THE MORNING RANT: Buck Shots

THE MORNING RANT: Buck Shots – 4/04/2025

My apologies, but personal obligations prevented time for much content today. But here are a few quick shots:

There are some conservative legal minds I follow on Twitter, whom I greatly admire, and I am very impressed at their efforts to document all the legal machinations going on with the rogue federal judges and their extra-constitutional interference in the Executive Branch. Unfortunately, documenting this nonsense is like trying to be the scorekeeper in a game of Calvinball. The Trump administration is trying to play by judicial rules that are constantly in flux, and outside the enumerated powers of the Constitution.

I assume the day is coming when Donald Trump will let John Roberts know that the Chief Justice had a chance to sit on that zoo judiciary of his, but now it’s too late, and those rogue judges will just be ignored going forward.

In fact, President Biden already set the precedent that the President can boldly ignore judicial rulings, including from the Supreme Court itself. In Biden’s own words, “The Supreme Court blocked me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me.” Democrats, the media, and the Washington establishment were uniformly ecstatic at Biden for ignoring the Supreme Court.

Thanks to Joe Biden, President Trump has the green light to ignore not only the rogue federal judges, but also SCOTUS itself, and no one has any standing to complain. They didn’t think the new rules would ever come back to haunt them.

The Supreme Court tried to block me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me.

I’ve relieved student debt for over 5 million Americans. I’m going to keep going. pic.twitter.com/m1yh6lYGph
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 30, 2024

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Did any of you see this story out of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel? “Wisconsin Trump voter, whose wife was detained by ICE, says he doesn't regret his vote”

Wisconsin Trump voter, whose wife was detained by ICE, says he doesn't regret his vote https://t.co/aN9GmBtMOf
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) March 22, 2025

It reminds me of this gag:

I live in constant fear that Trump will deport my latina mother-in-law who lives at 1837 3rd st, LA 90023 blue house. she gets off work at 6
— Anton Rubaclini (@AntonRubaclini) March 2, 2017

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I stumbled upon this quote from Donald Kingsbury’s book “Courtship Rites.” It is a brilliant and concise corollary to Chesterton’s Gate.

Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.

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Throckmorton’s First Law of Live Music: “If There’s an Upright Bass in the Band, It’s Probably Going to be Good”

Ace of Spades reader “Average Guy” sent me some links to a band named “Over the Rhine” whom I was not familiar with. There is so much that is good in this song, “Beyond the Recognition.” The slide guitar and piano really create a mood.

Thank you, Average Guy

Have a great weekend.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

Comments

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1 st?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:01 AM (WkNQM)

2 Minkey!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 04, 2025 11:01 AM (0E9/T)

3 1st?

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

4 Not first. Congrats, Joe.

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

5 Read the content, lost the top spot. Amateur move.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:01 AM (uCjyK)

6 I assume the day is coming when Donald Trump will let John Roberts know that the Chief Justice had a chance to sit on that zoo judiciary of his, but now it’s too late, and those rogue judges will just be ignored going forward.
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It's about time that it's our turn.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:02 AM (WkNQM)

7 I live in constant fear that Trump will deport my latina mother-in-law who lives at 1837 3rd st, LA 90023 blue house. she gets off work at 6
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*snort*

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (WkNQM)

8 There are some conservative legal minds I follow on Twitter, whom I greatly admire, and I am very impressed at their efforts to document all the legal machinations going on with the rogue federal judges and their extra-constitutional interference in the Executive Branch.

Nice site that tracks all the lawfare. I don't recall who linked it initially or I'd give you credit.

https://tinyurl.com/bp8jwfjy+

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (ExV1e)

9 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (Zz0t1)

10 Every time I see a sob story about some illegal being sent home I want to see X1000 more such stories...because that is the rate we need to be sending them home.

And its funny - America is a racist white supremacist country that hates brown people isn't it lefties? So sending these people back to their home countries is merely and act of love is it not?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (t0Rmr)

11 Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.
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I've heard it as, "traditions are the solutions to problems that a culture forgot it had."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (WkNQM)

12 Yes, Roberts sure is in a pickle here.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (uCjyK)

13 Yo

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (Q4IgG)

14 ICE needs to show up in mass at the next La Raza or immigration protest rally/riot in a blue city (and they're *always* in blue cities).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:04 AM (WkNQM)

15 Honestly, I'm fine with this resulting in a showdown. In an ideal world, the judges would be removed (preferably by force) and the replacements learn from it.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 04, 2025 11:04 AM (BpO1e)

16 And its funny - America is a racist white supremacist country that hates brown people isn't it lefties? So sending these people back to their home countries is merely and act of love is it not?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (t0Rmr)
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It also evens the playing field. If a country's best and brightest all come here, they won't be in their homelands, putting their brains and work ethics to solve the problems there.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (WkNQM)

17 “The Supreme Court blocked me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me.”

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Thank you for bringing this up. I notice that John Roberts didn't issue any statement when that happened. I suspect he didn't want to call attention to the fact that there's nothing SCOTUS could do about it.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (2UnvF)

18 So sending these people back to their home countries is merely and act of love is it not?

I think the logic is that if we welcome a huge flood of brown people into this country, we will magically be forgiven for the original sin of raysism.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (BpO1e)

19 10 Every time I see a sob story about some illegal being sent home I want to see X1000 more such stories...because that is the rate we need to be sending them home.

And its funny - America is a racist white supremacist country that hates brown people isn't it lefties? So sending these people back to their home countries is merely and act of love is it not?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (t0Rmr)

There are somewhere around 50 million foreign-born persons living in the US right now.

Trump needs to be cancelling visas left and right and kicking out everyone here without any legal status post haste.

In other words, I agree -- the rate of deportations needs to go up big time. Yuge deportations. Nationalize greyhound bus if you have to, whatever it takes.

It is that important.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (uCjyK)

20 Gotta go to work........

Time to make the doughnuts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)

21 Thank you for bringing this up. I notice that John Roberts didn't issue any statement when that happened. I suspect he didn't want to call attention to the fact that there's nothing SCOTUS could do about it.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (2UnvF)
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Yeah, it's the Kobiyashi Maru.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (WkNQM)

22 The courts are well and truly fluxxed.

Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (/tzYP)

23 Not a single Dem objected to what Biden did. If Trump ignores courts you know very well a flood of “good” Republicans will call for impeachment or whatever.

He really is on his own.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (4La0r)

24 I think after the Eisen story we know that Johnny is a leftard, not some kind of conservative bravely conserving the Court's reputation or whatever nonsense

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (Pv3Rg)

25 I think the logic is that if we welcome a huge flood of brown people into this country, we will magically be forgiven for the original sin of raysism.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (BpO1e)

There is no logic in any of this, it's all a scam.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (uCjyK)

26 "Wisconsin Trump voter, whose wife was detained by ICE, says he doesn't regret his vote"

Something very fishy about this whole story

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:06 AM (iFTx/)

27 Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. - G.K. Chesterton

Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 04, 2025 11:07 AM (jc0TO)

28 And its funny - America is a racist white supremacist country that hates brown people isn't it lefties? So sending these people back to their home countries is merely and act of love is it not?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 04, 2025 11:03 AM (t0Rmr)

Completely! Their cultures are so marvelous that they should not be deprived a minute longer! Why should they live in this mire of fascism?/

I went online earlier and saw small UK manufacturers bitching about the cruelty of the tariffs and calling the US vile names (90% of their business is in the US). It was fun to see people besides myself announcing the desire to buy from American producers as the UK can't see that their tariffs have the same effects on our small businesses.

Posted by: Night lifted.... at April 04, 2025 11:09 AM (2NXcZ)

29 The DOJ should find friendly judges and have someone sue Trump first. Then the friendly judge says fuck off.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:09 AM (4La0r)

30 Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. - G.K. Chesterton
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 04, 2025 11:07 AM (jc0TO)
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Yet when *we* get out the dead vote, you all bitch about it.

Make up your damn minds.

Posted by: The Democrat Party at April 04, 2025 11:09 AM (WkNQM)

31 *adjusts beret*

*lights Gauloise*

*peevishly orders a tiny cup of coffee at a sidewalk bistro*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (6K6Eu)

32 >>>Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.

nice

Posted by: m at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (CQE5S)

33 IIRC the consensus among "legal experts" is that these rogue judges don't actually have the authority to stop the Trump administration from doing anything... outside the jurisdiction they preside over.

So it appears Trump and his admin will motor along until there's a significant crisis over it.

Then what?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (Q4IgG)

34 I think the logic is that if we welcome a huge flood of brown people into this country, we will magically be forgiven for the original sin of raysism.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (BpO1e)

The logic is CLoward-Piven and globalism

Posted by: Night lifted.... at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (2NXcZ)

35 Thank you for bringing this up. I notice that John Roberts didn't issue any statement when that happened. I suspect he didn't want to call attention to the fact that there's nothing SCOTUS could do about it.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 04, 2025 11:05 AM (2UnvF)

John Roberts. The justice that pushed the SCOTUS into near obscurity.

Shame on him.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at April 04, 2025 11:12 AM (g8Ew8)

36 So it appears Trump and his admin will motor along until there's a significant crisis over it.

Then what?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (Q4IgG)

Sen Kennedy said that they can only rule for people in their courtroom, not the entire nation. The illegals so desperately loved by Boasberg were already winging their way to prison.

Posted by: Night lifted.... at April 04, 2025 11:12 AM (2NXcZ)

37 Then what?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (Q4IgG)

Then we will find out what kind of a jurist John Roberts is.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 04, 2025 11:12 AM (L5An7)

38 And isn't this Boasberg a-hole also one of the FISA court judges who was perfectly okay with the FBI's deceit against Trump in his first term? He was ok with being lied to as long as it was against Trump.

He needs to be disbarred. At the very least.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 04, 2025 11:12 AM (bDt0k)

39 Ace of Spades reader “Average Guy” sent me some links to a band named “Over the Rhine” whom I was not familiar with.

i'll never be over the rhine

Posted by: ted striker at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (oY6Yp)

40 39 Ace of Spades reader “Average Guy” sent me some links to a band named “Over the Rhine” whom I was not familiar with.

i'll never be over the rhine
Posted by: ted striker at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (oY6Yp)

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Worse than Macho Grande?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (GBKbO)

41 @34 yup Cloward -Piven is where you overload the system. Here the immigration system was overloaded with 11m illegals under Biden and another 11m before. Now Boasberg is insisting that each has due process rights. That will bring the system to a halt and crash it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (7A/rN)

42 So, that guy's wife didn't overstay her visa for just a couple of weeks until she could get a flight back to Peru, but for 5 fucking years. Yeah, go with that...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (XMwZJ)

43 The 10th Highland Light Infantry Crossing the Rhine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9PI1yy1EKo

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:15 AM (6K6Eu)

44 IIRC the consensus among "legal experts" is that these rogue judges don't actually have the authority to stop the Trump administration from doing anything... outside the jurisdiction they preside over. ...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM (Q4IgG)
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That fight has been a long time coming and it's long overdue for it to come to a head.

Judges aren't allowed to issue nation-wide injunctions, and regional injunctions can't be ignored when inconvenient. We see both all the time. Some Hawaiin judge issues a nationwide injunction in favor of some pinko shit and if an appeals court issues a circuit injunction in favor of some non-pinko shit, it just gets ignored.

