The GOP turned into little but a cult of personality revolving around one person.

They've have lost young men, Hispanics, independent voters, suburban women, etc etc. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, we're at the beginning of the end.

When Trump dies, their entire thing dies. Won't be long before MAGA's sounds the death knells.

Iran's regime is fighting an existential battle for survival.

They'll dictate when this war is over.

The obese dotard wanted to find Elvis' recipe for peanut butter, banana, bacon, and honey sandwiches. Also went to get a gander at the "Lisa Marie" jet across the street from Graceland in which Elvis had a special compartment built to hold the ingredients.

Ayatollah supporters held hostages for 444 days. And they made Hezbollah hold on to American hostages in Lebanon for years. These are not the kind of men to be rushed into any deals, especially if this crisis is hurting their enemies.

Recession odds climb on Wall Street as economy shows cracks beneath the surface

Economists have pulled up their risk assessments of a U.S. contraction amid heightened uncertainty over geopolitical risk and a labor market that for the past year has shown strains.

"I'm concerned recession risks are uncomfortably high and on the rise," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "Recession is a real threat here."

Twin concerns about growth and unemployment have triggered talk of stagflation, a characterization that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has rejected.

But the threat of a prolonged war, pressure on consumers and a labor market that, outside of health care, lost hundreds of thousands of jobs last year has kept concerns elevated.

Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

- Trump's approval falls to 36% amid rising fuel prices
- One in four approve of Trump's handling of cost of living
- 35% approve of U.S. strikes on Iran, down from 37%

Trump's FL house district in FL just flipped to Dem in a district that voted for him in 2024 by 54.6% to 44.0%, a +10.6 margin.

Trump's new representative is Emily Gregory, and she flipped the district by a 51%-49% margin.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan

I posted that the other day.

Trump's TACO extra days make oil and stock traders think things were getting better. Market manipulation.

Meanwhile, the strait is still closed and thousands of Marines are on their way.

Stay tuned.

Think I'll watch Goodfellas again ... :-)

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

We had a copy of Henry Hill's cookbook forever. I gave it to one of the neighborhood kids I grew up with in the suburbs. A few of the dads on my paper route were mafia guys, including his, which I only realized later:

I always wondered why some of the dads seemed to be home a lot during the day. And how one, who had 10 kids, could afford to not work AND buy his 16-year-old daughter a 'Vette. Sometimes I could hear one of the dads, who lived on the street behind mine, guffawing with other dudes, or yelling, "Marie, get me another g-damned beer! I didn't put 2 and 2 together until years later when a headline in USA Today was about the feds indicting most of them. LOL

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

"Goombas" might not have been filtered out ...

A cousin of mine got in a LOT of trouble with my aunt and uncle back when. My uncle noticed he suddenly had a nice watch and a wad of cash. When he asked him about it, Russell said, "I got a job." Turned out Gotti's outfit had hired him to be a runner in Queens. Apparently they'd hire juveniles for some "jobs" like that. Russell got grounded for months LOL.

MAGA could easily rename themselves "White Nights of the GOP).

Same racism as the MS branch in the 60's.

If people lack the critical thinking skills to see the ridiculousness of voting Stein/Nader to stop the GOP, then just more fodder for my amusement.

#24 | Posted by censored

It comes off as you supporting them. Add (/snark) or something.

His 20h great-grandfather:

Oil futures were headed up before Trump's announcement, that is.

Looks like "the markets" are already catching on that Trump was lying his --- off yesterday morning about "talks" with Iran.

Iran's message this morning was to pound Israel with a barrage of missiles.

#25 | Posted by censored

I'm sure you're also read about the hundreds of millions in futures trading that happened 15 minutes before Trump's fake announcement. Insider tipoff, no doubt. Especially considering futures were headed up at that moment.

#22 | Posted by censored

If you keep posting "Stein/Nadar...!" people think you're serious.

Just sayin'

Iran rains missiles onto Israel and mocks Trump's talk of joint control of strait

...After Trump's Truth Social comment on Monday, Iran said no talks had yet been held.

Been one of the goals of the fascist element of the Republican Party for a long long time, to bankrupt America so the oligarchs could rule and FDRs safety net could be first, reduced, then torpedoed.

#40 | Posted by Hughmass

"Starve The Beast" has been their MO since Reagan.

Trump and Netanyahu said their ability to enrich uranium was destroyed LAST JUNE.

So, which is true? It was destroyed last June or not? And whatever uranium Iran had is buried under mountains of rubble.

"Trump Reposts: 'Third Term for Trump'"

I guess that's fine, as long as this doesn't affect out plans to vote for Jill Stein/Ralph Nader 2028!

Posted by censored

Idiots who vote for Stein and Nader are why America is in such a pickle, with this lying dotard in the WH.

Republicans see voters like that as gullible suckers.

Mail-in for me, none for thee!

What a lying POS

You're right.....Trump measures success by the stock market......but he's not alone.

Posted by eberly

He is alone in using the stock market as a gauge for how well the economy is doing.

Other presidents have focused on GDP, employment, wage growth, inflation indexes, etc. Things that matter to the middle class.

-What if we just gave Iran $200 billion dollars to quit?

quit what, exactly? developing nuclear weapons?

#16 | Posted by eberly

Republicans went bonkers when Obama unfroze $1.7b Iranian funds.

Trump measures success by the stock market. He sees it's tanking.

Betcha some insiders got the heads up before his announcement and bought yesterday or during this morning's pre-market.

This war won't be over until Iran decides it is.

What's being floated now by the Trump WH? The same deal Obama and the world signed in 2014 that Trump blew up, but with more billions going to Iran than the $1.7 billion repatriated to Iran under the original 2014 deal.

What a negotiator!! (/snark)