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eppur_se_muova

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1. "quite unusual" ?? MERCIFUL HEAVENS, NO !! "Quite unusual" is way beyond what we can handle !!
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:40 AM
Wednesday

How about totally freakin' unprecedented ? Unjustified and unjustifiable ? How about totally freakin' STUPID ?!?

Or -- since it's Trmp -- how about just OUTRIGHT FREAKIN' INSANE ?? He's basically BRIBING a company to shut down a project -- like paying off an athlete to throw a game, but with much bigger, more serious real-world consequences. Trmp tries to control people (and companies) with threats and bribes because such brutally simple-minded approaches are the only ones simple enough for him to understand. HE. CAN. NOT. GOVERN. in any meaningful sense of the term. He blusters, threatens, and deals in bribes, which will never be an adequate substitute for actual thoughtful, informed, well-planned policies and actions.

He is a FAILED LEADER. Nothing less.

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"quite unusual" ?? MERCIFUL HEAVENS, NO !! "Quite unusual" is way beyond what we can handle !! eppur_se_muova Wednesday #1
As I said, Trump believes every dollar in the US treasury belongs to him. Not kidding. Walleye Wednesday #2
Riding a bicycle will now be illegal. twodogsbarking Wednesday #3
Let's just call this another government subsidy (paid for by taxpayers) to the fossil fuel interests, to eliminate sop Wednesday #4
Nobody ever told big oil to not innovate Puppyjive Wednesday #11
Just another moronic move Old Crank Wednesday #5
He WANTS to destroy planet earth. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #6
Or more immediately, regress and cripple the US. nt BadgerKid Wednesday #13
More theft and fraud. travelingthrulife Wednesday #7
Every day we hear "a billion here, a billion there." Diamond_Dog Wednesday #8
I assume this money is coming from the congressionally appropriated "Random Bribes" line item. How big is that fund? nt? SomewhereInTheMiddle Wednesday #9
"Ok, guys, we've bombed Iran. What ELSE can we do to keep energy prices high?" (n/t) thesquanderer Wednesday #10
That's our tax dollars and he doesn't allocate tax dollars. Congress does. It's illegal what he is proposing. ratchiweenie Wednesday #12
That's comparable to Los Angeles tearing out street rail car service decades ago to benefit the auto industry. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #14
This is insane! We need that energy now more than ever. Vinca Wednesday #15
He thinks everyone has ethics like him, Bayard Wednesday #16
Accelerated investments in Texas' natural gas infrastructure Grins Wednesday #17
EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES Bengus81 Wednesday #18
For every billion we pay out he gets a big chunk back under the table! Hope22 Wednesday #19
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