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mugatu said:
That still doesn't make sense to me. Does that mean we want them to consume at least as much as we do or just stop selling items Americans want to buy? Either way, it seems like we are asking for them to do something stupid.
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The way I interpret Trump rejecting the EU offer is that he thinks the US needs a positive trade balance with every country, which is, quite frankly, insane. Like real bananas, delusional.

Even if it were possible to do, you'd have to 'unmake' the current world and particularly American society.

I'm gonna be straight with you all, I don't like where this is heading. Getting the zero for zero deal should have been what we were striving for. I thought 'there's no way he's actually going to try to right-size trade imbalances, this is one of his games'. But no, it seems that he is serious. Sends legitimate shivers up my spine.

We have the market swinging wildly right now with intra-day shifts in the billions of dollars. It can't take this stress forever and eventually the floor is gonna give out.
 
Legal status revoked for 900k+

BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security is terminating parole protections for those who entered the country through the CBP One app, revoking status for hundreds of thousands of people who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.
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The Hill (@thehill) on Threads

BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security is terminating parole protections for those who entered the country through the CBP One app, revoking status for hundreds of thousands of people who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.
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Sen. SCHIFF: Was your office consulted on the 1,500+ pardons of January 6th insurrectionists by Donald Trump?

Former DOJ pardon attorney: I learned about those pardons on the news just like every other American.

Schiff: Weren’t you the head of that office?

Attorney: I was.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 (@judiciarydems) on Threads

Sen. SCHIFF: Was your office consulted on the 1,500+ pardons of January 6th insurrectionists by Donald Trump? Former DOJ pardon attorney: I learned about those pardons on the news just like every other American. Schiff: Weren’t you the head of that office? Attorney: I was.
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Polds4OSU said:
Legal status revoked for 900k+

BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security is terminating parole protections for those who entered the country through the CBP One app, revoking status for hundreds of thousands of people who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.
www.threads.net

The Hill (@thehill) on Threads

BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security is terminating parole protections for those who entered the country through the CBP One app, revoking status for hundreds of thousands of people who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.
www.threads.net www.threads.net
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Why? That was what we asked people to do, and was an actual good idea. Submit online and stay in your country while you are vetted. People can argue the numbers let in, but that provided a legal path that didn't tax border agents.
 
Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team is using AI to surveil at least one federal agency's communications for hostility to Trump and his agenda, two people with knowledge of the matter said https://reut.rs/443eKWL
 
Polds4OSU said:
Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels
www.nbcnews.com

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels

The administration has increased surveillance flights over Mexico as it tries to track the powerful cartels that dominate the fentanyl trade.
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Not sure how legal this is. We do this is other countries when we have international support against groups that are widely considered terrorists, not criminal organizations. Not sure what the Mexican response will be if we kill any civilians, without their involvement and blessing of each strike.

Fully support blowing the crap out of the cartels if we do it with Mexican support, but that is a must.
 
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Polds4OSU said:
Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team is using AI to surveil at least one federal agency's communications for hostility to Trump and his agenda, two people with knowledge of the matter said https://reut.rs/443eKWL
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If they can do it there they can do it everywhere.

If we get a new poster named Hugh Mann....
 
cowboyinexile said:
If they can do it there they can do it everywhere.

If we get a new poster named Hugh Mann....
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Reuters pay walls me for most articles nowadays so I can't read the details.

I'm assuming it's searching communications across government devices. If it's searching social media and looking for comments made as a private citizen and not tied back to the government or their position then that is super sketchy.
 
mugatu said:
Reuters pay walls me for most articles nowadays so I can't read the details.

I'm assuming it's searching communications across government devices. If it's searching social media and looking for comments made as a private citizen and not tied back to the government or their position then that is super sketchy.
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Would you put it past them?
 
cowboyinexile said:
What are we trying to negotiate then? If he truly believes tariffs are a way to generate more income than what we would get out of normal economic growth someone needs to tell him it's not 1850 anymore. If he's intentionally trying to wreck the economy then we need to have a discussion about the 25th.
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This interview on the Daily Show Jon Stewart has w Oren Cass is pretty good at explaining one perspective on what is trying to be accomplished. Oren is a policy advisor w a conservative think tank. Pretty respectful interview.

 
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