Trump 2.0: MAGAA

[BDKJMU]

[kalm]

Unemployment is down, productivity is up. College and healthcare are becoming unaffordable. How is this making America great again?

That’s Fake News.

It was a trick question. It doesn’t. Thanks for playing haha!

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Ray Dalio says the risk to U.S. Treasurys is even greater than what Moody’s is saying

“You should know that credit ratings understate credit risks because they only rate the risk of the government not paying its debt,” Dalio said in a post on social media platform X.

“They don’t include the greater risk that the countries in debt will print money to pay their debts thus causing holders of the bonds to suffer losses from the decreased value of the money they’re getting (rather than from the decreased quantity of money they’re getting),” the Bridgewater founder said.

Moody’s on Friday cut the U.S. credit rating one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, citing the federal government’s ballooning budget deficit and soaring interest payments on the debt. It was the last of the three major credit agencies to downgrade the U.S. from the highest possible rating.

U.S. stocks fell Monday as the 30-year Treasury bond yield jumped to 4.995% and the 10-year note yield climbed to 4.521% in response to Moody’s downgrade.

“Said differently, for those who care about the value of their money, the risks for U.S. government debt are greater than the rating agencies are conveying,” Dalio said.

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Target worker exposes MASSIVE tariff price hike for popular items: 'Kinda scared'

For months, big retailers have been warning that prices will rise.

Now, thanks to insider information from Target workers, the extent of the raises are becoming apparent. Staff say it is just the beginning.

A $9.99 USB-C cord from the store's in-house Heyday brand is now ringing up at $17.99, according to a self-identified employee on Reddit.

'It's happening,' the worker wrote, sharing a photo of the price tag update. 'All of Heyday is going up.'

The spike — an 80 percent increase — is being blamed on the latest wave of tariffs linked to President Donald Trump's trade policies.

Target's price rises come after Walmart on Thursday confirmed that it is raising prices this month as a direct result of tariffs.
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But for goods that rely on global supply chains — like electronics sold at Target — the effects are already showing up on store shelves.
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So far, the increases haven't made a major dent in national inflation data — April's rate moderately ticked up.

But some executives have warned that consumers will start to feel the impact more broadly in the months ahead.

[Bobcat]

Love the Big Beautiful Bill!

Trump is keeping promises! I voted for that!

If Trump keeps going like this and starts throwing politicians in prison he might win me over and I will become a fan!

[BDKJMU]

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Supreme Court upholds Trump's removal of Biden appointees from federal boards

The Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, handing the administration a legal victory and settling a high-stakes dispute over the president's power to fire agency officials.…

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/suprem ... ral-boards

[kalm]

Love the Big Beautiful Bill!

Trump is keeping promises! I voted for that!

If Trump keeps going like this and starts throwing politicians in prison he might win me over and I will become a fan!

“Yay fascism and exploding the debt further!”

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Supreme Court upholds Trump's removal of Biden appointees from federal boards

The Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, handing the administration a legal victory and settling a high-stakes dispute over the president's power to fire agency officials.…

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/suprem ... ral-boards

However, the high court suggested that it could block attempts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who, according to Trump, has complained has not cut interest rates fast enough.

[Bobcat]

Love the Big Beautiful Bill!

Trump is keeping promises! I voted for that!

If Trump keeps going like this and starts throwing politicians in prison he might win me over and I will become a fan!

“Yay fascism and exploding the debt further!”

Ok


Cool that you choose now to care about the debt. Thats why I don't care now

[Baldy]

Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide

U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting that was reminiscent of his February ambush of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but the overwhelming majority of victims are Black.
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A new land reform law, aimed at redressing the injustices of apartheid, allows for expropriations without compensation when in the public interest, for example if land is lying fallow. No such expropriation has taken place, and any order can be challenged in court.

South African police recorded 26,232 murders nationwide in 2024, with 44 linked to farming communities. Eight of those victims were farmers.
Ramaphosa, sitting in a chair next to Trump and remaining poised, pushed back against his claims.

"If there was Afrikaner farmer genocide, I can bet you, these three gentlemen would not be here," Ramaphosa said, referring to golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen and billionaire Johann Rupert, all white, who were present in the room.
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The South African president cited Mandela's example as a peacemaker, but that did not move the U.S. president, whose political base includes white nationalists. The myth of white genocide in South Africa has become a rallying point for the far right in the United States and elsewhere.
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Later in the meeting, Rupert, the business tycoon, stepped in to back up Ramaphosa, saying that crime was a problem across the board and many Black people were dying too.

