Whats going on in the World

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Yet the average middle to lower class working class walmart shopping red state peeps and VETERANS who voted for him because of his bullshit lies and are 100% contingent on security medicaid medicare and every government assistance program are the people that are getting the most fucked by him and wont be able to afford to make it thru 4 years

Aint that a kick in the ass

Please stop the fear mongering. Everyone who needs assistance from the government is still receiving their money. The complaints will be heard from those gaming the system and now they might have to figure life out instead of stealing from taxpayers.

 

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SCOOP: Newsom asks world leaders to exempt California exports from retaliatory tariffs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Friday to counter President Donald Trump's tariff hikes, asking countries to exempt California exports from retaliatory taxes.

www.foxnews.com

"Gavin Newsom should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking," White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Fox News Digital on Friday morning.

Individual states do not have the legal authority to independently negotiate or make global trading deals regarding tariffs, according to the Constitution. Trade policy, including tariffs, is a power reserved for the federal government. Specifically, the Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations in Article 1 Section 8, and this includes the power to impose tariffs and negotiate trade agreements.


Ok, stupid, stop with the fake news / propaganda garbage.

What is there deficit? $68 Billion ??

And yet they vote for him.

 

[Roccus7]

Specifically, the Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations in Article 1 Section 8, and this includes the power to impose tariffs and negotiate trade agreements.

Yeah Newsome is out in left field, but Article 1 Section 8 is an interesting tidbit...

 

[Roccus7]

Please stop the fear mongering.

This might be a case of the pot calling the kettle black... When I'm in the mood I may have to check on some back history...

 

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This might be a case of the pot calling the kettle black... When I'm in the mood I may have to check on some back history...

 

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This might be a case of the pot calling the kettle black... When I'm in the mood I may have to check on some back history...

Very, very different circumstances and issues.

 

[Roccus7]

Now that I abused you, here's something we can watch and scratch our heads, a 2008 Bernie Sarcastic diatribe regarding Free Trade without Tariffs!!?????

 

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Now that I abused you, here's something we can watch and scratch our heads, a 2008 Bernie Sarcastic diatribe regarding Free Trade without Tariffs!!?????

Honestly I think you let me off pretty easy........................................

 

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Now that I abused you, here's something we can watch and scratch our heads, a 2008 Bernie Sarcastic diatribe regarding Free Trade without Tariffs!!?????

Because now it does not fit their narrative. It's only because Trump is involved - TDS

 

[Roccus7]

Honestly I think you let me off pretty easy........................................

You know my F-14’s Phoenixes have tone…

 

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You know my F-14’s Phoenixes have tone…

If you saw the 2nd TOP GUN, I know I would be doing my pushups right now!

 

[wader]

Russia on track to build artillery shell stockpile triple the size of the US's and Europe's combined: top US general

Gen. Chris Cavoli says Russia is rebuilding its forces swiftly, including by producing 10 times as many tanks as the US each year.

www.yahoo.com

• Gen. Chris Cavoli warned Congress on Thursday that Russia is rebuilding its military quickly.
• That includes an artillery ammo stockpile triple the size of the combined US and European inventory.
• Cavoli also said Russia is about to produce 10 times the number of tanks that the US does per year.

Russia may be losing weapons, tanks, and ammo at a staggering pace in Ukraine, but its defense production is going to easily make up for it, a top US general told Congress on Thursday.

US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Washington expects Russia to produce 250,000 artillery shells monthly.

 

[wader]

Judge orders US to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador prison

A federal judge said the Trump administration acted illegally when it deported a Maryland man in error to El Salvador, and ordered he be returned.

www.yahoo.com

GREENBELT, Md. ― In a blow to the Trump administration, a federal judge ruled Friday the U.S. government acted illegally when it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador and ordered that he must be returned to the United States.

“This was an illegal act,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Xinis gave the administration until 11:59 p.m. Monday to remove Abrego Garcia from the violent El Salvador prison where he is being held and return him to U.S. soil.
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if here illegally - fine - send 'em back - if not............................

