I think he’s probably right, or he could be right.
It’s no wonder that ecology is often used as a metaphor for economy. They are both very complex systems with many subsystems that interact in multiple ways. An event or input can have short term results, but also long term consequences that manifest after years and last for years.
If we accept that as true, then we must also accept that some of the economic difficulties we are facing today can’t be laid entirely at Biden’s feet, but were in fact caused by the short term thinking and mismanagement of the previous president.
Clear-thinking observers will go further: one of the members here likes to repeat “life under Trump was good” but it stands to reason that much of the ecconomic success during Trump -or perhaps more properly despite him- were actually due to Obama.
Obama was a disappointing president in many ways, but his administration did a somewhat ok job of digging america out of a financial crisis. That financial crisis he inherited -due to republican deregulation.
In conclusion, the real issue here is capitalism, and the ongoing problem caused by commodifying things that should never have become market commodities. It doesn’t matter who tries to operate this shitty ill-designed system, whether it is republicans or democrat collaborators. The results are the same.
The CNN report also stated that the Manafort surveillance began after he became the subject of an FBI investigation in 2014. Some commentators cited this report as vindication for Trump’s claims, while others noted that it did not confirm the accuracy of Trump’s original tweets, and that it is still unknown whether any surveillance of Manafort took place at Trump Tower.[6][7] Manafort owned a condominium in Trump Tower from 2006 until its seizure by federal authorities following his 2018 convictions.[8][9
“I don’t think this is saying what this community want to believe it’s saying.” -GreatTitEnthusiast
WOAH WOAH WOAH did Biden cut off bombs to Israel because they wouldn’t dig up dirt on Barron? Then yes, I don’t see any other course of action possible.
Edit: I am told it may be because members of the democratic constituency are demanding an end to the indiscriminate bombing of unarmed noncombatant civilian baby-children.
If there was no favor or quid pro quo demanded in return for these bombs, but instead the move is actually a half-assed attempt to reduce civilian casualties then it’s not the same thing at all.
On Feb. 28, 2024, Providence police arrested him on domestic assault charges and the outstanding warrant. The charges remain pending with the Rhode Island Sixth District Court.
Following his arrest and booking into custody at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston, ERO Boston officers in Warwick lodged an immigration detainer against him.
On April 10, despite the active immigration detainer, the Guatemalan national was released onto the streets of Providence…
So the story is that he was arrested on Feb 28, at some unspecified time later a detainer was put on him, and over a month later he was for whatever reason released. The Immigration detainer by law only lasts 48 hours. They were holding onto this guy for over a month and ICE is all mad they wouldn’t hold him for another 48 hours? Why not swing by and pick him up at some point during the 4 weeks previous?
Was there some reason ICE could not have taken this guy and deported him sometime in March? I don’t get it.
Neat how his hand jumps from one place to the other in the blink of an eye. It makes me wonder how much editing this clip received and what was the context. It’s possible he’s as dumb as he appears.
On the other hand, I have seen plenty of people speak with both eloquence and confidence about monetary and economic policy that seem very intelligent and convincing but later turned out to be shoveling out a load of bullshit.
“…there came a point, a few weeks ago, when I realized, the government isn’t going to end the war, isn’t bringing the hostages back, and isn’t helping the evacuees.”...
Well what could be going on in Israel, if people are unhappy with Netanyahu’s handling of the war (killing Israeli hostages, for example) and unhappy with Israel’s extremist right wing government in general? Do you suppose this criticism is coming from hippie leftist antisemitic hamas supporters? My conservative friends tell me any criticism of Israel’s a government is certainly hippie leftist nazi antisemitic hamas-loving woke transgender propaganda.
If I understand the timeline correctly, in September, Netanyahu was unpopular, in trouble for corruption, and people were demonstrating in the streets. Suddenly, there was an attack and all dissatisfaction with Likud and Netanyahu vanished.
How could Israel’s security forces have blundered so badly to allow such an attack, resulting in a long war agsinst a shadowy guerrilla enemy that you can never be completely sure you’ve defeated? A war that seems to keep Netanyahu in power. I’m just asking questions.
For months, any criticism of Israel’s government was met with accusations of antisemitism, accusations of being “pro-hamas”. Now that I am pointing out there is criticism of Israel’s government coming from Israeli citizens inside Israel, the discussion I see generated avoids the actual topic and goes like: Well Hamas is very bad and has committed terrible atrocities and the IDF may have made a few regrettable mistakes but ackchyually white phosphorus is not illegal…
Why is it so hard for anyone to admit there could be valid reasons to be unhappy with Israel’s government - reasons that are not antisemitic or pro-hamas, neither marxist nor nazi, but practical reasons relating to good governance not only for Palestine but Israel itself?
