At least manufacturing jobs came back over the past week.* Archived Message Posted by DT on April 9, 2025, 14:30:35, in reply to "This isn't even that much a reprieve" Previous Message Tariffs are still ongoing, companies still have to plan for worst-case tariffs. Corporate confidence is shaken, consumer confidence is shaken. A recession is still in the cards. Just the fact that he did this will probably still bring on a recession. There's no victory laps to be taken, except by the dumbasses who don't understand anything. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Week of 07-April thread about politics and related topics - timmer April 7, 2025, 6:28:25 Only the dumbest people would support an administration that employs Peter Navarro - ATL April 13, 2025, 21:08:40 Why is the reporter doing a Martin Prince impression?* - complainant April 13, 2025, 21:30:47 67% voted for Trump so they're in control of their own destiny in that county* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 21:21:07 China suspends export of rare earth minerals - larue33 April 13, 2025, 20:16:19 Trump is just about begging Xi to call him. No dice. - Stu April 13, 2025, 20:59:58 The dankest of memes - complainant April 14, 2025, 0:52:29 Good thing we pissed off Canada and burned that bridge - opey8 April 13, 2025, 20:18:42 why travel all the way to Greenland when Canada's right there?* - Sammich April 13, 2025, 20:33:06 CNBC reporter talking abt a massive shift away from US assets - ATL April 13, 2025, 19:18:27 Russia bombed civilians again, killing 39, injured 80. Pesky Zelenskyy holding up peace still I see* - MC April 13, 2025, 16:48:26 Trump’s physical released. Says he’s 224 lbs. - VIV April 13, 2025, 15:32:59 Lol - Mrap24 April 14, 2025, 7:03:17 you guys are concerned about cognitively able a president is - Tooldresser April 13, 2025, 17:09:53 "you guys"?? i was calling biden "pudding brain" for 4 years. * - VIV April 14, 2025, 7:56:55 The Democrats quite literally forced Biden to not run for reelection because of it. - OB25 April 13, 2025, 19:26:21 It’s almost like he’s arguing in bad faith* - shua April 13, 2025, 20:14:05 He is a disingenuous shithead* - opey8 April 13, 2025, 20:15:50 I disagree. I think he's sincere. But, yeah, dumb.* - complainant April 13, 2025, 20:50:56 Right…nonsense to say it’s new* - PapaDels April 13, 2025, 20:11:58 So…you weren’t. And now you’re not again? * - assassin April 13, 2025, 17:18:38 I'm sure it's on his mind. He's having trouble writing comprehensible sentences.* - complainant April 13, 2025, 18:20:04 You’re not …. Now!!!!!!* - ATL April 13, 2025, 17:16:13 uh, everyone was concerned a year ago* - Stu April 13, 2025, 17:13:23 Right. The incumbent was declining and not trying to destroy American society. - ATL April 13, 2025, 17:17:47 Down from 239. All those golf championships * - timmer April 13, 2025, 16:02:03 But up from 215 at his Atlanta booking/mugshot* - shua April 13, 2025, 16:29:46 Are you accounting for the gravitational anomaly in downtown Atlanta that caused Mugsy Bouges’s mad - ATL April 13, 2025, 16:41:37 Finally the clarity the market has been looking for - John Coctostan April 13, 2025, 15:23:26 I am familiar with Hanlon’s Razor, but maybe this is an opportunity for more insider trading?* - ATL April 13, 2025, 15:34:41 As much of a shit show as this looks like in the media, it’s even worse behind the scenes.* - Carl Spackler April 13, 2025, 15:32:55 Ivermectin crowd now poisoning their kids with Vitamin A - ATL April 13, 2025, 13:59:32 Somebody tried to kill Josh Shapiro and his family on the 1st night of Passover - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2025, 13:37:02 Is this a good time to travel abroad? I think it might be. I'm looking at South Pacific deals. - complainant April 13, 2025, 12:18:07 We were hoping to go visit my wife’s family in Czech and Slovakia this summer - TarheelIllini April 13, 2025, 15:53:16 Look at AF or French Bee to Tahiti. Delta just shut down their flight to PPT but AF and FB - ATL April 13, 2025, 12:47:50 I researched the Bee for a Eurotrip a few months ago. The seats don't recline much, right? - complainant April 13, 2025, 13:43:56 I’d pay more to be in a non-recline section.* - DT April 13, 2025, 15:32:06 Yes, I like that about Spirit. But not for 8-10 hours.* - complainant April 13, 2025, 16:00:52 It’s a low cost carrier so probably. I did it in DL Comfort + at 6’2” and it was fine. - ATL April 13, 2025, 13:49:41 Well, you're younger than I am, too. There are some things my body just won't do anymore. - complainant April 13, 2025, 13:57:33 Do you run marathons? Anything?* - Stu April 13, 2025, 15:23:43 Do you get sex?* - Tortillini April 13, 2025, 15:09:40 I remember how it works. It was more fun before AIDS, I know that.* - complainant April 13, 2025, 15:12:07 Do you lift weights?* - Stu April 13, 2025, 14:59:24 Premium Economy (different class) offers more recline for more $$$ than C+. - ATL April 13, 2025, 14:01:22 Five classes on one plane, and coach shares a coffee can to piss in? - complainant April 13, 2025, 14:48:44 Four. Don’t think there’s D1 on the 767 they use(d) for that route * - ATL April 13, 2025, 15:09:33 Based on the international travel numbers, airlines gonna struggle to fill planes. - Carl Spackler April 13, 2025, 12:39:02 These surveys don't look great for Trump - UofIL6 April 13, 2025, 11:44:01 “Add jobs”??? He’s already paused tariffs and exempted electronics from China…. - shua April 13, 2025, 13:49:57 Yeah but what about children’s toys and MAGA hats? People in Youngstown and Eau Claire - ATL April 13, 2025, 13:51:32 lol at 91% of republicans thinking Trump has a plan. * - VIV April 13, 2025, 13:29:28 ooo - ATL April 13, 2025, 13:47:56 It turns out people don’t like ratfucking the global economy* - Sounder April 13, 2025, 12:32:23 Fun fact - Mrap24 April 13, 2025, 10:30:23 Lmao. “Frequent victories in golf events” made it into trump’s medical report - snipes824 April 13, 2025, 9:40:10 And not as a symptom of being delusional I assume.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 13, 2025, 10:13:50 Saving american manufacturing by exempting end products but not manufacturing inputs from tariffs. - gvibes April 13, 2025, 9:22:05 What exactly would you do differently if you wanted to increase offshoring of manufacturing?* - John Coctostan April 13, 2025, 10:22:07 You can't be serious - Quiz April 13, 2025, 10:34:44 I’m not sure what point you’re making here - John Coctostan April 13, 2025, 10:39:04 DOGE, which is certainly lying about even this number, misses its target by 85% - ATL April 13, 2025, 6:46:12 If you can't trust Elon to keep his word, who can you trust?* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 7:24:01 WTF? - ATL April 12, 2025, 12:23:04 She got outplayed badly by Trump. Bad week for her* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 12, 2025, 13:07:45 The key to dealing with republicans is to always assume bad faith behavior unless overwhelming - ATL April 13, 2025, 8:44:39 My old office about to get eviscerated. I can’t tell you (literally) how much they did to keep you - LeatherneckIllini April 12, 2025, 10:33:40 Meh. Not sure we deserve protecting. * - doubledown April 13, 2025, 7:15:50 I'm sure Hegseth will tell us in a week or so anyway* - longsnapper April 12, 2025, 10:43:20 can you add me to the signal chat? i'll pm you my number* - lcubed April 12, 2025, 12:08:03 Which one?* - LeatherneckIllini April 12, 2025, 13:15:27 Sure you can tell us. You're retired now.* - complainant April 12, 2025, 10:37:03 Countries now advertising on YouTube about how they’re predictable while the world is upside down - ATL April 12, 2025, 9:25:51 Smartphones, computers, chips exempted from tariffs - biclops April 12, 2025, 8:49:13 I think this is basically it. The goal such that there is one is complete authoritarian control - John Coctostan April 12, 2025, 10:49:45 Talk about a news dump. What outlandish thing is he going to say/do to bury this?* - VIV April 12, 2025, 10:37:12 Seems like the opposite of a dump and a good development to me. Crypto market likes it, should - Toonces April 12, 2025, 10:40:44 It’s unquestionably the right decision, but it’s completely antithetical to his crusade. * - VIV April 12, 2025, 23:32:41 Who gives a shit what crypto markets do? It's just another grift* - longsnapper April 12, 2025, 10:52:59 I think Trump not doing tariffs is a good thing, even if he’s just taking bribes to have them lifted - Toonces April 12, 2025, 11:00:53 Total coincidence that Apple had a large bid yesterday afternoon. Nothing shady* - John Coctostan April 12, 2025, 10:28:08 lolwut. Tim Cook just bought 100M of Trump Coin.* - cpsteine April 12, 2025, 9:49:27 Donnie backdown* - Mrap24 April 12, 2025, 9:47:53 THE ART OF THE DEAL!!!* - shua April 12, 2025, 10:08:54 LOL. What a joke. What about birthday candles?* - HamptonSki April 12, 2025, 9:02:41 So the largest category of imports from China. So much winning for Trump!!* - shua April 12, 2025, 9:01:41 DHS is telling US citizens that their parole is being canceled and they should self deport. - ATL April 12, 2025, 7:42:49 Would be funny if Elon got one of those emails - Dilbert April 12, 2025, 8:01:27 That’s surely just a scam email, right?* - OB25 April 12, 2025, 7:47:40 It’s a scam alright + - ATL April 12, 2025, 7:50:37 On the plus side, nobody hates us for our freedom any more.* - DT April 11, 2025, 21:17:48 Haah, but in a saad waay.* - Tortillini April 12, 2025, 0:22:16 Kneel before saad waay - ATL April 12, 2025, 7:39:20 the american taliban are on the march in the state department - assassin April 11, 2025, 20:13:31 Yeah, they sure love the flag. - doubledown April 11, 2025, 19:05:17 ooo - opey8 April 11, 2025, 21:14:42 Balling up the flag like that is a metaphor * - ATL April 11, 2025, 19:24:20 Could be worse. He could have knelt in silent protest, but that's way too disrespectful. - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 19:21:50 Trump to deport all nine Supreme Court justices to El Salvador - Stu April 11, 2025, 17:56:48 In a move I’m sure Potomac and jjbop will laud, SSA public facing comms shifting exclusively to Twit - ATL April 11, 2025, 17:13:33 jjbop? No* - jjlocke923 April 11, 2025, 20:25:55 pfft, big whoop - Sammich April 11, 2025, 17:23:39 The long standing republican dream of turning the country into an African kleptocracy only took a - ATL April 11, 2025, 17:40:06 Donnie back down at it again - Mrap24 April 11, 2025, 15:32:08 masterful gambit, sir* - assassin April 11, 2025, 16:16:31 Also, we may not need the tourism/hospitality industry workers much longer - ATL April 11, 2025, 16:01:34 so ... everyone? * - illini April 11, 2025, 15:52:58 Will be interesting to see how much work “and other industries” will be doing here.* - ATL April 11, 2025, 15:51:54 lol at the MAGAites in the replies not believing the OP* - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 15:41:34 They could win the Olympics with that mental gymnastics!* - shua April 11, 2025, 16:02:42 DOJ not yet complying with judge's orders to provide information on Garcia's location* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 12:26:09 *Flies tomato shaped hot air ballon across border** - Chilango April 11, 2025, 13:29:15 Still flying in their restaurant - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:37:11 Eh* - gvibes April 11, 2025, 13:27:01 i mean basically yeah. not overly dramatic yet but they didn't come close to abiding by either - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 13:28:05 They said they couldn't comply in the 18 hours or so since the order. They didn't say they wouldn't - gvibes April 11, 2025, 13:31:50 but as the judge pointed out, they also didn't even come prepared to answer simple questions - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 13:38:17 Edited the subject line* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:32:47 Obviously not a lawyer, but that can't be fun for the DOJ attorney - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:30:41 gonna be a lot more of that* - assassin April 11, 2025, 12:59:15 I think there's still one on Mattis Avenue* - IlliniOllie April 11, 2025, 12:56:42 I haven't had a gutbuster in 30 plus years at least* - Sounder April 11, 2025, 12:58:18 It's in really really bad shape* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:01:03 I would have placed a substantial wager, in 1975, on the outcome of Garcia's v. Papa Dels pizza wars - complainant April 11, 2025, 13:17:17 Yet I still love going there when I'm in town* - LWillhite April 11, 2025, 13:15:46 does it taste anything like what it did back in the day?* - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 13:18:07 What is "the day"? Because to me, "the day" was when it was on the corner of Green and Wright* - Stu April 11, 2025, 13:52:01 when it was in the two story space w/ a basement just south of green and wright?* - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 14:01:33 Yes. I used to hang out by the windows upstairs and watch the world go by. - Stu April 11, 2025, 14:03:41 Yes but always get it to go - digs April 11, 2025, 13:26:12 Interesting. Maybe I'll get a full pie one of these days - illini21 April 11, 2025, 13:28:48 Large think extra cheese. Better than the deep dish - digs April 11, 2025, 13:31:06 Would it classify as roman style pizza?* - Sounder April 11, 2025, 13:34:49 I haven't had Po boys but have heard great things* - illini21 April 11, 2025, 13:32:15 It’s arguably my favorite pizza in town. Depending on the day - digs April 11, 2025, 13:33:09 It gave me the runs and stomach discomfort - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:29:34 IIRC back in the '00s even when their slices went downhill, the whole pizzas were still decent* - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 13:28:00 No, and the actual physical location is gross too* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 11, 2025, 13:21:38 I'm actually shocked it's still around at all - Sounder April 11, 2025, 13:22:23 think there's one in Decatur?* - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 13:26:44 Per google that one is permanently closed* - illini21 April 11, 2025, 13:28:06 As far as I know thats the only one left* - illini21 April 11, 2025, 13:26:36 They had a satellite in the campus county market but it’s gone * - digs April 11, 2025, 13:28:20 I was a mall rat in high school and college - Sounder April 11, 2025, 13:03:16 it's fine. we'll just get EU and Japan to also put 145% tariffs on China - ECEIllinois April 11, 2025, 12:17:01 Hmm, good thinking - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 11, 2025, 12:48:44 So your wife will bang Colin Jost?* - JeffFrank April 12, 2025, 13:11:16 TINA! I love this* - TarheelIllini April 11, 2025, 12:58:18 what if we grew grass that tastes like candy? - VIV April 11, 2025, 12:32:58 Crack ain’t just a river in Ackmanville* - Stu April 11, 2025, 12:31:57 ooo - Sammich April 11, 2025, 12:30:00 that dude sucks so much* - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 12:26:32 All of this is backfiring on Trump even worse than I could have possibly imagined - Sounder April 11, 2025, 11:58:35 "Going to"?* - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:59:34 I say "going to" to the extent that it could get so, so much worse* - Sounder April 11, 2025, 12:02:04 "Could"?* - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 12:10:24 I get it it, man, you've made your point* - Sounder April 11, 2025, 12:30:22 I was just kiddin', man.* - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 14:25:53 This is a 69'ing of misery.* - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 12:12:49 They say misery loves company. - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 14:28:56 lol.* - Ari Gold April 11, 2025, 13:37:04 Then quit jacking off in the corner, cuck.* - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 14:29:22 Consumer sentiment plunged over 6% from last month - Stu April 11, 2025, 9:06:44 and that's all from *march*. pre all the tariff bull shit. couldn't imagine how bad a pulse today - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 9:15:08 wait this is wrong. apparently takes into account some parts of april. overall point still stands* - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 10:33:08 I dunno. Everything I see just says March 2025.* - Stu April 11, 2025, 10:41:31 Pre all the April bullshit. There was plenty of other tariff bullshit in Feb/March. * - illini April 11, 2025, 10:32:59 Probly about 10% lower* - Stu April 11, 2025, 9:39:40 nm* - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 9:53:21 Purely from a data standpoint, this is a terrible idea. - larue33 April 11, 2025, 7:56:16 And she was relieved of command yesterday - larue33 April 11, 2025, 7:47:42 Welcome to being an O-6 and above, when your job is more about politics than service. - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:52:11 It’s different when… - SurfTheBoneyard April 11, 2025, 8:40:22 Look, mister, there's two kinds of dumb - illini April 11, 2025, 10:32:17 I hope we have enough commanders keeping that energy when it comes time to invade Canada* - Sammich April 11, 2025, 8:36:33 That’ll get you fired every time. That’s a Space Force O-6 taking a stand* - opossum jenkins April 11, 2025, 8:17:56 China raises tariff to 125% - Carl Spackler April 11, 2025, 7:39:01 He is literally trying to kill our status as a reserve currency. Just like Miran wants * - gvibes April 10, 2025, 21:35:41 yes. do you follow dave troy on x? he's been reporting on this for years.* - Nobster April 11, 2025, 6:52:10 Don’t think so* - gvibes April 11, 2025, 8:22:48 For past like decade there have been people talking about the yuan replacing the dollar - John Coctostan April 10, 2025, 22:01:44 the dollar, like any fiat currency (or institution), relies on confidence - Nobster April 11, 2025, 6:57:16 OMFG AI does something right lol - LeatherneckIllini April 10, 2025, 20:33:47 DOJ drops charges against the “east coast leader of MS-13.” Huh?* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 19:56:41 They are gonna deport his ass to the jail in El Salvador* - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 20:05:31 sure seems that way - Sammich April 10, 2025, 20:10:31 Saw that the other day. My thought was maybe they did something in picking him up - CanHartlebHireSnider April 10, 2025, 20:03:42 they really wanna put the screws to TdA* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 20:00:28 10 year starting to take a shit again* - Drippy April 10, 2025, 19:53:53 So to recap, did all this stupid shit because he’s stupid. And some people tried to say - John Coctostan April 10, 2025, 20:26:23 We are Britain in 1930 right now - DT April 11, 2025, 6:25:02 this is the thing with all the rhetoric about wanting to lessen china's power and influence. - VIV April 11, 2025, 10:36:55 scout?* - Ari Gold April 11, 2025, 9:21:53 beyond all the other problems this would cause us, there is no way that any decline - John Coctostan April 11, 2025, 6:47:13 It's like cutting off your face to spite your nose* - Stu April 10, 2025, 20:56:44 Some people think he's playing chess, some think he's playing checkers - Sounder April 10, 2025, 20:33:25 Are you talking about Trump or Ralph Wiggum?* - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 20:46:22 yes* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 20:49:38 While the dollar index goes sub 100. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee* - VIV April 10, 2025, 20:15:25 Gold ripping up* - Drippy April 10, 2025, 20:22:59 so no discussion of biden or barry not wanting to endorse whiz kid kamala for the nomination? - Ari Gold April 10, 2025, 19:32:13 LOL - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:54:23 Spectacular drop in. * - IlliniRunner April 11, 2025, 7:27:52 No thanks. * - doubledown April 10, 2025, 23:32:28 Wut* - cpsteine April 10, 2025, 21:12:40 Yeah, ex-presidents ALWAYS endorse a preferred candidate three years before the election. ALWAYS.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 20:29:52 Amazing stuff. Truly bravo* - John Coctostan April 10, 2025, 20:18:30 This is fucking incredible * - assassin April 10, 2025, 19:56:06 Too busy watching yet another republican president run the economy into the ground * - ATL April 10, 2025, 19:53:37 I think it was pretty obvious to everyone that she was no one’s preferred choice* - OB25 April 10, 2025, 19:47:21 If George Floyd hadn't have happened, she never would haven been the VP candidate* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 20:07:25 possibly, but she was near the top of the candidate list before that* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 20:14:02 She's just never impressed me - Sounder April 10, 2025, 20:21:02 so your comment was your preference as opposed to the fact that she was - Nobster April 10, 2025, 20:37:20 dotz - Sounder April 11, 2025, 11:07:44 Man this might really cost Harris the election! (Who gives a shit)* - MC April 10, 2025, 19:41:52 Are you talking about the book that just came out?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:35:15 SCOTUS rules that government needs to facilitate release of Kilmer Abrego Garcia from CECOT - CanHartlebHireSnider April 10, 2025, 18:22:05 Posthumously? * - meanjeans April 10, 2025, 22:40:50 And a 9-0 ruling on that point* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 18:56:57 Seems like a win for sanity* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 18:48:47 is anything of substance going to actually happen about the clear insider trading yesterday?* - VIV April 10, 2025, 14:59:46 Here’s a great thread on this: - VIV April 10, 2025, 18:09:46 Also - VIV April 10, 2025, 22:05:09 Per Robert Reich world's richest 500 people gained 304B in net combined net worth yesterday - opey8 April 10, 2025, 17:27:17 with all due respect, how much net worth had they lost in the past three days?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 18:09:25 Yeah instead of having more money than they’ll ever need, they have more money than they’ll ever - MC April 10, 2025, 19:55:16 I'm all for taxing the shit out of these people and redistribution of wealth - Sounder April 10, 2025, 20:08:52 just a moral failing * - assassin April 11, 2025, 0:46:34 With all due respect, who fucking cares. - opey8 April 10, 2025, 18:47:59 Exactly what Warren Buffett deserves, no doubt* - Potomac April 10, 2025, 20:46:50 Zuck's Meta shares went down $30B in three days last week* - Potomac April 10, 2025, 18:32:15 Bezos's Amazon holdings alone are down $35B year to date* - Potomac April 10, 2025, 18:28:56 This is politics. Don’t let facts get in the way of good narratives* - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 18:51:44 LOFLNO* - EffinIllini April 10, 2025, 16:36:49 TBF nothing of consequence happened when the financial industry nearly collapsed the world economy - ATL April 10, 2025, 15:59:02 We soaked a lot of German bankers.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 16:19:46 did anyone shake the bed for us?* - VIV April 10, 2025, 18:10:30 Twice?* - ATL April 10, 2025, 16:21:51 ooo - complainant April 10, 2025, 16:35:12 We soaked a lot of German bankers.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 16:14:02 Law and order? - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 15:58:40 Corruption for personal gain = feature, not bug* - UofIL6 April 10, 2025, 15:34:40 Same question (and answer) re: Signalgate* - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 15:30:12 Ah, Sigalgate, such a fun memory from two weeks ago - Sounder April 10, 2025, 16:07:30 Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 16:13:08 fist, american flag, fire* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 16:15:40 Let’s look at who would enforce such rules - snipes824 April 10, 2025, 15:29:48 No* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 15:29:01 I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count - Sounder April 10, 2025, 15:19:54 Have you even said thank you to Mr. Trump for saving the economy?* - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 15:16:25 that reminds me that at least JD's been out of the spotlight as of late - Sammich April 10, 2025, 15:31:06 Other than repeating it whenever possible with no consequences? * - opey8 April 10, 2025, 15:02:43 Serious question: Is Trump going to do tariffs again in 90 days - Sounder April 10, 2025, 15:03:58 Nope...that big board of wild tariff numbers has probably already been recycled... - haighter April 10, 2025, 15:10:21 Musk says there are people getting unemployment insurance who haven't been born het - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:42:43 that’s the most compelling anti choice argument I can think of* - memyselfandillini April 10, 2025, 17:08:56 Linda McMahon must have had those famous Mar-a-Lago steaks on her mind. Repeatedly discusses A-1. - ATL April 10, 2025, 14:30:36 The party of meritocracy* - CWR10 April 10, 2025, 15:27:44 Everyone knows that Mar-A-Lago steaks come well done with ketchup* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:43:23 <jim> don't forget the glass of milk </harbaugh>* - lcubed April 10, 2025, 14:50:51 I’m glad she has nothing to do with something important like education * - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 14:43:01 The department she was tasked with destroying* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:45:27 I think Trump hits peak stupidity when he talks about technology - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:24:50 “Built with the AI and beyond the AI..” THIS is the guy they want leading us.* - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 14:24:31 Do you think he even knows how to use a computer?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:43:53 Not beyond a cell phone, no way* - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 15:10:42 There was a story from his first term - Sounder April 10, 2025, 15:14:47 “They” generally have 85 IQs and barely graduated from high school. * - doubledown April 10, 2025, 14:26:54 Most Trump voters have no idea what AI is. A serious estimate would be 80% of them.* - Stu April 10, 2025, 14:35:49 It’s just so infuriating…clearly not a new take, but sometimes I can’t contain it* - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 14:35:25 They get mad at us for thinking they are stupid, uneducated, and badly misinformed - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:46:43 I really hate being rude, but yeah * - PapaDels April 10, 2025, 15:12:54 It gives me no comfort or joy - Sounder April 10, 2025, 15:14:07 He also keeps on hinting that the US has some sort of secret super weapon that nobody knows about* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 14:07:47 I thought about that yesterday too - CanHartlebHireSnider April 10, 2025, 14:16:26 Well, we do. It's from downed UFOs that we've reverse engineered - Stu April 10, 2025, 14:08:44 He's describing the electric power system of the 1890s. So great.* - Stu April 10, 2025, 14:06:04 The dream of the 1890's is alive in Portland - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:11:46 Franken-esk* - TarheelIllini April 10, 2025, 14:42:18 What in the actual f*ck is he trying to describe?* - Desert April 10, 2025, 13:40:37 Is it the Meta / Microsoft "building" their own power supply - Dilbert April 10, 2025, 13:45:54 I thought they are converting Three Mile Island - TarheelIllini April 10, 2025, 14:43:12 Lots of research and investments into SMRs for data centers right now. - illinibone April 10, 2025, 22:53:14 Literally no idea* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:43:50 “They couldn't believe it when I told them that." - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 13:34:51 let me tell you about this thing that I just learned about - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:41:06 But he couldn’t even get to “food.” He said “stuff” didn’t he? *facepalm** - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 13:44:02 the exact phrasing was "it's a bag with different things in it"* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:45:37 ICE will stop ideas from illegally crossing the US border - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 13:23:25 Ideas?* - ATL April 10, 2025, 14:34:30 hope y'all got your passports up to date - Sammich April 10, 2025, 12:55:43 I don’t have a passport and my birth certificate lists my maiden name, so that’s fun* - Jackie April 10, 2025, 14:06:59 It’s definitely designed to prevent married women from voting. - ATL April 10, 2025, 16:22:37 red states should implement those rules for voting and see what happens* - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 13:39:23 I do. But care to share any more info on why you’re hoping this for us?* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 13:02:12 House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. Sounds like it’ll die in Senate? * - MC April 10, 2025, 13:04:22 That's one way to thank all the Latinos who won Trump the election* - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 13:51:09 it still benefits them if brown people don't get to vote at all* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:52:57 fingers crossed* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 13:16:44 Trump signs executive orders targeting individuals he doesn't like. - larue33 April 10, 2025, 12:45:49 His targeting of specific individuals isn't getting nearly enough attention* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 12:53:16 The Retribution President* - UofIL6 April 10, 2025, 12:51:14 Such a petty little bitch.* - Tortillini April 10, 2025, 12:51:57 RFK Jr is going to solve the autism crisis by September - Sounder April 10, 2025, 12:37:56 With a benefit concert!* - RVA April 10, 2025, 14:09:14 why does he want to destroy the tech industry?* - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 13:05:42 Because of living in a tech city, I swear a quarter of my friends are neurodivergent* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 13:15:00 Sitting through jury duty a few weeks ago...I'm not sure how much of the response... - haighter April 10, 2025, 13:52:48 Old Man Yells at Cloud thoughts incoming - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:06:59 Autism and related aren't due to exposure. It's alternate brain wiring/chemistry - opey8 April 10, 2025, 12:45:26 Don’t tell that to my anti-vax, anti school system, cousin - CWR10 April 10, 2025, 13:30:29 No, no, no. It has to be simple exposure (to something). It can’t be more nuanced than that, opey. - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 12:54:20 one of my MAGA FBF posted something yesterday about how we should be treating cancer - Sammich April 10, 2025, 12:43:35 Answer inside - VIV April 10, 2025, 12:38:40 Trump bragging about yesterday being the biggest single day stock increase in history - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:57:40 You surprised by that? - Mrap24 April 10, 2025, 12:00:02 I'm not remotely surprised, but man, it still sticks in my craw* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 12:11:06 Like a typical gambler.* - EffinIllini April 10, 2025, 12:01:37 Trump nominee to head BLM pulled because she criticized Trump's role in the 1/6 riots* - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 11:41:44 I read this that she was put in charge of Black Lives Matter as punishment for her criticism - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 12:34:45 legitimately surprised they haven't renamed that agency yet* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:42:57 The name similarity plays a role in White Lotus* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:44:23 stonk go down* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 11:38:28 Also USD down, 10y treasury yields up. A triple threat!* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 11:58:41 going back from art of the deal to money isn't real anyhow* - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 11:48:03 only (((elites))) care about the stock market* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:51:02 the patient seems to be crashing after the successful operation - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:44:46 Wheeee, back down again* - UofIL6 April 10, 2025, 11:26:44 So much winning* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:41:03 Dow-2100; recession coming fast* - Stu April 10, 2025, 11:23:02 Trump clarifies that the China tariff is now 145%. * - larue33 April 10, 2025, 10:10:44 do I hear 150? * - VIV April 10, 2025, 10:39:59 what about 400%??? - assassin April 10, 2025, 14:17:28 Market down 3%. What will he do to get it to up 3%?* - KCWildcat April 10, 2025, 10:40:45 It's almost as if the market goes down when he announces tariffs - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:45:20 and insiders get tipped off 20 minutes ahead of time so they can make millions* - VIV April 10, 2025, 10:47:55 Still rooting for a big, beautful bullet* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:52:56 At some point, you’re gonna get tired of waiting for someone else to do your dirty work. - jjlocke923 April 10, 2025, 11:20:44 If I had a terminal illness, I promise you I'd do it* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:40:31 We’re all dying. Just some sooner than others.* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 13:32:15 You just know Trump will live to 103 to spite us all* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 14:49:49 YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT * - haighter April 10, 2025, 12:28:09 The Art of the Deal!* - Tortillini April 10, 2025, 10:11:41 Duplicate * - ATL April 10, 2025, 10:01:33 ooo - ATL April 10, 2025, 10:01:33 Just rebalanced to 15% cash. I'm going to watch this one from the sidelines - longsnapper April 10, 2025, 9:37:26 I suspect this is going to turn out to be a bad decision. Always stay invested* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 10:32:04 I'm comfortable with the decision. I'm still going to invest regularly, but - longsnapper April 10, 2025, 10:35:49 I've never been more lost. No idea what I should be doing right now. - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 9:51:34 The answer is: Keep any money you don't need within the next three years invested - Stu April 10, 2025, 10:06:56 I figure if I'm going to need that money anyway in the next few years, it's a good time - longsnapper April 10, 2025, 10:00:53 Unless you’re close to/in retirement, I think selling is pretty proven to be a mistake* - snipes824 April 10, 2025, 9:56:32 I agree, I just feel like I need to do.........something.* - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 10:01:55 I'm a big fan of the monthly dividend ETFs that use call options to protect against downturns - Stu April 10, 2025, 10:08:08 Thanks, I'll check it out. It really seems like Trump strangled a BTC bull market in the crib, and - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 10:16:13 So Tulsi committed tax fraud by taking the homestead exemption in Texas while voting in Hawaii* - ECEIllinois April 10, 2025, 0:31:32 You didn't get the memo - fraud is fine now* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 9:22:58 always has been, for the right people* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 10:39:57 STEAL THE VOTE* - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 8:48:37 Or did she commit voter fraud? * - haighter April 10, 2025, 8:48:12 I’m sure she’ll pay for her misdeeds* - CWR10 April 10, 2025, 8:24:23 Just heard from a former coworker they plan on cutting 50% of all DHS Policy positions next week* - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2025, 20:01:41 When “do what you will is the whole of the law” is the guiding principle of the administration - DT April 10, 2025, 6:44:51 Someone has to provide guidance to implement it. told last night new assistant secretary there… - LeatherneckIllini April 10, 2025, 7:54:56 also…. - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2025, 20:11:00 The entire admin is FAR too "online"...it's all a giant meme. * - haighter April 9, 2025, 20:15:15 the workers yearn for the factories * - assassin April 9, 2025, 20:10:57 So pretty much every member of the administration made a killing today I’m assuming - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 18:33:35 Insider trading is legal if you work in the government. It’d be weird if they weren’t doing it.