He really hates us, doesn't he? "Trump Announces Tariff Increases on U.S. Trading Partners President Trump ordered his advisers to calculate new tariff levels globally, an ambitious task that could set off furious negotiations in the coming months."
"I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into."
I will never get over the duplicity of this man and his complete disregard for what the United States has fought and died for since its inception. My father was a WWII veteran. He was shot down and taken prisoner, tortured but finally made it home. He fought for freedom and our country, and he would be so mortified to see Trump kissing Putin's rear end and throwing Ukraine to the wolves. And it isn't just Trump, it is also all the Republican Senate and most of the House. They are all responsible for this disgrace of throwing the United States under the bus. They are weak, lickspittles of Trump and MAGA and will live in infamy for their cowardice.
The Citibank funds grab back is notable for who were the funds' original recipients. What an unambiguous way to take a swipe at a sanctuary city. But one now under new management, one more friendly to unfriendliness towards immigrants. Eric Adams, figuratively out on parole, will get to the bottom of this. But first he has to be of more assistance to ICE. And Citibank obviously had been instructed to do as it's told.
Well put, Bill. You are right that Trump knows exactly what leaving Ukraine to twist in some ill wind will do the post WWII order. It's a mortal blow to Ukraine, and over time, will be to NATO, the EU and the continent at large. And it is the kind of outcome he wants. Doing his part to make the world safe for autocracy.
That should have been obvious to anyone who's heard his regular praise of iron-fisted despots and noticed his general contempt for rules.
People smart enough to know better bought into his performative "patriotism," which is nothing but shallow nostalgia combined with an "I win, you lose" worldview. Or maybe that's exactly what they want.
Just so I have this straight, that would be kinda like Musk “clawing back” my husband’s social security check because he paid for a Bulwark subscription, say, or bought weed. Right? Right.
According to MAGA ideologues, Ukraine provoked Russia by rising up against the Russian stooges that the Kremlin contrived to install over them. Or more precisely: it was dastardly American liberals who manipulated Ukrainians to push off the Kremlin stooges, and it all presented such a grave threat to "Russian civilization" that Russia just had to invade Ukraine in self-defense.
But remember: It was Paul Manafort who repackaged one of those Russian stooges to make him more palatable to Ukrainian voters. The same Paul Manafort who worked as Trump's campaign manager and passed proprietary data to Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence agent.
Most American kids growing up when I did, in their play, always wanted to be one of the "good guys." That's who America was during WWII. That's who the G-Men were. What kind of hell did DJT grow up in to want to be one of the bad guys? Does Sociopathic narcissism explain this?
It drives me nuts all this slicing and hacking of personnel. So they fire a hundred people but want certain programs to stay? But no one know how to run the programs? Why don't they realize that both program audits and financial audits need to be done in order to streamline processes? It's just so stupid and ignorant. These people have no idea how to run a railroad. and Prez Musk has gazillions of dollars that have always sheltered him from bad decisions and failures. I wish I could fall asleep and not wake up until it's all over.
I read elsewhere that the "great negotiator" has made the mineral rights of Ukraine's territory part of the "deal" for Trump (likely not for USA). Another bit of Robbery of a sovereign nation.
Orange suffers from a condition called ASPD (antisocial personality disorder). He demonstrates 9 of the 10 symptoms described and it may be 10 of 10. Look it up. You will be amazed.
Doesn't matter. Doesn't help. Won't stop him. The only ones who can are bowing as low as they can to kiss his feet and the other part of his anatomy, or is that part of Skum's anatomy?
When a bank initiates an ACH debit entry, the originator (in this case FEMA or Treasury’s fiscal service) warrants to its bank (in this case, FRBNY as the government’s bank) that it has legal authority to debit the receiver’s bank account, usually because the receiver has authorized the debit (e.g., pre-authorized payments like mortgage payments) or to reverse a duplicate payment. The originator’s bank passes that warranty to receiver’s bank. In most cases, if the receiver (NYC) didn’t authorize the debit, then FRBNY has breached its warranty to Citibank, and this provides a legal way for the receiver to recover the payment.
Based on recent polls, it looks like at least 51% of Americans are ignorant fools. I’m not sure that there is any way back other than than massive negative effects, economic and otherwise, of the MAGA administration that hurts them to their very core, the lives of their children, the lives of their neighbors, disrupting everything that they have taken for granted in their small-minded world. If this is what takes, then I say bring it on soon and hard.
"Zelensky Insists that US talks with Russia include Ukraine"--NYT, February 13, 2025
"Benes Insists that Britain talks with Germany include Czechoslovakia"--what could have been written in 1938, at the Munich Conference. The parallels are stunning.
When do we march in the streets? The protests at USAID and Treasury got some attention, but I think it's time for a massive, national one. (Still can't believe there wasn't one after the SCOTUS immunity decision.) This is absolutely insane. We can't just let this happen. And I'm really beginning to doubt they'll abide by court orders.
He really hates us, doesn't he? "Trump Announces Tariff Increases on U.S. Trading Partners President Trump ordered his advisers to calculate new tariff levels globally, an ambitious task that could set off furious negotiations in the coming months."
He's a sick man.
"I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into."
