Trump Neurosis Thread

[putnam6]

I realized why I dislike this administration.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/media/npr...index.html

While I have no problem with kicking NPR and PBS to the curb, as will likely happen, why do we need the constant glass houses with everything done?

It's long been known NPR is a lot of liberal nonsense. I used to try to listen to it but just can't. The left tune into to CNN and may listen to NPR on Sirius or something. But if you have BBC you don't need NPR.

Just this stuff:



This woman. You know, Marjorie, the woke stuff was intended to help people admit who they were at one point, I dont know if you realized that?

Letting the apex repression example lead with phobia to strip NPR and PBS of the funding with such condemnation tells me this really is the Pot/Kettle Administration.

While my heart won't ache for any lost liberal multiculturalism and stories of woke teens, the hypocrisy is just epic.

While conservative media isn't publicly funded, the idea of a Fox News darling calling out echo-chambers in media is just too much.

It's scary because it really can't acknowledge the electron/positron thing that is going on. For the grand balance states for every Breitbart there will be An Atlantic. For every CNN there will be a Fox. So shall they live in harmony to cancel each-other out.

But at least acknowledge the zero-sum game they represent.

Ugh, I can't listen to any broadcast media but in little sound bites, and even then they all are irritating AH, these Congressional hearings are a snoozefest  

So the Trump administration needs to keep and fund NPR because angry loud obnoxious Congressperson Greene is extolling points her constituents in the 14th district elected her for. MJT just wanted her voters to hear her sound bite, 

Not banning woke stuff, just the government won't pay for and subsidize it. If NPR is popular enough it will arise in another form. 

Why doesn't California with its 6th largest GDP in the world sponsor it, didn't Soros purchase a load of radio stations recently? 

good article about NPR...sounds as if stations can't pick and choose what NPR shows to broadcast, and they must broadcast a certain percentage of all of NPR's programming or they get no funding. 

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/395...le-future/

 LOL did I read this wrong,

I was in the middle of preparing Chicken Sausage Rigatoni

[putnam6]

I was surprised and appalled and angered that a senator and international envoy would save information on a private server, not only potentially hiding info but the ease of access to the emails from just about any hacker worth their weight. "Lock her UP". I remember those chants. So now we have many individuals sending what I would consider classified information using a public app and accidently adding a Democratic reporter. Several people said under oath that no classified info was sent with one individual stating that no information was sent using the app at all. This gave the Democratic reporter carte blanch to share all of the text thread. Republicans downplaying this on all fronts is to be expected, after all, the Democrats did the same thing with Benghazi. However, it now appears as if it was authentic, several administration officials are on record under oath lying about it, and my party wants me to pretend like it was as low level as say, sharing where they were going to eat that evening. I....am going to claim bullshit on this one. Until we start viewing ALL of our politicians as the same (they are) and instead of playing partisan "perception" experts, hold them accountable to the same rules. This is irritating the crap out of me. If you are not chanting "Lock them UP" in the same tone, then I would postulate that perhaps you are not for America and Justice.

Yeah not sure having a server installed in your private bathroom on receiving and sending hundreds of emails is on the same level here... but you do you.

The first step call your Congressperson and Senator and insist those responsible be brought in for hearings and say support, Hakeenm Jeffries in calling for Hegseth's job

I don't like that it occurred, somebody needs to tell these azzhats, if you don't understand the tech don't fricking use it.

Still, I don't think it's impeachable or resign-worthy but the butt-hurt leftist hyenas are smelling blood a little bit

This shows how every Trump appointee had better bring thier A-game going forward...

[quintessentone]

It's gonna cost me, but I have to decided to "buycott" other countries goods at mark up just to spite his bully America first forced consumerism.

I will never buy an American branded car. I will buy something entirely foreign. Only Canadian maple syrup. Only imported charcuterie. Vintage Austrailian wine. Imported English brown ales. I will inflate my own expenses to stay part of a global economy.

You name it.

How's the buycotting going?

I was just flipping through youtube videos and there are hobby farmers or people with a lot of land who are saying they could never to afford to buy American-made farm equipment. One guy ordered a farm tractor with changeable attachments from a Chinese manufacturer in China, where the company sent him videos of his tractor being built at every stage. Ultimately, he had to pay a lot for shipping it to the U.S. then shipping it to his farm, but the costs were still a great deal less than a U.S.-made tractor. He was ruthlessly abused on his youtube channel, being called a traitor and that stuff from China is cheap or of low quality. He says he is a frugal guy and the equipment from China is pretty good and cheap.

How will you guys be able to match China's producting cheap and well made products?

[UltraBudgie]

How's the buycotting going?

I was just flipping through youtube videos and there are hobby farmers or people with a lot of land who are saying they could never to afford to buy American-made farm equipment. One guy ordered a farm tractor with changeable attachments from a Chinese manufacturer in China, where the company sent him videos of his tractor being built at every stage. Ultimately, he had to pay a lot for shipping it to the U.S. then shipping it to his farm, but the costs were still a great deal less than a U.S.-made tractor. He was ruthlessly abused on his youtube channel, being called a traitor and that stuff from China is cheap or of low quality. He says he is a frugal guy and the equipment from China is pretty good and cheap.

How will you guys be able to match China's producting cheap and well made products?

Thanks for the laugh. Imaging Ideomotor on a tractor. Wearing a John Deere hat.

Vermont maple syrup is quite good, too. You could buy it from a Canadian retailer.

With equipment like a tractor, I suspect that cost difference will make itself felt the first time it needs replacement parts or professional maintenance.

Anyway, yeah. American sucks.

[quintessentone]

Thanks for the laugh. Imaging Ideomotor on a tractor. Wearing a John Deere hat.

Vermont maple syrup is quite good, too. You could buy it from a Canadian retailer.

With equipment like a tractor, I suspect that cost difference will make itself felt the first time it needs replacement parts or professional maintenance.

Anyway, yeah. American sucks.

If Ideo looks like her/his avatar and taking into account Ideo's kickass attitude (good, thumbs up) here, then I can visualize it. lol

[putnam6]

How's the buycotting going?

I was just flipping through youtube videos and there are hobby farmers or people with a lot of land who are saying they could never to afford to buy American-made farm equipment. One guy ordered a farm tractor with changeable attachments from a Chinese manufacturer in China, where the company sent him videos of his tractor being built at every stage. Ultimately, he had to pay a lot for shipping it to the U.S. then shipping it to his farm, but the costs were still a great deal less than a U.S.-made tractor. He was ruthlessly abused on his youtube channel, being called a traitor and that stuff from China is cheap or of low quality. He says he is a frugal guy and the equipment from China is pretty good and cheap.

How will you guys be able to match China's producting cheap and well made products?

China has been the boom and bust of my industry since the 90s. Finding and keeping a reliable and trusted supplier is like finding a needle in a haystack. We've represented dozens and dozens of Chinese-supplied companies over the years, 

China has little to no protections if you are defrauded as a consumer or wholesaler, and it's unreliable in several areas. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince.

China makes cheap products and some of them are very good if not excellent, the problem is in China once you have a successful product it gets knocked off and reproduced where it looks almost exactly like the superior product, but most of them are not and they flood the market with knockoffs. So a consumer here in the US has no idea what they are going to get, till they open the box. 

We've ordered multiple lots of the same product with no problem and then suddenly with no warning, we will get a completely different sub-standard version. Not to mention if you have a great product and are ordering it over and over, all of a sudden one or 2 components of the product become scarce, then the manufacturer of the component charges more your supplier charges more, and so on down the line.

As a wholesaler, you have better have a good personal relationship with your supplier in China. Even then things get changed overnight without notice. One friend who has ordered casual shoes for years decided to do formal dress shoes women's high heels etc. He ordered $50,000 worth of shoes, they were a great deal and he could make a good profit, the day the shipment arrived he got $50,000 worth of all left-footed shoes. 

