Notre Dame The Open Forum

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It's a beautiful morning! [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:25am 2/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Rachel Maddow chronicles DJT's less than stellar 2nd term 'launch'...Elon may sell Trump on a - TyroneIrish - 2:20am 2/5/25 (2) [View All]
- Adolph Hitler chronicles Einstein’s less than stellar work in relativity [NT] - LanceManion - 4:16am 2/5/25
- Lemme guess, the US elected a demented sociopath who does incomprehensibly stupid things? [NT] - ND521 - 2:47am 2/5/25
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Isn't it interesting and ironic that the two nominations (Tulsi and RFK) that freak the Dems out the - iairishcheeks - 12:59am 2/5/25 (4) [View All]
- Bobby is a brain damaged druggie and Tulsi has been a fraud for years. Keep'em. [NT] - ND521 - 2:49am 2/5/25
- We didn’t like them then either. Interesting, eh? [NT] - jimbasil - 1:00am 2/5/25
  - Small tent, vindictive, resentment party of losers. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:05am 2/5/25
    - Very big tent, actually...much bigger than the GOP model that can't tolerate anyone who won't swear - TyroneIrish - 2:25am 2/5/25
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“Elon Musk is like, probably one of the dumbest billionares that like I’ve ever met” [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 11:35pm 2/4/25 (3) [View All]
- Nancy Pelosi in training. Get rich doing nothing but flapping your lip and insider trading. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:29am 2/5/25
- Hunter Biden is the smartest person I know. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:31am 2/5/25
- Calling him dumb is being disingenuous… - Domer From Hell - 12:31am 2/5/25
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Map of where USAID funding goes...note that African countries are recipients of Chinese aid as well. [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:43pm 2/4/25 (5) [View All]
- Were they able to stop the money Hunter was getting for Burisma from USAID? Ukraine is grayed out. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:08pm 2/4/25
  - Some people just never give up...even when confronted with 1st person testimony that Trump - TyroneIrish - 1:36am 2/5/25
- It shows Peru, where USAID helped forcibly sterilize hundreds of thousands of indiginous women. - NedoftheHill - 10:58pm 2/4/25
  - Do you ever question your sources?...ever double check them?...Fact Check them?...before posting? [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:48am 2/5/25
  - Tyrone is what is known as a "useful idiot" [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:32am 2/5/25
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British hostage recently released by HAMAS says she was jailed in UN Relief Agency facility [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 10:20pm 2/4/25 (3) [View All]
- Have yet to hear Trump's plan to fill the aid gap w/o UNRWA...the Palestinians will remember how - TyroneIrish - 10:49pm 2/4/25
  - Would you like him to hire ISIS to help out? I hear their benefits package is good. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:09pm 2/4/25
    - Good of you to fill time while DJT sorts this out... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:50am 2/5/25
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i am now taking deposits for condos at the Trump Gaza. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:26pm 2/4/25 (6) [View All]
- More of a Greenland person myself. [NT] - Cole - 10:37pm 2/4/25
  - “What happens in Uummannaq, stays in Uummannaq.”. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:10pm 2/4/25
    - Colonialism is back, baby! - iairishcheeks - 1:03am 2/5/25
  - Toronto, USA, has some beautiful women. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:55pm 2/4/25
  - WSJ had a piece on sea routes over the Arctic, near Canada & Greenland, increasing in importance. - NedoftheHill - 10:55pm 2/4/25
- #MAGAZA [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:57pm 2/4/25
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Bronny Jane’s has the lowest field goal % in NBA history: .091 [NT] - LanceManion - 8:55pm 2/4/25 (2) [View All]
- That's probably the same success % for nepotism over 3 millennia.. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:58pm 2/4/25
- I see that Team Biden has found a new role as GM of the Mavericks. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:57pm 2/4/25
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With all of this “Mass Winning”, drinks on me! Coronas and avocados anyone? [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 8:54pm 2/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Anyone interested in beach front property in the Gaza Strip? - Domer From Hell - 7:30pm 2/4/25 (37) [View All]
- So our military will be on the line against Hamas? Fighting Israel’s battle? Well done Donnie. [NT] - Frank L - 8:59pm 2/4/25
  - Israel is an International 'construct'...any police force in Gaza at this time should have many - TyroneIrish - 9:32pm 2/4/25
    - We shouldn’t be involved at all with this. You think Baron Trump’s ass will be on the line evicting - Frank L - 9:58pm 2/4/25
      - Baron is too busy setting up his art studio. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:10pm 2/4/25
      - I'm painting an "Ideal" picture...the fact that Trump and Bibi have autocratic blood in their veins - TyroneIrish - 10:13pm 2/4/25
      - Unfortunately, Bibi and his far-right supporters are 'One-Staters', with only Israelis in control, - TyroneIrish - 10:09pm 2/4/25
        The problem is he wants us to do his dirty work in evicting these people from where they live. - Frank L - 10:11pm 2/4/25
        Saw the video of DJT's response to Kaitlyn Collins, re: where Gazans would go and if they'd [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:09am 2/5/25
        
        As I said, it should be a Multi-National effort...no way, no how should the U.S. be running this - TyroneIrish - 10:25pm 2/4/25
- Doing same over and over again that fails is never a good idea. - BaronVonZemo - 8:38pm 2/4/25
