Killing Pax Americana means killing nuclear nonproliferation. Thank Donald Trump.

don’t forget your index fund is a means of maintaining a DIVERSIFIED exposure to EQUITY markets, INCLUSIVE of every stock in a broad index.

so if my personal item is oversize they might charge me $100. what’s the fee for shutting down whole airports and making planes turn around midflight? does SpaceX cover it? are travelers compensated?

perhaps this novel we play bit parts in is called “Biden Shrugged”.

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“I think Trump is modeling himself to be our Caesar, ending the Republic and creating an Empire. He would be far better off, as would we all, if he modeled himself after Solon, the forgiver of debt.” econcrit.blogspot.com/2025/03/trum...

this is the view that breaks the brains of people i know.

“and only i can fix it.” it’s not Dems’ group self-interest that is operative here.

without comment.

the unfair part is, if you want to raise a lot of revenue from tariffs, it means people will have to pay a lot, and markets won't like that. surely there's a way to raise a lot of tariff revenue without making anybody pay it. back to the drawing board! where's Elon?!

and you wonder why they're hostile to canada.

gold and ammo age is what he meant.

this is the “You’re fired!” presidency.

freeze frozen.

we are pioneering a new economic system: casino feudalism

i think all social media posts should begin with a land acknowledgment that blogs were here first and sincere expressions of contrition for colonizing the place and destroying the culture.

reagan: peace through strength trump: peace through perfidy

This must not happen. ht @faineg.bsky.social @doriantaylor.com www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

this administration just DGAF about derelictions of commitments the United States had previously taken on, even when such derelictions are literally and quite immediately deadly. USAID stop-works, ending intelligence sharing with Ukraine including air defense assistance, all have body counts.

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