US politics - the new orange wave (Part 7)

So has trump cost canada its conservative parties election win?

No requirement for an election in Canada unto October 20 lot of water to go under bridge before then.

Rumour that musk is taking out adverts at Super Bowl to show biggest government waste doge found.

Exactly what Japan is doing. Staying ahead of a trade war.

I read that this morning. What he’s saying is Joe has lost his marbles so revoking his national security clearance is an act of national security

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The last part of the article sums it up:

“Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba’s mission was to get in Donald Trump’s good graces and he seems to have succeeded splendidly,” said Danny Russel, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

“Ishiba handled the notoriously impulsive Trump masterfully, and in doing so likely bought Japan some time and goodwill.”

But Russel said Japan’s increased purchases were unlikely to come close to wiping out the two country’s trade imbalance.

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Imagine how much that money could’ve saved lives of children he is indirectly killing by cutting off USAID.

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He sucked up to Trump so he didn’t go nuts on Japan

Nice choice of words.

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That constitution thing is annoying.

Judge Carl Nichols , a Donald Trump appointee, said federal employees should not be put on administrative leave until legal proceedings come to a close. Two unions representing federal and foreign service workers brought the lawsuit on behalf of USAid’s workers on Friday. This came after a renewed offensive on USAid earlier in the day, which saw the agency’s headquarters being shuttered.

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It’s personal $$ not us $$

Yeah I know.

He’s cutting off US money and kids are dying. Now he’s using his own money to advertise that he’s doing this.

He’s my hero. Cos he’s rich and stuff. Rich is cool.

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Irony is lost on so many posters in this thread :frowning:

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I can’t wait for DOGE to get access to US Government spending on R&D in the pharmaceutical sector.
Reportedly WARP Speed expenditure of more than $19 billion goes to 7 pharmaceutical companies.

In 4-5 years, Musk will be on the run from the Feds and banned from entering the US again.

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This from the **** that had classified intelligence documents lying around his bathrooms at Mar-a-lago when no longer President and refused to return them.

Carry on.

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Bill? Hello? Are you there , Bill?

How can anyone think any of this is good for democracy, humanity and the planet?

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Genuine question, is that what he’s saying? Single issue guy playing big D for Big D