President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[BlueK]

Really strange that is hasn't been challenged, TBH.

For almost all the post ww2 era it's pretty much been the default US position to push for free trade instead of tariffs and trade barriers. Yes there have been protectionists but they haven't usually been enough to make it US policy.

[myboynoah]

Trump: Take these flights, like you have for the last 4 years. Oh, and we put them in chains.

Colombia: No. Not unless you treat them with dignity.

Trump: ::Triggered:: Punitive Tariffs. Somehow emergency. Also, no one in my office can spell Colombia.

Colombia: I stand for freedom, dumbass. Retaliative tariffs. We will pick them up from Honduras if you treat them with dignity.

Trump: No. Mass deportation isn't any fun if we can't put them in chains. We are stopping all visa processing, including for government officials. Guess you aren't an ally after all.

Trump Release: They agreed to all our demands! MAGA victory!

Colombia Press Release: They agreed to treat them with dignity, which is what we asked for in the beginning, so status quo. Also, no military planes.

This follows. We have a fool for a president.

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[BigPiney]

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Go Lions!!

[falafel]

Why wouldn't I consider both sides?

I hope you would. You didn't mention looking at the other side in your post.

[falafel]

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Go Lions!!

I can't get over the fact that an official white house communication is using social media lingo like ICYMI.

Soon, twitter will be the official means of white house communication.

[frank ryan]

Sounds like Trump wants Ukraine to accept all of Russia's territorial gains and commit to no NATO membership.

Putin's man in the White House is coming through for him.

Trump wrecking our alliances and our diplomatic and economic power is facilitating the decline in American exceptionalism.

His cabinet is a dream come true for Putin

[chrisrenrut]

I hope you would. You didn't mention looking at the other side in your post.

Most dedicated Rogan listeners don’t. Who has time after a 4 hour podcast?

[chrisrenrut]

Sounds like Trump wants Ukraine to accept all of Russia's territorial gains and commit to no NATO membership.

Putin's man in the White House is coming through for him.

Trump wrecking our alliances and our diplomatic and economic power is facilitating the decline in American exceptionalism.

His cabinet is a dream come true for Putin

Did he announce that while golfing this morning? You know, on his second Monday as the president?

[Northwestcoug]

I don't know about pressing need, but I do think the increase in transparency resulting from the legal process could be beneficial and increase public trust in vaccine safety.

If transparency in vaccine safety is needed, there has to be a person more trusted by both sides than RFK Jr. When you start from a position of 'no safe vaccines' and actively recommend people not take certain vaccines in open defiance of scientific consensus, you'll get no movement from those who understand the science the most. And I'm not including vaccine manufacturers or government agencies in that category, just in case they turn out to be baddies. I'm talking about the clinicians and researchers who best understand the risks and benefits for both the patient and society at large.

[Moliere]

both maga and Ds love their protectionalism

Yep, they both love unrestricted tariffing.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I can't get over the fact that an official white house communication is using social media lingo like ICYMI.

Soon, twitter will be the official means of white house communication.

I can't get over the fact that such a communication would misspell the name of its target country; either that, or why is Trump going after only one Ivy League institution?

[frank ryan]

I can't get over the fact that such a communication would misspell the name of its target country; either that, or why is Trump going after only one Ivy League institution?

Per his sister, he cheated on his test scores and his dad leverage his money to get him into Penn. So likely not the finest mind to go through those doors

[BigFatMeanie]

Dudes, it's only been one week of Trumps 2nd presidency. I appreciate a good dose of Trump hatred but y'all are going to need to pace yourselves or you're going to burn out. You'll go crazy if you try to keep up this level of outrage over every idiotic thing he and his minions say and do over the next four years.

[PaloAltoCougar]

YO, I wish I were as hopeful as you are about RFK Jr. I won't wade into the vaccination debate (although RFK's connection to the deaths of Samoan children and his debunked claims about thimerosal are troubling). I like that he'll apparently work on reducing chronic illness (including obesity) but I'm curious how he'll go about doing that. Pushing to reduce our intake of fructose would be a nice start, but I suspect Trump may not want to hurt our nation's corn farmers, just as Trump is gutless in rejecting automation in the shipping industry lest he hurt the longshoremen. Still, do what you can, Bobby.

I'm not nearly impressed as your are by his credentials as an environmental plaintiff's lawyer. From the time he began his career in that field, he has played the role of a zealous advocate (as he should), while ignoring the case to be made for the other side. Take, for example, his very one-sided view of fluoride as "poison" or "industrial waste." Consider the following facts: 1. EVERYTHING is poison, it merely depends on the dose. 2. Flouride at the appropriate level has been demonstrated to have net beneficial effects. 3. Too much fluoride can be harmful. I'm very open to solid studies on how much, if any, fluoride should be added--natural groundwater fluoride content varies significantly depending on location. But I'd rather those studies and ultimate decisions be made by unbiased scientists, not a zealous advocate for one side of the argument.

Perhaps beside the point, and I'm not sure anyone cares about moral purity anymore, but RFK's sexual indiscretions make Hegseth and even Trump seem like choir boys. If you're ever in the mood for some very sad gossip, read about the suicide of his ex after she discovered his journal boasting of his dozens of extramarital affairs during their marriage.

[frank ryan]

I'm open to being wrong and I very well could be on Kennedy or many other issues. But I try to be honest about my opinions and concerns, even if it makes me lose credibility. I've said nothing about Fauci and I'm not anti-vax. Saying I've gone down a rabbit hole rubs me the wrong way, but I can't do anything about that. I've had personal experience with the negative impacts of the COVID vaccine that color my perception of how it was marketed to me and the treatment of those who opposed it.

Thanks for your candor. It helps me understand your perspective. I do associate the vaccine skepticism with the anti-Fauci hysteria. I get frustrated because I feel like people overlook my attempts at nuance (it's there) so I should be better about that on my end than I was there. It's easy to suspend the reality that we are people not just avatars.

I apologize for assuming those things. I've seen and had a lot of people I care about get lost into the vaccine skeptical, holistic healing-first world. Sometimes changing the lives of those around them irreversibly and RFK is one the primary voices they've referenced (Russell Brand is another).


Thanks for taking the time to explain more where youre coming from on this. You're good people.