It's the economy, stupid.

[O Really]

in another ridiculous example of how Trumpthink infects a population, there is no place other than the imaginary world of Trump where the return of unlawfully taken taxes (tariffs) would even be the least bit controversial. If the Supreme Court had ruled that "your tariffs were lawful at the time you started them, but we don't think they should be so we're making them illegal now" then there would be no refund because the law was not changed retroactively.

But that's not what they ruled. They ruled that use of the bogus "emergency" law was unlawful from the start. So there was never a time during which those tariffs were legal and to deny refunds is actually a continuation and repeat of the violation. That's like a court saying "Well, you're guilty of robbing banks since last year, but we're gonna let you keep the money - just don't do it again going forward". Sounds silly, doesn't it? To everyone but Trump and now others who have been infected with Trumpthink thinking there's some exception because ... it's inconvenient? Because...Trump?

[Anonymous too]

Has your lifestyle changed, gotten worse, better or about the same?

[Vrede too]

In another ridiculous example of how Trumpthink infects a population, there is no place other than the imaginary world of Trump where the return of unlawfully taken taxes (tariffs) would even be the least bit controversial. If the Supreme Court had ruled that "your tariffs were lawful at the time you started them, but we don't think they should be so we're making them illegal now" then there would be no refund because the law was not changed retroactively.

But that's not what they ruled. They ruled that use of the bogus "emergency" law was unlawful from the start. So there was never a time during which those tariffs were legal and to deny refunds is actually a continuation and repeat of the violation. That's like a court saying, "Well, you're guilty of robbing banks since last year, but we're gonna let you keep the money - just don't do it again going forward". Sounds silly, doesn't it? To everyone but Trump and now others who have been infected with Trumpthink thinking there's some exception because ... it's inconvenient? Because...Trump?

As we've seen on BRD for years, they're "special".

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Add in MASSIVE protests.

It's gonna be a fun summer.

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How can they possibly be so clueless?

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Meanwhile.....almost unnoticed.

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Good post.

Add in that he didn't touch on what the increased cord of diesel is going to bring to the table.

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Hey,

Anyone remember when the Dow was at 50,000?

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[Anonymous too]

Nice meme.

[Vrede too]

Hey,

Anyone remember when the Dow was at 50,000?

Less than 6 weeks ago. Thanks, MAGA.

[GoCubsGo]

The forthcoming spin from DonOld and his merry men will be hilarious.

[GoCubsGo]

The forthcoming spin from DonOld and his merry men will be hilarious.

As predicted.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/artic ... 45732.html

[Vrede too]

The forthcoming spin from DonOld and his merry men will be hilarious.

https://x.com/jimsciutto/status/2042592390108664084

As predicted.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/artic ... 45732.html

The forthcoming firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by DonOld and his murky women and men will be hilarious.

[GoCubsGo]

More good MAGA news.

[Vrede too]

More good MAGA news.

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2044040267356057858

Shocking.

Good news for justice, the Fed and America?

Trump’s DOJ drops case against Jerome Powell to clear the way for Kevin Warsh as Fed chair

Federal prosecutors are abandoning a criminal case against Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell in an apparent effort to clear the way for Donald Tump’s pick to lead the powerful global economic institution.

The president pushed for a criminal probe over the $3 billion renovations at the central bank’s home in Washington, D.C., while the president demanded Powell’s removal over his refusal to lower interest rates.

The president’s choice to lead the Fed, Kevin Warsh, faces a key obstacle for his confirmation in the Senate, where Republican Thom Tillis vowed to vote against his nomination unless the Justice Department backed off the probe.

Lame duck from NC . He will be replaced by Dem former Gov Roy Cooper.

U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced Friday that she has directed her office to close the investigation.

Ha-ha!

... “If we put everybody in prison in federal government that had had a budget go over, we’d have to reserve an area roughly the size of Texas for a penal colony,” Tillis said during Tuesday’s hearing. “The problem that I have here is that we had some U.S. attorney … thinking it would be cute to bring Chair Powell under an investigation just a few months before the position was going to be open.”

FU, Pirromaniac.

... Senator Elizabeth Warren, the committee’s top Democrat, warned that the president's attempt to install a “sock pocket” at the Fed would be an “invitation for corruption and economic catastrophe.”

Trump has presided over “one economic failure after another,” with plummeting consumer sentiment and surging costs on fuel, housing and everyday goods in the wake of his “chaotic tariffs” and the Iran war, she told the committee.

Warren said Trump is trying to install a loyalist to the Fed in an attempt to “artificially juice the economy” before midterm elections, with the balance of power in Congress — and the future of Trump’s agenda in his final years in office — at stake.

“The Senate should not be aiding and abetting Trump’s takeover of the Fed,” she said Tuesday.

GoLiz!Go. Simple majority, though.

... Warsh, a former Morgan Stanley banker who served as a Fed governor during the 2008 financial crisis, would likely be the wealthiest Fed chair if confirmed. According to financial disclosures, his fortune tops more than $100 million, including assets in AI and cryptocurrency....

Eat the rich.

Comment:

Millions wasted on trump's enemies list. More egg on Pirro's face. Has she won a single case? Now Tillis will let Warsh approval get a vote. Even with inflation running hot, if Warsh lowers rates to try to save trump's failing economic policies, just like last time, there will be a mess to clean up for the next President.

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I wouldn't trust them.

What are the odds when they get their guy confirmed that they reopen the investigation?

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A wave of bad economic news just dropped:

U.S. GDP grew just 2% in Q1 2026, below the 2.2% estimate (and well below the 5% estimate from Howard Lutnick)

Meanwhile, inflation rose 0.7% in March. Prices are up 3.5% from a year ago, the highest in nearly three years.

U.S. gas prices just hit a $4.30 national average, per AAA, the highest in four years.

The national debt just crossed 100% of GDP for the first time since 1946.

No wonder most Americans say the economy is on the wrong track and believe it was better under Joe Biden.

The Republican Party is going to get absolutely trounced in November.

[O Really]

It's a shame things had to get to this (and getting worse) before the sycophant enabling co-idiots get bounced from office.

[GoCubsGo]

It's a shame things had to get to this (and getting worse) before the sycophant enabling co-idiots get bounced from office.

We are paying a big price for this country's ignorance, misogyny and racism.