  - Shocker: Baron endorses Trump’s decision for the United States to own Gaza! [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:08pm 2/4/25
    - Strawman fallacy. I know you want to keep allowing Iran $ for nukes, but…. - BaronVonZemo - 9:12pm 2/4/25
      - Baron's ignorance on display...JCPOA "Un-froze" Iranian assets and got a verified halt to U-235 - TyroneIrish - 9:40pm 2/4/25
        In your trust hierarchy, you have Maddow #1, Iran #2, Bhattacharya - no trust. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:15pm 2/4/25
        If you're smoking or ingesting mood altering substances right now, let's reconnect when you're - TyroneIrish - 10:28pm 2/4/25
        If Iran Kush was a thing you'd be all in. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:35am 2/5/25
  - You fail to take the military piece into consideration… - Domer From Hell - 8:50pm 2/4/25
    - Since they attack us too, it’s an appropriate use. But, it will need to be handled well…. - BaronVonZemo - 9:04pm 2/4/25
      - I like Bibi…always have… - Domer From Hell - 9:21pm 2/4/25
        Putin HAS to be told that message - it the only thing that works. - BaronVonZemo - 9:43pm 2/4/25
        I think Russia is getting desperate… - Domer From Hell - 12:33am 2/5/25
        
        . [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:53pm 2/4/25
- So much for America First. The cultists seem quiet all of a sudden. We ain’t making 4 under him. [NT] - Frank L - 8:34pm 2/4/25
  - The cultists have started thread after thread after thread.... Oh, you mean Trump supporters. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:12pm 2/4/25
- What a great idea! - AlbanyIRISH - 8:19pm 2/4/25
  - Pretty insane. Will be interesting to see this play out, that's for sure. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:13pm 2/4/25
  - That’s stable genius to you. [NT] - Frank L - 8:34pm 2/4/25
  - Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria approve, “What’s the catch?” [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:29pm 2/4/25
- Trump Gaza Resort! Maybe Tampa can find meaningful employment as a starter. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 8:07pm 2/4/25
- 25th Amendment Alert! - conorlarkin - 8:02pm 2/4/25
  - Rule#1. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:31pm 2/4/25
    - “Trump being Trump.” Gaza will love Americans. Book your next trip, moron. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:37pm 2/4/25
      - Disney World - Gaza, why do you really hate this idea? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:00pm 2/4/25
      - You seem agitated. You also mocked the successful Abraham Accord iircc. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:46pm 2/4/25
        He's concerned that his entire world view (Ego) is under threat. - iairishcheeks - 10:04pm 2/4/25
        I’ll try to keep that in mind. He needs that fragile illusion of superiority, I guess. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:23pm 2/4/25
        I assume he doesn't interact with any underprivileged people - iairishcheeks - 12:41am 2/5/25
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Black National Anthem to be sung before Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl. - Hensou - 5:56pm 2/4/25 (10) [View All]
- This isn't the first time...maybe DJT will do his little dance to it this year ;-) [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:00pm 2/4/25
- ESPN won’t skip it like the real national anthem at Sugar Bowl after terrorist attack in NO. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:08pm 2/4/25
- Only a racist would take note. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:42pm 2/4/25
  - You don’t bother to care? I’ll bet you haven’t bothered to learn the words yet. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:07pm 2/4/25
  - looks like nothing more than a simple observation. - und67 - 8:50pm 2/4/25
  - Completely Untrue. - Hensou - 7:45pm 2/4/25
    - It’s your thread. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:50pm 2/4/25
      - It’s an open forum. You felt the need to suggest racism. - Hensou - 7:54pm 2/4/25
- Isn’t that a violation of one or more Trump Executive Orders? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 6:33pm 2/4/25
- Pandering is what NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, college ADs, ESPN does best. - ELP - 6:28pm 2/4/25
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Jon Stewart is an equal opportunity political humorist. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:28pm 2/4/25 (0) [View All]
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DFH, perhaps we can give Trump just a little bit of credit here. [LINK] - Cole - 5:14pm 2/4/25 (8) [View All]
- If only our Commander-in-Chief embraced the principles that these kids have signed up to defend. - conorlarkin - 7:32pm 2/4/25
  - He preys on and exemplifies the worst in our character. He’s also a dumbass that Mexico and Canada - Frank L - 8:01pm 2/4/25
- Excellent, I was 17, god bless them. [NT] - Frankx - 6:01pm 2/4/25
  - I was 17 when I signed up, too. It was called the “delayed entry program.” [NT] - Domer From Hell - 6:04pm 2/4/25
    - DEP. Got me an extra .75% on my retirement. 😂😂😂 [NT] - Frankx - 6:07pm 2/4/25
      - you were career military? which branch? [NT] - und67 - 7:43pm 2/4/25
- Kudos! It’s good to see young men and women stepping up and serving this great country [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:47pm 2/4/25
- Nope. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 5:26pm 2/4/25
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Leon’s DOGE “experts”. Do any shave yet? What an effin joke. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 3:34pm 2/4/25 (7) [View All]
- Which of your favorite programs did these guys expose to the taxpayers? - Iggle - 7:47pm 2/4/25
  - You misspelled people’s personal data. Which tariffs do you think Reagan would have liked the most? - Frank L - 7:58pm 2/4/25
    - Answer the question, Frances. [NT] - Iggle - 8:37pm 2/4/25
      - What question might that be Piggies? [NT] - Frank L - 10:09pm 2/4/25
