How do you justify the grift?

[CNCAppsJames]

fixed the rest

Voters today generally speaking are lazy. They are some of the laziest and ignorant critters to ever roll out of bed in US history. It's pathetic. And the worst part is they low information vote election after election and the steaming piles of bovine excrement they send to the bowels of government on their behalf are barely more intelligent then they themselves are.... if we're lucky.

AI and Social Media are only exacerbating the situation. 

 

[Bucky Cornstarch]

Voters today generally speaking are lazy. They are some of the laziest and ignorant critters to ever roll out of bed in US history. It's pathetic. And the worst part is they low information vote election after election and the steaming piles of bovine excrement they send to the bowels of government on their behalf are barely more intelligent then they themselves are.... if we're lucky.

AI and Social Media are only exacerbating the situation.

Don't have a mirror, eh Nutboy?

[beej]

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/23/us-economy-grows-by-4point3percent-in-third-quarter-much-more-than-expected-delayed-report-shows.html

The U.S. economy grew at a much greater-than-expected pace in the third quarter, boosted by strong consumer spending, a delayed report released Tuesday showed.

U.S. gross domestic product, a sum of all goods and services produced in the sprawling U.S. economy, expanded by 4.3% in the July-September period, the Commerce Department said in its initial reading of third-quarter growth. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a gain of 3.2%.

Consumer spending expanded by 3.5% in the third quarter after rising 2.5% in the second quarter.

Increases in exports and government spending also boosted growth, while a smaller dip in private fixed investment helped as well.

The report originally had been scheduled for release on Oct. 30 but was delayed by the government shutdown. This release also replaces a second estimate that was set to drop on Nov. 26. The department's Bureau of Economic Analysis will release one final estimate later

[Smit]

It looks like nobody will be fired today! 

[neurosis]

Sounds about right?   Does anyone really fall for this shit?


https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2005731461849305107

"WE'RE WALKING ON RAZOR-THIN ICE!" The email warned.

"Only a massive and immediate response will do," the email continued. "I need YOU to help me hit my end-of-year fundraising goal by midnight tomorrow or EVERYTHING we've worked so hard to accomplish could go BYE BYE."

"Trump's email attracted a wave of mockery on social media. X account Patriot Takes quipped that the president's "email scams keep getting weirder" while another X user commented that Trump was "the ultimate grifter."

"Damn. I don't want my 'tariff rebate check' going to an 'illegal,'" investment banker James Chanos sarcastically tweeted."

[CNCAppsJames]

"There's lies, damn lies, and statistics." Mark Twain.

Any statistic can be interpreted any number of ways to suit the interpreter. 

[Bucky Cornstarch]

Sounds about right?   Does anyone really fall for this shit?

You don't read your own forum?

[beej]

Sounds about right?   Does anyone really fall for this shit?


https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/2005731461849305107

"Trump's email attracted a wave of mockery on social media. X account Patriot Takes quipped that the president's "email scams keep getting weirder" while another X user commented that Trump was "the ultimate grifter."

"Damn. I don't want my 'tariff rebate check' going to an 'illegal,'" investment banker James Chanos sarcastically tweeted."

    Overall, we rate MeidasTouch Left Biased based on the negative portrayal of Donald Trump and Republicans and the promotion of Democratic candidates. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a lack of transparency with funding and the publication of one-sided content that can be misleading.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT (-7.7)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.0)
Country: USA
MBFC's Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

[neurosis]

Overall, we rate MeidasTouch

The original report came from TNR

Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC's Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Magazine
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY   <----   Is that better? 

[beej]

The original report came from TNR

Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC's Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Magazine
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY   <----   Is that better? 

no, If we don't like what the article says, we just find a way to discredit the people who tell it to us. 

and then you mumble something incoherent about critical thinking.

[neurosis]

no, If we don't like what the article says, we just find a way to discredit the people who tell it to us. 

and then you mumble something incoherent about critical thinking.

I almost wish I was on that mailing list.    I'd like to have a copy of the original email.

[CNCAppsJames]

...
Factual Reporting: HIGH
...
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

Tracks like most Universities today; grading on a curve. 

 

[Smit]

If you voted for Trump you voted for this:

  One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself.  Opinion  The Editorial Board How Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000

Excerpt:

President Trump has never been a man to ask what he can do for his country. In his second term, as in his first, he is instead testing the limits of what his country can do for him.

He has poured his energy and creativity into the exploitation of the presidency — into finding out just how much money people, corporations and other nations are willing to put into his pockets in hopes of bending the power of the government to the service of their interests.

A review by the editorial board relying on analyses from news organizations shows that Mr. Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow.

[neurosis]

That article is paywalled for me. 

I was able to find the archived version of it, but it's a little funky to sift through

https://archive.ph/WzzXY

[Newbeeee™]

Seriously though with all of this shit, what's anyone going to do?