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FortWayneHatesRealtors
2025 May 15, 9:25pm
AD says
They haven't cut anything yet. They put some of it into the "big beautiful bill", but set cuts to start in year 2029... which translates into no cuts, since they'll quietly repeal them by 2029. It's bullshit as usual. More debt. They can't cut anything, because cuts mean less opportunistic corporations collecting billions, that's very powerful lobby entering congress to make sure cuts don't happen. Congress is paid for long ago.
We may be able to see by end the end of the year such as the fiscal year 2025 deficit and if Trump's cuts from DOGE helped to at least keep the deficit equal to the 2024 deficit when adjusted for inflation.
They haven't cut anything yet. They put some of it into the "big beautiful bill", but set cuts to start in year 2029... which translates into no cuts, since they'll quietly repeal them by 2029. It's bullshit as usual. More debt. They can't cut anything, because cuts mean less opportunistic corporations collecting billions, that's very powerful lobby entering congress to make sure cuts don't happen. Congress is paid for long ago.
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AD
2025 May 15, 9:26pm
AD
2025 May 15, 9:26pm
PeopleUnited says
Yeah, prime example was Biden's open border policy leading to 11 million border encounters, and unknown about that crossed the border undetected.
The key is to make it so that even an executive order signed on Friday at 11:59 pm will draw a lot of negative scrutiny because it reverses a major Trump policy that has proven as a major domestic or national security accomplishment.
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Ask Wookie - the proper foundation is essential for what comes after.
Yeah, prime example was Biden's open border policy leading to 11 million border encounters, and unknown about that crossed the border undetected.
The key is to make it so that even an executive order signed on Friday at 11:59 pm will draw a lot of negative scrutiny because it reverses a major Trump policy that has proven as a major domestic or national security accomplishment.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 May 15, 9:51pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 May 15, 9:51pm
Just FYI: CBO counts tax cuts as spending. Keep this in mind when certain Republicans who cleared Biden's Budget buster out their committee as well as voted for it try to hold Trump to a princuhpuled Libertarian standard they didn't apply to Xiden.
Also ask those Republicans where THEIR bill or split spending bills are. Any member of Congress can introduce them. A Rules Committee member has the influence and rank to certainly find a cosponsor. Or why in their 13 years in the House they've never gotten a single bill passed.
Getting shit actually done is at least as important as Princuhpuls. Princuhpuls without ability to get shit done is just farting in the wind.
Also ask those Republicans where THEIR bill or split spending bills are. Any member of Congress can introduce them. A Rules Committee member has the influence and rank to certainly find a cosponsor. Or why in their 13 years in the House they've never gotten a single bill passed.
Getting shit actually done is at least as important as Princuhpuls. Princuhpuls without ability to get shit done is just farting in the wind.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 May 15, 10:09pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 May 15, 10:09pm
Oh, and it looks like Fluoride is getting out of the Water Supply, too.
DeSantis just signed that into law in FL, and RFK was just testifying the DHHS is about to pull the plug on it Federally
"Nothing ever happens"
DeSantis just signed that into law in FL, and RFK was just testifying the DHHS is about to pull the plug on it Federally
"Nothing ever happens"
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Ceffer
2025 May 15, 10:18pm
Ceffer
2025 May 15, 10:18pm
I'm content with the slower grinding wheels these days. I think Trump will get there. What's happened so far in the administration is remarkable for such a short time.
Expecting heads to roll and arrests keeps one in the bleaches entertained with instant gladiatorial entertainment, but keep in mind, those whom we hate as figure heads and prison camp guards are still not the main players in the shadows. They would only be replaced by an even more repugnant group, though that would be hard to imagine.
Expecting heads to roll and arrests keeps one in the bleaches entertained with instant gladiatorial entertainment, but keep in mind, those whom we hate as figure heads and prison camp guards are still not the main players in the shadows. They would only be replaced by an even more repugnant group, though that would be hard to imagine.
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Misc
2025 May 16, 1:55am
Gotta hand it to Trump. He got on his little airplane went to the Middle East and sold over a hundred Boeing jets, 400 jet engines for GE and millions of high value microchips, and inked over $100 billion in Defense contracts.
Do you know how many manufacturing jobs he created with his salesmanship ???
This at zero cost to the taxpayer.
Do you know how many manufacturing jobs he created with his salesmanship ???
This at zero cost to the taxpayer.
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Patrick
2025 May 16, 2:23am
Patrick
2025 May 16, 2:23am
https://www.stevesailer.net/p/whats-trump-doing-right
What's Trump doing right?
