Day: April 3, 2025

Will Elmo Truly Depart? (DOGE)

The whole country is well aware that the Depart of Governmental Eradication (DOGE) (the term was from my friend and fellow blogger John at JR Liming Blog) we know that government cuts are running deep…..some were possibly necessary but the hard ones effect you and your family the most.

There is a report traveling around the media circus that Elmo will soon depart the scene….

Companies including Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink might soon be getting more attention from their CEO. Politico, citing “three Trump insiders,” reported Wednesday that President Trump recently told his inner circle, including Cabinet members, that Musk would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration. In a post on X, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that the news was a “scoop,” saying Musk and Trump have both publicly stated “that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete.” It had been widely rumored that Musk would be staying in the administration for a lot longer, ABC News reports.

According to Politico, Trump is pleased with Musk’s work, but some of the president’s allies inside and outside the administration are “frustrated with his unpredictability and increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability.” In the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, nobody “expended more political capital” than Musk, “with the possible exception of the candidates,” the New York Times notes. But Trump began talking about a Musk exit well before Tuesday’s vote and discussed his return to the private sector at a Cabinet meeting last week, sources tell outlets including NBC News.

On Monday, Trump said Musk has a “big company to run, and so at some point, he’s going to be going back.” Musk has also suggested he could be leaving his role in government in the near future. During a Fox News interview last week, host Bret Baier asked Musk whether he plans to stay beyond the 130 days this year permitted under his “special government employee” status, during which he’s exempt from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest rules. Musk replied: “I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion within that timeframe.” The 130 days will be up in May—or July, if only weekdays are counted—but Politico’s sources say Musk is expected to have an informal role as an occasional White House adviser long after that.

You mean that smug piece of crap will depart?

Here is the article in Politico…..

Musk’s looming exit comes as some Trump administration insiders and many outside allies have become frustrated with his unpredictability and increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability, a dynamic that was thrown into stark relief Tuesday when a conservative judge Musk vocally supported lost his bid for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by 10 points.

It also represents a shift in the Trump-Musk relationship from a month ago, when White House officials and allies were predicting Musk was “here to stay” and that Trump would find a way to blow past the 130-day time limit.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784

I guess he has sufficiently eliminated all the competition for his companies….leaving the door open for him to scam and steal billions more for his smug ass.

This is great news, hopefully, for the bastard should leave  he really should have never there.

But what will it mean if and when this tool departs to the Little Donny sphere?

What will it mean for us, the average American?

What will Donny do without someone to run cover while he tees off?

I say about time and do not wish this prick any success now or ever.

Whatcha gotta say?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

It’s Here! “Liberation Day”!

Warning:  This post contains words that some may find offensive….so if you are easily offended please pass this one by

After about a week of confusion and the lack of information Clueless leader has finally released what his new round of tariffs will be.

Let’s review shall we?

“It’s our declaration of economic independence,” President Trump said at a “Liberation Day” event at the White House on Wednesday, declaring it to be one of the most important days in American history. The president unveiled a slew of new tariffs that were higher than many analysts had expected, the New York Times reports. “Our country and its taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years but it’s not going to happen anymore,” Trump said.

  • Trump declared a baseline tariff of 10% on imports from all countries and extra “reciprocal tariffs” on imports from dozens of countries, the AP reports. They include a 34% tax on imports from China, 32% on imports from Taiwan, 25% on imports from South Korea, 24% on imports from Japan, and 20% imports from the European Union. He said the rate for imports from the UK would be 10%.
  • According to a chart Trump displayed, Cambodia will face the highest reciprocal tariff, at 49%, CBS News reports. The chart showed a 48% rate for Laos and 47% for Madagascar.
  • In an executive order, Trump declared a national emergency “arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual US goods trade deficits.”
  • The 10% tariff on all imports, apart from those compliant with the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, will take effect at midnight Friday, CNN reports. Officials said the extra tariffs on goods from around 60 countries will take effect next Wednesday.
  • Trump accused other countries of unfair trade practices, saying the US “has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” in his Rose Garden speech. “In many cases, the friend is worse than the foe in terms of trade,” he said, per the Telegraph. “We subsidize a lot of countries and keep them going and keep them in business,” he added. “Why are we doing this?”
  • Trump claimed the tariffs were “kind,” saying his administration was only imposing tariffs at half the rate that should be applied based on other countries’ trade practices, the Times reports.
  • The chart Trump displayed, however, showed a tariff rate based on “currency manipulation and trade barriers,” and it’s not clear how it was calculated, the Guardian reports. University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers said the new tariffs will give the US “the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it’s not even close.”
  • The president also confirmed that a 25% tariff on auto imports would take effect at midnight.

