“And they are very likely to blame Trump and Republicans — especially when they boast about cutting jobs and throwing people out of work in sectors they’ve decided they don’t like”, a million people died because he botched Covid response and they still elected him!
It will be our responsibility to make sure that the Republicans own this disaster when the elections are held- this is Trump’s mandate, he alone can fix it- says he- and all of the Republicans in Congress as well as governors like Abbott have jumped in line as they bow and parrot in an attempt to gain favor. I intend to remain vocal, reminding everyone when they complain about the prices in the stores, the struggles in businesses- time for us to be loud and proud as we make our own Good Trouble!!
This article (or something similar) coulda and should have been written by any competent mainstream analyst BEFORE he was elected. WTF was the rest of media dong??? I could see it all as clear as day from here in Australia and I don't follow US politics that closely!
Now is our moment—take action against this harmful government. Covering up a pedophile ring. Ignoring court orders. Blatant corruption. The poor, the needy, and children are being abused—by our government. In the streets we must protest outright crooks and the pedophiles until after their shooting us starts, until we go down or we oust tyrants. I made 54 protest signs, and will make many more to share. You will see something different in these signs! Help yourself to this second batch, and share them as far as you can.
My marching sign will say, "I am poorer since Trump took office!"
My idea is to have us trick Republican voters to supporting a bipartisan bill to get rid of federal taxes and allow states to raise their taxes and cover everything. They will have to anyway.
Trump has 3 funding priorities:
1) billionaires
2) the military
3) ICE
If states raise their taxes and take care of their own people they can cover health care, education, housing, energy, poverty funds, transportation, research dollars, retirement etc...
My state has a GDP larger than a EU country that is of a similar size that manages to support their people.
If states are the taxing bodies, then they can determine whether they want to use ICE or some other mechanism for controlling immigrants, do they want abortion to be covered in health care, gun rights, etc... even trade rules.
States can pay a fee for the military or have their own militaries which can be used by the federal government in times of war. They also can pool monies with other states for investing.
I say we need to take our state economies back from the federal government and fund them ourselves.
All that bad news and then the fact that millions of people will lose health insurance through trump's dismantling of Medicaid and the slashing of ACA funding, which will increase prices substantially while offering fewer benefits. trump is too dim and narcissistic to change course, he will simply double down. I have heard many economists say that there might be a recession, things won't be that bad, muddle through type responses. Yet the dramatic, slash and buen, liefilled, feed the wealthy, starve the poor {literally, with SNAP cuts) I think will have more devastating results, economically, and individually, than many anticipate.
As you mentioned, Jimmy Carter lost an election because he was the victim of stagflation, as it started before he became president, and then the oil shock. trump is doing much more damage than Carter could have imagined being done in 6 moths. Then Reagan had his own forgotten recessions. There will not be a Paul Volker around to put the brakes on any runaway inflation this time around. The Carter, early Reagan years may look quaint in comparison to the damage trump and his incompetent, unqualified minions brig to America's economy.
Likes to all the commenters and to Noah B. for his excellent article. Public Notice is such a good read both for the writing and for the high intelligence of the readership.
That said, I want to caution against irrational pessimism- the flip side of Alan Greenspan's 'irrational exuberance' warning of 1996. Don't take up short positions on your trades quite yet! There's a lot of bears prowling around right now. More power to them. But long term this bull market has got a lot of legs and momentum. You'll see.
The grinning young ‘fans’ of dictator donnie in the photo (mostly white of course except for the token 1 POC) appear to be fully propagandized. Nazi Youth in our beloved country.
1)Trump's whole schtick is branding and re-branding.
2)The word tariff? It's rebranding the word tax. It makes it a winning Republican strategy. MAGA doesn't get it, mainstream media is failing to point that out every time it's used.
3) Trump's bullying nicknames? It rebrands people to emasculate them, it entertains MAGA. They admire his fearlessness in mocking everyone and everything.
4) Trump's firing of qualified people? He rebrands them by mocking that he is far more intelligent than anyone. MAGA views this as strength.
5) Trump's use of the red MAGA hat? It's a rebranding of political campaigning to not address issues, but create a high school pep rally vibe that MAGA finds entertaining. They eagerly buy his uniform and his support his other grifting.
...and on and on. I would like to see talking points specifically using the wording branding/re-branding.
“And they are very likely to blame Trump and Republicans — especially when they boast about cutting jobs and throwing people out of work in sectors they’ve decided they don’t like”, a million people died because he botched Covid response and they still elected him!