For one thing, his Administration declares that racism against whites is wrong, just like racism against anybody else is wrong. That's a great leap forward.
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WookieMan
2025 May 16, 4:40am
WookieMan
2025 May 16, 4:40am
Patrick says
Nothing will happen. They will just argue that it’s AI and they didn’t go to the island for Gates and Clinton. Easy defense. A time stamp or GPS for crimes is useless. You need a victim. Then it’s the he said she said game. Keep your expectations low to non-existent.
All true. Still better than Kamala or Biden by miles though.
The only things that really bother me are the continued mRNA death jabs and the lack of any prosecution of Bill Gates or Bill Clinton even though you know the video evidence is there at the FBI.
Nothing will happen. They will just argue that it’s AI and they didn’t go to the island for Gates and Clinton. Easy defense. A time stamp or GPS for crimes is useless. You need a victim. Then it’s the he said she said game. Keep your expectations low to non-existent.
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Tenpoundbass
2025 May 16, 8:12am
Tenpoundbass
2025 May 16, 8:12am
You're mad at Trump because SCOTUS and the GOP congress has decided even the dog catcher can recind, obstruct and usurp Trmps dictates?
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Tenpoundbass
2025 May 16, 8:19am
Tenpoundbass
2025 May 16, 8:19am
People hate whinners. They want Trump to lose momentm and focus, and sped two years defending a few issues. Crying and bitching to the judge, only to have every small win reversed on appeal.
Trump is challenging then, but is moving on. The more populist actions he takes and the more they hinder him. The more lawfare is going to appear to the Democrat voters, as the obstructionists, of a high standard of life.
The establishments efforts to hinder Trump will gratw on the voters and will sink establishment candidates in the Primaries.
We need a congress to enable Trump level10.
Trump is challenging then, but is moving on. The more populist actions he takes and the more they hinder him. The more lawfare is going to appear to the Democrat voters, as the obstructionists, of a high standard of life.
The establishments efforts to hinder Trump will gratw on the voters and will sink establishment candidates in the Primaries.
We need a congress to enable Trump level10.
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MolotovCocktail
2025 May 16, 8:59am
MolotovCocktail
2025 May 16, 8:59am
AD says
He's blaming Reagan too.
Newsom is blaming Trump (with about 100 days in office) for all of California's budget problems. The stock market has to go up at least 12% a year to keep California financially afloat or solvent.
He's blaming Reagan too.
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DeficitHawk
2025 May 16, 9:05am
DeficitHawk
2025 May 16, 9:05am
Fortwaye says
The idea of balancing the budget died decades ago, in the "W" administration. There is NO motivation on either side to achieve this. No one even talks about it or cares. Democrats want to spend more, Republicans want to tax less, neither side will balance the budget. Trump wants to undermine the IRS so the billionaires can proceed to cheat on their taxes without consequences.
If you are trying to eliminate the deficit, no one is on your side. I am frustrated too.
more deficit spending putting kids into debt slavery like indentured servants. can’t cut even the most egregious tax fraud loopholes for billionaires. i’m just really really frustrated with it.
The idea of balancing the budget died decades ago, in the "W" administration. There is NO motivation on either side to achieve this. No one even talks about it or cares. Democrats want to spend more, Republicans want to tax less, neither side will balance the budget. Trump wants to undermine the IRS so the billionaires can proceed to cheat on their taxes without consequences.
If you are trying to eliminate the deficit, no one is on your side. I am frustrated too.
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AD
2025 May 16, 1:10pm
AD
2025 May 16, 1:10pm
DeficitHawk says
Yeah I remember reading the Congressional Democrats budget proposal for 2024 was about 6% higher than the previous year. They don't even try to keep government spending increase no more than the annual inflation rate.
Trump did propose increasing taxes on the top 5% or top 3% but I'm not sure if there is going anywhere because of the freedom caucus wing of the Republican party.
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Democrats want to spend more, Republicans want to tax less
Yeah I remember reading the Congressional Democrats budget proposal for 2024 was about 6% higher than the previous year. They don't even try to keep government spending increase no more than the annual inflation rate.
Trump did propose increasing taxes on the top 5% or top 3% but I'm not sure if there is going anywhere because of the freedom caucus wing of the Republican party.
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mell
2025 May 17, 8:04am
DeficitHawk says
That's utter bs and intentionally obtuse. Billionaires don't give a fuck about taxes cause all they pay are long term capital gains. The majority of the tax burden is on the productive earners making between 150k - 1MM (roughly), preventing them from becoming truly financially independent. Instituting a flat tax on any earnings of max 20% is the way to go to make everyone pay their fair share. Wealth taxes can be used as temporary last resort on billionaires but flat tax, regardless of where and when money was made, is the way to go. Of course this includes cap gains so let's get rid of the stupid double taxation of capital gains. Just pay the flat tax. ABOLISH income tax NOW!
