"Assuming that the past six weeks are predictive of what’s next, expect an age of anxiety; expect the elimination of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of jobs; expect the decimation of liberal institutions to go on for all four years of Trump’s second term; expect government services to deteriorate; expect reduced funding of the safety net; and expect more homelessness, hunger and disease."
~ Thomas B. Edsall
"You know what? Elon Musk did say before the election that he was going to inflict pain on the American people. So I guess in that regard, a promise is made, a promise is kept from this administration because people are feeling the pain."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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Watch the latest episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast ad-free right here on the Meidas+ Substack!Brett Meiselas (Meidas+)
"It was a perfect encapsulation of the chaos that Trump has wrought. As he announced yesterday that he was going to proceed with 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico and hike another 10 percent on China, a widget on the Fox Network showed the Dow Jones crashing in response."
~ Jay Kuo
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/19
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Despite a 30-day reprieve and sincere efforts by our trading partners to meet Trump’s demands, he imposed across-the-board tariffs anyway.Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)
"Coincidentally, the same day Trump said tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods would go ahead, a story broke that his administration is seeking to ease sanctions on Russia. After appeasing the bear, he has decided to drive his car into the moose. All of us are about to find out what happens next."
~ Martyn Wendell Jones
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/18
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Sure, we’ve abandoned Ukraine, launched a trade war with our neighbors, and insulted close allies. But at least we’re screwing over our veterans, too.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
"Encouraged by the cheers of his sycophants, empowered by the silence of his enablers, Donald Trump took another step yesterday down the dishonorable and dangerous path of betraying Ukraine and siding with Vladimir Putin."
~ William Kristol
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/16
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Sure, we’ve abandoned Ukraine, launched a trade war with our neighbors, and insulted close allies. But at least we’re screwing over our veterans, too.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
"On Monday, while President Trump talked about his tariffs, Fox News showed him speaking even as a graphic in the corner displayed the markets sliding. That said it all: No matter how much boasting he does about the economy, the actual metrics are getting worse—and the public knows it."
~ Greg Sargent
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/15
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As Trump’s announcement of tariffs causes the markets to slide—even on Fox!—Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg reflects on whether his party is doing enough to capitalize on the moment.The New Republic
As Jen Rubin also notes, what Trump is doing to tank the economy has to be set beside his attack on Ukraine and NATO, which says,
"The message to Moscow is do what you will with Ukraine. We'll deliver them on a silver platter."
Ripping apart the federal government and tanking the economy serves no one better than it serves Vladimir Putin. These are dots that need to be connected.
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/14
"The Federal Reserve of Atlanta came out with a prediction this morning that the first quarter of growth in the United States would be negative, negative 1.5. That's down from 2.8 positive growth just a month ago. That's all the time it took Donald Trump to wreck this economy. I can't sugarcoat this."
~ Jen Rubin
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/13
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*Special Alert from the Contrarian*Jennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)
"Bloomberg reported that the tariffs on Canada and Mexico are likely to make US car prices rise by as much as $12,000, since so many parts and pieces of vehicles are manufactured at plants in those countries. In his remarks today, Trump said the manufacturers are just going to have to move all their plants to the US."
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/12
"Yet the conventions of mainstream journalism make it hard to say directly that the president’s actions are just vindictive and senseless. …
I don’t know how this ends. But U.S. voters will soon be feeling real pain, and I very much doubt that it will end in a Trump victory."
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #tariffs #recession
/11
"The newspapers this morning all contain analysis pieces trying to explain why Trump is imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico. You can see the writers struggling, because this is a profoundly self-destructive move — it will impose huge, possibly devastating costs on U.S. manufacturing, while significantly raising the cost of living — without any visible justification."
~ Paul Krugman
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #tariffs #recession
/10
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The president lacks basic decency, and loathes people who doPaul Krugman
"They want us broke. That means they want a recession, a depression, economic tumult. They want mass unemployment. They want the stock market to collapse. They want us to go broke struggling to pay our bills."
