The sad part is that this selective head-in-the-sand argument seems to work if you look at polling on how Americans view the economy
Mr Higgins, sir, there are some nasty cultists in America also
Again, when viewed in historical & comparative perspective, one of the central features of Trumpism & the GOP's collapse into far right authoritarianism is how utterly banal, boringly predictable, & completely unoriginal it is. Lazy, evidence-free, gut-level hate & lies. Tales as old as time.
The same tech bros who want to AI everything will totally be on board the idea that "election integrity" can only accomplished with friggin hand-counted votes
I really doubt that will be their FIRST move. Definitely in the first week though
The *only* reason why none of the grifters buzzing around Trump have taken him for billions is because he never invests his own money. If not for that one sensible principle—it's OK if everyone goes bust so long as I get paid!—he'd be just some angry old guy living in a two-bedroom walkup in Queens.
In a livestream, Mr. Trump formally introduced World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture led by a pair of digital currency enthusiasts with little experience running high-profile businesses.
It's clear that this guy is comfortably throwing that around often in private conversations.
Elon Musk should not be allowed anywhere near a government contract.