paying for health insurance premiums. No wonder that many Americans die with less than $1,500 in assets.

The mega-oligarchs and military-industrial complex (MIC) come up on top again and still no universal healthcare in the US for us, as enjoyed by Israelis, Germans, Cubans, most Iranians, Canadians, and Albanians.

Incredible.

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-02 01:54 PM | Reply

#14 Flag:

#15 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-02 02:05 PM | Reply

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