What is with MAGA bimbos and performative cosplay? Archived Message Posted by KingTalkyTiki on April 3, 2025, 11:32:36, in reply to "Alina Habba is back!" Can't wait until she enters her inevitable Kristi Noem/Kimberly Guilfoyle unrecognizable cosmetic surgery phase. More of a cunt than jjlocke, and that's saying something. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Per Dilly request, an April 1-6 politics thread - Stu April 1, 2025, 9:40:56 This thread is closed; start a new one* - Stu April 7, 2025, 6:12:13 ooo - ATL April 7, 2025, 5:53:06 EMLI5 - TarheelIllini April 7, 2025, 5:18:41 Why do other countries fight back when they're invaded? - Stu April 7, 2025, 6:13:47 r/NoStupidQuestions* - HamptonSki April 7, 2025, 6:11:13 And there is no master plan here, Trump literally thinks a trade deficit is us - gvibes April 6, 2025, 22:01:03 He’s literally the dumbest of the dumb. - Mrap24 April 6, 2025, 22:19:19 Good to see Fox has moved into that huge trans in sports issue again* - Mrap24 April 6, 2025, 21:55:45 EU planning on reciprocal tariffs tomorrow - Stu April 6, 2025, 21:10:40 But 50 countries have already asked to negotiate!* - PapaDels April 6, 2025, 21:40:52 Such bullshit. Another lie* - Mrap24 April 6, 2025, 22:19:39 Penguin Island called 50 times , begging for mercy - Stu April 7, 2025, 5:16:53 Sidejack—that reminded me of this book - DT April 7, 2025, 5:54:37 lol even Bill Ackman is turning on Trump - ECEIllinois April 6, 2025, 20:52:42 Nikkei down 7.5% currently* - Stu April 6, 2025, 19:14:43 Thank god I’m not retiring for another 7, no, 10, wait…12 years now - timmer April 6, 2025, 19:32:10 Bessent called to White House for emergency meeting* - Stu April 6, 2025, 19:01:51 did we ever find out if trump won his club championship?* - Nobster April 6, 2025, 20:04:25 Yes, another flawless tournament - snipes824 April 6, 2025, 20:06:25 What’s the emergency? I thought things were fine, nothing to worry about, we are on track?* - DT April 6, 2025, 19:51:31 He’s gonna roll this back. Claim victory and everything. But roll it back* - opossum jenkins April 6, 2025, 20:03:44 Does Trump start throwing him under the bus in the morning or later in the week?* - CWR10 April 6, 2025, 19:04:24 So how does Trump end up spinning any of this? Claim countries are negotiating… - shua April 6, 2025, 19:30:24 The problem is: settling with other countries is the opposite of the stated intent - Stu April 6, 2025, 19:33:21 He doesn’t really care about manufacturing, he just wants to run trade surpluses - gvibes April 6, 2025, 19:53:40 Ah well, Navarro and Miller are the ones who sold Trump on this - Stu April 6, 2025, 19:12:21 Trump: not intentionally engineering market sell off* - ECEIllinois April 6, 2025, 18:22:58 Scott Bessent: Most Americans keep their retirement funds in bank savings accounts - Stu April 6, 2025, 17:28:01 Miller easily wins that. I also think he has been personally pinpointing students for deportation* - cpsteine April 6, 2025, 20:18:55 He’s the most dangerous and most creepy guy this admin has—and that’s saying something. - opossum jenkins April 6, 2025, 18:13:04 Billionaire’s R Us, I think * - ATL April 6, 2025, 18:05:31 Bitcoin plunging tonight. Good good* - Stu April 6, 2025, 16:50:28 Markets set to tank again too - snipes824 April 6, 2025, 17:10:51 Then theyvtell us how great it would be to have social security funds in stocks* - Stu April 6, 2025, 18:22:51 you do understand over time it would be, right?* - Ari Gold April 6, 2025, 18:35:56 During some time periods, not in others going back in history* - Stu April 6, 2025, 18:40:37 Dow -1700* - Stu April 6, 2025, 18:20:17 We entered contract on a house this weekend. I’d be lying if I said this didn’t freak me out a bit* - CWR10 April 6, 2025, 18:17:25 hopefully you took your down payment out of the market already* - snipes824 April 6, 2025, 18:25:14 not to mention having a floating interest rate.* - Ari Gold April 6, 2025, 18:28:18 Gonna be a blood bath* - John Coctostan April 6, 2025, 17:16:12 Polymarket bettors show a 62% chance of recession in 2025, up substantially since Biden left office. - ATL April 6, 2025, 17:05:06 are those markets not being manipulated anymore?* - Ari Gold April 6, 2025, 18:27:15 10/10, no notes, assuming this is satire - ATL April 6, 2025, 16:49:14 I don’t think it’s satire. He’s a Cato guy. * - doubledown April 6, 2025, 20:19:45 Never really thought of Cato as being particularly Trumpy though. They were always pretty purely lib - ATL April 6, 2025, 21:29:37 Doug Burgam demands his staff make him freshly baked chocolate chip cookies - ATL April 6, 2025, 16:22:09 Tbf, that sounds both reasonable and awesome* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 6, 2025, 18:25:11 They don’t call him Doug “Doubletree” Burgam for nothing* - timmer April 6, 2025, 16:38:29 Made in Vietnam, pre-tariffs…. - timmer April 6, 2025, 15:04:28 ooo - ATL April 6, 2025, 6:47:10 So this #handsoff thing is pretty crazy* - opossum jenkins April 5, 2025, 21:25:14 What it must be like to live a life completely lacking self awareness or shame. - PapaDels April 6, 2025, 15:48:56 Pointless the election is over.* - gullit April 5, 2025, 21:33:32 I know, last Tuesday was a pretty good sign * - ATL April 6, 2025, 6:46:50 There…will be more. - assassin April 6, 2025, 1:39:01 Yes, apathy and resignation are the path forward. * - larue33 April 5, 2025, 21:36:38 Yes whatever we do, let’s just accept it* - PapaDels April 5, 2025, 23:00:47 Sir, hanging tough sir! Have a good round, sir. - Tortillini April 5, 2025, 21:21:46 I am not NSYNC with the president on this.* - DT April 6, 2025, 7:40:42 But are you NKOTB with him? Whatever that would mean.* - DocWalk20 April 6, 2025, 11:44:08 Hang tough, indeed - ATL April 6, 2025, 6:48:57 Musk implies Navarro unqualified for his position - Stu April 5, 2025, 17:44:40 But what does Ron Vara think??* - PapaDels April 5, 2025, 21:35:29 Man, Soros REALLY opened his checkbook today. - KingTalkyTiki April 5, 2025, 16:11:33 I should have gone to crisis actor school instead of law school * - ATL April 5, 2025, 16:20:04 What's the difference? - complainant April 5, 2025, 16:45:38 Are they different schools? * - doubledown April 5, 2025, 16:44:40 NM* - Carl Spackler April 5, 2025, 12:42:01 NM* - Carl Spackler April 5, 2025, 12:12:50 Trump has advanced to the senior club championship round, per official White House statement* - OB25 April 5, 2025, 12:09:30 The percentage of his strokes he actually counts is similar to their tariff formula* - Herman Blume April 5, 2025, 12:33:40 Imagine having time to be a such a great golfer and also crash the world’s biggest economy - doubledown April 5, 2025, 12:25:59 He’s a tariff-ic golfer.* - DT April 5, 2025, 12:14:47 Montana Republican Party very angry some members want to work cooperatively with Dems - ATL April 5, 2025, 6:52:32 Portnoy and a Chipmunk are quite mad about the tariffs - ATL April 4, 2025, 21:54:01 FoxNews is hilarious. Tariffs are the 5th story on their site and it’s a POSITIVE one. - Carl Spackler April 4, 2025, 20:05:04 They took the stock ticker off for the first time in almost 30 years* - opey8 April 4, 2025, 20:57:45 This whole crusade to try and tell people they inherited a bad or crashing or negative economy - Mrap24 April 4, 2025, 18:18:38 And I thought “the terrorists hate our freedom” was lame - Sammich April 4, 2025, 17:21:31 TBF hamburgers in Europe suck* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 4, 2025, 17:25:12 probably because it was grass-fed* - ECEIllinois April 4, 2025, 17:58:19 Ummm....no. maybe some but absurd as a blanket statement * - opey8 April 4, 2025, 17:27:32 i'm sure it's not true but i also have never had a good one* - CoronaTheirAss April 4, 2025, 18:28:44 Obviously it was hyperbole* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 4, 2025, 17:30:48 Meanwhile, top insurance executive points out climate change could collapse capitalism - DT April 4, 2025, 16:36:32 reminder you should be watching pablo torre finds out (link) - torinese April 5, 2025, 16:37:53 Just subscribed. Thanks for the recommendation.* - DT April 6, 2025, 11:53:07 ooo - Sammich April 4, 2025, 17:05:26 My worry is they are going to need to ramp up other stuff to distract from the economy - DT April 4, 2025, 16:23:32 As a very uninformed citizen - ab75 April 4, 2025, 17:12:23 I see what you're saying, but you may want to not use DT for Trump when responding to DT - opey8 April 4, 2025, 17:19:34 lulz, yes* - UofIL6 April 4, 2025, 19:50:24 co-confused * - ATL April 4, 2025, 17:44:15 I will be an enlightened despot.