"that is why the stock market did not seem to care."

The markets were just happy this wasn't the day where "the stuff" hit "the fan".

When it does, the result will be Stagflation.

#27

Really?!?

Because my take was "Look who brings up dick out of nowhere, yet again."

" they are facing a total economic collapse."

Stay in school, kids! Republican Math is a dangerous thing.

" This is not something a judge even has jurisdiction over"

Don't be shy; you don't believe a judge has ANY jurisdiction over President Trump.

"$2 an hour jobs for everyone and don't criticize El Presidente!"

I heard somewhere the tattoo "MOM" means Member Of MS-13.

Deport them!!!

"avian flu resulted in only a 4% drop in the number of egg laying hens."

Never let a crisis go to waste.

"Under an indemnity program, the department provides monetary relief to compensate farms that destroy animals in response to disease outbreaks like avian flu. USDA has made around $1 billion in such payments to agricultural producers since 2022."

Sounds "woke" to me. Why can't these farmers pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Aren't payments and price supports Soshalizm???

Frankly, I've been stunned by the number of TikToks from folks who are worried about their harvest, tacitly (and sometimes openly) admitting their workforce is largely undocumented workers.

It's why I point out the problems are centered in Republican counties, where Republican sheriffs look the other way, while Republican members of the largely-Republican Chambers of Commerce are, coincidentally, the largest contributors to the Sheriff's re-election campaign.

"with areas of strength in private domestic demand..."

Translation: the next set of pre-tariff numbers will include everyone who is currently stocking up. "See, that recession didn't last long" will be claimed ad nauseam...

...then purchasing will plummet.

Here's a thought:

Start deporting the hirers to El Salvador, and see what happens.

"Every measure which points to the real economy is green."

Only if you're using Republican Math

241,000 new jobless claims this week, up from last week, and more than expected.

What do you think will happen when the April numbers come out on Monday?

And if tariffs are so good, so beautiful...why doesn't D2H want America to see it every time they make an Amazon purchase?

"As we speak, the assembly of iPhone is being shifted to India"

So ... not coming back to America like D2H promised.

Got it.

"the lack of their cheap Chinese made crap products."

The top three Chinese exports to the US are Broadcasting Equipment (including Phones), Computers, and Office Machinery.

You know...crap the Americans can do without.

"IF they don't want to comply..."

And by that, he means "teach that Donald Trump actually WON the 2020 election", or face the consequences.

"POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS"

What does Trump want Harvard to do?

What is your reaction to that?

"...the students they have, the professors they have, the attitude they have is not American."

And Donald gets to decide who/what qualifies as "American".

Where are our resident CENSORSHIP screechers now?

" Dominion changed that.."

Read the verdict. Fox News changed that.

That's not lawfare, that's LAW.

And sour grapes from the losers, of course.

"Trump will take YOUR money to give it to these moron farmers "

Yes he will, and no he won't. In that order.

"I really do believe Trump was announcing, and then cancelling, massive tariffs in order to manipulate the stock market for personal gain."

You can tell because on at least two occasions, Trump made announcements meant to spike the markets and they didn't. The first time, he was FURIOUS the markets didn't respond to Chapter 11 of "they're on, they're off".

And recently, Trump's head exploded when the Fed Chair came out warning about reality AFTER Trump had said something to spur the markets. The numbers, which had inched into green after Trump's announcement, turned in to a red freefall.

No doubt leveraged bets had been made, and now lost.

But who knew Stay-Puft Man v. GhostBusters, et al wasn't a real case, your honor???

Clownshack's #48 is well reasoned. Tariffs can be useful if America CAN replace the products for a close price. But blanket tariffs, making purchases more expensive for the sake of making them more expensive, is moronic.

To me, it's obvious this chaos is merely to rock the markets, and cash in via futures and leveraged bets...

...when you're the one controlling the markets themselves.

"Then why should I want to pay them?"

You don't. Nor should you want to.

Tariffs are taxes. Trump just instigated the largest tax increase in your lifetime. And if you want the product, you'll have to pay the extra tax on it.

This would allow the government to put its hand on the scale, as to which religions WOULD get grants, and which wouldn't.

Sounds like violating the Establishment Clause to me.

"I don't watch cable news"

All NRO and Daily Stormer for you?

" lawfare was not used to shut down the other side. Dominion changed that "

What part of Dominion was lawfare?

Folks can scream "the election was stolen", and "there was fraud", all they want.

But as soon as they say "There was fraud ... and it was Dominion", we've got a problem.

Where's the lawfare???