I would agree with you he said plenty of retarded shit.

His reasoning was he didn't think socioeconomic factors should give you a leg up on anyone else when it comes to why you get something. He thought everyone had the same chance to get the grades and that it should go to the best applicant. Do I think that? No, but I think his anger came more from anyone getting passed over something to be given to someone else, regardless of circumstances.

If Charlie Kirk wasn't a horrible racist then the racists wouldn't have been mourning him so hard this past week. He was their role model, he was their hero. If he was just some run of the mill bum the flags wouldn't be at half mast.

I don't think you actually need to review his words to know that he was a horrible racist, I think you can just watch the response from all the other racists (and homophobes, and other phobes) and know how important he was to them.

You are so angry. Were you raped by Charlie?

For someone that "doesn't care for him" or Trump you sure have their dicks in your mouth quite often

Look at us building a bridge, my dear.

Come on dog, don't piss on my feet and tell me it's raining.

There is no statistical evidence or proof to support that airlines are hiring pilots based on DEI, literally none. Becoming a pilot isn't some kind of nepotistic career path, you either meet the requirements and have the hours, or you don't. Plain and simple. DEI is just another acronym and dog whistle people like Kirk and the Republicans have been harping on, next year it'll be something else.

It's ironic these fuckers cry about DEI and "merit" meanwhile Trump's entire cabinet is filled with nepo-babies and cronies who are sitting in positions with literally no background or qualifications to hold such position in the first place.

Yet another do as I say, not as I do hypocrisy from these guys.

In the big picture Bin Laden is actually a bit player in terms of death toll - we remember him b/c it happened in our time, it was so visible, and the response by the US so visceral but "only" 3,000 people died in the attack and then there are another 8,000 confirmed deaths due to exposure and possibly another 40,000 or so that have illnesses seemingly related to the attack. However most people think of only the deaths that took place on 9/11. If the bar for deserving to be murdered is Bin Laden then the list of people who deserve to die is a lot longer than most of us realise.

OTOH, it's estimated that the US would have seen between 130,000 and 200,000 fewer deaths from COVID if the Trump administration had a more robust response to it - remember that they basically treated it as though it was a joke. Those people didn't have to die.

Despite Trump "killing" several times more people due to his inaction and incompetence he gets a pass when compared to someone like Bin Laden in terms of death tolls because people aren't good at indirect attribution of death (just like we don't count the people who got cancer from 9/11) yet a death caused by inaction and incompetence counts the same as a death caused by a terrorist act.

I think Trump's future death due to his indifference to life and the consequences of it are more worthy of celebration than Bin Laden's death (which was certainly worthy).

What this recent thread has taught me is that there are plenty of well meaning people who are simply prone to the dog whistling, and just buy into that version of reality for whatever reason. Those are the ones who get offended when people aren't sensitive to the guy's death. I don't think they are intentionally being assholes.

I wish we could make them see what's up though. Mike is doing a great at trying, at least.

And to the "how dare you compare him to Bin Laden" that is not the point man. Pick whatever other wicked person from history you want; people are going to use the most infamous names. This isn't just some random guy who has a difference of opinion. Most of us who have differences of opinion can probably get along fine.

Trump thread 2.0
 

Your thoughts on a Trump employee with voting power on interest rate changes as part of monetary policy at the U.S. federal reserve bank?


Anyone nervous about their American stock investments now?


https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/busin...ederal-reserve

The Senate voted 48-47 to confirm Miran.

Once sworn in as a Fed governor, Miran will immediately be one of 12 officials voting on interest rate decisions. Miran was nominated to fill the remaining time in former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler’s term, which was set to expire in January 2026. Miran has said he will not resign from his influential post at the White House while he serves on the Fed’s board, instead taking unpaid leave.

The Fed, by law and tradition, has remained independent and nonpartisan. Now for the first time in its 111-year history, a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors is also technically an employee of the president. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Miran said he was advised by an attorney that doing so is legal and that he plans to carry out his duties as a Fed governor independently.