* - DT April 4, 2025, 17:18:53 At least he’s not creating tons of people that might be angry at him… - shua April 4, 2025, 16:42:32 This is fucking insane. Dems need to purge these assholes. Truly wtf - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 15:53:06 I mean there’s a huge part of the left that laid the groundwork for this and agree with it* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 4, 2025, 16:41:19 nm* - Blazer April 4, 2025, 16:00:24 This is something nobody is talking about--the tariffs are going to eat the Democratic base - Blazer April 4, 2025, 16:00:11 Ooo - snipes824 April 4, 2025, 17:01:09 So only 29% of GOP people polled think tariffs hurt average Americans.* - Orangeillini April 4, 2025, 17:10:34 That base is already gone from the Democrats. And they need to get their head out of the sand about - CoronaTheirAss April 4, 2025, 16:36:57 Wouldn't go that far. Biden got 57% of the union vote and won. Harris got 50% and lost - Blazer April 4, 2025, 22:17:44 Biden was the most pro-Union President in decades. And they responded by voting for Trump. - Carl Spackler April 4, 2025, 16:40:16 Oh i agree it's a decades long problem for the Democrats.* - CoronaTheirAss April 4, 2025, 16:53:51 Didn't a huge portion of the WWC vote for Trump? I hope they know their way around a sewing machine* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 16:06:18 Yes. And Latino and to a lesser extent black men without college education.* - ATL April 4, 2025, 16:16:57 I didn't think they'd deport ME!* - WhitmansFolly April 4, 2025, 16:21:47 Democrats need to leave race on the sideline, and speak only in terms of middle class* - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 16:21:32 That may be difficult to do when - larue33 April 4, 2025, 19:10:40 I don’t necessarily disagree. But I don’t agree completely.* - ATL April 4, 2025, 17:05:49 Economic status is the largest factor in determining future success. - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 17:31:49 Scott Galloway on Trevor Noah’s podcast made that same point. Focus on helping poor - Nobster April 4, 2025, 16:27:54 This* - MtHoodIllini April 4, 2025, 16:28:18 When this is all over and historians write about it in books…. - timmer April 4, 2025, 15:28:11 His first term was a chaotic mess but at the end of the day didn’t really do much damage - DT April 4, 2025, 16:08:52 Still can't believe Trump did this shit and then went to Florida to play golf. - Stu April 4, 2025, 15:22:01 I didn't think it was possible, but his unchecked and reckless hubris - Sounder April 4, 2025, 16:23:58 I would find it odd if he *didn't* go to Florida after doing this. - Chicago1995 April 4, 2025, 15:49:49 You’re right. No one does this - timmer April 4, 2025, 15:25:52 You might need to buy that membership to your favorite sports podcast sooner rather than later - ATL April 4, 2025, 15:17:49 Thank you for the reminder that there’s always a silver lining* - Sammich April 4, 2025, 15:30:21 Sold DKNG the Monday after the first two rounds of the NCAAs - timmer April 4, 2025, 15:20:50 2,200 points, 10% in two days, so much winning* - Sounder April 4, 2025, 15:11:30 When does recession become depression?* - RSMBob April 4, 2025, 15:32:43 A recession is when the other guy/gal is out of work - TarheelIllini April 5, 2025, 7:58:17 Generally, if a recession lasts 2 years* - Stu April 4, 2025, 15:38:04 If the tariffs continue, it'll be below 30,000 within weeks* - Stu April 4, 2025, 15:14:56 Unfortunately he is far too stubborn to backtrack - Sounder April 4, 2025, 15:29:50 GOP thrown in the garbage in Dupage County Township elections (and all of chicagoland) - assassin April 4, 2025, 14:59:07 Don't listen to talking heads saying now is the time to buy into the market - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:13:42 EU likely releasing their tariff plan next Wednesday or Thursday. That will be another 1500 to 2000* - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 4:30:38 THANKS LOW INFORMATION REPUBLICAN VOTERS. Hi detlef! Hi Ari! - GMAW April 4, 2025, 14:09:37 $9.6 trillion down, how many more to go?* - ATL April 4, 2025, 15:57:39 DEI is DOA, so yes* - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:17:03 if Trump crashes the economy, companies are going to be 2x as woke the next time Dems retake power* - ECEIllinois April 4, 2025, 14:27:45 dotz - Sounder April 4, 2025, 14:20:37 LOL. Whatever it takes, I guess.* - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:22:25 Down 2000 today alone, what a fucking disaster* - Sounder April 4, 2025, 13:58:17 everyone knows GME is the safe stock play for these times. Up 10% today* - ghost_of_clt April 4, 2025, 14:10:43 Makes sense, everything they sell is made in the US of A* - ATL April 4, 2025, 14:27:26 000o00o - Tuscy April 4, 2025, 14:01:32 buy low sell high* - lcubed April 4, 2025, 13:54:52 Deloitte headed for a RIF - Dilbert April 4, 2025, 12:31:03 I only know RIF as reading is fundamental. What does it mean here* - Jackie April 4, 2025, 12:37:44 Layoffs! - Dilbert April 4, 2025, 12:43:57 We like to say FTE synergies* - opey8 April 4, 2025, 12:56:20 “Strengthening our alumni network”* - Tortillini April 4, 2025, 13:44:47 The really insulting part was when they started calling me for donations.* - DT April 4, 2025, 16:30:38 Damn, I would not be pleased with that one* - opey8 April 4, 2025, 13:59:39 lol* - Orangeillini April 4, 2025, 13:52:23 I believe one of the big 4 actually used that description several years ago* - Tortillini April 4, 2025, 13:55:09 that's even funnier. google search tells me it was EY* - Orangeillini April 4, 2025, 14:07:09 Until you go through one and then everyone just says “RIFs” with the same tone they say “Layoffs”* - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 12:53:59 When I got laid off ten year ago, I referred to my severance package as a "rape kit"* - Sounder April 4, 2025, 13:47:36 Reduction in Force.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 4, 2025, 12:38:15 and in this case Increase in Farce* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 13:00:19 reduction in force* - Gene Parmesan April 4, 2025, 12:38:07 CNBC lulz - Stu April 4, 2025, 12:10:46 Sheeeeit (Golly)* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 13:00:55 His mama definitely raised a dummy* - Sammich April 4, 2025, 12:36:37 I dug his rap!* - SurfTheBoneyard April 4, 2025, 12:39:03 My girlfriend’s family is Vietnamese. They’re MAGAs. They’re eating this up - illini thunder April 4, 2025, 12:05:35 They seem like idiots, thunder* - gvibes April 4, 2025, 12:16:52 They seem like half the country.* - voiceofreason April 4, 2025, 13:23:19 That's what he said. * - Tuscy April 4, 2025, 13:26:43 Almost as dumb as the person that doesn't know how to black out names.* - Chuck Woodaby April 4, 2025, 12:20:27 You got a special viewer? - illini thunder April 4, 2025, 12:33:48 Yeah. Eyes. The Trans and Nguyens appreciate your edit.* - Chuck Woodaby April 4, 2025, 12:38:13 Not like there’s only a couple of those family’s around - illini thunder April 4, 2025, 12:40:16 Lucky for them you had their full names visible.* - Chuck Woodaby April 4, 2025, 12:41:40 haha* - gvibes April 4, 2025, 12:22:20 Lol* - opey8 April 4, 2025, 12:21:43 I just pulled up my phone to check the market - Sounder April 4, 2025, 12:00:48 Already proudly negotiating "deals" with everyone. Just an asinine process* - gvibes April 4, 2025, 11:36:04 The Washington Post called it ""an estonishing display of economic ignorance"* - Sounder April 4, 2025, 12:03:55 If so, they've since corrected it.* - complainant April 4, 2025, 13:49:11 ART OF THE DEAL* - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 12:00:56 as a loud proponent of 'it has to get really bad before it'll ever get better', even i'm shocked - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 11:30:34 Why does it have to get bad before it gets better? And, assuming that is true, - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 11:59:42 people need to feel the results of what R policies broadly and trump specfically - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 12:10:11 ah, I was looking at it from a different angle. I mostly agree. - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 12:14:05 Reminder that the market tanked 50% in 2008. These are rookie numbers * - meanjeans April 4, 2025, 11:46:32 I’ll be surprised if the market isn’t down over 2000 by close - Stu April 4, 2025, 11:19:27 Here we go!