- lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
that’s right lutnick, keep people guessing as the world dumps us bonds. this is it, people: the world’s richest economic powerhouse is tearing itself apart to satisfy the fantasies of a hate-filled dotard. the collapse of the us is the most spectacular self immolation in history.
- cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish1 year
That bond situation is crazy. The US is standing on the precipice and the Trump administration doesn’t even realize it.
- Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
You could say that about almost anything. They’re stunningly stupid people.
- Bustedknuckles@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
Absolutely. It makes me crazy that people can’t imagine what the consequences of American isolation will be. We built this position and lifestyle over generations, and every single other administration including his was smart enough not to fuck with it
- MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
In 10 years, or less, when books on the fall of the American empire, this picture should be used as the reason:

- Mike@lemmy.caEnglish1 year
That would sum it up nicely; however, It’d be unfair to not mention the 77 million Americans that voted for this clown, the 90 million people who neglected their right & responsibility to vote, and the 75 million americans who voted against him.
Voting matters…until it doesn’t.
- FiskFisk33@startrek.websiteEnglish1 year
Funny how both ancient rome and modern US use lead in their water supply systems
- FiskFisk33@startrek.websiteEnglish1 year
I’m not sure what you mean with intentional, but intentional as in they have built pipes out of lead, yes.
- Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
I mean, it’d have to be pretty impressively fucked up to outdo Brexit. So far, it is!
Pop Quiz: What does Cambridge Analytica have to do with both?
- jagermo@feddit.orgEnglish1 year
Stable rules and frameworks are so 2000-and-late, markets love a little spice!
- cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish1 year
Anything can be decided, paused, changed, revoked, reinstated, abandoned and never spoken about again any time now.
Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish1 yearOf course it might. And the percentages are all subject to variation depending on who wants to buy and sell stock at the time.
- 1 year
Well that didn’t take long! His dementia kicked in pretty quick.
- 1 year
Even if he did, how could you tell the difference between the holes dementia has made and the holes a worm would make?
- Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish1 year
Reminds me of this scene from The Wiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-UJR2tip3c
CW: Metaphors


