George F Franks III
@georgeffranks3.bsky.social
E-commerce entrepreneur, author, consultant, retired technology executive. Nonprofit leader. Preservationist and historian. Father, grandfather. Long term committed relationship.
I’ve decided my time will be better spent writing my senators and congresswoman rather than adding my two cents to other folks posts here.
See ya.
See ya.
April 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ve decided my time will be better spent writing my senators and congresswoman rather than adding my two cents to other folks posts here.
See ya.
See ya.
Stupid is as stupid does.
White House officials clarified on Thursday that China faced a minimum tariff rate of 145% on all imports to the U.S., saying that the 125% tariff President Trump announced on Wednesday was in addition to an earlier 20% levy.
Trump Has Added 145% Tariff to China, White House Clarifies
White House officials clarified on Thursday that the 125 percent tariff the president announced on Wednesday was in addition to a 20 percent added to the country since President Trump returned to offi...
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Stupid is as stupid does.
Well said, sir.
"Trump is stupid, erratic and weak," Paul Krugman, one of the country's most prominent economists and a Nobel laureate, wrote.
Paul Krugman: 'Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak'
www.huffpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Well said, sir.
This says it all.
Bought and sold.
Bought and sold.
April 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This says it all.
Bought and sold.
Bought and sold.
FEMA = $0.
$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Louisiana officials lament Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA grant programs for storm impacts
Hundreds of millions in expected project grants evaporating
www.fox8live.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
FEMA = $0.
Military “Brats” KAATN!
Students at more than a dozen defense dept. schools in the U.S., Europe, Korea, Japan + Guam walked out to protest orders rolling back DEI initiatives.
Some of the signs displayed slogans, such as “We are skipping our lesson to teach U one” and “All history matters.” #Flashes
Some of the signs displayed slogans, such as “We are skipping our lesson to teach U one” and “All history matters.” #Flashes
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Military “Brats” KAATN!
The Trump Idiocracy will bankrupt us all.
There’s simply no way to overstate how insane this is
Just a short time ago, the world learned the China tariff is 145%. Reporters had relied on an inaccurate White House handout.
"The news comes after nearly a full day where the world believed that the total second- term tariffs were 125%."
White House still has not published its executive order.
"The news comes after nearly a full day where the world believed that the total second- term tariffs were 125%."
White House still has not published its executive order.
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Trump Idiocracy will bankrupt us all.
Trump/Musk Regime equal Corruption.
The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.
We can't. We need answers.
We can't. We need answers.
April 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump/Musk Regime equal Corruption.
Do not shop!
The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
April 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Do not shop!
What Lebo grad MC says matters.
What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs.
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What Lebo grad MC says matters.
Where Democracy ends…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Where Democracy ends…
AW nails it!
April 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
AW nails it!
Only 57%?!
April 3 poll of 3,631 U.S. adults, +/-2%
57% of Americans think raising tariffs would hurt the average American
19% think it would help
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
57% of Americans think raising tariffs would hurt the average American
19% think it would help
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
April 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Only 57%?!
Fact.
April 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Fact.
Hero.
“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
www.wsj.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hero.
Spot on.
Thanks JC!
Thanks JC!
The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
April 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Spot on.
Thanks JC!
Thanks JC!
More DOGEing.
F*** you Trump/Musk Regime.
F*** you Trump/Musk Regime.
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More DOGEing.
F*** you Trump/Musk Regime.
F*** you Trump/Musk Regime.
Exactly.
April 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Exactly.
Booker did more than all the other Democratic Senators rolled together.
What Sen. Booker’s Speech Teaches Us About Effective Resistance Strategy
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
What Sen. Booker’s Speech Teaches Us About Effective Resistance Strategy
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers!
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Booker did more than all the other Democratic Senators rolled together.
AW nails it!
The executive branch will surely lose the argument that they have no control over the people they sent to El Salvador and are paying to house there. We are seeing real lawlessness here.
It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing
April 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
AW nails it!
That’s leadership.
What a POS.
What a POS.
This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
April 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
That’s leadership.
What a POS.
What a POS.
The worst businessman - and the worst President.
cnbc front page just before 3pm on friday 4.4.25
the president himself is off to a golf event.
the president himself is off to a golf event.
April 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The worst businessman - and the worst President.
A stain to be sure.
April 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A stain to be sure.
MC nails it!
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
MC nails it!
Dump Tariffs - and Trump.
Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled their uneasiness to the sweeping global tariffs that the president announced this week and that sent global markets reeling. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...
April 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dump Tariffs - and Trump.