We're now in week eight of Trump's four-to-six week "excursion":
We're now in week eight of Trump's four-to-six week "excursion":
| Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US
| blockade of ports, state media says | BBC
| ...
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZAszfqfRw>
| (Translated from Persian)
| 1- The President of the United States made seven claims in
| one hour, all seven of which were false.
| 2- They did not win the war with these lies, and they will
| certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.
| 3- With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of
| Hormuz will not remain open.
|
<https://xcancel.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2045264713593114970>
Would Trump lie?
Bradley K. Sherman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
We're now in week eight of Trump's four-to-six week "excursion":
| Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US
| blockade of ports, state media says | BBC
| ...
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZAszfqfRw>
| (Translated from Persian)
| 1- The President of the United States made seven claims in
| one hour, all seven of which were false.
| 2- They did not win the war with these lies, and they will
| certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.
| 3- With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of
| Hormuz will not remain open.
|
<https://xcancel.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2045264713593114970>
Would Trump lie?
He is easily played.
Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
Bradley K. Sherman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:Oh I think Trump can get out of this one. It's not much of an
We're now in week eight of Trump's four-to-six week "excursion":
| Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US
| blockade of ports, state media says | BBC
| ...
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZAszfqfRw>
| (Translated from Persian)
| 1- The President of the United States made seven claims in
| one hour, all seven of which were false.
| 2- They did not win the war with these lies, and they will
| certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.
| 3- With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of
| Hormuz will not remain open.
|
<https://xcancel.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2045264713593114970>
Would Trump lie?
He is easily played.
opposition. I predict in a couple days all you "liberals" will run away
when Trump achieves some new form of victory.
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When talking about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden presidency and earlier, China was front & center. China China China. "We are the laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at us over and over"
in a shortened form. Capiche?
phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> wrote in news:n4hje0Fua9uU1 @mid.individual.net:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When
talking about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden
presidency and earlier, China was front & center. China China China.
"We are the laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at us
over and over" in a shortened form. Capiche?
While Biden was shooting down Chinese
spy balloons
phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> wrote in news:n4hje0Fua9uU1 @mid.individual.net:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When talking
about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden presidency and
earlier, China was front & center. China China China. "We are the
laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at us over and over"
in a shortened form. Capiche?
While Biden was shooting down Chinese
spy balloons Trump was shipping even more
American jobs to China. And despite all
his protectionist rhetoric Trump is STILL
shipping jobs to China.
Can you imagine the rightwing shitfest
if a Democrat did that?
Trump cell phones - made in China
Trump watches - made in China
Trump sneakers - made in China
Trump Bibles - made in China
Trump suits and ties - made in China
Trump campaign banners - made in China
After allowing at least one of them to fly across the entire continent
before Mr. Potato Head decided to shoot it down off the East Coast.
Mitchell Holman wrote:
phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> wrote in news:n4hje0Fua9uU1
@mid.individual.net:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When
talking about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden
presidency and earlier, China was front & center. China China China.
"We are the laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at
us over and over" in a shortened form. Capiche?
While Biden was shooting down Chinese
spy balloons Trump was shipping even more
American jobs to China. And despite all
his protectionist rhetoric Trump is STILL
shipping jobs to China.
Can you imagine the rightwing shitfest
if a Democrat did that?
Trump cell phones - made in China
Trump watches - made in China
Trump sneakers - made in China
Trump Bibles - made in China
Trump suits and ties - made in China
Trump campaign banners - made in China
Oh come on, not this,
"Biden is using foreign steel for his Trump ballroom to replace the
East wing."
That is exactly, 0.00000000000000000001% of the total steel used by
the USA. It's a featherweight. A zero stone. It's like nothing, a drop
in the ocean, and you point to it like it's the Empire State Building?
Come on, Mitchell, you're better than this.
Mitchell Holman <noemail@aol.com> wrote in >news:XnsB4328390656D7629555@185.151.15.160:
phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> wrote in news:n4hje0Fua9uU1
@mid.individual.net:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When
talking about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden
presidency and earlier, China was front & center. China China China.
"We are the laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at us
over and over" in a shortened form. Capiche?
While Biden was shooting down Chinese
spy balloons
After allowing at least one of them to fly across the entire continent >before Mr. Potato Head decided to shoot it down off the East Coast.
His CCP masters hard at work collecting on all of the money they funneled
to the Biden Family Syndicate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident
Trump exports ALL of his manufacturing
jobs
... Texas Instruments, Anthropic, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Westinghouse,
Kraft Heinz, CMA CGM, Carrier all disagree.
=====
On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:27:25 +0000, Mitchell Holman says...
Trump exports ALL of his manufacturing
jobs
What are "Trump's" manufacturing jobs?
Perhaps these?
