Don
@hurdguy
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Hi there. 👋 Work in the industry. You have no clue what you are talking about. This isn’t a market correction. This is a result of the markets finally pricing in that he may actually go through with this worst-case scenario tariff strategy.
To illustrate just how nonsensically these tariffs were calculated, take the example of Lesotho, one of the poorest countries in Africa with just $2.4 billion in annual GDP, which is being struck with a 50% tariff rate under the Trump plan, the highest rate among all countries on…
Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we…
There is a debate about whether the operational details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared in the Signal Group Chat were "classified" or not. So I surveyed a range of current and former US defense officials who agreed "war plans" is not the right term but what was shared may…
Look, I think Trump's position on Ukraine is immoral, unwise, and dishonorable. But people can disagree. But I do have a question: If Trump's position on Ukraine aid is so solid, why does he feel the need to lie about how we gave them $350 billion. Before you defend the lie,…
“The Oval Office blow-up allows cowardly Republicans to change the subject. Sure, Putin launched an unprovoked war of territorial ambition, but did you see what Zelensky wore to the White House?” A few thoughts on a dispiriting weekend. thedispatch.com/article/zelens…
Here's the United States director of national intelligence on national TV pushing proven falsehoods and talking points that could have come straight from the Kremlin. I'll address them here: -Elections were not "canceled," they are postponed under martial law, as set out in…
Given an easy opportunity to criticize Putin, Gabbard immediately pivots to bashing Zelenskyy
The Oval Office meeting today between Trump and Zelensky “reeked of a planned attack,” @radiofreetom writes. “The Ukrainian leader did his best to stand up to the bullying, but Trump and Vance were playing to the cameras and the MAGA gallery at home.” theatln.tc/UAJzd1RQ
This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @TheStudyofWar. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:…
An important corrective. Thank you.
NEW: Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025 Link to PDF w/ full details and references⬇️
Trump's words today about Ukraine, the start of the war, and Zelenskyy were, in a word, despicable. In my usual temperate manner, I offer my thoughts. commentary.org/john-podhoretz…
Fantastic, high-detail reporting of some of the issues involved in maintaining the SSN data set x.com/jessesingal/st…
2/ Within minutes of posting this last night I heard from someone who said he used to work for SSA (he sent me paperwork that appears to confirm this). Here's his explanation. Significantly less exciting than Elon's speculation. (Sorry for overlap, posting from phone.)
Puerto Rico is an US territory. The U.S. Congress granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Rico citizens in 1917. Perhaps we shouldn’t call our fellow citizens and their home ‘garbage’.
Hey @pizzahut I placed an order on line at 4:30 pm for delivery at 7pm. After 3 calls to the store still no pizza at 9:45 pm. I’m pissed off. Thanks for taking my money for nothing
Congress is filled with non-serious people who are not willing to do their job. Both republicans and democrats. Why bother having a Congress anymore?