"This isn't the first time Trump has proposed sprawling tariffs on imports, and it's something that economists everywhere think is an incredibly foolish plan. Such a steep tariff hike would lead to absurd price increases on good working families everywhere, especially on avocados, beer, and alcohol"all significant imports from Mexico.

Trump has heard this all before but shrugs it off because he believes that the tariffs will force companies to return to the U.S.

This is far from Trump's most ridiculous take on tariffs. Just weeks ago he stated to Bloomberg's John Micklethwait that he wanted "a 100, 200, 2,000 percent tariff" on imports. "The higher the tariff, the more likely it is that the company will come into the United States."

But Mexico is America's number one trading partner. And his latest proposal to increase tariffs whenever he feels like it reveals how little he understands about the impacts here."

/

Raise prices on the Cult's beer?

That might be where they finally draw the line!

Jim Cramer says Monday's market action suggests some traders anticipate a Harris win

- constant stream of lies and fear

He's always talking about his Cult Leader, rofl.

It has a history.... I've seen it used and used it before:

That's not a factual argument, Bev.

Because you don't have one. Citizens United and the associated Corporate Personhood laws were fought by Dems before they became SOP for money and dark money in politics thanks to the GOP.

Dem Bill for public financing of elections:

Rod Serling Was Prophetic With This Warning

link to #3

Also tonight, Dick Van ---- just released a short vid called "Voting"... of him reading a Rod Serling speech:

hi I'm uh Dick Van ---- you may remember
I used to sing and dance and fall down a
lot

actually 50 years ago May 31st
1964 I was on the podium with Dr Martin
Luther King
who was addressing some
60,000 people in the coliseum in La

I was there to read a message written by
Rod turling the guy who wrote Twilight
Zone

I got it out the the other day and
I think it it means as much today if not
more than it did then

so if you don't
mind I'd like to read it

"hatred is not
the norm Prejudice is not the norm
suspicion dislike jealousy
scapegoating

none of those are the
Transcendent facet of the human
personality

they're diseases they are the cancers of the
Soul they are the Infectious and
contagious viruses that have been
bleeding Humanity for
years

and because they have been and
because they are... is it necessary that
they shall be?

I think not
if there's one voice left to say
welcome to stranger if there's but one
hand outstretched to say enter and
share if there's one mind remaining to
think of thought of warmth and
friendship then there's a future in
which we'll find more than one hand more
than one voice and more than one mind
dedicated to the cause of man's
equality

Wishful hopeful unassured
problematical and not to be guaranteed
that's all
true

but again on this spring evening of
1964 a little of man's awareness has
shown itself a little of his essential
decency

his basic goodness his
preeminent dignity has been made a
matter of record

there'll be moments of
violence and expressions of hatred and
ugly echo of
intolerance

but these are the clinging
visages of a Decayed past not the harbinges
of a better cleaner
future

to those who tell us the
inequality of the human animal is
unnecessary evil we must respond by
simply saying that first it is evil but
not necessary

we prove it sitting here
tonight in
1964

we prove it by affirming our faith
we prove it by having faith in our
affirmations

horest man said be ashamed
to die unless you win some victory for
Humanity

I'd like to paraphrase that
tonight
let's be ashamed to live without
that
Victory

DvanD = 1964 A lot's happened not so much as
Martin Luther dreamed of but a start
thank you God bless

#81

So glad you are keeping informed... sort of informed.

"Given the slightly surprising endorsement, both due to his politics and previous comments about women, Spencer clarified in a phone interview with Newsweek on Saturday morning, "I just want someone who is competent to be in charge so that something can happen, as opposed to demonization of the other side."

Spencer, who was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a "suit-and-tie version of the white supremacists of old, a kind of professional racist in khakis," added that "there's a total absence of policy among the GOP. It's the 'no' party, it's almost nihilistic party," in contrast to how he views the Democrats as, "more competent," "able to be reasonable," and wanting "to govern the whole country."

Spencer clarified he is not affiliated with any political party.

In the interview with Newsweek on Saturday, he specifically cited the bipartisan border bill that Republicans shot down earlier this year as an example. "If you don't want things to get better, then you're sort of evil," he said.

