In the past week or so, the courts have begun to try to set some boundaries on the MuskāMillerāTrump administrationās early blitz of recklessness.
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This judicial review provides at least a small reprieve, hope that some of the administrationās most destructive impulses will be stopped. Or at least pared back. But even with the courts stepping up, and even with the reality of the administrationās ineptitude sinking in, this early MuskāMillerāTrump blitz remains veryāmaybe irreparablyādamaging. Of course, there are a lot of moles to whack: the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being dismantled at an alarming rate, and the court system is not known for being nimble. The administration is betting, perhaps rightly, that at least some of its thoughtless, lawless efforts will slip through the cracks.
But even if the courts caught them allāand even if every court facing each lawless escapade said, āNope, thatās not a thingāāstill the entire process would be doing serious damage to our institutions. Think of it as someone spoofing your identity and going on a shopping spree with your credit cards. Even if the goon gets caught, you still have to go store by store to argue that the fraudulent purchase wasnāt legitimate and hope the debt is forgiven. And all the while, perhaps long after all the debts are dealt with, the torrent of uncertainty kills your credit score.
I have so many ideas about it, before it even began. Good luck to you all, may we survive this next fascist cycle
Everyone who perceived the Harris pivot as āplaying to loseā has ideas about it. Weāre over-represented on Lemmy as compared with the voting public. The Republican party has been sufficiently horrifying for sufficiently long, that there is an entire generation of voters who ālean leftā, but have no idea where to even begin actually holding their party accountable for things.
In 1984 Jesse Jackson had his Rainbow Coalition, but they gave us Walter Mondale. The same thing happened with Bernie in both 2016 and 2020. In the USA there is a capitalist part and a fash party, and no room is permitted on the stage for anything other than tightly controlled powerless opposition.
I am not American. I have no say in it except godspeed
After surviving the last 4 years Americans have proven they can survive anything.
Lol what? US has had far less inflation than the rest of the world while also passing and staring huge infrastructure projects and semiconductor fabrication.
Another asswipe Ivan. The Russian infantry is accepting applications. Donāt worry, the NATO tungsten will greet you.
Another armchair general who seems more inclined to see others suffer than to advocate for peace. Perhaps they should consider directly engaging in the conflict in Ukraine if they truly believe in such an approach.
I already served and faced the fucking Soviets. We had peace in Europe until two asswipes, Vlad and Cadet Bone Spurs, decided to cooperate to further weaken Ukraine and create a rift within NATO. Carry on licking the sweat off of Putinās nut sack and join the Russian infantry. Nobody in Europe, with a sane mind, would allow the Russians to occupy Europe again.
Why did Russia invade Ukraine?