 

[Rick67]

Judge orders US to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador prison

A federal judge said the Trump administration acted illegally when it deported a Maryland man in error to El Salvador, and ordered he be returned.

www.yahoo.com

GREENBELT, Md. ― In a blow to the Trump administration, a federal judge ruled Friday the U.S. government acted illegally when it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador and ordered that he must be returned to the United States.

“This was an illegal act,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Xinis gave the administration until 11:59 p.m. Monday to remove Abrego Garcia from the violent El Salvador prison where he is being held and return him to U.S. soil.
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if here illegally - fine - send 'em back - if not............................

lol where he’s from you can only have tatts if your one of the in crowd.

 

[Roccus7]

Specifically, the Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations in Article 1 Section 8, and this includes the power to impose tariffs and negotiate trade agreements.

Well was taking a weekly History Quiz and this answer helped enlighten me as to why Congress has seemed to cede its Tariff powers as outlined in Article 1 Section 8...

 

[Avenger]

The winning is beginning:

The First of Many - Vietnam Negotiates Zero Tariff Policy - The Last Refuge

On March 27th, CTH shared the following: “Wealthy nations will attempt to maintain exports against President Trump tariffs by subsidizing their industries. Corporations have deeper pockets, and the politicians are used to the bribes, we call it “lobbying.” Therefore, the government responds by...

theconservativetreehouse.com

 

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Here's what Trump is really up to with high-stakes tariff gambit

Policy analyst Tanvi Ratna breaks down what President Trump is really up to with his tariffs, and it is more ambitious that you may think.

www.foxnews.com

And it all begins with a problem most people have not been told enough about.

In 2025, the U.S. government must refinance $9.2 trillion in maturing debt. Some $6.5 trillion of that comes due by June. That is not a typo—that is a debt wall the size of a small continent.

Now, here is the math: According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, each basis-point (one one-hundredth of a percent) drop in interest rates saves the government roughly $1 billion per year. Since the announcement of tariffs on April 2, 10-year Treasury yields have fallen from 4.2 percent to 3.9 percent—a 30 basis point drop. If that holds, it translates to $30 billion in savings.
So, keeping yields low is not just sound policy—it is a fiscal necessity.

But we are in a difficult environment. Inflation has not fully cooled, and the Federal Reserve remains wary of cutting rates too quickly. So the question becomes: How does one bring yields down without the Fed’s help?

Here is where the strategy becomes interesting.

By introducing sweeping tariffs, the administration is creating precisely the kind of economic uncertainty that drives investors toward safer assets such as long-term U.S. Treasuries. When markets are spooked, capital exits risk and equity assets (as we see with the stock market collapse) and piles into safe assets, primarily the 10-year U.S. treasury bond. That demand pushes yields lower.

 

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And I guess to piggyback further. Mortgage rates are tied to the 10 year Treasury. Interesting. Housing market would see a boost. Hmmmmm

 

[cany]

 

[wader]

Trump Has Gross Plan for Ceremony for Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania

Donald Trump shows where his true priorities lie.

www.yahoo.com

Donald Trump will be fine dining Friday, instead of attending a ceremony for four fallen U.S. soldiers.

The commander in chief chose to attend the LIV Golf dinner reception in Florida Thursday night, financed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, flying over Delaware’s Dover Air Force base where four service members who died on training grounds in a Lithuanian swamp were being honored.

The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the team had been using was discovered 16 feet underground, a day after the soldiers went missing, but the massive machinery took days to unearth in its entirety. The last soldier’s body was recovered Tuesday, capping a weeklong search by hundreds of personnel in the U.S. military and Lithuania’s emergency services.

The soldiers were honored during a dignified departure ceremony in Lithuania attended by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Trump’s decision to not attend the arrival ceremony suggests that the U.S. military leader cares less about America’s armed forces than the leaders of foreign countries.

Meanwhile, this very important dinner kicks off a three-day LIV Golf tournament hosted at Trump National Doral Golf Club.