Just another reason showing that you can't hate the media enough.

Somehow, the Reuters stenographer left this exchange between Trump and Goosen from the meeting out of the "article". Guess it didn't fit the narrative.

Retief Goosen: "I grew up in an area in South Africa that is mainly farmland. There are some issues out there, obviously. My dad was a property developer as well as a part-time farmer. Some of his buddy farmers have been killed. The farm is still running; my brother is managing it, but it's a constant battle with farms. They're trying to burn the farms down to drive us away. So, it is a concern to try and make a living as a farmer. In the end, without farmers, there's no food on the plate. We need the farmers to produce the food."
Donald Trump: "They wouldn't even want to do what you're doing, right? They love farming, they don't want to leave. But it's a struggle."
Retief Goosen: "Yes, and food and freshwater are the most important things in life. Without those two, you can't survive."
Donald Trump: "How is the water there?"
Retief Goosen: "The water is great. It all comes from a borehole out of the ground for us. But it's a battle to get the water out sometimes when all the equipment gets stolen, that you're using to get water."
Donald Trump: "So, does your family and your brother, do they feel safe on the farm?"
Retief Goosen: "They've put up electric fences, trying to be safe at night. But it's always a concern whenever you leave that something could happen. Both of them have been attacked in their houses; my mom was attacked in her house when she was 80. So, it is difficult."

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Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide

Just another reason showing that you can't hate the media enough.

Somehow, the Reuters stenographer left this exchange between Trump and Goosen from the meeting out of the "article". Guess it didn't fit the narrative.

Retief Goosen: "I grew up in an area in South Africa that is mainly farmland. There are some issues out there, obviously. My dad was a property developer as well as a part-time farmer. Some of his buddy farmers have been killed. The farm is still running; my brother is managing it, but it's a constant battle with farms. They're trying to burn the farms down to drive us away. So, it is a concern to try and make a living as a farmer. In the end, without farmers, there's no food on the plate. We need the farmers to produce the food."
Donald Trump: "They wouldn't even want to do what you're doing, right? They love farming, they don't want to leave. But it's a struggle."
Retief Goosen: "Yes, and food and freshwater are the most important things in life. Without those two, you can't survive."
Donald Trump: "How is the water there?"
Retief Goosen: "The water is great. It all comes from a borehole out of the ground for us. But it's a battle to get the water out sometimes when all the equipment gets stolen, that you're using to get water."
Donald Trump: "So, does your family and your brother, do they feel safe on the farm?"
Retief Goosen: "They've put up electric fences, trying to be safe at night. But it's always a concern whenever you leave that something could happen. Both of them have been attacked in their houses; my mom was attacked in her house when she was 80. So, it is difficult."

Didn't fit the narrative is considering how much trump left out, mislead or flat out lied about because it didn't fit his narrative.

Anecdotal stories are valid but they don't prove that white South Africans are being murdered more than black South Africans much less facing genocide.

Venezuela is more dangerous and IMO has a higher degree of political persecution than South Africa. Rescinding the protective status for Venezuelans but welcoming white South Africans is hypocritical at best, racist at worst.

[Bobcat]

Every single thing Trump said was the truth 100%

The media is once again lying and making shit up like they have been doing for decades. They should be fired and put in jail

[Baldy]

Just another reason showing that you can't hate the media enough.

Somehow, the Reuters stenographer left this exchange between Trump and Goosen from the meeting out of the "article". Guess it didn't fit the narrative.

Didn't fit the narrative is considering how much trump left out, mislead or flat out lied about because it didn't fit his narrative.

Anecdotal stories are valid but they don't prove that white South Africans are being murdered more than black South Africans much less facing genocide.

Venezuela is more dangerous and IMO has a higher degree of political persecution than South Africa. Rescinding the protective status for Venezuelans but welcoming white South Africans is hypocritical at best, racist at worst.

Unlike the South Africans who actually followed the law and properly applied for asylum and were actually vetted, these poor Venezuelans did not and were allowed to enter without proper vetting. As a result, and as you have seen, untold thousands have gone on to commit murders, rapes, and other violent felonies. There's nothing hypocritical or racist about following the law. I'm just sorry you can't tell the difference.

[houndawg]

Every single thing Trump said was the truth 100%

The media is once again lying and making shit up like they have been doing for decades. They should be fired and put in jail

Nobody said he has advanced syphilis, Bobbie, they only said that the dementia and sagging face and red blotches on his hands were consistent with secondary syphilis. I don't know if the syph is why he's rotting as we watch him or not, but many people are saying -!

