The Trump Presidency 2.0

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Makes sense. Turkey eggs probably taste just like chicken eggs anyway

Lol. Have a cookie.

[JPhillips]

Interesting that egg imports increase supply and reduce costs for consumers. I wonder if that applies to other goods?

[JPhillips]

dola

HHS canceled the meeting to determine next year's flu vaccine variant. Unclear what that will eventually mean for flu vaccines next year.

[Ghost Econ]

Nothing has ever gone wrong when a country has forced their undesirables onto a registry.

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally | AP News

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Yeah, having just cruised to the ABC islands, I read up on the ways to become citizens of many of these islands that include an "investment" option. It's not that unusual.

The Netherlands and the ABCs are fully on my radar as possible.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Makes sense. Turkey eggs probably taste just like chicken eggs anyway

[Edward64]

There's going to be a lot of hurt soon after Mar 13.

I wonder how many of the (soon to be laid off) government employees voted GOP and how they'll vote in 2026 and 2028. Hope Pew or Gallup does a poll.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...lay-rcna193850

The Trump administration directed federal agencies on Wednesday to prepare for mass layoffs, according to the heads of the White House budget and personnel management offices.

Below is a little reassuring that Dept/Agency heads will get to make the call vs DOGE. Two weeks is still too quick to do the assessments properly but better than DOGE doing it.

The memo notes that President Donald Trump has required "large-scale reductions in force" and in order to implement that, it calls on the heads of departments and agencies to submit the first phase of reorganization plans by March 13, which "shall focus on initial agency cuts and reductions."

DC may take a severe hit with possible office relocations.

That second part of the plan should include "any proposed relocations of agency bureaus and offices from Washington, D.C. and the National Capital Region to less-costly parts of the country," it said.

The exceptions/exemptions to above ...

Vought and Ezell explained that the memo doesn't apply to positions that are necessary for law enforcement, national security, immigration enforcement, and U.S. military personnel. It also excludes the U.S. Postal Service and presidential appointees.

[Atocep]

None of this is going to end up saving money. We're going to end up hiring more contractors to come in and fill the gaps created by firing the federal employees once the dust settles and the realize the things they broke.

We're also going to see massive lawsuits from contractors like Booze, Guidehouse, etc for these contracts they're trying to stiff payment on and I expect to see a lawsuit from the probationary employees that were unlawfully fired.

This will end up being the most expensive government efficiency program in US history.

[GrantDawg]

Andrew Tate and his brother have reportedly bored a plane in Romania and are on their way to Florida. I imagine it was pressure from the White House that got them released. I suspect Andrew is going to be named the Secretary of Sex Trafficing or some such nonsense.

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[Edward64]

Some additional context on importing eggs

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...ref=biztoc.com

The Trump administration is also in talks to import about 70 million to 100 million eggs from other countries in the coming months, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.

Sounds good to me.

But the tallies are a drop in the bucket compared with the nearly 8 billion eggs produced in the U.S. in January alone, down 4% from a year ago, according to the USDA.

I'm couldn't quite picture 8B eggs per month but ...

US has 340M people. So 8B / 340M = 24 eggs per person, per month. 24 eggs covers normal groceries, restaurant meals, other food products etc.



Wife and I wouldn't mind having some hens in our fenced in backyard. HOA won't allow it. Rooting for Trump to declare a national emergency and allow anyone to have (temporarily) chickens on their property.

[Ksyrup]

We buy a dozen eggs every 4-6 weeks and maybe use 10 of them - if we have something specific to use them with (like around holidays and making stuff). Occasionally need them for egg wash, deviled eggs, etc., but I don't eat breakfast and we rarely eat eggs themselves, so this is one of those "big" issues that I kinda shrug off.

[PilotMan]

We buy vegan "Just Egg" made from Hmong beans, and coincidentally, the price of it has skyrocketed as well. It's about $9 for roughly a pint some places. You'd think that it would be a little better insulated. Makes me wonder....


{edit to add: And Kroger has a 2 per item limit on it, just like actual eggs}



That makes no sense.

