Anonymous
12/10/2025 06:59
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:I wonder if he heard people talking about the fact that he hasn’t held a rally since he took office, and lost touch with Americans who aren’t billionaires.
He tests his messages in these crowds. I hope he realizes how poorly he’s doing.
And this is the rehearsed and medicated version of Trump that they probably spent weeks preparing for.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 06:22
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Democrats aren't doing much better in having members of Congress talking about affordability, all while getting rich through stock trades based on inside information.
I think you're getting confused with the actions of Trump Adviser (and insider trader) Stephen Miller.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/stephen-miller-minerals-stake-ethics.html
Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Trump, sold shares worth $50,000 to $100,000 in the mining company MP Materials following a July announcement of a lucrative deal between the Las Vegas company and the Trump administration, government filings show.
The sale came one month after the Trump administration announced an extraordinary series of measures to support MP Materials, which produces valuable rare earth minerals and magnets. The deal, which included the government purchasing shares in the company and committing to buy its products, led MP Materials’ share price to skyrocket.
I’m the last to defend SM, but his sale after the deal.. isn’t that just acting on public info?
Unless you have other info, we can’t waste energy fighting miller on ^
Anonymous
12/10/2025 05:54
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
I wonder if he heard people talking about the fact that he hasn’t held a rally since he took office, and lost touch with Americans who aren’t billionaires.
He tests his messages in these crowds. I hope he realizes how poorly he’s doing.
He tests his messages in these crowds. I hope he realizes how poorly he’s doing.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 05:33
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does Trump fixate on bizarre things? He sends $40 bn in our taxdollars to Argentina in a failed attempt to prop up their currency, yet he lectures Pennsylvania residents...that they don't need to buy so many dolls for their kids.
Mr. Trump highlighted his decision to let Japan-based Nippon Steel buy U.S. Steel, a major employer in Pennsylvania. He said his administration "saved" the company, which he said is now "hot as a pistol."
"The one thing you need, you need steel," he said. "You know, you can give up certain products. You can give up pencils... You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice, but you don't need 37 dolls."
And whatever happened to Greenland? I thought that was our highest priority back in March but he hadn’t mentioned it in months.
Kegsbreath said we get it as part of our global influence, and China gets all of Asia, and Russia takes Europe. It’s in the plans.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 05:31
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
+ buzillions
We need to demand that all products imported from China must be made by companies who are required to treat their workers according to U.S. standards. No tarrifs, just require that their workers be paid more and get all the same protections U.S. workers get. That would level the playing field.
Lmao, Trump is agreeing to sell them chips that will allow them to take the lead in AI and make trillions over time. He’s always trump first, Americans last.
Can you imagine Trump caring enough about American workers to do anything that benefits them? He HATES American workers.
Part of the agreement is that Trump , I mean the USA, will receive a 25% kickback. Hmm
Anonymous
12/10/2025 05:10
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Why does Trump fixate on bizarre things? He sends $40 bn in our taxdollars to Argentina in a failed attempt to prop up their currency, yet he lectures Pennsylvania residents...that they don't need to buy so many dolls for their kids.
Mr. Trump highlighted his decision to let Japan-based Nippon Steel buy U.S. Steel, a major employer in Pennsylvania. He said his administration "saved" the company, which he said is now "hot as a pistol."
"The one thing you need, you need steel," he said. "You know, you can give up certain products. You can give up pencils... You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice, but you don't need 37 dolls."
And whatever happened to Greenland? I thought that was our highest priority back in March but he hadn’t mentioned it in months.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 02:08
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Why does Trump fixate on bizarre things? He sends $40 bn in our taxdollars to Argentina in a failed attempt to prop up their currency, yet he lectures Pennsylvania residents...that they don't need to buy so many dolls for their kids.
Mr. Trump highlighted his decision to let Japan-based Nippon Steel buy U.S. Steel, a major employer in Pennsylvania. He said his administration "saved" the company, which he said is now "hot as a pistol."
"The one thing you need, you need steel," he said. "You know, you can give up certain products. You can give up pencils... You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice, but you don't need 37 dolls."
