President Trump

[idahoblues]

If he had any sense yes.

Deer gangs were robbing tourists

 

[mancboy]

Is there not a picture book somewhere that can be used to explain to Donald who pays tariffs and the effect they have?

Just asking like.

there isnt enough time or crayons to explain that to the gibbon

 

[mancboy]

If he had any sense yes.

i wonder if he saw the yokel playing the banjo

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Deer gangs were robbing tourists

The bears were taking over

The Town That Went Feral

When a group of libertarians set about scrapping their local government, chaos descended. And then the bears moved in.

newrepublic.com

[this is actually vaguely on topic - what happens if a bunch of libertarian zealots take over a town, let alone a country...]

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

How many hundreds of millions did he grift out of them for his own benefit?
And how many did he leave loads of creditors to lose their shirts?

By his own metric, he may have done very well indeed.

He has been exceptionally successful at conning people out of money, which makes him a piece of shit.

A lot of the money he's kept himself afloat with came out of Russia, which is alarming at face value, but even more so when you start digging...

How Russian Money Helped Save Trump’s Business

After his financial disasters two decades ago, no U.S. bank would touch him. Then foreign money began flowing in.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[Elbow beards]

Bankruptcies

• Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
• Trump Castle and Trump Plaza (1992)
• Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004
• Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)

Notable failed businesses

• Trump University
• Trump Steaks
• Trump Vodka
• Trump Airlines
• GoTrump.com

Anyone would think he's not very good at this. :-/

I mean how the fuck can you bankrupt a casino? They are literally throwing money at you and all you have to do is give a small percentage back.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I mean how the fuck can you bankrupt a casino? They are literally throwing money at you and all you have to do is give a small percentage back.

Because he's a f*cking idiot.

If he'd have taken the money left to him by his father and just sat on his arse and invested it in the S&P500 companies, he would be worth more money than he has now.

 

[Pedestrian]

As he is super-dooper, best business person in the entire universe, I expect the economy is flying since being voted in and that the cost of life to the population is now far better than it was under Biden.

Must be good over there, steak and lobster all around.

Gout likes this post.

 

[KS55]

I’m sure plenty will have seen this but I thought it worth posting. As well as summing up Trump, it is a real insight into British culture.

 

[BlueHammer85]

A Reuters poll showed 91% of economists see higher recession risks due to Trump's shifting trade policies.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I am not 100% certain, but I have the sick feeling he wants to drive the USA into a recession to force down interest rates, decimate retail stock market investors, then leverage the plunge by floating ultra-long term Treasury Bonds (50-100 yrs) while retiring higher interest bonds.

Of course, his billionaire buddies will all get advanced warning of any and all of this and they’ll all make gazillions.

I see Trump and his Treasury Secretary have failed to denounce the possibility of a recession in the near term, and the talking heads are talking about the possibility of lower interest rates coming soon!!!

Shocked! Shocked, I say!

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

How many hundreds of millions did he grift out of them for his own benefit?
And how many did he leave loads of creditors to lose their shirts?

By his own metric, he may have done very well indeed.

I don't care about the banks he stiffed. I care about the drywall contractor and the piano tuner he didn't pay. Regular folks who he threatened to sue if they didn't accept 70% less than the contract called for after the work was done. Absolutely makes my blood boil.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I’m sure plenty will have seen this but I thought it worth posting. As well as summing up Trump, it is a real insight into British culture.

Wonderfully written & read.

Sad, but true!

 

[flook]

A Reuters poll showed 91% of economists see higher recession risks due to Trump's shifting trade policies.

Are the other 9% stupid?

 

[flook]

I’m sure plenty will have seen this but I thought it worth posting. As well as summing up Trump, it is a real insight into British culture.

"A Shakespeare of shit" is surely the line to end all lines, and nailed on for his epitaph, and the sooner the better

 

[KS55]

"A Shakespeare of shit" is surely the line to end all lines, and nailed on for his epitaph, and the sooner the better

I liked the cultural contrast between bully Trump and the British: “All our heroes are underdogs”
My favourite films of recent years are ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘A Beautiful Mind’, I must be British.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

He has been exceptionally successful at conning people out of money, which makes him a piece of shit.

A lot of the money he's kept himself afloat with came out of Russia, which is alarming at face value, but even more so when you start digging...

How Russian Money Helped Save Trump’s Business

After his financial disasters two decades ago, no U.S. bank would touch him. Then foreign money began flowing in.

foreignpolicy.com

I remember talking to a Hawaiian in 2016 - she was adamant that he'd been bailed out by the Russians and the Chinese, it didn't seem to be a secret even back then.

 

[Chris in London]

As is gammon.

It's like some people revert to being 6 years old again when throwing supposed insults around in politically based arguments.

Just call them cunts FFS.

Disagree.

"Gammon" has a literary heritage and tradition dating back to Dickens if not beyond.

I believe the rumour that Tennyson called him a "woke snowflake," are yet to be corroborated.

 

[Chris in London]

We have goats and sheep

You guys know how to party

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I don't care about the banks he stiffed. I care about the drywall contractor and the piano tuner he didn't pay. Regular folks who he threatened to sue if they didn't accept 70% less than the contract called for after the work was done. Absolutely makes my blood boil.

yes, that's exactly the type of people I was meaning by creditors.