Just ask residents of the Sixth Circuit about that. The court overturned the COVID vaccine mandate in that circuit (the scope was correct), yet employers across the country refused to recognize it. If your company was headquartered anywhere else, most still imposed the mandate in contravention of the injunction. Zero consequences.

This "heads I win, tails you lose" crap has to be dealt with.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:16 AM (WkNQM)

45 20 Gotta go to work........

....work all day
search for underpants, hey!
we won't stop 'til we find underpants
rum tum tummy tum, hey!

Posted by: anachronda at April 04, 2025 11:16 AM (oY6Yp)

46 41 @34 yup Cloward -Piven is where you overload the system. Here the immigration system was overloaded with 11m illegals under Biden and another 11m before. Now Boasberg is insisting that each has due process rights. That will bring the system to a halt and crash it
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (7A/rN)

I don't believe the 11 million number at all.

I think it's likely at least twice that, if not more.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:16 AM (uCjyK)

47 Now that Hispanics are close to 50/50 voting wise I’m surprised the left is still so hung ho on bringing in illegals.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:16 AM (4La0r)

48 47 Now that Hispanics are close to 50/50 voting wise I’m surprised the left is still so hung ho on bringing in illegals.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:16 AM (4La0r)

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Because it's not about new voters.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

49 We have polls (spit) that show that somewhere around 50 million people living in the US are foreign born.

We don't know the breakdown of how many are here legally, illegally, etc.

But add in their kids, and we're looking at something like 75-100 million of the 320-350 million of us living here are recent arrivals or their children.

That's staggering.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (uCjyK)

50 Wisconsin Trump voter, whose wife was detained by ICE, says he doesn't regret his vote
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Based

Posted by: ... at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (YVzIj)

51 That image up top never gets old.

Buckaroo Chimpanzai!

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (he7fo)

52 Roberts will come.

Posted by: Conservative Legal Minds at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (SAnJ/)

53 Because it's not about new voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

Agreed. The people who decided to make this happen don't care primarily about votes and partisan politics.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (uCjyK)

54 I hate this bullshit about length of time in the US. Oh she’s been here for 12 years. How can you send her back? Well she’s been here for 12 years ILLEGALLY. Theres no statute of limitations. 1 day or 10000 days doesn’t matter. You’re going back.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (4La0r)

55 I'm pretty sure my boss is an illegal. His name is Bob Smith, he's in his mid 50s, pale skin, balding, has been living in the same house for 32 years, cuts his grass every Saturday, goes to the local Presbyterian Church.

I'm pretty sure he's from Venezuela, one of those PMS13 gangs.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (dGCAG)

56 So, that guy's wife didn't overstay her visa for just a couple of weeks until she could get a flight back to Peru, but for 5 fucking years. Yeah, go with that...
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 04, 2025 11:14 AM (XMwZJ)
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See my comment above. Very fishy. Seems almost certainly a fake marriage to stay in the country. But these two fucking idiots then leave the country "on a honeymoon" -- without having first ensured she was legal -- and then get stopped on the way back. I didn't think you even needed a passport to get back to USA from Puerto Rico. I think there's much more to this story.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (iFTx/)

57 >>So, that guy's wife didn't overstay her visa for just a couple of weeks until she could get a flight back to Peru, but for 5 fucking years. Yeah, go with that...

Is she hot? If yes, she can stay.

(I'd make a terrible administrative immigration judge)

Posted by: one hour sober at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (Y1sOo)

58 53 Because it's not about new voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

Agreed. The people who decided to make this happen don't care primarily about votes and partisan politics.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (uCjyK)

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It's about raising Cthulhu and the Old Ones to bring about the 1000 year age of fear and awe.

Enough to make a man go insane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

59 ~~Roberts~~ Robots will come.
Posted by: Conservative Legal Minds at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (SAnJ/)
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Corrected.

Posted by: Your AI Overlords at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (WkNQM)

60 *adjusts beret*

*lights Gauloise*

*peevishly orders a tiny cup of coffee at a sidewalk bistro*
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Save it for the Art Thread, Poindexter!

You're probably even wearing pants.

Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (/tzYP)

61 The "Over The Rhine" video is very nice.

Over the Rhine is a neighborhood in Cincinnati. Been there more than a few times. My old boss lives there.
Was a big settlement of German immigrants in the 19th century. Was full of breweries and beer gardens. Everybody drank beer (even kids) because the water was really bad and not sanitary ...at all.
Carey Nation blanched at entering the neighborhood. There were 107 bars in a one mile stretch. Facist pig that she was.

Recorded at the Taft Theater (in Cincinnati) in 2010.

Posted by: A face in the crowd.... at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (vcOmj)

62 Is she hot? If yes, she can stay.

(I'd make a terrible administrative immigration judge)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (Y1sOo)
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At least you have a standard of some kind. That puts you up on most judges, who have no standards (just a short-term benefit assessment masquerading as a standard).

Is yours a *good* standard? No. Is it *a* standard? Yes. Net effect of change as compared to current conditions: positive.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (WkNQM)

63 I didn't think you even needed a passport to get back to USA from Puerto Rico.

—

I was on a cruise once and needed a passport for PR which I found weird. There’s some weird rules with PR and USVI.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (4La0r)

64 Wisconsin Trump voter, whose wife was detained by ICE, says he doesn't regret his vote
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Based
Posted by: ... at April 04, 2025 11:17 AM (YVzIj)

Yeah, I didn't read the article, mostly because I don't care, but I assume they let her go.

I've been detained before. Long enough for the donut eating arsehole to write his ticket, but then I get to go afterwards. I try not to peel out when I do.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (dGCAG)

65 62 At least you have a standard of some kind. That puts you up on most judges, who have no standards (just a short-term benefit assessment masquerading as a standard).

Is yours a *good* standard? No. Is it *a* standard? Yes. Net effect of change as compared to current conditions: positive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (WkNQM)

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How about this standard?

"Will this individual actively work to destroy the American system of government through terrorist action? Yes? Then they're in."

It's a standard!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

66 I'm pretty sure he's from Venezuela, one of those PMS13 gangs.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (dGCAG)
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Can't be. PMS13 is all-female.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (6K6Eu)

67 Oh she’s been here for 12 years. How can you send her back
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"Great! Let's keep it to 12 years."

Posted by: ... at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (YVzIj)

68 *adjusts beret*

*lights Gauloise*

*peevishly orders a tiny cup of coffee at a sidewalk bistro*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:10 AM

I was expecting this from CBD, really.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (kgE5c)

69 “If There’s an Upright Bass in the Band, It’s Probably Going to be Good”

How do you feel about banjos?

https://tinyurl.com/yuzyth7n

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (pIfcn)

70 "Will this individual actively work to destroy the American system of government through terrorist action? Yes? Then they're in."

It's a standard!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (GBKbO)
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Unless the judge gets a payoff in the other direction. They have preferences, not standards.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (WkNQM)

71 I stumbled upon this quote from Donald Kingsbury’s book “Courtship Rites.” It is a brilliant and concise corollary to Chesterton’s Gate.

"Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back."

Ditto wisdom like this ...

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:23 AM (he7fo)

72 Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (/tzYP)
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That's "*Mr.* Poindexter" to you, eh!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:23 AM (6K6Eu)

73 Is she hot? If yes, she can stay.

(I'd make a terrible administrative immigration judge)
Posted by: one hour sober at April 04, 2025 11:19 AM (Y1sOo)
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At least you have a standard of some kind. That puts you up on most judges, who have no standards (just a short-term benefit assessment masquerading as a standard).

Is yours a *good* standard? No. Is it *a* standard? Yes. Net effect of change as compared to current conditions: positive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:21 AM (WkNQM)
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I would add that is a "good" standard. If only hot immigrants could stay, that would drastically cut down on the total number of immigrants. 99% of the illegals I see stumbling around are ... not hot. For every smokeshow Brazilian, there are 100 dumpy pie-faced shlebs from undiscovered countries somewhere south of Texas.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (iFTx/)

74 I'm pretty sure he's from Venezuela, one of those PMS13 gangs.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (dGCAG)
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Can't be. PMS13 is all-female.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:22 AM (6K6Eu)

Hey, I don't judge. I'm sure he has no balls.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (dGCAG)

75 Kris Delmhorst and her husband (on piano) have created one helluva group with 'Over The Rhine'. If you liked this one, do a search for 'Snow Angel'. You'll like 'em even more after that one.

Posted by: Dr_No at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (ayRl+)

76 "Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back."

I find this titillating.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (w6EFb)

77 That's "*Mr.* Poindexter" to you, eh!
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LOL.
..., buddy!

Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (/tzYP)

78 73 I would add that is a "good" standard. If only hot immigrants could stay, that would drastically cut down on the total number of immigrants. 99% of the illegals I see stumbling around are ... not hot. For every smokeshow Brazilian, there are 100 dumpy pie-faced shlebs from undiscovered countries somewhere south of Texas.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (iFTx/)

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"Do you, perchance, have a periodical that I could subscribe to?"
-Hugo Drax

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (GBKbO)

79 For every smokeshow Brazilian, there are 100 dumpy pie-faced shlebs from undiscovered countries somewhere south of Texas.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
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And sadly, the smokeshow Brazilian has herpes.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (WkNQM)

80 How do you feel about banjos?

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Fuck you, a-hole!

Posted by: Obligatory Ned Beatty at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (he7fo)

81 If you had Vietnam on your Who Will Fold Next Bingo card, you win.

>>@trump_repost

>>Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (LkLld)

82 61
‘ Over the Rhine is a neighborhood in Cincinnati. Been there more than a few times. My old boss lives there.
Was a big settlement of German immigrants in the 19th century.’

Now it’s a shithole.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (jbnUc)

83 "Do you, perchance, have a periodical that I could subscribe to?"
-Hugo Drax
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (GBKbO)
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Dear Immigration Policy Quarterly,

I never thought it would happen to me...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (WkNQM)

84 ..., buddy!
Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (/tzYP)
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And don't call me "buddy," pal!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (6K6Eu)

85 84 ..., buddy!
Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (/tzYP)
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And don't call me "buddy," pal!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (6K6Eu)

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Look at these uncle fuckers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (GBKbO)

86 79 For every smokeshow Brazilian, there are 100 dumpy pie-faced shlebs from undiscovered countries somewhere south of Texas.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
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And sadly, the smokeshow Brazilian has herpes.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (WkNQM)

And a million prison tats. Which could explain the herpes.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (KbCG3)

87 I find this titillating.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (w6EFb)

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Go on ...

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (he7fo)

88 And sadly, the smokeshow Brazilian has herpes.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (WkNQM)

I'm sorry! I didn't know I was having an outbreak when I gave it to her.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (dGCAG)

89 China asshoe.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (rBvG3)

90 If you had Vietnam on your Who Will Fold Next Bingo card, you win.

all the big athletic shoe manufacturers operate there, they weren't going to hold out long

Posted by: brak at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (jGJov)

91 That's an idea. Ship all the guys and undesirable females out let the desirable women stay (with no govt perks). That would put pressure on American college girls and also help increase our lagging birth rate.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (uLhSg)

92 A Wisconsin man, whose wife was detained by immigration agents in February, said he does not regret his vote for President Donald Trump.

Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz, both Wisconsin residents, were flying back from their honeymoon in Puerto Rico when Muñoz was detained. The couple had been taking legal steps so she might eventually get U.S. citizenship.

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Honeymoon went that badly huh?

