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By Blackvegetable
20 Feb 2026 9:44 am in No Holds Barred Political Forum
20 Feb 2026 9:44 am
The U.S. economy cooled sharply at the end of 2025, with growth slowing to an annual rate of 1.4 percent, as tariffs and a weeks-long government shutdown sapped its earlier momentum.
Overall, the economy expanded by 2.2 percent last year, lower than the 2.8 percent growth the year before, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... ffs-trade/
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... ing-trump/
Overall, the economy expanded by 2.2 percent last year, lower than the 2.8 percent growth the year before, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... ffs-trade/
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... ing-trump/
20 Feb 2026 9:59 am
It was a 6-3 decision.
They spent all this time trying to get a third Justice to take the heat off their two entirely compromised colleagues.
They actually argued about the cost of unwinding Grafty's mess.
It's a **** **** show....roll it all back.
They spent all this time trying to get a third Justice to take the heat off their two entirely compromised colleagues.
They actually argued about the cost of unwinding Grafty's mess.
It's a **** **** show....roll it all back.
20 Feb 2026 10:24 am
The Washington Compost? I give them 5 clowns.Blackvegetable » 20 Feb 2026, 10:44 am » wrote: ↑ The U.S. economy cooled sharply at the end of 2025, with growth slowing to an annual rate of 1.4 percent, as tariffs and a weeks-long government shutdown sapped its earlier momentum.
Overall, the economy expanded by 2.2 percent last year, lower than the 2.8 percent growth the year before, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... ffs-trade/
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... ing-trump/
20 Feb 2026 10:25 am
20 Feb 2026 10:26 am
Your PedoReel wasn't interrupted with the news?
20 Feb 2026 10:41 am
Overall, the economy expanded by 2.2 percent last year, lower than the 2.8 percent growth the year before,
That's gotta sting....
But not nearly as much as bumping some threads crowing about GDPNOW...
That's gotta sting....
But not nearly as much as bumping some threads crowing about GDPNOW...
20 Feb 2026 10:41 am
Listen, Slack Jaw, you are leaving out the most important context from the BEA report, which makes your whole argument look like you skimmed the headline and decided that was enough. The slowdown to 1.4 percent in the final quarter came from short‑term factors like tariff adjustments and a brief government shutdown, not from any structural weakness in the economy. For the full year, the economy still grew by 2.2 percent, barely below the previous year’s 2.8 percent, while unemployment stayed low and consumer spending kept rising. The United States also continued to outperform most major economies, which you conveniently ignore. One quarter doesn’t erase a year of steady expansion. The full report shows continued growth, not the collapse, Slack Jaw.̶B̶l̶a̶c̶k̶v̶e̶g̶e̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶
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20 Feb 2026 10:46 am
20 Feb 2026 10:52 am
And remember, if you are replying (commenting), be sure to cite sources.Blackvegetable » 20 Feb 2026, 11:46 am » wrote: ↑ If you are commenting, be certain to cite sources.
https://www.bea.gov/news
https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
https://www.bea.gov/data/personal-consu ... penditures
https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO
So, let's recap the Ignorance here...shall we.
BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........
Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.
BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........
Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.
20 Feb 2026 10:57 am
Ixnay...MR-7 » 20 Feb 2026, 11:52 am » wrote: ↑ And remember, if you are replying (commenting), be sure to cite sources.
https://www.bea.gov/news
https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
https://www.bea.gov/data/personal-consu ... penditures
https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO
Yes, Grafty is in the process of drilling the dog....his policies are a drag on what was for some time described as a "resilient economy".
All those metrics you insisted don't matter are flashing red.
it is about 200 billion that must be refunded...
That will blow a hole in Big Beautiful ****.
20 Feb 2026 11:04 am
S&P 500 jumps after Supreme Court knocks down Trump’s emergency tariffs:
Stock market today: Live updates https://share.google/Cxhl6n1YzMLN4xQIx
Stock market today: Live updates https://share.google/Cxhl6n1YzMLN4xQIx
20 Feb 2026 11:08 am
If you are commenting, be certain to cite sources.
So, let's recap the Ignorance here...shall we.
BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........
Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.
BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........
Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.
20 Feb 2026 11:11 am
Let me know what you would need supported.
