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"We assess that the Presidency has been captured by Vladimir Putin. Until we see proof otherwise, assume that Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance are proxies for Putin, Xi, and their allies. China backs Russia fully.
Russia’s strategic goal is to dismantle the United States. They will pursue this through creating internal turmoil and dysfunction, trying to destroy the dollar and by 'ending' the Federal Reserve."
~ Dave Troy
#Musk #Trump #Putin #economy
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Managing Financial Instability In 2025
MANAGING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IN 2025 By David Troy, Publisher + Editor, America 2.0 Published November 8, 2024; Last Updated March 4, 2025 The Trump/Vance administration has the potential to unleash widespread economic harms, many of which are not…Google Docs
"Unbridled Tariff Man was always going to be a big economic risk in a second term, and here we are."
~ Wall Street Journal
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-takes-the-dumbest-tariff-plunge-5da57946
Opinion | Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge
He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall.WSJ
"The unease has already led to warnings that the U.S. could be heading for recession, with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model estimating real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 at -2.8 percent, down from +3.9 percent just four weeks ago."
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Donald Trump’s introduction of his long-threatened 25 percent trade tariffs on Mexico and Canada has caused global stock markets to drop sharply, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all falling."
~ Oliver O'Connell, Joe Sommerlad, Ariana Baio
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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U.S. forecast to enter recession after Trump crashes markets with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico: Live
President’s trade aggression causes unease after he suspends American aid for UkraineOliver O'Connell (The Independent)
"Also today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecast a dramatic contraction in the economy in the first quarter of 2025. Evaluating current data according to a mathematical model, it moved from an expected 2.9% growth in gross domestic product at the end of January to –2.8% today."
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Today, the stock market dropped dramatically upon news that Trump intended to go through with his tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 650 points, down 1.48%. The S&P fell 1.76%, and the Nasdaq Composite, which focuses on technology stocks, fell 2.64%."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-3-2025
March 3, 2025
As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to Ukraine as it tries to fight off Russia’s invasio…Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"Trump is killing the economy, reducing the U.S. government to rubble, and destroying our relationships with our allies. Putin may love it, but it’s a catastrophe for us and much of the rest of the world."
~ Robert Reich
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/democrats-wake-the-hell-up
Democrats! Wake the hell up!
Boycott Trump’s address to Congress tonight. If you must go, make good trouble.Robert Reich
#NASA Administrator Bill #Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that #SpaceX founder and Donald #Trump ally Elon #Musk and Russian President Vladimir #Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.
The report raises national security concerns as SpaceX’s relationships with NASA and the #US military may have granted Musk access to sensitive government information and US intelligence.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/25/politics/elon-musk-vladimir-putin/index.html
U.S. intel officials say Russia is behind attempts to smear Tim Walz
US accuses Russia of 2024 election interference
RT boss Margarita Simonyan was one of 10 people sanctioned for alleged attempts to harm "public trust in our institutions".
Attorney General Merrick Garland accused state broadcaster RT, formerly Russia Today, of paying a Tennessee firm $10m to "create and distribute content to US audiences with hidden Russian government messaging".
"Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and RT's interference in the US elections."
RT (Russian Times) Caught Red Handed With Lots of Green Money
#CurrentEvents #BBC #Putin #PropagandaMill #RT #AmericanMediaFirms #DomainsSeized
US accuses Russia of interfering with presidential election
US charges Russian media executives and alleges state broadcaster RT has paid Tennessee-based firm millions to pump out propaganda.Sam Cabral (BBC News)
I need the help of #mastodon #philosophers.
Why the f*** would #Putin try to coopt the legacy of Immanuel #Kant?
It's probably not a serious question. Maybe it's just a silly immature dunk on #Germany / #German pride. Or maybe there's something darker in Kant's writings that #Russia thinks supports recent #Russian behavior (I have no reason to believe there is, I'm just openly musing).
Either way it's certainly a bizarre new front in the conflict: #philosophy war.
German Chancellor accuses Putin of misusing philosopher Immanuel Kant's teachings
Europe News: German Chancellor Scholz criticizes Putin for misrepresenting Kant's ideas, contrasting Kant's peace principles with Russia's actions in Ukraine, despTOI World Desk (Times Of India)
Rachel Maddow : Russian Media Tries To Fake American Diplomats, Trump Desperate Money Deals Etc Al
A lot has been going on over the 4 days I took off from a lot of the news....
Russian Fake American Media, Trump National Security Threat etc al
#News #Maddow #Trump #Russia #Putin #FakeRussianAmericanMedia #TikTok
'Everything's for sale': Trump's TikTok flip-flop follows disturbing pattern
Rachel Maddow looks at examples of Donald Trump completely reversing a strongly stated opinion at a time that appears to coincide with a donation or other financial incentive, a situation that is not likely to change given Trump's transactional natur…MSNBC.com (MSNBC)
Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
So the Truth Comes Out...
#News #BBC #Putin #Boris #UK #Russia #ThereWasNeverAChanceForPeace
Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
Boris Johnson says he had an "extraordinary" call with President Putin before the Ukraine invasion.By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & William McLennan (BBC News)