- Only if there's a shaving app in their new Swasticars. [NT] - ND521 - 5:32pm 2/4/25
  - . [NT] - Frank L - 10:09pm 2/4/25
- Nope. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 5:27pm 2/4/25
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Even WSJ slams Orange plan to unilaterally eliminate USAID. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 3:25pm 2/4/25 (1) [View All]
- WSJ is too smart for most MAGAs. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 5:34pm 2/4/25
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AOC testifies like an OF lib. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 2:51pm 2/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Newly elected DNC vice chair (future head) 24 yo David Hogg-some of his expressed views over p 3 yrs [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 2:32pm 2/4/25 (10) [View All]
- PS- He is indeed “yet another white male in a position of power”. Bwahah! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:01pm 2/4/25
- David Hogg...a survivor of the Parkland H.S. Mass Shooting...is very much an activist for an [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 5:01pm 2/4/25
  - David Hogg is proof that Harvard's DEI program included a white male. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:26pm 2/4/25
    - It's hilarious. 4 U.C. campuses rejected him. - jakers - 5:39pm 2/4/25
  - I love it when you people call him a "survivor" of Parkland. [NT] - jakers - 5:17pm 2/4/25
  - 'Baron' is desperate to turn the page on Trump's latest failures. Facts don't matter, just anger. [NT] - ND521 - 5:12pm 2/4/25
- Finally you admit that Trump's tariff gambit and trade agreements were weak and pathetic. [NT] - ND521 - 4:41pm 2/4/25
- Nepo hire? Boss Hogg was quite influential in Hazzard County. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:58pm 2/4/25
  - I thought I was the only one who thought of that when I saw his name. - iairishcheeks - 4:10pm 2/4/25
- Any relation to Sir Denis Eton-Hogg? - TakethetrainKnute - 2:39pm 2/4/25
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rip kultida. - und67 - 2:02pm 2/4/25 (2) [View All]
- PSA: This post apparently refers to the mother of Tiger Woods. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:01pm 2/4/25
- Sad [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:04pm 2/4/25
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While it will take an act of congress to eliminate the department of education… - Domer From Hell - 1:23pm 2/4/25 (27) [View All]
- I can't think of a reason we need a national Dep. Of Education. - NedoftheHill - 4:55pm 2/4/25
  - The reasons I brought it up… - Domer From Hell - 5:42pm 2/4/25
    - Obama' used the department to limit schools' ability to suspend disruptive (or worse) students. - jakers - 5:54pm 2/4/25
      - I like MAS. He’s a damn good poster in my opinion… - Domer From Hell - 6:03pm 2/4/25
- Here's $815 M in low-hanging fruit. Institute for Education Sciences. - LanceManion - 3:57pm 2/4/25
- Most decisions are at the State and local level. - PaND - 3:44pm 2/4/25
  - Good point. It’s about 13% here from what I’ve read… - Domer From Hell - 4:17pm 2/4/25
  - I'd like to see better oversight of how the federal funds are used. - jakers - 3:57pm 2/4/25
    - The plans I’ve seen before wanted to give to money directly to the states. - PaND - 5:55pm 2/4/25
- you mean the department of indoctrination. - und67 - 2:12pm 2/4/25
  - I'm fine with a Department of Education. But it needs some serious reform. - jakers - 2:56pm 2/4/25
    - That I agree with… - Domer From Hell - 2:59pm 2/4/25
      - Obamacare nationalized the student loan system. Got snuck into the bill. - NedoftheHill - 5:04pm 2/4/25
        That's what a Private Banker...the "Middle Man" in this case...would say...read the linked [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 5:32pm 2/4/25
      - Your candidate just had 4 years to do something about it and took a nap, so now - Cole - 3:40pm 2/4/25
        My party? I’m a Reagan Republican. Your candidate is the reason for all of these questions… - Domer From Hell - 4:09pm 2/4/25
        Pretty sure Reagan also wanted to get rid of DOE. - PaND - 5:52pm 2/4/25
        
        Knowing Trump, there's very little likelihood that he and his team have thought this through... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:02pm 2/4/25
  - I can only speak for my kids and their academic experiences… - Domer From Hell - 2:52pm 2/4/25
- The schools themselves and teachers arwe unaffected. Regarding - BaronVonZemo - 1:58pm 2/4/25
  - I disagree… - Domer From Hell - 2:58pm 2/4/25
- Since its formation in 1979, the US has gone from 1st to 34th in OECD ranking. - Iggle - 1:28pm 2/4/25
  - Weak performances in standardize testing is a State & Local issue, not DoE. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 1:53pm 2/4/25
    - Tell us what they do and how they’ve done. - BaronVonZemo - 2:01pm 2/4/25
      - Since you're clueless when it comes to the Education Dept., but spout off about it anyway...here's [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:20pm 2/4/25
        Don't fall for is his trick. Baron is lazy and/or quite possible not intelligent enough to comeback - Quest4twelve - 3:18pm 2/4/25
        There's no "Trick" to Baron...for whatever reason, he's gone "Postal" when it comes to "Libs"... - TyroneIrish - 4:25pm 2/4/25
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The continuous emotaposting by the crazy libs is a very, very good sign. - BaronVonZemo - 12:54pm 2/4/25 (7) [View All]
- History is recording. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 4:38pm 2/4/25
- The whiny End -of- the- World posts are farcical foot stomping tantrums. [NT] - Hensou - 2:21pm 2/4/25
- Weak Donald got played on his trade deals w/Mexico & Canada. Literally got nothing. Shut out. [NT] - ND521 - 1:41pm 2/4/25
- Imagine how their buttholes will pop when PBS and NPR get de-funded. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:10pm 2/4/25
  - Well, they were illegally running commercials against their charter& engaging in partisan politics - BaronVonZemo - 1:49pm 2/4/25
    - Trump exposed as a weakling. Must find some way to divert. Pathetic. [NT] - ND521 - 2:05pm 2/4/25
- They are in the rearview mirror. Screaming that the country is headed in the wrong direction. [NT] - Hensou - 1:04pm 2/4/25
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Orange is like my 2 year old granddaughter in behavior. She loves this tyke’s show, - Frank L - 11:40am 2/4/25 (0) [View All]
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The Fox in the coop. [LINK] - jimbasil - 9:51am 2/4/25 (1) [View All]
- Your hyperbole is hilarious. [NT] - Hensou - 10:17am 2/4/25
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“He’s so strong and fearless.” [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:14am 2/4/25 (14) [View All]
- M’on now how about the jackass who negotiated the last trade deal with Canada and Mexico? Oh yeah, - Frank L - 9:53am 2/4/25
- So Trump got concessions from Can &Mex but should have pursued trade war for more? Who is crazy? - BaronVonZemo - 8:27am 2/4/25
  - Weak Trump got nothing, shut out. The border troops Mexico agreed to? They've been there for years. [NT] - ND521 - 2:10pm 2/4/25
    - Somehow you came back even crazier after your vacation. - iairishcheeks - 10:09pm 2/4/25
  - Trump got our agents and military to enforce our borders. He also got Canada and Mexico to help. - MuskyTommy - 9:48am 2/4/25
  - They're on the side of drug cartels and human traffickers - iairishcheeks - 8:42am 2/4/25
    - Here’s an example of Biden’s INS letting a rapist walk free while Trump deported his ass. [LINK] - Cole - 8:52am 2/4/25
      - The fentanyl issue was completely ignored as well. - iairishcheeks - 10:41am 2/4/25
  - Minor/existing concessions. Fixed that for you. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:30am 2/4/25
    - Big ones- illegal crossings & fentanyl- the ones he started with & the ones he wanted. - BaronVonZemo - 8:34am 2/4/25
      - How much fentanyl comes from Canada? Enough to start this phony trade war? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:55am 2/4/25
        Heh. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:44am 2/4/25
        Like 5,000 illegals a day, there’s a permissible amount of fentanyl. [NT] - Cole - 10:22am 2/4/25
        They just don’t get it [NT] - Frankx - 11:50am 2/4/25
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MAGAlogic: supply side inflation is a tax levied by the gov but tariffs aren’t! - Quest4twelve - 7:25am 2/4/25 (7) [View All]
- Please elucidate your economic theory. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:12am 2/4/25
  - You master the art of saying a lot while saying nothing. More MAGAlogic. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:27am 2/4/25
    - My request was 5 words. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:31am 2/4/25
      - It was in bad faith, pretty much like everything you contribute to the Open [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:54am 2/4/25
        So, you are unable to elucidate. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:44am 2/4/25
        One trick pony. The only way you directly reply is when you feel your MAGAlogic is full proof [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:47am 2/4/25
        
        He's still googling the meaning of the word [NT] - wrdomerson - 11:11am 2/4/25
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Jon Stewart knocks it out of the park on 'Trade Wars' and 'DEI'... - TyroneIrish - 1:06am 2/4/25 (6) [View All]
- The “Jake Paul” of nations. Classic. [NT] - Frank L - 10:16am 2/4/25
- His segment on abolition of DEI being the factory reset for White America is spot on. - conorlarkin - 9:16am 2/4/25
  - Indeed. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 10:42am 2/4/25
- To his credit Jon Stewart has been just as brutal toward the Dems - Curly1918 - 7:54am 2/4/25
  - Do you agree with him on those issues…especially DEI? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:02pm 2/4/25
- Brilliant !!! [NT] - jimbasil - 2:57am 2/4/25
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DNC meeting this past week was pure comic gold. - MAS - 10:41pm 2/3/25 (17) [View All]
- An SNL skit couldn't have done that any better [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:32pm 2/4/25
- Dems learned from last election that they need to mine further from the land that yielded Tim Walz. - BaronVonZemo - 8:15am 2/4/25
- Those are the people, Frank, Jim, Ty and Conor want driving American policy. SMH [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:20am 2/4/25
  - Dems just lost an election to DEI (Harris choice as VP & then choosing her w no convention)……. - BaronVonZemo - 8:05am 2/4/25
    - one must remember, libs believe they know what’s best for all. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:56am 2/4/25
- Hilarious. Non Binary guy got zero votes. David Hogg is the co chair. Yikes. - MuskyTommy - 6:48am 2/4/25
  - David Hogg was the only white Affirmative Action admitee in Harvard history [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:49am 2/4/25
- Fun Fact...Since 2011 when Martin became MN Dem Party head, Dems won EVERY statewide election... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:15am 2/4/25
  - So they picked the most qualified person is what you’re saying? [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:46am 2/4/25
    - I’m sure he’s the Pete Hegseth of qualified in the D party. - Frank L - 10:12am 2/4/25
      - I think you missed my point. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 10:33am 2/4/25
        No. You miss the point that those who preach qualified are often the least qualified like Pete and - Frank L - 10:45am 2/4/25
        They picked a white guy over the minorities. That was my point. - MuskyTommy - 12:15pm 2/4/25
        Nope, I didn’t know who they picked and don’t care. I do care about idjits that claim to worship - Frank L - 12:23pm 2/4/25
- Hideous comes to mind. [NT] - Frankx - 11:48pm 2/3/25
  - President Vance comes to mind. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:50pm 2/3/25
    - Hahaha [NT] - Frankx - 12:12am 2/4/25