Not even going to get into Chinese New Year if you need a time-sensitive product.

That all said I'd love to get one of these 
https://www.motor1.com/reviews/696031/to...pt-review/

 

Even the most affordable truck on the US market, the Ford Maverick, starts at about $25,000. And that's why the
 Toyota IMV 0 immediately captivated my attention. Here's a new, not-quite-full-size truck available for a starting price of just $10,000. Yes, a practical machine that can tow and haul and even turn heads, all for less than half the price of that Maverick.
There's only one problem: We'll never get it in the US.

 Dream OnToyota's IMV 0 is a delightful little reminder of what a basic truck can and should be. For that reason alone, I'm sad that it's something we'll never see here on American streets. At least, not for another 25 years. A truck this simple is incompatible not only with US regulations but also the American consumer market.

[quintessentone]

China has been the boom and bust of my industry since the 90s. Finding and keeping a reliable and trusted supplier is like finding a needle in a haystack. We've represented dozens and dozens of Chinese-supplied companies over the years, 

China has little to no protections if you are defrauded as a consumer or wholesaler, and it's unreliable in several areas. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince.

China makes cheap products and some of them are very good if not excellent, the problem is in China once you have a successful product it gets knocked off and reproduced where it looks almost exactly like the superior product, but most of them are not and they flood the market with knockoffs. So a consumer here in the US has no idea what they are going to get, till they open the box. 

We've ordered multiple lots of the same product with no problem and then suddenly with no warning, we will get a completely different sub-standard version. Not to mention if you have a great product and are ordering it over and over, all of a sudden one or 2 components of the product become scarce, then the manufacturer of the component charges more your supplier charges more, and so on down the line.

As a wholesaler, you have better have a good personal relationship with your supplier in China. Even then things get changed overnight without notice. One friend who has ordered casual shoes for years decided to do formal dress shoes women's high heels etc. He ordered $50,000 worth of shoes, they were a great deal and he could make a good profit, the day the shipment arrived he got $50,000 worth of all left-footed shoes. 

Not even going to get into Chinese New Year if you need a time-sensitive product.

Well, that farm hobby guy who bought the tractor from China, only put a small downpayment, paid for shipping, then paid the balance of the tractor only after delivery and satisfaction. I'd say that's an excellent way to purchase a product as well as choosing a manufacturing company in China. He also said he spoke with the owner on the phone and video conference many times and the owner sent him video of his tractor being built at every stage.

Obviously, ordering in bulk for one's company might have different procedures, but not paying the total amount up front until customer satisfaction is achieved, should be an option.

[putnam6]

Well, that farm hobby guy who bought the tractor from China, only put a small downpayment, paid for shipping, then paid the balance of the tractor only after delivery and satisfaction. I'd say that's an excellent way to purchase a product as well as choosing a manufacturing company in China. He also said he spoke with the owner on the phone and video conference many times and the owner sent him video of his tractor being built at every stage.

Obviously, ordering in bulk for one's company might have different procedures, but not paying the total amount up front until customer satisfaction is achieved, should be an option.

Yes I agree

[quintessentone]

Don't get me wrong I buy China all the time,BUT about 1 in 8 shipments have an issue, even personally, looking at a few boxes right now of consumer goods that looked great and I ordered that are either crap or not the specifications advertised.

FWIW there's a good chance that discount Chinese tractors don't adhere to American vehicle exhaust regulations, just saying...

I would think that a Chinese company wanting to see it's product sell to a large customer base like the U.S. would make it compliant in every way. Don't you? That's just good business sense. Then, of course, the U.S. Admin. can tweak regulations any which way including loose, that they want to thwart Americans from buying Chinese products.

[putnam6]

I would think that a Chinese company wanting to see product to a large customer base like the U.S. would make it compliant in every way. Don't you? That's just good business sense. Then, of course, the U.S. Admin. can tweak regulations any which way including loose, that they want to thwart Americans from buying Chinese products.

You are probably correct