Donny, are you ok?

[Vrede too]

I'd imagine that even with the tariffs enacted the market would eventually stabilize, but Trump's economic "policy" (or lack thereof, really) is just so schizophrenic that there's no way to accurately predict what's going to happen next.

The amount of uncertainty probably cannot and will not be easily quantified in the near term.

The last time we had these type of tariffs was 1910 and things are a little different these days.

Even if he backs off on tariffs I predict that DonOLD will continue screwing the economy just as he did his first term. I'm planning on 4 years of cautious investing unless the Dems assert control.

[Whack9]

A serious question: how can one hedge against the volitility over the next few years? For the time being I stopped placing extra savings in index funds, opting instead for high yield money market funds.

I realigned my IRA from 50/50 low/higher risk investments to 85/15. Phew. My account manager gently encouraged me to go 75/25. We're talking again in 3 weeks. I'll try to resist an, "I told you so."

I don't see any Trumpcoin mentioned

[Vrede too]

A serious question: how can one hedge against the volitility over the next few years? For the time being I stopped placing extra savings in index funds, opting instead for high yield money market funds.

I realigned my IRA from 50/50 low/higher risk investments to 85/15. Phew. My account manager gently encouraged me to go 75/25. We're talking again in 3 weeks. I'll try to resist an, "I told you so."

I don't see any Trumpcoin mentioned

That's the 85, as low risk as you can get. Believe me, everybody says so.

[GoCubsGo]

I'm sure everyone will be happy to know that DonOld has virtually nothing going on today and then plans to run away to Florida to attend a golfers dinner and a nice relaxing weekend with his loving wife.

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/topic/calendar/

[1 CAT FAN]

My Z28 was made in Canada in January 1999. It's now 26 years old, has about 196,000 miles and will still go like hell if I want it to. I also want to point out that it was not "leftists" that sold the US out to China. Nixon started it. Greed supercharged it. Ignorance refuses to realize it. Tariffs will not fix it.

Leftists definitely haven't done anything to discourage it. Hell, when Dumocrats ( thread here ) held the presidency hostage nothing was done to influence American jobs to stay ( actions speak louder than words ). It's difficult to fathom that for leftists living life on a anonymous message board.

Tell me, what do you think of people that live in those nice gated communities?

[GoCubsGo]

As things go south for DonOld, he's going to start clinging to more fringe crazy conspiracy theorists.

We've seen this before, but this time we're not even 100 days in.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3llw6qclb5c2u

[neoplacebo]

I just found out tonight he's put tariffs on some islands off Australia where there's nothing but penguins. That really pisses me off. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe. Those penguins are not going to take this shit lying down. Go penguins, beat trump.

[GoCubsGo]

I just found out tonight he's put tariffs on some islands off Australia where there's nothing but penguins. That really pisses me off. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe. Those penguins are not going to take this shit lying down. Go penguins, beat trump.

viewtopic.php?p=211259#p211259

[neoplacebo]

I just found out tonight he's put tariffs on some islands off Australia where there's nothing but penguins. That really pisses me off. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe. Those penguins are not going to take this shit lying down. Go penguins, beat trump.

viewtopic.php?p=211259#p211259

Oh. Opps.

[Vrede too]

I just found out tonight he's put tariffs on some islands off Australia where there's nothing but penguins. That really pisses me off. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe. Those penguins are not going to take this shit lying down. Go penguins, beat trump.

viewtopic.php?p=211259#p211259

Oh. Opps.

No worries, hominy. The tariff rollout is so nutty and dumb that our discussion could have easily happened in this thread.

[neoplacebo]

I just found out tonight he's put tariffs on some islands off Australia where there's nothing but penguins. That really pisses me off. Meanwhile, the cult gushes in awe. Those penguins are not going to take this shit lying down. Go penguins, beat trump.

viewtopic.php?p=211259#p211259

Oh. Opps.

No worries, hominy. The tariff rollout is so nutty and dumb that our discussion could have easily happened in this thread.

I understand. Besides, I might have been busy texting about high level US officials being manipulated by right wing nutjob media stars. Not to mentin the ones who "serve" in an official capacity. This whole thing makes me want to stomp something.

[GoCubsGo]

Ozempic not working?

He's looking more like The Penguin again.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1908324542092628271

[GoCubsGo]

DonOLD claims, ‘Our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913’—a time when robber barons dominated the economy, workplaces were dangerous, child labor was widespread, wages were low, and working hours often ranged from 10 to 12 per day.

He's right. Times were better when the whole family worked in the mines and we only lived until we were 40

[Vrede too]

DonOLD claims, ‘Our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913’—a time when robber barons dominated the economy, workplaces were dangerous, child labor was widespread, wages were low, and working hours often ranged from 10 to 12 per day.

He's right. Times were better when the whole family worked in the mines and we only lived until we were 40

"when robber barons dominated the economy" - We already have that. PINO is letting them dominate government, too.


Donald Trump’s New Insulting Nickname Is Mocked As A Total Dud

He knows he’s fucked—you can tell because the best insult he could come up with is “panican” (??)