* - Stu April 4, 2025, 12:16:09 Or a bunch of people will cover shorts in the last hour for a big runup * - meanjeans April 4, 2025, 11:35:44 Nintendo halts preorders of Switch 2 because of tariffs… - SurfTheBoneyard April 4, 2025, 11:06:35 Powell trolling Trump - jfinsocal April 4, 2025, 11:02:38 The MyPillow guy would make a good Fed Chair. He’s got real world business experience - DT April 4, 2025, 11:16:48 He and Kudlow can debate the merits of crack vs. powder cocaine* - ATL April 4, 2025, 11:20:21 don't check your stocks* - VIV April 4, 2025, 10:52:23 I just care about how many millions Tarheel lost today* - Stu April 4, 2025, 11:15:20 Dave Portnoy is down over 7 mil. He’s not thrilled. * - assassin April 4, 2025, 11:21:10 sir sir, please. you were right, i'm already so tired of winning. please sir* - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 10:55:26 Feel the competence - RFK Jr's massive HHS cuts included a lot of oopsies - gvibes April 4, 2025, 9:42:51 People here know this already, but this whole thing is so performative. No cuts really matter from a - cpsteine April 4, 2025, 10:45:07 The cuts are not about saving money - DT April 4, 2025, 11:13:31 POTY - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 11:57:04 They are going to cut Social Security* - JacobRDaugherty April 4, 2025, 10:47:25 We had to go through Hoover to get to FDR. Just need to get through 46 more months of Trump.* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 10:55:50 It was always the plan to cut programs and jobs that should not have been cut* - Sammich April 4, 2025, 9:59:58 Heh. When is the MAHA supposed to kick in? Also, how the layoffs may hit home... - EffinIllini April 4, 2025, 9:56:44 I heard the GLP-1's are being discontinued because RFK Jr told everyone to eat healthier* - Stu April 4, 2025, 10:00:10 Russell Brand’s conversion is now complete… - SurfTheBoneyard April 4, 2025, 9:13:02 I'm as surprised as everyone that he wasn't charged with rape already* - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 11:15:20 ooo - assassin April 4, 2025, 11:40:03 Ha ha. The onion always hits* - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 12:00:32 (debunked) - VIV April 4, 2025, 9:12:20 nm* - cpsteine April 4, 2025, 10:45:52 Debunked ^^* - VIV April 4, 2025, 9:41:08 This seems wrong. Others who sound more knowledgeable say its an Aptim subsidiary* - gvibes April 4, 2025, 9:20:35 that would make much more sense and i hope is the case. - VIV April 4, 2025, 9:26:39 This thread (using a government search engine that he says is behind a login) - gvibes April 4, 2025, 9:37:46 perfect. thank you. i'll take the L on that one for not doing the proper digging myself. * - VIV April 4, 2025, 9:40:51 the smooth brain GOP talkers that continue to pretend like trump was somehow led astray on tarrifs - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 9:09:14 They’d rather distrust every shred of evidence than have to admit their King is fallible - DT April 4, 2025, 9:40:31 "If you dislike the religious right, wait till you meet the post-religious right"* - gvibes April 4, 2025, 9:47:17 yes those, but i'm talking more the bill ackman's of the world* - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 9:44:25 Peoriaman is a strong, proud Bill Ackman* - Sammich April 4, 2025, 10:01:06 acknowledged* - ATL April 4, 2025, 11:52:39 I’m angry this morning. We’re so fucked* - CWR10 April 4, 2025, 8:53:36 *throws on Dow 30K hat* * - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 9:55:45 OTOH, the eventual payback will be glorious - Stu April 4, 2025, 9:40:48 Can't let it get to you like this my man.* - illini21 April 4, 2025, 9:39:03 Old age poverty is a small price to pay for the triumphant return of domestic sweatshops! * - doubledown April 4, 2025, 8:56:54 Deja vu all over again? - bbonb April 4, 2025, 7:34:23 Doodoo economics.* - MojoJojo April 4, 2025, 7:54:28 Oil price cratering, Putin might take him out - jfinsocal April 4, 2025, 6:54:58 Twitter now promoting *and* debunking a story about Zelenskyy acquiring a platinum mine - complainant April 4, 2025, 7:07:06 China places 34% tariffs on all US goods* - Carl Spackler April 4, 2025, 6:18:06 And now our farmers are fucked. Just like they were in 2018 and 2019. * - VIV April 4, 2025, 9:00:19 Luckily for them, they and their reps are secretly communist and will get compensated like last time - Carl Spackler April 4, 2025, 9:04:46 000o00o - Tuscy April 4, 2025, 8:28:52 And Trump is off to a golf course in Florida, in the face of a national emergency he declared.* - Stu April 4, 2025, 6:53:47 Amazing news for all the trump voting farmers.* - longsnapper April 4, 2025, 6:35:07 Don’t worry, we’ll pay off all those welfare whores just like we did during the first Trump admin.* - ATL April 4, 2025, 6:41:21 and what will we use to pay them off?* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 9:00:50 The blood of black and brown children* - ATL April 4, 2025, 11:19:03 Looks like another blood bath coming today * - John Coctostan April 4, 2025, 6:05:31 people with lots of money can buy low and then we can just manipulate markets again* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 9:02:10 Folks on CNBC are in break-out-the-noose territory - Stu April 4, 2025, 6:14:18 They showed Cramer’s OPEN UP THE DISCOUNT WINDOW rant on CNN yesterday - ATL April 4, 2025, 6:17:43 Director of the NSA fired. - ATL April 3, 2025, 21:56:14 At the behest of Loomer according to the NYT - ATL April 4, 2025, 6:06:05 Forget it, he's rolling.* - complainant April 4, 2025, 6:09:00 I’m sure he had it coming. Certainly deserves it - illini thunder April 3, 2025, 21:28:17 THAT GUY OWES ME MONEY!!* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 9:02:48 Not ideal but I do have to wonder why a Cuban refugee who was here prior to 1982 was unable to - Chuck Woodaby April 3, 2025, 22:37:37 who. the. fuck. cares?* - memyselfandillini April 4, 2025, 9:03:21 Unclear because of vagueness - ATL April 4, 2025, 5:54:47 gotta love headlines that are just pure fucking evil - assassin April 3, 2025, 20:47:15 I can’t get over the fact that we’ve been letting penguins rape America for 240 years* - Stu April 3, 2025, 17:34:38 Multiple outlets reporting Trump fires National Security Council officials after meeting with Laura - opey8 April 3, 2025, 15:33:36 Her blowjobs must be great - ATL April 3, 2025, 15:39:13 I mean, those lips are massive* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 15:54:37 That's enough internet for me today. * - doubledown April 3, 2025, 15:42:31 So what is the "groceries" meme that seems to have taken over bluesky?* - ATL April 3, 2025, 15:26:19 ooo - Sammich April 3, 2025, 15:30:52 I’m curious what’s actually residing inside his skull these days. - Tortillini April 3, 2025, 16:51:21 Ted Knight trivia* - PapaDels April 3, 2025, 21:59:24 No one is going to say that Biden wasn't senile, because he clearly was - Sounder April 3, 2025, 16:57:13 When does the deep state step in?* - shua April 3, 2025, 14:35:51 I remain dumbfounded no one could talk him out of this - illini April 3, 2025, 14:31:39 I read a book that was recommended on here called The Accidental Superpower a few years ago - meanjeans April 3, 2025, 21:00:37 He's executing the plan, so there's no reason to talk him out of anything* - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 15:12:32 Data still shows it all as overwhelmingly positive among his supporters too. - OB25 April 3, 2025, 15:35:26 He could light them on fire and they’d be supportive. It’s a cult* - CWR10 April 3, 2025, 20:51:45 they could (and likely will) be dying in a ditch - Sammich April 3, 2025, 16:02:12 "other countries bad, America good" - assassin April 3, 2025, 15:53:39 If he learned anything from his first term.... - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 14:43:57 Expand that to all the GOP congressional members - TarheelIllini April 3, 2025, 17:41:39 Trumpism is modern republican economic thought* - John Coctostan April 3, 2025, 14:38:14 Modern? - complainant April 3, 2025, 14:38:07 I'm certain that he's personally making a shitload of money doing this. - doubledown April 3, 2025, 14:34:42 Yeah, he can bribe anyone he wants in return for tariff carve outs.* - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 14:36:26 You will own nothing and be happy - ECEIllinois April 3, 2025, 14:11:27 I’m sure he was saying the same thing about eggs 6 months ago.