US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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Members of the Trump Administration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/

 

[FlappyBat]

I adore how stupid-angry people get about a change that generally has next to no actual impact on their monthly expenses. At $2.50/gal, driving a car that gets 30 mpg 10 miles to/from work every day costs $1.60 per day to commute to/from work. Or about $35 per month to commute to work by car.

When gas "explodes" to $4.50 in price, that same commute is $3 per day, or about $63 per month to commute to work by car, a difference of ... wait for it, $28.

It's one of the least-significant expenses in the average family budget and even wild fluctuations to it have a minimal impact to the bottom line. If a $30 increase to commute price is really enough to throw your finances into flux, you have bigger problems, since literally everything else you spend your money on monthly (besides rent) can fluctuate more, namely electricity, groceries, insurance (if you pay month-to-month and have an accident, even when not at fault), kid's random expenses, etc.

Hurr-durr muh gas prices. "lol fuck off and drive less" is the correct response to such retardation, every fucking time.

The issue is so many things are downstream from gas prices. Energy and shipping prices dominate so much of what things cost in general. The price at the pump is easy to see, but the downstream inflation effects on everything else are the much larger concern.

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

The issue is so many things are downstream from gas prices. Energy and shipping prices dominated so much of what things cost in general. The price at the pump is easy to see, but the downstream inflation effects on everything else are the much larger concern.

I don't think he can wait on two fronts, the higher gas prices are hitting him on affordability where Trump is weakest if not downright ignorant on the issue. Colleges are wrapping up graduation and high school will let out soon, if fuel prices are still high, thats going to be a huge clusterfuck for him. If its Americans 250th summer and people have to scale down plans because airline and fuel prices are high, you can bet his poll numbers will tank and bring the candidates down with him. People can't eat stocks.

I posted this in the Iran thread but its worth repeating. Shipping prices already are higher due to tariffs, now Im seeing fuel surcharges getting tacked on.

Leaving AI unchecked and ignoring the white collar onslaught of jobs due to jeets and visa fraud is Trumps biggest economic policy failure, the question is, can he salvage it over the summer? If the republicans loose either house or senate or both, there will be articles saying "Trump learns the high cost of ignoring affordability".

 

[WelperHelper99]

I adore how stupid-angry people get about a change that generally has next to no actual impact on their monthly expenses. At $2.50/gal, driving a car that gets 30 mpg 10 miles to/from work every day costs $1.60 per day to commute to/from work. Or about $35 per month to commute to work by car.

When gas "explodes" to $4.50 in price, that same commute is $3 per day, or about $63 per month to commute to work by car, a difference of ... wait for it, $28.

It's one of the least-significant expenses in the average family budget and even wild fluctuations to it have a minimal impact to the bottom line. If a $30 increase to commute price is really enough to throw your finances into flux, you have bigger problems, since literally everything else you spend your money on monthly (besides rent) can fluctuate more, namely electricity, groceries, insurance (if you pay month-to-month and have an accident, even when not at fault), kid's random expenses, etc.

Hurr-durr muh gas prices. "lol fuck off and drive less" is the correct response to such retardation, every fucking time.

Nigger the trucker cannot drive less. That price gets added onto whatever the fuck he's transporting.

 

[moocow]

You must live very close to work, or have never experience traffic, which significantly shortens the distance you can go in a full tank. I often have to fill my tank weekly, which at $50-$60 a time, km spending a hell of a lot more than your estimate.

That doesn’t even include the fact that I’m 7 miles from the grocery store and pretty much any other place I’d have to go throughout an average week.

That said, I’ve lived with expensive California gas so often, and it’s still cheaper than it was during COVID, that I actually haven’t noticed gas prices going up during this whole Iran thing. The egg prices surging a few years ago was a far greater deal to me, and I spend every day fearing I’ll have to replace ram or an NVME

"You must ... have never experience[d] [sic] traffic." This is how a disingenuous argument begins. Of course I've experienced traffic. Why would you even waste effort suggesting I haven't? "Huh? Traffic? What the fuck is that?" ... is that genuinely what you were hoping to read to make this argument less strained?

I've also had a 1.5 hour commute in the past (which I eventually resolved by moving to be closer to the job, then switching jobs when the new area had better opportunities).

If the cost of your commute suddenly doubling (or more) is enough to cause a financial hardship, you're already in trouble even before the inevitable happens. Find a better (or closer) job. Move elsewhere if none are available. Get a car with better fuel economy.

This has nothing to do with the volatility of gas pricing, but the inability of your budget to accommodate even the slightest bit of extra tension (I use "you" in the metaphorical sense here, not the "literally you, Liquidkid").

You could also drive a vehicle with better fuel economy. On its current tank, mine's (a plug-in hybrid) currently averaging 74.3mpg, so as you can imagine the "gas station sticker shock" doesn't hit nearly as hard for me. I haven't put gas in my car for months, but I still drive hundreds of miles per month anyway. Maybe people shouldn't have been so smug and condescendingly dismissive of plug-in hybrids. I dunno ... just a thought though.

It's the SOP panic stick for people though, I get it. It's a great way to whine about the president (whoever it is) even though it's literally always ragheads manipulating the price. It's still stupid though.

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Ah yes, a communist hell-hole is the "last great bastion of white hope." Why would he pretend to be smart when he's just going to say things like this instead?

Nigger the trucker cannot drive less. That price gets added onto whatever the fuck he's transporting.

Nigger the trucker doesn't care what the gas costs.

 

[Nod Flenders]

Republicans continue tanking their 2026 and 2028 chances. Congratulations, President Newsom.

Law Tema 'Senate Panel Backs GUARD Act, AI Age Verification Bill'

1 de Mayo, 2026

Senate Panel Backs GUARD Act, AI Age Verification Bill
Reclaim The Net (archive.ph)
By Ken Macon
2026-05-01 19:50:00GMT



The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 on Thursday to advance the GUARD Act, a bill that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the age of every American who wants to use them.

The legislation, sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, sailed through committee with a tweet from its author celebrating the outcome.

“My bill to stop AI from telling kids to kill themselves just passed out of committee UNANIMOUSLY,” Hawley wrote...

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Disaster Tema 'Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week'

1 de Mayo, 2026

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Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week​

By Rindala Alajaji
April 30, 2026





For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We've seen this everywhere—from states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Utah, to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, and...

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This thread is one of the only places left on the farms that still thinks MAGA isn't dead. They are so fucking desperate to pretend as if morale among the right hasn't completely shattered beyond repair thanks to Trump's retardation.

Two years is a long time, nigger.

 

[mingo mongo]

Ah yes, a communist hell-hole is the "last great bastion of white hope." Why would he pretend to be smart when he's just going to say things like this instead?

You couldn’t tell he was joking?

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

I've also had a 1.5 hour commute in the past (which I eventually resolved by moving to be closer to the job, then switching jobs when the new area had better opportunities).

If the cost of your commute suddenly doubling (or more) is enough to cause a financial hardship, you're already in trouble even before the inevitable happens. Find a better (or closer) job. Move elsewhere if none are available. Get a car with better fuel economy.

This has nothing to do with the volatility of gas pricing, but the inability of your budget to accommodate even the slightest bit of extra tension (I use "you" in the metaphorical sense here, not the "literally you, Liquidkid").

You could also drive a vehicle with better fuel economy. On its current tank, mine's (a plug-in hybrid) currently averaging 74.3mpg, so as you can imagine the "gas station sticker shock" doesn't hit nearly as hard for me. I haven't put gas in my car for months, but I still drive hundreds of miles per month anyway. Maybe people shouldn't have been so smug and condescendingly dismissive of plug-in hybrids. I dunno ... just a thought though.

Oh, you have a hybrid, great. Seriously, how retarded are you? Do you lack perspective? Are you brown?
For everyone else who doesn't have a hybrid, which is a lot of people, the pain is magnified.
Diesel tractor trucks are not hybrid. Planes are not hybrid.

- Job market is shit now, people don't have options to "just move closer chud"
- New cars are insanely priced pushing $50,000 for something decent, even used is high
- Squatamalans and illegals packed into cities make stop and go traffic worse which has been hurting fuel economy for a while now

 

[Jose Beaner Luna]

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My Hispanic Holden Bloodfeast (Hugo Chupasangre) demands the buckbreakening of Cuba, shall that shitty island be turned into a giant Wallmart and parking lot.

 

[Hunter Hearst Helmsley]

New cars are insanely priced pushing $50,000 for something decent

For cars? No. Get an Elantra or Civic they are nowhere near 50k and are great.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Nigger the trucker doesn't care what the gas costs.

You're right. The company selling you whatever the truck is hauling does.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Nigger the trucker doesn't care what the gas costs.

The fuck they don't. Thats how trucking companies go bust, or they pass the buck onto the consumer by making the retailer eat fees

 

[George Lucas]

I adore how stupid-angry people get about a change that generally has next to no actual impact on their monthly expenses. At $2.50/gal, driving a car that gets 30 mpg 10 miles to/from work every day costs $1.60 per day to commute to/from work. Or about $35 per month to commute to work by car.

