Trump throws as hissy. GOP endorses socialism.
Thar she blows!
The president’s profanity laden tweet on his war on Iran was embarrassing – to me. He said:
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the [F***in’] Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
He also said “I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now. If Iran fails to make a deal, you’re going to see bridges and power plants dropping all over their country.”
“If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil.”
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,”
Let’s just be kind and call this rant “unhinged.”
Well Iran’s leaders (the aforementioned crazy bastards) rejected Trump’s ultimatum and rejected a proposed 45 day ceasefire. Although I hate the term “TACO” (Trump always chickens out), I wonder if people will say it applies here. Well the breaking news is that Trump did decide to “chicken out”. After announcing an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of every bridge and power plant in the country, Trump announced that Iran had agreed to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and the United States and Israel will engage in a two-week ceasefire.
GOP: Let’s legalize socialism!s
Once upon a time being a republican meant small government, less regulation, economic growth, embrace of capitalism, individual freedom and private property. No more. What now seems to distinguish republicans are the stance on abortion, DEI, trans and social – not economic – issues. The latest embrace of socialism comes from Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) who has just introduced a bill to codify Trump’s taking equity shares in private companies. Commerce secretary Lutnick in defending Trump’s demand for equity in firms like Intel said “Hey, we want equity for the money. If we’re going to give you the money, we want a piece of the action.” Well Davidson’s bill in reauthorizing the Defense Production Act allows the Defense Production Act Committee – made up of the heads of federal Agencies – to make take equity in private companies so long as the secretary of the treasury—acting as the “Fund manager” – says the company “is unable to obtain additional equity investment from private sources on commercially reasonable terms.” The bill caps government ownership at 15 percent. Although 15 percent looks like a small number it would make the government the majority owner is many firms.
It used to be that a real republican would say that if the market would not fund the venture then it should not be funded. Again no more. Now if the investment would be unprofitable and the private sector would not fund it, the government would step in and fund it by purchasing shares in the company. Hey, who needs Bernie Sanders when we have Warren Davidson and Donald Trump?
haroldblackphd.com 
…”profit making in the sense of maximizing shareholder value, is a corporations’ only obligation beyond legal compliance, is stated most famously by Milton Friedman…”
Independant Review Summer 2025.
This article then talks a different game, talks about stockholders and stakeholders- and encouraging a little good will toward employees, community, and the environment. .
I don’t think Trump cares for those 3. He will get payola to NOT pursue this..
Trump & supporters would take to a higher level, the idea that the Owners of a company are the stockholders- and the executives are simply managers/ hired help. Certainly an approach others don’t really think about. .
Transportation economist is a term, inferring that an airline bailout makes the government the main stockholder. Implies capitalism will collapse into government. Are we looking at the nation- wide Trump version?…
Iran has inside-terrorists that would love to see their country destroyed. I believe Trump, when he says Iranians say— ‘ why do I not hear missiles falling?’..
Same beliefs, different tactics – death to government, death to armies- will leave a cancer in the Middle East still, but used by conservatives to praise the Iranian terrorists, since the tactics were used by America 250 years ago. ….
Well, except for Trump’s “Praise Allah “ part .
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I really just think that we are seeing a merger of the two parties with the only distinction being social rather than economic. The country will be worse for it.
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Trump was mocking the religious leadership in Iran. Much the same way Elijah did the prophets of Baal under Ahab and Jezebel. He could care less whether they accept terms or not. The goal is to eradicate the Caliphate and the ongoing destruction that 50 year govt has abused the world.
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You are absolutely right. But I thought he was mocking Islam rather than the mullahs which is a dangerous thing to do – just ask Salman Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie was a bit under armed. The president has sufficient protection from Iran’s insane religious leaders.
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