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They are all hot air to wild up uninformed MAGA supporters. These are mostly noise to mask the massive tax bill going through the senate. This is his tactic to get your attention, and the audience don’t follow up.
These is much significant progress o made on deal. Certainly not according the large tariffs her planned for countries. China is giving US 60 days period on licensing rare earth metal.
A others example in that he claims to stop the Ukraine was in first day in office. The War still rages on and Putin refuses to Trump’s claim. Yes, another lie.
several macro reviewers have stated that roughly 50% of retail traders do not believe trump will escalate beyond an average baseline 10% tariffs, except for china. i.e., taco hurt his feelings and this time will be different.
so half-taco or delayed taco, the mkt is not pricing in retail trading fear and that ~10% tariffs is still quadruple that in 2024. plus other scary things also going on in june-july.
Those deals are HIDDEN next to: Mexico's payments covering the border wall, peace with Ukraine and Russia, lower inflation, lower govt deficit, OBLITERATION of Iran's nuclear materials.
SO MUCH WINNING!!!! They say that Taco boy is great at marketing (i.e. telling lies to promote himself) - well, that is no lie.
Form several independent sources, the bombs did not reached they targets and destroyed all centrifuges. Also in was reported trucks were lined up at the sites before the strike, suggested both 400 kg uranium and centrifuges were moved elsewhere.
The administration continues to dispute the reporting that the bombs failed to hit Fordo, although it has shifted its stance. "The intelligence was very inconclusive. The intelligence says, 'We don't know, it could have been very severe' — that's what the intelligence says," President Trump told reporters travelling with him today in the Hague.
The weapons likely created a powerful shockwave in the rock that would have traveled deep underground, rattling the facility below.
But Jeanloz says those shockwaves weaken quickly as they move into the rock. Fordo's position directly under the ridge of the mountain probably maximized that protection.
In fact, going deeper is a simple solution to the threat of bunker-busters. A major conclusion from the 2005 study was that "it's cheaper and easier for someone to dig deeper than it is to penetrate through that depth," he says.
Geology, it turns out, may have foiled one of the most audacious American air operations in recent memory.
Until on-ground inspection, the actual damage cannot be verified with certainty. Again, taking the victory lap is premature and misleading the public’s safety.
Oh ye of little faith. There are 13 entire days before the pause on tariffs expires! The administration is waiting until Trump's megabill passes before announcing trade deals according to White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. I'm sure there will be dozens of announcements in the coming days that trade deals were consummated. Stormy Daniels will not be involved in consummations for a change! For our 18 “important trading partners” that are “negotiating in good faith,” we could “roll the date forward to continue good faith negotiations.” This broad tariff strategy, executed with surgical precision, exemplifies The (F)Art of the Deal. Please excuse me—I'm going to El Camion for some Chicken TACOs (assuming ICE didn't detain the workers).
Taking a 30,000 foot view , it seems obvious that the head of the regime is a pathological liar, an incompetent narcissist and more generally a MADMAN. And let’s not ignore that he is surrounded by a brown nosing bunch of clowns. How long can the U. S. market ignore all that? I know I can’t.
Looks like I was having a "confefe" moment when starting this thread. My young son had been up during the night and I was tired!
I meant to ask, "What has become of this arrogant proclamation?". Looks like we got our answer today as the goal posts seem to be moving back again. I guess that Cheeto is realizing that trade deals with the entire planet all at once takes a lot more time than a few months to negotiate, if at all.
When are the Dems going to get their act together and give us a decent opposing candidate? AOC ain't gonna cut it.
Wake me up when folks finally catch on to the fact that all he spouts are lies, lies and more lies. Even the dullest of dullards should be able to catch on by now.
Master negotiator my ***. Don't ever give this idiot a Nobel Peace prize. He deserves nothing but jail time.
There are a number of young (less than 60’) and strong candidates. No preference indicated -Andy Beshear (Kentucky), Gavin Newsom (California), J.B. Pritzker (Illinois), and Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan). These candidates can out-perform the TACO man easily.
