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Christian Thwaites's avatar

For a man who always claim "the world is laughing at us"... They are now https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIfqDiLIXiR/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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Christian Thwaites's avatar

Good stuff....for some relief, China is doing some epic trolling of Team Trum https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIm9iBNvOUV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

And some CEOs are just saying "no" to tariffs. Expect more work (time consuming but successful) work arounds. https://open.substack.com/pub/christianthwaites/p/we-will-not-pay-tariffs?r=v275&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web (shameless plug)

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MARTIN Featherstone's avatar

Succinctly put Julius , you've nailed this narcissist and in one article explained all of his crazy decisions.God save the world from this Emperor. MAGA ? America WAS great before he came along and threw away 80 years of respect in 80 days.

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Julius Strauss's avatar

I agree. And, of course, he is just beginning. Let's hope American democracy is resilient enough to survive four years of this. It's all very well being angry with America - and, don't get me wrong, I think we are right to decry all the lies and stupidity of this Washington administration - but Xi, Putin and Erdogan don't exactly offer winning alternatives. That, of course, leaves only Europe......

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Philip Shoebridge's avatar

“And if that is the case there is plenty of method to be found in this apparent madness.”

I’d like to share a graphic of the US stock market. Down VERY substantially since Trump implemented the “most beautiful word in the English language “

The damage to rule of law is currently playing out. It’s already HUGE.

The damage to international relationships. Incalculable. Except to Russia, North Korea, San Salvador, and maybe Belarus. That list of names speaks volumes.

Inflation. Risk of depression..

Undermining the legal profession.

Undermining Universities.

I could go on..

“Method in this madness”???

Just madness, propelled by lame duckery recklessness of a vainglorious wannabe.

Sorry, judging Trump by his success as in hogging headlines makes NO sense to me.

He’s supposed to be advancing the interests of the US of A.

Scant sign of that.

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Julius Strauss's avatar

That's the point I'm trying to make. We're expecting him to act in the interest of the American people, but he's not. He's doing what feels good for him. Seen through that lens his actions make a lot more sense...

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Philip Shoebridge's avatar

(I’m not sure tRump is known for his graft)

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Julius Strauss's avatar

Another mean of the word: 'the act of getting money or advantage through the dishonest use of political power and influence'

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Philip Shoebridge's avatar

“They have opened the tap on an almost unlimited source of potential graft.”

Graft or grift?

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Judith Strauss's avatar

A very powerful comment on the psychology that presages the decline of The West ...Thank you ... Jude

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