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September 16, 2025 12:42 pm EDT Tiff Coffee Talk with Tiff 0
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It’s Tuesday…

President Shitshow’s public schedule for…

09/16/2025:

President Moron is off to the UK, though his schedule is still stuck in Eastern Time—because apparently time zones are too advanced for this administration. Don’t worry, they’ll probably fix it once he lands. Before jetting off to embarrass us internationally, President Embarrassment managed to squeeze in some rambling with reporters.

Do you think the Federal Reserve is an independent body?

“They should listen to smart people, like me,” he bragged — because of course, he’s smarter than everyone. After all, he got it right while all those pesky economists supposedly got it “wrong.”

Speaking of the Federal Reserve…

And…

Asked about Russia’s war on Ukraine…

He also says that Europe has to stop buying oil from Russia; he has demanded this before, most recently via “Lies Social”…

The text:

A LETTER SENT BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO ALL NATO NATIONS AND, THE WORLD: “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA. As you know, NATO’S commitment to WIN has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian Oil, by some, has been shocking! It greatly weakens your negotiating position, and bargaining power, over Russia. Anyway, I am ready to “go” when you are. Just say when? I believe that this, plus NATO, as a group, placing 50% to 100% TARIFFS ON CHINA, to be fully withdrawn after the WAR with Russia and Ukraine is ended, will also be of great help in ENDING this deadly, but RIDICULOUS, WAR. China has a strong control, and even grip, over Russia, and these powerful Tariffs will break that grip. This is not TRUMP’S WAR (it would never have started if I was President!), it is Biden’s and Zelenskyy’s WAR. I am only here to help stop it, and save thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives (7,118 lives lost last week, alone. CRAZY!). If NATO does as I say, the WAR will end quickly, and all of those lives will be saved! If not, you are just wasting my time, and the time, energy, and money of the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”

I stumbled on this piece from Politico.EU on the demands that President Thumbs listed. It’s a good break down of how challenging it would be for “Europe” to do as he has demanded.

The EU must kick Russian oil

Difficulty: Medium

For most EU countries, this isn’t too hard an ask. 

Imports of Russian oil to the EU have plummeted after the bloc banned imports by sea following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Before the war in 2021, the bloc imported 45 percent of its natural gas and 27 percent of its crude oil from Russia. Last year, that share dropped to 19 percent for gas and 3 percent for oil. In 2024, the EU forked out €21.9 billion for Russian fossil fuels, accounting for roughly 10 percent of Russia’s total global export revenues.

Hungary and Slovakia’s insistence that they need Russian oil makes further progress difficult. The two countries were granted a temporary exemption allowing them to continue to bring in fuel via the Druzhba pipeline running through Ukraine. 

Politico.EU. 09/15/2025.

NATO also needs to stop buying Russian oil

Difficulty: Hard

In expanding his demand from the EU to all NATO allies, Trump has thrown a Turkey-shaped wrench into the mix.

Turkey, a critical NATO ally with a unique strategic location controlling access to the Black Sea, has refused to sign up to Western restrictions on trade with Russia. Instead, the country has cashed in by reexporting billions of euros of Russian oil to Europe and elsewhere.

“It’s not very realistic and … highly improbable that Turkey would comply with such a request at this point in time,” said Sinan Ülgen, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Europe think tank and a former Turkish diplomat. 

Politico.EU. 09/15/2025.

Europe should buy tons of US gas

Difficulty: Nearly impossible 

The Trump administration has portrayed increased sales of American liquefied natural gas as a win-win opportunity: higher profits for U.S. fossil fuel firms and less revenue for the Russian war machine.

“We want to displace all Russian gas,” Wright said during his recent visit to Brussels. “The more we can strangle Russia’s ability to fund this murderous war, the better for all of us.” 

In July, the U.S. president used the threat of tariffs to extract a commitment from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the EU would buy at least $750 billion in U.S. oil and gas by the end of his term. 

Politico.EU. 09/15/2025.

The EU must slap tariffs on China

Difficulty: Forget about it (this is my favorite rating).

This one’s just not going to happen. 

Politically and economically, slapping tariffs on Beijing would be a death blow for the EU.

Over the past decades, the EU economy has become increasingly intertwined with China’s, with consumers growing accustomed to cheap imports. And while the bloc has pledged to reduce its dependence on China, crucial sectors of the economy — from German carmakers to French wine sellers and Italian fashion houses — rely on the country for large parts of their production and sales.

China is the EU’s third-largest trading partner for goods and services — after the U.S. and the U.K. — and its second-largest for goods alone, after the U.S. The country accounts for some 21 percent of EU imports. Beijing has also shown it won’t shy from responding forcefully to any EU provocation. 

Politico.EU. 09/15/2025.

Should the President holding office be “engaged in so much business activity”?

President “I’m Telling!” whined to an Australian reporter that he’s going to run and tell the Prime Minister all about how people were mean to him. Strong, tough leadership on full display—straight from the kindergarten playbook.

Thoughts on Cosplaying AG Pam Bondi saying that she was going to go after “hate speech” which violates the Constitution?

He says the reporter, John Karl, that he has “a lot of hate in his heart”, and says “maybe she’ll go after people like you.

To summarize he’s saying he’s good with more constitutional violations. Shocking…

Speaking of the media, President Shakedown’s are cool has sued the New York Times. He called it a “Great Honor”

The New York Times has issued a statement:

Show more =’s he New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics. We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favor and stand up for journalists’ First Amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people.” https://nytimes.com/2025/09/16/business/media/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times.html [the show more is from the first tweet, the second show more is the same as the first tweet]

We have to pause, for two reason.

One, I’m so fucking distracted right now, by the clips of the FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony before the Senate.

Two, that fucker wants us to believe that no credible evidence exists that says Epstein and Maxwell were trafficking minors/women to their rich clients for sex.

Prince Andrew would like a word…

He also said that he hasn’t seen the entire Epstein files, that he’s reviewed a “good amount”.

Patel is a fucking clown, in a normal admin, he’d have been fired for how he mishandled the manhunt for Kirk’s killer and going on TV yesterday and saying there was a hand written not from the alleged shooter, it was destroyed but they know via “forensic evidence” what the torn up note said.

I just can’t with these idiots.

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