Get ready for every insufferable MAGA pundit to try and make “PANICAN” a thing.

So true. Cultists. For example:

https://x.com/DeathMetalV/status/1909393626305638769

What a jerk tRump has to be for making up a word like Panican, like a 7th grade 12-year-old bully would do because he is so immature.
So, this post is him creating unity, peace, jobs, economic recovery, etc? Not at all.
All he is doing is being a destructive & dangerous asshole!

Imagine being a senior citizen with about 5 years left to live and Trump calls you a PANICAN as you watch what was supposed to last you through death drop down to $0 in days

Now that Donny introduced "PANICAN" I'm introducing "MORONICAN."

MORONICAN: "A useless race who hates every other race. Moronicans are unique in that most are born without a brain, a heart, or a spine. They are a religious sect who follow the MAGA doctrine and make a yearly pilgrimage into their leader's butt. It is illegal for Moronicans to speak math or understand tariffs. Any Moronican caught using logic, facts, or a dentist, is stoned."

DON'T BE A MORONICAN!

Telling people “not to panic” and they are “weak and stupid” as they watch their retirement and livelihood evaporate is idiotic. Easy for him to say from his pedestal he stole. He’s never worked an honest day in his life. #Panican #TrumpRecession #stockmarketcrash #TrumpTariffs

More at the link.

Donny, are you ok?

[GoCubsGo]

Donny, are you ok?

Definitely lost a few miles on his fastball after classics like Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary and Little Marco.

[O Really]

So the spineless repug Congress critters are keeping quiet and letting Trump totally turn their grandchildrens' world into "Road Warrior" land, but does it not worry them that other than his greek chorus and toadies, nobody - not one - credible person in the effin' world thinks going to trade war with the world is a good idea. No economists, not business execs, not scientists, medical people, other government people, not cops, probably not robbers. Nobody. Yet there they are, "sure, King Don, whatever you say King Don..." These people would probably tie their own hangman's noose before mounting the gallows.

[Vrede too]

Donny, are you ok?

Definitely lost a few miles on his fastball after classics like Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary and Little Marco.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrum ... 1018893404

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

We have massive Financial Deficits with China, the European Union, and many others. The only way this problem can be cured is with TARIFFS, which are now bringing Tens of Billions of Dollars into the U.S.A. They are already in effect, and a beautiful thing to behold. The Surplus with these Countries has grown during the “Presidency” of Sleepy Joe Biden. We are going to reverse it, and reverse it QUICKLY. Some day people will realize that Tariffs, for the United States of America, are a very beautiful thing!

Article

Trump Offers An Uneasy World No Reassurance In Word Salad Oval Office Remarks
He again showed political and business leaders around the globe that he knows nothing about how trade works but is nevertheless certain that he does.

... From claiming that the European Union was created specifically to “screw” the United States to conflating trade deficits with domestic budget deficits to, yet again, misstating how tariffs are applied and on whom, Trump made clear to anyone watching his Oval Office question-and-answer session that he has no intention of ending or even pausing the turmoil he has set off.

“We’re not looking at that,” he said when asked whether he is open to a pause in his trade war. “We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us, and they’re going to be fair deals. And in certain cases, they’re going to be paying substantial tariffs.”

“Holy shit that’s dumb. And troubling,” University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers said of Trump’s latest statements. “The only way to interpret what’s going on is that trade policy is entirely at the whim of one man, and no one inside the White House is willing to stand up to him.” ...

[1 CAT FAN]

So the spineless repug Congress critters are keeping quiet and letting Trump totally turn their grandchildrens' world into "Road Warrior" land, but does it not worry them that other than his greek chorus and toadies, nobody - not one - credible person in the effin' world thinks going to trade war with the world is a good idea. No economists, not business execs, not scientists, medical people, other government people, not cops, probably not robbers. Nobody. Yet there they are, "sure, King Don, whatever you say King Don..." These people would probably tie their own hangman's noose before mounting the gallows.

"America Last"

How's life been treating you in that nice comfy gated community?

[Vrede too]

Lolololol

The insecure fuck is mad about a portrait of himself hanging in Colorado. Had he never mentioned it, nobody would have even known about it.

https://bsky.app/profile/rpsagainsttrum ... 3jxjve7c2f

He's just mad it looks like him.

Not gonna lie it does look stupid. I mean, Trump looks stupid in general as well in his day to day life with the makeup and ridiculous hair and all anyway. His official portrait is pretty damn lame as well, doing that eye squint thing trying to look mean, or whatever.

Colorado Gov. Trolls Donald Trump’s Portrait Tantrum With Perfect ‘South Park’ Burn
Jared Polis flipped the president's meltdown right back on him.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Tuesday turned to “South Park” — the animated comedy set in a fictional Colorado town — for an April Fool’s Day taunt of Donald Trump over the president’s recent meltdown about a portrait of himself that hung in the Colorado Capitol....

https://x.com/GovofCO/status/1907092030280564929


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNFiIfzGesk

[GoCubsGo]

This'll go over well with the strict constiutionalists.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lmdr5e63dj2s