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Cheezoholic

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20. THIS is the kind of shit that scares the hell out of me. This is a BFD and is high up in the Dicktater's playbook.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 03:08 PM

Apr 10

Take control of the critical information space and fill it with not just BS, but calculated BS. These questions of what is factual and what is BS info coming from the government is deadly minefield for a Liberal Democracy to try and navigate. Scary.

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Inflation rate eases to 2.4% in March, lower than expected [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 10 OP

Give it a month. Mump didn't remove the tariffs. He reduced them to 10%. And increased the tariffs on China to 125%. Scrivener7 Apr 10 #1

The futures market has noticed that 10% is still there and are all down this morning BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #2

Yes. It looks like SOME people said, "Wait. Wut??" after that first wave of relief. Scrivener7 Apr 10 #4

Or did the futures market realize what really happened yesterday? gab13by13 Apr 10 #7

And the garage is actively aflame. Scrivener7 Apr 10 #9

This "on again, off again" tariffs thing BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #10

The long slide is not over by a long shot, and neither is the tariffs problem progree Apr 10 #15

Are these the real numbers or Krasnov numbers? gab13by13 Apr 10 #3

Always a good question. Scrivener7 Apr 10 #6

The update had some more info and apparently the main driver crude oil price drops BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #11

Simple question - has the BLS been taken over by Trumpy sycophants or appointees?? NoMoreRepugs Apr 10 #5

Especially since Krasnov gab13by13 Apr 10 #8

THIS is the kind of shit that scares the hell out of me. This is a BFD and is high up in the Dicktater's playbook. Cheezoholic Apr 10 #20

Getting an answer to this is problematic RussBLib Apr 10 #19

Inflation eases when people stop buying stuff. nt Jit423 Apr 10 #12

Who sez? Marthe48 Apr 10 #13

Me too. I have zero consumer confidence. bronxiteforever Apr 10 #14

Thank you Joe Biden. mdbl Apr 10 #16

GRAPHS CPI: Rolling 3 month averages and month-over-month, all are annualized progree Apr 10 #17

Assuming they aren't manipulating these numbers, too relayerbob Apr 10 #18

Hmm IbogaProject Apr 10 #21

I don't know how people are faring across the country or . . . peggysue2 Apr 10 #22

At least you don't have a state sales tax! BumRushDaShow Apr 10 #23