WTF?

Just what in Hell did Cambodia or Laos do to piss off the big idiot?

These lame ass crappy policies are from the mind of an fucking idiot.

But the dumbest part of this shit storm is the idea of tariffs on illegal drugs.

President Donald Trump says a primary reason for his new tariffs against the United States’ three largest trading partners is what he calls a “national emergency” brought on by fentanyl flowing across the country’s borders.

Trump says he is holding Canada, China and Mexico accountable for the spread of contraband drugs.

“They’ve allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before,” he said in a joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, referring to Mexico and Canada, “killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens and many very young, beautiful people, destroying families.”

You people realize that the importer pays the tariffs, right?

Okay now think about that for just a minute before your brain explodes.

You need some basic economic knowledge to see where this absolutely stupidity will fucking lead.

Here is a breakdown of some of the possibilities….

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5345802/trump-tariffs-liberation-day

Let’s be honest the only people that will suffer are you and your family.

Donald Trump has been labeled the “most economically ignorant president in US history” following his recent actions.

His touted “Liberation Day” is being called out as a mere con job, aimed at deceiving Americans into thinking he’s championing their wealth, while he’s actually igniting an economic blaze. The tariffs he’s touting as a bold initiative to safeguard American jobs and industries are expected to do anything but that.

Instead, they’re predicted to cause prices to skyrocket nationwide, hiking expenses for consumers, businesses, and manufacturers alike.

Trump is notorious for shifting blame for his own shortcomings onto others, and this time he’s attributing economic woes to foreign countries, all while American families are left to pay the price for his catastrophic policies. Meanwhile, the threat looms that thousands around the globe could lose their jobs due to these decisions.

Despite promises to slash inflation from “day one” of his presidency, Trump has instead swung an economic sledgehammer at global markets, causing tremors across the financial landscape and ushering in a new era of uncertainty, reports the Mirror.

Far from curbing inflation, he’s accelerating it dangerously, confirming suspicions that his economic policies are merely bluster cloaked in populist rhetoric.

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/con-liberation-day-how-trumps-1067011

The markets have not responded well to Donny magic Sharlie…..

The US stock market is poised to open with a steep plunge on Thursday in the wake of President Trump’s tariff rollout, reports the Wall Street Journal. World markets sank as well.

  • Dow futures fell more than 1,100 points, or 2.6%, per CNBC. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 3.3% and the tech-centric Nasdaq was in the worst shape, down 3.6%. Markets in Asia and Europe also dropped sharply, all of which suggests traders didn’t expect Trump’s tariffs to be as large as they were, notes the New York Times.
  • Two big multinational companies in the red were Nike, with shares down 9%, and Apple, down 7%. Companies with a big investment in imported goods also were down, including Five Below (11%), Dollar Tree (10%) and Gap (9%).
  • Many nations were still assessing how to respond after Trump levied a 10% tariff on all imported goods, plus extra penalties on countries the White House considers to be “bad actors.”
  • China, for instance, got hit with a new 34% tariff on top of previous ones, bringing the base tariff on Chinese goods to 54%. In response, the nation’s commerce secretary accused Trump of “unilateral bullying.” A sampling of others: The European Union got hit with a 20% tariff, Japan 24%, India 26%, and Vietnam 46%.

The markets could recover but it will take creative crap for them to do so.

But wait!

Is there any nation/s that failed to make Donny’s ire?  There are nations not on Donny’s list for harsher tariffs…..

The broad new tariffs unveiled by President Trump on Wednesday impose financial penalties on pretty much every country of note. However, Axios points out that one major nation is missing from the list—Russia. The White House says it isn’t about favoritism: Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says existing sanctions on Russia already “preclude any meaningful trade.” Axios, however, points out that the US does more trade with Russia than other nations on the list, including Mauritius or Brunei.

