Trump Administration Predictions (6 Viewers)

[The_Doc_Man]

Or a chemistry major who works with databases, go figure.

Can't argue that I moved a bit out of my field, but my original chemistry research included using the computer to directly monitor and record lab equipment during active experiments. Had to write my own data-capture program in assembly language because interpreted BASIC was too slow, only got to about 0.01 seconds for a sample rate, whereas my experiment needed more like 0.0002 seconds sampling rate. But it was possible - and pretty good for the early 1970s..

I agree that many folks migrated to computer work when they graduated. One of the programmers to work for me was a Psych major, but he used the computer to analyze his statistics for his experimental data. He knew what it took to coax answers out of a mid-sized machine.

When I was a project manager for a company that later got bought out and moved to Maryland, I had to review personnel resumes. We got people with some of those marginal degrees that applied for the jobs we had without even understanding what they were. Guys who said "I can program a programmable calculator" and seriously thought that meant they could manage real-time data acquisition and reporting in a SCADA system. But I guess the real issue is whether your time spent in college taught you how to think or how to regurgitate rote learning with no hint of imagination. (Sort of like AI?)

 

[moke123]

First of all, yes.

Let’s try to wrap our heads around the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats controlled access to the files for at least a few years, correct? They could have initiated charges against Trump at any time, yet they called it a conspiracy theory, right? I wonder what changed.

What changed is that all the people that campaigned on releasing the files got elected.
Then to make things worse, now want to cover it up. What changed?

 

[Thales750]

The voters chose Joe Biden. The Democratic establishment should have persuaded Biden not to run in the first place as he promised but the voters can't escape responsibility. I voted for Dean Phillips.

They should have forced him to resign. Then we would have been able evaluate the performance of Harris. The Dems completely deserved to lose.

 

[NauticalGent]

They should have forced him to resign. Then we would have been able evaluate the performance of Harris. The Dems completely deserved to lose.

Agreed

 

[AngelSpeaks]

First of all, yes.

Let’s try to wrap our heads around the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats controlled access to the files for at least a few years, correct? They could have initiated charges against Trump at any time, yet they called it a conspiracy theory, right? I wonder what changed.

What changed is no case against Trump.

 

[Pat Hartman]

hmmm, buy votes from the uneducated, meaning the people who have loans from their education. I guess that makes sense in your world.

If they had gotten an education, they would know that accepting the loan forgiveness meant that someone else was paying for their NON-education. Someone had to pay for their useless degrees which didn't enable them to get productive jobs in their fields so they're working as baristas at coffee bars.

 

[moke123]

If they had gotten an education, they would know that accepting the loan forgiveness meant that someone else was paying for their NON-education. Someone had to pay for their useless degrees which didn't enable them to get productive jobs in their fields so they're working as baristas at coffee bars.

You do know that there is a federal loan forgiveness program right? Work in a low paying public job for 10 years and your loans get forgiven. I know about a dozen or so people who have used it. One friend had nearly 300k forgiven. Of course in your mind you think the people were drop outs and on the dole.

 

[AccessBlaster]

What changed is that all the people that campaigned on releasing the files got elected.
Then to make things worse, now want to cover it up. What changed?

So the Democrats were the party in power and had damning evidence against their greatest rival. They could have stopped his reelection but chose not to use this evidence until after Trump was reelected?

Interesting theory.

 

[moke123]

and had damning evidence

What is it?

 

[AccessBlaster]

What is it?

My guess, the evidence crosses party lines and neither party really wants to get into it, because the party donations could dry up.

 

[moke123]

My guess, the evidence crosses party lines and neither party really wants to get into it, because the party donations could dry up.

Could be but the can of worms has been opened so buckle up.

Stuff like this will fan the flames

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948178548998762586

 

[AccessBlaster]

Could be but the can of worms has been opened so buckle up.

Stuff like this will fan the flames

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948178548998762586

Yup, it could snare past Presidents, future Presidents as well as the current President. The point is why didn't the democrats release the files when they were in the best position to spin it in their favor?

