this post was submitted on 24 May 2025
392 points (97.8% liked)

politics

23602 readers
2138 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 5 points 46 minutes ago

I'm not heartbroken. I'm perfectly OK to see this asshole living in a refrigerator box under an overpass.

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

...voting for business savvy...

Did this guy sleep through Trump's first term? Things are worse now than it was then but he messed things up the first time too.

[–] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

People have very short memories.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 19 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

TL;DR:

Craig Fuller, founder of FreightWaves and once a potential Trump transportation pick, says the 145% tariffs on Chinese goods have triggered a supply chain collapse, truck traffic from LA ports is down 23%, with 50% import drops predicted. Even major logistics firms like Knight-Swift blame "toxic tariffs" for plummeting volumes.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 41 points 9 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Decq@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yes heartbreaking! I don't care about all those people being detained and deported unlawfully. But think of poor old me, I got what I voted for and now I'm sad! How could I've ever expected him to do what he's known for, running things into bankruptcy?!

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

remember until it affects them personally in a negative way they don't care about what this administration does. This is what make it so difficult to change a large population of trump supporter's minds, because they seem to not have much empathy for anyone but themselves.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Heartbreaking for them

Unfortunately I have no sympathy for these fools

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 hours ago

They had a heart?

[–] troybot@midwest.social 8 points 8 hours ago

Won't somebody think of the hopeless CEOs?

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 31 points 9 hours ago

Spoiler alert they will still vote republican.

[–] Vertelleus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand, why doesn't he just "pull himself up by by his bootstraps" and work harder. That's what they tell everyone else, right?

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 13 points 8 hours ago

That is a real shame. All these people are choosing to be poor. The real trick of this whole thing is you need to be independently wealthy for it to work for you. If only these folks understood that, they might choose differently.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 165 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I did not vote for a neutron bomb to wipe out supply chains and small businesses...

Yes you did jackass. People like him are the reason I don't have a job anymore.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 35 points 10 hours ago

Hey, be fair to the guy. He only voted for all the ways Trump promised to hurt the people he didn't like, not for the ways Trump promised to hurt him.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago

Sucks, bro. Sorry. I tried to stop this.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 100 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 12 points 5 hours ago

At some level, I'm just jealous of these people for getting what they voted for. I haven't gotten what I voted for ever since I was old enough to vote.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 73 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Bet they won't stop voting Republican tho

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

"See the next GOP president will fix it all with this one simple trick. Yup. It'll totally work. USA USA."

[–] henfredemars 8 points 9 hours ago

If that doesn’t work, elect them again!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

They are the only game in town, particularly at the state and local level.

Republicans are in a suicide pact with their party. If you try to leave, your peers will kill you that much faster.

[–] match@pawb.social 44 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sick of calling my senators I'm gonna start calling these guys and dunking on them

[–] atmorous@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

That sounds amazing!! DO IT!!!!

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 97 points 12 hours ago

I'm heartbroken. But not for this motherfucker.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 83 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Craig Fuller thought he was voting for business savvy, not economic shock therapy.

Does he know anything at all about the felon who has left a long trail of failed businesses and can bankrupt ~~a casino~~ three casinos? Trump is doing pretty much exactly what he said he'd do and any CEO that doesn't know that deserves to be unemployed.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 34 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] D_C@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I thought it was 5 casinos and a resort (with a casino on)...?

Edit:
Bankruptcies were...
1991: Trump Taj Mahal
1992: Trump Castle Hotel & Casino
1992: Trump Plaza Casino
1992: Trump Plaza Hotel (not a casino, just a hotel.)
2004: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
2009: Trump Entertainment Resorts (casino holding company. FFS, not only did he bankrupt casinos. Which is one of the most lucrative businesses out there, he also bankrupted a company that handles the casinos. How the fuck is that even -legally- possible to bankrupt a company that owns the most lucrative businesses!!!)

There are numerous other businesses that also failed spectacularly. Plus there 'businesses' that were just scams, the university that never was.
Promises of extensive redevelopment that got 'put on hold' after his golf courses got built etc.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 18 points 12 hours ago

6 total bankruptcies.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 59 points 12 hours ago

Heartbreaking? Nah. More like utterly infuriating that they were duped despite the prior term and decades of demonstrated corruption and incompetence.

I’ve no sympathy at all.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 22 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

In his view, the 145% tariffs on Chinese goods are functionally an embargo, and they’ve been rolled out so suddenly that U.S. companies haven’t had time to adapt. “It’s too much too fast,” Fuller told reporters in a phone interview. “The economy can’t absorb it.”

If only an expert had known this beforehand.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

If only our government was being ran by competent people and if someone is incompetent they were removed.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 35 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago

Doesn't anyone care about the poor CEOs anymore? Lol. Trump said he was going apply tariffs, which always reduce trade. He's getting exactly what he voted for.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 21 points 12 hours ago

Man helps throw gasoline on his own house that was set fire by arsonist who told everyone he was going to burn houses ..... the man who threw gasoline around is now heartbroken that his house is on fire.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If only there was some way to know that this would happen!

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

Sadly history has nothing to teach us and we can't predict the future. What are ya gonna do?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 17 points 12 hours ago

Missing from the article: lessons learned.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 8 points 10 hours ago

Not killing enough minorities to make the hit to your wallet worth it, Craig?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago
[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 hours ago

Womp womp.

The only sympathy I have is for the overworked employees.

load more comments
view more: next ›