Wall Street Journal: "The Fire Jerome Powell Market Rout:
Investors render a verdict on tariffs and politicizing the Fed":
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-kevin-hassett-tariffs-interest-rates-markets-acd5c7b3?st=9354qY
"Trump thinks he can bully everyone into submission, but he can’t bully Adam Smith, who deals in reality. Markets know tariffs are taxes, and taxes are anti-growth. The Trump tariffs are the biggest economic policy mistake in decades."
#Trump #dishonesty #incompetence #economy #investing #politics
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In the Trump administration "the mistakes, miscommunications, and flip-flops have started piling up":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-administration-missteps.html #incompetence #politics
The New York Times · With Latest Missteps, Veneer of Discipline in 2nd Trump Term Falls Away
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@QasimRashid it is their goal!
- never assume #incompetence when #maliciousness is not just possible, but likely!
Dan Pfeiffer: "Who could have guessed that putting a weekend cable anchor with an array of ethical concerns in charge of the Pentagon could go so wrong?"
#PeteHegseth #NationalSecurity #military #incompetence #politics
My previous post is via @AngelwithMomo, someone who has excellent judgment about what ideas deserve a boost. She is both a good person and a good person to follow here. She sometimes writes in English and other times writes in German. Today she brought the good news that even a Congressional Republican is now calling for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's removal.
Can you keep a secret? Pete Hegseth can't.
#military #incompetence #NationalSecurity #failure #politics #Signalgate
Trump's press secretary said: "Hegseth is doing phenomenal leading the Pentagon. This is what happens when the entire Pentagon is working against you and working against the monumental change you are trying to implement.”
It would be safer and easier to fire #VodkaPete Hegseth than it would be to fire the entire Pentagon.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/leavitt-trump-stands-strongly-behind-embattled-hegseth-00300749
#NationalSecurity #incompetence #military #politics
Is there any good news today? Yes, there certainly is.
"Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem" was unable to keep "her passport, department security badge, and $3,000 in cash" secure. It "was stolen on Sunday night at a restaurant":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/kristi-noem-purse-stolen.html
#EasyComeEasyGo #SheCanBeExpectedToProtectUsAsWellAsSheProtectedHerMoney
#Clumsygate #politics #incompetence #KristiNoemIsAngry = #HideYourPuppy
The New York Times · Kristi Noem’s Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen
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"Il y a chez le sot sophistiqué une forme de défaut moral, qui ne tient pas, comme dans les autres formes de bêtise, à une indapatation des moyens aux fins, mais à un aveuglement sur la nature des fins.
Cette forme élevée de sottise est un vice, et ceux qui en sont affectés en sont pleinement responsables."
"Le #bullshit est un type de discours qui consiste littéralement à dire n'importe quoi, sans se soucier de savoir si c'est vrai ou faux."
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@w7voa And wouldn't it have saved a lot of trouble (and who knows what has leaked to those who are not friends of the US) if they had nominated someone COMPETENT and EXPERIENCED in the first place. This applies to a lot of people still in this administration. #USPol #SecDef #Incompetence #TrumpAdministration
Trump standing strongly "behind" Hegseth? And close enough to push him under the Trump bus.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/21/donald-trump-latest-news-pete-hegseth-signal-live-us-politics-updates
#Trump #Hegseth #Incompetence #ToneDeaf
the Guardian · Harvard sues Trump administration as it fights back against threats to slash federal funding – as it happenedLawsuit alleges that the Trump administration is trying to ‘gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard’
I interpret the following
Apr 20 18:38:09 skapet spamd[52874]: (GREY) 117.53.153.22: <> -> <spfilter-2.sel01.mschosting.com-1745167076-testing@ehtrib.org>
As a sign there are still, er, individuals out there who think SMTP callbacks were a good idea.
Please have them read "Twenty-plus years on, SMTP callbacks are still pointless and need to die" (2017) https://nxdomain.no/~peter/twenty-plus_years_on_smtp_callbacks_are_still_pointless.html
nxdomain.noTwenty-plus years on, SMTP callbacks are still pointless and need to die
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@rigues @georgetakei Cruelty is indeed policy with these people.
Once more, with feeling, presenting the Republican Party Platform.
When you witness the gross absolute #failure of The #Republican Party to stand up to the #incompetence, the #lies, the #criminal acts, the #traitorous behaviour and #fascism of #Trump and his #gang of #thugs, you'd have to think the #GOP wants to be #voted #out of office.
Let's help them all retire. Permanently.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/business/trump-harvard-letter-mistake.html
The amateurism of this incompetent Trump administration is beyond words. Criminal, they should be prosecuted for it!
The New York Times · Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
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Trump can find the fool by looking in a mirror.
Sickening bunch. Unethical and incompetent, the US reputation down the drain in every aspect. The worst US presidency and ditto administration ever…
#DeathPenalty #Missouri #Arizona #Incompetence #Prisons
Just horrible. I'm still unsure about the death penalty, overall, but can we just get it down, instead of all these mistakes and unprofessional people? If we are going to do this, freakin figure it out.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/death-row-executioners?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
The Guardian · Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers
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They're there and Putin can do this because Israel can't stop mass murdering those same Palestinians fed up with Hamas.
All wars end in either genocide or diplomacy of some sort, however lopsided.
We’re still in phase one with Israel/Gaza, unfortunately, notwithstanding billions in US taxpayer support and high tech US arms—all of which has helped keep Netanyahu in office, out of his own nation's courts, and the bombs raining down.
Putin plays both sides, smiling.
Gary’s Economics. This is just a short clip, but he is absolutely worth a listen. https://youtube.com/shorts/xDpnEdRXgm4?si=CUwtK72nXXTIAccd #USpol #tariffs #Economics #incompetence #Trump
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