When gas "explodes" to $4.50 in price, that same commute is $3 per day, or about $63 per month to commute to work by car, a difference of ... wait for it, $28.

It's one of the least-significant expenses in the average family budget and even wild fluctuations to it have a minimal impact to the bottom line. If a $30 increase to commute price is really enough to throw your finances into flux, you have bigger problems, since literally everything else you spend your money on monthly (besides rent) can fluctuate more, namely electricity, groceries, insurance (if you pay month-to-month and have an accident, even when not at fault), kid's random expenses, etc.

Hurr-durr muh gas prices. "lol fuck off and drive less" is the correct response to such retardation, every fucking time.

Someone should feature this just because of how stupid it is.

 

[Herk LARPer]

Republicans continue tanking their 2026 and 2028 chances. Congratulations, President Newsom.

Law Tema 'Senate Panel Backs GUARD Act, AI Age Verification Bill'

1 de Mayo, 2026

Senate Panel Backs GUARD Act, AI Age Verification Bill
Reclaim The Net (archive.ph)
By Ken Macon
2026-05-01 19:50:00GMT



The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 on Thursday to advance the GUARD Act, a bill that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the age of every American who wants to use them.

The legislation, sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, sailed through committee with a tweet from its author celebrating the outcome.

“My bill to stop AI from telling kids to kill themselves just passed out of committee UNANIMOUSLY,” Hawley wrote...

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Disaster Tema 'Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week'

1 de Mayo, 2026

​

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week​

By Rindala Alajaji
April 30, 2026





For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We've seen this everywhere—from states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Utah, to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, and...

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This thread is one of the only places left on the farms that still thinks MAGA isn't dead. They are so fucking desperate to pretend as if morale among the right hasn't completely shattered beyond repair thanks to Trump's retardation.

Those chatbots are fucking cringe especially the gooner ones

 

[gernig]

My Hispanic Holden Bloodfeast (Hugo Chupasangre) demands the buckbreakening of Cuba, shall that shitty island be turned into a giant Wallmart and parking lot.

Is there any targets worth striking in Cuba? The missiles likely cost tenfold more than the bases they'd hit. Everything in Cuba is held together by bottles and tape

I don't know how much my heart can take watching more antique museum pieces of military history getting blown up to smithereens

 

[Martian High Command]

Cuba for 51st state? Or will it just be like Puerto Rico?

How will the shitlibs complain about this one if it happens?

Leaks suggest the administration is experimenting with new titles beyond states/territories/whatever. Originally it was gonna be listed as a "Broken Buck", but they determined that Rubio wasn't white enough to command such a place. It sounds like it's just going to be called a "Raped", led by an Arch-Rapist.

 

[Mister Fister]

 

[moocow]

Oh, you have a hybrid, great. Seriously, how retarded are you? Do you lack perspective? Are you brown?
For everyone else who doesn't have a hybrid, which is a lot of people, the pain is magnified.
Diesel tractor trucks are not hybrid. Planes are not hybrid.

- Job market is shit now, people don't have options to "just move closer chud"
- New cars are insanely priced pushing $50,000 for something decent, even used is high
- Squatamalans and illegals packed into cities make stop and go traffic worse which has been hurting fuel economy for a while now

I hear a lot of fucking excuses for an abysmal lack of failure to plan ahead.

I get it though. People fucking seethe when they ask about my car's MPG and I tell them "70+ unless I'm just in town, then it's 115+." The seethe is real. Embrace it, poorfag. ETA: between federal tax credits ($4k) and dealer finance incentives ($2k off the top for financing through them, paid it off in full 8 days later, paying $0.07 in interest), and trade-in ($4k, an older model year of the same line) I paid under $23k for it, new, out-of-pocket. Paid in full too. Only $550 ever 6 months for full (comprehensive) insurance coverage too. Enjoy that seethe, faggots. I apologize for fucking nothing on this one.

 

[No-Eyed Square Guy]

Not that the rest of the site are blue hair trannys, but I'd hazard to guess it's much closer to libertarian centrism

So, much worse than blue-haired trannies—in the same way "moderate muslims" are worse than jihadis. They want the troons to fuck your kids and saw their tits and dicks off, and say "It wasn't me!" while jackin' to it.

 

[moocow]

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Woah, pretty rare to see anyone (much less a libtard) actually praise Latin in any fashion, even if only by accident.

 

[mingo mongo]

So true, Mr. President. I fucking hate Low IQ Minority THUGS.