And maybe the most terrible irony of them all, he couldn't give a flying **** if a woman got an abortion. He's probably paid for several of them in his lifetime. It was all just a means to an end to win over the evangelicals. And they fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Unfortunately, the rest of the world can't just shake our heads and move on. Its going to affect everything and everyone, and this time, there's no guardrails. A maniac now has unchecked power, and everyday he slides deeper in to dementia.
All his legal problems will go away.
All the insurgents will be released.
All the white supremacists will be empowered.
he's going to go after all his "enemies".
The epstein files will disappear for good. Diddy may even get a pass.
He's going to hand over Ukraine to putin. God knows what that leads to. China, NK, Iran all will feel free to do what they want.
if you think it was bad the first time, you're gonna need lube for this one.
Yeah, all of this.
And the "enemies" part may be the worst (if you can isolate a "worst" out of this) because anyone on his "side" is going to feel empowered to take action against the "enemies" themselves, at every level.
The thing that gets me is the top issue was the economy, inflation, how much everything costs compared to 4 years ago.
In the US, "it's the Dems fault"
In Canada, "it's the Libs fault."
Same with countries all over the world, "it's the fault of the party in power."
"economy, inflation, how much everything costs compared to 4 years ago" is a global thing, not tied to a single party in a single country. You can't convince me that if Trump was in power the last 4 years, the US wouldn't have had the inflation that the rest of the world got.
Unfortunately, the rest of the world can't just shake our heads and move on. Its going to affect everything and everyone, and this time, there's no guardrails. A maniac now has unchecked power, and everyday he slides deeper in to dementia.
All his legal problems will go away.
All the insurgents will be released.
All the white supremacists will be empowered.
he's going to go after all his "enemies".
The epstein files will disappear for good. Diddy may even get a pass.
He's going to hand over Ukraine to putin. God knows what that leads to. China, NK, Iran all will feel free to do what they want.
if you think it was bad the first time, you're gonna need lube for this one.
Yeah, all of this.
And the "enemies" part may be the worst (if you can isolate a "worst" out of this) because anyone on his "side" is going to feel empowered to take action against the "enemies" themselves, at every level.
Unfortunately, the rest of the world can't just shake our heads and move on. Its going to affect everything and everyone, and this time, there's no guardrails. A maniac now has unchecked power, and everyday he slides deeper in to dementia.
All his legal problems will go away.
All the insurgents will be released.
All the white supremacists will be empowered.
he's going to go after all his "enemies".
The epstein files will disappear for good. Diddy may even get a pass.
He's going to hand over Ukraine to putin. God knows what that leads to. China, NK, Iran all will feel free to do what they want.
if you think it was bad the first time, you're gonna need lube for this one.
[If we want to keep this a low-stress no-politics place I will absolutely delete this, just let me know. But I need to scream into the void a bit 'cause I certainly ain't falling back asleep at this point.]
So, anyone got a single male relative interested in a marriage of convenience so I can emigrate? (pretty sure I asked this 8 years ago but I definitely wasn't as serious or fearful as I am now)
It's looking like a possible full ****ing sweep — executive, judicial, legislative. There will be no checks. And even if there *is* another election in 2028 the best hope is divided control. SCOTUS is already ****ed for decades, anything implemented in the next 4 years will be effectively permanent because it will take too many votes to roll back.
And I know simply emigrating won't do much because this is going to spin the whole world off its axis. Ukraine is ****ed. Probably more of Eastern Europe after that. Any and all climate agreements gone. I have no earthly idea how stock futures are up as much as they are right now but I see the stock market only getting further disconnected from the actual state of the economy.
I'm going to stock up on "Congratulations!" cards so I can hand one out to every ******* who complains about the government and, when asked what they did yesterday, says anything other than "voted blue".
Separately, I'm trying to brainstorm what I need/should try to do before Jan 6. Apparently Trump said something about banning vaccines. I usually get my covid booster later since my holidays are low key, but I should probably get that sooner. I have a couple big purchases to make (new TV, new mattress)…not sure I want to wait and find out just how fast tariffs can be enacted. Glad I got my car when I did.
I'm going to disconnect for a few hours — it's actually supposed to be the first sunny day after 3-4 consecutive storms, and it's supposed to be full sun, none of the half-assed stuff — if someone with mod powers wants to delete this in the meantime, no worries. If the consensus is delete when I return, I'll do the mod power thing myself.
Some quotes for the day...
"It's like two plus two is…fish" —The Big Short
"You're gonna get everything you want, O'Neil. I just wonder if you want what you're gonna get." — G.I. Jane
"You know somehow, 'I told you so', just doesn't quite say it." — I, Robot
"It’s gonna be okay. It’s gonna be okay. A wave of relaxation is flowing throughout your body. A feeling of peace and... Don’t wet the floor! Don’t wet the floor!" —Lion (Fozzie Bear), The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz