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (B9Prs)

93 As the kept woman of a Vietnamese industrialist, this leggy Asian is glad that her government is in active negotiations with a major export partner:
http://tiny.cc/amef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (WkNQM)

94 >>Yeah, I didn't read the article, mostly because I don't care, but I assume they let her go.

Nope, she's in a fed detention in Louisiana

Posted by: one hour sober at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (Y1sOo)

95 And don't call me "buddy," pal!
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Sure, friend!

Posted by: andycanuck (/tzYP) at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (/tzYP)

96 I'm sorry! I didn't know I was having an outbreak when I gave it to her.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (dGCAG)
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*snort*

Well played, Burt.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (WkNQM)

97 Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (LkLld)

No deal, they had 50 years to fix this and chose not to. We'll cut Vietnam a bit of slack because we did bomb the shit out of their country, but that's ancient history at this point.

We can make our own fucking Nikes.

Why does the entire world deserve what is basically our charity, at the expense of our middle class?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (uCjyK)

98 91 That's an idea. Ship all the guys and undesirable females out let the desirable women stay (with no govt perks). That would put pressure on American college girls and also help increase our lagging birth rate.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (uLhSg)

I'm not saying you should tailor your policies to young single guys, but.... it's not like anyone else's policies are helping them right now...

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (B9Prs)

99 So many parallels between immigration and trade.

Everyone country in the world is allowed to enforce its borders and decide who can or can’t come in. Except the US of course.

Every country is allowed tariffs to protect domestic industries. Except the US of course.

See a pattern?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (4La0r)

100 >>all the big athletic shoe manufacturers operate there, they weren't going to hold out long

Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.

What will be real fun is when mortgage rates start to come down. Unexpectedly.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (LkLld)

101 If you had Vietnam on your Who Will Fold Next Bingo card, you win.

>>@trump_repost

>>Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (LkLld)

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Trump has mastered The Art of The Kneel.

[TL;DR The Art of The Deal:] One Word: ~~Plastics~~ Leverage

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (he7fo)

102 82 61
‘ Over the Rhine is a neighborhood in Cincinnati. Been there more than a few times. My old boss lives there.
Was a big settlement of German immigrants in the 19th century.’
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Now it’s a shithole.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 04, 2025 11:26 AM (jbnUc)

Also a band. I gave them a try some years ago, I don't remember why I decided they were not for me.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (dGCAG)

103 I'm not saying you should tailor your policies to young single guys, but.... it's not like anyone else's policies are helping them right now...
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (B9Prs)
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You don't have to tailor your policies to young single men, but you cannot make them a total policy victim, either. That's how you get violent revolutions.

Throw 'em a bone, and incentivize some bone-throwing while you're at it!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:30 AM (WkNQM)

104 As the kept woman of a Vietnamese industrialist, this leggy Asian is glad that her government is in active negotiations with a major export partner:
http://tiny.cc/amef001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Nice. We've seen her before. I remember the Christmas trees.

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

105 I'm sorry! I didn't know I was having an outbreak when I gave it to her.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:27 AM (dGCAG)
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*snort*

Well played, Burt.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (WkNQM)

Yeah, I gave it to her when I gave it to her.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (dGCAG)

106 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.

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BREAKING: Inner-City Murder Rate Predicted to Triple Following Trump Tariff on Vietnam.

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (he7fo)

107 Seeing Boasberg's line of questioning in the hearing yesterday leads me to believe he's either going to hold the admin in contempt or order the illegals brought back from El Salvador. Either way, Trump will have no choice but to tell him to pound sand. Good job Roberts and Barret, you could have stopped this a few weeks ago.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (2UnvF)

108 If you had Vietnam on your Who Will Fold Next Bingo card, you win.

>>@trump_repost

>>Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:25 AM (LkLld)
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I expected Vietnam to fold quickly. They export lots of cheap goods there from their slave labor. They need us more than we need them. Plus, I doubt we're exporting many goods to Vietnam. The average income there is about $4,000 a year. There is of course a Ferrari dealership in Saigon. Some communists are better than others, you know.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (iFTx/)

109 Israel, Argentina, and now Vietnam have announced they will end Tariffs on American goods.

It’s almost as if that crazy Trump isn’t so crazy after all.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (4La0r)

110 106 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.

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BREAKING: Inner-City Murder Rate Predicted to Triple Following Trump Tariff on Vietnam.
Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (he7fo)

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Apparently, there was a series of tweets about the price of vanilla from Madagascar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (GBKbO)

111 As the kept woman of a Vietnamese industrialist, this leggy Asian is glad that her government is in active negotiations with a major export partner:
http://tiny.cc/amef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

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First Mannix Babe update I've seen in months!

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (he7fo)

112 Nice. We've seen her before. I remember the Christmas trees.
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Apologies. This other leggy Asian who is the kept woman of a different Vietnamese industrialist, however, finds that she shares the same opinion:
http://tiny.cc/smef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (WkNQM)

113 White people are stupid to believe all this racist bs. This country is no more racist than any other country. It's just the left's way of shaming people to get their way on policies they push. To call people names and belittle them is shameful. This is the reason why I have no problem telling them they can just blow it out their ass. I have no use for them.

Posted by: Case at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (OrSPY)

114 " Inner-City Murder Rate Predicted to Triple Following Trump Tariff on Vietnam."

oh no

Posted by: eleven at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (0HaGk)

115 I’m in a car forum where people are freaking the fuck out over higher prices. One guy - and no not making it up - said he might not be able to buy a new 911 now. Lol.

Man talk about first world white people problems.🤣🤣

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (4La0r)

116 57 Is she hot? If yes, she can stay.

(I'd make a terrible administrative immigration judge)
Posted by: one hour sober

The Salma Hayek open immigration rule.

Posted by: Auspex at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (j4U/Z)

117 China and the Fourth Reich are going with usurous tariffs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (rBvG3)

118 116 The Salma Hayek open immigration rule.
Posted by: Auspex at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (j4U/Z)

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She says her boobs are getting bigger with age.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (GBKbO)

119 If only hot immigrants could stay, that would drastically cut down on the total number of immigrants.

Seen elsewhere: "If the illegals were thic Latinas and hot Asians, liberal white women would be forming SS teams in 24 hours."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (BpO1e)

120 I stumbled upon this quote from Donald Kingsbury’s book “Courtship Rites.” It is a brilliant and concise corollary to Chesterton’s Gate.

Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.
- - - - - - - - - - -
How much of Jewish religious law is this?

Particularly dietary law - bans on pork and shellfish. Pigs have been domesticated for farming, but they are known to carry some nasty parasites and diseases. Seafood has its own share of parasites, and proper storage back then was probably harder with clams and other bottom-dwellers than it was with fish.

Technology and undestanding has moved on, with some blips. But it seems like the stuff we know know, is sort of what they knew then. Only now we have root causes and workarounds, so we can now have tasty, tasty bacon.

Well, most of us, anyways.

Posted by: Another Anon at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (4h45B)

121 She says her boobs are getting bigger with age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (GBKbO)
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I suspect a lot of chemical intervention in the form of hormone treatments or similar are a factor in that...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (WkNQM)

122 117 China and the Fourth Reich are going with usurous tariffs.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (rBvG3)

Good. I think we should cut China off completely. We're just selling them the rope they'll use to hang us at this point.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:36 AM (uCjyK)

123
Thank you Joe Mannix.

I was concerned for you for a while.

Posted by: Auspex at April 04, 2025 11:36 AM (j4U/Z)

124 According to youtube, one Vietnamese man can build a three story house in the woods with a sharp stick.

Posted by: eleven at April 04, 2025 11:37 AM (0HaGk)

125 I get it at one level, but the Biden repudiation of SCOTUS was not based on any substantive argument at all. Whereas in at least many (hard to know about all, there are so many now) Trump v. "judiciary" cases now under way, the judges are being lawless (as well as violating their own normal procedures, just for an extra bit of zest).

And it appears to be pervasive, beyond the headline cases. Prof. Cleveland stumbled across a case in MA where a court was getting involved in an immigration matter that was expressly excluded from their jurisdiction by Congress, precisely to avoid the inevitable overflow/paralysis that will result if such involvement occurs (and this was when the caseload potential was a small fraction of what the last 4 years has created).

This all leaves aside the arrogant and unhinged departure from professional or serious standards, such as the SF fed judge who barfed up his own ignorant and idiotic mindthoughts about motivation on the part of the executive. These people are designed to be nothing more than glorified clerks. Their transformation into substantive players is an indefensible disaster.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 04, 2025 11:37 AM (1m82a)

126 I saw Incentivize Some Bone-Throwing open for Temple of The Dog at the Kia Forum in '16.

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (he7fo)

127 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.

What will be real fun is when mortgage rates start to come down. Unexpectedly.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (LkLld)

I have never "suffered from" Nikes, be they cheap or expensive. They sponsor all that damned sportsball, so I deny them my dollars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (8zz6B)

128 No wonder the political class hates Trump. He makes this stuff look so easy.

>>@DeItaone
·
>>27m
TOYOTA WILL COVER US SUPPLIERS' HIGHER COSTS TIED TO TRUMP TARIFFS - NIKKEI

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (LkLld)

129 We bombed the shit out of Japan and Germany and Vietnam. Their revenge was gutting out manufacturing base.

Weirdly Iraq is still a shithole with no industry to speak of.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (4La0r)

130 According to youtube, one Vietnamese man can build a three story house in the woods with a sharp stick.
Posted by: eleven at April 04, 2025 11:37 AM (0HaGk)
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Pfft. With a tall enough tree to use as raw material, your average Romanian man could put a man three stories up with a sharp stick, too.

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (WkNQM)

131 One guy - and no not making it up - said he might not be able to buy a new 911 now.

Heh. Uncheck two options from your Porsche order and you save 25% anyway.

Posted by: far cry at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (AUVNP)

132 Quick question: What do all the experts saying that tariffs are a bad idea have in common?

Answer: They all have good paying jobs based on, or unaffected by, pre-Trump economic policies.

Doesn't mean they're automatically wrong, but it is something to keep in mind.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

133 I saw Incentivize Some Bone-Throwing open for Temple of The Dog at the Kia Forum in '16.
Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (he7fo)
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Ironic, given that it's hard to find the energy for bone-throwing when one is on a hunger strike...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (WkNQM)

134 No wonder the political class hates Trump. He makes this stuff look so easy.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (LkLld)

It is easy. None of this happened on accident. It was always reversible. The political class just chose not to do anything about, and in fact, kept pushing more unbelievably unfair "free trade deals" to sap even more wealth out of the US economy and spread it around the third world (while taking a little piece of the top for themselves, of course)

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:40 AM (uCjyK)

135 116 57 Is she hot? If yes, she can stay.

(I'd make a terrible administrative immigration judge)
Posted by: one hour sober

The Salma Hayek open immigration rule.
Posted by: Auspex at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (j4U/Z)

2 things:
1) we’re trying to increase the birth rate - the government has a vested interest in more taxpayers for the future.
2) give the hot ones 3 weeks to get married, and then 2 years to have a kid. Instant citizenship.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at April 04, 2025 11:40 AM (TJLr1)

136 None of this happened on accident.

No, it happened "by" accident.

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:41 AM (77rzZ)

137 If tariffs reduce the number of imported German cars, I count that as a net positive. German cars are over-engineered, expensive, pieces of crap.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 04, 2025 11:41 AM (XMwZJ)

138 The first time Trump was elected, I told my family who were still here on a green card that he was going to deport them.