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Didn't fit the narrative is considering how much trump left out, mislead or flat out lied about because it didn't fit his narrative.

Anecdotal stories are valid but they don't prove that white South Africans are being murdered more than black South Africans much less facing genocide.

Venezuela is more dangerous and IMO has a higher degree of political persecution than South Africa. Rescinding the protective status for Venezuelans but welcoming white South Africans is hypocritical at best, racist at worst.

Unlike the South Africans who actually followed the law and properly applied for asylum and were actually vetted, these poor Venezuelans did not and were allowed to enter without proper vetting. As a result, and as you have seen, untold thousands have gone on to commit murders, rapes, and other violent felonies. There's nothing hypocritical or racist about following the law. I'm just sorry you can't tell the difference.

It is hypocritical for trump and MAQA yahoo qultists to talk about "following the law" or "no one is above the law" after the illegal shit that trump and his qultists have done and gotten away with/off lightly for. They don't have the moral high ground when it comes to law and order.

Should we be pulling the rug out from under all of them? Are all of them criminals/violent? WWJD?

I have no problem with screening the refugees to try and keep out any with a history of violence or criminal behavior. I'm also okay with deporting those that commit serious felonies after they've been admitted. We should have screened the Afrikaners as well, at least one is an antisemite who should have been denied entry.

[Bobcat]

Every single thing Trump said was the truth 100%

The media is once again lying and making shit up like they have been doing for decades. They should be fired and put in jail

Nobody said he has advanced syphilis, Bobbie, they only said that the dementia and sagging face and red blotches on his hands were consistent with secondary syphilis. I don't know if the syph is why he's rotting as we watch him or not, but many people are saying -!

Pssst didn't you get the illegal server email about how its now ok to cover up presidential health problems? Either way STFU

[Bobcat]

Didn't fit the narrative is considering how much trump left out, mislead or flat out lied about because it didn't fit his narrative.

Anecdotal stories are valid but they don't prove that white South Africans are being murdered more than black South Africans much less facing genocide.

Venezuela is more dangerous and IMO has a higher degree of political persecution than South Africa. Rescinding the protective status for Venezuelans but welcoming white South Africans is hypocritical at best, racist at worst.

Unlike the South Africans who actually followed the law and properly applied for asylum and were actually vetted, these poor Venezuelans did not and were allowed to enter without proper vetting. As a result, and as you have seen, untold thousands have gone on to commit murders, rapes, and other violent felonies. There's nothing hypocritical or racist about following the law. I'm just sorry you can't tell the difference.

The left doesn't follow the law or think it applies to them.

They weaponize the DOJ and go after an innocent man and then cry foul when it comes back at them. Nobody breaks the law more than the left and then they celebrate it and reward people for doing so.

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Trump and the GOP have no way out of the Big, Beautiful Bill. That’s the problem

President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort this week to line up Republicans behind the cornerstone of his economic agenda has coincided with a perilous warning: The bond market gets a vote, too, and is signaling an early “no” on his Big, Beautiful Bill.

The bill, passed by the House of Representatives Thursday marked a significant win for the White House and its House Republican allies. But the tax cut bill also reignited months of simmering market anxiety about the stability of the US financial system and drove a sharp Treasury selloff as investors weighed the risks posed by estimates the bill would pile additional trillions onto the US debt.

The resulting jump in bond yields to near two-decade highs raised long-term borrowing costs and served as a stark warning for the path ahead that was echoed privately by a handful of Trump allies and to CNN and publicly by one of Trump’s most fervent defenders.

“We are going to lose the ability to make our own decisions,” said Steve Bannon, the first-term White House adviser who maintains deep ties across the current administration, on his “War Room” podcast Wednesday afternoon. “The bond market is gonna get a vote here, and we don’t want the bond market dictating the terms of what the United States does. The reason you get into these kinds of situations is because your debt gets out of control and they don’t see any kind of path.”
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This week thrust onto center stage the Gordian knot confronting Trump and congressional Republicans. Trump’s entire economic agenda is contingent on the tax and spending bill’s passage at the same time the bill’s passage could trigger bond market vigilantes to unravel Trump’s entire economic agenda.
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That could implode political support for Republicans and would probably destroy any chance of Republicans maintaining their congressional majorities.

[Baldy]

Unlike the South Africans who actually followed the law and properly applied for asylum and were actually vetted, these poor Venezuelans did not and were allowed to enter without proper vetting. As a result, and as you have seen, untold thousands have gone on to commit murders, rapes, and other violent felonies. There's nothing hypocritical or racist about following the law. I'm just sorry you can't tell the difference.

