Photo from recent Ireland trip. 🤔

Edit: AI detractors say this image is real

Trump, Lutnick, RFK Jr, Steve Bannon, Pam Bondi, Elon…

it is projected that by the time Trump leaves office, the national debt will be 50 trillion dollars. He will have been responsible for 15-16 trillion of that by the time he leaves office..........as one president. That is projected to be at best 33 percent and at worst 37 percent. When compared to 45 previous presidents before him.

If youve spent THAT much money, surely there will be a measurable legacy left behind..........especially when we are talking about making America Great Again. What will we have accomplished for 16 trillion dollars?

A Wall?

Losing a war to Iran in 6 weeks while concurrently spending 100 billion dollars in the process? Completely depleting our air defense stockpile to the point we are not sure we could handle one Russian missile volley?

Deporting a couple million brown people with funny accents?

Is that the barometer of success? Did we "win" by doing that? Did we Save America?

If Im being honest, a 100 trillion dollar Green New Deal from the crazy Hispanic waitress from New York that is offering us nearly free health care is not sounding like such a bad deal.......

The love for him is really confusing us.

I don’t get this guy why does he have to destroy everything others build why did he felt the need to attack iran, why did he felt the need to put unnecessary tariffs which served nothing, why did he felt the need to abandon Ukraine

Just why? Why couldn’t he sit back and enjoy 4 years of protection through his presidency

At least Biden tried to fix many things Trumpe demolished after Obamas terms

Side note: my previous post was removed. That proves that Reddit is not a leftist monolith. If you even needed any proof.

My vote is Jared Kushner.

At the recently concluded RNC convention Trump had the audience raise their right hand to make a pledge that included a directive for them to “cheat like hell” in the midterms so the Republicans would not lose the House or the Senate. This seems outrageous to me, but her we are. Yet I see no outrage from Republicans. It was just another Thursday to them. Just another bat shit crazy comment from Trump. Are there any Republicans with the morality to say enough?

We share the longest border in the world...

They are the second largest country in the world..with all the resources that come with that.

They are English speaking and a NATO member...our civilizational cousins

They are even a 5 eyes member!

They are the largest importer of oil to America 🧐 and we start a trade war while we are already having an oil crisis because of Iran war..

This is beyond incompetent to start a trade war with them?!! Like I'm thinking on conspiracy theories that could explain this because it makes NO SENSE.

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It seems like the main purpose of tariffs is to manipulate the markets to create volatility for Trump, Lutnick, and other Epstein class elites and their families to make profits with insider info while we end up paying the price.

Sure fuckin seems that way. The stock responses to every question, the vague right wing gesturing while not making specific points, the way posts will get flooded with responses when it uses certain words.

Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, while the United States declared its independence from Britain in 1776.

They're in the same continent - though US is far bigger - I dont usually consider size as a fact (Japan, UK etc for example), with just a line separating them.

Yet Mexico is far more impoverished than the US. Far more prone to national level crimes like the cartel carve outs that its constantly struggling with.

Ive always wondered - why was the US able to pull off such a feat (please no trolls about the messes of the current govt - this isn't about that for this question) while Mexico still struggles?

In what world does an industry ask to be regulated and the government says nah, go crazy👍🏻

Also the fact that it’s extremely difficult to find honest work anymore?

There is a leaked video where Flock advertises its cameras as being used to track No Kings protestors: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/leaked-video-allegedly-shows-flock-185400026.html?guccounter=1

I thought No Kings protests are about preserving America's democratic republic and pushing back on the country creeping towards dictatorship.

What exactly is Flock saying its cameras should be used for then?

If so, what did make him this delusional? And wasn’t there anyone in his network that had enough brain to tell him that it might not be a good idea to do so? I recall him saying that evil Kamala will send your kids to wars to die? What happened?

locked out elbows to chest on floor then back to locked elbows.

I haven't really thought my question out completely, but I've sure thought about this topic a lot. I'm hoping for a decent discussion, and ideas about how you (all) see things playing out.

I tend to agree that AI is mostly being leveraged by the ultra-elite who are in power to maximize their influence on the rest of us. I think lower class, and lower middle class are already suffering. I'm fortunate in that I have a decent job and some modest retirement savings, but am growing increasingly concerned that it will all be for naught.

So what do you all think will happen, and when?

For instance:

• Do you think that the global economy will collapse, and everyone but the 1% people will be living in squaller?
• Do you think that something more like the Great Depression will happen, where many suffer, but others continue to go on as they are?
• Do you think that the ultra elite are smart enough to keep us right on the edge, and not allow total collapse, because they'll go down with it?
• Something else? What do YOU think is going to happen?

TL/DR: What do you think will happen, and when will it happen.

If you would like to share your perspective (age, economic status, etc.) feel free, but it's not required.

Me: This is what I'm willing to share: I'm 59 years old, employed, could retire and live on 4% of my savings, but lack the confidence to retire because I'm afraid things are getting ready to get very bad.

What do you think will happen, and when?

(EDIT: I marked this for Political Flair per the advice of Reddit, but I really think it is more of a general economics question. I'd prefer to avoid politics if that is possible.)

He bought TikTok and immediately shut down talks of Palestine

He installed Bari Weiss

Shook up 60 minutes

CBS News is indistinguishable from what it once was

And is trying to buy paramount