Things that annoy me (6 Viewers)

[Warrior]

"(Reuters) -The United States of America will slap an additional 100% tariff on imports from China and impose export controls on all critical U.S.-made software from November 1, President Donald Trump said on Friday.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: "Starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying."

Great news for thousands of small businesses on a Friday.

Right before the holidays; smart move.

As the song goes, you've got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, know when to run.........................

Enough is enough with all of this.

And spare me as to why this is "good for the US"..............no, it's sure as **** not good for businesses or consumers, a total lose/lose scenario.

 

[Panzer ace]

Not that I think this will go anywhere but I was happy to see the attorney general of New York get indicted today. Of course she comes out and says it is an abuse of power and politically motivated. Didn't she run for election saying she was going to get Donald Trump? Call me cold blooded but last night in North St Louis 5 people were shot, one killed as they were releasing balloons in remembrance of someone else who was shot and killed. The appropriate saying again is apropos, "they never let you down".

As a Republican I remember a few years ago when I beamed with pride as Trump and other members of “my party” raged against these types of prosecutions as weaponizing the justice system.

They went so far as saying they would never abuse the justice department in this manner.

It is all just more of the “wrong when they do it but ok when I do it” crap under tge guise of this time it is different.

And the political hypocrisy beat just goes on, da da dumb da da dumb…….

 

[Combat]

As a Republican I remember a few years ago when I beamed with pride as Trump and other members of “my party” raged against these types of prosecutions as weaponizing the justice system.

They went so far as saying they would never abuse the justice department in this manner.

It is all just more of the “wrong when they do it but ok when I do it” crap under tge guise of this time it is different.

And the political hypocrisy beat just goes on, da da dumb da da dumb…….

Unfortunately, lawfare is a lot like using nuclear weapons. When one side decides to cross that line, then the other side is forced to do the same. There are so many laws that govern every aspect of our lives that almost everyone has undoubtedly violated the letter of some law. In the past, common sense was applied to avoid establishing a precedent that would ruin lives and send people to jail for minor transgressions. But that system was weaponized to do exactly that. It's like writing a speeding ticket to every person on the highway who was driving 56 MPH in a 55 zone. Did they technically violate the law? Yes, but it creates an unworkable situation that expends resources for no apparent reason. You give the ticket to someone going 80 not 56. The genie is out of the bottle now, however, and it's hard to see where it stops.