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[lnofeisone]

12 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

I also wonder what’s is up with all those IRS firings during tax season.

Part of the IRS handling the filing season isn't getting hit. That's the IT bunch. The compliance and enforcement are getting gutted. Those are the revenue agents focusing on large businesses and international and just broad compliance programs. 

[Gregmal]

Maybe they should’ve changed the date the new administration takes over to September or May or something so that on the odd chance that you get that outlier president who actually wants to get things done it won’t seem suspicious for people whom find everything he does suspicious….just an idea! 

[lnofeisone]

22 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Maybe they should’ve changed the date the new administration takes over to September or May or something so that on the odd chance that you get that outlier president who actually wants to get things done it won’t seem suspicious for people whom find everything he does suspicious….just an idea! 

Gov't processes aren't synched like that. Something is happening every single month (for example, Gov't FY starts on Oct 1st), so there is no excellent transition month that won't set off fireworks. Especially when fireworks are poorly thought out and largely illegal. 

 

Speaking of our outlier leader, he just crossed favorable/unfavorable (very much entering unfavorable). Even Joe Biden took 9 months to get to this point. 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/

[John Hjorth]

1 hour ago, Spekulatius said:

You don’t well these issues combing databases , especially  if you don’t understand how they are operated which the DOGE team clearly does not. Got to get boots on the ground but that is not what has been happening .

 

I also wonder what’s is up with all those IRS firings during tax season.

 

@Spekulatius,

 

It's certainly going to be a resounding success, it simply can't fail, I assure you!

 

You do remember the cum/ex trade cases going on here in Denmark I posted about some years ago?

 

Here is a photo of the primary culprit Sanjay Shah december 2023 just after landing in Copenhagen Airport, after he was extradited from Dubai, after years of legal combat about that, or not :

 

 

What happened was, that lawyers representing the Danish State managed to seize so many of his funds, that he wasen't able to pay the bills related to living in hide in a gated Dubai community, now try to do so [not paying your bills] in Dubai? - You end up in front of a judge ..., and it's not like here :'Oh, you can't pay? - Duly noted! - Thank you for showing up.' No, your go to jail.

 

So the mere concept of exporting problems, when there is also a request for extradiction.

 

He is still behind bars here, status appealed, after verdict 12 years. He has totally ruined his own life. - And how is it going with the collection of these OOPS - DKK 12 billion, that the Danish state was lifted for, primarily because of him? - Please don't ask me! - I can't stand to think about it.

 

I'm perfectly fine with  that if he is in sensual mood one evening, open for some psysical intimacy, he is guided to spooning under his duvet with a criminal 150 kg meat mountain. He may even have affection for excessive use of tattoos!

Edited March 5, 2025 by John Hjorth

[Gregmal]

7 minutes ago, lnofeisone said:

Gov't processes aren't synched like that. Something is happening every single month (for example, Gov't FY starts on Oct 1st), so there is no excellent transition month that won't set off fireworks. Especially when fireworks are poorly thought out and largely illegal. 

 

Speaking of our outlier leader, he just crossed favorable/unfavorable (very much entering unfavorable). Even Joe Biden took 9 months to get to this point. 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/

Nobody in their right mind cares what the pollsters are saying anymore after that whole propaganda arm was exposed over the past decade. Wasn’t Kamala up huge in Iowa lol? Results will be reflected two Novembers from now. 

[cubsfan]

22 hours ago, james22 said:

Huh.

 

 

 

Zelensky played his high stakes game and lost. 

 

Now he needs to prepare for the Russian offensive this spring or cave completely.

[John Hjorth]

8 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

Zelensky played his high stakes game and lost. 

 

Now he needs to prepare for the Russian offensive this spring or cave completely.

 

Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

You obviously do not pay any attention, by now, on day-by-day basis, to what's going on in Europe.

[Sweet]

11 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

Zelensky played his high stakes game and lost. 

 

Now he needs to prepare for the Russian offensive this spring or cave completely.

It’s not a game cubs, you almost seem to be enjoy seeing him suffer.

[flesh]

34 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Nobody in their right mind cares what the pollsters are saying anymore after that whole propaganda arm was exposed over the past decade. Wasn’t Kamala up huge in Iowa lol? Results will be reflected two Novembers from now. 

Polls are bullshit. So is mainstream media. All coordinated. We’ll see who liked trump in about two years and again in 4 years. 

[cubsfan]

Just now, John Hjorth said:

 

Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

You obviously do not pay any attention, by now, on day-by-day basis, to what's going on in Europe.

 

Fill me in John. I understand Europe is taking the ball now, which is wonderful.

My comment is in regards to Zelensky's quote, where he is caving - whether he has a joint Europe/Ukraine/USA plan in mind or just a Europe/Ukraine plan. 

His quote indicates (that @james22 posted) he is agreeing to work with Trump instead of making furthur demands that the USA fight a proxy war against the Russians.

 

What exactly did I miss @John Hjorth??

[rogermunibond]

Are you guys operating from the same talking points?

 

Or are your Russian bots? 

 

[Buckeye]

46 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Nobody in their right mind cares what the pollsters are saying anymore after that whole propaganda arm was exposed over the past decade. Wasn’t Kamala up huge in Iowa lol? 

Elon cared…this was about the same time that he started paying people to vote. 

Edited March 5, 2025 by Buckeye

[cubsfan]

4 minutes ago, Sweet said:

It’s not a game cubs, you almost seem to be enjoy seeing him suffer.

 

I feel sorry for the Ukrainians that they have such a misguided leader to blow up a wonderful deal proposed by the President.  I think what really happened since Friday is that the Europeans, who are terrified of getting into a proxy war with Russia - have collectively knocked some sense into Zelensky.  That would be a very good thing.