Fortwaye says
more deficit spending putting kids into debt slavery like indentured servants. can’t cut even the most egregious tax fraud loopholes for billionaires. i’m just really really frustrated with it.
The idea of balancing the budget died decades ago, in the "W" administration. There is NO motivation on either side to achieve this. No one even talks about it or cares. Democrats want to spend more, Republicans want to tax less, neither side will balance the budget. Trump wants to undermine the IRS so the billionaires can proceed to cheat on their taxes without consequences.
If you are trying to eliminate the deficit, no one is on your side. I am frustrated too.
That's utter bs and intentionally obtuse. Billionaires don't give a fuck about taxes cause all they pay are long term capital gains. The majority of the tax burden is on the productive earners making between 150k - 1MM (roughly), preventing them from becoming truly financially independent. Instituting a flat tax on any earnings of max 20% is the way to go to make everyone pay their fair share. Wealth taxes can be used as temporary last resort on billionaires but flat tax, regardless of where and when money was made, is the way to go. Of course this includes cap gains so let's get rid of the stupid double taxation of capital gains. Just pay the flat tax. ABOLISH income tax NOW!
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AD
2025 May 17, 8:08am
AD
2025 May 17, 8:08am
mell says
Need to increase capital gains tax rate on the top 2%.
That's utter bs and intentionally obtuse. Billionaires don't give a fuck about taxes cause all they pay are long term capital gains.
Need to increase capital gains tax rate on the top 2%.
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mell
2025 May 17, 8:12am
AD says
Let everyone pay a flat tax, that's fairest. Make it 20%, or 25%.but then include short term gains as well. All these special rules by income, wealth, or duration of the gains just skewed the playing field and make it unfair. Billionaires can wait forever to take money out, the average person making a great investment move may need gains sooner to pay bills, why punish them? FLAT tax. Done.
mell says
That's utter bs and intentionally obtuse. Billionaires don't give a fuck about taxes cause all they pay are long term capital gains.
Need to increase capital gains tax rate on the top 2%.
Let everyone pay a flat tax, that's fairest. Make it 20%, or 25%.but then include short term gains as well. All these special rules by income, wealth, or duration of the gains just skewed the playing field and make it unfair. Billionaires can wait forever to take money out, the average person making a great investment move may need gains sooner to pay bills, why punish them? FLAT tax. Done.
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RWSGFY
2025 May 17, 8:37am
RWSGFY
2025 May 17, 8:37am
Fortwaye says
But the libs are owned, aren't they? 🤡
Trump surrendered on Tariffs.
Deportations going nowhere, they are already sucking out with "just the gang members".
Epstein files went from "on my desk" to "in near future"
They are testing waters on bringing in more immigrants to replace Americans from Africa.
India is replacing Americans even more, since we kissing up to India.
Ukraine war is still a thing, didn't end on day 1 or day 100.
No one been arrested for fraud, theft, shit they put us through in last 4 years.
DOGE found ton of fraud... ZERO prosecutions. What's the fucking point?
"Big Beautiful Bill" - will cut taxes on tips and overtime, while exploding deficits, with fake spending cuts to take in 2029 (will be repealed before they kick in)
This is not what I call winning. The show is great, results are not there. However, Trump as great showman claims it's winning.
But the libs are owned, aren't they? 🤡
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FortWayneHatesRealtors
2025 May 17, 10:57am
scotus now ruled that illegals are not to be deported. woke clowns
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stereotomy
2025 May 17, 12:23pm
stereotomy
2025 May 17, 12:23pm
Fortwaye says
They are a bunch of self-entitled assholes. They ruled against the libtards only after they were doxxed and there were protests outside their homes and death threats. Now that there's a semblance of law and order, they go back to their commiecunt ways.
scotus now ruled that illegals are not to be deported. woke clowns
They are a bunch of self-entitled assholes. They ruled against the libtards only after they were doxxed and there were protests outside their homes and death threats. Now that there's a semblance of law and order, they go back to their commiecunt ways.
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FortWayneHatesRealtors
2025 Jun 13, 8:10am
RWSGFY says
yep TACO.
his strategy is create chaos and then back off to make a deal. so it means he never intended to do it.
yep TACO.
his strategy is create chaos and then back off to make a deal. so it means he never intended to do it.
