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December 20, 2017
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https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943466973815541760
Spot-On Daily News Cover: ART OF THE STEAL
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https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943466973815541760
December 20, 2017
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/distributional-analysis-conference-agreement-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act/full?utm_content=buffer3dedb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943466973815541760
GOP decided to cash-out before the Russian goose looses his golden pen.
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/distributional-analysis-conference-agreement-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act/full?utm_content=buffer3dedb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943466973815541760
December 20, 2017
12/19/2017
Yesterday, President Donald Trump, a man who is so physically weak that he needs two hands to pick up a glass of water, gave a speech outlining his administration's "National Security Strategy" (if by "strategy," you mean, "barking a series of narcissistic catchphrases that don't vaguely coalesce into anything resembling a strategy"
. It was a usual Trumpish ramble, with bullying, half-thoughts, self-fellatio, and nonsense. But since Trump is the president and the world will take it like this fucknut is actually serious about shit, let's spend a moment or two checking out what exactly he bullshitted about.
.............
So what is this strategy? Well, after going over a list of his "accomplishments," the vast majority of which exist only because of what President Obama set in motion before he left office, including the economic growth and the ISIS-fighting victories, he gives us this: "I am announcing today, we are declaring that America is in the game and America is going to win." It is an utterly meaningless line, so devoid of depth that it should have collapsed into itself and sucked Trump into the void through an anus-like vortex. Yes, I'm saying I wished Trump had been swallowed by the universe's asshole.
Most of what he proposed is the same pile of bullshit he's been proposing: the wall, a vetting process for immigrants that is so tough strong men and women will cower in fear at its toughness, and "a complete rebuilding of American infrastructure — our roads, bridges, airports, waterways, and communications infrastructure." That last one would have been nice before we add at least $1.5 trillion to the deficit in this disastrous tax bill. Probably would have created more jobs, too. And, of course, of course, he's a fuckin' Republican, so we're gonna waste another shit-ton of money on military spending. Essentially, the new strategy is "Go fuck yourselves, world. And now excuse me while I chant, 'USA, USA' until I choke on blood."
As he slurped and slurred towards his conclusion, Trump offered this seemingly revelatory observation: "In America, the people govern, the people rule, and the people are sovereign." Well, no, we're not or Trump wouldn't be president.
Trump's truculence is always on display in these speeches, an idiot's defiant stand against a version of history that is simply false. When he says that Americans need to have a "rebirth of patriotism," he's talking to those who thought the nation was in its death throes when a black man was president. Trump is leading us into an era of conflict abroad and at home, where an anxious public is awaiting the next step towards chaos. The strategy is that there is no strategy. For Trump, America is now attached to him on a cellular level. Whither he goes, we must, by force if necessary, go with him.
MORE:
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2017/12/trump-to-world-go-fuck-yourselves-also.html
Trump to the World: "Go Fuck Yourselves. Also, Give Us Money."
THE RUDE PUNDIT12/19/2017
Yesterday, President Donald Trump, a man who is so physically weak that he needs two hands to pick up a glass of water, gave a speech outlining his administration's "National Security Strategy" (if by "strategy," you mean, "barking a series of narcissistic catchphrases that don't vaguely coalesce into anything resembling a strategy"
. It was a usual Trumpish ramble, with bullying, half-thoughts, self-fellatio, and nonsense. But since Trump is the president and the world will take it like this fucknut is actually serious about shit, let's spend a moment or two checking out what exactly he bullshitted about.
.............
So what is this strategy? Well, after going over a list of his "accomplishments," the vast majority of which exist only because of what President Obama set in motion before he left office, including the economic growth and the ISIS-fighting victories, he gives us this: "I am announcing today, we are declaring that America is in the game and America is going to win." It is an utterly meaningless line, so devoid of depth that it should have collapsed into itself and sucked Trump into the void through an anus-like vortex. Yes, I'm saying I wished Trump had been swallowed by the universe's asshole.
Most of what he proposed is the same pile of bullshit he's been proposing: the wall, a vetting process for immigrants that is so tough strong men and women will cower in fear at its toughness, and "a complete rebuilding of American infrastructure — our roads, bridges, airports, waterways, and communications infrastructure." That last one would have been nice before we add at least $1.5 trillion to the deficit in this disastrous tax bill. Probably would have created more jobs, too. And, of course, of course, he's a fuckin' Republican, so we're gonna waste another shit-ton of money on military spending. Essentially, the new strategy is "Go fuck yourselves, world. And now excuse me while I chant, 'USA, USA' until I choke on blood."
As he slurped and slurred towards his conclusion, Trump offered this seemingly revelatory observation: "In America, the people govern, the people rule, and the people are sovereign." Well, no, we're not or Trump wouldn't be president.
Trump's truculence is always on display in these speeches, an idiot's defiant stand against a version of history that is simply false. When he says that Americans need to have a "rebirth of patriotism," he's talking to those who thought the nation was in its death throes when a black man was president. Trump is leading us into an era of conflict abroad and at home, where an anxious public is awaiting the next step towards chaos. The strategy is that there is no strategy. For Trump, America is now attached to him on a cellular level. Whither he goes, we must, by force if necessary, go with him.
MORE:
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2017/12/trump-to-world-go-fuck-yourselves-also.html
December 19, 2017
The states poised to suffer the most under the #GOPTaxScam are the very same ones red states rely on for subsidies.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRbXclDUEAElCTq.
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/943178068524400640
Hurting blue states hurts red states - Welcome to consequences, MAGA people
An un-fun-fact that's going to come back to bite Republican-controlled states in 2018:The states poised to suffer the most under the #GOPTaxScam are the very same ones red states rely on for subsidies.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRbXclDUEAElCTq.
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/943178068524400640
December 19, 2017
Every time a Trump tweets, an angel loses its healthcare.
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/943161107614781440
December 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943141967667580928
A real eye opener and very depressing chart:
Bottom quintile gets $1 a week, top .1% gets $1 every 10 minutes.In 2018, here's what happens:
Bottom quintile gets an average tax cut of $60.
Second quintile gets an average tax cut of $380.
Top 1% gets an average tax cut of $51,140.
Top 0.1% gets an average tax cut of $193,380.
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/943141967667580928
December 19, 2017
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_US_121817/
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/19/16786006/looting-of-america
I read the news today, oh boy.....
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_US_121817/
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/19/16786006/looting-of-america
December 19, 2017
In the new Hall of Presidents exhibit, Trump can be seen standing next to Abraham Lincoln and surrounded by his 43 predecessors as he delivers a message of American pride to park visitors.
MORE:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/walt-disney-world-unveils-animatronic-trump-in-the-hall-of-presidents-exhibit-watch/article/2643886
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/942909970227400704
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/942917055950360576
Can you believe this schmuck
President Trump's audio-animatronic figure has been added to Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents exhibit.In the new Hall of Presidents exhibit, Trump can be seen standing next to Abraham Lincoln and surrounded by his 43 predecessors as he delivers a message of American pride to park visitors.
MORE:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/walt-disney-world-unveils-animatronic-trump-in-the-hall-of-presidents-exhibit-watch/article/2643886
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/942909970227400704
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/942917055950360576
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