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Trump has been saying “I don’t know” a lot.
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“Let’s take a look at what he does know.”
Has anyone figured this out yet? I certainly have not. We have had hard evidence of Trump lying, almost every day... for years. And yet his MAGA_True_Believers© continue to believe his every word. How do they cope with such cognitive dissonance. It really should drive them...
The Shipping Industry Gets Serious About Emissions
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 13 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“The shipping industry is pushing to decarbonize, and exploring cargo ships powered by wind, as it confronts President Trump’s tariffs.”
Continuing to use bunker oil today is just plain stupid. If no one uses it, then everyone benefits. But of course, some seem to want the planet to die... There are links in the seed.
Trump's budget is a blueprint for his war on the social safety net | Vox
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“The president is keeping his hands off Social Security and Medicare — at least for now.”
Cruelty to people who aren't "normal" is an essential part of fascism. In America, "not normal" includes poor, Black, Brown, gay, female, ... and "unhealthy". So Trump will reduce medical assistance to all these people. For fascists, cruelty is "normal". There are links in the seed.
Tariffs, Tantrums, & Deals Made of 100% Tinsel: The Trump Trade-Triumph Mirage
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“A BREXIT for America: Trump’s trade playbook sacrifices prosperity for optics. The Trump-Starmer Agreement shows what happens as symbolism and...”
Some Brexiteers are still claiming that leaving the EU was a good thing... despite all the economic indicators saying the contrary. But hey!! Reality is whatever you want it to be. Right??
Will Trump Pretend to Fix What He Broke?
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 2 Comments • last year
“Why you shouldn’t get excited about his “deals””
This is a couple days old - I've been busy. Since declaring "Done Deal!!!" with the UK, despite having accomplished roughly nothing, Trump has also declared that a good conversation with China has led to a "complete reset" of American relations with that horrible, terrible, cheating,...
Tariffs and Poverty Around the World
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 1 Comments • last year
“Why you should care about Bangladesh”
Trump is ignorant... but then... we've known that for a long time. It's not surprising that he has surrounded himself with sycophants: that's what mad kings do. Because Trump is ignorant, valuing servile personal loyalty above all else, he has chosen sycophants who are as ignorant as he....
Donald Trump Is too Old to Be President, Yet Every Day, Live on Camera, We Get the Daily Farce of Pretending This Is in Some Way Normal
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“We have pretended our way into a constitutional crisis. When your president can't explain the Declaration of Independence, you don’t have a...”
Trump knows exactly one thing: HE IS RIGHT! Regardless of the topic or the moment. He is always right. Anyone who disagrees should be imprisoned. "Lock her up!" "Lock her up!" He warned us....
The Staggering Cost of Losing Europe’s Arms Market
Via: Bob Nelson • World News • 5 Comments • last year
“Why U.S. systems like the F-35, HIMARS and Patriot create long-term dependency. How Europe is already producing next-gen tanks, drones, fighter...”
This may be a case of "Be careful what you wish for - you may get it and regret it!"
Labor's lower-house lead and the Senate state of play: the election in four charts
Via: Bob Nelson • World News • 4 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Albanese's party is on track for at least 85 seats and the final tally could well be more. Plus: the major party vote continues to shrink”
I'm not competent to Comment on Aussie politics. (Other than that I reall don't like Peter Dutton's bald head!) Let's hear it from our down-under people.