[GrantDawg]

There is no wonder. I saw a small egg supplier in Virgina talking about this. Farmers are still selling eggs at contract prices, and while there are some decrease in supply, eggs are still available from farms at base rates. The big suppliers are just charging more because they can. It is just straight-up price gouging.

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[miked]

We go through a decent amount of eggs because our daughter is a vegetarian and they are a decent supply of protein for her (mostly whites). Sam's club yesterday near our house had no eggs anywhere.

[BYU 14]

Eggs are a huge part of my diet, I eat 3 eggs and a cup of egg whites every morning post workout. I haven't found egg whites at the three places I shop for almost 2 weeks where I live, its crazy both the price gouging and the hoarding, it's like the friggin pandemic again.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

It is just straight-up price gouging.

I don't particularly disagree ... but at the same time, the correct price for stuff IS whatever the market bears while maximizing profit.

Ticket prices, egg prices, whatever ... refusing to buy shit has a remarkable effect on prices in most cases.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I don't particularly disagree ... but at the same time, the correct price for stuff IS whatever the market bears while maximizing profit.

Ticket prices, egg prices, whatever ... refusing to buy shit has a remarkable effect on prices in most cases.

Funny we didn't hear this logic during the last administration...

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Eggs are a huge part of my diet, I eat 3 eggs and a cup of egg whites every morning post workout. I haven't found egg whites at the three places I shop for almost 2 weeks where I live, its crazy both the price gouging and the hoarding, it's like the friggin pandemic again.

I know protein is important soon after an intense workout, and some say eggs are better than a protein shake ... but is it that much better?

I'm not a weightlifter, just do some strength training. I normally just drink chocolate milk and/or protein shake or bar.

[Danny]

Eggs are actually not ideal immediately after workout as its a medium digesting protein.

The most ideal is like a pure iso whey but thats expensive. A good quality whey is good. Also most important is a fast digesting carb. My typical is postgym with dextrose sipped for 30 post workout and them some whey. Then a high quality protein rich meal after an hour and a half or so.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Edward64

I know protein is important soon after an intense workout, and some say eggs are better than a protein shake ... but is it that much better?

I'm not a weightlifter, just do some strength training. I normally just drink chocolate milk and/or protein shake or bar.

Eggs have more nutritional benefits than just protein so they're generally better overall. If you're just looking for protein, though, nearly any good source will do. Whole chocolate milk is getting hard to find but is great for people that hate protein shakes but want calories plus protein and chocolate milk in general is a good post workout drink. The dietician at driveline told my son it's basically a poor man's protein shake.

[Edward64]

Thanks for responses, good to know.

I default to chocolate milk because I read that's what Michael Phelps does after a workout, and if its good enough for him (and his 8,000+ calories), it's good enough for me.



FWIW, the Kroger brand dozen eggs are going for about $4.30'ish near me. Definitely gone up from $2'ish but not as much as other parts of the country.

[Danny]

Chocolate milk seems like a nice easy option as youre getting some protein and the sugar / carbs.

[Danny]

Ill add everything ive read / watched is primarily for hypertrophy and strength, not athleticism or health

[Ksyrup]

I drink chocolate milk after every run/workout and then eat lunch at the same time (typically the end of my fasting period) - usually PB&J or lunch meat sandwich, plus a banana and another fruit, then slaw or bean salad about 30 minutes after that (post-shower), plus Propel/Liquid IV.

[RainMaker]

My post lifting is almost always egg whites with a yolk. I'm a creature of habit so it's tough to switch but I might look at other protein sources if it gets out of hand.

I'm guessing as this continues to rise it'll increase pricing on anything that uses eggs in the product (which is a lot). I know our local coffee shop just increased the price of their egg/sausage sandwich by like $0.30.

[miked]

I've been to quite a few places that have added a surcharge to dishes with eggs.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

FWIW, the Kroger brand dozen eggs are going for about $4.30'ish near me. Definitely gone up from $2'ish but not as much as other parts of the country.

Ditto. Hasn't topped $5 here in Athens at any point afaik (unless you're shopping Target or somewhere)

[Ghost Econ]

Generic eggs here in SC are $5.79 a dozen. Generic bacon is $4.99.

[cuervo72]

$5.99/doz here at my usual store. I believe it was half that when everyone was going ape shit about it in November. (I don't buy many eggs.)

