US Politics VI

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[Danny Boy]

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Is that Stormy in the bunny suit?

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Reminds me of

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Is that Stormy in the bunny suit?

either that or his next cabinet appointment

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Oy the best bunnies

 

[corianderstem]

Oy the best bunnies

Passover joke, or hilarious typo?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Passover joke, or hilarious typo?

... both?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Instead of hiding eggs, they've instead chosen to hide my retirement funds.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Now Trump is going after Amazon. Makes me want to buy even more from them than I already do.

They certainly have their issues, all the stories about how they treat their employees being one. But shouldn't he have better things to do? I guess it has to do with taxes? I've been half paying attention.

I enjoy half paying attention to Trump, it's much better for my mental health.

 

[mama cass]

Now Trump is going after Amazon. Makes me want to buy even more from them than I already do.

They certainly have their issues, all the stories about how they treat their employees being one. But shouldn't he have better things to do? I guess it has to do with taxes? I've been half paying attention.

I enjoy half paying attention to Trump, it's much better for my mental health.

it's because Bezos owns The Washington Post apparently

i have to shop at Amazon because i live in the middle of nowhere, and have always felt a bit guilty about it, but now it will give me immense satisfaction doing so

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Last I checked it wasn't legal to provide false information about a company that causes it's stock to fall.

I'm sure there's somebody who'd tell me otherwise tho...

Spoiler

it's Nick

 

[anitram]

Since having kids I have lived on Amazon Prime’s website and app lol.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I can't wait to ship some of my coal by way of snail mail. It's the way of the future #maga

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I can't wait to ship some of my CLEAN COAL by way of snail mail. It's the way of the future #maga

fixed

 

[Popmartijn]

So, the first person in the whole Trump Collusion Scandal has been sentenced. And... it's a Dutchie.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-sentencing/index.html

A Dutch lawyer tied to former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates became the first person to be sentenced in Robert Mueller's investigation when a federal judge sentenced him on Tuesday to spend 30 days in prison and pay a $20,000 fine after he admitted to lying to investigators.

Though the maximum sentence is apparently 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 he got off easy probably as he pleaded guilty and is cooperating with Mueller.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

So, the first person in the whole Trump Collusion Scandal has been sentenced. And... it's a Dutchie.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-sentencing/index.html


Though the maximum sentence is apparently 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 he got off easy probably as he pleaded guilty and is cooperating with Mueller.

I don't believe he's cooperating

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I guess Trump is claiming that the USPS is going under because they are giving a cheap rate to Amazon. Truth is that Amazon is probably keeping the USPS going. My letter carrier told me that they have essentially become UPS, he gets very grumpy about all those packages. Amazon is also now charging sales tax in every state in which they have a physical presence, as far as I know.

I figured it had to do with the Washington Post and Trump going after Amazon because of that. And where are all the free market pro business Republicans to criticize what Trump is doing?

 

[Popmartijn]

I don't believe he's cooperating

Ah, you're right. I misread the part in the article I linked to, as they mention Gates is cooperating not him.

 

[Danny Boy]

Certainly it’s partly the Washington Post, but also Trump being envious of Bezos’ net worth.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Certainly it’s partly the Washington Post, but also Trump being envious of Bezos’ net worth.

Most likely true. Especially since Trump's net worth is likely highly overinflated. By Trump.

 

[anitram]

Jeff Bezos’ hands must be bigger too.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Jeff Bezos’ hands must be bigger too.

I thought the exact same thing. Donnie has a real hangup about the size of his...yeah, hands.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Dow futures are falling off a cliff.

Could be a rocky day on Wall Street.

 

[Irvine511]

Dow futures are falling off a cliff.

Could be a rocky day on Wall Street.

I kind of like how China is targeting Trump country.

 

[Nick66]

I kind of like how China is targeting Trump country.

Yeah that's really awesome.

Go China!

 

[anitram]

Just took a look at the stock about to vest to my husband next month...brutal.

There are very similar examples of the EU targeting the US the same way in prior WTO disputes (for example by slapping tariffs on oranges before an election to attempt to force their hand by bringing Florida into play). So nothing new by the Chinese and nothing particularly evil about it either.

 

[Irvine511]

Yeah that's really awesome.

Go China!

Seriously. Fuck those Roseannes.

 

[Nick66]

There's nothing new or evil about a trade war...it is what it is.

 

[Danny Boy]

And they're easy to win.