Clots and prayers.
It will be our responsibility to make sure that the Republicans own this disaster when the elections are held- this is Trump’s mandate, he alone can fix it- says he- and all of the Republicans in Congress as well as governors like Abbott have jumped in line as they bow and parrot in an attempt to gain favor. I intend to remain vocal, reminding everyone when they complain about the prices in the stores, the struggles in businesses- time for us to be loud and proud as we make our own Good Trouble!!
This article (or something similar) coulda and should have been written by any competent mainstream analyst BEFORE he was elected. WTF was the rest of media dong??? I could see it all as clear as day from here in Australia and I don't follow US politics that closely!
Now is our moment—take action against this harmful government. Covering up a pedophile ring. Ignoring court orders. Blatant corruption. The poor, the needy, and children are being abused—by our government. In the streets we must protest outright crooks and the pedophiles until after their shooting us starts, until we go down or we oust tyrants. I made 54 protest signs, and will make many more to share. You will see something different in these signs! Help yourself to this second batch, and share them as far as you can.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/free-protest-signs?r=3m1bs
"Trump-cesstion"? I prefer Trump Slump.
My marching sign will say, "I am poorer since Trump took office!"
My idea is to have us trick Republican voters to supporting a bipartisan bill to get rid of federal taxes and allow states to raise their taxes and cover everything. They will have to anyway.
Trump has 3 funding priorities:
1) billionaires
2) the military
3) ICE
If states raise their taxes and take care of their own people they can cover health care, education, housing, energy, poverty funds, transportation, research dollars, retirement etc...
My state has a GDP larger than a EU country that is of a similar size that manages to support their people.
If states are the taxing bodies, then they can determine whether they want to use ICE or some other mechanism for controlling immigrants, do they want abortion to be covered in health care, gun rights, etc... even trade rules.
States can pay a fee for the military or have their own militaries which can be used by the federal government in times of war. They also can pool monies with other states for investing.
I say we need to take our state economies back from the federal government and fund them ourselves.
All that bad news and then the fact that millions of people will lose health insurance through trump's dismantling of Medicaid and the slashing of ACA funding, which will increase prices substantially while offering fewer benefits. trump is too dim and narcissistic to change course, he will simply double down. I have heard many economists say that there might be a recession, things won't be that bad, muddle through type responses. Yet the dramatic, slash and buen, liefilled, feed the wealthy, starve the poor {literally, with SNAP cuts) I think will have more devastating results, economically, and individually, than many anticipate.
As you mentioned, Jimmy Carter lost an election because he was the victim of stagflation, as it started before he became president, and then the oil shock. trump is doing much more damage than Carter could have imagined being done in 6 moths. Then Reagan had his own forgotten recessions. There will not be a Paul Volker around to put the brakes on any runaway inflation this time around. The Carter, early Reagan years may look quaint in comparison to the damage trump and his incompetent, unqualified minions brig to America's economy.
I was thinking more those poor misled kids. Will any open their eyes in time?
Likes to all the commenters and to Noah B. for his excellent article. Public Notice is such a good read both for the writing and for the high intelligence of the readership.
That said, I want to caution against irrational pessimism- the flip side of Alan Greenspan's 'irrational exuberance' warning of 1996. Don't take up short positions on your trades quite yet! There's a lot of bears prowling around right now. More power to them. But long term this bull market has got a lot of legs and momentum. You'll see.
The grinning young ‘fans’ of dictator donnie in the photo (mostly white of course except for the token 1 POC) appear to be fully propagandized. Nazi Youth in our beloved country.
Sickening.
1)Trump's whole schtick is branding and re-branding.
2)The word tariff? It's rebranding the word tax. It makes it a winning Republican strategy. MAGA doesn't get it, mainstream media is failing to point that out every time it's used.
3) Trump's bullying nicknames? It rebrands people to emasculate them, it entertains MAGA. They admire his fearlessness in mocking everyone and everything.
4) Trump's firing of qualified people? He rebrands them by mocking that he is far more intelligent than anyone. MAGA views this as strength.
5) Trump's use of the red MAGA hat? It's a rebranding of political campaigning to not address issues, but create a high school pep rally vibe that MAGA finds entertaining. They eagerly buy his uniform and his support his other grifting.
...and on and on. I would like to see talking points specifically using the wording branding/re-branding.
Trump in the photo: “Great broads! Any younger sisters?”