* - DT April 4, 2025, 6:08:30 "Posted from X for iPad"* - ATL April 3, 2025, 14:25:52 But you see, he doesn't NEED it. And he's not complaining about tariffs. And if - doubledown April 3, 2025, 14:29:08 All his favorite video game studios are either in Russia or in former SSRs - Sammich April 3, 2025, 14:36:28 He does NOT need a new iPad (because he just bought one)* - DocWalk20 April 3, 2025, 14:27:35 Doesn’t seem very free market.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 3, 2025, 14:23:45 LOL. This chode’s whole life is made in China. Can’t wait for him to get his leoparding. * - doubledown April 3, 2025, 14:17:44 Unsurprising 180 by the Treatlerites.* - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 14:15:08 so...socialism?* - assassin April 3, 2025, 14:14:05 Bill Gross, respected bond guy, says markets-wise, this is more like the start of WW1 than any... - Stu April 3, 2025, 13:54:17 when do they reinstate the draft? i hope i'm considered too old* - lcubed April 3, 2025, 14:33:13 On that note ... - complainant April 3, 2025, 13:58:39 leopards/buttholes - complainant April 3, 2025, 13:48:37 Remember that Dem congressperson from TX who died last month? Neither does Greg Abbott. - ATL April 3, 2025, 12:48:38 McConnell playbook* - cpsteine April 3, 2025, 13:57:49 Looking at the Texas law I see nothing on when the election needs to be ordered - CanHartlebHireSnider April 3, 2025, 13:00:43 I guess depends on the constitution if it requires the governor to order an election - CanHartlebHireSnider April 3, 2025, 13:03:44 Tell us how you really feel - larue33 April 3, 2025, 12:45:36 We are less than 3 months in and you could make a good case that he’s already done more damage… - DT April 3, 2025, 12:59:00 All worth it to pwn the libs.* - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 14:20:57 I don't think it would be a close race* - ATL April 3, 2025, 13:04:48 Stalin's first five-year plan?* - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 14:24:39 Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction, Woodrow Wilson resegregating the civil service - complainant April 3, 2025, 13:25:53 Even taking Covid into account, I'd say this is definitely true* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 13:01:17 Single stupidest thing we'll ever see? He's obviously never interacted with bigbop.* - ATL April 3, 2025, 12:49:18 groceries, such an old fashioned term...It's a bag with different things in it* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:19:10 you have to show your ID to buy a loaf of bread* - ECEIllinois April 3, 2025, 12:37:29 He's definitely never grocery shopped before* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:38:03 Unless it is soup. Then it is an arsenal. * - digs April 3, 2025, 12:25:00 One of the more underrated things Trump has ever said - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:28:03 Weird, it's a term I use all the time....and it means something specifically in that bag. - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 12:22:20 he is the dumbest person and this is the dumbest timeline* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:31:18 Alina Habba is back! - complainant April 3, 2025, 10:46:05 that entire photo looks staged. bezo's even gets product placement.* - Nobster April 3, 2025, 13:15:58 My first thought was that it was completely staged.* - MojoJojo April 3, 2025, 13:21:00 I think that's one of the ding dong ditchers* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 11:34:42 dude* - VIV April 3, 2025, 11:35:21 You really need to lighten the fuck up, man* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:19:38 you tracked down a 12 year old and put your hands on him for kicking your door - VIV April 3, 2025, 12:22:53 14 year old, and the kid was almost as big as me* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:28:49 oh, you didn't tell me he was 14. that's totally different. * - VIV April 3, 2025, 12:32:06 I'm going to do what I need to do to end this - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:36:09 I can’t wait to see you on the news. * - VIV April 3, 2025, 12:39:03 There's a greater chance of you getting a guest spot on ESPN as a draft analyst* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 13:00:04 zing* - VIV April 3, 2025, 13:50:25 I’d rather watch VIV than that blond Brian Boz wannabe nincompoop* - memyselfandillini April 3, 2025, 13:07:32 This is Trump's America. We can also say "retard" now, too.* - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 11:36:20 What is with MAGA bimbos and performative cosplay? - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 11:32:36 I actually thought it was Noem when I first looked at the photo* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 11:35:04 Hell yeah. She can Alina my Habba anyday* - HamptonSki April 3, 2025, 10:59:53 As is laura loomer - Mrap24 April 3, 2025, 10:50:21 The man who should have been President in 2020 on the sacking of Kevin McCarthy: - JeffFrank April 3, 2025, 10:44:15 I know you're not a serious person, but you think Michael Bloomberg should have been President?* - Sounder April 3, 2025, 12:35:15 LOL* - ATL April 3, 2025, 11:29:14 On a minor bright side SurfCorp is up like 3 bucks today… - SurfTheBoneyard April 3, 2025, 10:27:21 Bill Burr: - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 9:35:56 "I am a dancing clown." - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 11:36:17 Side note: European tariffs on American goods are actually 4%. - Stu April 3, 2025, 9:24:55 It's infuriating seeing clips of Trump sycophants running around saying "we're just going to have to - doubledown April 3, 2025, 9:15:44 It does seem like there are a LOT of charts out there* - memyselfandillini April 3, 2025, 13:09:35 it's not just trump sycophants. people on this board are essentially saying the same thing* - torinese April 3, 2025, 9:54:18 Who?* - ATL April 3, 2025, 9:59:08 You'd think the GOP has been openly hostile to higher education and intellecutualism or something. - Chicago1995 April 3, 2025, 9:42:02 Bessent is making a fool of himself, losing a lot of peer respect. - Stu April 3, 2025, 9:21:45 or CRACKED A FUCKING HISTORY BOOK. we've done this before. it fails every time. - VIV April 3, 2025, 9:21:08 So MAGA just really meant get rid of the New Deal. - KingTalkyTiki April 3, 2025, 12:29:27 oh and because we had so few economic binds, we all wanted to fight each other into oblivion - John Coctostan April 3, 2025, 9:25:27 dots - lcubed April 3, 2025, 9:19:18 That guy is a stone cold moron. * - doubledown April 3, 2025, 9:25:38 Dow down 1500* - Stu April 3, 2025, 9:08:25 I'm aware this isn't an original thought or line of thinking - John Coctostan April 3, 2025, 9:01:53 So you approve of child labor as long as it's SE Asian kids and not Americans?* - HamptonSki April 3, 2025, 10:13:04 this fcking tap dance... are you trying to somehow making this a moral fight now? - VIV April 3, 2025, 10:38:01 I read that as Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men monologue, well done* - HamptonSki April 3, 2025, 11:03:03 he's just tossing turds, hoping to hit a punch bowl - Sammich April 3, 2025, 10:40:24 Basically this - John Coctostan April 3, 2025, 9:08:06 I'm sure they think someone elses kids will be working in a Zhengzhou style Foxconn factory... - shua April 3, 2025, 9:07:50 heard on npr: it forces industries/govt to request carve outs, which trump can use to control - Nobster April 3, 2025, 9:04:41 It's basically one of the most powerful tools of corruption ever conceived. * - doubledown April 3, 2025, 9:19:15 MAGA: “You mean Marshal Law.”* - SurfTheBoneyard April 3, 2025, 9:13:31 Everybody will be judged on their OPS and WAR. No mid range jumpers.* - ATL April 3, 2025, 9:51:58 i always get that wrong* - Nobster April 3, 2025, 9:16:14 I'm sure we've asked this before, but who is benefiting from this?... - shua April 3, 2025, 9:00:08 The 1%* - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 9:23:23 Well, the coming Depression will lower gas prices for all of us - Stu April 3, 2025, 9:03:44 And no one will be able to afford the destinations.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 3, 2025, 9:07:52 Who was short? * - Tuscy April 3, 2025, 9:00:48 All his rich friends would have shorted the market - TarheelIllini April 3, 2025, 9:18:20 NewsMax down 50% since it went public* - Stu April 3, 2025, 8:58:46 How it started, how it's going - ATL April 3, 2025, 8:54:36 that Geiger dude's tl is some kinda something. MF has a substack, too. - Sammich April 3, 2025, 9:26:54 "anyone....anyone...?"