Was it the can of worms?

 

[moke123]

The point is why didn't the democrats release the files when they were in the best position to spin it in their favor?

If I had to guess it's because Maxwell was being prosecuted and you don't release info while it's being litigated. In fact she still has an appeal pending, I think, So it probably shouldn't be released yet. But since the current administration is a little lawless who knows.

And again, it's only an issue now because republicans ran on releasing it.

 

[AccessBlaster]

Or it could be something simple like Bill Clinton is still alive? Either way it's good to see team democrats aligning with team MAGA that's always fun.

 

[Isaac]

And yet we had the disgusting scenarios involving Papa Joe and his mental acuity. Not to mention the DNC's absolutely ludicrous anointment of Kamala as candidate without a vote. Then the judges using warfare to attempt to stop or slow down Trump in his attempt to reduce the size of government. And they use illegal nation-wide injunctions to do it. Do you wonder why a lot of us think that Trump ain't so bad?

Oh I agree with you, I do not regret voting for Trump over Kamala. I simply regret that Trump is what he is on some points/issues.

He is definitely too much on the lawless side for my actual "liking", he's throwing up mud to see what sticks but too many norms are going out the window and the other side will just start doing the same thing when they're in power now, and what good wil come of this but total chaos.
After all, they can revoke Melania's citizenship as retribution when they're in power, just as he's using all his powers to get back at everyone he doesn't like (and a few who deserve it), in many ways (and a few legal ones)

 

[Isaac]

If you put more money in people's pockets without growing the economy you get inflation

That may be true, but it remains to be seen how the economy will grow - and NOBODY can predict that. It will depend on a million factors and he is raking in some pretty good cash on the tariffs after all, let's see how it turns out in the medium and longer term

 

[AccessBlaster]

so buckle up.

I've been buckled up since Whitewater, and not surprisingly very few prosecutions, but there is Hopium.

 

[Isaac]

First of all, yes.

Let’s try to wrap our heads around the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats controlled access to the files for at least a few years, correct? They could have initiated charges against Trump at any time, yet they called it a conspiracy theory, right? I wonder what changed.

I DID get a kick out of watching MSNBC the other night, as I make myself watch/read both sides as much as possible.
They feel the Russia Obama thing is 100% conspiracy theory, then they pivot to Epstein/Trump - never once realizing the irony of saying one thing must be all conspiracy without admitting the other is probably mostly conspiracy too. I guess you pick and choose your conspiracies!

Let's face it, people. Rich and powerful people's names from both sides of the aisle were connected with Epstein. At least some people from both Democrat and Republican circles probably got those dynamic massages on the island. Nobody wants the list released except a few individual people and that's, of course, because they know their names aren't associated in the least.

I'm starting to wonder if even I want the list released. You may pounce on me for that, but I'm thinking and thining about the havoc it will cause when tons of people on all sides are implicated. Do I want bad people to be gone from power? Sure, but I'm thinking of the whole overall chaos and the end result won't be a clean "everyone guilty gets exiled", No, it won't work like that. The people in power at the moment will use the list in a certain way, then people in other positions of power will use it in other ways, it could be total and utter chaos and not serve us very well overall.
Now someone is going to pounce on me that I'm a pedo-lover, but remember, I just explained to you what I meant, so don't ask me to re-type it, my arm is already hurting from designing like 15 reports this week plus the gibber jabber we do here

 

[Isaac]

What changed?

they looked closer at the names

 

[RogerCooper]

That may be true, but it remains to be seen how the economy will grow - and NOBODY can predict that. It will depend on a million factors and he is raking in some pretty good cash on the tariffs after all, let's see how it turns out in the medium and longer term

I thought the point of tariffs was to "protect" American industry. Are you are saying that it was just another tax increase?

Tariffs are a fairly inefficient source of revenue, it comes no where near to financing the income tax cuts.