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Consider three of the biggest developments in our politics right now: We just learned that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, a capstone to a terrible year in terms of job creation. President Trump has fired widely despised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a key architect of his mass deportations. And reports are indicating that the killing of scores of Iranian schoolchildren might have been the handiwork of the United States.

What links all these things? In addition to the massive human toll they’re inflicting, they suggest that Trump is about to pull off a unique trifecta. He is squandering the advantage he and Republicans have enjoyed in recent years on three major GOP-friendly issues: The economy, immigration, and national security.

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[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 4 points 1 hour ago

It’s not the presidency falling, it’s the country. And as long as he breaths it will continue to fall. And as long as Americans allow him to breathe, they are responsible for allowing his actions.

[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 2 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 54 minutes ago) (1 children)

Republicans typically lead on the economy (.. snip ..)

heh sure they do, it's certainly not like the economy tends to do worse under republican admins

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 25 minutes ago

props to Murdoch's propaganda empire, for somehow convincing the majority of americans (rich too, via WSJ, not just MAGA idiots) that somehow republicans are actually good for the economy.

their entire modus operandi for the last 40-50 years has been that of disaster capitalists, purposefully collapses the economy to buy up distressed assets on the cheap

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It is but there is no bottom.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 35 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Not to mention the fact the child rapist is referred to more than 30,000 times in just the released Epstein files, and more than a million times in the rest of them.

The Grand Old Pedophiles and Maggots love the fact that one of their own is in the White House, the rest of us not so much.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 3 hours ago

It's bipartisan. The more dangerous sociopaths are those more skilled at masking. MLK Jr called it decades ago.

Eta: https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/sociopath/high-functioning-sociopaths-and-the-damage-they-cause

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Trump has fired widely despised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a key architect of his mass deportations.

What? How did this happen without me hearing about it at all?

First, thank fuck she's gone. But second, what horrible creature will be (or already has) replaced her?

But second, what horrible creature will be (or already has) replaced her?

Markwayne (somehow, that's his actual name) Mullin.

He's perhaps best known as the senator who challenged a union leader to a fistfight during a Senate hearing.

He's also a former MMA fighter (3-0-0), loves violence against women, and hates limits on profiteering off holding political office.

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

She still works for the administration, just got moved to something less public facing… And Markwayne Mullin, the asshole senator from OK.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 hours ago

None of that matters. The rulers are the ultrarich and they are pleased. The mouth speaking for them is interchangable, depending on the mood of the masses.

[–] cnirrad@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Can it really be in a free fall when it's been at rock bottom?

Oh, of course it can. Everyday is a new low.

His presidency is declining every day when a few hundred Maggot cultists have those leopards snack on their faces. One or two of those regrets their vote but would still vote for him again.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 2 hours ago

it’s been at rock bottom?

It's not at rock bottom until the US collapses as a country and Trump gains the dubious honor of being the last president of the United States.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

So “score” is 20.

Killing scores if children would be twenties of children.

165 is eight score, so I don’t feel “scores” is clearly articulating just how many children were killed.

Also Noem isn’t fired, she’s being shuffled.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

165 is eight score, so I don’t feel “scores” is clearly articulating just how many children were killed.

But it's also not "hundreds", which is the next step up from "scores". And anything more accurate would require more than one word to convey.

IMO, "scores" is fine to refer to anything between 40 and 200.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago

The problem though is that he's insane, so his response is to move to expand his powers and crush dissent, and all too much of the rest of the corrupt and compromised political establishment - the vaunted checks and balances - are, if not actively assisting him, conveniently failing to stop him.

Popularity only matters in a democracy.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Good, fuck that pedo

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago