A masterclass in DNC political marketing.

And tariffs are off again, partially, until April, maybe.

This seems to be a good way to drive away any kind of investment since no long-term planning is possible.

Does anyone have any idea whether this tidal wave of shit is malice done incompetently or incompetence done maliciously? The news has been a multiple clown car pile up since this fuckwit took office.

The only people that seem to be benefitting are EU weapons and plant manufacturers. And Russia.

Does anyone have any idea whether this tidal wave of shit is malice done incompetently or incompetence done maliciously? — fdrake

No need to choose. It is a race against time. Rob the store with electric wheelbarrows before the local cops arrive.

Revenge is sweet. The Clinton Campaign’s bagmen of the Russia hoax lose their security clearances.

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
^{— Max Kozlov, Smriti Mallapaty · Nature · Mar 6, 2025}

Some parts of the current US government want a cultural revolution (by imposition).
Maybe revolution isn't the right word.
I'm guessing they intend not to stop with putting Bibles back in schools and getting rid of homosexual marriage.

United States of Kakistan
6March25

from Paris, France
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/974404

And tariffs are off again, partially, until April, maybe.

This seems to be a good way to drive away any kind of investment since no long-term planning is possible. — Echarmion

An up and down market may not be good for investors, but it is a perfect environment for a trader to make lots of money.

The only people that seem to be benefitting are EU weapons and plant manufacturers. And Russia. — fdrake

Don't forget China, which probably stands to benefit the most from all of this.

Don't forget China, which probably stands to benefit the most from all of this. — Mr Bee

That's billions of people worth of benefit!

I refuse! No more benefits for foreigners!

I refuse! No more benefits for foreigners! — Benkei

That's kind of nationalistic though.

The Democrat funding machine ActBlue is in turmoil. It’s probably the corruption. Rats are leaving the sinking ship. Time for a new party.

ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos

At least seven senior officials have left the group, setting off deep concerns about its future as it confronts scrutiny from congressional Republicans.

https://archive.ph/DFegW

Trump being totally ignorant of Article 5 having already been implemented. And they did come to fight in Afghanistan. Eagerly, actually, to show the support for the US. In fact, when Biden bugged out of Afghanistan, there were far more NATO troops in Afghanistan than US forces.



Perhaps Trump is hinting that he will "walk away from NATO as they don't pay" as nobody is paying the 5% of GDP, including the US. Or actually I think a Baltic country is already paying so much and Poland will likely spend on defense soon as much. But of course reality or the facts don't matter. It's a figleaf like the absurd Fentanol-line was for the Canadian tariffs.

I think that Trump will do what Elon and Vladimir Putin will want: He will walk away from NATO because "they don't pay".

Never have I seen a nation dismantling itself as now. And even if the tariffs are ended, the instability and the uncertainty will create the Trump recession. And in the end there will be the Constitutional crisis.

I think the outcome is that the US can possibly even have it's own second revolution... or civil war. This guy isn't Ceaser. He really is more like Nero. An entertainment guy also.

When Augustus turned Rome into a dictatorship, he lauded the health of the Roman Republic. They never officially had a revolution.

I'm bored. — Maw

So here is a joke to explain how Trump got the job. :lol:


"I should be in charge," said the brain , "I run all the body's systems, without me nothing would happen."

"I should be in charge," said the heart , "I circulate oxygen and nutrients all over."

"No! I should be in charge," said the stomach, "I process the food that gives us energy."

"I should be in charge," said the legs, "without me the body couldn't go anywhere."

"I should be in charge," said the eyes, "I allow the body to see where it goes." "I should be in charge," said the anus, "I am responsible for waste removal."

All of the other body parts laughed at the anus and insulted him. So he shut down. Within a few days, the brain had a terrible headache, the stomach was bloated, the legs got wobbly, the eyes got watery, and the heart pumped toxic blood. They all decided that the anus should be the boss.

What is the moral of the story? Even though everybody else does all of the work the ass hole is usually in charge.

, if we're doing jokes, I'll just relay this one :D

Incredible that I made that comment 7 years ago and we're still going through it :death:

For what it's worth:

In the KGB, control wasn't about force.

It was about influence.

The ability to walk into a room, say nothing, and still dominate the conversation.
The power to make someone believe your idea was theirs.
The skill to get exactly what you want - without them ever realising you played a role.
Successful CEOs and elite operators? They use the same tools:

• Psychological triggers
• Behavioural conditioning
• Subconscious persuasion

Most people? They don't even realise they're being played.
Senior staff meetings at the boardroom is just another battlefield.

High-stakes deals.
Mergers.
Negotiations.

Every executive move is a psychological game.
The best? They don't out-muscle their competition.

They out-think them.

They see through deception, break down resistance, and ethically shape outcomes.
This isn't theory. It's field-tested, real-world influence.
I spent years mastering human behaviour where mistakes could have had life-or-death consequences.

Now, I teach leaders how to ethically use the same strategies.

• To close billion-dollar deals.
• To command respect without demanding it.
• To turn resistance into buy-in.

The secret? Influence isn't about talking louder.

It's about understanding what moves people.

Those who master it? They rarely lose. — Jack Barsky

I was doing some reviewing when I found it, and I just seemed to fit the purpose.

Yep, and they both stink.

America vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers
^{— David Connett · Guardian · Mar 8, 2025}

There is always a story hidden beneath the layers of anti-Trumpism.

European countries are discussing plans that will let them carry out seizures of Moscow’s oil-exporting tankers in the Baltic Sea.

World War 3 is coming.

We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our Country - So that we don’t end up like Europe! — Donald J. Trump (Mar 2, 2025)

To the point:

US Senator Jeff Merkley, "Is President Trump a Russian asset?"
^{— Jeff Merkley · Mar 8, 2025 · 3m:56s}

"Asset" might be a bit vague. Not that he must be, yet there's more evidence than what Merkley brings up. There seems to be enough to warrant an independent investigation.

, they're talking about Russia circumventing sanctions.
Trump came into the picture because he appears to want to remove sanctions.

An excellent analysis by Alan Kohler: To make America great, Donald Trump is undoing its greatness as global stock markets fall

In the name of making America great again, Trump is undoing the very things that made America great.

In the name of making America great again, Trump is undoing the very things that made America great. — Banno

Primarily because the slogan never had any real meaning. It's just marketing, it's just like a cult who bullshits good sounding incoherent rants and the followers just eats it all up.

Nothing Trump says is real, it's made up in the moment in order for him to get an ego boost. He's basically like a child craving attention...

...but society tries to analyze what he literally says. So, is he the stupid one or is society stupid for playing along that game?

Yep. While all that is quite right, there are forces that the orange emperor will need to contend with that are distinct from the institutions of the failed US democracy - the market, for a start. How much of a reduction in the value of their shares will folk abide? How deeply unpopular can a President become, and still maintain power?

The truth is still there, regardless of the bullshit. The courts have ben captured, but he cannot capture the market.

That's what the article is pointing out, and where things will get interesting.

The courts have ben captured, but he cannot capture the market. — Banno

What market?

All of them.