[Spekulatius]

1 hour ago, lnofeisone said:

Part of the IRS handling the filing season isn't getting hit. That's the IT bunch. The compliance and enforcement are getting gutted. Those are the revenue agents focusing on large businesses and international and just broad compliance programs. 

Well that’s does not exactly sounds like it will save money either.

Would be interesting to know how much each person brings in versus what they cost.

 

DOGE shouldn’t have  this number and if  they don’t how do they decide to fire them?

[Sweet]

3 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

I feel sorry for the Ukrainians that they have such a misguided leader to blow up a wonderful deal proposed by the President.  I think what really happened since Friday is that the Europeans, who are terrified of getting into a proxy war with Russia - have collectively knocked some sense into Zelensky.  That would be a very good thing.

I’m really not sure what you think Zelenskyy should do different.  It’s not like he choose to be fighting a war.  He probably hates grovelling for aid and help, it’s a bloody awful job he has.

[cubsfan]

1 minute ago, Sweet said:

I’m really not sure what you think Zelenskyy should do different.  It’s not like he choose to be fighting a war.  He probably hates grovelling for aid and help, it’s a bloody awful job he has.

 

Yes, I'm quite sympathetic that he was foolish enough to try and strong arm the President of the United States. He obviously recieved some very bad advice. He has accomplish one major unintended consequence with this act: The Trump administration that did not trust Zelensky turned out to be correct - and now President Trump knows it.

[Spekulatius]

He is trying everything to get something from the US to help fight the Russians. If it turns out that it’s not working he will have to work with the European only.  
It is probably a waste of time to make deals with Trump but he has to try. That’s how I see it.

[Red Lion]

11 hours ago, Parsad said:

Would they let him in the White House in shorts and a hoodie?  Yet, somehow he got into the Presidential Inauguration and no one cared.  So it's not exactly just middle America picking sides.  There's a definite...you can do this and you can't...just the other side of the spectrum now.

 

Very good point and no arguments here, clear double standard. 

[cubsfan]

4 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

He is trying everything to get something from the US to help fight the Russians. If it turns out that it’s not working he will have to work with the European only.  
It is probably a waste of time to make deals with Trump but he has to try. That’s how I see it.

 

Very true. It has been made very clear to Zelensky that Trump will NOT allow the USA to get dragged into a proxy war with a nuclear power UNLESS peace talks are first initiated.

 

Big change of US policy that Zelensky & Europe don't seem to accept. They seem to think Obama and Biden are still in charge. 

 

Big mistake.

[Sweet]

4 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

Yes, I'm quite sympathetic that he was foolish enough to try and strong arm the President of the United States. He obviously recieved some very bad advice. He has accomplish one major unintended consequence with this act: The Trump administration that did not trust Zelensky turned out to be correct - and now President Trump knows it.

That’s not sympathy.
 

I don’t see strong arming, how could Zelenskyy possibly strong arm the US president?  I’m being serious - how can he even do that?

I see a desperate man asking for some help.  The strong arming that has occurred is Trump on Zelenskyy - not the other way around.

 

I’m not sure Zelenskyy has lost anything he wasn’t going to lose.  I believe Trump was fairly clear it was his intention to end aid before he was elected.

 

That’s of cold comfort to Zelenskyy but there is a silver lining, Europe are finally doing something that looks substantial.

[nsx5200]

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-parliament-meets-shield-economy-us-tariff-salvos-2025-03-04/

"China unlocked more fiscal stimulus on Wednesday, promising greater efforts to support consumption and cushion the impact of an escalating trade war with the United States"

"The term "consumption" was mentioned 31 times in Li's report, up from 21 times last year..."

 

It seems like the CCP's finally shifted their position and starting to turn on the money spigot to juice household consumption.

 

[Sweet]

2 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

Trump will NOT allow the USA to get dragged into a proxy war with a nuclear power UNLESS peace talks are first initiated.

 

Two things.

 

If providing aid to Ukraine is getting America involved in a proxy war then America has already been in that proxy war.

 

The second, where has Trump said he will engage in a proxy war if peace talks fail?  I’ve never got any impression that Trump will turn on military aid if peace talks collapse.

 

And to be clear.  I think peace is really the only show in town.  

[cubsfan]

10 minutes ago, Sweet said:

I see a desperate man asking for some help.  The strong arming that has occurred is Trump on Zelenskyy - not the other way around.

 

I’m not sure Zelenskyy has lost anything he wasn’t going to lose.  I believe Trump was fairly clear it was his intention to end aid before he was elected.

 

That’s of cold comfort to Zelenskyy but there is a silver lining, Europe are finally doing something that looks substantial.

 

I certainly have sympathy for Ukraine - and some pity for Zelensky.

 

A desperate man begs for help - and then HE sets the conditions, which he understood to be non-starters. OF course Trump indicated he would likely end aid - he ran on the position of ending the war - NOT participating in the war. If you understood it - then Zelenksy understood it.

 

Trump's offer was to be the peacemaker and NOT get the US involved in a nuclear proxy war.

Edited March 5, 2025 by cubsfan

[cubsfan]

2 minutes ago, Sweet said:

 

Two things.

 

If providing aid to Ukraine is getting America involved in a proxy war then America has already been in that proxy war.

 

 

Absoutely correct. But the warmonger Biden was kicked out of office in favor of peacemaker.

 

[Xerxes]

Based on what Koffman had said in the last few podcast (before the tantrum in the Oval Office), Ukraine is still holding its own.
 

so while strategic picture and long term prospect has had a material changed, the tactical picture on the ground has not. So no collapse of the frontline etc