THIS IS TERRIBLE.....

[T. A. Gardner]

So....you didn't read through some of those.....right?

Yes, I did. The gist of them, and other articles is, something like, Well the hole is still there, it's more or less the same size, sometimes bigger but, if we give it another 30 years, we will be proved correct that CFCs caused the problem...

If "climate scientists" can't get shit right, and they clearly can't, why the fuck should we pay attention to them? It's 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf!' scenario. These dumbfucks are coming up with shit studies, forcing them on the public-at-large, and then when they fail miserably, they simply extend the time required.

They are full of shit. I'm tired of their half-baked ideas that often jibe with radical Leftist environmentalism that is also full of shit. They'll have to do far better than they have for the last half century to convince me to listen to anything they have to say.

 

[Crepitus]

FOR DEMOCRATS​

​

U.S. economy grew at a 3% rate in Q2, a better-than-expected pace even as Trump’s tariffs hit​

The U.S. economy grew at a much stronger-than-expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and renewed consumer strength, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Gross domestic product, a sum of goods and services activity across the sprawling U.S. economy, jumped 3% for the April through June period, according to figures adjusted for seasonality and inflation.

That topped the Dow Jones estimate for 2.3% and helped reverse a decline of 0.5% for the first quarter that came largely due to a huge drop in imports, which subtract from the total, as well as weak consumer spending amid tariff concerns.

Financial markets reacted little to the report, with stock index futures mixed and Treasury yields higher.

“The word of the summer for the economy is ‘resilient,’” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. “The consumer is hanging in there, but still on edge until the trade deals are done.”

The period reported Wednesday includes President Donald Trump’s April 2 “liberation day” tariff announcement. Imports had jumped in the first quarter as companies sought to get ahead of the announcement.

Over the past three months, Trump has been engaged in multiple rounds of saber-rattling and often intense negotiations with U.S. trading partners that have jangled nerves but nonetheless coincided with a subdued but solid pace of economic growth.

The talks have largely resulted in tariffs well above where they were at the beginning of the year but not as severe as initially proposed.

Consumer spending rose 1.4% in the second quarter, better than the 0.5% in the prior period. While exports declined 1.8% during the period, imports fell 30.3%, reversing a 37.9% surge in Q1......

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How could such a terrible thing happen. A GDP increase is terrible news for those that said we would be in recession by now. How could this possibly happen? Tbird's head is going to explode.

The number is wrong. Distorted by tariffs.

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-s1-5484219/economy-gdp-tariffs-growth

tRump is still trialing Biden's economic record.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Repeat that again, but hold this up in front of your face while you're saying it....

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That'll work out a lot better in terms of reality, etc.

Noballs gives his usual response of

 

[T. A. Gardner]

The latest distraction from the Democrats is Chucky Schumer invoking the "Rule of Five" in a political stunt he calls "Not a stunt..." to try and force Trump to release the Epstein files.

Schumer says century-old law forces Trump DOJ, FBI to release Jeffrey Epstein files by August deadline

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was compelling the Justice Department and FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files though a century-old law.

www.foxnews.com

Senate Democrats seek to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files with rarely used "Rule of Five" law

Senate Democrats are trying to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files using a little-known law.

www.cbsnews.com

What this law from 1928 does is order the executive branch to turn over documents etc., to Congress. It's rarely been used, and usually has been ineffective as there is a conflict of interest between branches here. Even the Biden administration fought against it and their own party because it compels one branch of government to bow to another branch.

But Chucky and the Democrats are desperate to remain relevant in a period where they're becoming increasingly irrelevant. Expect lots of smoke and mirrors from the MSM gushing over this and how Trump is finally doomed only to have the whole thing topple over in ruin once again.

 

[Nomad]

Noballs gives his usual response of

Uneducated2008 thinks his stupid, 10 billionth time used, crying baby meme is somehow original and non-typical of the garden variety brainless trumper idiot.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Uneducated2008 thinks his stupid, 10 billionth time used, crying baby meme is somehow original and non-typical of the garden variety brainless trumper idiot.

Noballs thinks calling an actual doctor "uneducated" makes him look clever..