Spencer announced his endorsement of Harris in an almost 12-minute video posted to X, saying, "This is not some kind of troll or joke; this is a sincere vote."

In the video, he discussed what voting for a candidate means to him, saying you have to consider "who best offers stability, safety, continuation, and most likely to be the best manager of the American empire."

He continued: "When I put it that way, the choice is very clear. I think Donald Trump and the MAGA [Make America Great Again] movement bring nothing but stupidity and chaos."

Maybe though... maybe these new Fake Electors are like kamikaze pilots targeting ships?

But targeting laws that they'll try to get before their lying Supreme Court.

If they weren't in a Cult, though, they would know he wouldn't pee on them if they were on fire... even if he needed to pee and didn't have a diaper.

Many of them are in prison:

"You're Not Donald Trump " Break Election Law and Go to Prison

Think instead about Tina Peters, the former county clerk from Colorado. Peters bought false claims about secret software and wireless devices that were supposedly cooking the books in the 2020 presidential election, and tried to assist those telling the lies.

Last week she got her reward for blind loyalty to Trump's frauds"felony convictions and nine years in prison.

Peters isn't alone. Trump lackeys far closer to him haven't fared any better.

Among those that have now been sentenced to prison are his former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, Trump 2016 campaign chief Steve Bannon, 2016 deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, trade advisor Peter Navarro, foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos, and political consultant Roger Stone."

much more at the link

#5

This is true, Laura.

But Corporations paid for the laws to make it so a politician can't run without Corporate and billionaire money... and only a vast minority of Dems would vote against a Public Campaign Financing of what are supposed to be the People's reps, not the Oligarchs minions.

Financed and supported by the people who already pay for the air time and the media who get the money.

All the GOP would prolly vote against that.

(I miss Dethspud... anyone heard from him, her, them?)

- We don't need her preaching to the choir.

She's dragging around ---- Liz Cheney for F's sakes!

And the rwinger who coined the term, 'alt right' a true and famous neo-Nazi is supporting her online.

And she's the only actual Christian in the Race.

/
And the election may be so close because Trump looks so much like:

- But if he wins, its because idiot Harris can't message.

Here. I think that this bud's for you....

Lewis Black at his dead serious best.

"The former president, known for his forgetful moments during the closing rallies and even for criticising Fox News, stirred up more controversy with his references to violence against women in Raleigh.

"I was so nice to her out of respect," Trump claimed, going on to say: "She hit me the other day. I was going to say to my people. 'Am I allowed to hit her now? '."

He relayed how his advisors suggested he restrain himself, but he retorted, "What do you mean? She said bad about me. I can't hit back? "

His speech, which provoked cheers and laughter from the audience, also saw him attack Nancy Pelosi in a continued assault on Democrat women.

"She's a bad, sick woman. She's crazy as a bedbug," Trump decried. He further lambasted Pelosi, recalling an incident saying: "She is a crazy-- she's a -- remember she ripped up the paper behind me? She could've gone to jail for that."

;

His supporters and obfuscators will say he is talking about insults... his Base knows what he means, though.

If he thought he could, and maybe he can, he would 'lock up' Michelle, Hillary, Nancy... anyone who opposes him.

Michael Moore Predicts Trump is Toast

From the thread link....

"Investors believe that if Trump wins and implements trade tariffs and tax cuts - and especially if the Republicans also emerge with control of both houses of Congress - then inflationary pressures will rise, making it less likely that the US Federal Reserve will rapidly cut interest rates.

The Fed is expected to lower rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, two days after the election."

Ah, so that's why.

You must have been a bad boy!

I don't get a paywall there, and I'm not subscribed.

- His 15 minutes of fame are almost over.

Hakim Jeffries is going to make a great Speaker of the House.

Smellbringer blamed the victim, the mic, for being too sexy.

#6

SO NW!

#43

That appears to be the only way a marginal poster can get the attention they need.

"Yields on US government debt, which move inversely to prices, were lower and the Mexico peso strengthened after a closely watched poll over the weekend showed an unexpected groundswell of support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in Iowa, a state previously dominated by Trump.

The poll, run by non-partisan pollster J Ann Selzer and released late on Saturday, is considered the "gold standard" of opinion surveys in the state."

Yeah, baby!

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