Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already (14 Viewers)

Como · Nov 10, 2024

$5 for a dozen normal eggs up 3 fold.

I am not saying the economy is not doing well for the elites, but that was not who switched.

Immigration , well what happened to all those Refugee Welcome signs in progressive areas, ok much less likely to be an issue for them but seems they are not taking any chances.

shmmeee · Nov 10, 2024

Como said:
$5 for a dozen normal eggs up 3 fold.

I am not saying the economy is not doing well for the elites, but that was not who switched.

Immigration , well what happened to all those Refugee Welcome signs in progressive areas, ok much less likely to be an issue for them but seems they are not taking any chances.

Average cost for a dozen eggs is $3.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 10, 2024

Skybluekyle said:
Only Congress can approve such an amendment and it would have to be a two thirds majority in both houses.

Of course the 22nd amendment was required following FDR going against long established precedent.

Trump isn’t the first President to talk about amending it, Reagan and Clinton, off the top of my head.

Maybe, but if necessary he'd try and change that required majority. The houses and the courts are more likely to side with him and themselves could use their majority to chip away at other things to enable it further down the line.

And if they don't he'll call them traitors and set his fanbase on them. Many would be too scared to say no. I expect he'll rile his base saying "you want me to stay but they won't let me, they're enemies of democracy so tell them how you feel" and get them protesting like the Capitol.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

chiefdave said:
One thing you have to say about trump is he defiantly comes off as someone who carefully studies all the data and asses the impact before making a decision

Come on, if Trump and his echo chamber want to do it they will do it. As we keep getting told Trump has everything sewn up now and can pretty much do what he wants. US officials will be making those sort of suggestions to others to avoid spooking the markets. They have no idea what Trump will or won't do.

He's been making promises about all sorts of crazy stuff, seemingly off the cuff, on the campaign trail. Nobody has a clue what he will actually implement.

US officials who will soon be out of work once Musk sacks all of them and replaces them with MAGA loyalists

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

Sky Blue Pete said:
And still the right thing to do so we can influence the world
I still think it’s sound to lead the science on it and reap the benefits
The answer of course is nuclear

“SIR Keir Starmer is set to attend the UN climate talks today - while other world leaders, including from the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, China, the US and India, stay away. The COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, will have 50,000 attendees - half the total in Dubai last year.”

Im sure our influence will persuade everyone including the absentees,

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
“SIR Keir Starmer is set to attend the UN climate talks today - while other world leaders, including from the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, China, the US and India, stay away. The COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, will have 50,000 attendees - half the total in Dubai last year.”

Im sure our influence will persuade everyone including the absentees,

So lets just sleepwalk into a catastrophe because others won't be going.

You do understand the concept of leadership don't you?

Grendel · Nov 11, 2024

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
So lets just sleepwalk into a catastrophe because others won't be going.

You do understand the concept of leadership don't you?

Its not leadership when the real leaders are staying at home. Still I am sure a few nice lunches are to be had.

Como · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
So lets just sleepwalk into a catastrophe because others won't be going.

You do understand the concept of leadership don't you?

I do.

The UK is not a leader.

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
So lets just sleepwalk into a catastrophe because others won't be going.

You do understand the concept of leadership don't you?

Whatever the UK does will have no discernible impact if the absentees carry on regardless, or in USA case increase fossil fuel production and use under Trump.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
I do.

The UK is not a leader.

And doing what others are doing is going to change that?

I'm not expecting everyone else to just say 'oh, they're doing it so we'd better do it too'. I'm saying we should do what is right and lead by example, not just say "well everyone is doing that so we should too".

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
Whatever the UK does will have no discernible impact if the absentees carry on regardless, or in USA case increase fossil fuel production and use under Trump.

Again, so we should not do what is right just because others are doing it.

If you're at the football and someone starts singing a racist song, do you do nothing, tell them to stop or join in?

Sky Blue Pete · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
“SIR Keir Starmer is set to attend the UN climate talks today - while other world leaders, including from the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, China, the US and India, stay away. The COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, will have 50,000 attendees - half the total in Dubai last year.”

Im sure our influence will persuade everyone including the absentees,

Still the right thing to do to follow the science

SkyBlueCharlie9 · Nov 11, 2024

Como said:

Why are you wetting your knickers about Trump winning? Absokutely nothing to do with economics for you really though. It's the 'woke' thing again and your sadistic love of hatred and intolerance based on ignorant bigotry. What a negative outlook on life you take.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

Grendel said:
Its not leadership when the real leaders are staying at home. Still I am sure a few nice lunches are to be had.

He’d be criticised whether he went or not tbf

Otis · Nov 11, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
He’d be criticised whether he went or not tbf

Very good point.

He goes - Was pointless him going

He doesn't go - An insult and an outrage

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

Otis said:
Very good point.

