Political Posts

[Blake Hampton]

4 minutes ago, whiskybravo said:

We may be on the cusp of a significant rise in the standard of living over the next generation that all the current political wrangling will be looked on as past noise.

Funny because I’m thinking the exact opposite.

[cubsfan]

11 minutes ago, whiskybravo said:

If we look at all possibilities. Invert as Charlie said.  Maybe there has been so much positive momentum from technology and possibly transformative future productivity gains from AI specifically, that this has blown away any potentially negative economic consequences of Trump’s policies.

 

Very true..... OR the so-called "expert" talking heads could just be all wrong, driven by their hatred of Trump.  I've never seen so many experts root for failure - over and over - never stopping.

 

Personally, I think if you just listened to Scott Bessent since the inception - you could just see the LONG term plan for the economy looked very promising.  The difference between Bessent's fiscal policy and Biden's fiscal policy was ALWAYS night and day.

 

Don't credit Trump - credit Bessent - and ignore the "talking heads" that have an ax to grind against Trump. 

 

[whiskybravo]

5 minutes ago, Blake Hampton said:

Funny because I’m thinking the exact opposite.

Depends on how transformative AI can be.

[Blake Hampton]

1 hour ago, whiskybravo said:

Depends on how transformative AI can be.

I’m sure AI has the capacity to do amazing things, and it reflects exactly how I feel about human beings in general. Humans are exceptional creatures with seemingly infinite potential. In the past, our species has multiple-times displayed great levels of strength, intelligence, adaptability, all in order to overcome enormous obstacles. I’m sure that with current technology we could do similar things squared in the future.

 

However, many of the things that I see today: the enormous asset bubbles, broken politics, huge global imbalances and debt levels, stupid behavior being encouraged, will all have to revert before we can get to that point. It will be extremely painful, so painful that I often fear it may drive people completely crazy.

 

And we’re already acting quite coo-coo.

 

Humans have done some stupid stuff getting us here.

[Blake Hampton]

And what is one of the single most important ingredients necessary for human progress? What is the one thing that has distinguished us the most as a species above all others?

Unity. Our ability to come together and solve problems as a collective. Humans excel most when they can successfully find a way to work together.

 

And that is ultimately the reason Trump fails as a leader. His greatest strength is promoting division, both within our country and around the world.

 

We will never prosper having a leader like that in office. Never.

[cubsfan]

2 minutes ago, Blake Hampton said:

And what is one of the single most important ingredients necessary for human progress? What is the one thing that has distinguished us the most as a species above all others?

Unity. Our ability to come together and solve problems as a collective. Humans excel most when they can successfully find a way to work together.

 

And that is ultimately the reason Trump fails as a leader. His greatest strength is promoting division, both within our country and around the world.

 

We will never prosper having a leader like that in office. Never.

 

Sure Blake, like humans have always been a peaceful species.   The reason we have government is to protect us from one another. Humans have always been flawed.

 

You live in la-la land.  

 

You sound like a social justice major that will legislate away all human flaws.

[Lazarus]

3 hours ago, Blake Hampton said:

Funny because I’m thinking the exact opposite.

Surprise, surprise.

[Spekulatius]

10 hours ago, whiskybravo said:

If we look at all possibilities. Invert as Charlie said.  Maybe there has been so much positive momentum from technology and possibly transformative future productivity gains from AI specifically, that this has blown away any potentially negative economic consequences of Trump’s policies.

Also the big beautiful bill and deregulation. The financial sector like Goldman Sachs et al. (check how shares have done). Use love a trump be sure everything gets approved. Just make sure that some dough flows in his direction 

[Spekulatius]

10 hours ago, cubsfan said:

 

Very true..... OR the so-called "expert" talking heads could just be all wrong, driven by their hatred of Trump.  I've never seen so many experts root for failure - over and over - never stopping.

 

Personally, I think if you just listened to Scott Bessent since the inception - you could just see the LONG term plan for the economy looked very promising.  The difference between Bessent's fiscal policy and Biden's fiscal policy was ALWAYS night and day.

 

Don't credit Trump - credit Bessent - and ignore the "talking heads" that have an ax to grind against Trump. 

 

What is exactly the difference? Bessent does a lot of talking but in the end, both have almost equally high deficits. Bessent for example scolded Yellen for issuing short term treasuries but he does exactly the same thing.

[Parsad]

19 hours ago, cubsfan said:

 

That's funny,,,  Trump's trade policy was supposed to create an economic disaster.  His DOGE efforts were supposed to be a waste of time and find no significant fraud, and tank the economy with unemployment.  His foreign policy and Iran war was going to cause WWIII and oil going to $200. His fiscal policy was supposed to unleash devastating inflation...

 

 

His trade policy was a disaster.  No significant change in U.S. imbalances...tariffs had to be repaid...slowed global growth...no perceptible effect on China...forced allies to form more trade partnerships outside of the U.S., including China...U.S. growth would have been even better if Trump was muzzled!

 

DOGE was somewhat of a bust!  From 2T in savings, down to $215B in reported savings.  What a shitshow it was!  And they included the inflated value of unpaid years of future contracts.  So really, they might have saved $50B.  Which is still great, except that DOGE probably cost taxpayers $20B.

 

In terms of Iran and WWIII...give him time!  Someday he's going to get the response he doesn't want from some equally retarded leader, and he won't have any choice but to go to war.  And do you still believe he's winning in Iran after this massive fuckup that's dragged on and on?  He didn't finish the job, then keeps making empty threats, and the Regime just keeps toying with him until they get significant net gains from all of this.  And still no guarantee that they won't have nuclear material available to them...if anything, he's agreed to enough enriched uranium so that they can pursue "nuclear energy" production.  