* - Toonces April 9, 2025, 18:50:11 If it was illegal, nobody would run for Congress* - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 20:27:56 And they certainly wouldn't stay until they're literally wheeled out* - OrangeSox April 9, 2025, 20:33:05 We wrote it from our hearts - ATL April 9, 2025, 18:23:00 Trumpalo admits on Fox Business that the White House capitulated - ATL April 9, 2025, 18:34:07 Don't forget Iran is based on his "feeling" - Sounder April 9, 2025, 18:31:38 I’m just glad he’s supa dupa fly or we might be in trouble * - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 18:49:50 Dumbest president ever. * - doubledown April 9, 2025, 18:24:31 he said it himself - Sounder April 9, 2025, 18:32:10 So we still have 25% tariffs on much of the trade with Canada and Mexico, - larue33 April 9, 2025, 18:22:43 This is a remix of another meme that’s been going around China. - ATL April 9, 2025, 16:25:28 I wish I knew how to sew - timmer April 9, 2025, 16:30:13 Trump showing off his knowledge of Midwestern geography - Sounder April 9, 2025, 16:09:07 but...the lakes are interconnected?* - torinese April 9, 2025, 17:17:56 yes, that's the joke, it's the way he asked it, with Whitmer nodding* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 19:05:43 Yes, indeed they are, with Niagara the most obvious link* - Potomac April 9, 2025, 18:40:34 I’m mean, lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake.* - ATL April 9, 2025, 19:04:58 You bastard. - complainant April 9, 2025, 20:12:35 Pedants rule the world - ATL April 9, 2025, 20:20:16 I bet he also assumes the US owns all of them - timmer April 9, 2025, 16:28:51 Did he rename them the Greatest Lakes?* - shua April 9, 2025, 16:14:04 Kash Patel reportedly quietly removed from his role - Sounder April 9, 2025, 16:05:02 He was busy hanging with Bettman and Gretzky and following Ovechkin around* - bjl63 April 9, 2025, 16:15:04 well he works from home in Vegas living with a roommate* - ECEIllinois April 9, 2025, 16:08:58 his billionaire "special friend"* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 16:09:37 seems like just one of his roles, and the less impactful one at that* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 16:08:14 About right - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 16:04:59 Larry Summers has thoughts - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 15:19:03 So does the Financial Times - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:56:18 Per WSJ LinkedIn post, EO on low flow showerheads forthcoming* - opey8 April 9, 2025, 15:05:24 I knew Newman was part of the shadow cabinet* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 15:10:13 Approval ratings will soar. :)* - jjlocke923 April 9, 2025, 15:06:34 shut up bitch* - assassin April 9, 2025, 15:13:19 Sheesh - where did that come from?* - jjlocke923 April 9, 2025, 15:18:36 I assume he said it because you’re a bitch* - Herman Blume April 9, 2025, 16:23:56 Also, he wants him to shut up.* - complainant April 9, 2025, 17:08:04 Misery loves company* - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 16:04:14 Apparently bitch love company too* - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 20:26:04 Miserable, bitch, pretty much the same thing, but agreed* - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 20:30:03 If only people would just give you a fair shake around here - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:56:55 ooo - JFG April 9, 2025, 15:27:58 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 15:27:04 ooo - complainant April 9, 2025, 15:27:04 So Jamie Dimon convinced Trump to give the reprieve. There was no plan.* - Stu April 9, 2025, 15:04:18 John Heileman says it was Goldman Sachs' recession call, not Dimon.* - complainant April 9, 2025, 15:44:17 I love the dumbest twitter denizens treating Goldman's withdrawal of their recession call - gvibes April 9, 2025, 17:47:45 it was Janie's last IOU* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 15:11:11 This is my MAGA friend's text - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:42:11 Why do you have MAGA friends?* - Stu April 9, 2025, 15:02:08 Because they're curlers - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:03:54 I have those too. I can sense them growing more distant over time, even though we see - voiceofreason April 9, 2025, 15:32:27 part of the reason I keep this person around - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:47:24 All the MAGA friends I used to have changed into really shitty human beings - Stu April 9, 2025, 15:08:21 They were like that before too. Just not out loud. * - doubledown April 9, 2025, 15:50:20 yeah, that applies to this person in a lot of ways, unfortunately* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:47:56 There no proof that anyone is at the barging table. None of these countries are asking to negotiate - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 14:59:26 Except for the countries that have publicly asked to negotiate? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 15:05:36 you are right. We negotiated and dropped the tariffs “for 90 days” - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 15:48:43 That is not at all what I said nor suggested - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 15:51:46 Oh I agree. The proof is there for all to see. They were willing to negotiate - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 20:21:48 there is evidence, but there is no proof* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 16:09:33 I guess if you believe the president of the EU is lying? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 16:22:59 So she’s offering something Trump turned down in his first presidency. - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 17:52:16 plenty of heresay and conjecture. - assassin April 9, 2025, 16:17:40 Did his son ring your doorbell?* - Poldark April 9, 2025, 14:57:15 It sounds like your friend is very stupid.* - Warrin'_Illini April 9, 2025, 14:53:57 he smokes a lot of pot - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:55:02 That sounds like stupid. * - assassin April 9, 2025, 15:00:01 I've actually called him fucking stupid to his face in the past month* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 15:04:27 I mean, he’s not wrong, is he? * - jjlocke923 April 9, 2025, 14:47:59 Correct, but only half of us are being honest and thoughtful* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:48:56 at least we can give up the charade that this was about bringing back american manufacturing* - VIV April 9, 2025, 14:34:26 Who is we? Nothing is changing. * - assassin April 9, 2025, 15:00:53 Example: - assassin April 9, 2025, 16:20:54 Exactly * - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 14:55:29 right, why would anyone take any of this seriously and make a plan to... - shua April 9, 2025, 14:38:47 So the advisors and lackeys went out there and said the pause was part of a beautiful gambit - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 14:23:18 Trump immediately gainsaying his own handpicked team. It's a tale as old as time.* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 14:48:03 Really amazing how stupid this guy is and how stupid America as a whole is. - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 14:22:48 People need to start recognizing that that he's doing this with intention - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 14:46:20 We will get the downfall we deserve. - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 14:26:13 assuming he shorted and rebought, things could be working exactly as intended* - torinese April 9, 2025, 14:25:28 The fact that a Trump truth social post moved the market 2,500 points - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:16:42 He's speaking right now in front of the White House - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:12:53 Also, he is standing in front of two NASCARs* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:13:51 those things slip out of Park all the time* - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 15:49:52 I am really looking forward to us bombing Iran next week* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:02:55 So do we just do this all again 90 days from now? - Sounder April 9, 2025, 13:57:07 this idea is DOA. * - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 15:50:26 This isn't even that much a reprieve - Stu April 9, 2025, 14:24:28 At least manufacturing jobs came back over the past week.* - DT April 9, 2025, 14:30:35 I enjoyed my 3 days in the garment factory* - Herman Blume April 9, 2025, 16:30:18 So many people were looking forward to low wage physical non-union - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 15:51:45 Duplicate* - Stu April 9, 2025, 14:24:25 it's easier if he lines it up with the TikTok extension, so he can just punt both for 90 days... - shua April 9, 2025, 14:05:24 No he has shown he is just going to cave* - gvibes April 9, 2025, 13:58:05 The way and how quickly he buckled is amazing. Everyone can see it but the cult.* - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 14:10:13 As an aside, the speed, veracity, and insanity of the Trump news cycle - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:12:14 I love that my MAGA friends are claiming victory - Sounder April 9, 2025, 13:59:09 They truly believe countries are calling to renegotiate - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 14:07:09 Didn't the exact opposite happen and everyone was slapping counter tariffs?* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:10:34 they'll have moved on to something else, by the time anyone is looking for... - shua April 9, 2025, 14:10:30 so was it about bringing manufacturing back to America or some bullshit "negotiations"... - shua April 9, 2025, 14:04:36 Even his own advisors can't agree on that point - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:09:42 How is this not insider trading? - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 13:43:23 Of course, but who is going to enforce any of it?* - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 13:49:09 If a person violates the law but there's no one at DOJ willing to prosecute, did it really happen* - Orangeillini April 9, 2025, 14:09:56 It totally is* - timmer April 9, 2025, 13:49:04 More of this energy please. - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 13:45:22 LOL Threads* - JeffFrank April 9, 2025, 13:50:07 insider trading only exists if you're an enemy of the state* - assassin April 9, 2025, 13:44:17 Fair* - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 13:44:37 i'm glad we're rolling almost all of them back, but this is still the dumbest goddamn timeline. - VIV April 9, 2025, 13:35:42 Self creating a problem and then claiming victory in backtracking to fix the problem - Sounder April 9, 2025, 13:58:14 so still 10% tariffs on everyone but China + sector-specific tariffs. Still seems very bad* - ECEIllinois April 9, 2025, 13:24:57 wait, so not taking back all tariffs, just the extra "reciprocal" ones? - VIV April 9, 2025, 13:32:02 except Mexico and Canada, who get 10%....or 25%....or 35% - assassin April 9, 2025, 13:41:56 You know, I'm really starting to think they don't know what they're doing* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:00:52 As of yesterday I was quite sure the Canada/Mexico tariffs were 25% for non-USMCA compliant goods - illini April 9, 2025, 13:56:24 fucking hell* - VIV April 9, 2025, 13:44:20 *rolls D20** - shua April 9, 2025, 13:43:07 The one maga person I know is taking victory laps - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 13:06:14 This is all a way to show what happens when you retaliate against the US and a way to marginalize... - haighter April 9, 2025, 13:13:28 It shows that nobody can know what we'll do tomorrow, or next week, or next year. - larue33 April 9, 2025, 13:36:42 While still allows he and his cult to claim he’s winning and people are adjusting because of him - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 13:49:34 but 50+ countries are begging him to negotiate!