Jerry_Atrick Posted August 2 Posted August 2 (edited) 3 hours ago, onetrack said: McEnfarter, Isn't that what people do (or tempo become) after having a Big Mac? Edited August 2 by Jerry_Atrick 2
pmccarthy Posted August 2 Posted August 2 The English king Cnut had his name changed to Canute in history books to avoid embarrassing mistakes. 3
red750 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 I know what y'all think ablout Facebook, but nthis popped up today:- BREAKING: Journalist Michael Wolff exposes the shocking full story behind what ended Donald Trump's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein — and it involves alleged Russian money laundering, a $40 million house, and allegations that Trump "was fully acquainted" with Epstein's sex crimes. Wolff also revealed what Epstein believed about Trump "to his dying day..." "Now, Epstein’s explanation for why this friendship ended is as follows. In 2004, Epstein believed himself to be the high bidder on a piece of real estate in Palm Beach. A house. $36 million was his bid," Wolff said to MeidasTouch in a new interview. "He took his friend Trump around to see the house, to advise him on how to move the swimming pool," Wolff continued. "Trump thereupon went around Epstein’s back and bid $40 million for the house and got the property. "Epstein, who was well acquainted, in fact deeply involved with Trump’s scattered finances, understood that he didn’t have $40 million to pay for this house," said Wolff. "Now, if that was the case, it was someone else’s $40 million. At the time, Epstein believed this to be the $40 million of a Russian oligarch by the name of Rybolovlev. "Less than two years later, this same house that Trump had bought for $40 million was sold for $95 million and it was in fact sold to Mr. Rybolovlev," he went on. "This is all a red flag of money laundering. And what Epstein did, and he was furious about losing this house... I mean, there’s something about these guys, these men, that nothing rouses them so much as a real estate betrayal." "Epstein, after the sale of this house, after Trump went around his back, got this house, Epstein began to threaten him," explained Wolff. "He began to threaten him with lawsuits. He began to threaten him with going to the press and saying that Trump was a frontman for a money laundering deal." "Trump panics at this point and Epstein believed, and he believed to his dying day, that it was Trump who went to the police — Trump who was fully acquainted with what was going on Epstein's house, fully acquainted for many years — Trump went to the police and, as Epstein said, dropped the dime on him," said Wolff. "That is to say, informed the police of what was going on and an investigation began and all of Epstein’s legal problems for the next 15 years began to unfold." "This story about this piece of real estate and their falling out was first published in June 2019," said Wolff. "It’s published actually in my book Siege, the second book I had written about the Trump White House. Epstein had recounted this story to me. I put it in this book. Epstein at that moment was in Paris. He read the book. He called me with some alarm, and he said he was afraid that he might have said too much." "Three weeks later, he returned to the United States from Paris and was promptly arrested on the tarmac of Teterboro Airport in New Jersey when his plane landed," concluded Wolff. For his part, Trump claimed this week that he ended his relationship with Epstein because the billionaire pedophile "stole" employees from him including a young girl named Virginia Giuffre. It's beyond clear at this point that we are not getting the full story. The Epstein files must be released immediately. 1
onetrack Posted August 3 Posted August 3 There's constant talk about how Russian money bailed Trump out of threatened bankruptcy in the 1990's. He owes Putin and his cronies, big-time, that's why he's so soft on Russia and Putin. https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/shocking_truth_about_trump/?webhylb 1
rgmwa Posted August 3 Posted August 3 If Ghislaine Maxwell can corroborate any of that, Trump will give her a pardon to shut her up if he can do it without making himself look suspicious. She's already been moved to a minimum security prison after being interviewed by Trump's DOJ last week. 1 1
onetrack Posted August 3 Posted August 3 He'll never pardon her, there's too much at stake, he really just wants her to vanish, so he can finish sweeping the whole Epstein thing under the carpet. 1
facthunter Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Meaning perhaps it wasn't suicide. There's a lot of information surfacing about this now with real pictures and statements Nev 1
onetrack Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Here's an interesting news item that's starting to show the cracks in Trumps tariffs irrationality. A bunch of Montana farmers are joining in with the Blackfeet tribe to oppose Trumps tariffs, on the basis he's exceeded his executive and statutory powers, and he's created major forward planning uncertainty for the farmers, that is costing them dearly. The Blackfeet are suing over a 1794 treaty that gives them exemption from taxes and duties over trade with Canada. The U.S. Govt lawyers are stalling and saying the argument need to be transferred to the Court of International Trade in NY, saying U.S. District courts have no power to rule on the case. The farmers lawyers say otherwise, saying it's an important action to determine the constitutionality of executive orders. It's not the first time Trump has paid out big-time to U.S. farmers to compensate them for losses as regards his decision-making. Under his previous Presidency, he compensated U.S. farmers in huge amounts, over lost trade with China. He paid out US$16B in that deal. https://www.rawstory.com/montana-farmers-sue-trump-cant-afford-any-more-uncertainty/?utm_source=microsoft_global https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_farmer_bailouts