[sovereignstar v2]

[Ksyrup]

DeSantis stating that the Tate brothers aren't welcome in FL with "that type of conduct" but has no problems with Trump, AND they got their travel restrictions lifted with help/pressure from Trump so they could come to the US is... something.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

The Netherlands and the ABCs are fully on my radar as possible.

Just beware that we have our own out-of-their-mind-lunatic right wing people in charge, complete with Twitter addictions. But at least they don't have the ability to start world war 3. And laws are still laws and journalists mostly can still do their jobs.

[Lathum]

This fucking moron is going to bankrupt us all

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Lathum

This fucking moron is going to bankrupt us all

[RainMaker]

It is kind of funny that Republicans are doing a better job of propping up the Democrats than the Democrats are.

[SirFozzie]

Look at Canada.. the conservative party had a TWENTY SIX point lead when Trump took office, and now the Liberals lead by two points.

reuters.com

They are doing a good job tying Trump to the Conservatives.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

It is kind of funny that Republicans are doing a better job of propping up the Democrats than the Democrats are.

Neither party is popular. The dems did well in 2018 because people realize quickly that they don't like Trump or his policies. That hasn't changed and 2026 is already shaping up to be a bloodbath for the GOP unless dems somehow fuck it up along the way.

[SirFozzie]

Honestly, the best bet for the country is that Musk overreaches and sets off a civil war with Trump supporters.. it's kinda happening already because all the folks in various departments don't like the fact that Musk is kicking over their fiefdoms.

[JPhillips]

Good luck if you have tax problems. Elon is shutting down half of the call centers.

[JPhillips]

dola

Endless corruption.

The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Look at Canada.. the conservative party had a TWENTY SIX point lead when Trump took office, and now the Liberals lead by two points.

reuters.com

They are doing a good job tying Trump to the Conservatives.

I was in Canada on vacation last week and the political TV ads were fantastic in tying opposition candidates back to Trump. If only that worked here in the States

[RainMaker]

It doesn't work here because there isn't really an opposition party. Most Dem leaders are fine with what Trump does and prefer to not be in power.

[Mota]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Look at Canada.. the conservative party had a TWENTY SIX point lead when Trump took office, and now the Liberals lead by two points.

reuters.com

They are doing a good job tying Trump to the Conservatives.

It is quite incredible. I had 0% chance of this happening.

Trudeau was the bad guy. The carbon tax was hated. Immigration was too high. But then Trump became the bad guy, and all of the Conservative attack lines that were so effective lost all of their power. Now it's all about protecting the country from tariffs, and forging new alliances and trading partners who aren't as adversarial and chaotic as the US.

[RainMaker]

So, after weeks of buildup over releasing the Epstein files, they ended up not doing it and instead posting a Rick Roll video online. Meanwhile, they push for the release of a sex trafficker to come back to the country where he's already lined up a speaking gig at a Republican event.

Feels like they're giving the game away.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Good luck if you have tax problems. Elon is shutting down half of the call centers.

The tax problems they are fixing with these changes are for those who cheated on their taxes, so this is just collateral damage for the rest of us.

[Ksyrup]

If the Dems had any balls whatsoever, someone would invest in a national ad campaign about immigration that highlights some of the terrible things Trump is doing internally juxtaposed with allowing the Tate brothers to find safe harbor here. If done right, I don't know how that wouldn't land well and be really effective.

Trump is playing stupid, of course, but SOMEONE greenlit them being granted release in Romania and jumping on a plane to Florida. Fucking call them out on this BS. The contradictions couldn't be more clear. We're cleaning out minorities and importing rapists.

[GrantDawg]

The Tates are perfect examples of people who would pay $5 million dollars for the Gold card Visa, except he is natural born citizen.

[JPhillips]

Andrew Tate has said previously that he speaks with Barron.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

The Tates are perfect examples of people who would pay $5 million dollars for the Gold card Visa, except he is natural born citizen.

I didnt' realize they were Americans. I guess I should have been able to guess, lol.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I didnt' realize they were Americans. I guess I should have been able to guess, lol.

Dual citizenship with the UK. Born in DC, by an English mother and an American father.