The Next President is...

[lloyd christmas]

https://babylonbee.com/news/cnn-reports-behind-closed-doors-pope-is-focused-sharp-and-energetic

[bfargin]

The Bee!!!
 

This one might have been too soon. He’s not even buried yet. I’m not sure if I should have laughed but couldn’t keep it in.

[SpeedOfHeat]

SpeedOfHeat said: Conservatives are now pro-Constitution, unless their dear leader calls for “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”  lol

9 hours ago, HeloDude said:

So you’re now supporting any American being able to own whatever weapon they want and no background check required?  Trust me, I’m all for going full Libertarian (yes, the party and its platform) if that’s where we can go, but if not, let’s not pretend the leftists actually ever cared about the Constitution. 

[Lord Ratner]

8 hours ago, blueingreen said:

Just gonna piggy-back off this to start a little rant, don't mind me @kaputt. Many of Trump's trade / tariff policies certainly seem impulsive and short-sighted, I just don't have the economic expertise to propose an optimal alternative, and at a certain point you just need to make a leap of faith when electing a president and hope he surrounds himself with intelligent and talented people who can help steer the ship in the right direction. 

It's clear that what we've been doing for the past 30+ years isn't working; We've hollowed out our industrial capacity, offshored American jobs, and undercut domestic labor from both ends with H1B and illegal labor. We're also leaking tons of money in the form of foreign remittances. As for principled conservatism and "center-right leadership", what have they even accomplished in the 21st century? They sat idly by and conserved absolutely nothing while our country and culture was ravaged by radical progressivism. I was just listening to the oral arguments for the Supreme Court case involving LGBT books in classrooms this morning and couldn't help but think about how far down this slope we've slipped. First it was "Leave us gay folks alone and let us do what we please in the privacy of our bedroom," which seemed fair enough. Then it was "Bake the cake for us, you Christian bigot!" After that it became "Let my son compete against your daughter in the swim meet / wrestling tournament / etc. you transphobe!" And now we're at the point where the Supreme Court is going to decide if parents have the right to opt out of school lessons on drag queens. It seems like the LGBT people can't leave everyone else alone.

I'm simply a man of the Right, and the right-leaning politicians we've elected in the recent past haven't done enough to reject the fundamentally erroneous premises that the Left has foisted upon us during their cultural ascendancy and tenure in power. I reject the premise that my country is an economic zone for the world's tired masses to benefit from. I reject the premise that every man, woman, and child on this planet is an American waiting to be "documented". People aren't owed access to my home just because it's better than the shithole they came from. The Overton Window has shifted rightwards more in the past 6 months than in the 25 years preceding that, and it wasn't because of principled conservatives like Romney, Ryan, or the Bushes. 

Fuckin' A.

[HeloDude]

9 hours ago, SpeedOfHeat said:

 

SpeedOfHeat said: Conservatives are now pro-Constitution, unless their dear leader calls for “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”  lol

Progressives like yourself have never been pro-Constitution, unless it supports their agenda.  Conservatives have also never been pro-Constitution either.  I’m not surprised you don’t understand 

[M2]

We are getting these HAF/A1 updates at work, they are a very entertaining way to start the morning!

EO: Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness
Synopsis: Prohibits expressing a gender identity divergent from an individual’s sex within military service. Prevents the use of invented and identification-based pronoun usage. Prohibit associated medical treatments. Provides that transgender individuals cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service.
 
Key Info/Updates:
The Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs released “Additional Guidance on Treatment of Gender Dysphoria” (Atch 2a).

• Due to the preliminary injunction in Shilling v. United States, Military Treatment Facilities will provide gender dysphoria (GD) care to covered beneficiaries 19 years or older who have been diagnosed with GD.
• Under the Supplemental Health Care Program, service members can resume GD care, including hormone therapy and pre-surgical evaluations. 
• All previously approved and paused SHCP waivers are reinstated and affected service members should contact their providers to reschedule care. 
• Service members with paused or cancelled pre-approval SHCP requests should resubmit them.

The Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs released “Additional Guidance on Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Minors” (Atch 2b).

• The DoD prohibits initiating or continuing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones for individuals under the age of 19 years old who have been diagnosed with GD.
• Military medical treatment facility (MTF) providers who are currently treating affected minors must inform patients that puberty blockers must stop immediately, while cross-sex hormones can be stopped immediately or tapered. 
• MTF providers may prescribe reduced hormone dosages to facilitate tapering for up to 6-12 weeks, and extensions will require approval. 
• TRICARE formulary updates are simultaneously underway to revise prior authorization forms for cross-sex hormones to comply with the 13 Mar 2025 memorandum “Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Minors”. 

[ClearedHot]

I don't agree with Trump on everything but it does appear he is trying to honor his core promises:

Egg prices are down - granted this was not really a function of Trump, had a lot more to do with Bird Flu but prices have fallen dramatically as egg producing flocks have rebounded.

Oil prices have also fallen - there is likely a sweet spot it should remain and we are very close.

Border crossings are WAY down (95%)

Inflation is easing and there is likely a lag as falling energy prices take a while to work through the system...next report will likely be very good.

He definitely failed on his promise to end the Ukraine War in 24 hours.

Interesting to see how the tariff issue is working out.  The market has snapped back this week, I didn't perfectly time the bottom but did reposition two weeks ago.