Posted by: kallisto at April 04, 2025 11:41 AM (dCxaZ)

139 TOYOTA WILL COVER US SUPPLIERS' HIGHER COSTS TIED TO TRUMP TARIFFS - NIKKEI
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (LkLld)

It’s like Toyota wants to sell lots of cars. Weird.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at April 04, 2025 11:41 AM (TJLr1)

140 139 TOYOTA WILL COVER US SUPPLIERS' HIGHER COSTS TIED TO TRUMP TARIFFS - NIKKEI
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (LkLld)

It’s like Toyota wants to sell lots of cars. Weird.
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at April 04, 2025 11:41 AM (TJLr1)

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Why sell cars when you can get subsidies to research pipe dreams?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:42 AM (GBKbO)

141 She says her boobs are getting bigger with age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman

Mine are too, due to lack of exercise, diet and decrepitude.

HEY! MY EYES ARE UP HERE!

Posted by: Auspex at April 04, 2025 11:42 AM (j4U/Z)

142 No wonder the political class hates Trump. He makes this stuff look so easy.

Posted by: JackStraw

It is easy. You just WANT to do it is all.
They don't want to do it.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 04, 2025 11:42 AM (ejfFE)

143 132 Quick question: What do all the experts saying that tariffs are a bad idea have in common?

Answer: They all have good paying jobs based on, or unaffected by, pre-Trump economic policies.

Doesn't mean they're automatically wrong, but it is something to keep in mind.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

It's been a commonly accepted trope in Economics 101 for my entire lifetime. I'll admit, I didn't question it until I heard a podcast with Steve Bannon as the guest a few years ago. The host said something like "but tariffs are terrible and lead to trade wars" and Bannon asked the guy to explain how that worked and he couldn't.

And Bannon basically said, "yeah. It's an orthodoxy that tariffs are bad. But everyone, including us, uses them. I don't think there's any truth in it" and went on a whole history lesson, and thus started my path down the "tariffs are an important tool for protecting national sovereignty, and also make a ton of sense in a free market system, since they require minimal government intervention in the market, unlike something like an income tax which causes massive economic disruptions at home"

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:43 AM (uCjyK)

144 She says her boobs are getting bigger with age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman

Mine are too, due to lack of exercise, diet and decrepitude.

HEY! MY EYES ARE UP HERE!
Posted by: Auspex

No one wants to look at mine.

Hey! Don't look at my eyes! My moobs are down here!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (ejfFE)

145 I notice that John Roberts didn't issue any statement when that happened.

Roberts has ties to Noam Eisen who's been funding all of the anti-Trump lawsuits. He's compromised.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (2ocoG)

146 Let me know when Italy folds. I have a deposit on a car to be delivered (hopefully) Q4 that I'd rather not have to spend even more money on.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (iFTx/)

147 Whatever happened to GATT, anyway? Is that still a thing?

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

148 TOYOTA WILL COVER US SUPPLIERS' HIGHER COSTS TIED TO TRUMP TARIFFS - NIKKEI
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:38 AM (LkLld)
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Translation: The government of Japan is *not* going to be adjusting trade policy in response to reciprocal tariffs.

Okay. That is fine and totally within their rights, but this move by Toyota - if true - seems to be an indicator that Japan has made up its mind to stay the course.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (WkNQM)

149 If tariffs reduce the number of imported German cars, I count that as a net positive. German cars are over-engineered, expensive, pieces of crap.

Most German cars sold in the US are made in the Carolinas.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (2ocoG)

150 Mrs. E’s liberal friend is calling her to warn Social Security is about to be stopped. Of corse it will, unless DOGE is stopped from doing the voter’s will. Let’s verify those 150 year-olds, how bout it?

Posted by: Eromero at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (DOwXC)

151 Let me know when Italy folds. I have a deposit on a car to be delivered (hopefully) Q4 that I'd rather not have to spend even more money on.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
+++++
Exotic?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (WkNQM)

152 White people are stupid to believe all this racist bs. This country is no more racist than any other country. It's just the left's way of shaming people to get their way on policies they push. To call people names and belittle them is shameful. This is the reason why I have no problem telling them they can just blow it out their ass. I have no use for them.

Posted by: Case at April 04, 2025 11:34 AM (OrSPY)

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The USA is not only the most heterodox country on the planet -- it is the least racist heterodox country.

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (he7fo)

153 Roberts will come.
Posted by: Conservative Legal Minds at April 04, 2025 11:18 AM (SAnJ/)

... on Epstein Island?

... back from Epstein Island?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (VNX3d)

154 >>It is easy. You just WANT to do it is all.
They don't want to do it.

Exactly. And they don't want us to know that they don't want to do it.

Trump is telling them anyway.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (LkLld)

155 150 Mrs. E’s liberal friend is calling her to warn Social Security is about to be stopped. Of corse it will, unless DOGE is stopped from doing the voter’s will. Let’s verify those 150 year-olds, how bout it?
Posted by: Eromero at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (DOwXC)

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"When it doesn't stop, will you question why you listen to someone who told you that? Someone who's so obviously wrong about something so big? Or will it be explained away as not important afterwards?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (GBKbO)

156 I can't boycott Nike any more than I already have over the last 40 years.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (6K6Eu)

157 As the kept woman of a Vietnamese industrialist, this leggy Asian is glad that her government is in active negotiations with a major export partner:
http://tiny.cc/amef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

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First Mannix Babe update I've seen in months!
Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (he7fo)
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Except that girl is almost certainly Korean ....

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (iFTx/)

158 Okay. That is fine and totally within their rights, but this move by Toyota - if true - seems to be an indicator that Japan has made up its mind to stay the course.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (WkNQM)

Japan is doing what is in Japan's best interest. They don't want their domestic industries to be flooded with foreign imports.

In the same way they haven't succumbed to the pressure to import millions of third world people in to their country.

Which is a smart move by their politicians. We should follow their lead.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (uCjyK)

159 She says her boobs are getting bigger with age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:35 AM (GBKbO)

It happens. One day you wake up and realize you have Nancy Pelosi boobs.

Sad!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (h7ZuX)

160 @156 I meant "heterogenus" not heterodox.

Brain cramp ...

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (he7fo)

161 146
‘ Let me know when Italy folds.’
Given their history, it shouldn’t be a long wait.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (jbnUc)

162 Except that girl is almost certainly Korean ....
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
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So? I didn't say *she* was Vietnamese!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (WkNQM)

163 The USA is not only the most heterodox country on the planet -- it is the least racist heterodox country.
Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (he7fo)

Against non-whites? Absolutely. Our country worships them.

America is very racist against whites, though.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (SAnJ/)

164 >>Okay. That is fine and totally within their rights, but this move by Toyota - if true - seems to be an indicator that Japan has made up its mind to stay the course.

Maybe in the short term. We'll see. But many Toyotas built for the US market are built here now anyway.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (LkLld)

165 132 Quick question: What do all the experts saying that tariffs are a bad idea have in common?

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They all got stuffed in lockers in high school?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (4La0r)

166
Rodeo Rhesus is my favorite Morning Rant photo now that 'Rilla's Sermon from the 'Rilla House has been retired in memoriam to OM.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (xG4kz)

167 @160 I meant "heterogeneous" not heterogenus.

Time to once again hit the showers ...

Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (he7fo)

168 SpaceX - Fram2 - Crew Dragon "Resilience" - Deorbit Burn & Splashdown Pacific - Space Affairs Live

https://www.youtube.com/live/9mS17Gsy_Tk

About 30 minutes until splashdown.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (VNX3d)

169 Let me know when Italy folds. I have a deposit on a car to be delivered (hopefully) Q4 that I'd rather not have to spend even more money on.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
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Exotic?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (WkNQM)
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Yup. Temerario.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

170 Japan is doing what is in Japan's best interest. They don't want their domestic industries to be flooded with foreign imports. ...
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (uCjyK)
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And that is totally within their rights. And if that means that reciprocal prices raise the price of Japanese goods, the Japanese will have to adapt to that in order to maintain relative value once the playing field levels out. It's fine.

My only thought was that if Japan were open to negotiation on this, Toyota probably wouldn't be front-running it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:49 AM (WkNQM)

171 Other than Tesla and Rivian which is 100%, Toyota the highest % of cars sold in the US, made in the US.

It’s a more American car company than Ford or GM.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:49 AM (4La0r)

172 Ball and chain migration?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 04, 2025 11:49 AM (VoAdT)

173 Except that girl is almost certainly Korean ....
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
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So? I didn't say *she* was Vietnamese!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (WkNQM)
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"No yellow!"

-- Vietnamese Industrialists

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:50 AM (iFTx/)

174 Maybe in the short term. We'll see. But many Toyotas built for the US market are built here now anyway.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:47 AM (LkLld)
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Sure. This move is probably much more on the "parts" side than the "whole cars" side of things. Toyota has a big 'ole global supply chain, but much of it is Japan-centric.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:50 AM (WkNQM)

175 174 Sure. This move is probably much more on the "parts" side than the "whole cars" side of things. Toyota has a big 'ole global supply chain, but much of it is Japan-centric.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:50 AM (WkNQM)

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Bad idea with Godzilla always tearing the place up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:51 AM (GBKbO)

176 In more important news:

Yesterday, I had my first marmalade sandwich.

I'm a fan.

Paddington Brown has never steered me wrong.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

177 Heh. Lots of Vietnamese in this area. One of the guys in the apartment complex, big guy, is married to a Vietnamese gal (tiny woman). They have a sticker on the back of their car "Caution, foreigner may be driving". Anyway, when I go by the Vietnamese Catholic church after Sunday Mass, I exercise caution. A lot of little ladies trying to look over the steering wheel and not getting the driving stuff after nearly 50 years here.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (gm9Sb)

178 110 106 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.
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My recon tells me that Nikes aren't the hot ticket these days. I'd say Hoka is where the action is. This from a guy with no name shoes.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (Hpgos)

179
Let me know when Italy folds

"Ze Frogs may-a wave ze white flags, but we-a make-a zem!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (xG4kz)

180 Exotic?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (WkNQM)

Elric doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would be importing a Fiat Panda ...

Posted by: far cry at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (AUVNP)

181 100% of Toyota Tundras sold in the US are made in the US. And it’s not just assembling Japanese parts. About 65% of the parts are US made as well.

Compare that to a Ford 150 made in Mexico with Mexican parts.

Which is the American truck between the two?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (4La0r)

182 "No yellow!"

-- Vietnamese Industrialists
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:50 AM (iFTx/)
++++
As the pet gaijin of a Japanese industrialist with similar tastes, this busty bikini blonde hopes things shake out well with regard to the Japanese chemicals industry:
http://tiny.cc/aoef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (WkNQM)

183 178 110 106 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.
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My recon tells me that Nikes aren't the hot ticket these days. I'd say Hoka is where the action is. This from a guy with no name shoes.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (Hpgos)

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Nike still has a very prominent hold in the subculture of shoes, especially related to black men.

It's more of a collector's item than footwear at this point.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (GBKbO)

184 106 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.

Link? Asking for, uh, Pete Buttigieg.

Posted by: Tim Walz at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (JCZqz)

185 176 In more important news:

Yesterday, I had my first marmalade sandwich.

I'm a fan.

Paddington Brown has never steered me wrong.
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TJM, for a quick Old Fashion use marmalade with bitters and Bourbon.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (Hpgos)

186 Trump was on AF1 yesterday and told the press there that DOGE has found the worst fraud yet and will be revealing it soon.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (xyt0z)

187 Japan is doing what is in Japan's best interest. They don't want their domestic industries to be flooded with foreign imports. ...
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM (uCjyK)
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And that is totally within their rights. And if that means that reciprocal prices raise the price of Japanese goods, the Japanese will have to adapt to that in order to maintain relative value once the playing field levels out. It's fine.

My only thought was that if Japan were open to negotiation on this, Toyota probably wouldn't be front-running it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:49 AM (WkNQM)
______________

It's common as a prelude for negotiation to put up a strong front. Just like China is doing with its threat of reciprocal tariffs. All these countries will negotiate. They have no choice. They need us way more than we need them. Especially in the auto industry. There would be no Toyota or Honda or BMW or Mercedes or Porsche or Ferrari or Lambo if it wasn't for the USA market.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (iFTx/)

188 >>Sure. This move is probably much more on the "parts" side than the "whole cars" side of things. Toyota has a big 'ole global supply chain, but much of it is Japan-centric.

There will be a lot of moves and counter moves over the coming weeks and months but all of it is a result or the world realizing the world's most powerful economy is done being a piggy bank for them. America First means exactly what it says.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (LkLld)

189 185 TJM, for a quick Old Fashion use marmalade with bitters and Bourbon.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (Hpgos)

======

Dolley brought back real marmalade from England.

I may try this tonight.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

190 Dow down 1300

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (tWfI/)

191 Toyota has a big 'ole global supply chain, but much of it is Japan-centric.

Cheap Chinese parts are often asshoe. You put it in, it doesn't work, and you lose 3 weeks because that part is new so it must work. So they're smart to make them in Japan.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (2ocoG)

192 Heh. Lots of Vietnamese in this area. One of the guys in the apartment complex, big guy, is married to a Vietnamese gal (tiny woman). They have a sticker on the back of their car "Caution, foreigner may be driving". Anyway, when I go by the Vietnamese Catholic church after Sunday Mass, I exercise caution. A lot of little ladies trying to look over the steering wheel and not getting the driving stuff after nearly 50 years here.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (gm9Sb)
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Little old Vietnamese lady wandering around the road and bumping into things? Okay. That's no good, but it's wildly preferable to the single greatest roadway menace: a harried Indian woman in a minivan. If you see an Indian driving a minivan, find another route if it all possible.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:55 AM (WkNQM)

193 Not quite imaginary lion running down the center of the country.

https://shorturl.at/b7yDF

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 11:55 AM (L/fGl)

194 Quick question: What do all the experts saying that tariffs are a bad idea have in common?

Answer: They all have good paying jobs based on, or unaffected by, pre-Trump economic policies.

Doesn't mean they're automatically wrong, but it is something to keep in mind.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

I've listened to some of these folks. I'm not smart enough to know what the answer is, but here we are, letting it play out in real time.

At some point I figure some people will be able to point at the others and say "Na na na na boo boo, I was right and you were wrong."

I just have no idea which group will be doing it.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)

195 189 185 TJM, for a quick Old Fashion use marmalade with bitters and Bourbon.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (Hpgos)
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Dolley brought back real marmalade from England.

I may try this tonight.
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I come from a long line of Bourbon drinkers. You are allowed to add a cherry or two.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 11:56 AM (Hpgos)

196 194
At some point I figure some people will be able to point at the others and say "Na na na na boo boo, I was right and you were wrong."

I just have no idea which group will be doing it.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)

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Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

It was apparently the only cause. There was nothing else. Not monetary policy. Not the overall global economic environment. Nothing else.

Also, today is apparently exactly like Smoot-Hawley, somehow, which makes the comparison perfect.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

197 Smoking hot Latina with a pale, balding, cheesehead factory worker? And no offense to pale, balding, cheesehead factory workers, but...c'mon...

Yeah, I'm sure it's totally for love and not immigration status.

Posted by: haffhowershower at April 04, 2025 11:57 AM (NMT5x)

198 As the pet gaijin of a Japanese industrialist with similar tastes, this busty bikini blonde hopes things shake out well with regard to the Japanese chemicals industry:
http://tiny.cc/aoef001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (WkNQM)

You know what I'd like to see shake out well?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 11:58 AM (8zz6B)

199 Which is the American truck between the two?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 04, 2025 11:53 AM (4La0r)

The one that plays country music on its commercials?

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:58 AM (dGCAG)

200 Exotic?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:45 AM (WkNQM)

Elric doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would be importing a Fiat Panda ...
Posted by: far cry at April 04, 2025 11:52 AM (AUVNP)
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I do love pandas, though. Just not Fiat Pandas. LOL.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:58 AM (iFTx/)

201 192 Quick story. A few of us were swapping war stories (Vietnam). I told mine. There I was, running a road block, and suddenly the most dangerous thing on Earth was coming at me. A drunk G..K on a Honda 50.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 04, 2025 11:58 AM (gm9Sb)

202 Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

It was apparently the only cause. There was nothing else. Not monetary policy. Not the overall global economic environment. Nothing else.

Also, today is apparently exactly like Smoot-Hawley, somehow, which makes the comparison perfect.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

I mean, obviously. We all remember the Ben Stein scene from Farris Bueler's Day Off.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (B9Prs)

203 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)
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An extra 10% on one of those is real money

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (WkNQM)

204 Also, today is apparently exactly like Smoot-Hawley, somehow, which makes the comparison perfect.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

The Senator from Missouri is named Smoot Hawley!

Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (dGCAG)

205 There will be a lot of moves and counter moves over the coming weeks and months but all of it is a result or the world realizing the world's most powerful economy is done being a piggy bank for them. America First means exactly what it says.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (LkLld)

Exactly. The real sad thing here is we could have kept the '50s roaring economy going for at least another 20 years if our leaders had been more concerned with the American middle class, and less concerned with dominoes and foreign wars and bribing half the globe with access to the US market.

At this point, there are so many other structural issues, I don't know if we'll ever see that kind of roaring economy again.

But at least we can staunch the bleeding a bit by re-ordering the world economy to be a bit more US-friendly.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (uCjyK)

206 Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

I see liberals all quoting that in lockstep. They forgot the part where FDR was shoving Marxism up the country's butt with no lube.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (2ocoG)

207 It happens. One day you wake up and realize you have Nancy Pelosi boobs.
_____

Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (Dv3i1)

208
I've listened to some of these folks. I'm not smart enough to know what the answer is, but here we are, letting it play out in real time.

At some point I figure some people will be able to point at the others and say "Na na na na boo boo, I was right and you were wrong."

I just have no idea which group will be doing it.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)

———

How about this:

We did the no tariffs thing and look at the shit we are in as a country.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (Vh9CX)

209 Trump was on AF1 yesterday and told the press there that DOGE has found the worst fraud yet and will be revealing it soon.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (xyt0z)

I loathe the "we've found something big and I'll tell you about it later" shit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 12:00 PM (ExV1e)

210 >> Zelensky Says NATO Membership Still In Ukraine's Future, Contradicting Trump

Why are we still negotiating with this little shithead?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 04, 2025 12:00 PM (SAnJ/)

211 As the kept woman of a Vietnamese industrialist, this leggy Asian is glad that her government is in active negotiations with a major export partner:
http://tiny.cc/amef001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

--------------

First Mannix Babe update I've seen in months!
Posted by: ShainS -- If Elon Bought Planned Parenthood, The Left Would Hate Abortion at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (he7fo)
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Except that girl is almost certainly Korean ....

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:46 AM

She ain't Vietnamese that's for sure.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 04, 2025 12:00 PM (e5NfL)

212 208 How about this:

We did the no tariffs thing and look at the shit we are in as a country.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (Vh9CX)

=======

That's not true.

We have lots of tariffs. Biden got rid of none of Trump's first term tariffs and added more. Trump's first term weren't the only ones in effect.

Tariffs have been a part of American global trade policy forever.

But, Trump does it therefore end of the world.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (GBKbO)

213 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)
++++
An extra 10% on one of those is real money
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (WkNQM)
________

Yea and it'll just got into the bottomless maw of gov't corruption and incompetence. When it could be much better spent on puddle lights and carbon-fiber struts for the vanity mirrors.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (iFTx/)

214 Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Where do the AOC choppers fit in?

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

215 Dow down 1300
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at April 04, 2025 11:54 AM (tWfI/)

Buying opportunity! Time to take a hammer to your porcelain Karl Marx dime bank.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:02 PM (8zz6B)

216 >>Tariffs have been a part of American global trade policy forever.

Literally. One of the first things Congress did after being formed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 12:02 PM (LkLld)

217 202 Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!
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Collapsing Florida Real Estate caused the profit taking in the Stock Market. Too many Yankees got way over their heads speculating on Florida Real Estate. The liquidity thingy was an after shock. But FDR saved America by getting us into a World War.

You can sell stock fast. Real Estate, not so much.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 12:02 PM (Hpgos)

218 Exactly. The real sad thing here is we could have kept the '50s roaring economy going for at least another 20 years if our leaders had been more concerned with the American middle class, and less concerned with dominoes and foreign wars and bribing half the globe with access to the US market. ...
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (uCjyK)
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We had to do it. It's the cost of empire. It looks like the vassals pay tribute to the capital, but it's actually the other way around.

The key question is always, "is it worth it?" The answer is almost always "yes" - at first. It's why empires rise. Greater peace, greater homeland defense, greater stability, more markets, net benefit to the imperial capital. But that is usually transient and eventually the empire becomes too great a burden. The imperial administrators steal everything and bloat, nepotism takes hold, costs run out of control and the empire collapses. And even if none of that happens, other things change the math and empire stops being worth it.

We're on the other side of it. Empire is no longer worth it. It maybe never was, but it certainly isn't now.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:02 PM (WkNQM)

219 But at least we can staunch the bleeding a bit by re-ordering the world economy to be a bit more US-friendly.

I would accept "US taxpayers are no longer paying for the entire planet" even if industry doesn't come back.

That said, 97% of drugs being made in China now is actually suicidal. Forget deliberate enemy action, if the Three Gorges Dam succumbs to the fate of all cheaply made Chinese infrastructure there's gonna be trouble.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (2ocoG)

220 Speaking of upright bass in a band, this is pretty good

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

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (V362x)

221 >>>She ain't Vietnamese that's for sure.

Thai

Posted by: Ladyboy in Patpong at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (Y1sOo)

222 Nancy Pelosi was a big fan of tariffs 8 years after Trump was preaching tariffs on Oprah.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (rBvG3)

223 Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

I see liberals all quoting that in lockstep. They forgot the part where FDR was shoving Marxism up the country's butt with no lube.

The GD started in 1929. Smoot Hawley was passed in 1930. FDR wasn't in office until March, 1933.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (xCA6C)

224 Quick question: What do all the experts saying that tariffs are a bad idea have in common?

Answer: They all have good paying jobs based on, or unaffected by, pre-Trump economic policies.
---
Also: Every single asshole that is lamenting and howling about Trump's economic policies now are the self-same assholes that have been raping America and her workers for the last 40 years through lies, manipulation, insider trading and exploitation.

But you must trust them this time.
This time they are telling the truth.
This time they really, really are just wanting what's best for America.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (xFA3k)

225 How about this:

We did the no tariffs thing and look at the shit we are in as a country.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (Vh9CX)

Right. And the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees.