* - torinese April 3, 2025, 8:57:54 “…something d-o-o economics?…”* - Jackie April 3, 2025, 10:04:20 These are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand - gvibes April 3, 2025, 8:41:10 This admin is so incompetent they hired the one Indian kid who’s bad at math* - ECEIllinois April 3, 2025, 11:01:40 *raises hand** - ATL April 3, 2025, 11:29:41 you have an engineering degree from Illinois so put your hand down* - ECEIllinois April 3, 2025, 11:33:18 i'm not familiar with the people cited, so i googled one (the last one, pudue prof.) they couldn't - torinese April 3, 2025, 8:59:04 they tried really hard to make it sound smart * - VIV April 3, 2025, 8:44:25 ooo. - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 8:49:53 NASDAQ down 4% to start the day* - VIV April 3, 2025, 8:37:55 *Herbert Hoover does the worm in his grave* * - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 8:53:43 Twitter really is an effective propaganda machine - CWR10 April 3, 2025, 8:03:24 Today is the real Liberation Day; the liberation of over $2,000,000,000,000 in market capitalization - timmer April 3, 2025, 7:31:14 Trump has already made America great - ATL April 3, 2025, 7:19:31 ooo - complainant April 3, 2025, 8:39:43 My expectations were pretty low for how much the typical MAGA voter - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 7:11:17 And the “but the libs are so brainwashed and don’t use critical thinking “ is the most maddening - PapaDels April 3, 2025, 8:28:10 I'm still waiting for my "opt out" button as I didn't vote to be Thunderfucked - ibdoc April 3, 2025, 8:11:31 Thunderfuck Gangbang. * - doubledown April 3, 2025, 8:17:50 People in the administration have said tariffs will bring transitory inflationary pressure - opey8 April 3, 2025, 7:59:42 i'm old enough to remember trump promising to lower prices on day 1 of his administration* - VIV April 3, 2025, 8:38:56 I'm old enough to remember when we had a strong economy & surging stock market* - longsnapper April 3, 2025, 8:52:40 Thunderfuck them.* - complainant April 3, 2025, 7:24:15 On the plus side, random people are being sent to foreign prison camps with no due process - DT April 3, 2025, 7:18:20 JP Morgan: recession now likely* - Stu April 3, 2025, 6:07:23 NewATLCo, which had record returns the last 4 years and a 150% stock price runup since 10/22 - ATL April 3, 2025, 8:06:33 March layoffs the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. - larue33 April 3, 2025, 6:44:58 atleast everyone forgot about making war plans on unsecured iphones* - shua April 3, 2025, 6:44:12 Hegseth celebrates with a domestic beer. - WhitmansFolly April 3, 2025, 6:58:28 Kegseth* - Tortillini April 3, 2025, 7:56:20 had a couple of drinks, saw a couple of things* - chorizo April 3, 2025, 9:14:30 Yeah, but at least everything will be more expensive.* - complainant April 3, 2025, 6:09:55 And manufacturing will plummet. Cool, cool* - Stu April 3, 2025, 6:10:49 People are always complaining about their jobs. So Trump is getting rid of them - DT April 3, 2025, 6:43:05 Now for the Medicaid/Medicare/Unemployment Comp.SS cutbacks, and the plan is complete* - Stu April 3, 2025, 7:15:36 At least he didn't tariff all countries. There are some exceptions - UofIL6 April 3, 2025, 0:06:55 *Heads to local North Korean car dealership** - Stu April 3, 2025, 6:10:14 LOL* - opey8 April 3, 2025, 5:55:18 S&P/Dow/Nasdaq Futures........-2.8%/-2.0%/-3.3%* - UofIL6 April 2, 2025, 22:35:53 -3.4%/-2.9%/-3.9% * - UofIL6 April 3, 2025, 7:11:38 Glad we blew up the world because white people didn't like brown people and pronouns* - reggiedunlop April 2, 2025, 22:30:45 clearly a lot of thought and care was put into these tariffs... - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 22:03:11 Trump a going to try to turn the market off tomorrow. Honestly I would too.* - Toonces April 2, 2025, 21:07:26 Seems like the perfect time to bomb Iran.* - Chuck Woodaby April 2, 2025, 22:02:39 *Jeffrey Goldberg enters the chat* - timmer April 2, 2025, 22:16:13 stop the count!* - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 21:55:03 The market circuit breakers will do it anyway * - PapaDels April 2, 2025, 21:29:06 Turn those machines back off!* - DT April 2, 2025, 21:08:23 ooo - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 20:18:50 Thanks, Republican voters!* - GMAW April 2, 2025, 20:15:47 This is dumb as tits on a bull - gvibes April 2, 2025, 19:21:27 Wait…so by the US being filled with voracious consumers, addicted to cheap overseas goods… - haighter April 2, 2025, 19:24:30 Americans are just richer than anyone else so we buy a lot more shit. - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 21:10:24 Wait, we buy shit? - Stu April 3, 2025, 5:14:31 Listen to ECE he’s smart* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 23:31:46 can't tell if you are serious. if so, *wttt holly** - Nobster April 2, 2025, 20:18:15 Hearing DHS opening up deferred resignations and axe falling on the 14th… - LeatherneckIllini April 2, 2025, 19:17:39 If only the constitution gave some other branch of government the responsibility to set tariffs* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 19:09:47 Senate Democrats and some Republicans vote to rescind some tariffs. No chance in the House.* - ATL April 2, 2025, 20:40:19 GOP congress would rather go down w/ the ship than oppose Trump and face death threats* - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 20:07:59 *Lt Aldo Raine* "O-blige them!" * - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 22:00:38 Too bad the legislative ceded much of its authority - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 19:22:36 My IRA is now an IRB - Stu April 2, 2025, 18:50:43 AMIRITE?* - timmer April 2, 2025, 19:03:08 How the tariffs were calculated - larue33 April 2, 2025, 18:16:55 That is really fucked up* - Stu April 2, 2025, 18:46:31 Fucked* - ATL April 2, 2025, 19:12:16 What’s with the island of only penguins?* - assassin April 2, 2025, 18:22:45 Haha and also the island military base we share with the UK. - assassin April 2, 2025, 22:02:58 De minimis exception done, Shein and Temu are dead, basically* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 17:58:46 When you order your dictator on Wish.* - DT April 2, 2025, 19:37:58 That million dollar Bezos donation wasn’t for nothing* - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 18:07:32 Hell yeah. Should have just done that in the first place* - HamptonSki April 2, 2025, 18:05:59 Well we are Temu US now.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 18:04:00 Copper, drugs, semiconductors not covered* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 17:50:21 they already fall under other authorities.* - LeatherneckIllini April 2, 2025, 19:18:26 Lumber as well* - Carl Spackler April 2, 2025, 17:57:55 SP500 down 4% in after hours * - meanjeans April 2, 2025, 17:21:58 Cool, cool* - Stu April 2, 2025, 17:40:04 please do not retaliate - assassin April 2, 2025, 17:13:07 "what up, knight?"* - Nobster April 2, 2025, 20:20:28 JFC.* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 17:24:06 Sit back, relax, and strap it down* - OrangeSox April 2, 2025, 17:20:12 lulz* - MtHoodIllini April 2, 2025, 19:33:59 Just relax and enjoy it* - Stu April 2, 2025, 17:17:50 did this guy figure out how they came up with the random tariff numbers? - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 16:54:53 Israel tariff is 17%. EU is 20%* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 16:58:39 yeah that's half of the tariffs the other countries are supposedly imposing on us* - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 17:04:35 Yeah it’s literally for the most part the left column divided by 2 - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 17:06:51 I’ve been looking for fact checking on his tariff numbers - Stu April 2, 2025, 16:57:48 Remarkable the number of companies that just happen to tariff US imports at 10%* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 16:47:25 I hope this is true - larue33 April 2, 2025, 16:44:22 It is* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 16:46:41 The 34% china tariff is in addition to prior tariffs, not the end total. Lol* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 16:23:47 Anyone notice there are no tariffs on Russian imports???? - timmer April 2, 2025, 16:36:09 Russia doesn't provide anything of real value. Shithole country, shithole economy - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 16:42:59 Nothing good comes from Russia * - ATL April 2, 2025, 19:04:32 wine for some, vodka vor everyone* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 16:36:39 Seeing various futures trading lower equivalent to a Dow drop of around 1500* - Stu April 2, 2025, 16:21:36 When will the Cambodians ever win?