But what about this: I have read here and there that Netanyahu has for years supported hamas. There were accusations of leaked secret military plans and suitcases of cash being delivered to hamas. Of efforts to curb the activities of the palestine authority but no such effort to disrupt hamas. Of course I don’t know if any of these accusations are true or not. This is the kind of stuff one reads in Haaretz, which admittedly, as all media, has a bias.
Still, could these allegations be true? And, if so, how striking that when Netanyahu was in both political and legal trouble, the pogrom of Oct 7 preserved his position. The suspicious and conspiratorial minded among us might try to make something there, however I don’t want to make any suggestions like that.
It is certainly a sign of moral and cognitive backwardness in this nation that to speak out against the systematic murder of civilian noncombatants is to be called pro-hamas.
To protest the killing of over 13,000 innocent children is to be reviled, called a criminal, and to risk arrest.
It is also backwards that the conservative, who always seems to be on the lookout for government tyrrany, should call for the arrest of those who speak out against their own government supplying bombs that are to be dropped on innocent children.
No I think taking over others people’s land and buildings is wrong. Damaging or destroying other people’s buildings and keeping people captive, denying them food and medical care is wrong.
Protestors against the expansion of the Vietnam war into Cambodia were called “communists” “bums” and “disloyal to the United States”. Some were killed by national guardsmen, firing into the crowd of American citizens.
Protestors against the South Africa apartied system were called “communists” “terrorists” and “thugs”. Nelson Mandela remained on US terror watch lists until 2008.
I reject and condemn the human rights violations of the Viet Nam war, I reject and condemn the South African Apartied system and I reject and condemn the deliberate killing of unarmed civilian noncombatants of any nation.
Now you hold onto your biscuits, mister. Are you suggesting that basic human necessities, things that some might consider human rights, shouldn’t be turned into commodities?
I see. So Navarro the assistant general manager, who was probably getting an above minimum wage, was cooperating in the exploitation of whoever was working for $4 an hour. No one can support themselves on $4 an hour in California, so it was likely teenagers or students who probably won’t be cast into the street or go hungry at the loss of such a low wage job.
I agree wages should have been raised gradually over time. There was very strong and well organized opposition to such an idea, mainly among republicans but also democrat collaborators.
Another difference between the USA and Denmark: trade unions. Unfortunately for US workers, there has been a long history of union busting in America.Coupled with deliberately weak labor laws, union busting goes on.
To act like a wage increase is some kind of curse against fast food employees is to ignore the long history of anti-worker legislation and practices in this country, which is again, either foolish or deceitful.
That happened the same day the new minimum wage law took effect, raising pay for fast food workers to $20 an hour from $4.
Thats where I got the $4 from. It wasn’t clear me it was a 4 dollar raise. I admit I may have had a poor reading comprehension moment there, but in my defence I have a concussion and my eyes are a bit blurry, also I am trying to avoid my wife catching me on the internet, since she thinks I should be resting in a dark room. Still, that’s a poorly written sentence.
Great! The bankers are doing well. However, people with jobs are still showing up at community kitchens. The community kitchens that also got their funding cut.
Former Home Depot CEO warns Biden's economy created a 'wrecking ball' for the next president (www.foxbusiness.com)
CNN (i.redd.it)
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
UN revises Gaza death toll, almost 50% less women and children killed than previously reported (www.foxnews.com)
Fulton County 2020 election problems, now confirmed, challenge media fact-checkers (justthenews.com)
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California's growing budget deficit (apnews.com)
This is what happens when you chase off the people paying taxes
'No choice' but to impeach Biden over delayed Israel aid, GOP senator says (www.foxnews.com)
Fair is fair.
Red state governor signs bill cracking down on squatters: 'Best dwelling' for them 'is a jail cell' (www.foxnews.com)
ICE Responds After Sanctuary City Releases Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Child Molestation (www.dailywire.com)
Biden's economic advisor (twitter.com)
Israelis critical of the government (themedialine.org)
“…there came a point, a few weeks ago, when I realized, the government isn’t going to end the war, isn’t bringing the hostages back, and isn’t helping the evacuees.”...
Nypd storms Columbia (www.dailywire.com)
Students should be expelled and criminaly prosecuted.
Wall Street has spent billions buying homes. A crackdown is looming. (www.foxbusiness.com)
I think everyone can agree on this article
California Loses Nearly 10,000 Fast-Food Jobs After $20 Minimum Wage Signed Last Fall (www.hoover.org)
How Argentina's inflation fight made the peso the strongest currency in the world (markets.businessinsider.com)