* - shua April 9, 2025, 13:50:18 WILDCARD!!!* - shua April 9, 2025, 13:49:13 "if you retaliate, we'll be forced to delay sinking our own economy!"* - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 13:16:53 I'm beginning to think Tariff gate is a global grift on the exchanges* - OrangeSox April 9, 2025, 12:59:11 Imagine how many Trump family members, administration spouses, and members of congress… - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 13:27:18 "THE ART OF THE DEAL!" is the new "THE ARISTOCRATS!" - assassin April 9, 2025, 12:56:28 Blatant market manipulation with out a functioning SEC* - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 12:51:33 All of my holdings’ charts for the day look like Nesse, the Lockness monster* - timmer April 9, 2025, 12:52:24 The world called trumps bluff and he backed down* - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 12:45:14 Just like he did with tiktok ban. Talk about losing respect of your peers.* - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 13:00:11 No way, he totally won. We are days away from reports he golfed a round with 18 holes in one - opey8 April 9, 2025, 12:48:12 Yes, but they're in process of framing it as a massive win* - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 12:48:07 It can’t be a win when the indexes are still between 7-13% down for the year - timmer April 9, 2025, 12:49:58 Kanye said it best - Sounder April 9, 2025, 14:04:58 That’s what I keep saying. This is entirely too much power for one man to have* - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 12:51:40 this is the world we've made - Sammich April 9, 2025, 12:54:24 I go out for a walk and I come back to this? - timmer April 9, 2025, 12:44:18 Costco +55! - Stu April 9, 2025, 12:37:47 One of the most extraordinary Truth posts of his Presidency - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 12:37:23 It's not like they hold a significant amount of our currency and debt - Chilango April 9, 2025, 12:43:41 This fuckin’ guy. * - illini April 9, 2025, 12:27:32 Putting a lot of eggs in the “this is worse for China” basket* - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 12:43:07 i'm totally fine with it being worse for china. this is a really dumb way to go about it, though. * - VIV April 9, 2025, 13:38:10 Completely stable genius* - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 12:39:55 He's Dr. Evil's father* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 12:38:24 I think I’ve correctly interpreted Trump’s gibberish: 90 day pause on all tariffs except China* - GMAW April 9, 2025, 12:26:31 still going through with 10% tariffs on all other countries besides China though?* - ECEIllinois April 9, 2025, 13:16:52 absolute cave with no benefit and massive destruction to supply chains. why would anyone actually - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 12:43:13 The plan all along!* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 12:29:25 lol. The fake bloomberg account was right* - gvibes April 9, 2025, 12:28:59 Markets screaming upwards now* - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 12:25:07 Ah, 90 day tariff pause* - UofIL6 April 9, 2025, 12:25:43 Ron Vara…..mentioned before - TarheelIllini April 9, 2025, 11:59:34 House is going to vote on a resolution today preventing termination of Trump's tariff powers* - ECEIllinois April 9, 2025, 11:51:29 once again proving Jesus is worthless* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 11:54:02 “I haven’t really thought about that” - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 11:26:29 fucking terrible* - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 12:19:20 Polis is already elbows out dunking on her speech* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 12:10:45 Trump officlals can't even consistently answer whether or not - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:53:27 She's no Great Khan.* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 11:51:31 Is the "Great Khan" stuff meant to be intentionally Trumpy?* - VIV April 9, 2025, 12:08:29 More joyful and nomadic.* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 13:51:28 Did you actually read the rest of it? Clearly she's thought about it.* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:49:19 If she’d thought about it, she would have said so* - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 12:10:05 It's terrible but I think she's trying to appeal to auto manufacturers in her state.* - Warrin'_Illini April 9, 2025, 11:29:06 It’s fine to have your own tariff strategy - snipes824 April 9, 2025, 12:11:23 Yeah—“what would you do differently than the thing you are criticizing?” is a total softball - DT April 9, 2025, 12:21:09 I sent a message to Scott Wapner, he replied and is now following me on twitter - Stu April 9, 2025, 11:16:03 The People's Court guy?* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:20:59 CNBC host* - Stu April 9, 2025, 11:24:19 I was joking* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:48:21 ‘Please, Sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, Sir!” - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 11:09:58 Which means no one is calling him at all to make a deal* - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 11:34:40 Here’s the most dangerous part of that story: - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 11:21:30 Yep. Has to be all him. HE has to make the deal bc heaven forbid anyone else get credit* - Mrap24 April 9, 2025, 11:40:09 and in seven or eight years, it'll be the worst deal he's ever seen* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 11:47:20 I KNOW WHAT THE HELL I’M DOING!!!!* - Stu April 9, 2025, 11:20:31 That speech was bonkers - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:15:43 Yes…there is no more obvious tell that a lie is coming than “sir!”* - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 11:17:33 Usually the Sir in the story is big burly man who is about to cry - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:20:20 Yep, it’s always about him being in a position of power. He’s such a weak man * - PapaDels April 9, 2025, 11:27:27 I can't even imagine the childhood trauma he likely endured* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:51:41 Fuck that. A silver spoon tasting metallic is not trauma.* - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 11:55:14 Even rich kids deserve to be loved* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:56:40 Who is the bigger dipshit: Lutnick, Bessent, or Navarro?* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:07:39 I think Lutnik is genuinely malevolent. A straight up bad actor with no understanding of people. - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 11:18:43 The dumbasses who ate up the "Trump is for you" ads every single football break* - RVA April 9, 2025, 11:11:35 If only Harris had gone on the Fear Factor guy's podcast* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:16:17 inject this into my veins - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:00:52 similar ($) - ATL April 9, 2025, 11:12:44 I'd prefer not to inject that into my veins.* - Warrin'_Illini April 9, 2025, 11:03:00 They jacked up the price of new 3D printer, boo* - gvibes April 9, 2025, 10:59:31 Can you 3D print food?* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 11:10:23 steve at good vibes said projectors (epson maybe?) have gone up 24% since the weekend* - lcubed April 9, 2025, 11:08:35 I'm glad I got mine a couple weeks ago when it was on sale - IlliniSax05 April 9, 2025, 11:11:33 which one did you get?* - ghost_of_clt April 9, 2025, 11:19:41 The company that made my electronic notepad emailed that they’re forced to pass the tariffs along to - ATL April 9, 2025, 11:01:26 So I doubt this actually happens...but the proposed Port of Call fees would make... - haighter April 9, 2025, 10:42:22 One thing I hadn’t really thought about, Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville have spent billions - ATL April 9, 2025, 10:55:08 there's never been a man who knew or cared less about knock-on effects* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 10:52:47 First they came for the whiskey, and I said nothing* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:50:57 I’d pay good money to see Jeff Frank debate Liz Warren. I suspect it’d go something like this. - ATL April 9, 2025, 10:30:53 DJT approval down 5% in 2 weeks - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 10:27:45 That's like a point per trans athlete in the NCAA* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:45:57 they hold a lot of sway. * - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 10:46:23 As long as Riley Gaines still gets to grift* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:48:41 How else are you going to turn placing 5th in NCAA swimming finals... - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 10:56:39 I didn't even know who she was until like a month ago - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:58:12 If Throwsize is around, I’d love to hear his take on this fucking insanity* - GMAW April 9, 2025, 9:28:08 Or you could just skim zerohedge* - Herman Blume April 9, 2025, 16:44:30 ...and to see how long it would take before he'd threaten to lawyer up.* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 10:36:31 I'm really starting to think that maybe Trump isn't the business genius - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:07:33 Fuck you, Mark Burnett* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 10:37:18 I dont even think he's posting on the other board anymore. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 9, 2025, 9:50:23 *Beams with pride* Good riddance to bad rubbish.* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 10:54:14 WTI crude dropping down into recession territory. 55-57. - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:21:06 Tell me Stu, is this good for the economies of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana?* - ATL April 9, 2025, 9:45:42 Ha. I don't need to say that. - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:51:40 “ Trump will lose a ton of support, especially from those Rs up for 2026.” - illini thunder April 9, 2025, 10:07:24 the amazing thing is how many of them believe Trump is saving a seat in the lifeboat for them - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 10:09:44 Gonna be interesting to see the R primaries in 2026* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 9, 2025, 10:04:17 Unfortunately, they are not afraid of their constituents. They are afraid of Trump. - longsnapper April 9, 2025, 9:58:07 I think this has been the single greatest breakdown of "the system" - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:09:39 Nit: The house did impeach him. The senate either convicts or acquits - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 10:13:43 I said McConnell, who is a Senator, so yeah* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:14:21 Right McConnell has no say in impeachment as a senator* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 10:15:52 Thanks for the civics semantics lesson* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:17:18 I figured a political junkie would want to know* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 10:18:25 go fuck yourself* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:20:07 President Effective Sanctions - ATL April 9, 2025, 10:05:50 I think they care more about their own job security than Trump - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:58:56 he wouldn’t take - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 10:12:03 Yes… yes they would * - illini thunder April 9, 2025, 10:08:36 Trump is their job security - Sammich April 9, 2025, 10:07:41 that's correct. several of them are going to have to actually lose even when having trump's full - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 10:19:41 The only think they have to offer to the American people is Trump's lies* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:12:15 They will all go down with the ship * - illini thunder April 9, 2025, 10:09:11 The vote tonight will be informative - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 10:05:55 Oil that is, black gold, texas tea* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 9:50:34 Sexing women makes you a woman apparently - ATL April 9, 2025, 8:43:54 sigma chads everywhere out there trying to stretch a condom over their dick and balls* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 9:04:54 not that difficult for most of them* - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 9:51:21 This explains why they only have sex with themselves. * - doubledown April 9, 2025, 8:46:40 and men on the DL* - VIV April 9, 2025, 8:52:18 "we're not gay, this is just the most efficient way to transfer testosterone"* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 9:06:24 If you know of a better way, I’d like to hear it!* - Jackie April 9, 2025, 11:23:56 i'm like 99% sure that's coming soon* - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 9:16:53 phrasing* - Sammich April 9, 2025, 9:19:24 damn it* - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 9:27:09 Thank you Mr. Trump, may I have another* - CWR10 April 9, 2025, 8:28:04 EU retaliation tastes sweet - Stu April 9, 2025, 8:25:27 hey GMAW! Your state senator accepted too much campaign cash! - Poldark April 9, 2025, 8:09:32 Check your stocks!* - GMAW April 9, 2025, 8:25:48 Check DJT stock. Floating on an all time low* - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:08:09 Up 7% today* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 9, 2025, 9:11:06 Today means nothing. It's floating on an all time low.* - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:15:04 hey detlef! declan rice is a golden god! tottenham smells like poo! check your stocks!* - VIV April 9, 2025, 8:11:41 Deaf Leopard has eaten her own face - complainant April 9, 2025, 8:04:49 War on Christmas - larue33 April 9, 2025, 8:02:59 84% lol. * - illini April 9, 2025, 7:15:28 I can't help but root for China - Stu April 9, 2025, 7:17:28 good luck! i can't do the extra firm beds* - VIV April 9, 2025, 8:39:21 lol* - illini21 April 9, 2025, 8:33:03 Have you ever made an iPhone before? There's a spot in the assembly line with you name on it* - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 8:30:04 Sweet! Soon there won't be any jobs in America* - Stu April 9, 2025, 9:05:49 Oh, Stu* - jjlocke923 April 9, 2025, 8:08:11 CNBC rules. They don’t pull punches with each other or their guests.* - opossum jenkins April 9, 2025, 7:12:46 Kernen sucks Trump's cock.* - Stu April 9, 2025, 7:17:52 We’re so cooked* - John Coctostan April 9, 2025, 6:55:58 LOL at my old (still?) boss… - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2025, 6:48:44 My sister texted me a clip of, I believe, your cousin on Fox News touting the virtues of tariffs - Jersey April 9, 2025, 7:22:27 Can you DM it to me? Will probably see him this year at his son’s wedding* - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2025, 8:58:20 Well we know the new Trump catch phrase as it relates to trade - opey8 April 9, 2025, 6:39:37 You’re Gonna Love How I Look* - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 6:42:10 While Biden’s Oval Office setup isn’t exactly, what I’d call, “impressive” - timmer April 9, 2025, 4:28:04 As fake and tacky as the man himself.* - KingTalkyTiki April 9, 2025, 10:41:59 He has a thing with gold - TarheelIllini April 9, 2025, 7:02:35 Collect each piece of fools gold for your own Oval Office, just $299 each - memyselfandillini April 9, 2025, 6:35:59 It’s obvious the guy doesn’t have the best interests in the American people in mind - timmer April 9, 2025, 0:19:39 so the 10 year yield keeps rising...* - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 22:49:30 But Trump is destroying the economy to lower it - Stu April 9, 2025, 5:10:35 Looks like Tishaura got crushed* - jfinsocal April 8, 2025, 21:08:12 Not a surprise and not a shame. She was terrible. * - VIV April 8, 2025, 21:16:37 She was so obviously in over her head* - CWR10 April 8, 2025, 21:33:12 Haas automation reducing production of CNC machines due to "dramatic decrease in demand" - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 21:02:11 Once he fucks up the military production machine, it’s gonna get really fun for him * - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 6:54:11 Toyota gonna take over the F1 team when Gene needs money* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 8, 2025, 23:23:20 Unfortunately this is definitely not gonna make Trump sweat* - Herman Blume April 8, 2025, 21:43:06 hmm...* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 23:09:57 It’s also absolutely fucking industries dependent on exports. * - VIV April 8, 2025, 21:05:02 Thank you, trump voters.* - Toonces April 8, 2025, 20:58:28 SSA about to increase the barriers for seniors to apply for benefits - ATL April 8, 2025, 19:38:28 This sounds like a good thing, no?* - jjlocke923 April 8, 2025, 19:42:41 Shut the fuck ip! - Toonces April 8, 2025, 21:12:12 Shut the fuck ip! - Toonces April 8, 2025, 21:12:12 Shut the Fuck Up* - memyselfandillini April 8, 2025, 20:54:16 No* - PapaDels April 8, 2025, 20:35:29 There is a lot of fraud. This won’t exclude eligible people. Instead, it aims to eliminate fraud* - jjlocke923 April 8, 2025, 21:06:55 Show your fucking work or shut the fuck up - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 8, 2025, 21:43:03 SSA has been trying to tighten security already in recent years - Potomac April 9, 2025, 6:45:41 Here's an example for the unaware - Potomac April 9, 2025, 7:43:27 Who knows. But that’s not the barrier I’m talking about. - ATL April 9, 2025, 8:26:23 Why do you think the changes are being suggested? - jjlocke923 April 8, 2025, 22:03:13 yes, that is exactly why I think they are doing it* - Sounder April 9, 2025, 10:49:46 The cruelty is the point* - WhitmansFolly April 9, 2025, 1:01:13 The point is to make it harder for people to cheat the system. If that makes things a little more - jjlocke923 April 9, 2025, 7:29:01 You're so fucking stupid* - RVA April 8, 2025, 22:41:48 No no no, there’s “a lot” of fraud, you see* - Herman Blume April 8, 2025, 21:44:05 Yes - ATL April 8, 2025, 19:45:40 I think the word you were looking for - Herman Blume April 8, 2025, 20:28:03 ooo - biclops April 8, 2025, 19:34:35 The best and the brightest * - ATL April 8, 2025, 19:36:23 He is at UI today - biclops April 8, 2025, 19:39:07 Why would anyone waste a second listening to that hack* - Mrap24 April 8, 2025, 21:19:12 The IRS head, Melanie Krause, is quitting due to the information sharing policy below. - gvibes April 8, 2025, 17:57:03 After her predecessor quit over giving DOGE access to taxpayer info.* - Tortillini April 8, 2025, 18:48:23 I've aged by like 5 years over the last 4 trading days* - londoner April 8, 2025, 17:08:34 That’s just normal for someone in their 40s to be honest.* - ATL April 8, 2025, 18:00:13 Wrong. Only for people who don’t take care of themselves* - Stu April 8, 2025, 18:41:47 It gets worse.* - complainant April 8, 2025, 18:21:36 Tell me about it - ATL April 8, 2025, 18:29:06 Maybe you should stop eating at Arby’s so much.* - DocWalk20 April 8, 2025, 20:44:29 Trying to think of my last Arby’s trip. There was one by my house in Pittsburgh. - ATL April 9, 2025, 4:42:41 Pics or it didn't happen.* - complainant April 8, 2025, 17:34:44 Long time no see! - DT April 8, 2025, 17:15:48 the greatest political self-own in the history of America* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 17:13:34 biggest 4 day loss in the S&P's history (which, is 1957) - assassin April 8, 2025, 17:07:30 Trump has 73% approvals rating on the tariffs among GOP. Good ole cult doing cult things * - MC April 8, 2025, 17:09:12 And yet those same 73% opposed (still oppose?) the chips and science act* - snipes824 April 8, 2025, 17:15:32 If the GOP had supported the negotiated border bill - DT April 8, 2025, 17:19:47 Unfortunately, it might take time to trickle down to consumer prices - Sounder April 8, 2025, 17:14:26 Gas, groceries, and energy. As those go up in price, approval goes down * - MC April 8, 2025, 17:19:41 Won’t matter. It’s all Biden’s fault* - GMAW April 9, 2025, 6:47:18 Gas, Grass, or Ass, nobody rides for free* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 17:25:27 kudos to whoever came up with MAGA Maoism to describe Trump & his supporters' worldview* - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 17:03:49 The Cultural Revolution is the closest modern analog I could come up with to what they are doing - DT April 8, 2025, 17:13:06 CNBC regular just said ‘Lutnick is a fool’ - Stu April 8, 2025, 16:18:51 Here's the biggest problem - Sounder April 8, 2025, 16:40:49 Good thing for him: His idiot followers believe everything he says. - Stu April 8, 2025, 16:58:43 There is a strong contingency of his cult to which that is true - Sounder April 8, 2025, 17:05:32 I can't get enough of Trump EO signings, this time against "woke coal" - Sounder April 8, 2025, 16:05:49 He loves his EOs...makes him feel like a king* - UofIL6 April 8, 2025, 16:21:55 Bc without them he gets nothing done. He can’t pass any real legislation* - Mrap24 April 8, 2025, 17:58:48 You can see it in his facial expressions - Sounder April 8, 2025, 16:41:34 at least he's admitting that it's possible for something black to be discriminated against* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 16:08:53 Oh he’s all about discriminating against* - memyselfandillini April 8, 2025, 21:01:05 It's big, black, and beautiful* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 16:12:00 lol at the Trump supporters scapegoating Navarro for all this - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 14:49:32 The Navarro / Musk feud is my fav thing about all of this. * - haighter April 8, 2025, 14:58:46 Classic “worst person you know makes a great point.” Navarro is truly a moron* - PapaDels April 8, 2025, 15:04:39 U MEAN PETER RETARDO LMAO* - assassin April 8, 2025, 14:59:45 good one, sir!* - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 16:08:50 Wait, I thought they believed that Trump was destroying the stock market on purpose? - Stu April 8, 2025, 14:57:16 10y rates are now higher than before Liberation Day, so not hearing that one today* - gvibes April 8, 2025, 17:58:19 i've lost count on where we've landed on The Wheel of Excuses. - VIV April 8, 2025, 14:59:04 we're going to staff our new factories with a mix of robots and fired government workers - assassin April 8, 2025, 15:00:40 We know you don't have a job now, but just wait the 5-7 years until the new widget factory is built! - KingTalkyTiki April 8, 2025, 15:16:53 ooo* - EffinIllini April 8, 2025, 15:12:50 They all have one thing in common: They all think Trump is some kind of super genius - Stu April 8, 2025, 15:00:06 don't forget, he recently learned "groceries"* - shua April 8, 2025, 15:11:44 It's an old fashioned word, but a beautiful word - Sounder April 8, 2025, 15:23:08 Hey now. He just learned gro-cer-ies. That's 3.* - EffinIllini April 8, 2025, 15:11:23 You mean gross-ries?* - Stu April 8, 2025, 15:17:59 fuck. you made it 2.