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The beginning of the end of the overuse of Asylum/TPS [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:16pm 2/3/25 (0) [View All]
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I'm just glad that cutting government spending will be easy. Noone will fight EVERY step of the way. - NedoftheHill - 8:47pm 2/3/25 (32) [View All]
- Congress (not Musk) controls the purse. - conorlarkin - 1:45am 2/4/25
  - Sure about that Marine? This is how autocracies gain footing and control. [NT] - Frank L - 9:35am 2/4/25
- This USAID is obviously a grift. - jakers - 9:08pm 2/3/25
  - Read more. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:26am 2/4/25
    - coons learned from the best grifter. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:53am 2/4/25
  - What is happening with Trump and spending should happen with every President - LanceManion - 8:00am 2/4/25
    - Yep. [NT] - jakers - 8:32am 2/4/25
  - China is smart enough to spread Foreign Aid around the world...especially in strategic areas...it [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:33am 2/4/25
  - Dem slush fund: LGBTQ comic books in Peru, atheism in Nepal, $600M for contraceptive worldwide. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:05pm 2/3/25
    - and more....Drag shows in Ecuador, transgender opera in Columbia, etc., etc... [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:45pm 2/3/25
      - So, here is the most important question: If we cut USAID spending in half, what would they pick? - NedoftheHill - 11:58pm 2/3/25
        100% they'd fund their ideology/religion rather than food/medicine because they're zealots.... - BaronVonZemo - 12:22am 2/4/25
  - Indeed.Left wing agenda items with a rare medical asset included to hide behind when questioned..... - BaronVonZemo - 10:40pm 2/3/25
  - Funding for USAID is $40B...or 2% of the tax break DJT gave to billionaire buds..talk about waste... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:05pm 2/3/25
    - Now your argument is that it's "only $40 billion." Sounds like a winner. [NT] - jakers - 10:22pm 2/3/25
      - Sorry you weren't able to comprehend...the issue is making good choices on how use taxpayer money... - TyroneIrish - 12:49am 2/4/25
        Agreed that it's a waste of $40B of our money. [NT] - jakers - 8:31am 2/4/25
      - Maybe we can spend only $40B on a wall or deportations. Who'd notice such a small amount of money [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:06pm 2/3/25
  - We can probably agree that you have no idea what you are talking about, though [NT] - Chris94 - 9:21pm 2/3/25
    - How we know Trump is over the target. [NT] - Cole - 9:43pm 2/3/25
    - I can be convinced some of it is good. - jakers - 9:27pm 2/3/25
    - A given but never stops the cult fan boys. [NT] - Frank L - 9:26pm 2/3/25
      - Big fan of USAID are you? - NedoftheHill - 9:29pm 2/3/25
        Uh fan, no. Hater, no. Like all aid orgs it’s done some good and bad things. The good far outweigh [LINK] - Frank L - 9:48pm 2/3/25
        Got a link to their spending? I don't care about their history, just what they are taking now. - NedoftheHill - 10:09pm 2/3/25
        Or stop being an arsehole. The number is 40 billion. Google is your friend. - Frank L - 10:16pm 2/3/25
        Interesting. You seemed so knowledgeable about USAID when you chimed in. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
        You have a collection of scarecrows in your head. Never claimed expertise in the program. Do - Frank L - 8:19am 2/4/25
        
        Maybe we should double their budget? Or increase it tenfold? I mean, why not? They do good things. - NedoftheHill - 10:04pm 2/3/25
        Sure you were Neddie. Just having fun as always. No dog in any hunt. - Frank L - 10:11pm 2/3/25
        It occurs to me, if you want to fund LGBQT comic books in Peru, you could just write a check. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 2/3/25
        It occurs to me that reading isn’t your thing as I said I would be open to reforms of the program. - Frank L - 7:45am 2/4/25
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How can a Biden White House Aid also be an elite Military Helo Pilot? - jamie - 8:24pm 2/3/25 (14) [View All]
- Are you asking that question as if she's never seen a helicopter before? Not trained to be a pilot? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 9:24pm 2/3/25
  - The flight ended in disaster, right? Questions abound BECAUSE of your DEI policy. - BaronVonZemo - 11:04pm 2/3/25
    - #stupid she wasn’t even flying the Blackhawk at the time [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:32am 2/4/25
      - How do you know? Usually the non-flying pilot makes all radio calls you'll need to check the tapes. - JarHead4ND - 7:38pm 2/4/25
- How can a Fox News hack be DOD Secretary? - Frank L - 8:31pm 2/3/25
  - Frank are you serious with this argument? [NT] - jamie - 8:39pm 2/3/25
    - Are you serious? And add to that - what makes Orange man qualified to be POTUS? [NT] - jimbasil - 9:08pm 2/3/25
    - I don’t necessarily dislike Hegseth, but what makes him qualified to be sec def? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 8:55pm 2/3/25
      - Smart(Harvard grad), good military background(marines-deployed in Iraq),& most importantly 2 things: - BaronVonZemo - 11:21pm 2/3/25
        …duplicate… [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:34pm 2/4/25
        
        Hegseth served in the US Army National Guard… - Domer From Hell - 12:00pm 2/4/25
    - Serious like a Hegseth 3 martini breakfast? [NT] - ND521 - 8:46pm 2/3/25
      - Hegszactly [NT] - Frank L - 9:23pm 2/3/25
      - . [NT] - Frank L - 9:23pm 2/3/25
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How many more countries must POTUS bitch slap before they get it? [NT] - jamie - 8:07pm 2/3/25 (3) [View All]
- Can’t wait until he bitch slaps Putie. Oh yeah he only does that to allies. [NT] - Frank L - 8:41pm 2/3/25
- Grenada is next! [NT] - ND521 - 8:36pm 2/3/25
  - Actually I’m hoping for Russia, China, Japan, S. Korea, S Africa and the EU Nation. - jamie - 8:43pm 2/3/25