* - HamptonSki April 2, 2025, 15:59:47 OTOH, after 50 years, it's payback time for Charlie* - Stu April 2, 2025, 16:31:54 too dumb for parody, what an incredible word salad about groceries - assassin April 2, 2025, 15:59:19 So he just learned the word “groceries” today. So he needs to tell everyone about it* - shua April 2, 2025, 16:30:11 Serious question: when do you think the last time he bought groceries was? - Sounder April 2, 2025, 16:37:28 Definitely never. "My first car was a limousine." * - illinijohn April 2, 2025, 21:22:41 probably not in 50 years* - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 16:40:23 nobody who graduated from Wharton should ever be employed anywhere ever again* - Sammich April 2, 2025, 15:59:14 I need to buy furniture for my lake house, please don't tariff me bro* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 15:48:45 enjoy your tax cuts and a raised SALT cap* - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 16:03:08 ok guess we're finally going to touch the stove* - ECEIllinois April 2, 2025, 15:35:03 Imagine being from Michigan and voting for Trump* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 15:47:09 Imagine being anyone that's not in the top 3% and voting for Trump. - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 16:32:03 Liberty Time!* - timmer April 2, 2025, 15:07:06 Oh good, Amazon may buy Tiktok* - Stu April 2, 2025, 15:00:13 Supposedly not a very serious offer* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 15:13:44 Ron Desantis on Florida’s new congressman: “he repels people” - ATL April 2, 2025, 14:22:24 He was a terrible candidate - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 14:26:53 Patronis has run statewide twice and did well… - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 15:13:43 Eff of RFK, Jr. I just got another vaccine.* - ATL April 2, 2025, 14:08:17 Donnie delaying his big tariff announcement until after markets close. Coward* - Mrap24 April 2, 2025, 13:28:01 He had to do it before or after to be fair * - Potomac April 2, 2025, 16:06:25 turning a big dial taht says "Tariff" on it - Sammich April 2, 2025, 14:40:15 If you have some idea what you'll eat for dinner, you are farther along in your planning - RVA April 2, 2025, 14:27:37 ed martin said the public just needs to be properly educated that prices will increase but its ok - lcubed April 2, 2025, 14:13:46 Remember. It’s about food prices and the border* - opossum jenkins April 2, 2025, 14:07:25 and bringing fentanyl production back to the good ol' US of A* - Sammich April 2, 2025, 14:08:25 market fairly flat today - Sounder April 2, 2025, 13:51:56 The range of options are such that it can not possibly be baked in. - Carl Spackler April 2, 2025, 14:00:03 One thing is for certain - Sounder April 2, 2025, 14:01:45 fair, and frankly the volatility and unpredictability is the most annoying part* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 14:01:01 Former colleague of mine, now corporate investigative reporter for Sinclair, says all FDA comms - illini thunder April 2, 2025, 12:41:47 whirring noise reported near Upton Sinclair's gravesite* - Sammich April 2, 2025, 12:47:06 Lady fingers, now with more lady fingers!* - DT April 2, 2025, 13:51:12 Food safety is overrated* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:43:48 TSLA jumps after Trump "floats" idea of ending Musk's role in government... - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 10:50:35 Elon’s downfall - jfinsocal April 2, 2025, 13:16:08 fwvvvvvvliw, the dipshit press sec says the scoop is garbage - assassin April 2, 2025, 12:04:21 I'm sure she's appalled and offended* - Sammich April 2, 2025, 12:14:01 I find her super hot - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:25:46 You're too young for her* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 12:30:33 Sadly, her husband is only six years older than me* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:39:11 Jeeze dude. * - haighter April 2, 2025, 12:29:56 She wore skin tight black leather pants on Air Force One a few days ago - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:32:07 Maybe those teenagers have a good reason to be bothering you - HamptonSki April 2, 2025, 12:33:29 fuck her, she is a piece of shit cunt* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:36:16 I think you’re crossing the line with this language and talk of “hate f***g”. Am I alone here?* - jjlocke923 April 2, 2025, 13:04:06 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 13:15:58 I think everyone hates you and thinks you're a piece of shit cuntbag shithead - Sounder April 2, 2025, 13:07:01 OTOH, I think absolutely no one here wants to hate fuck him. - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 13:17:11 Replying to it is all the gratification it requires. * - assassin April 2, 2025, 15:31:02 Twitter just ran a headline saying Val Kilmer is still alive. - complainant April 2, 2025, 11:09:34 like a conspiracy theory, or just Grok mis-aggregating sources?* - Sammich April 2, 2025, 11:12:04 ooo - complainant April 2, 2025, 12:13:07 He's a special employee. His contract is 130 days. It ends May 30* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 10:58:30 At one point they were floating the idea that he's only working one day a week, - larue33 April 2, 2025, 12:00:30 who's going to make him leave? - Sammich April 2, 2025, 11:01:26 It would seem like it would be up to the president wouldn't it? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 11:08:47 I think if he renews it, he can’t be a special employee anymore… - haighter April 2, 2025, 11:54:08 He's definitely special* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 11:55:16 He’s special all right.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 10:59:01 Well he can read polls and returns… - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 10:56:20 In case anyone wondered, Perry Greene (Mage's Ex's) is doing GREAT post divorce! - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:16:46 So assuming autos are impacted as expected by his tariffs today, how do people think pricing will - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 2, 2025, 9:57:19 And enjoy your increased auto insurance premiums. Progressive already warning their agents * - PapaDels April 2, 2025, 12:09:48 We just bought and were told that they expected price increases by April 30. - Chicago1995 April 2, 2025, 10:50:38 I fully expect domestic carmakers, theoretically unaffected by tariffs, to raise their prices - MojoJojo April 2, 2025, 10:19:14 Still affected if they used imported parts. * - assassin April 2, 2025, 10:58:45 And materials, and also they each sell a lot of cars manufactured abroad* - gvibes April 2, 2025, 11:09:25 Domestics will be very affected by tariffs * - ATL April 2, 2025, 10:24:31 i'm planning to buy a car later this year and I'm expecting I'll have to spend about 20% more on it - IlliniSax05 April 2, 2025, 10:11:42 I think that depends on a lot of things… - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 10:06:10 Cars already on the lot won’t change. Why wait?* - Stu April 2, 2025, 10:05:31 LOL.* - Chicago1995 April 2, 2025, 10:51:30 Are you daft? * - doubledown April 2, 2025, 10:16:12 He certainly is a punk * - illini thunder April 2, 2025, 12:28:37 I too trust in the integrity of Car Dealers. If you can't trust them....* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:17:54 #StuBonned* - complainant April 2, 2025, 10:33:11 I'd like to believe that, but I also assume dealers will use this as an excuse to change out - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 2, 2025, 10:07:03 Adams case dismissed with prejudice (per Clement's recommendation) so Trump can't blackmail Adams - ATL April 2, 2025, 9:00:20 impeachment proceedings against Dale Ho to begin forthwith - Sammich April 2, 2025, 9:06:06 Tesla deliveries down 13% and ~60K from consensus estimates, despite updating its biggest seller. - ATL April 2, 2025, 8:38:00 So the stock will be up 3% today? * - doubledown April 2, 2025, 8:42:32 Wisconsin weird - larue33 April 2, 2025, 8:32:15 ooo - ATL April 2, 2025, 8:43:33 Somebody find out where Elon was last night? * - haighter April 2, 2025, 8:42:38 Trump admin now insisting that Europe buy American weapons despite their unwillingness to commit - larue33 April 2, 2025, 8:23:03 Why buy an F-35 when the supply chain and support is now in question... - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:13:23 there aren't many things that would genuinely put a stop to the trade war - VIV April 2, 2025, 8:26:10 And musing about selling them janky weapons.