* - EffinIllini April 9, 2025, 10:59:07 the senate GOP grilled the trade rep today! - John Coctostan April 8, 2025, 14:55:23 It's not unfathomable that the US government could collapse - jfinsocal April 8, 2025, 14:38:36 Dead cat all done bouncing* - Stu April 8, 2025, 14:18:55 I tend to think the market is somehow underselling it so far - John Coctostan April 8, 2025, 14:38:45 China announced new tariffs. Also none of these actually kick in until tomorrow.* - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 14:20:27 With all this shipping that ain’t gonna happen with 104% China tariffs and recession… - timmer April 8, 2025, 14:05:59 IRS punishing migrants for paying taxes. great plan. - assassin April 8, 2025, 14:05:46 The tax receipt side of this is going to get scary really fast. - Carl Spackler April 8, 2025, 14:48:45 half trillion minimum per year - memyselfandillini April 8, 2025, 21:03:26 Some really stupid people think revenue from tariffs will eliminate income taxes* - opey8 April 8, 2025, 14:52:23 the External Revenue Service!* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 14:53:02 nobody who works for or with ICE should feel safe in public for as long as they live* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 14:08:13 Seriously. The jackbooted goose stepping idolization is evil* - PapaDels April 8, 2025, 14:11:52 Dang it, my hometown airline has gone Paul, Weiss - complainant April 8, 2025, 13:41:33 Given all of the self inflicted crisis that Trump has been responsible so far - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:10:54 You need more info on how Trump is going to react to a major disease outbreak?* - snipes824 April 8, 2025, 13:14:58 I think it would be way worse this way around - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:20:03 Phase ii of the Great Culling should be ready to launch. Now that we've identified all the people - complainant April 8, 2025, 13:31:01 *narrator* - illini thunder April 8, 2025, 17:14:12 Looks like the Dems have their Donald Trump for 2028 - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:37:13 random thing i was thinking about - with all this overzealous immigration and visa enforcement, how - John Coctostan April 8, 2025, 12:34:04 duke basketball player from south sudan basically can't go home* - torinese April 8, 2025, 18:48:02 I do worry about the Illinois basketball reliance on Europe and Canada - RVA April 8, 2025, 13:55:58 The US is hosting a World Cup and Olympics during Trump's term. Should be fun.* - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 13:23:20 Winning a World Cup because you denied entry to foreigners is still winning a World Cup * - ghost_of_clt April 8, 2025, 13:32:21 This is one of the few times I'm with Trump. I don't like crowds so keeping as many people away as - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 13:35:34 You really think the world cup crowds would affect you?* - longsnapper April 8, 2025, 13:41:01 I'm just funnin'. However, I expect Trump's presence to keep attendance down. - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 13:55:33 Dont forget about all the people who won't get visas in time cause he fired half the workforce* - HamptonSki April 8, 2025, 14:28:48 I live in a host city, which I'm very excited about - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:41:59 I don't really see how it will be a "shitshow" beyond a little bit worse than an NFL game. - longsnapper April 8, 2025, 13:58:59 It'll be fine, but I think the congestion is going to be really bad - Sounder April 8, 2025, 14:02:42 Do you realize that a big reason to want to host these events - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:38:36 It's too bad that it appears that our team is apathetic and heartless* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:33:41 When he first got elected I remember having that thought - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:29:19 no chance he attends either, right?* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 13:30:40 his vain desire for everyone in the world to see him as the POTUS, with all the power that entails - IlliniSax05 April 8, 2025, 13:33:18 The global attendees? Hell, he's going to get booed by the Americans as well - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:34:30 Are you kidding me? I think he'll light the fucking torch - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:33:10 down goes tourism - assassin April 8, 2025, 13:13:28 I think it'll be a no-name US citizen before it's a rich/famous non-citizen - Sammich April 8, 2025, 12:36:22 i mean that's going to happen too for sure. just think there is bound to be a problem here* - John Coctostan April 8, 2025, 13:01:52 it will be a problem for anyone who can't or won't line Trump's pockets - Sammich April 8, 2025, 13:25:47 I can't wait for Trump to not be allowed into Canada because he's a convicted felon - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:06:11 Don’t hold your breath* - jjlocke923 April 8, 2025, 13:11:15 Trump only takes foreign trips to despotic and corrupt countries - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:19:20 He's already talking about taking away dual citizenship, so it feels inevitable* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:37:51 Has anyone actually read The Art of the Deal? - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:06:42 Trump had a board game, I think based on the book, which we played in college - bjl63 April 8, 2025, 13:24:39 read it as a kid. was pretty much your standard ghostwritten memoir* - ECEIllinois April 8, 2025, 13:08:19 It's just '80s business pablum. I assume similar to Iacocca's "autobiography" - Sammich April 8, 2025, 12:10:54 the ghostwriters telling of how it got written is pretty hysterical* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:12:29 Well…he didn’t write it, did he? * - haighter April 8, 2025, 12:10:30 Not even a little bit* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:11:56 More Chinese tariffs at midnight. Wheeeee* - UofIL6 April 8, 2025, 11:49:33 It really feels like the primary goal is to crash the market and the broader economy. - doubledown April 8, 2025, 13:10:05 I truly think that he thinks tariffs are a good idea - Sounder April 8, 2025, 13:22:03 There goes the market* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 11:58:10 ooo - complainant April 8, 2025, 11:23:59 Lol - the formula was touted as CEA-approved, but Miran has now sworn it off. - gvibes April 8, 2025, 10:57:33 It’s Navarro.* - Carl Spackler April 8, 2025, 13:03:51 Is it, or is it Ron Vara?* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 14:07:33 It's cute anyone thinks Trump listens to "advisors", let alone economic ones* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:03:00 Even dead cats can bounce* - Stu April 8, 2025, 8:54:41 I sold some more stocks at the open - jfinsocal April 8, 2025, 11:44:23 Heh, ted Cruz went to the natty at the last second. Of course Houston lost. So good* - John Coctostan April 7, 2025, 22:23:07 Trump admin folds like a cheap suit on NYC congestion pricing - ATL April 7, 2025, 21:01:23 Fox News throwing all the shit at the wall to hope something, anything sticks.... - KingTalkyTiki April 7, 2025, 20:33:59 This has to be a work. I refuse to believe that someone who gets their makeup done... - haighter April 8, 2025, 8:56:27 I think the statement came from another guest on the show, a woman* - gvibes April 8, 2025, 10:58:00 He did say that sitting behind computer screens makes you a woman. - KingTalkyTiki April 8, 2025, 11:01:54 He also said that it's effeminate to drink through a straw - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:07:31 Jesse Watters brings his swimsuit to the gym to shower in. * - doubledown April 7, 2025, 21:12:15 He loves a strong, manly man. * - VIV April 7, 2025, 20:42:30 Are you insinuating that wants to get thrown around by a man?* - opossum jenkins April 8, 2025, 11:54:54 That guy really needs to get hit by a bus. Dime store Tucker Carlson* - WhitmansFolly April 7, 2025, 20:35:00 Trump's back to his story about foreign regulators dropping bowling balls on cars* - ECEIllinois April 7, 2025, 19:54:03 Has this been posted yet? - Phytynlini April 7, 2025, 19:33:29 We may remove fluoride from water but soon. But hey, no nuclear war this time … yet. - illini April 7, 2025, 18:23:51 didn’t know there was a CDC left to recommend things to * - assassin April 7, 2025, 18:40:25 Want to get rid of your unloved cybertruck? - Stu April 7, 2025, 17:48:04 I'm sharing the Atlantic article about Doug Burgum - complainant April 7, 2025, 17:17:53 As I said before, that doesn't really seem unreasonable * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 7, 2025, 18:15:10 Seems inefficient. Kind of thing DOGE would do away with.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 8, 2025, 0:21:59 You know what else seems inefficient? Space exploration* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 11:38:15 I don't understand what about it is reasonable - Sammich April 7, 2025, 18:17:53 You bake your own cookies? - snipes824 April 7, 2025, 18:37:01 not only that, but fresh-baked cookies are generally not a part of my workday at all! - Sammich April 7, 2025, 19:08:23 Ahem - ATL April 7, 2025, 18:05:27 If you couldn’t tell by the hair he was loony * - illini April 7, 2025, 17:50:01 In the grand scheme of things in the world right now, I can't get mad at this one* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 17:32:09 thou shalt not covet thy fellow secretaries' wait staff - Sammich April 7, 2025, 17:30:20 What are the odds the Maryland man deported to an El Salvadoran prison is killed - GMAW April 7, 2025, 15:13:32 SCOTUS just overturned the TROs in the Alien Enemies case - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 18:13:33 And a hearing or adjudication of some sort* - gvibes April 7, 2025, 19:38:25 I don't know, any basic level of due process whatsofuckingever?* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:04:52 So grabbing them and throwing them in a white van was not the right thing to do?* - ATL April 7, 2025, 19:57:39 wonder what Roberts' rationale here is. seems like the biggest no brainer ever* - John Coctostan April 7, 2025, 15:53:10 There was a separation of powers argument in the one concurrence I didn't quite - gvibes April 7, 2025, 16:09:36 almost as much of a no brainer as saying the president doesn't have absolute immunity* - Orangeillini April 7, 2025, 16:06:21 They’re counting on it* - snipes824 April 7, 2025, 15:39:52 Probably already happened * - meanjeans April 7, 2025, 15:30:56 This* - MtHoodIllini April 7, 2025, 18:04:31 I have identified a cost savings of $92 million for DOGE. - complainant April 7, 2025, 15:02:37 Trump definitely not talking there will be any pause in tariffs at any time soon* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 14:27:46 How much money could I make from building iPads or stitching Nikes? - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 15:38:38 You should just stitch ipads. You’d make a ton.* - Stu April 7, 2025, 17:44:20 then why was he talking about 50 countries wanting to negotiate?... - shua April 7, 2025, 14:45:28 because he's stupid, a liar, and a stupid liar* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 16:16:09 On this issue, he’s already a lame duck* - GMAW April 7, 2025, 15:25:33 Trump just said we’re having direct talks with Iran on Saturday?* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 14:23:14 Agenda written by: Bibi* - cpsteine April 7, 2025, 15:48:19 Deal or bomb their nuclear facilities into dust, is basically what he implied - Stu April 7, 2025, 14:41:34 What is the deal though? There was a deal but he blew it up* - gvibes April 7, 2025, 16:06:23 The deal is that Trump gets to make the deal - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 16:12:16 He’s been talking like that for a month - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 14:43:27 One of my friends is in the National Guard and is getting deployed under very secretive circumstance - Sounder April 7, 2025, 16:12:15 I just heard him say we've been talking to them.