I will never get over the duplicity of this man and his complete disregard for what the United States has fought and died for since its inception. My father was a WWII veteran. He was shot down and taken prisoner, tortured but finally made it home. He fought for freedom and our country, and he would be so mortified to see Trump kissing Putin's rear end and throwing Ukraine to the wolves. And it isn't just Trump, it is also all the Republican Senate and most of the House. They are all responsible for this disgrace of throwing the United States under the bus. They are weak, lickspittles of Trump and MAGA and will live in infamy for their cowardice.
The Citibank funds grab back is notable for who were the funds' original recipients. What an unambiguous way to take a swipe at a sanctuary city. But one now under new management, one more friendly to unfriendliness towards immigrants. Eric Adams, figuratively out on parole, will get to the bottom of this. But first he has to be of more assistance to ICE. And Citibank obviously had been instructed to do as it's told.
Here's a collective action worth taking:
https://jointhepeoplesunion.com/
Join the Economic Blackout.
Well put, Bill. You are right that Trump knows exactly what leaving Ukraine to twist in some ill wind will do the post WWII order. It's a mortal blow to Ukraine, and over time, will be to NATO, the EU and the continent at large. And it is the kind of outcome he wants. Doing his part to make the world safe for autocracy.
That should have been obvious to anyone who's heard his regular praise of iron-fisted despots and noticed his general contempt for rules.
People smart enough to know better bought into his performative "patriotism," which is nothing but shallow nostalgia combined with an "I win, you lose" worldview. Or maybe that's exactly what they want.
Just so I have this straight, that would be kinda like Musk “clawing back” my husband’s social security check because he paid for a Bulwark subscription, say, or bought weed. Right? Right.
"I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into."
Apparently, Ukraine should have known that by wearing that short skirt, they were just asking for it.
According to MAGA ideologues, Ukraine provoked Russia by rising up against the Russian stooges that the Kremlin contrived to install over them. Or more precisely: it was dastardly American liberals who manipulated Ukrainians to push off the Kremlin stooges, and it all presented such a grave threat to "Russian civilization" that Russia just had to invade Ukraine in self-defense.
But remember: It was Paul Manafort who repackaged one of those Russian stooges to make him more palatable to Ukrainian voters. The same Paul Manafort who worked as Trump's campaign manager and passed proprietary data to Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence agent.
Yep. Sounds familiar. I'm sure he's used that phrase many, many times.
Most American kids growing up when I did, in their play, always wanted to be one of the "good guys." That's who America was during WWII. That's who the G-Men were. What kind of hell did DJT grow up in to want to be one of the bad guys? Does Sociopathic narcissism explain this?
It drives me nuts all this slicing and hacking of personnel. So they fire a hundred people but want certain programs to stay? But no one know how to run the programs? Why don't they realize that both program audits and financial audits need to be done in order to streamline processes? It's just so stupid and ignorant. These people have no idea how to run a railroad. and Prez Musk has gazillions of dollars that have always sheltered him from bad decisions and failures. I wish I could fall asleep and not wake up until it's all over.
They fired the auditors. That tells you exactly what their priorities are.
I read elsewhere that the "great negotiator" has made the mineral rights of Ukraine's territory part of the "deal" for Trump (likely not for USA). Another bit of Robbery of a sovereign nation.
Orange suffers from a condition called ASPD (antisocial personality disorder). He demonstrates 9 of the 10 symptoms described and it may be 10 of 10. Look it up. You will be amazed.
Doesn't matter. Doesn't help. Won't stop him. The only ones who can are bowing as low as they can to kiss his feet and the other part of his anatomy, or is that part of Skum's anatomy?
Yes, Brianna, he IS a dick.
When a bank initiates an ACH debit entry, the originator (in this case FEMA or Treasury’s fiscal service) warrants to its bank (in this case, FRBNY as the government’s bank) that it has legal authority to debit the receiver’s bank account, usually because the receiver has authorized the debit (e.g., pre-authorized payments like mortgage payments) or to reverse a duplicate payment. The originator’s bank passes that warranty to receiver’s bank. In most cases, if the receiver (NYC) didn’t authorize the debit, then FRBNY has breached its warranty to Citibank, and this provides a legal way for the receiver to recover the payment.
49 plus % voted for a dictator whose administration illegally seizes assets. Nothing to see there I guess.
Wait until Skum decides he needs more money for his pet projects. If he can steal a bank's assets, he can and will steal everyone's.
Based on recent polls, it looks like at least 51% of Americans are ignorant fools. I’m not sure that there is any way back other than than massive negative effects, economic and otherwise, of the MAGA administration that hurts them to their very core, the lives of their children, the lives of their neighbors, disrupting everything that they have taken for granted in their small-minded world. If this is what takes, then I say bring it on soon and hard.
"Zelensky Insists that US talks with Russia include Ukraine"--NYT, February 13, 2025
"Benes Insists that Britain talks with Germany include Czechoslovakia"--what could have been written in 1938, at the Munich Conference. The parallels are stunning.
When do we march in the streets? The protests at USAID and Treasury got some attention, but I think it's time for a massive, national one. (Still can't believe there wasn't one after the SCOTUS immunity decision.) This is absolutely insane. We can't just let this happen. And I'm really beginning to doubt they'll abide by court orders.