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 2, 2025, 8:24:32 i hope the boat sinks* - memyselfandillini April 2, 2025, 7:13:12 25 hours and 5 minutes….WTG senator Booker* - TarheelIllini April 2, 2025, 6:14:43 I don't understand the fawning, but it doesn't encourage me. - complainant April 2, 2025, 7:19:26 nm* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:19:41 This is what “do something” looks like when you’re the minority party. * - doubledown April 2, 2025, 7:43:25 That much I understand.* - complainant April 2, 2025, 7:46:46 At this point, of a Democrat does anything, it's a plus. But if they do something - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 8:20:04 Do you? Because earlier you criticized it as “performance art.” - doubledown April 2, 2025, 8:07:34 it absolutely was performance art* - VIV April 2, 2025, 8:09:19 especially since at the exact minute thurmond was exclipsed, booker was praising lewis - Nobster April 2, 2025, 9:01:49 Maybe I’m incorrectly inferring a derisive tone. * - doubledown April 2, 2025, 8:17:36 All filibusters are performance art by definition* - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 8:13:51 At least a filibuster has a defined purpose - to delay/block a vote.The Booker thing lacked purpose* - jjlocke923 April 2, 2025, 8:20:54 Really? People are discussing it, he was protesting over the current administration, - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 8:25:43 I get that. It was just a little too narcissistic for my taste. Too much was made about going - jjlocke923 April 2, 2025, 8:43:16 Not just politicians. CEOs and their families* - Chilango April 2, 2025, 9:55:49 Everyone will forget it even happened by tomorrow* - illini21 April 2, 2025, 8:52:48 The purpose was to get attention. You of all people should be able to appreciate that. - doubledown April 2, 2025, 8:24:19 "The purpose was to get attention." Exactly. Performance art. * - VIV April 2, 2025, 8:27:07 attention is essential. when is the last time a democrat had this much of the news cycle?* - Nobster April 2, 2025, 9:03:28 this would be a great time for Democrat control of the US media apparatus to show itself - Sammich April 2, 2025, 9:06:55 agreed* - VIV April 2, 2025, 8:15:23 It helps remind people of when Ted Cruz mistook the point of Green Eggs and Ham - RVA April 2, 2025, 7:34:40 Decline in US travel spend could hit $72 billion. - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 6:08:45 there is no way trump wants a weaker dollar* - torinese April 2, 2025, 8:13:10 For starters, he would hear the word "weak" and would automatically assume it's bad* - Sounder April 2, 2025, 12:41:18 Trump wants stronger dollar and less US consumption of foreign goods. - Chilango April 2, 2025, 9:10:38 A weaker USD would increase demand for exports, which would then increase demand for US mfg. - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 8:34:38 #winning* - CWR10 April 2, 2025, 8:10:48 Truly the dumbest people are making decisions. Incredible series of self-inflicted wounds* - opey8 April 2, 2025, 7:03:08 i think they mostly know what they are doing and are hoping for most of these outcomes* - torinese April 2, 2025, 8:13:45 Agreed. Massive tax on the bottom 90%* - longsnapper April 2, 2025, 8:15:47 Orban having some trouble in Budapest - ATL April 1, 2025, 21:26:02 In more good news for Elon, Tesla reports deliveries tomorrow.* - ATL April 1, 2025, 21:23:29 decision desk and wasserman say crawford will win. I wonder where Musk goes from here* - MC April 1, 2025, 20:51:30 hopefully he sits on a CHAAAAINNNNSAWWWWWW* - VIV April 2, 2025, 8:55:12 What?!* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:07:52 Incinerates himself in a Cybertruck while his horrified fanboys work fruitlessly to free him using - doubledown April 1, 2025, 22:07:59 Just went from 6 o'clock to high noon====>* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:08:34 Hopefully he keeps the cheese on his head - Stu April 1, 2025, 21:19:35 Ketamine-induced dirt nap?* - SurfTheBoneyard April 1, 2025, 21:03:47 ooo - ATL April 1, 2025, 21:03:03 Hopefully in the next Starship launch * - ATL April 1, 2025, 20:52:58 Looks like the dems are gonna win the wi Supreme Court seat* - Mrap24 April 1, 2025, 20:46:05 As the resident pseudo-cheeshead - KingTalkyTiki April 1, 2025, 22:19:49 I voted Crawford.* - MojoJojo April 2, 2025, 7:19:36 Never doubted you, my frent!* - KingTalkyTiki April 2, 2025, 10:25:41 Good. Fuck Elon. * - ATL April 1, 2025, 20:51:07 In local news, Orland firebrand incumbent Mayor Pekau and slate told to eff off... - SurfTheBoneyard April 1, 2025, 20:15:08 Shoot 23 Hispanics for racist reasons: plea deal. Shoot one rich white guy: death penalty. - ATL April 1, 2025, 20:08:47 NIH is being hollowed out* - memyselfandillini April 1, 2025, 19:53:36 By eliminating medical advances we will make America healthy again - DT April 1, 2025, 20:10:23 make america hunt and gather again * - memyselfandillini April 2, 2025, 7:16:32 best healthcare system in the world* - torinese April 1, 2025, 22:26:37 Looks like Randy Fine is gonna win Waltz seat. Fine gonna win be 10-15 pts. Trump/Waltz won by 30+* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 18:34:29 Which one is he? - timmer April 1, 2025, 19:26:13 Larry Fine* - Stu April 1, 2025, 19:30:47 My understanding is that is a maga district. So dropping 15+ is not good * - MC April 1, 2025, 18:46:16 Dumbest of the dumb - Mrap24 April 1, 2025, 17:55:59 over 100 posts in a single day. good pace* - lcubed April 1, 2025, 16:49:01 Should I change the title so it's just this week?* - Stu April 1, 2025, 16:55:05 Good idea* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 16:56:40 Just wait until Liberation Day* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 16:51:19 another law firm bends the knee - assassin April 1, 2025, 16:14:31 They not only bent the knee… - SurfTheBoneyard April 1, 2025, 18:49:44 The NYC firms really showing out to be a bunch of fascists. * - ATL April 1, 2025, 19:22:05 I'm not defending their actions in any way - Sounder April 1, 2025, 19:23:25 Shortsighted. No laws? No lawsuits.* - memyselfandillini April 2, 2025, 7:18:55 Fuck them. * - ATL April 1, 2025, 20:06:04 Maybe, but these guys hadn't even been targeted yet* - SurfTheBoneyard April 1, 2025, 19:29:37 Objection. You have no idea what did or did not happen out of the public eye* - GMAW April 1, 2025, 20:11:03 Assuming arguendo Trump threatened then similarly to Paul, Weiss and Jenner, FUCK WFG.* - ATL April 1, 2025, 20:12:31 Chair and Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Health have asked RFK, Jr. to explain himself - ATL April 1, 2025, 16:02:41 This has to be an AI deepfake or something. - Tortillini April 1, 2025, 15:07:27 Hearing on censorship - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 15:23:06 Ok thanks. - Tortillini April 1, 2025, 16:14:40 I have seen Republicans in Facebook *still* posting about the Covid lockdowns attack on Liberty - DT April 1, 2025, 16:25:33 Politics of fear works - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 16:29:35 "While your children *may* still be able to buy a house, attend a decent university, and prosper - longsnapper April 1, 2025, 16:39:21 The house is full of crazy people - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 16:21:59 We're still on Hunter's laptop? I thought government muzzling speech was good now. - ATL April 1, 2025, 15:31:23 Same shitstain that misgendered Rep.McBride.