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Hey Trump Sean Duffy is a loser. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 8:05pm 2/3/25 (2) [View All]
- He is indeed a twit. There's nothing above the neck. - MAS - 8:29pm 2/3/25
- . [NT] - Hensou - 8:08pm 2/3/25
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Ice Protesters in California burning the American flag, I would think they had enough fire…. - jamie - 7:51pm 2/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Weekend At Bernie's II is officially in the works. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 7:24pm 2/3/25 (1) [View All]
- Lenin's corpse currently at 90% odds of landing the leading role. [NT] - MAS - 7:57pm 2/3/25
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The genius of Madison's Constitution: Checks and Balances [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:13pm 2/3/25 (2) [View All]
- What you voted for Curls, so on 2nd thought get use to it. Looks like Leon is using Gaetz to staff [LINK] - Frank L - 8:24pm 2/3/25
  - The post is about why I feel comfortable with my vote [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:51am 2/4/25
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More winning:Trump-hunting DA Stacy Abrams nonprofit hit with big ethics fine [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 7:11pm 2/3/25 (1) [View All]
- Boy I’m shocked! When are we getting around to the BLM Organization? [NT] - jamie - 7:38pm 2/3/25
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Polymarket: Tulsi has a 93% chance, Kash 94%, RFKJr 83%. The winning is incredible. [NT] - Cole - 6:43pm 2/3/25 (12) [View All]
- Yay! MAGA has a whole collection of unqualified unbalanced assholes. What a surprise. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 7:49pm 2/3/25
  - Fools & idiots for sure but at least each is corrupt and/or compromised. [NT] - ND521 - 7:58pm 2/3/25
- Sooo MAGA winning is now getting R nominees through a R controlled Senate. Sounds like the Fentanyl - Frank L - 6:56pm 2/3/25
  - Trump crossing aisle...appointing 2 Democrats. Centrist. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:05pm 2/3/25
    - A brain damaged drug addict, a scammer and Assad's ex. Not a winner among them. [NT] - ND521 - 8:35pm 2/3/25
    - Amazing that it's the crossover D appointments libs oppose the most. #allpolitics [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:12pm 2/3/25
    - Neither are centrists or even D’s anymore. Just crazy nuts. Your kind. His kind. [NT] - Frank L - 7:07pm 2/3/25
      - But...Liz Cheney is a Republican, right? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:25pm 2/3/25
        LOL, perfect response BVZ! [NT] - jamie - 7:35pm 2/3/25
- Kash probably the most important of those three, IMO.. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:45pm 2/3/25
  - Kash is the most important, it’s where the ROI is the greatest. [NT] - jamie - 7:37pm 2/3/25
  - I say RFKJr. bc I’m a fan of the carnivore community but I’m willing to be wrong. - Cole - 6:48pm 2/3/25
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CBS at deadline to release full 60 Minutes interview to FCC for Election Interference investigation. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 5:33pm 2/3/25 (3) [View All]
- $10B just to prove DJT isn’t the only one delivering “Word Salads”?… - TyroneIrish - 6:03pm 2/3/25
  - You should care more about your own personal credibility. - NedoftheHill - 6:08pm 2/3/25
    - A $10B suit over "Word Salads"?...the man is a raving Malignant Narcissist with massive insecurities - TyroneIrish - 7:02pm 2/3/25
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5) Canada capitulates as well. Boom. How foolish you TDS'ers look. Showing why you lost. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 5:19pm 2/3/25 (3) [View All]
- Just for fun, we should station an aircraft carrier group in the Gulf of America - LanceManion - 6:30pm 2/3/25
- Trump wants tariffs!! ... Trump surrendered!!! This Board has gotten pretty funny. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:29pm 2/3/25
  - Hate is blind... Love is blind... therefore hate equals love... They love Trump. [NT] - Protagonist - 6:46pm 2/3/25
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So Canada is appointing a fentanyl czar (can we say Kams Harris) while Mexico is sending the same - Frank L - 5:11pm 2/3/25 (1) [View All]
- [Meant for another thread.] [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:24pm 2/3/25
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All this winning is exhausting [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:34pm 2/3/25 (17) [View All]
- Looks like Trudeau blinked. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 4:51pm 2/3/25
  - No! You've got it wrong! Trump blinked after talking to Trudeau! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:26pm 2/3/25
  - How so, exactly? - Rooney - 6:05pm 2/3/25
    - So why wasn’t any of this mentioned before the deal? I didn’t hear - MuskyTommy - 7:07am 2/4/25
      - So? The issue is is it true and it is. Your guy got things already - Frank L - 9:46am 2/4/25
      - It was announced in December 2024. [LINK] - Rooney - 7:54am 2/4/25
    - Trudeau moves thousands of troops to the border right before Trump takes - Cole - 6:25pm 2/3/25
      - Community notes: No Canadian troops are being moved to the border. [NT] - Rooney - 6:21am 2/4/25
      - Thousands of troops? Their army is the size of the NYC police force. - NedoftheHill - 6:33pm 2/3/25
      - Agree. [NT] - Hensou - 6:31pm 2/3/25
  - Was there ever a doubt (outside of the liberal appeaser crowd that is). [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:35pm 2/3/25
  - per Friedman, there is no greater weapon the US owns than commerce with us [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:57pm 2/3/25
    - We were on a path to throw that away. Not sure if even Trump can turn things around. - NedoftheHill - 6:28pm 2/3/25
    - It is a somber day in TDSville. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:29pm 2/3/25
- I think it’s hilarious, [NT] - Frankx - 4:38pm 2/3/25
  - Look at them desperately trying to spin the Trump/US success. MSM cable news must be somber. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:25pm 2/3/25