facthunter Posted August 4 Posted August 4 There's a big question about the Legality of MOST of the Trump Imposed tariffs. Instability Corporates do NOT like It discourages Investment which must PLAN ahead. Trump is a scatterbrain. Nev 1
Jerry_Atrick Posted August 4 Posted August 4 The tarrifs themselves are not illiegal. The USA can put on whatever tarrifs it pleases, and there is nothing in US law that restricts what they can do. The issue is that Chumpy is using some national emergency law to bypass congress to apply tarrifs (and other goodies), for which he normally does not have the power. The US Court of International Trade ruled the circumstances that Chumpy relied on to justify bypassing congress did not constitute a national emergency for the purposes of the act. The case is currently on appeal to the Federal court, and my guess is that if Chumpy loses it, he will appeal to the Supreme Court, where he will have a more sympathetic hearing. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-tariffs-poised-for-major-test-before-federal-appeals-court/ 1
facthunter Posted August 4 Posted August 4 The Legislature should Pass the Tariffs. Not just Trump. At some stage the Law must apply or where are we? The Uncertainty is not good. for the World. Nev 1
Jerry_Atrick Posted August 4 Posted August 4 I am not arguing either point, but to say the US increasing tarrifs by a ballistic amount, or even vacillating continously over setting them is not illegal. A lot of people are coming to an understanding that the tarrifs themselves are illegal. 1
red750 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Woolworths, Coles and McDonald’s say they will not import US beef following Australia’s loosening of biosecurity restrictions. In a contentious move, the federal government has allowed Canadian and Mexican cattle killed in the US to be imported into Australia. Following the change to this 20-year policy, the Trump administration slapped Australia with the lowest of its universal tariff rates, applying a 10 per cent levy on Australian exports. Despite the North American beef now allowed to land in Australia, consumers are unlikely to see much US beef on supermarket shelves or in fast-food restaurants. Aldi, Coles, McDonald’s and Woolworths all say Australian customers will be eating homegrown beef. 2
Jerry_Atrick Posted August 4 Posted August 4 I read an article in The Age on the weekend that Chump wasn't terribly interested in Australia and that Albo did a good job of keeping quiet to keep Australia out fo Chump's thoughts. I am not sure that is the case, given the above. Captiulation is the name of the game with Chumpy, apparently.
onetrack Posted August 4 Posted August 4 (edited) There is bugger-all chance of us seeing U.S. beef on our grocery shelves. The U.S. cattle industry has a major beef shortfall, their national cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1951 - but demand hasn't dropped, it's actually still increasing - despite U.S. beef being at an all-time high price. The Americans love meat and they love beef as much as they love pork. The U.S. farmers have had to deal with drought, labour shortages, a lack of breeding stock (because they bumped off a large number of cows in the last couple of years, trying to meet demand), inflation, fears of a recession, high input costs, and corporate sell-outs in cattle ranching (making quick profits at the expense of longer-term good planning). The only thing that is going to happen is that the Americans are going to import more of our beef - despite the increased tariffs. They NEED our top-quality lean beef to make their hamburgers, and there has been a major rise in cattle prices here, following the tariff announcement. Prime steers are now bringing $2500 a head, I can't recall pricing like that since the big cattle price boom days of 1973 and 1980. Edited August 4 by onetrack 1
Marty_d Posted August 4 Posted August 4 1 hour ago, facthunter said: The Legislature should Pass the Tariffs. Not just Trump. At some stage the Law must apply or where are we? The Uncertainty is not good. for the World. Nev Agreed, but in any case the Republicans have the numbers to put through whatever stupid idea the moron-in-chief has, coupled with the lack of any sort of spine to stand against his more destructive ones. Read something from an Australian journalist the other day who recently went back to the US. He said it's amazing how little Trump is discussed over there. No visible MAGA people on the streets, no discussion of politics in churches or other gatherings. It's like he has more impact overseas and the Yanks just ignore him (I guess like frogs in a pot of water that's being slowly heated). 1 1
red750 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 https://au.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-latest-boast-breaks-081156665.html
red750 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 https://au.news.yahoo.com/trump-plotting-disrupt-next-election-120017317.html
facthunter Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Any republican who votes against Trump, Better have a good Private Army. Nev
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