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HeadSet
2025 Jun 13, 6:10pm
HeadSet
2025 Jun 13, 6:10pm
RWSGFY says
Then set up a guest worker program. No surprise the farmer "loves them" as they work for peanuts.
Then set up a guest worker program. No surprise the farmer "loves them" as they work for peanuts.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jun 13, 6:13pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jun 13, 6:13pm
Fortwaye says
He certainly is pissing off the UFW. Agents are all over Oxnard picking up Illegals, right now.
https://x.com/UFWupdates/status/1933547428541837541
Trump is beta testing remarks just as he always has done. He will deport most and then make a deal for a guest program when he puts the hotels and plantation owners up against a wall.
All the poll numbers are strongly moving towards total deportation:
his strategy is create chaos and then back off to make a deal. so it means he never intended to do it.
He certainly is pissing off the UFW. Agents are all over Oxnard picking up Illegals, right now.
https://x.com/UFWupdates/status/1933547428541837541
Trump is beta testing remarks just as he always has done. He will deport most and then make a deal for a guest program when he puts the hotels and plantation owners up against a wall.
All the poll numbers are strongly moving towards total deportation:
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mell
2025 Jun 13, 6:21pm
AmericanKulak says
Buddies keep claiming you will not find Americans picking harvest for $20/hour which is bs imo, but as long as this is ingrained in American thinking Trump will face criticism and he has already walked back some, hopefully this is not a complete departure.
He certainly is pissing off the UFW. Agents are all over Oxnard picking up Illegals, right now.
Buddies keep claiming you will not find Americans picking harvest for $20/hour which is bs imo, but as long as this is ingrained in American thinking Trump will face criticism and he has already walked back some, hopefully this is not a complete departure.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jun 13, 6:36pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jun 13, 6:36pm
It's the same maximal/reasonable swing back and forth he's always done. Pushing for the max and trying to find the maximum ask that will get a bid.
People are dooming (not you) about the same tactic he's always employed.
I'd be happy if we deported 10-20M but ended up with a farm worker program for a few hundred thousand.
STATES can fight this bullshit by setting their HS and College Calendars around their tourist/harvest seasons. I was told by a North Dakotan that in the 50s, around early Fall, schools had basically half days and students that missed school to work on farms got makeup work of math and reading they had to finish after Christmas Break.
People are dooming (not you) about the same tactic he's always employed.
I'd be happy if we deported 10-20M but ended up with a farm worker program for a few hundred thousand.
STATES can fight this bullshit by setting their HS and College Calendars around their tourist/harvest seasons. I was told by a North Dakotan that in the 50s, around early Fall, schools had basically half days and students that missed school to work on farms got makeup work of math and reading they had to finish after Christmas Break.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 5, 5:01pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 5, 5:01pm
YES.
There's one easy tell for a REAL America First party and a Fake One.
There's one easy tell for a REAL America First party and a Fake One.
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MolotovCocktail
2025 Jul 5, 5:10pm
MolotovCocktail
2025 Jul 5, 5:10pm
AmericanKulakMaximumTrumper says
Awesome. Now Trump will go after the H1Bs to thwart Musk and this new party.
Awesome. Now Trump will go after the H1Bs to thwart Musk and this new party.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 5, 5:14pm
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 5, 5:14pm
MolotovCocktail says
That was Musk's first flip out, but he got over it. Ending the New Green Scam Subsidies broke him. Or it's all Kayfabe. Who knows.
Awesome. Now Trump will go after the H1Bs to thwart Musk and this new party.
That was Musk's first flip out, but he got over it. Ending the New Green Scam Subsidies broke him. Or it's all Kayfabe. Who knows.
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Patrick
2025 Jul 5, 5:15pm
Patrick
2025 Jul 5, 5:15pm
H1B should be reformed to require at least 2x the pay that an American would get.
Tech companies would drop H1B like a hot potato because the entire goal is to profit from undercutting US worker wages.
But in the rare case where some foreigner is really worth 2x what they would pay an American, then it would not harm US workers to bring that person into the US.
Tech companies would drop H1B like a hot potato because the entire goal is to profit from undercutting US worker wages.
But in the rare case where some foreigner is really worth 2x what they would pay an American, then it would not harm US workers to bring that person into the US.
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mell
2025 Jul 5, 5:21pm
Patrick says
That and/or tie it to the unemployment rate. Sure they can fudge the number maybe a fraction of a percent, so tie it to 3% or less for example. Above that none, and below that it's a progressive quota.
H1B should be reformed to require at least 2x the pay that an American would get.
Tech companies would drop H1B like a hot potato because the entire goal is to profit from undercutting US worker wages.
