The Russian attack was an attack on all of us. Too bad many Republicans don’t understand that. It will happen to them sometime.
Month: August 2018
Tariff roundup August 5, 2018
Despite the rhetoric on how President Trump's tariffs are good for the country, the majority of Americans oppose the tariffs, according to an NBC News and WSJ poll: https://t.co/cI54HTYJfT pic.twitter.com/gk6QYtfr7w
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 3, 2018
The existing trade war between China and the U.S., started by the Trump admin, could lead to a net loss of 468,790 jobs, according to The Trade Partnership.
Watch more: https://t.co/cI54HTYJfT pic.twitter.com/wmDjiLpJAn
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 3, 2018
Trump confuses a positive trade balance with making money (just as he thinks a trade deficit means we are losing money).
Also says “the higher I make it (tariff), the better it is.” https://t.co/VYmtdEPgeb
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 5, 2018
American boat makers feel the crunch from Trump tariffs: https://t.co/thQaRKvtUo pic.twitter.com/liMGZW6ovt
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 5, 2018
Trump doesn't even account for the likelihood that instead of paying tariffs, countries will just trade with other countries that won't impose tariffs on them, and cut the United States out.
He's simply not equipped for this task. pic.twitter.com/WvL0Ua0Ymb
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2018
The North Carolina Farm Bureau said this has not been a good year for farmers.
"Why should agriculture have to bear the brunt of all the retaliation from our trading partners?" said NC Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten.
https://t.co/8mjSaXk8sT— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) August 5, 2018
The most popular American cars will cost thousands of dollars more because of tariffs https://t.co/Utqgn7Ixkt pic.twitter.com/evMkZMXA5P
— CNN (@CNN) August 5, 2018
Trump tells the rally crowd his tariffs are particularly helping soybean farmers in Ohio.
The American Soybean Association just two days ago said it "continues to urge the Administration to find non-tariff solutions to ongoing trade disputes."
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 5, 2018
Is Trump following some kind of clever political strategy on trade? I don't think so. I think he's genuinely ignorant, and gets more belligerent the worse things look https://t.co/tjS9qLyh3i
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 5, 2018
Prices for soda and motorcycles are rising as manufacturers cope with rising tariff costs https://t.co/6Wq3WfvZt3
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 31, 2018
Her business survived the Civil War. Can it hang on during the trade war? @byHeatherLong https://t.co/i6ocIHtyUf
— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) August 5, 2018
This is just a reminder that Trump's tariffs led to a total collapse of soybean prices which led to a $12 billion bailout. That comes to about $37 per American. Those tax savings that don't really exist are quickly being chipped into by the POTUS. It's going to get worse.
— James Kosur (@JamesKosur) August 5, 2018
Like most noise Trump makes, tariffs are his negotiating tactic via diversion. https://t.co/exf8nWf4yE
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 5, 2018
California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll https://t.co/s1W81dCJoV pic.twitter.com/JDmmTX6iRb
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 28, 2018
1) The trade deficit and the budget deficit are different things.
2) Trump’s tariffs threaten US jobs and growth, and do not shrink the budget deficit.
3) Trump has already grown the budget deficit much larger than it was when Obama left — by cutting taxes for very rich people. https://t.co/0rrYAWrGj8
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 5, 2018
Coke is raising prices – and blaming President Trump's tariffs https://t.co/vxOw26JhsO
— TIME (@TIME) July 27, 2018
Trump trade war threatens American energy dominance https://t.co/aDiJ06lsh3
— Rick Tyler (@rickwtyler) July 27, 2018
How can it be that he doesn’t know tariffs on imports are paid by U.S. customers? He has to know this, doesn’t he? https://t.co/lKD0A9Xv3K
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) August 5, 2018
Don Mossi
I remember him
Today in 1960s Baseball: Tigers 11, A’s 1 – Don Mossi (10-2) homers (1st) & pitches 5-hit complete game (1961) https://t.co/a7UgpSTTyc pic.twitter.com/Pm9R65Ndvr
— 1960s Baseball (@Baseball1960s) July 17, 2018
Deadspin on the ugliest player of all time
Bill James quoted in the Deadspin article “…Mossi’s ears looked as if they had been borrowed from a much larger species, and reattached without proper supervision.”
Today in 1960s Baseball: Tigers beat Athletics 4-3 in 13 innings; Don Mossi (7-6) w/ 10 innings scoreless relief (1963) https://t.co/a7UgpSTTyc https://t.co/b6plqL9ZkS https://t.co/g7f9gt0wGL #tigers pic.twitter.com/953nXtuY1Q
— 1960s Baseball (@Baseball1960s) August 24, 2018
Don Mossi established a new major league record in 1966 when he heard every sound made within a 300-mile radius. pic.twitter.com/TFFDgsQhvb
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) December 14, 2019
Who had the biggest ears in baseball history? There’s only one right answer lol.
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) January 18, 2024
Please quote
Well done! https://t.co/BwO9YqbUD4
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) February 4, 2024
Trump slump for tourism
Ever since our forty-fifth president was elected, tourism to the United States from foreign countries has steadily dropped—in the face of a world-wide boom in travel https://t.co/FcoCRO8mc1
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 5, 2018
Look what someone took on a subway
Alright I’ve seen it all pic.twitter.com/UCSIsUTlb6
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 1, 2018
Trump administration tried to discredit a UN report on poverty in America
Liars!
