Trump's Second Term

Andy_Ross said:
TORRES: Does the Trump administration regret imposing tariffs on goods that cannot be produced domestically at scale? Do you realize that was foolish?

BESSENT: Do you realize we use the leverage to bring down tariffs on other countries?

TORRES: Tariffs on bananas give you leverage?

BESSENT: You're being very naive

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019111764974067995
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"I know you are, but what am I?"
 
Andy_Ross said:
Not a cult

Kristi Noem: "Most of all we thank President Trump for the guts and the love of this country to do the right thing ... he told the American people we needed a wall, and we have a wall. A big beautiful wall that President Trump also wanted painted black so that it would endure."
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Painting a wall black makes it more durable? Is that like how red paint makes a car faster?
 
Jack by the hedge said:
I suspect he meant "truth is, we're going to sanitise American history".
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The word is "whitewash." It would be that even without the all too relevant racism at hand that just makes it all the more fitting.

thaiboxerken said:
Remember when MAGA claimed that they all banded together in order to stop pedophiles, who they said were all part of a Democratic Party trafficking operation? Now, they defend the people who actually operated and participated in a child trafficking operation....
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Business as usual for "conservatives," really, with the vranyo of MAGA just removing the plausible part in their usual attempts to create plausible deniability for that.
 
Here's a cartoon that describes the fat clown and his maga weirdoes to a T:


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Andy_Ross said:
Not a cult

Kristi Noem: "Most of all we thank President Trump for the guts and the love of this country to do the right thing ... he told the American people we needed a wall, and we have a wall. A big beautiful wall that President Trump also wanted painted black so that it would endure."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019102870407098504
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Trebuchet said:
What wall? Is there any more than the 20% of it built in his first term?
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Too late to edit, but I was WAY overestimating at 20%. From Google AI:
As of February 4, 2026, approximately 30 miles of new border wall have been completed since the start of the second Trump administration in January 2025. This construction is part of a larger plan to wall off 1,422 miles along the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Washington Office on Latin America | WOLA
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Current Construction Progress (2025–2026)
Total Completed (Recent): Roughly 30 miles of "Smart Wall" have been finished since early 2025.
Active Federal Contracts: In September 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded 10 contracts totaling $4.5 billion to build 230 miles of land and waterborne barriers.
Specific Recent Projects:
New Mexico: Construction began on 7 miles of secondary wall to reinforce existing fencing.
Arizona: Contracts for 27 miles of new wall in Santa Cruz County were awarded in June 2025.
Texas (State-led): The Texas Facilities Commission has completed 66.4 miles of state-funded wall as of June 2025, though the program was recently defunded as the state looks to federal efforts to take over.
Texas Facilities Commission (.gov)
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Historical Context (2017–2021)
During the first Trump administration, a total of 458 miles of barrier were built. However, the definition of "new" is often debated:
BBC
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New Primary Wall: Only about 47 to 52 miles were built in locations where no barrier previously existed.
Replacement Wall: The vast majority (roughly 351 miles) replaced older, dilapidated, or smaller fences, such as vehicle barriers.
Secondary Wall: Approximately 33 miles were new secondary layers added behind existing primary barriers.
BBC
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Definitions and Modern Features
Modern construction often follows the "Smart Wall" model, which integrates:
Physical Barriers: 18- to 30-foot steel bollard fencing.
Waterborne Systems: Buoy barriers in the Rio Grande.
Technology: Cameras, lights, patrol roads, and advanced detection sensors.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)
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Trump-hat.jpg

Colombian president Petro customized the hat PT gave him in their Oval Office get together yesterday. Nicely restrained on his part, Petro has tended to rip Trump a new ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ at every opportunity but is sometimes perceived as doing Colombia no favors when he does so.
 
So, Trump is now allowing the nuclear weapons treaty to lapse.

Sometimes I wonder whether he has realized he will die soon and is actively trying burn the world as he goes out, just out of spite.
 
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