Look how long it took them to win another World Series.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (dGCAG)

226 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

Nice! Looks like they’re using a tuned up version of the engine from the Urus. Rumor has it the Audi R8 will come back on a Temerario base.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (SAnJ/)

227 How about this:

We did the no tariffs thing and look at the shit we are in as a country.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM

How about this.....we turn off the extra $1.2 trillion in emergency federal spending for covid that was injected into the baseline CR since 2021. It's still running and gets renewed by congress every year in the continuing resolution bull$hit process.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (e5NfL)

228 It happens. One day you wake up and realize you have Nancy Pelosi boobs.

Sad!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Ain't that the truth.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (lJ0H4)

229 227 How about this.....we turn off the extra $1.2 trillion in emergency federal spending for covid that was injected into the baseline CR since 2021. It's still running and gets renewed by congress every year in the continuing resolution bull$hit process.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (e5NfL)

======

But leave TARP?!

Yes, TARP is still part of baseline.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

230 We did the no tariffs thing and look at the shit we are in as a country.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (Vh9CX)

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That's not true.

We have lots of tariffs. Biden got rid of none of Trump's first term tariffs and added more. Trump's first term weren't the only ones in effect.

Tariffs have been a part of American global trade policy forever.

But, Trump does it therefore end of the world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
_______

Yea, it's comical to see shithead liberals screeching about tariffs when (1) six months ago they had no idea what a tariff was, (2) they still don't know, and (3) they certainly don't know we already had tariffs on most if not all foreign goods.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

231 210 >> Zelensky Says NATO Membership Still In Ukraine's Future, Contradicting Trump

Why are we still negotiating with this little shithead?
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No shit. Let's replace him with a friendly puppet.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (Hpgos)

232 Wall Street is having a sale.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (rBvG3)

233 The GD started in 1929. Smoot Hawley was passed in 1930. FDR wasn't in office until March, 1933.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (xCA6C)

That looks way too much like math.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (dGCAG)

234 The GD started in 1929. Smoot Hawley was passed in 1930. FDR wasn't in office until March, 1933.

Right, but as far as I know it's generally accepted that everything FDR did prolonged the Depression.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (2ocoG)

235 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

Nice! Looks like they’re using a tuned up version of the engine from the Urus. Rumor has it the Audi R8 will come back on a Temerario base.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (SAnJ/)
______

Thanks!

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (iFTx/)

236 230
Yea, it's comical to see shithead liberals screeching about tariffs when (1) six months ago they had no idea what a tariff was, (2) they still don't know, and (3) they certainly don't know we already had tariffs on most if not all foreign goods.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

=======

The net effect of Trump's gambit is going to be fewer tariffs overall.

Which will happen unexpectedly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (GBKbO)

237 It's still running and gets renewed by congress every year in the continuing resolution bull$hit process.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (e5NfL)

Which, I hear tell, is all Thomas Massie's fault.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:06 PM (dGCAG)

238 We're on the other side of it. Empire is no longer worth it. It maybe never was, but it certainly isn't now.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:02 PM (WkNQM)

Agreed. But I'd argue that even if it was financially worthwhile (arguable) or worthwhile for relative peace (also arguable), the domestic political cost was too high.

We've kneecapped the middle class, created a massive unaccountable imperial government, a huge domestic and international spy apparatus, completely done away with the idea of being a "free market economy" or a "self governing country", and now we're at the stage where the "elites" are stealing everything that isn't nailed down while inviting the barbarians in to sack the capitol as they flee for the exit.

It's... not ideal.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 12:06 PM (uCjyK)

239 SpaceX - Fram2

Why are they naming missions after cheap Wal-Mart oil filters?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:07 PM (2ocoG)

240 231 210 >> Zelensky Says NATO Membership Still In Ukraine's Future, Contradicting Trump

Why are we still negotiating with this little shithead?
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No shit. Let's replace him with a friendly puppet.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (Hpgos)

That would be better than an unfriendly puppet

Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:07 PM (VE6XX)

241 S&P500 October 8, 2022:

4280

S&P500 September 26, 2022:

3585

A 16% drop.

Did the stock market ever recover?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

242 Right, but as far as I know it's generally accepted that everything FDR did prolonged the Depression.
Posted by: Ian S.

Except for declaring war against Japan and Germany. Tojo and Hitler did us a big favor there.

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

243 It happens. One day you wake up and realize you have Nancy Pelosi boobs.

Sad!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Ain't that the truth.
Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (lJ0H4)

Pictures, or.....

Me, I'm still somewhere around Bella Abzug boob territory.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (dGCAG)

244 Yea, it's comical to see shithead liberals screeching about tariffs when (1) six months ago they had no idea what a tariff was, (2) they still don't know, and (3) they certainly don't know we already had tariffs on most if not all foreign goods.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

=======

The net effect of Trump's gambit is going to be fewer tariffs overall.

Which will happen unexpectedly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (GBKbO)
__________

Totally unexpectedly. I mean, Trump's only been screaming from the rooftops that the whole point of his tariffs is to get other countries to lower theirs. It'll be totally unexpected when they do.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

245 The GD started in 1929. Smoot Hawley was passed in 1930. FDR wasn't in office until March, 1933.

Right, but as far as I know it's generally accepted that everything FDR did prolonged the Depression.

Absolutely, but we were already 3+ years into the GD before he got the chance to increase the damage. I think SH actually DID prolong and deepen the GD, but that doesn't mean an ignorant, full of himself politician couldn't make things worse - and did.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (xCA6C)

246 Why are they naming missions after cheap Wal-Mart oil filters?
Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:07 PM (2ocoG)
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It was an open contest and Fram big higher for the naming rights than Purolator did. That's all. No conspiracy.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (WkNQM)

247 and now we're at the stage where the "elites" are stealing everything that isn't nailed down while inviting the barbarians in to sack the capitol as they flee for the exit.

Mass immigration as a distraction while they get away? See, the Euros really are doing everything wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

248 Ukraine joins NATO as the US withdraws.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (rBvG3)

249 223 "Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

I see liberals all quoting that in lockstep. They forgot the part where FDR was shoving Marxism up the country's butt with no lube."

The GD started in 1929. Smoot Hawley was passed in 1930. FDR wasn't in office until March, 1933.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:03 PM (xCA6C)

Hoover did a bunch of government intervention that was continued and expanded upon by FDR.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (okun6)

250 There is so much that is good in this song
.....

Yes. very nice. Thanks.

Posted by: wth at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (v0R5T)

251 OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!! We must pass the Green New Deal to save the economy like FDR did to pass the News Deal to save the economy !!!!!!!!!!

What, wait a minute you are telling me that the New Deal save us but WWW 2 did ?????

Posted by: Franklin Stein at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (yG1cI)

252 Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok
Bloomington, MN police Dept put out a video asking for help identifying an individual who keyed a Tesla and promised consequences.
A few hours later she was identified.
She FA. Now she’s gonna FO.

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Not so fast there, sweetheart.

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
UPDATE: Bloomington, MN police chief is now calling the Tesla vandal a “victim” because people were saying mean things about her online. They will also not be prosecuting her. UNREAL.

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I guess it's a victimless crime.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (L/fGl)

253 Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Where do the AOC choppers fit in?
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

Jeez you guys.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (W/lyH)

254 >>Ukraine joins NATO as the US withdraws.

Your terms are acceptable.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (LkLld)

255 249 Hoover did a bunch of government intervention that was continued and expanded upon by FDR.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (okun6)

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Historical irony:

FDR campaigned against Hoover's interventions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (GBKbO)

256 Right, but as far as I know it's generally accepted that everything FDR did prolonged the Depression.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:05 PM (2ocoG)

Depends on who you listen to.

I'd say it's hard to argue in counter-factuals.

The Great Depression was a worldwide thing. And like most massive worldwide issues, it's got a lot of causes and it's nearly impossible to put a finger on any one thing as the predominant cause.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (uCjyK)

257 Another great video from Pat Condell:
https://youtu.be/DXqpAO9CNhw?si=IaNRc1Y7Ws4x5m2B

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (XMwZJ)

258 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

Well, it's as agggressively ugly as some of the new cars out there, but it still looks like it was designed by a Japanese anime illustrator.
Do not want.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (8zz6B)

259 John panty waist Roberts..
Brought to us by
GWB.. the "conservative" president

Looking back, that guy really fucked everything up 10 x over

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (4uuCt)

260 Ukraine joins NATO as the US withdraws.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (rBvG3)

Renamed Nations of Assholes Treaty Org.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (dGCAG)

261 Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok
Bloomington, MN police Dept put out a video asking for help identifying an individual who keyed a Tesla and promised consequences.
A few hours later she was identified.
She FA. Now she’s gonna FO.

-
Not so fast there, sweetheart.

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
UPDATE: Bloomington, MN police chief is now calling the Tesla vandal a “victim” because people were saying mean things about her online. They will also not be prosecuting her. UNREAL.

-
I guess it's a victimless crime.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (L/f
_________

Dey gots insurance, yo!

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (iFTx/)

262 Wall Street is having a sale.
Posted by: Boss Moss
......

I hesitate to comment until "Bitcoin Fixes Everything" guy weighs in.

Posted by: wth at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (v0R5T)

263 Legalize the Smoot Harley act between consenting adults!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (L/fGl)

264 Zelensky Says NATO Membership Still In Ukraine's Future, Contradicting Trump

Why are we still negotiating with this little shithead?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 04, 2025 12:00 PM (SAnJ/)
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Zelensky is the Diplomacy player everyone gets fed up with and gangs up on to destroy.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (6K6Eu)

265 Hoover did a bunch of government intervention that was continued and expanded upon by FDR.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (okun6)
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FDR gets outsized - but not undeserved - blame for turning a major crash and dislocation into a epoch-making disaster.

Hoover gets virtually no blame for it, and *that* is where the primary injustice lies. The same medicine in 1929 as we got in 1920/21 - a healthy dose of Mellonism - would have worked. Unlike in 20/21, Hoover got his way in '29.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (WkNQM)

266 Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Where do the AOC choppers fit in?
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

Pattern for a new generation of chattering teeth toys.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 04, 2025 12:11 PM (VNX3d)

267 I think SH actually DID prolong and deepen the GD, but that doesn't mean an ignorant, full of himself politician couldn't make things worse - and did.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (xCA6C)

The dislocation from Smoot Hawley was fairly brief, under a year.

Market recovery and periods of economic recovery happened a few times during the Great Depression, the government just kept disrupting things with large scale interventions.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:11 PM (okun6)

268 Hoover did a bunch of government intervention that was continued and expanded upon by FDR.

Agreed, but it was the shutdown of global trade that resulted from everyone imposing tariffs on their trading partners that made things so bad in the first place.

There's no point in trying to blame a single person or policy - there's plenty of blame to go around.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:11 PM (xCA6C)

269 Mass immigration as a distraction while they get away? See, the Euros really are doing everything wrong.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

Same thing is going on all over Europe if you haven't noticed.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (uCjyK)

270 The Great Depression was a worldwide thing.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

But wasn't that because it started here first?

One of the reasons Hitler was able to come to power was because US bankers could longer afford to support the Weimar regime financially, and things rapidly went south in Germany.

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

271 Legalize the Smoot Harley act between consenting adults!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (L/fGl)

I tried Smoot Hawley once.

