Politics

[CJW]

Who needs to worry about Trump or DOGE when Connecticut is releasing killer cannibals back into the public?

Connecticut ‘Cannibal Killer’ granted conditional release decade after eating homeless victim’s eye, brain

Doctors who’ve been treating Tyree Smith said he’s been fully rehabilitated, thanks to medications that quelled the voices in his head.

nypost.com

"To quote the director there, he is a joy. He is considered a support to the other people there,” forensic psychiatrist Dr. Caren Teitelbaum said.

“Once he was stable, he was a really calming presence for other patients.”

Ah, that's sweet.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Who needs to worry about Trump or DOGE when Connecticut is releasing killer cannibals back into the public?

Connecticut ‘Cannibal Killer’ granted conditional release decade after eating homeless victim’s eye, brain

Doctors who’ve been treating Tyree Smith said he’s been fully rehabilitated, thanks to medications that quelled the voices in his head.

nypost.com

Insanity

 

[Jeff505]

The government definitely needs to be trimmed down. My beef is the way they’re going about it. Treating fed employees as criminals just because they have a government job, mass firings without an exit interview or evaluation report. Most of all gloating about it. I’ve had to fire dozens of people and with the exception of one it broke my heart to do it.

As I’ve told before my daughter was one of the fired, in her termination email it sighted “poor performance” which was a TOTAL LIE, in her 18 months she never got a negative performance evaluation and her latest was perfect. She sent a copy of her evaluation report and a copy of the email but doesn’t expect to hear anything from the kids in charge.

I was listening to my ex Congressman the other day and when he was cleaning out his office he had the emblems of each branch of the military in his office. Whoever was in charge of the labor sent 8 people up to his office to get the emblems. They were made of styrofoam! At most 2 people could have done the job. That’s the crap that needs to be eliminated.

I am sorry to hear of your daughter losing her job, my daughter also works for the government as an auditor in the DOD. Her job was also on the line. For a long time federal employment has been bloated and ineffectual. To bring the federal work force back to accountability will cause trauma in many areas. This is a hard thing to stomach if a family member is affected. In an effort to restore the publics confidence that their tax dollars are being spent wisely this process seems to be at an accelerated pace. There will be casualties along the way, not all deserving of termination, I will put my hope in the positive our government is taking.

 

[deewayne2003]

Don’t blame them. I’m sure the transplants are insufferable.

I can only imagine….

I’ve heard it’s mainly L.A. people escaping in California covid lockdowns and discovered how well you can live in Mexico if you have money.

Mexico City especially has had protests about restaurants with English menus and people not speaking Spanish well over a year ago.

I mean the irony is like a Monty Python skit….

 

[Red Leg]

I am sorry to hear of your daughter losing her job, my daughter also works for the government as an auditor in the DOD. Her job was also on the line. For a long time federal employment has been bloated and ineffectual. To bring the federal work force back to accountability will cause trauma in many areas. This is a hard thing to stomach if a family member is affected. In an effort to restore the publics confidence that their tax dollars are being spent wisely this process seems to be at an accelerated pace. There will be casualties along the way, not all deserving of termination, I will put my hope in the positive our government is taking.

The government definitely needs to be trimmed down. My beef is the way they’re going about it. Treating fed employees as criminals just because they have a government job, mass firings without an exit interview or evaluation report. Most of all gloating about it. I’ve had to fire dozens of people and with the exception of one it broke my heart to do it.

As I’ve told before my daughter was one of the fired, in her termination email it sighted “poor performance” which was a TOTAL LIE, in her 18 months she never got a negative performance evaluation and her latest was perfect. She sent a copy of her evaluation report and a copy of the email but doesn’t expect to hear anything from the kids in charge.

I was listening to my ex Congressman the other day and when he was cleaning out his office he had the emblems of each branch of the military in his office. Whoever was in charge of the labor sent 8 people up to his office to get the emblems. They were made of styrofoam! At most 2 people could have done the job. That’s the crap that needs to be eliminated.

Arbitrarily firing good people does not build public confidence - it undermines it. The Trump base is all excited, but if this keeps up in this way, Trump will soon begin to hear it from both House and Senate republicans.