20 Feb 2026 11:33 am
Your ex doesn't need all the training I have to give you. She is clearly much more educated.Blackvegetable » 29 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ S&P 500 jumps after Supreme Court knocks down Trump’s emergency tariffs:
Stock market today: Live updates https://share.google/Cxhl6n1YzMLN4xQIx
Federal Reserve Bank of New York — “High‑Frequency Trading and Market Volatility” Documents how latency‑sensitive algorithms react to headline keywords, causing immediate index‑level volatility. https://www.newyorkfed.org/research
CME Group — Equity Index Futures Microstructure Guides Explains how S&P 500 futures react instantly to policy‑related headlines, with price discovery occurring before the cash market opens.
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https://www.cmegroup.com/market-dataOECD Trade Policy Papers — Tariff Impact on Equity Markets Confirms that tariff changes and trade‑policy uncertainty directly affect equity valuations, input‑cost expectations, and risk pricing. https://www.oecd.org/trade
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) — “Tariffs and Market Reactions” Finds that tariff announcements and reversals produce immediate, measurable movements in broad equity indices. https://www.nber.org/papers
SIFMA — “Equity Market Structure Primer” Details how ETF arbitrage, delta‑hedging, and index‑futures pricing create rapid mechanical moves when policy‑related news hits the tape. https://www.sifma.org/resources
20 Feb 2026 11:34 am
There is something terribly wrong with these ****...
In Dissent, 3 Justices Warn Tariff Decision May Unleash Chaos, at Least in Short-Term
The trio warned of immediate chaos over refunds and trade deals. They also provided President Trump with a list of other possible avenues for imposing tariffs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/p ... funds.html
unbelievable..
Whenever Gradty collides with Da Konstatooshun, applying it will always result in "chaos"
Disqualified under the 14th Amendment?
Can't do it.....chaos!
Abortion.
Let the states do what they want. That's unlike chaos, bitches!
Abuse of Office/Separation of Powers
Can't do it.....Chaos! Let us tell you how to undermine this Constitutional safeguard.
Damn, do they suck.
In Dissent, 3 Justices Warn Tariff Decision May Unleash Chaos, at Least in Short-Term
The trio warned of immediate chaos over refunds and trade deals. They also provided President Trump with a list of other possible avenues for imposing tariffs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/p ... funds.html
unbelievable..
Whenever Gradty collides with Da Konstatooshun, applying it will always result in "chaos"
Disqualified under the 14th Amendment?
Can't do it.....chaos!
Abortion.
Let the states do what they want. That's unlike chaos, bitches!
Abuse of Office/Separation of Powers
Can't do it.....Chaos! Let us tell you how to undermine this Constitutional safeguard.
Damn, do they suck.
20 Feb 2026 11:35 am
Stick it.....people with ugly children should be unseen as well as not heard.
20 Feb 2026 11:42 am
and you **** idiots wonder why I use PG...
20 Feb 2026 11:43 am
This Rubber/Glue thing, JuCo...
20 Feb 2026 12:00 pm
“The United States may be required to refund billions of dollars to importers who paid the IEEPA tariffs, even though some importers may have already passed on costs to consumers or others,” Justice Kavanaugh wrote, referring to an acronym for the 1970s emergency statute Mr. Trump invoked to impose tariffs. He noted discussion at oral arguments about how such a refund process was likely to be a “mess.”
He also noted that the administration had used the leverage of tariffs to enter into key trading deals with other nations. Mr. Trump, he wrote, “helped facilitate trade deals worth trillions of dollars — including with foreign nations from China to the United Kingdom to Japan, and more.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/p ... funds.html
He's a drunken clown.
He also noted that the administration had used the leverage of tariffs to enter into key trading deals with other nations. Mr. Trump, he wrote, “helped facilitate trade deals worth trillions of dollars — including with foreign nations from China to the United Kingdom to Japan, and more.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/p ... funds.html
He's a drunken clown.
20 Feb 2026 12:04 pm
He laid out several potential pathways for the president to impose tariffs, adding that these other federal statutes “might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs at issue in this case.” He added, however, that those statutes might require additional steps that the emergency law Mr. Trump has so far cited does not.
He listed specific sections of several federal laws, including the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade Act of 1974, and the Tariff Act of 1930, writing that the majority had concluded that “the president checked the wrong statutory box” by relying on the emergency law.
ibid.
WTF?
Is he filing a dissent or an amicus brief?
Why does he insist on coddling the idiotic manchild?
He listed specific sections of several federal laws, including the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade Act of 1974, and the Tariff Act of 1930, writing that the majority had concluded that “the president checked the wrong statutory box” by relying on the emergency law.
ibid.
WTF?
Is he filing a dissent or an amicus brief?
Why does he insist on coddling the idiotic manchild?
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