Wow. Internal documents show Trump’s State Department knowingly lied, ignored warnings from top economic advisers & manipulated data in an attempt to discredit the recent UN report on poverty in America, per @ForeignPolicy. https://t.co/Xtr6vebD2l
— Rebecca Vallas (@rebeccavallas) August 4, 2018
Wakey wakey @GOP @realDonaldTrump @Mike_Pence @stevenmnuchin1 @larry_kudlow @TheDemocrats @UN report: With 40M in poverty, U.S. most unequal developed nation https://t.co/QJuuwrw6Ks @amjoyshow @AlexWitt @DavidGura #AMJoy
— Dana Moretti Fairbanks, MD 🌹 (@dcfairbank) August 4, 2018
UN shocked by level of poverty in Alabama: 'We haven't seen this in the 1st world', in the Western World – https://t.co/uMHYaQfpUB @DorothyMB @wrightlaw1977 @Anne_Lou2u @WorkWithKirk @ava @Oprah @shondarhimes @GrigoryLukin @vickihls @soledadobrien
— Sabe Penn (@CitiBE) July 31, 2018
Nikki Haley: "It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America" https://t.co/VRURDR9szZ
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 22, 2018
I can’t add anything to this picture
This about sums up the Republican party right now. pic.twitter.com/Kh1G3QocZD
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) August 5, 2018
2 Trump Supporters, Snopes researched the shirts and they are not doctored and are actual shirts that are sold by multiple vendors. https://t.co/9jtr09YgeB
— Stormcloud72 (@Stormcloud72) August 7, 2018
If Trumpers can wear "I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat" T-Shirts, NFL players can take a god damn knee during the national anthem.
— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) August 7, 2018
Away from the large urban centers, the Midwest has transformed into a stronghold of derivative Southernism: country music and mores, religious fundamentalism, the cult of the good old boy, reactionary conservatism of a primitive type. https://t.co/D2sbQNGNmq
— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) August 9, 2018
Trump lies about a deal with the European Union
Trump says in Ohio he "reached a historic agreement" with the EU on trade. I don't think that's right.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) August 5, 2018
Basically, all they did was agree to a truce. There’s no deal yet. Just another Trump lie.
Donald Trump agrees to cease fire in the trade war with the EU https://t.co/j72FMyyQtQ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 29, 2018
Trump’s hopes for EU trade deal hampered by agriculture https://t.co/usdCY0yu8b
— FT World News (@ftworldnews) August 3, 2018
CHRIS WALLACE: Mr Secretary, Trump claimed his handshake w/EU was a "breakthrough." But all they agreed to is more talks. Isn't he exaggerating?@stevenmnuchin1: No.
CW: Trump claimed he 'opened up Europe' to farmers. The EU says ag isn't even on table
SM: Well, they're lying. pic.twitter.com/fINIyTlmWd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 29, 2018
Concerns about hacking the 2018 elections
Klobuchar 'very concerned' midterms could be hacked https://t.co/gRBUdp4J9f
— POLITICO (@politico) August 5, 2018
I keep saying the 2018 elections will be a disaster.
Trump is leading a hate movement against the press
Someone will get hurt. It will be Trump’s fault for inciting his cult members.
The Fake News hates me saying that they are the Enemy of the People only because they know it’s TRUE. I am providing a great service by explaining this to the American People. They purposely cause great division & distrust. They can also cause War! They are very dangerous & sick!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018
"Trump, and some of his allies, are promoting a hate movement against the American press," says @brianstelter pic.twitter.com/nK3D8mv2ee
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) August 5, 2018
Stalin said this. Hitler said this. Trump the latest in leading a hate movement as deliberate strategy against the Free Press. Serves Vlad Putin and himself confusing the public. Dangerous. Even Anthony Scaramucci (trumod friend) disagrees with trump on this. Just said so. CNN https://t.co/JtVTFNCCJv
— Jeffrey Silverman (@JeffGovCon) August 5, 2018
Glad to see that @brianstelter is right now using the same "hate movement" language on air to describe Trump that I argued for in this post: https://t.co/k09XpiAx5g
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 5, 2018
Dan Rather says Donald Trump ‘will be personally accountable’ should media face violence https://t.co/R5ALqG1oRy#cdnpoli Guardian Ford @nytimes @twitter#bcpoli #abpoli #onpoli #qcpoli #skpoli #nbpoli #nspoli UK EU @AndrewScheer @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland CBC CTV Global pic.twitter.com/2LaA6oeggd
— Bergg69 (@Bergg69) August 5, 2018
The president’s behavior in calling the media “the enemy of the people” might best be described as incitement, writes @BretStephensNYT https://t.co/g8kzEmVPKH
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) August 3, 2018
Yep, this is what @jayrosen_nyu and I have been arguing as well. But the crucial additional point is that this connects directly with Trump's deliberate and nonstop provocations on many other fronts, including his stoking of racial tensions:https://t.co/7w01AWzDjF https://t.co/WUvQzZuEzq
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 5, 2018
A hate movement against the press as @jayrosen_nyu says. Long past time to stop pretending otherwise. https://t.co/36qzSCWmA1
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 5, 2018
Sad! 