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Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
11. So,
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 05:55 PM
Aug 2019

THIS is how "the Art of Bankrupting Casinos" works.

It should be very interesting. I guess we will just have to be less materialistic and enjoy the added bonus of our tariff taxes like good proles.

Trump has dug himself into a hole. Trump continues to dig. Texin Aug 2019 #1
The beatings will continue until morale improves. spinbaby Aug 2019 #5
and horses raised from the dead crazytown Aug 2019 #8
He's hit rock bottom and pulled out the mining gear. n/t OnlinePoker Aug 2019 #13
I've never heard that one before underpants Aug 2019 #25
Trump's ignorance strikes again Berlin Expat Aug 2019 #63
The 10% September tariffs will now be 15% crazytown Aug 2019 #2
Hello Darkness My Old Friend... BlueIdaho Aug 2019 #3
We're fucked. RandySF Aug 2019 #4
The silver lining.... SergeStorms Aug 2019 #46
Whoops - did Christmas just get cancelled again? rurallib Aug 2019 #6
Yep. Looks like Trump will be spoiling Christmas after all. n/t Chemisse Aug 2019 #14
Nothing spoils Christmas more than the....... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #28
Where is O'Reilly ? Traildogbob Aug 2019 #19
Desperate escalation to blame others for his economic failures bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #7
That's it. I'm going home. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #9
TGIF? BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #10
So, Newest Reality Aug 2019 #11
Question, did he make the goods tariff increase statement before or after the market closed? yaesu Aug 2019 #12
The tantrum tweet (how he issues his "edicts,") was around 5 PM Eastern. PSPS Aug 2019 #15
Thanks for the info. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #18
I saw two posts bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #16
Thanks for the update, yep, that is what I wondered, could mean a major selloff. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #17
esp if this weekend is a freak show. mopinko Aug 2019 #35
So does the idiot in the White House think he's dealing with a small Chinese family in NYC. usaf-vet Aug 2019 #20
DOW closed down bigggglllyyy -623 points Bengus81 Aug 2019 #21
The announcement was made after Markets closed crazytown Aug 2019 #22
Yeah but the uncertainty was palpable all day underpants Aug 2019 #26
Then going by the tweet about Obama in 2012.......... Bengus81 Aug 2019 #29
S&P 500 down 2.59%, Dow down 623 (2.37%). S&P 500's drop is equivalent to a 680 point Dow drop progree Aug 2019 #32
Wasn't he telling folks yesterday safeinOhio Aug 2019 #52
"China should not have" STOP right there bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #23
He has ruined Xmas again randr Aug 2019 #24
Fucking LIAR!!! Fuck December!! Christmas just got more expensive..... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #27
I think you forgot crazytown Aug 2019 #31
Doh!!! ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #42
Why doesn't Chief Chickenshit tell supporters to stop buying Chinese goods? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #30
Then nobody would buy his swag. Hats, flags, signs, etc. SharonAnn Aug 2019 #59
LOL, good point. Probably some of Ivanka's stuff as well. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #60
Trade wars are good, and easy to win. Mc Mike Aug 2019 #33
Much better in the original Klingon! B Stieg Aug 2019 #34
... BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #37
"Well...we have a long way to go" FailureToCommunicate Aug 2019 #50
Film clip repeats what the ultra-wealthy say: "We need our breathing room" with... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #61
Trump said on March 2, 2018, "Trade wars are good, and easy to win." left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #36
Trump Also Said DallasNE Aug 2019 #45
Has Trump blamed the Dems yet for his own reckless actions sakabatou Aug 2019 #38
It's only a matter of time BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #39
Don't worry, mexico will pay for it. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #40
Billion$ of new Trump taxes spelled t-a-r-i-f-f-s. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #41
Every republican running should be tied to these taxes on American manufacturers and consumers. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #43
Doubling down on stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #44
Dems ought to be pinning all the lies, craziness, ignorance, lawlessness, mistakes, and wiggs Aug 2019 #47
Good. I'll start cutting my purchases. roamer65 Aug 2019 #48
Molly Ivins - "The first rule of holes: When you're in one stop digging." thenelm1 Aug 2019 #49
Orders from putin, nothing else Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #51
It will not get any better. safeinOhio Aug 2019 #53
But he said that would wait until Christmas- WTF is he doing? RainCaster Aug 2019 #54
Let him run, let him run, we should sit back and watch as he runs and barks....... Hotler Aug 2019 #55
GREAT move tRUMP! that ought to bluestarone Aug 2019 #56
problem solved enid602 Aug 2019 #57
The first President to be directly responsible for causing a recession. Dawson Leery Aug 2019 #58
I'm sure there must be something in the Ferengi procon Aug 2019 #62
The Ferengi Berlin Expat Aug 2019 #64
He has followed many of them, but notably the very first! BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #65
"Oh yeah? Well I'll raise tariffs eleventy-eleven percent!1!11" louis-t Aug 2019 #66
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