 

Cheers!

 

 

[John Hjorth]

The Ukrainian comedian means serious business against the adversary and agressor :

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Putin spends gradually less and less time in Kremlin, scared sh*tless for getting something nasty dumped on his head, and all his advicers and generals don't dare explain him the reality, the real situation. Everybody near him is scared to be shot as the messenger.

 

Now compare that to the management style of the comedian, getting the very best out of the people around him, based on mutual trust.

 

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This morning at 4:00 AM I heard the noise from The Economist getting thrown in the mailbox, frontpage af it :

 

 

When has that happened since Aleksej Navalnyjs euthanization [<- I had to get help from the Lady of the House [educated translator] to find that word! ] , perhaps blended with various throws from windows, none of them certainly from ground floor?

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[John Hjorth]

6 hours ago, Parsad said:

His trade policy was a disaster.  No significant change in U.S. imbalances...tariffs had to be repaid...slowed global growth...no perceptible effect on China...forced allies to form more trade partnerships outside of the U.S., including China...U.S. growth would have been even better if Trump was muzzled!

 

DOGE was somewhat of a bust!  From 2T in savings, down to $215B in reported savings.  What a shitshow it was!  And they included the inflated value of unpaid years of future contracts.  So really, they might have saved $50B.  Which is still great, except that DOGE probably cost taxpayers $20B.

 

In terms of Iran and WWIII...give him time!  Someday he's going to get the response he doesn't want from some equally retarded leader, and he won't have any choice but to go to war.  And do you still believe he's winning in Iran after this massive fuckup that's dragged on and on?  He didn't finish the job, then keeps making empty threats, and the Regime just keeps toying with him until they get significant net gains from all of this.  And still no guarantee that they won't have nuclear material available to them...if anything, he's agreed to enough enriched uranium so that they can pursue "nuclear energy" production.  

 

Cheers!

 

Sanjeev [ @Parsad ]

 

Easy-peasy to run and stimulate a growth oriented economic and fiscal policy, kicking the can [turd] down the road to descendants [in policy [in office], in the population].

 

Who is picking up the tap in the end?

 

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What really happened with the infrastructure reform POTUS had on his agenda in his 45^th period?

 

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Some data :

 

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[cubsfan]

13 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

What is exactly the difference? Bessent does a lot of talking but in the end, both have almost equally high deficits. Bessent for example scolded Yellen for issuing short term treasuries but he does exactly the same thing.

 

Tax changes for American business like accelerated depreciation to rebuild American industry/manufacturing.  Tariffs to rebuild American business/manufacturing. Tax cuts for the middle class.  Actual targeting of fraud schemes cutting billions of dollars of theft intended for social programs.  Expanding fossil fuel production for energy dominance.

 

There is no comparison from Biden's ridiculous and wasteful policies.

 

Everything being done is to grow the economy and obviously the market is a believer.

 

 

[cubsfan]

51 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

 

Sanjeev [ @Parsad ]

 

Easy-peasy to run and stimulate a growth oriented economic and fiscal policy, kicking the can [turd] down the road to descendants [in policy [in office], in the population].

 

Who is picking up the tap in the end?

 

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What really happened with the infrastructure reform POTUS had on his agenda in his 45^th period?

 

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Some data :

 

 

 

More sobbing and crying from the WSJ crowd who do nothing but predict "Storm clouds on the horizon for the USA"  ---- 18 months of this bullshit by the "experts" predicting the end of the world for the USA under Trump.

 

Common thread:  they all look silly, stupid and envious.

 

Serious question: What happened to that negative GDP print all these morons have been predicting?

 

 

[John Hjorth]

On 7/4/2026 at 10:02 AM, John Hjorth said:

YouTube - The Alex Marlow Show [June 30^th 2026] : Lara Trump on America 250, AI Data Centers & Greenland with Gov. Jeff Landry

 

 

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Grenland comments starts at around the 14:40 mark. POTUS' Greenland special envoy is simply put a notorious liar. Period. Pure *BS*.

 

 

You deserve this to comment on, Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

You're as usual deflecting on posts, ref. just above.

 

Landry to Greenlandic kiddo : 'You want a selfie with me?'

Greenlandic kiddo to Landry : 'No.'

 

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I'm still laughing! 

[cubsfan]

36 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

 

 

You deserve this to comment on, Mike [ @cubsfan ],

 

You're as usual deflecting on posts, ref. just above.

 

Landry to Greenlandic kiddo : 'You want a selfie with me?'

Greenlandic kiddo to Landry : 'No.'

 

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I'm still laughing! 

 

Definitely funny John. I always admire your love for Denmark and Greenland - the nationalism is commendable.  I love America as well.

 

But don't kid yourself - Denmark would have lost Greenland permanently from the Nazis if the USA had not saved Greenland and returned it to Denmark at the end of WW2.  That's a fact.

 

So send your 30 soldier army or whatever to Greenland to defend it now - against a Russia or China that wishes to have their foothold in the Western Hemisphere. Or ask the EU to do it for you...

 

On second thought - no need to do that - as the USA will always pay for and defend Greenland from those adversaries that Denmark does not have a snowball's chance in hell of ever fighting.

 

America has seen how Europe/Denmark have abandoned Ukraine after all their tough talk.

 

We know how it will end with Greenland as well.