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The worse part is hoping the tariffs are negotiated away is not going to happen because the BBB tax law that passed assumes the YTD May 2025 tariffs stay in-place.

They had a purpose.

So that $3T deficit from CBO will only "increase" if tariffs go away. Therefore tariffs on consumers likely stay.

16.07.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While other countries reorganize their economies around US tariffs, the backfire to the US will be a shrinking economy.

Tariffs = tax on Americans, cuts corp profits, and shrinks economy

Given national debt is 125%+ of GDP, that % only goes up when calculated against a shrinking GDP number.

16.07.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lawsuit is important to bring some accountability. I don't see there is any other checks-and-balances going on.

04.07.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Much of the tax cuts and spend is based on major tariff revenues.

- but not negotiated yet
- doesn't factor in retaliation
- will be paid for by consumer prices and reduction in corp profits, which leads to less jobs/raises and less consumption

All points to polarization and a shrinking economy.

01.07.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When confidence drops, people consume less and save more. That fits with a shrinking economy.

Maybe confidence is tied to the undercurrent of global polarization and the USA building walls against the ROW. That is a macro shift that leads to a continual shrinking in the economy + black swan events.

29.06.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The tax bill's largest item is $5.5 trillion dollar tariff revenue assumption, used to offset tax cuts to the wealthy.

Tariffs paid by USA consumers or business (lower profits, ie no raises, cut hours, or layoffs to workers).

Tariffs are still in negotiation...

More like a corporate raid on USA.

28.06.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?

Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.

She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.

Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
🧡

27.06.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 20394    πŸ” 10500    πŸ’¬ 2992    πŸ“Œ 2090

Never let this Emil Bove become a federal appeals judge. How can he even be nominated, deliberately ignore an official court ruling.

But Trump did this before. He nominated people to head the very departments they were against, and then we see they go on to "dismantle" the organization from within.

25.06.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They don't want to be filmed because they know what they're doing is evil.

21.06.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2131    πŸ” 524    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 26
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Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA

21.06.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14755    πŸ” 7255    πŸ’¬ 1185    πŸ“Œ 849
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Yes, for countries, it means redundancy, maybe stratifying levels for sensitive vs not info between systems, for national security.

For individuals, it is like voting, a way to vote, to invest with a purpose.

20.06.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True. Outside of USA, Musk is no longer trusted, new alignments, national security issue: ie other countries diversifying out of SpaceX, Starlink… into competitors.

Idea: we can too
- Space launch - Rocket Labs (RKLB)
- Satellites - Telesat Corp (TSAT)
- AI human robots - Hyundai (Boston Dynamics)

20.06.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Musk is no longer trusted, new alignments, national security issue: ie other countries diversifying out of SpaceX, Starlink… into competitors.

Idea: we can invest.
- Space launch - Rocket Labs (RKLB)
- Satellites - Telesat Corp (TSAT)
- AI human robots - Hyundai (Boston Dynamics)
- EVs - Ford, GM

20.06.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A suspected Russian spy is a Director in White House in charge of handling security clearances.

20.06.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Peace president."

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If they are not doing actual "undercover activity", they should be required to show official ID. There should be a law. Otherwise we are entering a world of brown shirt nazi times, where people go around terrorizing and beating people up under cover of being part of a "police" organization.

19.06.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably a brain drain going on at SpaceX and Starlink. We are seeing the same happen at Tesla where the heads of several departments left. With bad morale, a chaotic Musk, bad things start to happen.

I do see other companies taking on the role. Globally I believe the rise of other companies.

19.06.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elon's near monopoly on space launches and satellite services to countries and militaries is changing as other countries are realizing the global order is becoming more tri-polar, USA is backing away from roles/treaties/norms, and general reassessment of national security requirements.

19.06.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elon's has a drug problem, chaotic emotional swings, destructive... nazi salutes, etc. All revealing itself.

New alignment and national security: other countries are diversifying out of SpaceX and Starlink.

Rise of competitors:
- Space launch - Rocket Labs (RKLB)
- Satellites - Telesat Corp (TSAT)

19.06.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moulton: I have heard that a lot of officers are considering resigning their commissions because they question whether this is constitutionalβ€”whether they’re violating their oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the president, by carrying out these orders. These are active discussions

18.06.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12201    πŸ” 3743    πŸ’¬ 459    πŸ“Œ 178
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13.06.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 928    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8
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Patty Murray is almost in tears. This is just wrong. Noem must go.

#USDemocracy

12.06.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 926    πŸ” 356    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 22

A great video.

10.06.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just a lie. Fabricating events leading up to it.

It is a terrible situation a President does this. Other countries know this already. Half of Americans do too and firmly despise it. The other half may or may not but are likely in the process of rejuggling the priorities of what matters or not.

10.06.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a tough one. Not everyone's a warrior, but step 1 is to see we, our children, and all of us are in this together and that our democratic existence equates to something bigger and that freedom becomes very real at times like these.

Thanks for the message.

10.06.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree very likely. People know.

10.06.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is wisdom in that statement but at the same time, it is important SpaceX and more importantly Starlink loses its near monopoly role in USA and dominant leader role globally.

The world and now USA is yearning for options, so a company like Rocket Labs should do very well, especially globally.

10.06.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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