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Peter Navarro said something quite revealing on CNBC today about BMW's factory in South Carolina: "That doesn't work for America. It's bad for our economics, it's bad for our national security."

This piqued my interest. I grew up very close to that BMW facility -- the company's largest in the world -- and I watched it transform my state and region with more than $13 billion invested in since 1992, 11,000 jobs onsite at an 8 million square foot campus, $10+ billion in exports in 2023 alone, etc. One study put the annual economic impact of the plant at $27 billion. In a small state, these are absolutely game-changing numbers.

For all these reasons, BMW's investment has been hailed as a turning point in the state's economic history. Earlier this year, for example, Gov. Henry McMaster said this: "BMW's arrival in South Carolina over 30 years ago transformed our economy and global reputation." He's right. The investment was instrumental in helping the state transition from a textile-dependent economy for most of the 20th century to one with a vibrant advanced manufacturing industry today.

In light of all this, how in the world does Navarro conclude that BMW's investment "doesn't work for America"? I mean, even trade restrictionists have long praised this kind of inbound foreign direct investment in U.S. auto manufacturing. Not Navarro. He's setting a new bar: whatever benefits BMW has delivered are more than canceled out by the fact that it sources parts from a global supply chain. And this is the vision behind the new tariff agenda.
 
Y'all ninjas still alive ??? :oops:
Them little green Aliens haven't abducted ya yet ???


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Hey guys, this is what MAGA Brain rot looks like..

@DC_Draino Pick a lane, bro.

On August 2nd, DC_Draino posts panic porn over an 800+ point drop, blaming Kamala Harris personally for market volatility like she hacked the Dow with vibes:

“It is not a coincidence that as Kamala’s polls rise, the stock market dives.”

But then just weeks later?
Suddenly the market “whining” is overblown because—surprise!—long-term charts make short-term pain look small:

“Here is the Dow Jones monthly chart for the past 70 years… get a grip.”

So which is it?
Is the market crashing because of Kamala, or is this nothing but a red squiggle on a 70-year chart?

You can’t scream “RECESSION” in one post and then “EVERYTHING’S FINE, ZOOM OUT” in the next.
Unless, of course, your entire economic commentary is just:
-Red line = bad if Dems win
-Red line = not a big deal if Trump loses

This isn’t analysis—it’s partisan weather forecasting.

You’re not tracking the market.
You’re tracking vibes, poll numbers, and who you want to win.
 
4 Dimensional said:
I trust everyone in this photo more than Trump

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woodchuck said:
I trust him as much as I trust Malik Yoba setting me up on a date with a woman friend of his.
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I just literally laughed out loud. Y'all motherfuckers are nuts. This is the one place I come to every single fucking day because you never know what you going to get from here

(The thought that went through my mind as I was typing this was the music of New York undercover playing off key)
 

Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday​




The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday.

It will also mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. A senior administration official confirmed the plans to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.

Washington City Paper first reported on the parade, noting it will stretch almost 4 miles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to the White House.

An Army official confirmed the parade’s length to The Hill, and said that “there are plans for a parade that will involve the Army,” adding that nothing is yet solidified.

The official noted that the Army had planned to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a “robust capability increase in what you would see in previous years.” Planning began last year and the event has since expanded, with the number of units participating now increased.

The official also said Washington’s local government has been involved in the planning, with engineers in both the Army and city doing “route reconnaissance.”

“The Army is very excited to celebrate its 250th anniversary with the entire county. Our intention is for Americans to be proud of their Army and also proud of their nation. It’s too early to say yet whether or not we’re having a parade but we’re working with the White House as well as several government agencies to make the celebration a national level event,” Army spokesperson Col. Dave Butler told The Hill.

President Trump in his first term in 2018 ordered the Pentagon to plan a large military parade after he visited Paris and was inspired by a French Bastille Day event.

“We’re going to have to try to top it,” he reportedly told French President Emmanuel Macron.

But that event, set for Nov. 10, was canceled after defense officials quoted the price tag at $92 million and were slow to plan it, citing more pressing issues. The event also was heavily criticized both publicly and in private within the administration.

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) at the time called the military parade plans a “fantastic waste of money to amuse the president.”

And Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a staunch Trump backer, warned against treating the parade as a “Soviet-style” display of military might.

Washington officials also complained that heavy military equipment such as tanks would damage the city’s roads and cost the city millions of dollars for public safety.

The Defense Department could use its training budget to pay for flyovers and use vehicles from nearby bases, but the event would also require outside costs such as pay for Secret Service and police, and the renting and construction of stands and barriers.

The timeline for planning is also tight, given that June 14, Trump’s birthday, is less than 10 weeks away.


thehill.com

Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday

The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday. It will also mark the Army’s 250th annivers…
thehill.com
 
RoomService said:

Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday​




The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday.

It will also mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. A senior administration official confirmed the plans to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.

Washington City Paper first reported on the parade, noting it will stretch almost 4 miles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to the White House.

An Army official confirmed the parade’s length to The Hill, and said that “there are plans for a parade that will involve the Army,” adding that nothing is yet solidified.

The official noted that the Army had planned to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a “robust capability increase in what you would see in previous years.” Planning began last year and the event has since expanded, with the number of units participating now increased.

The official also said Washington’s local government has been involved in the planning, with engineers in both the Army and city doing “route reconnaissance.”

“The Army is very excited to celebrate its 250th anniversary with the entire county. Our intention is for Americans to be proud of their Army and also proud of their nation. It’s too early to say yet whether or not we’re having a parade but we’re working with the White House as well as several government agencies to make the celebration a national level event,” Army spokesperson Col. Dave Butler told The Hill.

President Trump in his first term in 2018 ordered the Pentagon to plan a large military parade after he visited Paris and was inspired by a French Bastille Day event.

“We’re going to have to try to top it,” he reportedly told French President Emmanuel Macron.

But that event, set for Nov. 10, was canceled after defense officials quoted the price tag at $92 million and were slow to plan it, citing more pressing issues. The event also was heavily criticized both publicly and in private within the administration.

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) at the time called the military parade plans a “fantastic waste of money to amuse the president.”

And Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a staunch Trump backer, warned against treating the parade as a “Soviet-style” display of military might.

Washington officials also complained that heavy military equipment such as tanks would damage the city’s roads and cost the city millions of dollars for public safety.

The Defense Department could use its training budget to pay for flyovers and use vehicles from nearby bases, but the event would also require outside costs such as pay for Secret Service and police, and the renting and construction of stands and barriers.

The timeline for planning is also tight, given that June 14, Trump’s birthday, is less than 10 weeks away.


thehill.com

Trump planning military parade through DC for 79th birthday

The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday. It will also mark the Army’s 250th annivers…
thehill.com
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So let me get this right: Firing tens of thousands, if not 100,000 Americans, including veterans, from their federal jobs under DOGE under their guise of saving money, then have the genius idea to spend $100 million on a pointless military parade. Sounds like an efficient way to spend the money you saved from firing 100,000 people

I for one hope this motherfucker doesn't make it to his birthday
 

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