Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Yesterday while filling up ye ol’ gas tank at the local Delta Sonic I heard the song “I’m Going Down” by Bruce Springsteen over the speakers. AND it’s been stuck as an earworm for the last 24 hours.

OH WAIT MAYBE THIS IS WHY? (Part 2/endless -Liberation Aftermath Updates)

I mean, I think $11 TRILLION is a lot, but what do I know?

U.S. stocks see biggest 2-day wipeout in history as market loses $11 trillion since Inauguration Day

The 8 largest Dow Jones drops in American history:

1. Trump, 3/16/20
−2,997
2. Trump, 3/12/20
−2,352
3. Trump, 4/4/25
−2,231
4. Trump, 3/9/20
−2,013
5. Trump, 6/11/20
−1,861
6. Trump, 4/3/25
−1,679
7. Trump, 3/11/20
−1,464
8. Trump, 3/18/20
−1,338

Tired of winning yet?

— Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) April 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Letters from an American – “The reporters note that Trump didn’t land on a plan until less than three hours before he announced it, and made his choice with little input from business or foreign leaders. Neither Republican lawmakers nor the president’s team knew what Trump would do. “He’s at the peak of just not giving a f*ck anymore,” a White House official told the reporters. “Bad news stories? Doesn’t give a f*ck. He’s going to do what he’s going to do. He’s going to do what he promised to do on the campaign trail.”

Trump’s new tariffs will hit lower-income households the hardest– “People higher in the income distribution can weather these storms without going hungry or being evicted, but many Americans live much more economically precarious lives,” said Clausing. “So one of the big ironies of this policy is that Trump’s populism was really meant to speak to those left behind, and it’s going to fundamentally make their lives much, much worse.”

I *understand* but DO NOT COMPREHEND how people are able to be this – this — well, it’s only going to hurt for a little bit and then be BETTER! As if this is a real working plan that makes sense. Recalibrate the system via global depression. Sure. To those I say, “Have the Day You Voted For.”

The latest defense of the Trump tariffs is that the impending Trump recession will build character. What are a few months or years of unemployment compared to a glorious someday-soon future manufacturing hinges and knobs -or stitching t-shirts and athletic shoes?

— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) April 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Sadly, there’s no way for the proven idiots to suffer while the rest escape the fallout. I hate that I’ve become the kind of person who wants to see the leopard eat their faces—but I am.

It took under 100 days for “I’ll lower prices on day one” to become “who needs money or a 401k when your heart is full of love for Dear Leader Trump”

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) April 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM

And how much has golfing cost America so far this year? Government efficiency, sure. I’m too tired and lazy to do the math right now, but I imagine many inefficiencies could have been made more efficient if we didn’t flush money down the golden toilet to allow Dear Leader time on the green—again.

Down, down, down…

Worst two-day stock market crashes in the U.S. by percentage loss:

1. 1929 (the Great Depression)

2. 1987 (Black Monday)

3. 2008 (the Great Recession)

4. YESTERDAY AND TODAY

And while this happened, the man responsible for it was golfing and dining with enemies of America.

— Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM

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