* - KingTalkyTiki April 1, 2025, 15:21:11 "Who are the Nazis in that scenario," a bewildered jjlocke asks* - ATL April 1, 2025, 15:10:19 I appreciate that you understand the distinction between Goebbels and - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 15:19:41 I think quoting Nazis favorably makes one a Nazi, and those are the people shua was talking about* - ATL April 1, 2025, 15:21:05 Booker is 20 hours in - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:49:45 25:05* - Nobster April 1, 2025, 19:06:47 might be longer than the combined minutes returning next season* - RVA April 1, 2025, 19:44:53 damn great way to eclipse the record by talking about John Lewis* - Nobster April 1, 2025, 18:22:11 do we know how many senators are in the room? how many stayed? * - Nobster April 1, 2025, 18:00:11 hoping that we get a a Patton Oswald style finale where booker reimagines the past year with Harris - Nobster April 1, 2025, 17:30:03 22* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 16:02:04 dots - ghost_of_clt April 1, 2025, 16:13:52 heh - ATL April 1, 2025, 15:03:32 Need to get him to beat Strom Thurmond's record* - ATL April 1, 2025, 14:58:04 Do how does this work with having to go to the bathroom and such?+ - Taz April 1, 2025, 14:55:30 ooo - IlliniSax05 April 1, 2025, 15:34:51 he's wearing a diaper* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 15:11:00 What's the purpose of this speech? Is he 'busterin'? I thought you could tag team in.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 14:52:52 Anytime you can waste the senate’s time talking about how Trump sucks is fun. * - assassin April 1, 2025, 15:07:55 Talking about how much Trump and the GOO sucks is never a waste of time * - IlliniRunner April 1, 2025, 15:41:25 It serves little purpose. It’s all about him * - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 15:00:08 That may be true but was more curious to what exact bill he was trying to stop.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 16:50:09 Remember when Ted Cruz went 21 hours? Fun times.* - Tuscy April 1, 2025, 15:56:01 So dumb* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 16:55:24 Does he mean we can bring back statues of Rebel Generals? - timmer April 1, 2025, 14:52:19 They want the death penalty for Luigi - illini April 1, 2025, 14:40:52 Why is it a federal case?* - ATL April 1, 2025, 14:58:48 Interstate stalking resulting in death* - Stu April 1, 2025, 19:10:49 Update on tariffs - Stu April 1, 2025, 14:19:44 have to make sure the donation checks clear before finalizing exemptions*] - ECEIllinois April 1, 2025, 14:27:42 Is this surprising to anyone? - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:21:29 This is how Trump screwed over anyone who ever worked for him. Unfortunately for him, world leaders - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 14:23:02 I think he's completely shocked by the pushback and resistance he's getting - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:25:42 What did that accomplish? Seems like they are giving up something they enjoy for no good reason* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 14:29:02 Sort of like the US and the Constitution. - DT April 1, 2025, 16:17:24 less tourism money for the US?* - VIV April 1, 2025, 14:38:49 From what I can tell, this is definitely already happening* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:45:10 OOO - Stu April 1, 2025, 14:56:24 LOL - ATL April 1, 2025, 15:08:54 Yes, because they're fucking pissed - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:33:08 Huh? Do we know each other? Why the personal insults?* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 14:39:07 C'mon, man* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:44:50 You spelled, "Little Bitch" wrong.* - KingTalkyTiki April 1, 2025, 15:25:35 No worries. We’re cool. It happens* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 14:50:55 Latest polling shows Crawford with a sizeable lead over Schimel in the Wisconsin - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 13:41:38 Turnout is reportedly extremely high in the heavy blue areas. So that's good, huh?* - Stu April 1, 2025, 14:45:59 It’s pretty much a lock* - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 14:58:44 A jjlock?* - Stu April 1, 2025, 15:00:30 A cuntt?* - KingTalkyTiki April 1, 2025, 15:22:33 Mr. Koch so thrilled that George and Elon entered the chat* - Dikta April 1, 2025, 14:34:15 Not that you're posting in good faith... - tvillini April 1, 2025, 13:54:56 Well, shame on you for replying in it.* - assassin April 1, 2025, 14:04:41 It was more a vehicle to post the picture. - tvillini April 1, 2025, 14:31:43 Musk might have achieved peak dork with the cheesehead hat* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:33:50 Soros gave $2 million, Musk gave $19 million, but who's counting?* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:02:25 19? Gotta be 25 by now * - MC April 1, 2025, 14:59:20 "He becomes a myth, a spook story that criminals tell their kids at night. "Rat on your pop... - shua April 1, 2025, 13:53:33 How many Americans could pick George Soros out of a lineup - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:07:30 it's no coincidence that Keyser Soze was Hungarian* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 13:56:58 The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he doesn't exist* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:07:53 Hasn’t Elon also poured “a ton of $$$” into the race? * - haighter April 1, 2025, 13:50:57 $19 million to Soros $2 million* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:02:45 Yeah, but he's not jewish* - ATL April 1, 2025, 13:54:43 it gets very confusing which jewish people MAGA supports and which ones they don't... - shua April 1, 2025, 13:56:25 Do they also support the Nazis or just the Nazi's?* - HamptonSki April 1, 2025, 15:08:22 Who are the Nazis in your scenario? We should be careful tossing that word around so recklessly. - jjlocke923 April 1, 2025, 14:16:47 lol* - ATL April 1, 2025, 14:28:48 Nazis against anti-semitism* - ATL April 1, 2025, 13:59:03 Don't forget the Rothschilds and trilateral commission!* - ATL April 1, 2025, 13:48:25 and Colonel Sanders* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 13:57:41 But Elon wore cheese on his head!!!* - Stu April 1, 2025, 13:44:58 Caring only about things that affect you personally is a Republican personality trait - ATL April 1, 2025, 13:36:38 We are sorry to inform you that the milkshake duck has cancer* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:09:10 wouldn't be at all surprised if that cut was a personal request by Trump - Sammich April 1, 2025, 13:56:01 I'm somewhat surprised that "millions" of people have been treated for cancer at NIH - ATL April 1, 2025, 14:00:36 The responses to the Dallas Fed Business Survey are wild. - ATL April 1, 2025, 13:23:01 "in summary, we still support President Trump"* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 13:59:01 I just wish they'd all drink the fucking kool-aid already* - ATL April 1, 2025, 14:01:39 Cory Booker has definitely hit the booger sugar hard before heading to the Floor. - illinilosch April 1, 2025, 11:51:14 shouldn't have asked Adam Gase for advice* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 11:57:49 A staffer of his was arrested for carrying a gun on the capitol grounds - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 11:56:42 I was told that it was allowed - ATL April 1, 2025, 12:55:30 Per Fox News kid rock brought Bill Maher to WH for meeting with Trump - opey8 April 1, 2025, 10:40:28 I think this is totally going to blow up in Bill Maher's face* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 11:49:45 anyone who still cares about Bill Maher will be relieved by this - Sammich April 1, 2025, 11:56:59 He is sane centrist like me* - JeffFrank April 1, 2025, 12:23:35 He's a windsock.* - complainant April 1, 2025, 12:39:42 Too much weed* - Sounder April 1, 2025, 14:09:54 The outfit he was wearing. WTF. - KingTalkyTiki April 1, 2025, 11:22:13 a picture would help * - VIV April 1, 2025, 11:48:04 This is the suit they wanted Zelenskyy to wear - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 11:52:52 o.o.o - opey8 April 1, 2025, 11:52:23 that flag has way too many stripes on it. * - VIV April 1, 2025, 12:18:58 Also appears to me missing a couple stars* - opey8 April 1, 2025, 12:20:00 13 stars, so maybe the stars and stripes got switched* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 12:19:43 trifecta of people i wouldn't want to be in a room with* - VIV April 1, 2025, 11:12:16 Who are three people I would never let in my kitchen* - opey8 April 1, 2025, 11:40:53 Ari would pay thousands to be Bill Maher’s chair for that. * - assassin April 1, 2025, 11:33:20 Pat Monahan kept trying to sneak in, but was foiled every time* - Sammich April 1, 2025, 11:13:27 Bump* - Stu April 1, 2025, 10:32:22 *bump** - VIV April 1, 2025, 10:02:15   Searching