I'm certain that any of them would "outperform" him easily, but then so would many of the contributors here at MFO. Unfortunately the question is finding someone who can overcome the morons who voted for TACO.
At Old _Joe. I think you absolutely nailed the problem. It’s not that the contemporary group of Dems are so horrible,,, it’s the morons who vote maga. It’s apparently not cool for talking heads to talk about the morons but that’s the real issue.
At Andy. JBP has the significant disadvantage of being a member of a religious group that has never been elected president. Seems remarkable but it’s a fact.
...And yet, Obama got elected. ANYONE would be better than the current Orange Destructor.
AOC would be awesome. Sadly, 99% of the country, Right and Left--- see her as unelectable, too radical. She only seems radical if the status quo is taken for granted. I can't buy into "Woke;" but no one is perfect. And just because I can't endorse all of that stuff doesn't mean I'd want to go after all of those concerned, the way Evil Donny wants to do. EVERY special interest needs to be represented and have a flag and have it flown at public buildings? REALLY? Hogwash.
Bernie, I think, doesn't need to get torpedoed again by the Party he caucuses with! He's happy where he is, by now.
@Crash: And Bernie is rocking as the voice of reforming Dems to be anti-oligarchy and pro-regular people. He refers to the pro-corporate, pro-oligarchy "centrists" as fossilized. (All the $ that section of the party spent on the NYC mayoral primary was wasted, of course.)
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These is much significant progress o made on deal. Certainly not according the large tariffs her planned for countries. China is giving US 60 days period on licensing rare earth metal.
A others example in that he claims to stop the Ukraine was in first day in office. The War still rages on and Putin refuses to Trump’s claim. Yes, another lie.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/israel-iran-ceasefire-live-updates-trump.html
The strikes may well have been accurate. But the bomb damage assessment does not bear out his claims. Orange doink.
i.e., taco hurt his feelings and this time will be different.
so half-taco or delayed taco, the mkt is not pricing in retail trading fear and that ~10% tariffs is still quadruple that in 2024. plus other scary things also going on in june-july.
SO MUCH WINNING!!!! They say that Taco boy is great at marketing (i.e. telling lies to promote himself) - well, that is no lie.
Until on-ground inspection, the actual damage cannot be verified with certainty. Again, taking the victory lap is premature and misleading the public’s safety.
There are 13 entire days before the pause on tariffs expires!
The administration is waiting until Trump's megabill passes before announcing trade deals
according to White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett.
I'm sure there will be dozens of announcements in the coming days that trade deals were consummated.
Stormy Daniels will not be involved in consummations for a change!
For our 18 “important trading partners” that are “negotiating in good faith,”
we could “roll the date forward to continue good faith negotiations.”
This broad tariff strategy, executed with surgical precision, exemplifies The (F)Art of the Deal.
Please excuse me—I'm going to El Camion for some Chicken TACOs (assuming ICE didn't detain the workers).
I meant to ask, "What has become of this arrogant proclamation?". Looks like we got our answer today as the goal posts seem to be moving back again. I guess that Cheeto is realizing that trade deals with the entire planet all at once takes a lot more time than a few months to negotiate, if at all.
When are the Dems going to get their act together and give us a decent opposing candidate? AOC ain't gonna cut it.
Wake me up when folks finally catch on to the fact that all he spouts are lies, lies and more lies. Even the dullest of dullards should be able to catch on by now.
Master negotiator my ***. Don't ever give this idiot a Nobel Peace prize. He deserves nothing but jail time.
I haven't looked too closely at other top contenders for el presidente.
Need some new blood.
AOC would be awesome. Sadly, 99% of the country, Right and Left--- see her as unelectable, too radical. She only seems radical if the status quo is taken for granted. I can't buy into "Woke;" but no one is perfect. And just because I can't endorse all of that stuff doesn't mean I'd want to go after all of those concerned, the way Evil Donny wants to do. EVERY special interest needs to be represented and have a flag and have it flown at public buildings? REALLY? Hogwash.
Bernie, I think, doesn't need to get torpedoed again by the Party he caucuses with! He's happy where he is, by now.
Angus King, (I-ME), with Heather Cox Richardson.