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‘Sinister,’ ‘Hostile’ Moves
Somebody's mad about being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Donald Trump on Friday lost his cool
“[T]hey want to impose Export Controls on each and every element of production having to do with Rare Earths” … Dear God, the man keeps hearing people talk about rare earth elements, and doesn’t realize that “element” here refers to atoms on the periodic table.
“[S]tarting with the “Magnets” and, other Elements that they have quietly amassed” … He thinks it’s a manufacturing term.
“For every Element that they have been able to monopolize, we have two.” … Yeah, he has no idea what the word “element” means. None at all. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Ha, wow, I just kind of glossed over the statements while laughing at the ramblings of an old man yelling at Chinese clouds, but you’re right – this is a whole new level of crazy.
Speaking of which, David Brooks called Democrats out for education policy today and pointed out some successes in red states. There might be some valid criticisms of Democrats in there, but the fact that so many people in red states can’t read Trump’s “truths” and instantly comprehend how ridiculous they are is all anyone needs to know about the quality of education in those places.
Do you think it’d help if they just read his “truths” out loud in public places? I suppose that’d be no different than his rambling at his rallies.
Yeah. He’s mildly disabled. I’ve said it a thousand times. Each and every one of these social media screeds attests to that. Just imagine sitting down at your desk one morning, opening your e-mail and the CEO of the company you work for has sent around a mail that says this about a competitor: “I have always felt that they’ve been lying in wait, and now, as usual, I have been proven right!” It has a childlike quality to it. He’s a Carl Spackler Caddyshack type. And he’s president.
If a little internet search means anything, from what I can find, those rare earth “elements” are indeed real metallic chemical elements on the periodic table
Re-reading WMD’s comment, I think I misunderstood the comment
YES !!
Sooo…. no more full magnets? That’s a shame.
Does he actually write these? Or is it some 20-ish blonde intern? How many people see the untruths before they are posted? Oh the insider trading opportunities . . .
Written and produced by that little blonde child Karoline whatever.
Helpfully proofed by her hedge fund boyfriend?
John L., that comment was insulting to 20-ish blonde interns everywhere…but not Leavitt.
Yeah and Trump’s temper tantrum just might trigger the quant avalanche in a highly sensitive market.
https://heisenbergreport.com/2025/10/10/well-hello-bear/
You guys focused on style for a laugh, and WMD nailed it. What struck me as very ironic is that he doesn’t seem to realize he blames China for doing what he has been doing since liberation day (eg. sending letters to every country….). Lost on him.
The original Trump calling card was that every allegation was, in fact, a confession.
But after 51 years in office, Trump has evolved politically to the fifth dimension a la – “That’s cheating! This is MY game and whoever dealt it, should not have to smelt it. Very UNFAIR!! Thank you for your sensation on this matter.”
If you have to try and convince everyone you deserve a prize or an award……then you obviously do not.
I said it before, the US is doomed no matter what happens next, you simply don’t come back from this level of stupidity at the top, we would need some sort of miracle or divine intervention and I am a atheist so I can’t expect the deux ex machina to save this nation.
3,000 years is a very interesting time frame – I’ve most often seen it in Chinese history where it used to be the standard age of Chinese civilisation (prior to the recent addition of an extra 2,000 years). I now can’t help but imagine Trump as a late Qing emperor, unable to understand that the Maxim gun and Lee Enfield rifle are making his entire world obsolete
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Kofax, you’re goddamned right I’m living in the past!