Anonymous
12/10/2025 01:54
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
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I agree with you but Trump has built his wile life on short sighted material crap. He is no friend to the middle class of organized labor which is why pretty much all the unions were pounding pavement for Kamala. Anyone paying attention knew what a disaster he would be. Even the tariffs are a disaster because guess what all those unionized manufacturing plants need in order to run their lines? Supplied from abroad that are now tariffed.
Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
I agree with you but Trump has built his wile life on short sighted material crap. He is no friend to the middle class of organized labor which is why pretty much all the unions were pounding pavement for Kamala. Anyone paying attention knew what a disaster he would be. Even the tariffs are a disaster because guess what all those unionized manufacturing plants need in order to run their lines? Supplied from abroad that are now tariffed.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 01:17
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
+ buzillions
We need to demand that all products imported from China must be made by companies who are required to treat their workers according to U.S. standards. No tarrifs, just require that their workers be paid more and get all the same protections U.S. workers get. That would level the playing field.
Lmao, Trump is agreeing to sell them chips that will allow them to take the lead in AI and make trillions over time. He’s always trump first, Americans last.
Can you imagine Trump caring enough about American workers to do anything that benefits them? He HATES American workers.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 00:21
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:
Democrats aren't doing much better in having members of Congress talking about affordability, all while getting rich through stock trades based on inside information.
I think you're getting confused with the actions of Trump Adviser (and insider trader) Stephen Miller.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/stephen-miller-minerals-stake-ethics.html
Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.
Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Trump, sold shares worth $50,000 to $100,000 in the mining company MP Materials following a July announcement of a lucrative deal between the Las Vegas company and the Trump administration, government filings show.
The sale came one month after the Trump administration announced an extraordinary series of measures to support MP Materials, which produces valuable rare earth minerals and magnets. The deal, which included the government purchasing shares in the company and committing to buy its products, led MP Materials’ share price to skyrocket.
Anonymous
12/10/2025 00:17
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
No we did not. We trade manufacturing jobs for white collar jobs. The majority of which pay a higher wage vs manufacturing. Manufacturing is 9% of our GDP and 8% of our workforce. We run a huge service sector trade surplus. Trump through his policies has reduce both the percentage of GDP manufacturing is in the US and workers in manufacturing. Here is the kicker US manufacturers can not fill the jobs they have open!
Are you or your kids going to work in a factory? It is absolutely crazy to think the US workforce will leave high paying service sector jobs to work at a factory make cheap crap.
I really do not understand this longing to be in a factory. Oh wait you just want everyone else to be in a factory while you keep your nice white collar job?
Anonymous
12/09/2025 23:00
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:Its a klan rally without the hoods.
Trump shifted them over to the red hats — that way he can make a profit from at least some of them.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 22:58
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
So, you liked it better when the people without union middle class jobs, often people who were deliberately kept out of some unions, couldn’t afford anything much at all? Not all “material impulses “ were/are short-sighted.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 22:26
Subject: Re:Trump rally in PA tonight
Anonymous wrote:
Didn’t and would never vote for Trump but part of the issue with this country is that we traded stable, most union middle class jobs for cheap crap from China and other countries with horrible labor conditions so that we could satiate short-sighted materialist impulses.
+ buzillions
We need to demand that all products imported from China must be made by companies who are required to treat their workers according to U.S. standards. No tarrifs, just require that their workers be paid more and get all the same protections U.S. workers get. That would level the playing field.
Anonymous
12/09/2025 22:15
Subject: Trump rally in PA tonight
Meanwhile Josh Shapiro shows the contrast between Democrats and Republicans:
During the interview with POLITICO, Trump was asked what grade he would give his economy, to which he responded: “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” That remark comes despite consistent polling, including a recent POLITICO Poll, that shows voters are feeling pinched. According to the most recent Consumer Price Index, prices rose 3 percent over the 12 months ending in September. Trump’s top advisers, meanwhile, are pitching his Pennsylvania trip as an attempt to reboot an affordability message that’s been hindered by his insistence that the economy is strong.
The president’s comments to POLITICO on the economy are already being turned into a cudgel against him heading into the midterms, as Shapiro’s response — and other Democrats — shows.
“Bringing his alternative reality and talking points to our Commonwealth won’t bring down the cost of groceries or make life more affordable for working families,” Shapiro continued in the statement. “Instead of trying to put on a show, he should get to work with Democrats and Republicans to actually cut costs for hard working families — as we have done here in Pennsylvania.”