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November 14, 2024 12:16 AM UTC

Thursday Open Thread

  • 8 Comments
  • by: Colorado Pols

“All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”

–George Orwell

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8 thoughts on “Thursday Open Thread

  1. "Bad and Getting Worse" MahaBlog

    Just read the whole thing.

    I’m out of metaphors to compare to Trump’s picks for his cabinet and administration. They’ve all been bad. But this afternoon, when I saw a headline that said Trump wants Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard to be national intelligence director, I saw the English language itself surrender. There are no words.

    Grocery prices are about to soar – Paul Krugman.

    1. I'm hoping there will be coherent articles on

      • Trump campaign promises, in all their rhetorical excess.
      • Trump Co. funding and existing projects, allowing a clear view of future development projects
      • Ongoing coverage of Trump Media and Technology Group (current price $27.16).  I'm not certain if there will be a corporate buy-out or on-going efforts to keep it afloat.  One hint:  "Trump Media CFO to Sell Up to $13 Million of DJT Stock" dated Nov 8.
      • a clear list of consumer prices on key goods as of January 20, 2025, with promises to update quarterly.  The "drill baby, drill" policy for oil and gas is going to create stability or deflation, right?
  2. Krugman: Trump Voters About to Be Shocked at How Badly He Scammed Them

    (Here's the Krugman Interview.)

    As Trump’s personnel choices signal mass deportations are coming, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman explains how this will spike inflation—and why Trump voters will soon realize they’ve been had.

    Donald Trump has picked three anti-immigrant hard-liners for his administration: Stephen Miller will be deputy chief of staff for policy; Tom Homan, his former head of ICE, will be “border czar”; and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will be Homeland Security secretary. Which means Trump will act on his threat to carry out mass deportations. We talked to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, who has a great new column arguing that mass deportations will cause a large spike in inflation. He explains why Trump’s policies will likely backfire, how he’ll corrupt government information to cover it up, and why Trump voters may soon be shocked at how badly he misled them. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

    1. If you are considering any significant purchases involving foreign goods, I'd suggest you buy before January 21, 2025.  Presidents can set tariffs — and higher tariffs are one consistent thread in Trump's "thinking" since he stepped up his visibility on politics.

      But since other countries pay them, they won't contribute to Republican inflation, amIright? 
  3. Has anyone noticed that the sky seems more blue and the clouds are brilliant white? If not you may need cataract surgery. What marvelous science. If you are in the age range, go for the premium lens. It's like turning on HD television.

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