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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: The Trump Presidency
« on: May 11, 2025, 09:34:33 PM »The president of the United States is bought and paid for relatively cheaply, and skuzzily
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Yes they did not need to give him a jumbo jet lol. Probably could have just given him a loan with favorable terms and he'd do whatever they wanted.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Transgender issues (not necessarily in sports)
« on: May 09, 2025, 06:11:14 PM »We’ve really gotta keep the sports stuff in the trans sports thread.It's really the same thing
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Mainstream Economics Thread
« on: May 08, 2025, 11:36:15 AM »he has no idea how these things work
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1920508286652330384
Just incredibly dumb
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: TexAgs politics board gems thread
« on: May 06, 2025, 09:23:42 PM »Very reasonable post in a thread about something a WNBA player said
EX TEXASEX8:49p, 5/5/25
In reply to TheCurl84
She needs to quit being lazy and get off her ass and ****** herself. Since nothing good is associated with white people and society/ the planet would be better off without us. Come on *****. Do the right thing and ******* yourself. MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE !!!!
If you haven't noticed. I am sick of libs especially don't white *****es. They are really just idiots for the most part.
They go to college and these marxist profs puke up mindless and moronic marxist bs. Anybody who has any thinking skils can immediately see the flaws in their arguments. but these white female libs just slurp up the liberal puke these profs vomit on to the floor at the front of the lecture hall. Then ask for seconds.
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was it this?
https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1919822874719695136
not sure why they are worried something from the espy's last summer today
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Official NBA Thread
« on: May 06, 2025, 08:48:37 PM »
Insane finish by the Pacers lol
The NBA playoffs are the best
The NBA playoffs are the best
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MAHA
« on: May 03, 2025, 02:15:29 PM »
While split peas aren't lentils this is a good transition dish:
https://youtu.be/CiL65AA-4Ns?si=AvHRk6xIseBJCrZ1
https://youtu.be/CiL65AA-4Ns?si=AvHRk6xIseBJCrZ1
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MAHA
« on: May 03, 2025, 02:14:12 PM »Post ITT how to make lentils not taste like dirt soup pls.
https://maureenabood.com/lebanese-mujadara/
At grocery store now. As long as these Shawnee KS fuckers have bulgar I will try this for lunch with pita and Greek yogurt and report back.
Just use rice
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MAHA
« on: May 03, 2025, 10:51:57 AM »
I would probably eat lentils 3-4 days a week if my family didn't hate it. Get the vegan Richa cookbook if you really want to up your legume game
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: TexAgs politics board gems thread
« on: May 03, 2025, 10:48:48 AM »
USAid money going to racist comments in GoFundMe's for racists. Incredible minds at work, seriously
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MEGA MAGA
« on: May 02, 2025, 07:36:41 PM »
It's been on the radar of conspiracy theorists for a while
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: May 02, 2025, 09:03:14 AM »I want to hear about fireworks
Almost zero effect on fireworks this year. If the tariffs stick around until next year, wholesale prices will double.
There are a lot of fireworks that have been produced that importers have declined to have shipped to the US and they are just sitting in containers in China. If the tariffs are not removed, I don't see many fireworks needing to be imported and, if that happens, the factories in China are going to be hurting.
Are those next year's fireworks sitting in containers? What happens to the wholesalers and retailers if the tariffs aren't dropped? Do they go under, import a lot less, raise prices, or all of the above? What's kind of the drop dead date before things get really serious for the supply chain if the tariffs aren't dropped?
I would say they are fireworks for sales after the July 4th season and next year. There are states (Kansas is now one of them) that have year-round sales and there are states that allow sales at New Year's.
If the tariffs are not dropped, prices will increase most definitely. The price increases we are looking at are going to reduce demand substantially, in my opinion, which will lead to reduced sales and imports. The drop in the quantity of sales will outpace the increase in price and lead to lower revenue. We are at our limit currently on pricing for fireworks and any further increases is going to hammer demand. Prices are quite elevated compared to 2019 and it is much more than just the effects of inflation.
We (brothers and myself) are not dependent on fireworks for our livelihood. It is a side hustle/hobby for us, so we can just ride out these bad times and be alright. It won't be great, but I could see us being better off on the other side when tariffs are dropped if it causes other fireworks stands to drop out of the market.
If you are dependent on fireworks for your livelihood, then I would be looking at ways to generate some income in case the tariffs are not dropped. If the tariffs stick around, 2026 will not be pretty for fireworks. There are a lot of companies, especially small to medium size importers, that are dependent on current sales to pay off previous orders. I could see a lot of them getting wiped out. It's similar to how Social Security is set up where if there was no current Social Security taxes, there would be no money to pay previously promised benefits.
A drop dead date for the 2026 season would probably be January 1. The good news is that there are a lot of fireworks already produced. The difficulty will be getting them all shipped over here. The transit time isn't too long, but there are limits on the number of fireworks containers that can be on any one ship. If the tariffs are removed, everyone is going to be trying to ship product here at the same time and it will create a huge bottleneck.