Now I'm divorced.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (dGCAG)

272 Saw some twink on X whining yesterday that we were all going to suffer from high priced Nikes.
What will be real fun is when mortgage rates start to come down. Unexpectedly.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 04, 2025 11:29 AM (LkLld)

we are probably going to see deflation. If we get some real control over money printing also, we may actually keep it too.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (D7oie)

273 What is the inherent value of coins that don't actually exist?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (rBvG3)

274 266 Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Where do the AOC choppers fit in?
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

Pattern for a new generation of chattering teeth toys.

not gonna feed "bette davis eyes + nancy pelosi boobs + aoc choppers" into an image generator. wouldn't be prudent.

Posted by: anachronda at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (oY6Yp)

275 I think Rand has reached hie sell by date

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (P4Pk9)

276 SpaceX - Fram2

Why are they naming missions after cheap Wal-Mart oil filters?
Posted by: Ian S
.....

So you're not surprised when you get stranded halfway to the moon.

Posted by: wth at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (v0R5T)

277 Looking back, that guy really fucked everything up 10 x over
Posted by: melodicmetal1 at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (4uuCt)
++++
Bush 43 committed three unpardonable sins:
1. Formation of the Department of Homeland Security
2. Medicare Part D
3. No Child Left Behind

Some of his foreign policy stuff was decent - the '4x4' realignment to the pacific and the successful transfer of the locus of conflict from our shores to the Middle East and Central Asia (which ended in failure, but the initial strategy of it wasn't unsound), etc. - but he was a domestic disaster

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (WkNQM)

278 Yet with all the doom and gloom the Jobs numbers for Mar can in and they were higher than expected plus they were private sector jobs...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (VE6XX)

279 Oh and fuck Minnesota

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (P4Pk9)

280 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:11 PM (okun6)

Good to see you, Sir. It's been awhile, no?

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

281 278 Yet with all the doom and gloom the Jobs numbers for Mar can in and they were higher than expected plus they were private sector jobs...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (VE6XX)

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"Private sector jobs suck. You can get fired at any time. Better to get a public sector job and have job security forever."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

282 The younger generation won't understand the Calvinball reference....maybe they can use Grok to understand it

Posted by: Jeff Carter (@pointsnfigures1) at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (ZiwLX)

283 246 It was an open contest and Fram big higher for the naming rights than Purolator did. That's all. No conspiracy.

nobody even sent us the email!

Posted by: sparkomatic at April 04, 2025 12:15 PM (oY6Yp)

284 "Private sector jobs suck. You can get fired at any time. Better to get a public sector job and have job security forever."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
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Can we interest you in all the overhead of a government job with none of the long-term security?

Posted by: Special-purpose government contractor at April 04, 2025 12:15 PM (WkNQM)

285 280 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:11 PM (okun6)

Good to see you, Sir. It's been awhile, no?

Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

I've been keeping up with the news through AoS but haven't had much time to comment.

Always nice to hang out here when I can.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:15 PM (okun6)

286 What is the inherent value of coins that don't actually exist?
Posted by: Boss Moss
......

Don't say that to the Oak Island boys.

Posted by: wth at April 04, 2025 12:15 PM (v0R5T)

287 279 Oh and fuck Minnesota
Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (P4Pk9)

It sucks.. Had relatives there and had to settle an estate.. Many trips there showed just what a shit hole it is... Apologies to Minnesota Morons/ettes...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:15 PM (VE6XX)

288 Well well well.
After several neighbors complained of the heavy smell of marijuana over the last few months, the cops and SWAT raided one house in a predawn visit. Apparently a neighbor had decided to go into business for himself and was growing a bunch of his own. Dumb thing to do when the HOA president is a police officer.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (W/lyH)

289 Yup. Temerario.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 11:48 AM (iFTx/)

Well, it's as agggressively ugly as some of the new cars out there, but it still looks like it was designed by a Japanese anime illustrator.
Do not want.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (8zz6B)
____

Looks are subjective, but I think the car is gorgeous. I saw it in person. It's better looking in the metal where you can see better some of the lines and detailing.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

290 Same thing is going on all over Europe if you haven't noticed.

In Europe the mass immigration has much more of the "permanent voters plus punish white men" flavor. Those things are certainly on the table at the DNC, but getting away with the looting is a noticeably higher priority.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (2ocoG)

291 282 The younger generation won't understand the Calvinball reference....maybe they can use Grok to understand it
Posted by: Jeff Carter (@pointsnfigures1) at April 04, 2025 12:14 PM (ZiwLX)

It's a Royal Fizbin!

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (QAkQ3)

292 Looks are subjective, but I think the car is gorgeous. I saw it in person. It's better looking in the metal where you can see better some of the lines and detailing.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
++++
Often that way with cars.

Like the Cybertruck. I've seen lots of pictures of them, but didn't grok how absurdly huge they are until I saw one in person.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (WkNQM)

293 Apparently, there was a series of tweets about the price of vanilla from Madagascar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 04, 2025 11:32 AM (GBKbO)

vanilla is native to central America.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:17 PM (D7oie)

294 But wasn't that because it started here first?

One of the reasons Hitler was able to come to power was because US bankers could longer afford to support the Weimar regime financially, and things rapidly went south in Germany.
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

Bretton Woods wasn't until 1944. In the 1920's, the US was not the worlds reserve currency.

It's hard to say where a recession / depression starts or to point to a single event as "the depression." In the US, we point to the stock market crash because that's easiest, but clearly the bad economic / monetary decisions pre-dated the crash. Markets don't crash for no reason.

Yes, New York banks started calling German debt during the 1930's, but then again, all banks were calling everyone's debts.

Had Europe not had so much war debt, things could have played out much differently.

But that's what I mean, there are so many variables and it's so complicated that there is not a simple answer.

I'd say the most basic takeaway is lots of debt is bad. Can cause problems when there is an economic hiccup.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 12:17 PM (uCjyK)

295 Bette Davis eyes >>>> Nancy Pelosi boobs
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Where do the AOC choppers fit in?
Posted by: Bulg at April 04, 2025 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

Pattern for a new generation of chattering teeth toys.

not gonna feed "bette davis eyes + nancy pelosi boobs + aoc choppers" into an image generator. wouldn't be prudent.
Posted by: anachronda at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (oY6Yp)

I seem to recall young nancy boobs as being pretty nice...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (v6XNT)

296 Well, it's as agggressively ugly as some of the new cars out there, but it still looks like it was designed by a Japanese anime illustrator.

I'd like it better if it looked like anime, specifically mecha anime. Mostly it looks like someone accidentally stepped on one of the previous Lambos.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (2ocoG)

297 Yet with all the doom and gloom the Jobs numbers for Mar can in and they were higher than expected plus they were private sector jobs...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:13 PM (VE6XX)
_____

The actual market and econ news has been pretty good, with the jobs numbers being excellent and pointing in the direction of an improving economy. But the market is obsessed this week with Great Boogeyman Tariffs that will be resolved in a month, with the result being better trading terms for USA.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (iFTx/)

298 Speaking of Cybertrucks, I had an idea.

With their size and shape, I am willing to bet that if you wrapped one in a WWI "Dazzle" style design, it would confuse TF out of optical sensors. So my idea is this:

1. Take two Cybertrucks
2. Wrap them in 'Dazzle' design
3. Put them in a closed circuit
4. Put both of them into auto-pilot
5. Take bets

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (WkNQM)

299 I guess getting up at the crack of noon is too much for poor Ace.
Maybe he's getting his first good nights sleep in a while.
Best to be letting sleeping Ewoks sleep.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (FCbAQ)

300 Good Rant but you (we) want logic and order. 🤷‍♀️

As the administration works to improve our lives & economy in the long run, progressives have again wrestled msm news away & the low infos are sucking it up: Fox News (& a zillion others) 'Whoopi Goldberg signs off "The View" with rallying cry to resist Trump.' "The View" co-host Whoopi goldberg signed off Thursday's show with a message to the 'resistance.'

Tomorrow, April 5, there's another planned, nationwide rally or visibility event, "Hands Off!"

>Axios Philadelphia, 'Philly's anti-Trump "Hand Off" protest expected to draw thousands.'

"State of play: Protesters are rallying against several Trump administration policies, including its handling of Social Security benefits, layoffs across the federal workforce, attacks on consumer protections and anti-immigrant policies and attacks on transgender people."

"This is about power and greed versus people & democracy." Exactly.

Caught w/ hands illegally in Social Security & the VA. Their civil society jobs - largely created out of whole cloth - & their bottomless government grants & contracts for loyalty to the left.

Yelling Tariffs! is a means to their end.

Posted by: L - No nic, adores both Musk and Miller. at April 04, 2025 12:18 PM (NFX2v)

301 I support a more protectionist approach to the economy, but this should have been a gradual push. It also should have been focused first on countries like China or Mexico.

We can pretend the stock market doesn't translate into main street, but most people's retirements are in things like 401k's.

If you think people were pissed about paying an extra $2 for eggs, they see retirement dreams dashed, this will turn ugly.

People are whistling past the graveyard here.

I wish tax reform had been passed before the trade war.

Posted by: Leupold at April 04, 2025 12:19 PM (4pwAx)

302 Outspoken Trump Supporter Russell Brand Charged with Rape, Sexual Assault – Alleged Assaults go Back to 1999

It has been alleged that Brand raped a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 in Westminster, London, orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Westminster in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005 sexually assaulted a woman, also in Westminster.

Posted by: I was Gumby Damn It! Now I'm not at April 04, 2025 12:19 PM (HN1FN)

303 Like the Cybertruck. I've seen lots of pictures of them, but didn't grok how absurdly huge they are until I saw one in person.

I saw a Cybertruck yesterday that had the black paisley paint job and the "Tesla owners against Elon" sticker on it. I assume this is to 1) virtue signal, and 2) let you fellow travelers know not to trash your vehicle. If I were them, I might ask myself why I would associate with such people. I doubt they will, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (xCA6C)

304 Looks are subjective, but I think the car is gorgeous. I saw it in person. It's better looking in the metal where you can see better some of the lines and detailing.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
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Often that way with cars.

Like the Cybertruck. I've seen lots of pictures of them, but didn't grok how absurdly huge they are until I saw one in person.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (WkNQM)
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It's as long as an F150 (excluding the super-long F150 models).

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (iFTx/)

305 People are whistling past the graveyard here.

I wish tax reform had been passed before the trade war.
Posted by: Leupold at April 04, 2025 12:19 PM (4pwAx)

Thank you President Leupold....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (VE6XX)

306 Some of our vassal states don't seem to be taking our tariffs well.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (rBvG3)

307 With their size and shape, I am willing to bet that if you wrapped one in a WWI "Dazzle" style design, it would confuse TF out of optical sensors.

The designers have admitted parts of it are cribbed from the F-117A so that's not completely out of bounds.

I've seen a few wrapped matte black and it enhances that similarity.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (2ocoG)

308 Outspoken Trump Supporter Russell Brand Charged with Rape, Sexual Assault – Alleged Assaults go Back to 1999

It has been alleged that Brand raped a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 in Westminster, London, orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Westminster in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005 sexually assaulted a woman, also in Westminster.
Posted by: I was Gumby Damn It!

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It's always the same play

Somehow none of these women speak up until someone has the wrong political views.

Posted by: Leupold at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (4pwAx)

309 Like the Cybertruck. I've seen lots of pictures of them, but didn't grok how absurdly huge they are until I saw one in person.