Indeed, @Hunt anything were it my daughter, both she and I would be writing letters to my congressman and both senators. There is a building backlash. Trump is a lame duck and not running again. Most of the rest of the republican leadership are very much interested in their next election.

 

[YancyW]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1894163887374627143

 

[luger6]

Trump meets a grown up:

 

[Altitude sickness]

Business doesn’t typically work like that. If you raise your prices above those of your competitors, you no longer have a business.

Someone should alert Sotsu that their business model won’t work. Amazon still sells them at $549

 

[KJE81]

Someone should alert Sotsu that their business model won’t work. Amazon still sells them at $549

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It will be interesting to see wether the prices change on the 1 of march or if Amazon indeed will lower its profits by not putting the cost of the tariff on the customer then.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Also, the Amazon product could be a rip off. Even though the original is made in China too.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Back to the original point made. Any product stating a warning that the price increase is due to Trumps tariffs. Shows me exactly which products are being subsidized by their governments and shows me which products I would try to steer away from.

That isn’t always possible. But when possible I will not intentionally be buying products that come from a nation that has had tariffs on our products for decades. Then when the playing field is leveled they feign injury

 

[Altitude sickness]

I will most likely pause planning a trip to the Isle of Man, Ireland and Scotland until the EU tariffs are lowered. Which should be announced any day. So no real sacrifice I guess.

No one will be mistaking my protest as Gandhi like

 

[Foxi]

"But.. had the EU actually been pulling its weight in NATO all of these years.. had they been engaging in fair trade for the last several decades.. etc etc.. we probably wouldn't be where we are today...
Whether that's the EU's fault to not living up to the contracts (i.e. NATO, etc) they signed and agreed to.. or the US's fault for letting them get away with it for so long doesn't really matter does it?"


@mdwest
as if the USA (and the US corporations behind it) have ever allowed themselves to be treated unfairly ?
Do you really believe that ?
I asked Chat GTP now,because their databases are much bigger than our subjective opinions and spotty memories (I'm just talking about myself

Answer Chat GTP :

Donald Trump has often claimed during his presidency that the European Union (EU) treats the US unfairly, especially in trade. But whether this claim is objectively true depends on how you define “unfair”.
Arguments in favor of Trump's position:

Higher EU tariffs on US products
Trump has often criticized the EU for imposing higher tariffs on certain US products than vice versa. For example, the EU had a 10% tariff on US cars, while the US only levied 2.5% on European cars (excluding trucks, on which the US levies a 25% tariff).

Regulatory hurdles
The EU has strict regulations for imported goods (e.g. in the agricultural sector), which makes it more difficult for US companies to enter the European market.

US trade deficit with the EU
The US has a trade deficit with the EU, which Trump saw as evidence of unfair treatment. In 2019, the deficit was around 170 billion dollars.

Arguments against Trump's position:

Reciprocal tariffs and subsidies
The EU does impose higher tariffs on some US products, but the US does the same in other areas, e.g. with high tariffs on European trucks or aluminum and steel products.

Fair trade agreements
The trade rules between the EU and the US are based on mutually agreed WTO (World Trade Organization) rules that were not unilaterally set by the EU.
Arguments against Trump's position:

Reciprocal tariffs and subsidies
The EU does impose higher tariffs on some US products, but the US does the same in other areas, e.g. with high tariffs on European trucks or aluminum and steel products.

Fair trade agreements
The trade rules between the EU and the US are based on mutually agreed WTO (World Trade Organization) rules that were not unilaterally set by the EU.

Subsidies and competitive conditions
Both the EU and the US subsidize certain industries (e.g. the aviation industry with Airbus vs. Boeing), which has led to trade conflicts.

Conclusion:

Trump's claim is a simplified representation of reality. While there are differences in terms of trade, both sides benefit greatly from each other economically. Instead of speaking of “unfair” treatment, one could rather speak of different trade strategies and interests.

 

[Brent in Az]

Tr

Trump meets a grown up:

Trump meets the destroyer of France