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Bernardo de La Paz

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9. Media stenographers (including many DU posters) adopt the regime's naming of things

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 02:25 PM

Jun 1

So they talk about retaliatory tariffs against US, when in fact the April 2nd US tariffs were retaliatory against trade grievances US has with other countries (including non-tariff barriers).

DU posters and media stenos call it the Big Beautiful Bill instead of Big Billionaire Bill (per Earl Grey) or Big Bad Bill. (Not you; you correctly put it in quotes).

Folks, don't adopt the regime's name for things or if you must, put it in quotes.

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Hassett: Trump will have 'a wonderful conversation' this week with Xi [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 1 OP

I am so sick of the North Korean rhetoric coming out if this administration. SunSeeker Jun 1 #1

Talks are either "wonderful" or "nasty". No in-between reality for the orange regime. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 1 #6

The amazing thing is that for the Trump economic team lapfog_1 Jun 1 #2

I am so fucking sick of these idiots using unnecessary hyperbole. Initech Jun 1 #3

They never read "1984" nt Justice matters. Jun 1 #8

Media stenographers (including many DU posters) adopt the regime's naming of things Bernardo de La Paz Jun 1 #9

I've personally been calling it the "Big Bullshit Bill". Initech Jun 1 #10

Real effective tariff tax against China is more like 54%. Plus many non-tariff barriers tRump imposing Bernardo de La Paz Jun 1 #4

"a wonderful conversation" Dave Bowman Jun 1 #5

Why didn't he say it'll be 2 weeks, yeah right, Butterflylady Jun 1 #7

It's now June 1. Tarzanrock Jun 1 #11

Of course it's going to be a "beautiful" conversation. slightlv Jun 1 #12