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They’re down a forward because Malenstyn never came out for the third.

I might have to actually watch just to see the Peterka, Kulich, Rosen line. But if there’s a compelling re-run of ‘My Three Sons’ available, all bets are off. That uncle Charley is a hoot!

I didn’t have blinders on and I fully appreciated your comment because I agree, whatever Canada agreed to had nothing to do with tariffs. But the rhetoric from the White House always seems to suggest the great negotiator Trump won some sort of major concession by leveraging the threat of tariffs. It’s total bull$hit damage control imo because everyone with a clue knows the economic damage these tariffs would cause, especially when inflation is still a major concern and I’m convinced his puppet masters got him to see the light. As for China, the sheer amount of essential electronic components, from computers to phones to automobiles and everything in between, that we import from them tells me the tariffs won’t last long, if at all. It was interesting to me that many US manufacturers ordered stockpiles of these components in the months leading up to the inauguration. And I doubt we will see any appreciable uptick in the pursuit, capture, and prosecution of the cartels now that they’re designated as terrorists. It would be a welcomed reality though.

The “youngest team in the league” label is KA’s favorite crutch.

So the threat of retaliatory tariffs by Canada had no bearing on the decision to “pause” them? It was making Canada cave to labeling cartels terrorist organizations that did the trick? Not a chance. Believe what you will, but the difference between labeling them “criminal organizations” vs “terrorist organizations” is negligible when it comes to the pursuit, capture, and prosecution of cartel members. I’m aware of the proposed tariffs on Chinese goods. What will the leverage against China be to make them bow to the threat of tariffs on the goods we import from there?

Some people are making a killing on Wall Street based just on the fear of tariffs. Like in his first term, the threat of tariffs saw the markets dip. Savvy investors then pounced and enjoyed nice gains as Wall Street rallied with the news the tariffs had been “paused.” And I don’t think that kind of market manipulation is mere coincidence, either.

As @LGR4GMpointed out, Canada had already agreed to the enhanced border security agreement. And I was only addressing the proposed tariffs imposed on Canada, not Mexico. Perhaps I should have been clearer. The idea that Trump could leverage border security for Canada to avoid tariffs is a ludicrous idea put forth by the White House in a pathetic attempt to save face. Canada would have imposed retaliatory tariffs on the 4 million barrels of oil they export to the US daily as well as the nearly 50% of our lumber supply that they export to the US as well. I suspect Trump’s corporate masters pointed that out to him as he isn’t smart enough to understand basic economic facts.

I can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. Did anyone seriously think that oil industry leaders were gonna let him get away with imposing these stupid tariffs? We import 4 million barrels a day from Canada alone. I won’t even mention the potential ramifications when it comes to Canadian lumber, which comprises nearly half of our lumber supply. Geniuses all.

There is absolutely ZERO evidence it will be different next year. ZERO. But the powers that be will convince themselves that it will be different like they do every year and do absolutely nothing to make that happen.

The idea that he is being deprived of his “AHL All Star experience” is pure conjecture. Does it occur to people that perhaps he will enjoy is NHL experience even more?

But, but, but … economic policies. But, but, but … illegal migrants, but but but. But my a$$! This administration has put the citizens of this country in danger. Period. The fascists and religious nut jobs with prominent roles need to be purged. And Musk’s role in this government, unless he is confirmed by the Senate, is illegal. The pattern of a republican administration leaving huge messes for democrats to clean up afterwards will continue.

The gist of this unattributed quote is that Trump’s supporters don’t measure his success by what he does FOR them, but rather by what he does AGAINST the people they dislike. The age old “others” as the common enemy theme. Over the years, I’ve asked family members, friends, and others to list his policies that have benefitted them directly and how that benefit manifested. That has proved challenging, so I’m throwing the question out to a wider audience. I’m not looking to argue here, I’m only interested in whatever information his supporters may provide. Thanks in advance.

That stands to reason because he manages to score a ton of goals in the absolute INcorrect situation.

People need to read ‘Project 25’ and then they will know the agenda and the means to carry it out.

Yep, it’s the same old debate on allocation of tax revenues and I can respect that. But when it comes to the well being of my fellow citizens devastated by a disaster, there can be no quibbling, imo. Not every state can “up their game” enough to effectively mitigate certain disasters. YMMV, however.

Go Bandits!

Pegula was absolutely correct that the answers were in that room. They were just all wrong answers.

I have no problem if the federal government simply moves the funds to local authorities, which they already do as well. My concern is that when Trump says to get rid of it and let the states handle it (which they also already do with their own emergency response organizations), that he intends to cut off those critical federal funds. And I suspect he wants to cut off the funding given that he and others in his orbit have already put forth the idea of placing conditions on those funds as it is.

What I’m getting at here is that this policy would hurt a large swath of Trump’s constituents. Those states are poor and simply don’t have the tax base to mitigate big disasters over and above what they’re prepared to do currently nor would they be inclined to raise taxes high enough to fund their own disaster management organizations. And most states already have their own emergency management organizations, anyway. But there are times when a huge federal infusion of disaster aid is required. As for the rest of it, I disagree with your take on FEMA and how effective it’s been over the years. They’re mitigating disasters that nobody pays much attention to most of the time.

Not to mention that states typically harder hit by disasters are often those red states that already take in far more federal dollars than they contribute in taxes.

But not for Clinton or Obama. UNPHUCKINGBELIEVABLE.

By silencing critical health agencies and threatening to eliminate FEMA, this administration is a threat to the health and safety of the American people; a clear and present danger to the citizenry. And we are only five days in.

Problem is that there just doesn’t seem to be a SO bad for the powers that be. It’s like TP got so used to digging deep for shale to frack that he just can’t relate to how deep the bottom for his hockey team really is.

I’m curious, instead of brown, I wonder what color Trump will choose for his shirts.

They’re effectively cancelling science already. Just the way the fanatical, fundamentalist right wants it to be.