Trump's Second Term

I would not be surprised if all these broad changes (think social security etc) and general instability leads to an economic crash, even if the total collapse that IS trending in social media does not arrive. There may be something of a US to recover in 2028 elections. The Trump effect will be bad for nearly all of us. Exclude billionaires.
 
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I went this weekend to protest at a Tesla dealership. I think that might actually be more effective than big protests in the blue city's downtown at the capital building of my Blue state. Damage Musk's bottom line.

That said, a boycott and divest movement is needed. That could include boycotting and divesting from not just Musk's businesses, but businesses that do business with Musk's companies or that own stock in them. Include getting divestment from big endowment funds owned by churches and charities. This is a thing that could maybe get University students involved. Similar movements target Israel (with success that is limited at best) and were used against the South African apartheid government (with some success).

The movement (starting to call itself the 50501 movement)(50 states, 50 capitals + D.C.) seems pretty old and white, at least at the two protests I have been to so far and among the pics I see of others. It's going to be critical to get younger people involved and People of Color, both groups are largely sitting things out so far, at least as far as organized protests go.

I think there might be about a 50/50 chance that on March 14th I will learn that I will get laid off/RIF'd. Mark your calendars.
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I thought divestment had been made illegal in the US?

Anti-BDS laws - Wikipedia

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I'm sure that the principle will be extended to protect patriotic American companies from Marxist intimidation?
 
Trump: History As It Should Have Been, Autumn 1941:

As we mentioned in our last post, we've yet to hear directly from US President Donald Trump Roosevelt about the pause in military aid to Ukraine Britain but here's a little bit more on what the White House said overnight.

The White House told the BBC's US partner, CBS, that Trump Roosevelt "has been clear" that he is "focused on peace", adding "we need our partners to be committed to that goal as well".

"We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution," the White House added.
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www.bbc.co.uk

Ukraine war latest: US pauses military aid to Ukraine as EU chief says Europe is 'ready to step up'

Meanwhile, Russia says Donald Trump's move is "the best contribution to the cause of peace".
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Americans always do the right thing only after trying everything else first?
 
The auto industry -- the US auto industry -- is reported to be one of the industries that stand to have major problems due to the trump tariffs that begin today.
Last year, the United States imported $79 billion worth of cars and light trucks from Mexico – far more than any other country - and $31 billion from Canada. Another $81 billion in auto parts came from Mexico and $19 billion from Canada. The engines in Ford F-series pickups and the iconic Mustang sports coupe, for instance, come from Canada. “You have engines and car seats and other things that cross the border multiple times before going into a finished vehicle,’’ said Scott Lincicome, a trade analyst at the libertarian Cato Institute. “You have American parts going to Mexico to be put into vehicles that are then shipped back to the United States. You throw 25 percent tariffs into all that, and it’s just a grenade.’’ The Independent article link
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This is the United States Football League or the Atlantic City casinos all over again. At first trump did okay. Then he started getting ideas. He was warned his strategies were not good ones. That they were liable to backfire and backfire badly. trump didn't listen and the results were disastrous. He lost everything. The football league folded, the casinos were shut down.

I am terrified as to where the US is headed with this maniac at the wheel. :eye-poppi
 
newyorkguy said:
The auto industry -- the US auto industry -- is reported to be one of the industries that stand to have major problems due to the trump tariffs that begin today.


This is the United States Football League or the Atlantic City casinos all over again. At first trump did okay. Then he started getting ideas. He was warned his strategies were not good ones. That they were liable to backfire and backfire badly. trump didn't listen and the results were disastrous. He lost everything. The football league folded, the casinos were shut down.

I am terrified as to where the US is headed with this maniac at the wheel. :eye-poppi
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Trump inherited a strong economy in 2016, took credit for everything he didn't screw up, and tried to play with it anyway. His effect could be seen by late 2019 as the economy was headed into recession. The pandemic actually gave him a smokescreen for his terrible economics so he could blame that instead of his own works.

This time? Biden had just barely gotten the economy righted and inflation under control and now Trump thinks he can shove his hands in the gears all the way and he'll be fine. Won't work that way.

BTW, anyone notice he even insulted Reagan in his tariff speech? Amazing what the cultist let him do.
 
Vance back pedals but still forgets Canada, Denmark, Germany, and Norway

JD Vance
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This is absurdly dishonest.

I don’t even mention the UK or France in the clip, both of whom have fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond.
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dudalb said:
Things are getting just too a bit apocaluptic around here for my taste.
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Karen and I just finished “Zero Day” on Netflix. Without spoiling anything, I think it gives a fair representation of how close we are to anarchy and/or authoritarianism at the slightest prod.

We’re also halfway through “Paradise” on Hulu, a post-apocalyptic tale. In any case, we’re not “preppers”, but have taken some small steps to better prepare for a financial and/or societal breakdown.
 
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