    - Suggesting that Canada already had a plan in motion is absurd. [LINK] - Hensou - 6:39pm 2/3/25
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Do Americans really believe the US subsidizes Canada to a tune of $200 billion? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 3:07pm 2/3/25 (2) [View All]
- Dunno but Doug Ford just poked him big time in the eye. [NT] - Frank L - 3:11pm 2/3/25
  - You mean the real life Chris Farley? [NT] - LanceManion - 4:11pm 2/3/25
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Such a big victory over Mexico! Suckahs. A woman just played him. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 3:04pm 2/3/25 (5) [View All]
- Makes ya' wonder how Trump only went bankrupt 7 times.. [NT] - ND521 - 4:10pm 2/3/25
  - How much is he presently worth? [NT] - Frankx - 4:34pm 2/3/25
    - Hard to say w/o his tax forms...or final disposition on $502M+ in court judgements against him. [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:44pm 2/3/25
- Great quotes in that article... - TyroneIrish - 3:58pm 2/3/25
  - Yup, as said, window dressing for an idjit. [NT] - Frank L - 4:23pm 2/3/25
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1Mexico capitulates to border demands to avoid Trump tariff.Awesome news for those who love US. Boom [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 12:16pm 2/3/25 (37) [View All]
- MEXICO WILL PAY!!! Oh, wait, US consumers will pay? Timeout, PAUSE!!! Another Trump failure.... [NT] - ND521 - 3:04pm 2/3/25
  - How much did consumers pay to house, feed bus, and fly illegals under Biden? [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 7:10pm 2/3/25
- The Canadians are too dumb to have figured out how this game works, I guess. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:25pm 2/3/25
  - They had no choice. - BaronVonZemo - 1:38pm 2/3/25
    - Had a phone call with a Canadian colleague this morning. He gets it. - NedoftheHill - 1:58pm 2/3/25
      - $1 US = $1.47 Canadian. Good time to buy property in Canada. Trudeau has screwed that country. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:15pm 2/3/25
      - Good to hear. Complicating things is that Trudeau is trying to use nationalism to salvage his image. - BaronVonZemo - 2:37pm 2/3/25
        The "certified" poster's TDS blinds him, and leads him to say things he would otherwise not say. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:41pm 2/3/25
        Certifiable. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:30pm 2/3/25
- Had Trump not killed the bipartisan Senate Border Bill over a year ago, we'd already have - TyroneIrish - 1:23pm 2/3/25
  - How many times you gonna spout this BS. It let in 5000 a day. It was just 500 encounters a day last - irishsmashmouth - 1:40pm 2/3/25
    - It's the truth, so you don't like hearing it...ck out the link with my response to Jakers. [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:59pm 2/3/25
      - The truth are the numbers I posted. Carry on. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 7:08pm 2/3/25
        So there's no way your number will ever change?...impossible to reach 5K, no matter what? - TyroneIrish - 10:19pm 2/3/25
  - Border crossings down, deportations up. All without your ridiculous pork. - jakers - 1:39pm 2/3/25
    - That bill not only addressed organized deportations, but also 100+ High-Tech Fentanyl Scanners, and - TyroneIrish - 2:20pm 2/3/25
      - "Addressed." Did nothing to solve. And now crossings are down and deportations are up. - jakers - 4:17pm 2/3/25
        Indeed. Just enforce the law like non-failed nation states do. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:44pm 2/3/25
        
        You keep ignoring Trump's 2019 call on Congress to FINALLY resolve our Border/Immigration issues... - TyroneIrish - 4:50pm 2/3/25
        The issue still isn't "resolved." There are additional measures needed. - jakers - 5:28pm 2/3/25
    - Crossings way down as are the number of times the president shits his pants per day [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 1:43pm 2/3/25
- Trump's US 'pause' is a surrender. (Pretend it's a win, cheer loudly Dummies!) [NT] - ND521 - 12:38pm 2/3/25
  - Heh. I predicted posts like this below in my discussion with Frank - NedoftheHill - 1:49pm 2/3/25
    - Aww...another day, another Trump failure. [NT] - ND521 - 3:05pm 2/3/25
      - Congrats, my friend. You have nothing to fear from Trump. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:39pm 2/3/25
  - Seems like you're on the side of the drug cartels and human traffickers. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:53pm 2/3/25
    - President Musk and his Orange Idiot sidekick are failing spectacularly. [NT] - ND521 - 1:34pm 2/3/25
      - You lost the election. Your perspective consists of hysteria and name-calling. Not a good look. [NT] - Hensou - 3:10pm 2/3/25
        Basic civil science, very insecure little person he/she/# [NT] - Frankx - 3:34pm 2/3/25
- 2)Venezuela joins Columbia-agrees to take back its' US illegal immigrants after call with Trump.Boom [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 12:21pm 2/3/25
  - 3)Panama agrees to end canal operation deal with China p visit from Trump cabinet member Rubio. Boom [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 12:27pm 2/3/25
    - 4) China offers trade deal to avoid tariffs. Boom. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 12:31pm 2/3/25
  - Free Panama Canal access for our warships too. [NT] - Cole - 12:23pm 2/3/25
  - Bwahahaha to the amateurs......or, something like that. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:22pm 2/3/25
    - Be nice to them, they’re going through some issues. [NT] - Cole - 12:24pm 2/3/25
      - It's got to be hard for the Left to watch good things happening for the US. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:27pm 2/3/25
        CNN now "fact checking" Trump on his negotiational posturing. They don't want good deals for the US. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:11pm 2/3/25
