In what may be a sign of the times, and not an especially healthy one, my readers and friends recently have been filling my email inbox with questions about whether Donald Trump and White House insiders have been manipulating the stock market with his vacillating announcements about tariffs and the economy. Speculation along those lines broke into the open Tuesday when Fox News reporter Peter Doocy referred to the overall slide in the stock market since President Trump's inauguration and asked White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, "You're sure nobody here at the White House shorted the Dow?" read more
After Trump put tariffs on longtime friends and important allies, Canada and the EU duties have retaliated with there own tariffs which are aimed at Republican-held states. read more
On Tuesday morning's edition of CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Cramer told co-host Carl Quintanilla that if there's a recession, it will be because Trump manufactured it, and slammed Trump's handling of trade with ostensible allies. He went on to say Trump is "playing with fire," and accused him of "arson." read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights who decades ago upset leaders in his own party when he defied state law and issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples, suggested Democrats were in the wrong in allowing transgender athletes to participate in female college and youth sports. "I think it's an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness " it's deeply unfair," Newsom said in his debut podcast episode of "This is Gavin Newsom." "I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you." read more
It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business. While U.S. defense stocks are slumping, European defense stocks are rising quickly because the markets have concluded that those governments will be spending lots more on defense. And every government around the world knows what happened to Zelensky last week in the Oval Office. The conclusion that many leaders will draw from the altercation that Trump and Vance had with Zelensky is that U.S. security guarantees-a key reason why countries tend to buy U.S. weapons- are not going to be a convincing argument anymore. Since Trump's inauguration, shares in the six biggest U.S. defense companies have fallen by an average of 4 percent. Meanwhile, shares of Europe's largest defense groups - including Germany's Rheinmetall - "have surged" by almost 40 percent in the same period. read more
Exactly what Trumpers want.
#16 | Posted by sitzkrieg
Yep! We've lost credibility. And now we're going to lose the weapon sales that went along with that credibility.
Trump may not have a kill switch' for fighter jets - but he has something else
The day-to-day running of aircraft is heavily reliant on US systems, from software updates to spare parts. This means that America does have the ability to make F-35s work less efficiently or less safely - if at all.
www.msn.com
Not really. They've been slowly been rolled back for months.
#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg
"Russia pushed Ukrainian forces out of most of the territory they controlled in the Russian region of Kursk during the past week, raising questions about whether a weeklong US intelligence cutoff materially helped the Russian counterattack."
www.aljazeera.com
You'll pardon me if I don't give Putin's Beach the benefit of the doubt when it comes to guessing whether he times his treachery to aid Russia.
Dems are in an impossible situation. If they don't pass the spending bill, Mrump would have even more leeway to fire workers.
"A shutdown is uncharted territory when you've got an administration that, at least in some ways, probably would welcome a shutdown because that would give the president almost unlimited power in deciding who's essential, who's nonessential, holding up agencies," Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told reporters Wednesday, calling it "a choice between two terrible alternatives."Gotta keep in mind that, unlike pretty much every other prez in hisotry, Trump wants the economy to fail. It assists him in manipulating the stock market and profiting from shorting it.
www.forbes.com
Along those same lines:
Why Does My Car Say Please Take a Break?
The "Please Take a Break" warning is a safety feature designed to promote driver alertness and prevent accidents caused by fatigue. Modern vehicles are equipped with sophisticated systems that monitor driving patterns and identify potential signs of drowsiness. When these systems detect fatigue-related driving behaviors, they trigger the "Please Take a Break" warning.
How Does the System Detect Fatigue?
The system that generates the "Please Take a Break" warning typically analyzes various factors, including:
Steering Wheel Movements: Abrupt or erratic steering movements can indicate fatigue or inattention.
Lane Departure: Drifting out of your lane without signaling can be a sign of drowsiness.
Speed Variations: Frequent and significant changes in speed, especially without a clear reason, can suggest fatigue.
Head Movement: The system might track head movements and detect signs of nodding off or drowsiness.
Time of Day: The system might consider the time of day and trigger the warning during times when drowsiness is more likely, such as late at night or early in the morning.
johnonwheels.com
Here's an honest answer - kiss my [effing buttocks], you [effing] MAGAT [developmentally challenged human].
#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead
I think you're forgetting that OneIronTurd is a Bernie Bro. You know it's true because he said so.