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There are so many logical lapses in your posts. "it's estimated"...by who? Brah, did you pull these numbers out of your ass? Provide the source.

Which President created Operation Warp Speed to develop the covid-19 vaccines again? (That Canada also benefited from...)

Cheers,

Bye First Amendment...

Nut jobs...

https://i.ibb.co/TxDfH99M/n0mc2zykxepf1.webp

America is turning into a shithole.

Turning into? This is complete and outright fascism.
Canada is going to be in serious danger being next to this fucking garbage dump.

Going to be? We've always been getting dragged down being next to that shithole.

In the short term, 1 vote out of 12 is not going to make a difference. If I am understanding things correctly, the Fed needs to vote on important policy decisions, and 1 vote out of 12 is nowhere close to being enough to sway the outcome.

I think the global market is going to see and understand that too, so in the short term, there might only be some minor turbulance. And then their outlook will depend on how the Fed conducts itself with 1 pot stirrer out of 12.

IMO this is different from the SCOTUS bcos the SCOTUS already had a mix of progressive and conservative judges to begin with, and Trump had managed to appoint an additional 3 conservative judges to significantly tip the scale. That is not to say the Fed officials didn't come from different backgrounds and beliefs in economic policies. But as far as I can remember, the Fed has been acting very responsibily in a technocratic manner.

The obvious danger is how many more members Trump (via the currently useless Senate) will manage to appoint into the Fed. The more Trump is able to stack the Fed like he had with the SCOTUS, the more damaging it will be for the credibility of the Fed. But this also brings the outcome of next year's mid terms into question. If the Democrats are able to turn things around and regain control of the House & Senate, then the Fed's contamination can be (will be) stopped.

I wonder who all these farmers voted for?

https://i.imgur.com/PERNz70.png

Brazil remains the leading global exporter of soybeans with an average 65% of its soybeans exported to China.

Did not know that.

In 2024, China bought roughly 20% of its soybeans from the U.S., down from 41% in 2016, the customs data shows. From January-July 2025, China imported 42.26 million tons from Brazil, while shipments from the U.S. totalled 16.57 million tons.

I have to admit, this must hurt. From 2024 drop steadily since 2016, now ... where are the soya bean going (from US), it has to go somewhere. The producers aren't just going to die and go bankrupt...

It's the opportunity cost for their beliefs, freedom, and rights.

The US and Brazil are the 2nd and 3rd biggest consumers of soybeans but far behind China (old data: https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ran...f-soybean-meal) so if China doesn't want it the farmers are fucked b/c they either have to sell it at a deep discount (and margins are very low) or they throw it out. There just isn't enough interest in soybeans outside of China to make up the difference.

If it isn't the consequences of their own actions...

BTW: Canada's canola oil farmers are facing a similar problem - they could be fucked if Canada doesn't play ball with China but at least they can say they didn't cause the problem.

p.s. tofu and tofu byproducts suck. cram it vitalia soy drink... thats like fucking purple drank to me. disgusting.

There is a market as soy is a filler in a lot of processed foods. But not to the extent as China as we just aren't a big tofu and soy milk consumer. Soy milk is a major breakfast staple in many regions in China, cheap soy is a big deal. As most people in NA only know about the plain white tofu, but there's so much variation of soy products.

^That's why Asians make for better transexuals. All that soy being eaten :lol

I thought soy beans are primarily used for animal feed, and that is the main reason for China to buy them. I seem to think they use a lot of it in hog feed.

If it doesn't get fed to pigs in China, then it seems like the next best option for US soy farmers would be to sell it to (US) feed producers to make hog feed? And then the cost of producing pork will get cheaper, and US consumers can get some cheaper pork?

nah, soybeans too natural for American food, must feed pigs its own meat pumped with hgc hormones and antibiotics