  • Three others: Cuba, North Korea, and Belarus also were not hit with new sanctions, with Leavitt again citing existing sanctions or tariffs.

Why are these American adversaries not on some list?

Do you really buy the bullshit of harsh sanctions precluded them from his anger?

A little economic knowledge would alert you to the possibilities facing you and your family.

I have had enough of trying to keep it civil….Okay let’s call a spade a spade….

Your president is one arrogant stupid motherfucker!  A “stable genius” my boney ass!  Anyone who thinks this stupid shit is going to make life better needs there tiny brain scrubbed out with hot sauce.  There is NO fucking upside to anything this moron you elected is doing.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

An Apology

I would like to apologize to my readers for my most recent vulgarity…..sadly it seems to be the only way I can let out my rage….these people are complete morons starting from the top down.

The sooner the American people come to their senses and eliminate these worthless of manure the better (I am not advocating violence in any way but elimination is badly needed to save this country from monumental screw-ups.

Once again please forgive my lashing out with vulgar dialog.  I hope you can understand my frustration as an American, old American that has served his country in war and worked tirelessly in my young days to make this country a better place for the people and their families.

Thank you for your time and I hope your understanding.

chuq

WHOLLY SH*T! More War Prep?

The news comes out that the War Department is making solid plans for an armed conflict with China, mainly over Taiwan…..and now there are more rumblings that the US is making plans for yet more war…..this time with Israel against Iran….

The US and Israel are currently planning to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, an attack that could happen in a “few weeks’ time,” Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges reported on Wednesday.

Hodges wrote the report while in Tel Aviv and cited Israeli political, diplomatic, and military sources. He said the purpose of the strike would be to “eradicate the threat” posed by Iran’s “nuclear weapons program,” although there’s no evidence Tehran has a nuclear weapons program, a fact recently confirmed by US intelligence agencies.

A senior Israeli diplomatic source told Hodges that Trump’s presidency offers the best time to hit Iran. “From Israel’s perspective, with Trump in the White House, this represents the optimum moment to deal with Iran. There won’t be a better chance,” the official said.

Trump recently threatened to bomb Iran if a nuclear deal isn’t reached, and he has reportedly given Tehran a two-month deadline, which would end at the end of May. Iran responded to Trump by rejecting direct talks in the face of increasing US pressure, but Tehran has offered to hold indirect negotiations.

Axios reported on Wednesday that the White House is seriously considering Iran’s offer for indirect talks but is building up US forces in the Middle East to prepare for an attack on the Islamic Republic.

US officials told Axios that there is an internal debate in the White House between those who want to engage with the Iranians and those who would rather bomb Iran right away. The report reads: “If Trump decides the time is up, he will have a loaded gun at the ready.”

Recent US deployments to the Middle East have included an additional aircraft carrier, additional air assets, and sending more B-2 bombers to the US base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. According to Haaretz, the buildup is the largest offensive US deployment in the region since October 7, 2023.

The US buildup also comes amid a heavy US bombing campaign in Yemen, which Trump launched on March 15. The president has tied the airstrikes to Iran, saying each Houthi attack will be blamed on the Islamic Republic, even though US officials have acknowledged the Houthis act independently and have their own domestically-produced weapons supply.

A full-blown US-Israeli attack on Iran would likely provoke major Iranian missile attacks on US bases in the region, and things could escalate rapidly from there. In the face of US threats, a senior IRGC commander warned that the US has “10 bases in the region, particularly around Iran, and 50,000 troops based in there” and said the US is “sitting in a glass house.”

(antiwar.com)

This is stupid!

Why must we commit American lives in defense of some nation that has no regard for human life?

At what point does the Congress start getting involved in all this stupid war plans and talk?

They, the Congress, is suppose to by law have the final word.

This dumbass idea will do nothing to make the world a better place, especially if Israel is involved for they care nothing about the world other than what they can steal from it.

I have had enough of this shear stupidity of Donny and his lameass machine!

How long must the US suck on BiBi’s dick?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”