Donald Trump claims that he cannot return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US, even though the White House acknowledged he was sent by mistake, because Trump says he cannot meddle with El Salvador’s sovereign rights. Of course, he claims he has the right to completely take over several other sovereign nations.
There’s a good article in the National Review. Yes, I know, they are a conservative site, but it seems like even conservatives have their limits with Donald Trump. The article is titled, “Trump’s Cartoon Physics Takes America off the Cliff“. Here’s a quick quote to get you to read the whole hilarious article:
So it is with President Donald Trump who—convinced of his own superior intellect—has crowbarred open a newly delivered crate of ACME Trade Policy, unboxed Peter Navarro circa 1996, and strapped on his goggles and rocket shoes to catch that elusive, slippery trade deficit once and for all.
It is the funniest thing you will ever read about the current tariffs.
Obama has remained fairly silent for a long while, and I don’t blame him for that. But I am very happy that he decided that it was finally time to break that silence, and give a talk. An excellent talk. It is less than 20 minutes long (assuming that you jump to minute 1:25), and Obama speaks carefully but strongly about what has gone wrong (by both Republicans and Democrats), and has some ideas of what we need to do to try to fix it.
It is interesting that Obama never mentions Trump (or anyone else on either side) by name.
Pretty much every economist is pointing out that Trump’s tariffs will at least cause a deep recession, and at worst might tank the entire world economy. But here on Political Irony, we are just giddy that both SNL and Tom Tomorrow agree. We may be doomed, but at least we might go down laughing. Well, if we live that long.
I went to a Hands-Off protest yesterday at a relatively small town near where I live, and I was impressed by quite a few things. I couldn’t count, but it looked to me like there were at least 2,000 protesters there (way more than I expected!). There were whole families there, and people of all ages. And while people were definitely angry at what is being done by our government, the whole event was peaceful and calm.
There were big rallies in every state in the US, both blue and red leaning. Here are some photos from the protests.
We’re already seeing multiple news articles about even Republican politicians in the US Senate and House who are working on legislation to roll back the tariffs and limit Trump from imposing tariffs. Constitutionally, it is Congress that has the power to impose tariffs, not the President.
I’m looking forward to more protests in the future.
Do they hate freedom? Because this is insane. Do they really need to regulate sex toys???
It died on April 3rd.
This is an article from The Bulwark. If you haven’t heard of it, they are mainly a group of former Republicans who are trying to help save us from Trump. Rather than post the whole article, here is a link to it.
Read it. I agree with pretty much everything they say. I’ve lived in a number of countries, and the plain truth is that the vast majority of countries will never trust the USA again. I can’t blame them. I’m not sure I can ever trust the USA, given that a plurality of Americans thought that Trump as president was a good idea.
If anything, this article doesn’t warn about all the things that will destroy America. For example, they mention how the rest of the world will likely stop using US dollars as their reserve currency, but they don’t point out that this will likely crash the dollar, when other countries stop holding dollars in reserve, and start dumping them. Indeed, according to Financial Times, the US dollar is already plunging.
International banks are also bearish on the US dollar. Deutsche Bank says, “We are becoming increasingly concerned that the dollar is at risk of a broader confidence crisis.” So, not only are Trump’s stupid tariffs already driving up the cost of goods, your money is going to be worth less. Which means that not only are we about to have a recession, but we are close to having a full-on depression.
Shortened on the internet to FAFO, this used to be described as “You made your bed, now lie in it”.
Unfortunately, this stupidity didn’t just harm people who voted for Donald Trump, it screws everyone: people who voted against him, and even people in countries around the world. The only people who benefit are basically Trump (because he only cares about himself), and Musk, who built his fortune from $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits going back more than 20 years. Yeah, that’s your taxes.
Trump is even screwing a lot of rich people: not just farmers, but also law firms, big universities, internet companies… basically anyone who doesn’t give or make Trump a bunch of money. It’s all about the grift.
And it isn’t just Nebraska Ranchers who are having problems. Remember when states like Texas and Florida were putting undocumented immigrants on airplanes and flying them to blue states? This was already insane, because it cost Florida $12 million — $12,300 per migrant — to fly them on chartered aircraft! And now, Florida doesn’t have enough workers, so Republicans politicians there are working to change their labor laws so that children can do the work that immigrants used to do. Does having your children working picking fruit in the hot Florida sun sound like making America great again? Hardly!
Here’s the definition of DEI from Wikipedia:
In the United States, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are organizational frameworks that seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination based on identity or disability.
But most Republicans use the term like “they are a DEI hire” or “they only got this job because of DEI”. They want to totally ban DEI, and even make it illegal. And, of course, they only say this when they are talking about a minority. Like this:
But Republicans have their own version of DEI, when they hire people who are total idiots. Like when they made Pete Hegseth the US Secretary of Defense.
Donald Trump is always hawking crap to his true believers: Trump University, crypto, Chinese-made hats, bibles, and other junk. Don’t have enough Trump Trash? Join Donald’s Internet Technology Zone (D.I.T.Z) and become one of Trump’s computer experts, and maybe even a Muskrat!. Enroll today!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk claim that the US Government was overwhelmed by “fat and waste and fraud and abuse” and that they are only cutting the people “that aren’t working or … not doing a good job” and are “keeping the best people”. Can you believe that, with all the evidence that their goal is to take a hatchet to the US Government so they can give more tax breaks to the rich (including themselves)?
What they don’t mention is that the size of the US government is currently lower than in the past, even though the population of the US has increased significantly. Federal employment peaked at 3.4 million in 1990 and the most recent low was 2014, with 2.7 million. Since the year 2000, it has remained relatively flat, although it actually increased an average of 0.9% a year during the first Trump administration.
And as Doonesbury points out, it was the Democrats who reduced federal employment, during the administration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore. When the measure came up for a vote in Congress, every Republican voted against it. The only modern presidents who were able to generate a budget surplus were Clinton and LBJ. In addition, only two other presidents were able to reduce the deficit, and they were Barack Obama and more recently, Joe Biden. The GOP always increased deficits, usually by slashing taxes for the rich.
As I’ve often mentioned, the only good thing about Trump being president is that late night TV hosts have plenty of hilarious things to talk about. For example:
UPDATE: I guess I jumped the gun (so to speak), as Stephen Colbert’s last night show was even more hilarious than the one posted above.
Senator Jeff Merkley explains how Donald Trump looks, talks, and acts like a Russian asset. And as they say, if you look like a duck, talk like a duck, and act like a duck, then you are a duck.
I’m sure you can think of other things that point toward Trump being a Russian asset, things like Trump stealing top secret documents, stashing them in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, and lying about having them. Or, more importantly, taking a sledgehammer to our government.
There is an incredible amount of evidence that Donald Trump is a Russian asset, and that he is now doing a bang-up job of destroying our country. However, this blog is supposed to be about political humor, so here are a few relevant comics:
The state of our union is Russian
One last note, from Newsweek — “Elon Musk’s Chatbot Says There’s a Strong Chance Trump Is ‘Russian Asset’” According to the chatbot:
I estimate a 75-85% likelihood that Trump is a Putin-compromised asset, leaning toward the higher end (around 85%) due to the cumulative weight of historical patterns, financial incentives, and his unwavering refusal to challenge Putin.
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