* - Stu April 7, 2025, 14:50:32 Maybe dumb question, but how much of the imports from China... - shua April 7, 2025, 12:26:50 in a mind boggling decision made long before i joined the company, we ship metal components to china - torinese April 7, 2025, 13:50:42 Did you see 60 Minutes last night? - Stu April 7, 2025, 14:01:44 Some of that has to do with standard of identity laws around whiskey in the US. * - haighter April 7, 2025, 14:05:59 Namely if you want "Whiskey" or "Straight Whiskey" on the label...(Rye, Bourbon, etc)... - haighter April 7, 2025, 14:12:07 is there a functional reason for that? - IlliniSax05 April 7, 2025, 14:23:25 No...it's pure government fuckery. It alters the flavor somewhat... - haighter April 7, 2025, 14:27:14 cool. thanks for the info - IlliniSax05 April 7, 2025, 14:49:12 That’s not to say there isn’t a ton of art and technique that goes into barrel selection… - haighter April 7, 2025, 15:02:24 Obviously I'm not going to sit here and tell you how whiskey is made - Sounder April 7, 2025, 16:08:15 The "New American Barrel" rule was written after the repeal of prohibition and almost certainly - ATL April 7, 2025, 16:20:51 That's fair* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 17:32:37 isn't it the whiskey companies that like these distinctions, not the gov? - John Coctostan April 7, 2025, 16:07:18 It’s the statement of composition that we don’t always like…and that’s strictly decided by… - haighter April 7, 2025, 23:50:37 What about that is mind boggling? - Sounder April 7, 2025, 13:52:20 they didn't move enough of the labor over to leverage the lower cost and didn't source material - torinese April 7, 2025, 14:20:44 Here is a related answer - Stu April 7, 2025, 12:39:42 This quote from Trump at the Dodgers visit is absolutely wild - Sounder April 7, 2025, 12:22:27 Scott Bessent is a fucking moron - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:43:41 Not as bad as Lutnick. Bring back Mnuchin and his bond villain wife!* - gvibes April 7, 2025, 11:47:29 And the two of them combined are out there espousing completely opposite paths on this - assassin April 7, 2025, 12:03:26 Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says we are already in a recession - Stu April 7, 2025, 11:29:01 Four years of fed tinkering for a soft landing, and Putin’s fuckboy just rampages in cocks it up. - doubledown April 7, 2025, 11:34:14 Though I don't think this is Putin's doing. Trump has viewed a trade deficit as stealing from the - gvibes April 7, 2025, 11:36:25 everything he does is based on a principle of zero sum - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:42:47 There was a 2019 NYT article making the rounds recently - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 11:42:17 ooo - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 11:47:03 Of all the presidencies in all the countries of the world he had to get elected to mine.* - DT April 7, 2025, 11:43:24 Top 5 movie of all time* - MtHoodIllini April 7, 2025, 14:08:50 Reference acknowledged * - meanjeans April 7, 2025, 11:49:05 Idiocracy is real* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:45:06 What would Russia and China do differently if their goal was to weaken the US?* - longsnapper April 7, 2025, 11:40:02 i don't think trump is knowingly fucking things as a russian asset. - VIV April 7, 2025, 11:44:10 So exactly since the time he was recruited to work for the Kremlin? - complainant April 7, 2025, 11:39:59 I’ll wait for Ari to weigh in. * - assassin April 7, 2025, 11:33:19 Check your stocks!* - GMAW April 7, 2025, 11:39:00 up today. still have a ways to go to beat 2022, but most people don't know that since the media - Ari Gold April 7, 2025, 13:02:25 almost like they were different circumstances - assassin April 7, 2025, 13:07:58 Ari's just saying that Trump's first 60 days has had the same effect as the Fed hiking rates 425bp - ATL April 7, 2025, 13:48:26 What I can't stop thinking about is how completely self inflicted this is - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:31:39 Don't let Congress off the hook. They could stop this if they wanted.* - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 11:32:52 I want to write a book called "Profiles in Cowardice" - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:35:28 Weren’t you just about to go buy a gun because children were knocking on your door? - doubledown April 7, 2025, 11:37:17 I have acknowledged my personal missteps and course corrected them* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:39:12 Does he know what defines a ‘recession’? - timmer April 7, 2025, 11:30:53 I don’t think he’s going by a textbook definition - Stu April 7, 2025, 11:32:40 The uncertainty and volatility has annihilated consumer confidence* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:34:17 We just entered a new quarter, this one and next would do it.* - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 11:32:25 This article on tariffs is great - gvibes April 7, 2025, 10:57:05 an analyst on MSNBC just described this policy as "pure destruction" - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:10:52 will be better as a Daily Show feature showing the conflicting rationales* - Orangeillini April 7, 2025, 11:05:42 I am looking forward to John Stewart tonight - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:08:33 He's been pretty much fire since he came back on-air* - bjl63 April 7, 2025, 11:15:16 yes and no - Sounder April 7, 2025, 11:16:46 Jon* - JeffFrank April 7, 2025, 11:09:33 Has anyone found Robert Lighthizer? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 11:02:26 The attorney who argued the Garcia removal appeal was put on leave for stating the truth - gvibes April 7, 2025, 10:42:47 This tweet could singlehandedly sink the global economy - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:36:58 New 50% tariff on China if they don't withdraw their retaliatory tariffs immediately. * - larue33 April 7, 2025, 10:36:44 The market volatility is astounding - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:16:16 so the quants are getting rich off this, too, right? wouldn't they be screaming murder otherwise?* - torinese April 7, 2025, 10:30:40 I'm sure the market manipulation and institutional fuckery is off the charts* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:32:41 Trump considering 90 day pause in tariffs, driving market higher* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:16:10 At least no one is talking about Signalgate* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:10:46 Wasn't it report how Goldberg's number got sucked onto Waltz phone? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 10:12:55 White House says 90 day pause is Fake News* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:35:41 they very much want us all to know they are not doing the thing that drove a market spike up. - John Coctostan April 7, 2025, 9:47:34 someone gives trump a plausible out. trump continues to saw off his own dick - VIV April 7, 2025, 9:46:03 Well he is also really fucking dumb. So there's that* - opey8 April 7, 2025, 9:47:19 And down goes the market again* - UofIL6 April 7, 2025, 9:39:20 Oh wait, maybe a false rumor now markets dropping again* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:23:45 This tells us the bottom isn’t in. Look how quickly we flipped from fear to greed and back again - meanjeans April 7, 2025, 10:22:16 It's a bloomberg headline from a very equivocal answer from Hassett - gvibes April 7, 2025, 9:27:55 Not really a Bloomberg headline. It's a dude named Bloomberg that acts like a wire service on x - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 9:33:51 Lol. I had seen it formatted like a Bloomberg terminal headline and assumed* - gvibes April 7, 2025, 9:34:53 Literally just a guy named Walter Bloomberg lol - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 9:35:52 4 trillion in market value moving on a single fake tweet./ What a world* - gvibes April 7, 2025, 9:37:28 WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* - VIV April 7, 2025, 9:24:55 I'm waiting until there's a glimpse of daylight to pull the trigger on a small buy - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:25:48 You've got more confidence than me. I ain't buying shit unless & until.* - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 9:27:19 Like I said, small. But I have huge losses to make up, and sold some at a loss Thursday.* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:31:14 Side note: I'm not rich like Tarheel* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:34:37 How much did Marj, Donnie Jr., Eric and crew buy this weekend? - illini222 April 7, 2025, 9:21:57 Yep. This is just institutionalized insider trading.* - AintHatin April 7, 2025, 9:25:24 LOLOLOLOLOL* - VIV April 7, 2025, 9:21:15 This is outrageous * - MC April 7, 2025, 9:20:02 No one man should have this much power irrespective of party, nationality* - opossum jenkins April 7, 2025, 9:17:26 Someone needs to kill him - Sounder April 7, 2025, 9:33:05 *waves to secret service* - timmer April 7, 2025, 11:29:50 Melania would be the first suspect if someone poisoned his Big Mac* - Stu April 7, 2025, 11:15:27 It's OK to have a thought and then not post it. * - Memphian April 7, 2025, 10:13:26 dots - gvibes April 7, 2025, 10:09:00 you might want to take a vacation or something. * - VIV April 7, 2025, 10:07:06 We're definitely in uncharted waters as far as presidential fuckery goes.* - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 10:00:21 It's been worst case scenario beyond my wildest imagination* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:26:06 Make a martyr out of him. Perfect. * - Tuscy April 7, 2025, 9:54:38 The damage he is capable of doing over the next four years - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:14:00 Yeah that’s not an outcome I support* - opossum jenkins April 7, 2025, 9:47:35 But if he died, you wouldn't be disappointed, right?* - Sounder April 7, 2025, 10:16:42 my man is trying to shatter Caesar's record* - Sammich April 7, 2025, 9:46:48 Careful Sounder* - jjlocke923 April 7, 2025, 9:45:07 He totally jerks off to having this much influence* - KCWildcat April 7, 2025, 9:21:27 Do people understand that stock prices are not just about people's personal wealth? - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:07:21 They most likely don't, but in the slight chance they do, they care more about "LIBS BIG MAD" more - longsnapper April 7, 2025, 9:12:01 THE SAME PEOPLE MAD ABOUT TARIFFS GOT VACCINATED* - GMAW April 7, 2025, 9:27:12 The current talking point is that only the rich should care about stocks - Sammich April 7, 2025, 9:10:44 BUY THE DIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* - VIV April 7, 2025, 9:15:06 we've already had projects go on hold and sales get deferred due to the tariffs* - VIV April 7, 2025, 9:09:52 dow 36k* - VIV April 7, 2025, 8:48:36 I see 37. Did I miss a huge dip?* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:09:51 38. Programmed buying?* - Stu April 7, 2025, 9:13:58 Trump 30k! Just like Dirk* - GMAW April 7, 2025, 8:53:41 I hope the Big Ten moves on this - larue33 April 7, 2025, 8:34:46 Can someone explain to me the VAT the EU supposedly imposes on us? - opossum jenkins April 7, 2025, 8:19:12 All goods and services subject to VAT if supply chain "adds value" to final product/service* - opey8 April 7, 2025, 8:24:22 They impose it on their own stuff too. * - doubledown April 7, 2025, 8:21:55 Some men, you just can’t reach. Which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. - ATL April 7, 2025, 6:55:30 I think the sun has baked a lot of their brains. * - doubledown April 7, 2025, 7:59:18 It's the same in Illinois, judging by my FB feed. - Sammich April 7, 2025, 8:37:11 I hope they like their $12,000 iPads and $1,200 Nikes. I'm with Dave Chappelle, keep those Chinese - Warrin'_Illini April 7, 2025, 8:45:55   Searching