It is hypocritical for trump and MAQA yahoo qultists to talk about "following the law" or "no one is above the law" after the illegal shit that trump and his qultists have done and gotten away with/off lightly for. They don't have the moral high ground when it comes to law and order.

Should we be pulling the rug out from under all of them? Are all of them criminals/violent? WWJD?

I have no problem with screening the refugees to try and keep out any with a history of violence or criminal behavior. I'm also okay with deporting those that commit serious felonies after they've been admitted. We should have screened the Afrikaners as well, at least one is an antisemite who should have been denied entry.

Send them all back until they can apply legally and be properly vetted. I don't think it's a very good idea for all of these illegals who have not been properly vetted to walk the streets with our loved ones? I really hope you don't, either.

If the Afrikaner is an antisemite and should be deported, I guess that means all the antisemitic student protestors who are here on student visas like Mahmoud Khalil should be deported too, right?

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It is hypocritical for trump and MAQA yahoo qultists to talk about "following the law" or "no one is above the law" after the illegal shit that trump and his qultists have done and gotten away with/off lightly for. They don't have the moral high ground when it comes to law and order.

Should we be pulling the rug out from under all of them? Are all of them criminals/violent? WWJD?

I have no problem with screening the refugees to try and keep out any with a history of violence or criminal behavior. I'm also okay with deporting those that commit serious felonies after they've been admitted. We should have screened the Afrikaners as well, at least one is an antisemite who should have been denied entry.

Send them all back until they can apply legally and be properly vetted. I don't think it's a very good idea for all of these illegals who have not been properly vetted to walk the streets with our loved ones? I really hope you don't, either.

If the Afrikaner is an antisemite and should be deported, I guess that means all the antisemitic student protestors who are here on student visas like Mahmoud Khalil should be deported too, right?

Bingo. Hundreds of thousands largely illegally entered, largely unvetted, largely unskilled Venezuelans vs 50-60 legally entered, vetted, highly skilled S Africans. It should be about doing what is best for America.

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Send them all back until they can apply legally and be properly vetted. I don't think it's a very good idea for all of these illegals who have not been properly vetted to walk the streets with our loved ones? I really hope you don't, either.

If the Afrikaner is an antisemite and should be deported, I guess that means all the antisemitic student protestors who are here on student visas like Mahmoud Khalil should be deported too, right?

Bingo. Hundreds of thousands largely illegally entered, largely unvetted, largely unskilled Venezuelans vs 50-60 legally entered, vetted, highly skilled S Africans. It should be about doing what is best for America.

The vetting was "expedited" - was it as simple as - your skin is white, you "can be assimilated easily into our country", you're good to come to the USA.

What is best for America is continuing to attract the best and the brightest from around the world, regardless of skin color. Scaring them away with threats of revoking their Visas, denying them entry into a college/university is NOT in America's long-term interests.

Protesting in support of Palestine makes someone an antisemite just as much as accepting a bribe, oops plane/gift, from sugar daddies who fund hamas and other terrorist organizations.

They're already here and our Constitution gives them the right to due process just like it gives people the right to bear arms. If one is pliable depending on the situation then they all are and I oppose that.

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Bingo. Hundreds of thousands largely illegally entered, largely unvetted, largely unskilled Venezuelans vs 50-60 legally entered, vetted, highly skilled S Africans. It should be about doing what is best for America.

The vetting was "expedited" - was it as simple as - your skin is white, you "can be assimilated easily into our country", you're good to come to the USA.

What is best for America is continuing to attract the best and the brightest from around the world, regardless of skin color. Scaring them away with threats of revoking their Visas, denying them entry into a college/university is NOT in America's long-term interests.

Protesting in support of Palestine makes someone an antisemite just as much as accepting a bribe, oops plane/gift, from sugar daddies who fund hamas and other terrorist organizations.

They're already here and our Constitution gives them the right to due process just like it gives people the right to bear arms. If one is pliable depending on the situation then they all are and I oppose that.

lol you are still stuck on stupid trying to compare the Venezuelan situation to the S Africans. You‘re the one who brought up skin color on this, and continue to do so.

What‘s best for America isn‘t attracting those antisemites who would support Palestine (which is cover for supporting Hamas), along with criticizing not only Israel but also the US. And I’m glad the US is scaring away those left wing POSes..

And lol the US hasn’t done that, and isn’t doing that. That’s because the US immigration system prioritizes family reunification above skills. It’s should be the other way around.