I saw a Cybertruck yesterday that had the black paisley paint job and the "Tesla owners against Elon" sticker on it. I assume this is to 1) virtue signal, and 2) let you fellow travelers know not to trash your vehicle. If I were them, I might ask myself why I would associate with such people. I doubt they will, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (xCA6C)
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"Eat me last!"

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

310 Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
UPDATE: Bloomington, MN police chief is now calling the Tesla vandal a “victim” because people were saying mean things about her online. They will also not be prosecuting her. UNREAL.

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I guess it's a victimless crime.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:09 PM (L/f
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Dey gots insurance, yo!
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (iFTx/)

Has the Bloomington Tesla keyer been identified to the public?

Well, I checked. Apparently the guilty woman had an attack of the guilts, and turned herself in, and agreed to make the victim of the keying whole again. So in this instance, I'd say justice has been done.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (8zz6B)

311 Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC
NEW: Elie Mystal "REALLY WORRIED" that Trump Admin could snatch him up over his articles
"We live in a country where you can get snatched up off the street for writing an article ... this is something that has really worried me."
"And we can say, 'Well, it only happened to to green card holders.' Yeah, now. So far. How long before it happens to me? I'm an American. I was born in Queens, right?"

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Well, if Trump is planning on snatching Elie, I hope he brings a forklift.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (L/fGl)

312 It's as long as an F150 (excluding the super-long F150 models).
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:20 PM (iFTx/)
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But very tall and very wide and its shape makes it look even bigger. It looks much more on the scale of a "super duty" type vehicle, only uglier and more cumbersome.

They must be absolutely incredible to overcome their looks. Or I just don't get fashion. Whatever.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (WkNQM)

313 Nood Biden EPA

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 04, 2025 12:23 PM (okun6)

314 > It's always the same play

Somehow none of these women speak up until someone has the wrong political views.
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And their price is met.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2025 12:23 PM (Q4IgG)

315 Do they have any Teslas that run on dead dinosaurs?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 04, 2025 12:23 PM (rBvG3)

316 I support a more protectionist approach to the economy, but this should have been a gradual push. It also should have been focused first on countries like China or Mexico.

Frankly, the EU is almost as big a problem as China. If they had a military, and were antagonistic, they'd be worse.

The country is teetering on the brink. We don't have time for gradual. Even Trump's bull in a China shop efforts may turn out to be too little, too late.

The market is down. Don't sell. It'll recover. If you're stocks don't recover then you weren't invested well in the first place.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 04, 2025 12:23 PM (ExV1e)

317 Outspoken Trump Supporter Russell Brand Charged with Rape, Sexual Assault – Alleged Assaults go Back to 1999

It has been alleged that Brand raped a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 in Westminster, London, orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Westminster in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005 sexually assaulted a woman, also in Westminster.
Posted by: I was Gumby Damn It! Now I'm not at April 04, 2025 12:19 PM (HN1FN)

Third world shitlhole countries, do third world shithole things, like fake charges against their political critics.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:23 PM (dGCAG)

318 Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC
NEW: Elie Mystal "REALLY WORRIED" that Trump Admin could snatch him up over his articles
"We live in a country where you can get snatched up off the street for writing an article ... this is something that has really worried me."
"And we can say, 'Well, it only happened to to green card holders.' Yeah, now. So far. How long before it happens to me? I'm an American. I was born in Queens, right?"

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Well, if Trump is planning on snatching Elie, I hope he brings a forklift.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (L/fGl)
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I have no idea who Elie Mystal is. I assume nobody does, which is why he's acting like a sad sorry Pick Me Girl by pretending he's scared of being arrested for articles nobody's read.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

319 And Bannon basically said, "yeah. It's an orthodoxy that tariffs are bad. But everyone, including us, uses them. I don't think there's any truth in it" and went on a whole history lesson, and thus started my path down the "tariffs are an important tool for protecting national sovereignty, and also make a ton of sense in a free market system, since they require minimal government intervention in the market, unlike something like an income tax which causes massive economic disruptions at home"
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at April 04, 2025 11:43 AM (uCjyK)

Libertarians and An-Caps hate tariffs because they distort markets, unfortunately a fair number of the more doctrinaire feel all tariffs are bad no matter what. It is like claiming the non aggression principle means "you can't hit back" which is grade-school teacher BS interpretation.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:24 PM (D7oie)

320 Elie Mystal "REALLY WORRIED" that Trump Admin could snatch him up over his articles

I forget who it is that's observed that many lower-tier lefties have a running competition to make themselves Trump's greatest enemy when they're actually nobody. But it's always a useful observation.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 12:24 PM (2ocoG)

321 Dey gots insurance, yo!
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:10 PM (iFTx/)

Has the Bloomington Tesla keyer been identified to the public?

Well, I checked. Apparently the guilty woman had an attack of the guilts, and turned herself in, and agreed to make the victim of the keying whole again. So in this instance, I'd say justice has been done.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:21 PM (8zz6B)
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Yea, that's what usually happens to minor vandalism. Nobody's gonna prosecute if nobody's physically hurt and the victim is made whole. I get it. But it lets the vandalizer get away with a crime.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:25 PM (iFTx/)

322 The younger generation won't understand the Calvinball reference.

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I'll tell you who was a good Calvinballer, Darth Vader.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 04, 2025 12:25 PM (L/fGl)

323 Okay. That is fine and totally within their rights, but this move by Toyota - if true - seems to be an indicator that Japan has made up its mind to stay the course.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:44 AM (WkNQM)

They have industries they need to protect AND they can afford to manufacture most of the Toyotas in The US and Mx and CA for sale here

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:26 PM (D7oie)

324 301. "If you think people were pissed about paying an extra $2 for eggs, they see retirement dreams dashed, this will turn ugly."
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A large majority of Congress was around during the Vietnam war & its unwinding.

NYT, Jan. 28, 1973, 'What Vietnam Did to the American Economy.'
"But, whetter applied at the wrong time or the right time, controls are now part of our heritage and are not automatically viewed as an ogre. Depending on one's philosophy, and the evolution of that philosophy over these trying years, it could even be a happy legacy from the long trauma of Vietnam."

Our Savings and Loan crisis: Federal Reserve History, Savings and Loan Crisis 1980–1989.
In the 1980s, the financial sector suffered through a period of distress that was focused on the nation's savings and loan industry. (Btw, Dr. Jill's father was an S&L mgr.)

Also: (AI Overview) In addition to the end of the Vietnam War and the Savings and Loan crisis, the US has experienced numerous other economic turndowns, including the Great Depression, the 1973-1975 recession,

Posted by: L - No nic, adores both Musk and Miller. at April 04, 2025 12:30 PM (NFX2v)

325 the 1980-1982 recession, the 1990-1991 recession, the 2001 recession, and the 2008 financial crisis.

Oh, wait! And the Covid 19 recession.

So let's try to make America First or it won't f**king matter down the line when its held completely hostage.

Posted by: L - No nic, adores both Musk and Miller. at April 04, 2025 12:30 PM (NFX2v)

326 All a tariff is it's a tax.
When we ship stuff we make here to other countries they put a tariff (tax) on the stuff to make it more expensive.
We do the same to their stuff they send here.
The problem is other countries tariffs are higher than ours.
So we are getting ripped off. All Trump is doing is evening the playing field.
The ones bitching about it want us to continue being ripped off.

Posted by: Case at April 04, 2025 12:31 PM (OrSPY)

327 It has been alleged that Brand raped a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 in Westminster, London, orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Westminster in 2004, and between 2004 and 2005 sexually assaulted a woman, also in Westminster.
Posted by: I was Gumby Damn It! Now I'm not at April 04, 2025 12:19 PM (HN1FN)

And Russell Brand gets the weight of law on him while thousands of known cases of gang rape sex grooming go unpunished.
I wonder, what is the main difference between those two scenarios?

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 04, 2025 12:31 PM (FCbAQ)

328 The Senator from Missouri is named Smoot Hawley!

Coincidence? I think not.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (dGCAG)

Actually Hawley was born in Bellefontaine Oregon, and later became the President of Willamette University

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:32 PM (D7oie)

329
Looks are subjective, but I think the car is gorgeous. I saw it in person. It's better looking in the metal where you can see better some of the lines and detailing.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 04, 2025 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

The anime thing I refer to is the style of making the damned headlights look like "angry eyes". It shows up everywhere, not just Lambos. I see it on Jeeps, on ATV's, and grocery-getters.

And that swoop in the side, with the vent forward of the rear wheels? Looks like Lambo made it functional, but the profile was found on Mustangs for years, and actually originated on the '53 Studebaker. If I had the coin to buy a Temerario, I'd have one of the top street rod builders build me a restomod '53 hardtop with LS engine and full Corvette running gear.

https://tinyurl.com/4zm7bhka

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2025 12:34 PM (8zz6B)

330 Smoot-Hawley caused the Great Depression!

I see liberals all quoting that in lockstep. They forgot the part where FDR was shoving Marxism up the country's butt with no lube.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 04, 2025 11:59 AM (2ocoG)

also forgetting, "The Germans stopped issuing bonds to satisfy the WWI reparations so the easy money backing the boom went away, and all the banks holding those bonds as reserves went with it"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 12:34 PM (D7oie)

331 286 What is the inherent value of coins that don't actually exist?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Don't say that to the Oak Island boys.
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Snort.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 04, 2025 12:38 PM (Hpgos)

332 Which, I hear tell, is all Thomas Massie's fault.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 04, 2025 12:06 PM (dGCAG)

Damned that Massie! He of all people should understand that standing on principles is no way to win. That is why the Dems beat us every single time.

Posted by: Rock Ribbed Conservative at April 04, 2025 12:39 PM (D7oie)

333 I still love the "tariffs are necessary for other countries to protect their native industries but are an evil tax that hurts the people if it is the United States."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 04, 2025 12:45 PM (xFA3k)

334 The left's position on tariffs only makes sense if you view the US as fundamentally evil, the source of all that ails the world and deserving of punishment.

Which is the motivation for all of their policies.

But, sure, this time, let's pretend that they are against tariffs for good and noble reasons.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 04, 2025 12:47 PM (xFA3k)

335 http://tiny.cc/amef001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 04, 2025 11:28 AM (WkNQM)

Thanks

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 04, 2025 01:03 PM (P4Pk9)

336 I first heard Ove the Rhine on a Paste magazine music sampler (when they were still a print magazine that came with a sampler CD in every issue). Like the one song enough to buy the double CD it was on. That turned out to be mostly the singer and the piano player only and kind of bland. There were enough good songs that I still have the CD but I don't pull it out but once a year or so. The sound much better with the whole band they have in that video.

Posted by: who knew at April 04, 2025 02:10 PM (+ViXu)

337 The Demonrats constantly abuse the Constitution, the laws, and the govt to push an agenda that will destroy American society. They will get a revolution or a civil war, and they'll hate the results.

Posted by: TJ Jackson at April 04, 2025 02:35 PM (imhWo)

338 Brilliant post, Buck! Throwing the demokkkrats crap back at them will probably just enrage them more. It should be a meme bonanza!

Posted by: FINGERS at April 04, 2025 03:42 PM (C8ve7)

339 So what do they risk if they turn out to be wrong? (As they almost certainly will.)

Also, who decides who is a "top scientist?" Are there league tables or something?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 04, 2025 03:34 PM (YqDXo)

I wish there were, it would be like something out of Futurama.

I see Prof Farnstrom failed to predict the squirrels. You failed to move the decimal point, you HACK!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2025 03:43 PM (D7oie)

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