The Frankish Reich

First he came for then lumber, and I did nothing because I am not a lumberjack. Then he came for the steel, and I did nothing because I am not an autoworker. Now he comes for the French wine and champagne? Let the masses awaken ...

You need to study this a little more. My example was a 45 year old planning to work 15 more years ...

What we knew for a long time, finally found to be true by a federal judge: They. Are. Lying. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/trump-education-department-layoffs-lawsuit-state-attorneys-general-32c6441f?mod=WTRN_pos1&cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_165&cx_artPos=0 “It’s a sad day when the federal government would fire a good employee and say it’s based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie,” Alsup said. He pointed to employees who were told they were fired for cause despite stellar performance reviews. “That should not be done in our country,” he said. “It was a sham to avoid statutory requirements.” Alsup also criticized the Justice Department for what he characterized as attempts to stonewall the challengers in their attempts to gather more details about the firings, including attempts to depose acting OPM Director Charles Ezell.

Down 7+ percent since Trump took office.

https://www.usbank.com/investing/financial-perspectives/market-news/stock-market-under-trump.html As of yesterday's close (before today's bad day): - S&P 500 down 3.64% since election day - down 7.1% since inauguration day Let's say your a 45 year old with a million bucks in a 401k on inauguration day, all in U.S. equities. (This is not unusual these days.) You hope to retire at 60. Congrats, you've lost $71,000. You can work an extra two years. But hey, maybe we'll have Greenland! Winning!

Stocks Extend Losses as Trump Ramps Up Canada Tariffs Blue chips fall 600 points; U.S. dollar weakens further President Trump said the U.S. will increase its planned 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, in a response to Ottawa’s retaliation to U.S. tariffs. Trump also said he would “substantially increase” tariffs on cars coming into the U.S. on April 2. The WSJ online head, right now. Tired of so much winning yet?

https://www.wsj.com/economy/trump-team-recession-hard-landing-c8f23d5d?st=bERXCL One doddering old man gave us a soft landing. Another dotard insisted on a crash landing. Which one is mentally competent? The old fool who knows his limitations and defers to people who know WTF they're doing? Or the old fool who still thinks he's the smartest man in the room?

As Michael Jordan famously said about avoiding politics, "Republicans buy sneakers too."

Now it’s a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum. You may have played poker with this guy, the guy whose go-to is always the bluff. It stops working after the third or fourth time …

He never looks at the markets.

Spoken like a guy without any retirement savings.

The Trump Slump. It’s on! He is so mentally fit that he imposes (then delays, then reimposes) an economic strategy that no economist other than weirdo old Peter Navarro agrees with. With totally predictable results.

104 is way below even Medium Rare.

The warped world MAGA lives in, where the president of a David-sized nation who refuses to give in to Goliath is a whiny little sissy, and the president of the United States who wants to surrender immediately is a tough guy.

DC swamp drained; Florida swamp growing.

"National security." Oh. I see. Expect nothing.

Some moron who called it a "very strong" deal for America, much better than the one it replaced. You mean the one that is 100% made in the USA? Good luck finding that side of the street.

Question: is World War III (defined as an all-out war between the United States and its allies vs. Russia and its allies, with China somehow involved more likely under: A. A continuation of the U.S. support of Ukraine in its efforts to repel Russia's invasion, a situation that has resulted in an ongoing war in Ukraine but which has not been accompanied by further Russian expansionist actions in Europe. B. A peace deal with Russia that allows Russia to keep all the territory it seized through its invasions of 2014 and 2022, without providing additional assurances to Ukraine that Russia will not be allowed to take further military action in Ukraine. The answer is obvious.

Why on earth would you act like this is a good thing? "Grovels to Trump," who in turn grovels to Putin (the poor guy was very hurt by being implicated in Russia gate!), which means the world grovels to Putin. And that's good in your book.

Here's your purpose.

Typical Trumpism. The graph doesn't show any objective facts about the Biden economy. No GDP growth, no declining inflation rate, no market caps. Instead it's all feelings. How do you feel about the economy. The new feminized Republican Party.

When Mencken was on he was really on.

Hey, I coined that term! https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/atlanta-fed-shock-sounds-trumpcession-warning-mcgeever-2025-03-03/

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/putin-wins-the-trump-zelensky-oval-office-spectacle-e23e9b21?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 The only headline that matters: Putin Wins. JD Vance reminds us why he was a terrible choice. The meeting between Messrs. Trump and Zelensky started out smoothly enough. “It’s a big commitment from the United States, and we appreciate working with you very much, and we will continue to do that,” Mr. Trump said of the mineral deal. Mr. Zelensky showed photos of Ukrainians mistreated as prisoners of war. “That’s tough stuff,” Mr. Trump said. But then the meeting, in front of the world, descended into recriminations. The nose dive began with an odd interjection from Vice President JD Vance, who appeared to be defending Mr. Trump’s diplomacy, which Mr. Zelensky hadn’t challenged. Mr. Zelensky rehearsed the many peace agreements Mr. Putin has shredded and essentially asked Mr. Vance what would be different this time. Mr. Vance unloaded on Mr. Zelensky—that he was “disrespectful,” low on manpower, and gives visitors to Ukraine a “propaganda” tour. President Trump appeared piqued by Mr. Zelensky’s suggestion that the outcome in Ukraine would matter to the U.S. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Mr. Trump said at one point. Why did the Vice President try to provoke a public fight? Mr. Vance has been taking to his X.com account in what appears to be an effort to soften up the political ground for a Ukraine surrender, most recently writing off Mr. Putin’s brutal invasion as a mere ethnic rivalry. Mr. Vance dressed down Mr. Zelensky as if he were a child late for dinner. He claimed the Ukrainian hadn’t been grateful enough for U.S. aid, though he has thanked America countless times for its support. This was not the behavior of a wannabe statesman.

You mean Epstein's death by "suicide" under the watch of Trump's prison? Amazing how the MAGA morons can fantasize a deep state cabal beyond the obvious Trump deep state cabal with Trump's name all over it. It's after noon EST - where's my bombshell, Pam?