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  • 89th8 Online
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    89th
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    #1210

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      #1211

      A pound of ground been now costs more than the federal minimum wage.

      First time ever.

      Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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      • AxtremusA Away
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        #1212

        https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/business/trump-budget-federal-deficit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.bcEQ.wtAy307mjdd1

        “It’s the most number-free budget we’ve seen in recent history,” said Maya MacGuineas, the president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget ...

        ... referring to the latest federal budget proposal by Trump.

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        • taiwan_girlT Offline
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          #1213

          All is not bad news.

          The March jobs report indicates that the U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate decreasing to 4.3%. Job gains were primarily in healthcare, construction, and transportation sectors.

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          • jon-nycJ Online
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            jon-nyc
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            #1214

            Lowest Consumer Sentiment ever recorded.

            alt text

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            • 89th8 Online
              89th8 Online
              89th
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              #1215

              47 heh

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              • jon-nycJ Online
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                jon-nyc
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                #1216

                Trumps approval rating on the Economy has dropped 9 points since the beginning of the war.

                Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
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                  #1217

                  How bad do his ratings have to be before he stops blaming losses on election fraud?

                  Obviously, this is a rhetorical question.

                  I was only joking

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                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                    jon-nyc
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                    #1218

                    That’s just another way of saying ‘how gullible is his base’ and we don’t yet know the answer. We just know that no one has found the bottom yet.

                    Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      #1219

                      From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #1220

                        It’s not clear to me how much of that erosion has been from true believers vs lesser-evil voters or, in the pundit space, grifters. We have evidence for example that Tucker never believed Trump won the 2020 election (though that evidence comes from an unreliable source- Tucker himself).

                        The percentage of people who believe he won the 2020 election is very similar to the percentage rate that view him favorably on the economy and the Iran war. That’s probably more or less the same group of people.

                        Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                        • 89th8 Online
                          89th8 Online
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                          Yeah, it's probably erosion of clumps of sand on a hard MAGA granite rock. It's actually remarkable how many true believers have ditched him lately (e.g., Carlson), or perhaps he knows the Trump era is over in 2.5 years and it's time to start moving on. Unfortunately during the next election the Trump influence will likely still be there like an awkward coworker who doesn't leave your office after the conversation is clearly over.

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                          • jon-nycJ Online
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                            Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

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                              @Horace said:

                              From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                              Trump has always been a nightmare. It's reassuring that more people have finally figured this out, but let's not pretend these people weren't duped. I was told I was delusional for saying this, but he's the same guy now that he was then.

                              So who exactly was delusional?

                              I was only joking

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                @Horace said:

                                From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                                Trump has always been a nightmare. It's reassuring that more people have finally figured this out, but let's not pretend these people weren't duped. I was told I was delusional for saying this, but he's the same guy now that he was then.

                                So who exactly was delusional?

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                                @Doctor-Phibes said:

                                @Horace said:

                                From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                                Trump has always been a nightmare. It's reassuring that more people have finally figured this out, but let's not pretend these people weren't duped. I was told I was delusional for saying this, but he's the same guy now that he was then.

                                So who exactly was delusional?

                                You not liking him is not a prediction that he'd go to war with Iran. (I don't actually care much about the war personally, but I recognize it as a betrayal of his campaign platform.)

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                • 89th8 89th

                                  Yeah, it's probably erosion of clumps of sand on a hard MAGA granite rock. It's actually remarkable how many true believers have ditched him lately (e.g., Carlson), or perhaps he knows the Trump era is over in 2.5 years and it's time to start moving on. Unfortunately during the next election the Trump influence will likely still be there like an awkward coworker who doesn't leave your office after the conversation is clearly over.

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                                  #1225

                                  @89th said:

                                  Yeah, it's probably erosion of clumps of sand on a hard MAGA granite rock. It's actually remarkable how many true believers have ditched him lately (e.g., Carlson), or perhaps he knows the Trump era is over in 2.5 years and it's time to start moving on. Unfortunately during the next election the Trump influence will likely still be there like an awkward coworker who doesn't leave your office after the conversation is clearly over.

                                  Occam's razor is that you're witnessing people with actual beliefs and principles change allegiances due to a conflict with those beliefs and principles.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • HoraceH Horace

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said:

                                    @Horace said:

                                    From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                                    Trump has always been a nightmare. It's reassuring that more people have finally figured this out, but let's not pretend these people weren't duped. I was told I was delusional for saying this, but he's the same guy now that he was then.

                                    So who exactly was delusional?

                                    You not liking him is not a prediction that he'd go to war with Iran. (I don't actually care much about the war personally, but I recognize it as a betrayal of his campaign platform.)

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                                    @Horace said:

                                    You not liking him is not a prediction that he'd go to war with Iran. (I don't actually care much about the war personally, but I recognize it as a betrayal of his campaign platform.)

                                    I personally could care less about his goddamned campaign platform as it was unmitigated B. S. from its very inception.

                                    This war he has started however is another matter given the global chaos it is creating for every economy in the world. Trump, like his close friend, Putin, is a covetous and malevolent sociopath.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                    • HoraceH Horace

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said:

                                      @Horace said:

                                      From your perspective, you should at least acknowledge a gradual erosion of his "base" as the poll numbers drop and as his previous supporters abandon him over the Iran war. It's easy to point and laugh at how dumb the base is when you're redefining it daily as it gets whittled down to some combination of people who really do align with his decisions and those who simply agree with whatever he says. (The latter are not represented in any mainstream media I'm familiar with.)

                                      Trump has always been a nightmare. It's reassuring that more people have finally figured this out, but let's not pretend these people weren't duped. I was told I was delusional for saying this, but he's the same guy now that he was then.

                                      So who exactly was delusional?

                                      You not liking him is not a prediction that he'd go to war with Iran. (I don't actually care much about the war personally, but I recognize it as a betrayal of his campaign platform.)

                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                      @Horace said:

                                      You not liking him is not a prediction that he'd go to war with Iran. (I don't actually care much about the war personally, but I recognize it as a betrayal of his campaign platform.)

                                      Him going to war with Iran is a symptom of who he is, not the cause of why I don't like him. The fact that he was primarily self-serving and an agent of chaos should have been obvious.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                                        • jon-nycJ Online
                                          jon-nycJ Online
                                          jon-nyc
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                                          #1229

                                          Hasset being a little tone deaf. The general populace probably doesn’t interpret that message the same way his banker buddies do.

                                          Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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