But in the rare case where some foreigner is really worth 2x what they would pay an American, then it would not harm US workers to bring that person into the US.
That and/or tie it to the unemployment rate. Sure they can fudge the number maybe a fraction of a percent, so tie it to 3% or less for example. Above that none, and below that it's a progressive quota.
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FortWayneHatesRealtors
2025 Jul 7, 8:52pm
to bump it up.
another lie, Epstein files. we all know how that went.
Ukraine getting more weapons so that day one war not ending
Trump talking Amnesty for illegals.
let’s just say it’s disappointing, because it was all a show.
deficits, just got 5T more. opposite of what was promised.
i’ll give him one nice win, tariffs. he’s making progress there.
another lie, Epstein files. we all know how that went.
Ukraine getting more weapons so that day one war not ending
Trump talking Amnesty for illegals.
let’s just say it’s disappointing, because it was all a show.
deficits, just got 5T more. opposite of what was promised.
i’ll give him one nice win, tariffs. he’s making progress there.
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FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 8, 12:57am
FreeAmericanDOP
2025 Jul 8, 12:57am
Fortwaye says
For Farm workers. We already have a farm worker program.
Fortwaye says
You can't fix things, deport millions, keep tax cuts for the middle and working class, and cut the budget. Not realistic
Fortwaye says
The most important thing since a major driver of printing money and debt is to fund imports over a trillion/year.
Trump talking Amnesty for illegals.
For Farm workers. We already have a farm worker program.
Fortwaye says
deficits, just got 5T more. opposite of what was promised.
You can't fix things, deport millions, keep tax cuts for the middle and working class, and cut the budget. Not realistic
Fortwaye says
i’ll give him one nice win, tariffs. he’s making progress there.
The most important thing since a major driver of printing money and debt is to fund imports over a trillion/year.
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Patrick
2025 Aug 3, 3:51pm
Patrick
2025 Aug 3, 3:51pm
I was thinking that even if Trump's deportation numbers are not great, his reputation for deporting is in itself dramatically slowing the inflow of criminal aliens, and encouraging a lot of them to self-deport before ICE catches up with them.
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MolotovCocktail
2025 Aug 3, 4:18pm
MolotovCocktail
2025 Aug 3, 4:18pm
Patrick says
I said this before and will say it again: the data point to watch on this is how many landlords start screaming starting this month because of all the illegals breaking their leases w/o saying so much as a word. The landlords' only hint will be the larger numbers of rents in arrears by Aug 5 because the absconding illegal tenants just took off.
So, if the illegals are mass self-deporting as ppl claim, then this will be a big news item. If not, then it was all hyped bullshit.
Either way - I call coming up with this predictive analysis test. Thus I will be posting the following memes for either outcome:
I was thinking that even if Trump's deportation numbers are not great, his reputation for deporting is in itself dramatically slowing the inflow of criminal aliens, and encouraging a lot of them to self-deport before ICE catches up with them.
I said this before and will say it again: the data point to watch on this is how many landlords start screaming starting this month because of all the illegals breaking their leases w/o saying so much as a word. The landlords' only hint will be the larger numbers of rents in arrears by Aug 5 because the absconding illegal tenants just took off.
So, if the illegals are mass self-deporting as ppl claim, then this will be a big news item. If not, then it was all hyped bullshit.
Either way - I call coming up with this predictive analysis test. Thus I will be posting the following memes for either outcome:
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RC2006
2025 Aug 3, 4:35pm
RC2006
2025 Aug 3, 4:35pm
One major win with Trumps immigration stance is that the idea that the mass deportations idea is a third rail is gone.
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MolotovCocktail
2025 Aug 3, 5:03pm
MolotovCocktail
2025 Aug 3, 5:03pm
RC2006 says
Yes. At the very least, this ^^^.
One major win with Trumps immigration stance is that the idea that the mass deportations idea is a third rail is gone.
Yes. At the very least, this ^^^.
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Deportations going nowhere, they are already sucking out with "just the gang members".
Epstein files went from "on my desk" to "in near future"
They are testing waters on bringing in more immigrants to replace Americans from Africa.
India is replacing Americans even more, since we kissing up to India.
Ukraine war is still a thing, didn't end on day 1 or day 100.
No one been arrested for fraud, theft, shit they put us through in last 4 years.
DOGE found ton of fraud... ZERO prosecutions. What's the fucking point?
"Big Beautiful Bill" - will cut taxes on tips and overtime, while exploding deficits, with fake spending cuts to take in 2029 (will be repealed before they kick in)
This is not what I call winning. The show is great, results are not there. However, Trump as great showman claims it's winning.