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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social

www.alternet.org/trump-insane... "If Trump can’t impose illegal tariffs, he says, it will 'literally destroy the United States of America.' This is lunatic stuff," wrote Ramesh Ponnuru, who is the editor of the conservative National Review.

aug 31, 2025, 6:08 am • 25 10

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FrancesSierra @francessierra.bsky.social

That 47s' grasp of most subjects was always minimal cannot be argued but clearly his declining mental faculties have robbed him of any basic knowledge he possessed regarding financial matters. Whereas it's understandable the word 'lunatic' would be used in reference to him the difference between 1/

aug 31, 2025, 12:21 pm • 5 2 • view
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FrancesSierra @francessierra.bsky.social

most Lunatics and 47 is that not only is he now of unsound mind but he also embodies the worst traits of a human being. His inane hatred evidenced in racism and bigotry over the decades renders him more dangerous than others classed as Lunatic. His malevolent penchant for petty retribution by 2/

aug 31, 2025, 12:25 pm • 5 1 • view
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FrancesSierra @francessierra.bsky.social

defiling the presidency is only matched by his treasonous endeavours carried out with a chilling callousness only those totally devoid of empathy and any shred of human decency could practise. That he is surrounded by individuals of the same ilk is a staggering truth to behold. The depths of his 3/

aug 31, 2025, 12:30 pm • 5 1 • view
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FrancesSierra @francessierra.bsky.social

depravity and perversion are all too familiar to AG Bondi, Stephen Miller et al for they are personally well versed in same. Respectfully it's not just 47 who needs to be removed but the whole regime. End

aug 31, 2025, 12:32 pm • 5 1 • view
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thebeeselbow.bsky.social @thebeeselbow.bsky.social

Never trust grandpa with the truck keys?...-

aug 31, 2025, 6:20 am • 2 1 • view
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social

"Just can't stop laughing at this insane statement," tweeted investor Mayank Seksaria, of Liberty Mutual Investments. Roger Hunt, who is a doctoral student at Bentley University, responded to Trump's statement by writing: "I'm MAGA, but this isn't how tariffs work." Reason magazine editor at large

aug 31, 2025, 6:08 am • 2 1 • view
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social

Nick Gillespie opined that Trump was "acting like a king — King George III" and celebrated the ruling by proclaiming: "No taxation without representation!"

aug 31, 2025, 6:08 am • 3 1 • view
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social

And Patrick Jaicomo, who is a civil rights litigator at the libertarian-leaning Institute for Justice, simply posted a screenshot of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution (which states that the power to impose tariffs exclusively belongs to Congress).

aug 31, 2025, 6:08 am • 3 0 • view
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civil4liberties.bsky.social @civil4liberties.bsky.social

I SMELL A Article II, Section 4 COMING TO A CONGRESS IN DC. How’s my all caps? 😉

aug 31, 2025, 6:15 am • 2 1 • view