I know every industry thinks that their industry is special and shouldn't be subject to tariffs, but I think it is especially true for fireworks. We are never going to produce fireworks in the US. As I stated earlier, the public won't stand for the explosions and deaths that result. Additionally, China is the only place for us to get fireworks. There are other countries that produce fireworks, but they are unsafe, terrible or both. One wholesaler we buy from has started a line that is Made in Brazil, but the cakes from there suck. There is nothing to gain by putting tariffs on fireworks, except to raise prices for US consumers.
It is ironic, but not really with this president, that Trump claims to be all about the US and patriotism, but he is going to make is nearly impossible to celebrate the 4th of July in the way we traditionally have celebrated it. Moreover, 2026 is the 250th birthday of our country and Trump is poised to crap all over it.
that is seriously fascinating to me, thanks.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: TexAgs politics board gems thread
« on: May 02, 2025, 08:38:25 AM »
Ugh
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: These are the life and times of #blueanon/#blueanongE/#armchairneocons/#neocongE
« on: May 01, 2025, 11:04:50 PM »Edit - I am of course leaving out many years prior. When for example - #blueanon icon and sexual predator Bill Clinton outlined illegal immigration as an existential threat to America in a SOTU address.Wait are you saying Trump is just like Bill Clinton because they are both sexual predators??? Ok I suppose I can buy in to that
I wonder what changed (I’ll leave out other icons of #blueanon saying the same for the sake of brevity).
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: These are the life and times of #blueanon/#blueanongE/#armchairneocons/#neocongE
« on: May 01, 2025, 10:54:44 PM »It’s a singular topic, cRusty.
Your movement from approximately 2007-2016 was led by the following:
-illegal immigration is an evil Republican plot
-Deport them (Hillary “bring them to heel” Clinton on criminal illegal immigrants)
-You can’t just jump over a river
-Deporter in Chief (no due process)
-We will enforce the law of the land
etc etc etc
What changed, cRusty?
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According to you...nothing? Trump (your guy) wants to be Hillary???
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: These are the life and times of #blueanon/#blueanongE/#armchairneocons/#neocongE
« on: May 01, 2025, 10:42:34 PM »Bernie was also part of the open borders - illegal immigration is a component of the vast right wing conspiracy clique- that included Pres Robo Pen and many moreIs your guy trying to be 2015 Bernie? That's cool I guess
https://twitter.com/defiantls/status/1918069778943754488?s=46&t=-jwPwnR3rKHM9sk9hA7h8g
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: May 01, 2025, 06:15:14 PM »serious about couches though?
They will definitely go up. Even if Trump caves prices will go up imo. (Or rather when Trump caves.)
Couches are interesting though because a lot of them are made in the USA. Only problem is so much of the fabric comes from Asia, so a company will be likely to shift production of furniture with the same fabric to a place like Vietnam to only real with the 10% Vietnam tariff. Fun stuff
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: The Trump Presidency
« on: May 01, 2025, 06:10:02 PM »https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lo4zxxvj5c2g
Nothing to see here
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What an incredible group of dumblefucks
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: May 01, 2025, 11:14:50 AM »I want to hear about fireworks
Almost zero effect on fireworks this year. If the tariffs stick around until next year, wholesale prices will double.
There are a lot of fireworks that have been produced that importers have declined to have shipped to the US and they are just sitting in containers in China. If the tariffs are not removed, I don't see many fireworks needing to be imported and, if that happens, the factories in China are going to be hurting.
Are those next year's fireworks sitting in containers? What happens to the wholesalers and retailers if the tariffs aren't dropped? Do they go under, import a lot less, raise prices, or all of the above? What's kind of the drop dead date before things get really serious for the supply chain if the tariffs aren't dropped?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: April 30, 2025, 05:28:28 PM »Apparently blueberries :-(Lotta blueberries grown domestically (source: michiganders made a big fuckin deal about it) (shortages be a famine problem though)
Not sure if tariff related though. Seems too early.
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: LOL TRUMP
« on: April 30, 2025, 01:45:06 PM »
there should be a meme of each symbol tying to the letter:
Marijuana = M: OK, I can see that
Smiley face = S: sure
Cross = 1: uh, maybe?
Skull = 3: ???
Marijuana = M: OK, I can see that
Smiley face = S: sure
Cross = 1: uh, maybe?
Skull = 3: ???
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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: These are the life and times of #blueanon/#blueanongE/#armchairneocons/#neocongE
« on: April 30, 2025, 12:10:34 PM »
dax why does the canadian PM not care about the youth? is there a link summarizing what you've learned?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: April 30, 2025, 10:10:23 AM »
the biggest furniture chain in NYC is advertising "pre-tariff" sales
https://www.raymourflanigan.com
they will raise prices and won't lower them if tariffs go down.
https://www.raymourflanigan.com
they will raise prices and won't lower them if tariffs go down.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tariff caused shortages
« on: April 30, 2025, 10:01:32 AM »I've been on the fence about new couches, tariffheads should I grab one before they jump in price or is furniture not expected to be a big deal?
you should hurry if it isn't too late. I would guess Memorial Day sales will be the lower than they ever will be again.