Ford, Stellantis, Hyundai, Lucid Motors, Scout Motors, Micron, Samsung,
Texas Instruments, Anthropic, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Westinghouse, Kraft >Heinz, CMA CGM, Carrier
Since the start of the current administration in early 2025, there has
been a SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MANUFACTURING
ANNOUNCEMENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
While some projects utilize existing frameworks like the CHIPS Act, many >newer commitments have been framed as a direct response to the >administration's "America First" policies and the move toward universal >tariffs.
Here are some of the most notable manufacturing plants and massive >investments announced or breaking ground in 2025 and 2026:
Automotive and Transportation
Stellantis (Jeep/Dodge/Ram): Announced a massive $13 billion investment >across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. This includes reopening
plants and retooling facilities to expand production capacity by 50% over
the next four years.
Ford: Investing $5 billion in plants across Kentucky and Michigan to
produce a new midsize truck and advanced batteries.
Hyundai: Announced a $26 billion multi-investment plan, including a $5 >billion steel plant in Louisiana and a $453 million trailer manufacturing >plant in Illinois.
Lucid Motors: Expanding its Arizona footprint and on track to produce
roughly 18,000 EVs annually as of late 2025.
Scout Motors: Advancing its Detroit engineering and South Carolina >manufacturing operations.
Technology and Semiconductors
Micron: Broke ground in January 2026 on its flagship memory chip facility
in Clay, New York. Part of a larger $200 billion long-term plan across
New York, Idaho, and Virginia.
Samsung: Resumed construction on its $37 billion semiconductor plant in >Taylor, Texas in mid-2025; it is expected to be operational by late 2026.
Texas Instruments: Investing $11 billion in a new semiconductor plant in >Lehi, Utah, set to begin production in 2026.
Anthropic: Announced a $50 billion investment in U.S. AI infrastructure, >including massive data centers in Texas and New York.
Pharmaceuticals and Heavy Industry
Eli Lilly: Announced a $50 billion domestic expansion plan-the largest in >U.S. pharmaceutical history. This includes a $6 billion plant in Alabama,
a $6.5 billion facility in Houston, and a $5 billion site in Virginia.
AstraZeneca: Committed $50 billion for medicines manufacturing and R&D in
the U.S.
Westinghouse: Investing $6 billion to build ten large nuclear reactors in
the U.S. to bolster domestic energy independence.
Kraft Heinz: Announced its largest-ever domestic factory upgrade at $3 >billion to modernize its U.S. plants.
Logistics and Infrastructure
CMA CGM: The French shipping giant announced a $20 billion investment in
U.S. shipping and logistics, which is projected to create 10,000 jobs.
Carrier: Investing an additional $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing and >innovation, targeting 4,000 new jobs.
The "Reshoring" Landscape
A report from early 2025 by the Reshoring Initiative indicated that >manufacturers are increasingly moving operations to the U.S. due to:
Proposed 15% additional tariffs on all imports.
Significant regulatory reforms and streamlined permitting for new
factories.
New tax credits (like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) which increased >manufacturing investment credits from 25% to 35%.
========================================================================== >===
"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition
All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.
"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person
has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump,
to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."
Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in
the Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct
phases or stages:
"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion.
The president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140
characters were all it took to change the world."
"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's >vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of >hyperbole."
"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy >from reality."
The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the
knee-jerk opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does.
If Trump announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS
sufferers would suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to
the logic of TDS. There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could
do or say that would be received positively by TDS'ers.
The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early >2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for
late- night comics and nothing more.
Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first >coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in
2003. The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of >paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the >presidency - nay - the very existence of George W. Bush."
phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> wrote in news:n4hje0Fua9uU1 @mid.individual.net:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
administration pitched. Rather than reducing
imports across the board, U.S. companies
simply moved away from Chinese goods—which
were hit with some of the highest tariffs in
2025—and shifted to other suppliers such as
Vietnam and Mexico. As for Trump’s
You don't have to look further than this to find a victory. When talking
about nations taking advantage of the US during the Biden presidency and
earlier, China was front & center. China China China. "We are the
laughingstock of the world" was just, "China laughs at us over and over"
in a shortened form. Capiche?
While Biden was shooting down Chinese spy balloons Trump was
shipping even more American jobs to China. And despite all
his protectionist rhetoric Trump is STILL shipping jobs to
China.
Can you imagine the rightwing shitfest if a Democrat did
that?
Trump cell phones - made in China
Trump watches - made in China
Trump sneakers - made in China
Trump Bibles - made in China
Trump suits and ties - made in China
Trump campaign banners - made in China
Silly wrote:
After allowing at least one of them to fly across the entire continent
before Mr. Potato Head decided to shoot it down off the East Coast.
Are you okay with it falling on your home?
Sadly for Republicans off the coast means falls in the ocean and no campaigning one whose home was smashed.
AlleyCat wrote:
... Texas Instruments, Anthropic, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Westinghouse, >>Kraft Heinz, CMA CGM, Carrier all disagree.