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Foreign adversaries couldn’t run an operation to hurt our national security better than Orange’s - Frank L - 10:23am 2/3/25 (2) [View All]
- True. [NT] - jimbasil - 10:53am 2/3/25
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Bwahahaha, the pros. Releasing migrants on ankle bracelets as they don’t have the manpower to detain [LINK] - Frank L - 10:01am 2/3/25 (3) [View All]
- Big victory for you? Spiking the football? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:35pm 2/3/25
  - Pointing out stupidity isn’t a victory. I do happen to know a little about ICE’s capacities - Frank L - 3:08pm 2/3/25
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Is the ice beginning to break in the potential trade war? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:41am 2/3/25 (21) [View All]
- Mexico caved, too. - Iggle - 11:03am 2/3/25
  - Orange Idiot tariffs hurt US citizens, makes them pay. Dummies cheer! [NT] - ND521 - 12:09pm 2/3/25
    - Guy who assured everyone that Kamala would win is back! - Iggle - 1:29pm 2/3/25
      - Blue wave, hash##tag, mic drop and whatever other stupid shit he said [NT] - Frankx - 2:36pm 2/3/25
  - Window dressing to satisfy the manchild. [NT] - Frank L - 11:07am 2/3/25
    - Guy with tens of thousands of terrible takes is sure about this one. [NT] - Iggle - 11:22am 2/3/25
      - Fox News admits Trump backed down already. [NT] - ND521 - 12:10pm 2/3/25
      - Says the guy who is sure that Mexico caved. Did he ask before and get refused? [NT] - Frank L - 11:27am 2/3/25
        +50 Trumpie TDS points. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:38pm 2/3/25
    - Bingo, it’s all BS. Trump barks, then says hey let me say that I won by “this and that” negotiation - Quest4twelve - 11:18am 2/3/25
      - Liberalism Rule#14: "You'll have to show us a lot more than rock solid, irrefutable evidence" - BaronVonZemo - 12:23pm 2/3/25
      - . [NT] - Frank L - 11:26am 2/3/25
      - Wouldn’t be surprised if Justin agrees to beef up manpower at the NY, Vermont, NH, and Maine border - Frank L - 11:24am 2/3/25
        Canada should beef up security across the entire border, east to west. That's reasonable. - Rooney - 11:57am 2/3/25
        Exactly. No reason to institute a 25% tariff though. [NT] - Frank L - 1:01pm 2/3/25
        ...except to get it to happen after all of these many years & address other trade inequities. TDS. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:05pm 2/3/25
        They have no understanding of how tariffs work. - PaND - 1:15pm 2/3/25
        An explanation for our "certified fed negotaitor" from Mr. Wonderful. Btw, I hope DOGE looks at that [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 1:45pm 2/3/25
- speak loudly and carry a big stick. winning. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:45am 2/3/25
  - "Stop, or I'll shoot myself in the foot!" screamed the Orange Idiot, and the dummies cheered. [NT] - ND521 - 11:04am 2/3/25
- Yup,the bully may well puss out at the end. If not he will do the double of creating enemies both to - Frank L - 10:44am 2/3/25
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If PEPFAR is shut down, millions of people will die. Literally. [LINK] - Chris94 - 9:10am 2/3/25 (7) [View All]
- Drama Queen reappears to sow fear [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 1:42pm 2/3/25
  - It's called "Reality", Nigel...a concept that DJT and his followers can't grasp. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:59pm 2/3/25
- Or not, the article says that the "State Department appeared to somewhat reverse course" - PaND - 10:07am 2/3/25
  - That State Dept. memo was a 'walk back' from the original ill-conceived announcement...time will - TyroneIrish - 5:05pm 2/3/25
- Collateral casualties. Leon needs those funds to settle Mars and make more billions. [NT] - Frank L - 10:04am 2/3/25
- What a joke. You’re really hurting, aren’t you? All your grifting government - Cole - 9:33am 2/3/25
- All together Trump voters ….. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:19am 2/3/25
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Great Day for the Irish...Congratulations to Rory McIlroy (Champion), and Shane Lowry (Runner-Up) - TyroneIrish - 1:03am 2/3/25 (9) [View All]
- Pebble Beach looked as beautiful as ever. Absolutely stunning. - Rooney - 6:30am 2/3/25
  - Indeed, all-time favorite course. [NT] - ND521 - 4:46pm 2/3/25
  - I played there with my dad in 1994. Was -4 from the back tee after 17 holes - MarkHarman - 11:32am 2/3/25
    - Glad you had a great round Mark. 8, 9 &10 usually kill me there. [NT] - ND521 - 4:48pm 2/3/25
    - That's fantastic, Mark...easy to see why you turned Pro...as for the 18th, you're not the first one - TyroneIrish - 1:28pm 2/3/25
    - That's cool. - Rooney - 12:12pm 2/3/25
      - Our round actually did take six hours - MarkHarman - 1:05pm 2/3/25
        It is really pricey now. - Rooney - 1:18pm 2/3/25
        Fortunately, I got to play Pebble a few times back in the '70's for $48.00...never scored anywhere - TyroneIrish - 1:51pm 2/3/25
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Do you think the people in Trump's orbit tell him wrong how tariffs work or is he that stupid? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 9:36pm 2/2/25 (9) [View All]
- Whelp Chuck Grassley is educating him today on the importance of potash to farm families and that we - Frank L - 10:38am 2/3/25
- I'm actually curious to see what happens. - Rooney - 6:27am 2/3/25
  - I don't think we collectively have the stomach to run the experiment. - iairishcheeks - 9:05am 2/3/25
    - Probably not. I'll be sad for all those unwritten text books. [NT] - Rooney - 12:15pm 2/3/25
- Why don't you tell us how tariffs work? [NT] - MAS - 10:15pm 2/2/25
  - Come on, he just learned the word. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:38am 2/3/25
  - Ask your broker...Futures:..S&P (-1.89%)...Dow (-1.42%)...Nasdaq (-2.40%)...he/she will fill you in. - TyroneIrish - 1:10am 2/3/25
    - you really are an idiot [NT] - arnie - 10:47am 2/3/25
      - You know something that Wall Street doesn't? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 3:01pm 2/3/25