Iran's Nukes

 

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Tariffs and Taxes

EU increasingly resigned to 10% baseline tariff in US trade talks, European sources say

I've said this before but I think a 10%-ish tariff on everything is the plan. 

The government needs revenue so what are their choices?

Raise income taxes on the rich? Not happening in crapitalist America.

Raise income taxes on the rest of us? They would if they could but basically we don't have it and they would face a revolt in the next election if they did. Also, they just love to say "Tax Cuts"

Conservatives have toyed with the "Fair Tax" for years but it's regressive as hell and a hard sell. It ain't happening.

A national sales tax? Regressive as hell and another voter revolt. 

Tariffs, though basically a sales tax, don't really look like one to many voters, especially the MAGA true believers. Trump says the other countries are paying them so MAGA believe him ... but US consumers will be paying them in the end. 

Initially, our trading partners and big US business will claim to, and probably will, eat some of the tariff while passing some portion off to US consumers in the form of higher prices. Over time though, more and more will be passed on to the consumer and eventually we will be paying it all. The voters won't notice an extra half a point of inflation as the tariffs are moved to consumers. It'll just show up in slightly higher inflation numbers.

Eventually the oligarchs get more government income, without income tax increases on anyone, and a new basically invisible tax on US consumers. 

Fuck those guys. Tax the Rich!! 

 

AIPAC

AIPAC owns our representatives and Netanyahu and the Israeli right own AIPAC.

AIPAC Demands Democrats “Stand With Israel” on Iran

The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran. 

 

Political Violence

From a Trump Truth made in the last cople of days.

Found here:  TRUMP RENEWS L.A.-BASED REALITY SERIES, ANNOUNCES TWO SPINOFFS 

... These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens.

These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities ... 

 

I wonder why a crazed MAGA fanatic might want to shoot a democrat?

Show me anything close that another president has said out loud.

He should be removed from office for this alone. 

 

 

Israel - Iran

Which liar are you going to believe. 

Israel Launches Operation Rising Lion To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program 

During their call on Monday, President Donald Trump reportedly told his Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not to attack Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal. Israel’s public broadcaster Kan has separately reported that Israeli officials informed their American counterparts in advance, and their strikes were fully coordinated with the U.S. government. 

and later  

Fox News is now reporting that President Trump was aware of Israel’s strikes in advance, but that he has denied any U.S. involvement. Trump has also insisted that he remains interested in a negotiated agreement with Iran over its nuclear ambitions.  

 

  

Israel - Iran

Trump administration distances US from Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear program

“We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” Rubio said in a statement. “Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.”

Self defense my ass. 

Trump "distances US" well, maybe now, but just a day or two he was saying Iran better come to a deal or face the consequences. Now we know what the consequences were. It reminds me of Hitler negotiating with Poland.

US missles, US planes, US pressure, we are in it up to our assholes.

The real US AID that DOGE should have gone after is what we give to Israel. 

END US SUPPORT of ISRAEL!  

 

 

American Corrupitalism

Trump is the perfect leader for this stage of American Corrupitalism. 

The Insiders

Russia vs Ukraine

The Dumb Orange Fucker also ran on ending this on "day one" so again WTF !? 

Trump Frustrated Over Lack of Progress in Ukraine-Russia Negotiations 

 

 

 

Drill Baby Drill?

Trump is shipping our oil business overseas? 

Like I said last week, I like the idea of buying and using cheap Saudi oil while ours sits in our ground as a strategic reserve but the Dumb Orange Fucker ran and maybe won the election on "drill baby drill" so WTF !? 

US Oil Drillers See Sharp Decline in Activity

The total rig count in the US fell by 4 to 559 rigs, according to Baker Hughes, down 35 from this same time last year.

The number of oil rigs fell by 9 to 442 after falling by 4 during the previous week—and down by 50 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 5 this week, to 114 for a gain of 16 active gas rigs from this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count stayed the same at 3.

The latest EIA data showed that weekly U.S. crude oil production rose again this week, from 13.401 million bpd to 13.408 million bpd. The figure is 223,000 bpd down from the all-time high reached during the week of December 6, 2024. 

Musk

WE'RE AT THE "I HATE MY DAD!" ADOLESCENT PART OF THE TRUMP-MUSK RELATIONSHIP 

Musk, like Trump, is a serial bullshitter. His recent clips feel to me like he's BS-ing hard trying to save his position at Tesla and maybe convince a few on the left that maybe he's not such a right wing dick. I hope no one falls for it.

Note that he thinks the bill spends too much. This is an far right view, more radical than the bill itself. He's out there.

He's working for himself and his businesses not the American people.