Trump's first term was on the coattails of the economy Obama built from scratch - without help from Republicans - after the 2008 financial catastrophe.

His second term has no one in it to keep him within guardrails.

We're experiencing the pure unadulterated Trump left to his own devices

Look where we are; inflation and costs ever rising, in the middle of a war, alienated from allies, unemployment rising ...

He bankrupted TWO casinos and was on the verge of a personal bankruptcy when The Apprentice rescued him financially.

You fell for the false idol We tried to warn you.

Bye Bye ------

The launch was AWESOME!!!!

We'll be able to watch 24/7 in full HD. The picture from 1500 miles behind the moon with the earth in view will be awe inspiring.

Short article.

Trump's lost support in every sector of the electorate. Independents and young voters have fled MAGA/GOP in record numbers.

"Zelensky says Allies asked Him to Scale Back Attacks on Russian Energy"

Why should he? Russia's been attacking their power stations for 4 years now.

Got my stickers yesterday

Meanwhile, the Marines are preparing their reserves that deployment is in their future

So, we've done regime change. The new Iranian regime, now run by the IGRC, is even worse.

"It is amazing," Mohammad Khatami, the reformist cleric twice elected president, said in a March 18 statement, "that those who are capable and eager to achieve an honorable peace, if there is a way to achieve it, are being brutally attacked and assassinated."

TRUTHHURTS

We killed the head of the IGRC. His replacement, Ahmad Vahidi, is a despotic hardliner who seems to be firmly in control.

Who is Ahmad Vahidi?:

Mohammad Ali Shabani, the editor-in-chief of the Middle East news outlet Amwaj, said in a post on X that Pakpour and Salami, Vahidi's predecessors, were "schoolteachers compared to this guy".

"The man is brutal. Hardliners wasting no time filling vacancies thanks to Israel," Shabani added.

Sounds like a super bike you'll enjoy.

I just hoping it doesn't kill me.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL

Now there's a MORE hard line regime in Tehran with feckless figurehead in Khamenei (is he even alive?) and the IRGC in control.

Mow there's a MORE hard line regime in Tehran with feckless figurehead in Khamenei (is he even alive?) and the IRGC in control.

The article is worth reading. I didn't hit a paywall.

Here's why

"Rather than bringing down the regime, the campaign is, in several key respects, actually reinforcing it," Danny Citrinowicz, a former Iran specialist for Israeli military intelligence, wrote in Israel Hayom on March 27. Two days earlier, the former head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6, Alex Younger, told the Economist: "The reality is that the U.S. underestimated the task, and I think as of about two weeks ago lost the initiative to Iran."

C0RI0LANUS

If Vance is the nominee, and they shove the SAVE act through Congress, how will he vote? Different name on his birth certificate:

REDIAL

Sounds like a super bike you'll enjoy. I'm currently "leg powered" only :-)

#48 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

An egregious imbalance.

Perhaps Qatar will donate a new one?

#46 | Posted by REDIAL

If Trump were an honest man, he'd sell the one they gave him and put the dough towards a new one since this is his fault.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL

Mine isn't electric.

Low to High gears and two brakes easy ... I do appreciate shock absorbers on both wheels. My last only had one on the front.

A gel seat cover - which I've been using for over 20 years - really helps keep one's behind and back from getting sore.

From the 'net:

An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is valued at approximately $500 million, while replacing one with a modern equivalent like the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail costs over $700 million to over $1 billion per aircraft.

#43 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

There also goes another bunch of millions up in smoke.

Sorry about the injured personnel. I hope they realize Trump's at fault.

Good to know... I just dropped a silly amount of cash on a mountain bike.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL

I picked up a 2nd hand Gary Fisher mountain bike during COVID.

My first buy after getting a bike is to get a gel seat cover for a smoother ride. Like these:

I'm happy for the people of Cuba.

Putin is happier since Trump's war puts billions in Russia's (and his) coffers he can use to kill people in Ukraine.

REDIAL

We know markets tend to go up over time, but the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.