I understand wanting to put crippling sanctions on to slow Russia’s economy more to end the war, but the US is an import economy and this would absolutely cripple so many industries if they keep playing hot potato with tariff amounts. We are only seeing the beginning effects of the first bout of tariffs.

Based on the calendar they dragged it out so he could pocket veto it.

Also a majority of Americans are fucking straight up dumb and not engaged in politics or news at all. Last study I saw Americans average a 6th grade reading level. What this looks like in practice though is:

• Can read: Straightforward, informational text like food labels, bills, and basic news articles.
• Can understand: Stories with plots, character changes, and a clear point of view.
• Likely needs help with: Texts that use a high degree of academic vocabulary, complex sentence structures, or highly abstract concepts, as found in high school or college-level material.

So until the Dems can also narrow and dumb down their messaging they won’t gain ground. It’s why when Walz called them weird it worked so well because everyone understands that.

What?! It’s supposed to arrive the same time as the DOGE check though?!

LA put a mansion tax on homes selling over a certain value and I was told it would crash the market…spoiler it didn’t.

This is after spending 450m on a tent in Florida that’s since been shut down. Turns out we did have the money… It’s just not for the people.

Probably blame it on the trans epidemic as well.

New BLS head is talking about delaying jobs reporting til they can ensure the data is “safe”…so you know August is about to be brutal. Going to have to check the ADP reports.

It’s an old drama series from the late 70s. Essentially it’s an exclusive private island. Guests were granted so-called “fantasies” on the island for a price. JD Vance portrayed as Tattoo. Tattoo would run up the main bell tower to ring the bell and shout De plane! De plane! to announce the arrival of a new set of guests at the beginning of each episode. In later seasons, he arrives in his personal go-kart, sized for him, and recklessly drives to join the host for the visitor reception while the staff scramble out of his way.

So the parallels between Epstein island and other things lined up so well overall.

Weird…it’s like a pattern or something with the GOP. They also came out against the infrastructure bill that passed under Biden and then turned around and touted the federal funds to their constituents.

We are well on our way to Techno Fascism. All the richest think the public is stupid and that government should be run like a company with a founder/CEO. Balkanization of states is next probably I’d guess. It’s why all of a sudden you see so many R congress members saying they are running for governor. They are being drawn to where they’ll have power.

The amount of things that kid has done and has already faced like 0 repercussions is just sickening and sad. Really clear a two tier justice system.

It’s like WWE it’s all scripted drama. It’s why murkowski and Collins can faint anger and rotate votes for things.

Trump told a campaign meeting last year that if it was up to Steven Miller, there would only be 100 million people living in the US – and all of them would look like Miller… So you probably aren’t wrong.

I think we can just remove poses since the supreme court seems hell bent on giving up their power.

They speak like toddlers because the majority of Americans literally only read at a 7-8th grade level. That’s why you can’t have any nuance. Messages have to be short, clear and consistent.

It’s been on full blast since he dropped the announcement of the first set of tariffs.

Super interesting. I wonder if you could ask him where he is leaning this stuff because you wanna learn or something.

I wonder where they are getting it. Even scrolling through truth social I haven’t seen anything. They are so on message all the time it’s crazy

What!? I was lied to?! I was told they already sold thousands!!!

Also lol for the information needed…a name and email essentially…