=====
On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:27:25 +0000, Mitchell Holman says...
Trump exports ALL of his manufacturing
jobs
What are "Trump's" manufacturing jobs?
Perhaps these?
Ford, Stellantis, Hyundai, Lucid Motors, Scout Motors, Micron, Samsung, >>Texas Instruments, Anthropic, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Westinghouse, Kraft >>Heinz, CMA CGM, Carrier
Since the start of the current administration in early 2025, there has
been a SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MANUFACTURING >>ANNOUNCEMENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
While some projects utilize existing frameworks like the CHIPS Act, many >>newer commitments have been framed as a direct response to the >>administration's "America First" policies and the move toward universal >>tariffs.
Here are some of the most notable manufacturing plants and massive >>investments announced or breaking ground in 2025 and 2026:
Automotive and Transportation
Stellantis (Jeep/Dodge/Ram): Announced a massive $13 billion investment >>across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. This includes reopening >>plants and retooling facilities to expand production capacity by 50% over >>the next four years.
Ford: Investing $5 billion in plants across Kentucky and Michigan to >>produce a new midsize truck and advanced batteries.
Hyundai: Announced a $26 billion multi-investment plan, including a $5 >>billion steel plant in Louisiana and a $453 million trailer manufacturing >>plant in Illinois.
Lucid Motors: Expanding its Arizona footprint and on track to produce >>roughly 18,000 EVs annually as of late 2025.
Scout Motors: Advancing its Detroit engineering and South Carolina >>manufacturing operations.
Technology and Semiconductors
Micron: Broke ground in January 2026 on its flagship memory chip facility >>in Clay, New York. Part of a larger $200 billion long-term plan across
New York, Idaho, and Virginia.
Samsung: Resumed construction on its $37 billion semiconductor plant in >>Taylor, Texas in mid-2025; it is expected to be operational by late 2026.
Texas Instruments: Investing $11 billion in a new semiconductor plant in >>Lehi, Utah, set to begin production in 2026.
Anthropic: Announced a $50 billion investment in U.S. AI infrastructure, >>including massive data centers in Texas and New York.
Pharmaceuticals and Heavy Industry
Eli Lilly: Announced a $50 billion domestic expansion plan-the largest in >>U.S. pharmaceutical history. This includes a $6 billion plant in Alabama,
a $6.5 billion facility in Houston, and a $5 billion site in Virginia.
AstraZeneca: Committed $50 billion for medicines manufacturing and R&D in >>the U.S.
Westinghouse: Investing $6 billion to build ten large nuclear reactors in >>the U.S. to bolster domestic energy independence.
Kraft Heinz: Announced its largest-ever domestic factory upgrade at $3 >>billion to modernize its U.S. plants.
Logistics and Infrastructure
CMA CGM: The French shipping giant announced a $20 billion investment in >>U.S. shipping and logistics, which is projected to create 10,000 jobs.
Carrier: Investing an additional $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing and >>innovation, targeting 4,000 new jobs.
The "Reshoring" Landscape
A report from early 2025 by the Reshoring Initiative indicated that >>manufacturers are increasingly moving operations to the U.S. due to:
Proposed 15% additional tariffs on all imports.
Significant regulatory reforms and streamlined permitting for new >>factories.
New tax credits (like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) which increased >>manufacturing investment credits from 25% to 35%.
========================================================================== >>===
"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition
All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.
"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person >>has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump,
to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."
Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in >>the Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct >>phases or stages:
"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. >>The president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140 >>characters were all it took to change the world."
"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's >>vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of >>hyperbole."
"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy >>from reality."
The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the >>knee-jerk opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does. >>If Trump announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS >>sufferers would suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to
the logic of TDS. There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could
do or say that would be received positively by TDS'ers.
The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early >>2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for >>late- night comics and nothing more.
Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first >>coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in
2003. The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of >>paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the >>presidency - nay - the very existence of George W. Bush."
everybody's driving cadilliacs now
chine.bleu wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
Silly wrote:
After allowing at least one of them to fly across the entire continent
before Mr. Potato Head decided to shoot it down off the East Coast.
Are you okay with it falling on your home?
Sadly for Republicans off the coast means falls in the ocean and no
campaigning one whose home was smashed.
In Mr. Punkinhead's current term:
<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/cbp-shot-party-balloons-anti-drone-tech-faa-closed-el-paso-airspace-so-rcna258731>
CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA
closed El Paso airspace, sources say
The airspace was suddenly closed after CBP officials didn't
coordinate with FAA officials, four people familiar with the
matter said.
<https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/posts/the-pentagon-mistakenly-shot-down-a-customs-and-border-protection-drone-over-el-/1340921877894689/>
The Pentagon mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border
Protection drone over El Paso, according to a statement from
House representatives and a congressional aide.
Congress was briefed on the incident on Thursday, a source
confirmed to ABC News.
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