DetroitJamoke
@jamoke2024
Democracy/Human Rights supporter. Proud to be from the working/middle class. Note: Being smart, thoughtful, intellectual doesn't mean you're a member of "the elite," but being part of "the elite" probably means you're very rich. STOP THE REAL STEAL
Trump says there will be a 20% fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices skyrocket, up about 10% today. Given the continuing instability caused by Trump's pronouncements and behavior, gasoline prices will remain high for Americans well into the future. And Trump cronies will profit.
Trump (speaking in Iowa): The people we're arresting in Minneapolis are “hardened, vicious, horrible criminals.”
Yes, President Obama received the Nobel Peace prize, and I am proud of this achievement and of Mr. Obama's accomplishments, but for me President Carter remains the model for recipients based on his lifetime of service.
Yeah, nothing says Happy New Year to ALL Americans like a depiction of a 50s-style New Year's Eve party in suburban white America. From Trump's Dept. of Labor...
It was inspiring today to view a real Nobel Peace Prize awarded to an American president, Jimmy Carter, for a lifetime devoted to human rights and dignity in service to his country and the world. And of course, the prize also belongs to Rosalynn Carter, who was every bit the equal to her husband.
This analysis by Bruce Fanger is THE best explanation I've read regarding Trump's approach to exercising power, the focus in this case being the recent meeting with Zohran Mamdani. "Thirty Minutes in the Lion’s Den: The Interview Trump Thought He Controlled" www.facebook.com/bruce.fanger...
DeSantis put this gulag in the middle of the swamp intentionally. He just can't resist an opportunity to show off his fabulous fashion sense.
Yeah, I suspect if you were to peek in on @nytimes.com editors hard at work, you'd see...
One of my favorite t-shirts spotted today at the Atlanta No Kings rally.
Trump thinks he can bluff Xi into a very favorable trade deal for the US. Given China's economic position, it ain't gonna happen.
If Dem leadership thinks it's best to play for time, they better rethink that strategy. Time is not on our side. Given the damage trump's done so far, 18 months is a long time. The threat of election defeat means that Congressional Republicans will be incented to support the suspension of elections.
Plenty of time to golf, but trump can't take a few minutes to acknowledge the American soldiers lost in Lithuania, or the flood victims in Kentucky and Tennessee?
Quick scan suggests it's not a lot better on other national papers. HOWEVER -- BIG difference in Salt Lake City, in the Tribune...
Apparently, there's a story on page A18 in today's print edition. @nytimes.com completely sucks!
Am I going insane? Is it possible that after millions of angry Americans -- many, many thousands in NYC -- march against trump/musk, that @nytimes.com has no story "above the fold" on its web edition this morning? Just a tiny headline in the Analysis section. Holy Hell. We have a serious problem.
#HandsOff #HandsOffAtlanta Several thousand people outside GA Capitol in Atlanta this afternoon. Just getting warmed up. We have to keep marching, if we want to save our democracy and future for our kids and grandchildren.
Really looking forward to Fox, Newsmax and MAGA trying to convince us that trump is a 4D-chess-playing genius and Wall Street and the rest of the world are 100% idiots.
As far as I'm concerned, if MAGAs need more than a day to celebrate their special fool, they can have the entire month.
trump (2024): “I have nothing to do with Project 2025. I haven’t read it. I don’t want to read it purposely. I’m not going to read it.” The part about not reading it is true. In trump's mind, if he doesn't read it and doesn't know about it, he can't be held responsible for the damage. God help us.
Wife: How do these maga folks expect to get re-elected, if they keep supporting all the crazy shit trump/vance/musk are doing? Wife (answering her own question): Oh... They don't really expect there will be any more free and fair elections.
For the first time, I can say that trump's name for him is accurate -- "little Marco" Disgraceful sycophancy.
All that talk of trump's "winning" tariffs sure has the markets celebrating. Today's (2/27/2025) numbers: