The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron

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If you think things are bad now, then, brace yourself: it is about to get a whole lot worse. If you are alarmed at the speed with which the Trump administration has set about dismantling every institution of American government and every pillar of the international order, you must understand that this is not just the initial burst of activity, the “shock and awe” phase after which things will settle down: if anything, the pace will continue to accelerate.

The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron, all in the same person. Whatever the purpose to which he directs these powers – to impress his dictator friends, to further enrich himself and his cronies, to seize absolute power or just to watch the world burn – we must hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

  • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 hours ago

    Thanks for posting this link. I had not read through Project 2025 before.

    Is it just me or is the US heading into an economic recession? That thing reads like they are trying to destroy social cohesion, the environment, and probably the economy.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      6 hours ago

      That thing reads like they are trying to destroy social cohesion, the environment, and probably the economy.

      It sure does. Almost like he was an asset of an adversarial foreign government.

      Is it just me or is the US heading into an economic recession?

      Everyone but Trump, 77million magas, and Musk thinks so too.

      • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 hours ago

        Presumably whoever controls Musk wants it. Money has no countey, and the oligarchs are disaster capitalists, they profit from these kinds of events.

        • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          6 hours ago

          Not to be overly flippant, but it’s very clearly Russia, IMO. We don’t even need to wade into the current “Krasnov” discussion or talk about Trump on the Ukraine war to see it.

          2021 article

          The report, drafted by the CIA, the FBI, and several other agencies, was released in unclassified form on Tuesday, but it was presented in classified form on Jan. 7. In other words, it was compiled, written, and edited during Trump’s administration. It destroys his lies about the election, and it exposes him as a Russian asset.

          Miraculously the report is still up: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf

          Ice Cube had it worked out in 2017 though. 😁

          • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 hours ago

            Love the Ice Cube quote.

            Like I said, money has no country.

            Russia itself is ruled by oligarchs for oligarchs.

            They’ve clearly made common cause with oligarchs from elsewhere.

            Sure, Trump is clearly being controlled by Putin to some degree but this isn’t about national interests. That’s too narrow.