USA is so finished, Americans allowing this shitshow to continue is as ridiculous as the shitshow itself.
The checks and balances were never designed to manage a psychotic criminal administration. And that is still what Americans are relying on!
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He basically is allowed to do whatever he wants. And people thinking that it is a distraction from the Epstein files, don't realize that he'd be able to walk away from anything they hold too. The problem is not Trump it's the enablers who won't stop him
All the smiles behind him in his inauguration are still smiling.
I have high hopes for the US population to slapping back at the midterms. Minneapolis has shown the world that ordinary people can stand up to power.
Having said that, the mayor in jaws was still the mayor in jaws 2.
The problem is not Trump it’s the enablers who won’t stop him
Exactly, and there are way to few that are willing to risk anything to try to stop him.
I just saw a video by an analyst (Anders Puck Nielsen) that dismissed the idea that Trump would invade Greenland, because he claimed Trump wouldn't be allowed to do it.
This is a channel I very much respect for usually having very good analysis of the current situation.
But in this case, it was just so far off I was shocked. Because obviously Trump wouldn't ask permission, and the people in the administration actually want him to do it.
And we've seen evidence the military is already preparing, forming the Arctic force under.
Trump has all the support he needs to do it, believing someone would stop him is ridiculous.
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Sure it was. They just didn't know that all three branches would be filled with psychotic criminals at the same time.
Yes, that's kind of true. The problem is not only an insane President, but also that the checks and balances are also to a large degree corrupt and insane.
Especially the supreme court.
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That's all he knows about France.
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It came to me guys. I was wondering why he was so obsessed with peace because it's not really something you'd expect from someone like him. Then I remembered all the beauty pageants. All those girls on stage babbling something about world peace.
It's burned into his dementia ridden brain by a bunch of exploited minors regurgitating the same bullshit lines over and over again.
Ah ya the ones he also raped
He's also dying and knows it. He has spoken in the recent past about using peace to ve able to get into heaven. He actually thinks he can barter his way into heaven. The man has no concept, none at all, of human decency for the sake of human decency. He is the worst of the worst of our species and the USians chose to elect him not once, but twice. It says a lot about USian culture, and not in a good way.
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And that's why the EU made sure there is now the Mercosur deal with South America, Canada free trade deal, deal with Australia, the deal with Indonesia and probably some I forgot. We all knew this moment would come.
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So when are we tariffing the shit out of US products?
I'm sure every business in Europe suddenly having to pay 200% extra for Office 365 and mail handling will send them scrambling for a European alternative.
And they won't go back once they've moved.
Yes please, let's make foss default.
been reading about several mandating open source in government offices. due to low quality, low security microsoft crap. give them more reasons.
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Gonna be the saddest shit ever if the EU placates this dementia-ridden chucklefuck. I'm hoping they can figure out a long-term viable economic plan that cuts out the US but I'm not all that hopeful they won't just appease him to maintain the status quo.
They really, really need to prioritize separating themselves from dependence on American tech companies and payment processors. That has to be accomplished to shield themselves.
Then they can and should embargo us and seize American assets until we get in line. After which they can resume trade, but keep the assets of the American oligarchs who have refused to defy the fascists.
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Oh yeah you don't wanna do what I tell you? Just watch me taxe my own citizens than!
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“I only want people I like to join. If you say no I will punish you.”
God damn it feels good to be the good guys. Cheers france, we'll have some eh
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Trump is having a speed-run on running the US into the ground as hard as possible. You clowns that voted this Nazi in 🤡👏
you can easily predict Trump's response to anything by imagining how a spoiled rich kid would behave when he is denied a request
Where ever will we find another market for the best wine in the world?
Didn't the supre court said that those tariffs were ilegal and the government is going to reimburse like a trillion?
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Isn't that extortion?
This gives us the possibility for one of the funniest ends to this, where Trump gets in a pissing match with Italy over something, tries to extort them with tariffs, and the Italian mob takes him out for trying to squeeze in on their territory.
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It;s actually a good thing we can keep those fine wines for ourselves now. The Amercians have no taste whatsoever.
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A peace board to which he invited Putin? No thanks, any halfway decent politician should keep away from this.
I'd imagine if you dug deep enough the "Board of Peace" will be licensed to Trump Enterprises and he'll leave with billions (assuming some countries will pay that level of protection money).
Actually, it appears to be worse. It’s sorta pitched as an “alternate” to the UN:
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/20/trump-davos-greenland-tariff-threats
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Lol, Trump making a "Bored of Peace" is such a fucking joke. I hope this bloated narcissistic psychic vampire shits himself to death on camera and his family gets nuremburg'd. I've gone my whole life believing that no one should be subject to capital punishment but I'm starting to believe these undead cockroaches need to be made an example of.
I wonder how long his gravestone will last with all those people ready to piss on it...
I'm guessing that the people who buy actual Champagne in the US don't notice the price and won't notice the tariffs. Plus $100, $200, $1000 per bottle - whatever.
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"Bored of piss". Merde alors motherfucker.
I don’t know, it could backfire. People don’t buy French wines for their low price but because of their reputation. Sometimes making a premium item more expensive just makes it seem more premium.
French wineries should lean into that. I bet they get huge profits
He'll blow a gasket when he realizes that less French wine import means a boost to the Californian GDP.
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