Yet more (but not unexpected) amateur hour from Trump and his nothing but the best team!

[ochotona]

I wonder how that "taking him seriously, but not literally" thing is working out for everyone who doesn't have TDS.

[yankees60]

I wonder how that "taking him seriously, but not literally" thing is working out for everyone who doesn't have TDS.

Listening to somewhere today that there is the 32% who will never leave him no matter what. But all the new ones he captured for the 2024 election ... came because they wanted lower prices. Now they no longer have that reason to stay.

[seajay]

I wonder how that "taking him seriously, but not literally" thing is working out for everyone who doesn't have TDS.

Listening to somewhere today that there is the 32% who will never leave him but no matter what. But all the new ones he captured for the 2024 election ... came because they wanted lower prices. Now they no longer have that reason to stay.

Wont it be a case of higher costs, plus tax revenues from tariffs that enable tax cuts on income/wages, coupled with higher wages. Rising real wealth.

Looks much like EU 20% VAT but broadly leveled at 10% applied to origin/source rather than items. Along with punitive tariffs applied in a manner to drive down the $1Tn trade deficit (that if demanded in gold (conversion of $ to gold) could otherwise drain the $750Bn of US gold reserves in less than a year) and where BRICS (lost dollar trust/SWIFT) is driving such a transition. Ulterior motive to reduce the trade deficit to zero, or better still into a trade surplus (inflow of gold) and implement a global set of individual tariffs system that might be used to 'sanction' after having lost/depleted the potential to sanction via SWIFT. Where a 'foe' tariffs can be set very high, along with any other country that supports that 'foe'.

The rapid push towards trade balance necessitated by the potential rapid outflow of gold. Shorter term pain (year) for mid term turnaround (3 years) transition. One year of regretful individuals - we didn't vote to be poorer, that 'see the light' (benefits) in a few years time.

The press towards a transition away from dollar dominance to tariffs however is high risk. Drop NATO, EU expands its own common defense, form a G6 (G7 minus US) of low/no tariffs, de-invest otherwise US investments/trade - and others might disregard US tariff threats. The tariffs seem to be leveled in refection of that, 20% EU is no different to the EU's 20% VAT, and with negotiations might be reduced on the basis of $250Bn trade deficit (for US, trade surplus for EU) transitioned to being more balanced/equal (buy more of xyz from US and the US lowers its tariffs on EU cars into the US).

Simply ... a transition from SWIFT (Dollar - that requires trade deficit) based control/dominance over to balanced trade and tariffs based control/dominance.

[Kbg]

I'm not enthusiastic to defend Waltz because his handling of this situation was an egregious example of negligence. But I get what he is saying. I have had numbers and contacts end up in my phone because they were attached to some group text that got sent to me as a recipient and then end up in my phone. This might answer why Goldberg's number was in his phone at all, which was the question the interviewer was asking.

However..... there is no excuse for the attachment of Goldberg to the Signal group given the sensitive nature of the subject matter. Waltz was the creator of the group and had to select the participants.

I think it's important to separate the issues from the non-issues.

I think we call Waltz's comments "reframing." There's only one frame...you don't discuss classified information unless on government classified systems and particularly when there are lives on the line. His comments are BS meant to reassure the tribe. "Nothing to see here folks, move along please."

[Kbg]

Listening to somewhere today that there is the 32% who will never leave him no matter what.

There's actually a polling name for this called I "think" engagement bias. Around 30-35% on each side of the political spectrum will not change their bias filter no matter what and it is associated with how much the are engaged in "the cause."