He goes - Was pointless him going

He doesn't go - An insult and an outrage

Having a climate change denialist in the White House does make what we do futile I think.

Otis · Nov 11, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Having a climate change denialist in the White House does make what we do futile I think.

Bloody makes it a lot, lot harder.

Trump is going to regret his stance come 2050.

I hope he has a very anguished 104th birthday.

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

Sky Blue Pete said:
Still the right thing to do to follow the science

I understand NESO issued a report saying that UK net zero was doable but very arduous. We will have to accept that demand will need to be controlled though. Power cuts at peak times.

China, India and the USA will be pissing themselves laughing,

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

Otis said:
Bloody makes it a lot, lot harder.

Trump is going to regret his stance come 2050.

I hope he has a very anguished 104th birthday.

I”ll be a spring chicken at 96.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
I”ll be a spring chicken at 96.

I’ll be 60. Will probably still be ranting on here about the 2024 election

Otis · Nov 11, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
I’ll be 60. Will probably still be ranting on here about the 2024 election

The one that was fixed, but he still wiped the floor with the Democrats, one?

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

Otis said:
The one that was fixed, but he still wiped the floor with the Democrats, one?

Totally rigged, totally stolen. Nobody knows more about election rigging than me-believe me.

SIR ERNIE · Nov 11, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Having a climate change denialist in the White House does make what we do futile I think.

What anyone does is utterly futile unless China and India fall in line.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 11, 2024

SIR ERNIE said:
What anyone does is utterly futile unless China and India fall in line.

The USA clearly can make a huge difference. Pity you voted someone in who doesn’t even believe it’s a problem.

shmmeee · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
I understand NESO issued a report saying that UK net zero was doable but very arduous. We will have to accept that demand will need to be controlled though. Power cuts at peak times.

China, India and the USA will be pissing themselves laughing,

We need to build nuclear and wind and insist on solar and battery on new builds. We shouldn’t be trying to limit usage.

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

shmmeee said:
We need to build nuclear and wind and insist on solar and battery on new builds. We shouldn’t be trying to limit usage.

I see they are insisting on no boilers in new builds. Builders worried about scale up needed for air source heat pumps And that it may interfere with the need to build 300,000 houses per year to keep to Labours target. A bit of a step change from the current 35,000 heat pumps being produced per year. Government seem more keen on banning current technologies rather than proscribing new ones.

Wind has produced very little first two weeks of November, solar next to nothing.

shmmeee · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
I see they are insisting on no boilers in new builds. Builders worried about scale up needed for air source heat pumps And that it may interfere with the need to build 300,000 houses per year to keep to Labours target. A bit of a step change from the current 35,000 heat pumps being produced per year. Government seem more keen on banning current technologies rather than proscribing new ones.

Wind has produced very little first two weeks of November, solar next to nothing.

That’s what the nuclear is for. Heating needs to be electrified same as cooking ultimately.

MalcSB · Nov 11, 2024

shmmeee said:
That’s what the nuclear is for. Heating needs to be electrified same as cooking ultimately.

Best get on with it then, Rolls Royce have been waiting for ages.

shmmeee · Nov 11, 2024

MalcSB said:
Best get on with it then, Rolls Royce have been waiting for ages.

Indeed. Delayed for another six months wasn’t it? Ridiculous.

Sick Boy · Nov 13, 2024

I can't believe he's actually given Musk a position.

SIR ERNIE · Nov 13, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
The USA clearly can make a huge difference. Pity you voted someone in who doesn’t even believe it’s a problem.

Wrong again, how can I vote in a US election?

chiefdave · Nov 13, 2024

Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to 'efficiency' role and Fox News host as defence secretary

Fucking hell

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 13, 2024

chiefdave said:
Fucking hell

Some rumours he could fire as many as 75% of American civil servants. I would assume the only departments they’d want to keep open would be the military, immigration and perhaps some tax collection stuff.

chiefdave · Nov 13, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Some rumours he could fire as many as 75% of American civil servants. I would assume the only departments they’d want to keep open would be the military, immigration and perhaps some tax collection stuff.

Surely the system would collapse if you got rid of 75% of civil servants. Saying that look what he did when he took over twitter and how that has rapidly deteriorated as a result

Trump's not even taken over yet and there's already rumblings of discontent from Rep voters that he's not going to follow through on his promises. Very predictable as he, along with his running mates, were just saying what they thought whoever was in the room wanted to hear. Already walking back on banning vaccines and Trump promised to pardon anyone for guilty of crimes related to January 6th which possibly isn't as easy as he thinks.

Looks like he's going to be off the hook with his legal troubles though. The general consensus is now it would cause too much of a constitution problem if he was sentenced so that will be delayed until his term has finished

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