ROFL

I only use that meme when you reply with "NUHN UHN," which is 99% of your posts..

 

[Nomad]

Noballs thinks calling an actual doctor "uneducated" makes him look clever..

ROFL

I only use that meme when you reply with "NUHN UHN," which is 99% of your posts..

Uneducated2008 actually thinks people believe he's a doctor.

ROFL

Your reply was proof of what an idiot you are, which is 99% of your posts.

 

[Into the Night]

So Q1 was -0.5%, and Q2 was 3%, which is a total of 1.25% for the first half. That is not going to impress anyone. It would appear that trump's tariffs moved imports around, making Q2 look better by taking from Q1.

Argument from randU fallacies. Making up numbers won't work, Wally.

We will see how the next five quarters go, but if trump does not make things better in the next five quarters, Republicans are in real trouble in 2026.

...and the usual Doom and Gloom prediction. *yawn*

The Ozone Hole is still there during the Southern Hemisphere during the Spring, but the hole is smaller than it used to be. In theory, it will be fixed within a few decades.

Nope. Still the same size as always. The Ozone 'Hole' is not caused by CFCs, Wally. It's caused by lack of sunlight during that pole's winter.
Go study the Chapman cycle.

Worth noting that the masks are mostly for moisture droplets that carry the virus, not dust.

Paradox M. No paper or cloth mask stops any virus.

If you do not think masks work, then why do surgeons wear masks?

To stop blood spatter from getting on their face. It doesn't stop a virus. If a surgeon is infected with a virus, he is NOT ALLOWED IN THE OPERATING ROOM!

Have you actually lost your mind?

Mantra 1d. Lame.

Again, it is an easily proven fact that they do.

Nope. Put CFCs in a tank of ozone and NOTHING HAPPENS.

R12 was invented by 1935. Patents run for 15 to 20 years. The patent on R12 ran out 70 years ago.

It was renewed, Wally. DuPond couldn't renew it anymore, and they concocted the 'ozone hole' religion.

There were 26 flights donated to the Clinton Foundation. He flew on some of them, but not on others. There is no evidence he flew on Epstein's plane for personal reasons, but maybe he did. trump flew on Epstein's plane at least 8 times, all for personal reasons. It is said that both were on Epstein's Island, though no strong evidence of either. It appears that trump helped Epstein to buy the island, though may have only ridden on a boat around the island when he did this.

Epstein is dead. Clinton is almost dead (not quite!).

Both Clinton and trump cut off their relationships with Epstein before his arrest, but neither long before his arrest. What is disturbing is a whole set of Republicans STARTED their relationships with Epstein after his arrest. Epstein started selling himself as a Men's Rights activist, and Republicans bought it.

Epstein is dead.

At best, trump has plausible deniability. he can claim he did not know the girls he was handing off to Epstein were being abused, and he was not legally required to help those girls after he found out. Both claims are at best iffy, and a good human being would try to cooperate with law enforcement to help the girls he delivered to Epstein.

Stop making shit up, Wally.

Worth noting there is no evidence De Niro even met Epstein, much less had anything to do with him... Other than De Niro's production company making a documentary about him.

Epstein is dead.

No client list has ever been released.

Yeah. Why did the Democrats not do this during the Biden/Obama years?

An address book was released, but that excluded De Niro, and included trump.


Epstein was not a celebrity in the 1980's.

Epstein is dead.

 

[Into the Night]

Link?

Is is NOT "bigger than ever." The CFC ban was very effective.

It's about the same size, varying from year to year depending on the upper air winds. It forms during the winter of a pole, when there is no sunlight.
Nothing to do with CFCs.

CFCs don't react with ozone, are heavier than air (how does it get UP to the ozone layer??) and was used primarily in North America and Europe, not at any pole.

Chemistry doesn't need a link, Drunk. Go back to serving your other losers at your bar.

 

[Into the Night]

The number is wrong. Distorted by tariffs.

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-s1-5484219/economy-gdp-tariffs-growth

tRump is still trialing Biden's economic record.

An argument from randU isn't a distortion. It's a fabrication.