It’s been a while since I’ve gone through a whole day being proud of my US citizenship. Today was one of the most shameful.

What if you only use the apps?

The Republicans have all the power in Congress and they are all afraid of Trump.

Not being defeatist, just a realist. Judges don’t matter when SCOTUS is in Trump’s pocket. Republicans know they have these two years to dismantle the government and set it back decades while they have literally all the power. They have everything they need to get it done.

This is what happens when some people choose to stay home on election day because “the Democrats are not doing enough for Palestinians.” Now watch what happens to Palestinians.

Yes, it matter to us, but it doesn’t matter to them. And there’s nothing we can do anything about it. That’s the point. They have the power to do whatever they want right now, every branch of the government, and their supporters and voters with find any excuse to defend their actions no matter how wrong those actions are, because it’s “necessary.”

Sorry, but none of this matters. Republicans are all powerful now. They have the White House, the House, the Senate, SCOTUS, the Fed, the Treasury. For the next two years, they can do whatever they want and act however they like. The voters walked right into this with eyes wide open. I don’t want to hear the excuses and cries. America is just getting what it voted for.

Welcome to the United States of America anno 2025.

Trump never mentions anything that can make him look like he gave anything up. His fragile ego just doesn’t allow that. He always has to come out as the winner and everyone else has to come out as the loser. And that’s what he will call them.

Elon and Trump are butt-buddies.

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Yet, no one’s doing anything about it or can do anything. These people are all powerful now. The White House, the House, the Senate, SCOTUS, Fed. Everything belongs to the Republican Party and they can do whatever, whenever. No checks and balances.

Very good read. Thank you.

And great to have a reasonable conversation with someone you don’t necessarily agree with. That is unfortunately a rarity these days.

I’m going to leave it here on a high note. Thank you again and have a great weekend, my fellow philosopher.

I appreciate your response, even though I disagree. Still appreciated.

As an American who grew up in Europe, I have experienced the freedom that comes with living in societies that are largely weaponless. I don’t use the word “freedom” lightly here. It truly is a huge mental burden here in the US to send kids to school not being a 100 percent sure that there will not be a school shooting that day. Or go to the movie theater or just stroll down the street. It just feels and is much safer in most of western Europe.

I understand that it’s impossible to remove all these weapons from the American society, but I do think we need much stricter common sense gun laws. No need for bans, except for military-style weapons. But we do need to make sure that we don’t keep experiencing these insane massacres of children caused by firearms. Arguing that weapons have nothing to do with it, or even that we need more weapons to prevent it, is just ridiculous. The firearm is the tool used and it’s designed specifically to take life as efficiently as possible. It must be met with common sense rules.

Difference is that in the US, people are armed to the teeth and a peaceful protect will quickly turn deadly.

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I know that a Canadian lawmaker offered to take Washington, Oregon and California as new provinces in response to Trump: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/canadian-lawmaker-offers-take-washington-oregon-california-new-provinces/LPFT7I4AYBGCLHBKVOB2TIFQOQ/

Just FYI. Mette Frederiksen is a woman. And a much more competent leader than Donald Trump.

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US stocks are incredibly expensive right now based on their earnings. If Trump messes up just slightly on the economy, the market will take a huge hit. To prop up the market and thereby his own ego, he’s going to try to force Powell to lower interest rates even if it’s not supported by the numbers.

He may or may not be successful. Good luck.

Assuming that they can sell their cars, doesn’t that mean that there is an equal amount of buyers considering buying a Tesla?