~ Greg Olear
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/9
gregolear.substack.com/p/sotu-…
The time for traditional party politics is over. The Democrats must become a true opposition party. And it must begin today.Greg Olear (PREVAIL by Greg Olear)
"Trump is killing the economy, reducing the U.S. government to rubble, and destroying our relationships with our allies. Putin may love it, but it’s a catastrophe for us and much of the rest of the world."
~ Robert Reich
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/8
robertreich.substack.com/p/dem…
Boycott Trump’s address to Congress tonight. If you must go, make good trouble.Robert Reich
"We assess that the Presidency has been captured by Vladimir Putin. Until we see proof otherwise, assume that Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance are proxies for Putin, Xi, and their allies. China backs Russia fully.
Russia’s strategic goal is to dismantle the United States. They will pursue this through creating internal turmoil and dysfunction, trying to destroy the dollar and by 'ending' the Federal Reserve."
~ Dave Troy
#Musk #Trump #Putin #economy
/7
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MANAGING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IN 2025 By David Troy, Publisher + Editor, America 2.0 Published November 7, 2024; Last Updated March 4, 2025 The Trump/Vance administration has the potential to unleash widespread economic harms, many of which are not…Google Docs
"Unbridled Tariff Man was always going to be a big economic risk in a second term, and here we are."
~ Wall Street Journal
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/5
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He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall.WSJ
"The unease has already led to warnings that the U.S. could be heading for recession, with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model estimating real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 at -2.8 percent, down from +3.9 percent just four weeks ago."
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Donald Trump’s introduction of his long-threatened 25 percent trade tariffs on Mexico and Canada has caused global stock markets to drop sharply, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all falling."
~ Oliver O'Connell, Joe Sommerlad, Ariana Baio
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/3
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President delivering address to joint session of CongressOliver O'Connell (The Independent)
"Also today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecast a dramatic contraction in the economy in the first quarter of 2025. Evaluating current data according to a mathematical model, it moved from an expected 2.9% growth in gross domestic product at the end of January to –2.8% today."
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Today, the stock market dropped dramatically upon news that Trump intended to go through with his tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 650 points, down 1.48%. The S&P fell 1.76%, and the Nasdaq Composite, which focuses on technology stocks, fell 2.64%."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to Ukraine as it tries to fight off Russia’s invasio…Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
If you needed more proof that Trump is a Russian Asset...
"The head of Trump's Pentagon ordered US Cyber Command to stop all activities against Russia, including offensive cyber operations,"
- The publication Record
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews
Trump's KGB codename:
A few days after he was sworn in as 47th US president, he claimed Greenland “wanted to be with us” and said he believed it would eventually become part of the US.
“I think the people want to be with us,” Trump said when asked about the island in the press room on board the presidential plane.
Neslyšel jsem něco podobného o Podněstří? Donbasu? Ukrajině? Až mi bude 75, budu taky takovej idiot, nebo k tomu potřebuju ještě jiné dispozice?
#Putin #Trump #idiots #psychopaths
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The IndependentEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
Today marks 1,000 days since Russia began its full-scale war against Ukraine. 1,000 days of loss and devastation, but also of resilience and courage.
From dismantling tanks to liberating occupied land, every act of defiance showcases Ukraine’s unbreakable spirit. Victory isn’t just hope—it’s a determined plan.
Together, with unity at home and support from global allies, Ukraine will prevail.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The underwater fiber-optic communication cable C-Lion-1, the only one connecting Finland with Central Europe, has been cut!
It is 1,200 kilometers long and runs close to the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream.
The cable is torn. The cause is unknown. An investigation is currently underway.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews
Military and police members inspect the remains of a Russian drone in the Shevchenkivskyi district after the Nov. 5 attack in Kharkiv. As a result of the strike, two women were injured. (Oleksandr Manchenko/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Umerov confirms first battles between Ukrainian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast. The clashes were small-scale, according to Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
Russia launches record number of drones in October, General Staff reports. Russia launched at least 4,300 Shahed-type attack drones and similar UAVs imitating Shaheds against Ukraine between August and October 2024 — a sharp increase compared to earlier months — according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Ukrainian Legion in Poland reportedly receives over 500 applications in a month. The recruitment center of the Ukrainian Legion in Poland has received over 500 applications in a month from Ukrainians living in 30 countries, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 5, citing the center's officials.
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Ukrainian GPS spoofing for repelling drone attacks could indirectly affect smartphone clocks, General Staff says. Users in Ukraine have begun to experience more frequent automatic time changes on their smartphones due to the activation of electronic warfare systems during air raid alarms.
Google responds to claims map images revealed locations of Ukrainian weapons. "These satellite images were taken more than a year ago and come from publicly available sources — we deliberately do not publish the latest images of war zones," Google said.
Putin appoints Ukraine war veteran as governor of Tambov region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed a Ukraine war veteran to govern one of Russia’s regions, marking the highest position awarded to a participant in the full-scale invasion so far.
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Zelensky used talk with Trump about nuclear weapons as leverage before crucial US election, analysts say
With Ukraine's future hanging in the balance ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, Ukraine’s president turned up the heat, invoking the specter of nuclear weapons to nudge whoever lands in the Oval Office toward offering more conventional weaponry to Kyiv.
Photo: Uliana Boichuk/Novyny LIVE/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv confirms first battles between Ukrainian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast
The first clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and North Korean soldiers have already taken place in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed on Nov. 5 in an interview with South Korean TV channel KBS.
Photo: Ed Jones / AFP via Getty Images
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Ukraine struggles to contain Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast as US elections loom
As U.S. voters head to the polls on Nov. 5 for presidential elections likely to shape the course of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the situation on the battlefield is beginning to unravel for Kyiv.
Photo: Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images
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‘Trump wants to do everything he can to help Putin,’ McCain Institute head says
Evelyn Farkas, head of the McCain Institute—a U.S.-based think tank named after the late Republican Senator John McCain—fears that Donald Trump's return as president would be the worst-case scenario for Ukraine.
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Harris or Trump — Ukraine braces for best, worst-case scenarios as US elects new president
The two candidates' pre-election positions on continuing to support Ukraine with weaponry are in such stark contrast that some experts estimate whoever emerges victorious will impact whether Kyiv stays in the fight or is choked of supplies to the point of capitulation.
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Russian military shoots 6 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, Prosecutor General's Office says. Russian troops shoot six captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the Pokrovsk sector of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 5.
Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 6, injures 23. Russian forces reportedly targeted an infrastructure facility, starting a fire. The full extent of damage is being determined.
Russia strikes near residential area in Kharkiv**, injuring at least 2.** Moscow struck the Shevchenskyi district with a Shahed-type drone at nearly 5 p.m. local time, according to the preliminary data.
Sweden unveils new aid package for Ukraine worth over $9 million. Sweden will provide Ukraine with a new aid package valued at nine million euros ($9.8 million), which includes two vessels designed to enhance maritime security. The country will also supply 40,000 protective masks and respirators to Ukraine's Emergency Service personnel.
Estonia wants to bar Russian, Belarusian citizens from voting in local elections. Estonia aims to narrow voting eligibility in local elections to exclude Russian and Belarusian citizens in order to counter Russian influence, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told state broadcaster ERR on Nov. 4.
North Korean military involvement in Russia's war to be met with 'coordinated response,' G7 foreign ministers say. Besides the G7 members, including the U.S., Japan, Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Canada, and the High Representative of the European Union, the statement was also signed by South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.
Republicans take back US Senate. The Republican party has won control of the U.S. Senate, according to projected election results on Nov. 5.
Trump wins key US state of North Carolina. With 90% of votes tallied, Trump led Democratic challenger Vice President Kamala Harris 50.8% to 48%. The projection marks the first call of a major swing state in the U.S. presidential election.
Chinese accounts linked to Russian election disinformation. Analysts at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab found that accounts originating in China helped amplify Russian disinformation videos targeting U.S. voters.
Russia stepping up election interference as US citizens head to polls, intelligence agencies warn. Russia is expected to intensify attempts to undermine the U.S. vote on election day with a focus on swing states, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a statement on the eve of the election on Nov. 4.
Bomb threats across multiple states traced to Russian email domains**, FBI says.** As Americans head to the polls on Nov. 5, the FBI has announced that bomb threats targeting polling sites in multiple states appear to have originated from Russian email domains. The agency clarified that none of these threats have been deemed credible.
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With Ukraine's future hanging in the balance ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, Ukraine’s president turned up the heat, invoking the specter of nuclear weapons to nudge whoever lands in the Oval Office toward offering more conventio…Oleg Sukhov (The Kyiv Independent)
In 1940 and 1941, America First isolationists argued that the U.S. should not help Britain resist the Nazi onslaught because it had no chance to prevail. “I have been forced to the conclusion that we cannot win this war for England, regardless of how much assistance we extend,” Charles Lindbergh said on April 1941.
Today, America firsters are voicing a similar refrain when it comes to Ukraine.
#Ukraine #maga #gqp #gop #VoteBlue #Putin #russia #GiftArticle
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Commenting on #Ukraine membership in #NATO, #Putin said “Ukraine has right to ensure its security, but not by creating threats to #Russia”[^1], a statement which on its face value sounds absurd, granted that it’s Russia that in the first place materialised the largest threat in the last half century for Ukraine and Europe.
But behind that statement there’s a certain logic of Russian elites, and since this postulate was and will be picked up by the Putinverstehers of the world, I think it requires a clarification.
Russians wholeheartedly believe they have a moral right to Ukraine and Eastern Europe. This “right” is not based on, or directly contravenes all kind of international agreements and obligations signed by Russia but it doesn’t matter, because Russia treats all laws in the same way as explained by Simonyan in the context of Wagner mutiny - they are “made for humans” and can be applied selectively, as necessary.[^2]
Because of the above, they also believe they have a moral right to intervene, either covertly, as they did all the time before 2014, or directly, using military force, as they did starting from 2014. These interventions form the core of “security of Russian interests” frequently mentioned by Putin and others.
This vague “moral right” to interventions of their liking was precisely what drove not only annexation of Crimea and war in Donbas, but also numerous GRU assassinations in Europe, explosions in Vrbětice etc. And, to be honest, lukewarm reaction of the international community was perceived by them as a kind of approving nod.
Now, once we established how these interventions in “their zone of influence” (once again, having no legal base) are considered as their sacred right, any defensive actions or countermeasures undertaken by the target countries are naturally described by Russia as “violation of their security”.
This is exactly how air defense “Patriot” batteries located in #Poland were described by Russians as “threat to their security”, and this is exactly how Ukrainian static lines of fortifications in Donbas were also described as “offensive”. Of course, you can’t invade another country with static trenches 20 km from their border, but dialectically these fortifications reduced options for Russian invasion, thus limiting their “sacred right” to invade. 🤷♂️
This kind of dialectics has a long tradition in Russia: during and after WW2, Soviets many times labelled as “Nazis” anyone who fought against Soviet influences even if they also fought against German invasion. Which led to absurd arguments, where people like Poland’s Witold Pilecki, who tirelessly fought against Nazis from 1939, when USSR was German ally, was at the end of the war sentenced to death as “Nazi collaborator” because he also opposed Soviet occupation.[^3]
[^1]: tass.com/world/1646611
[^2]: agora.echelon.pl/notice/AX56Nl…
[^3]: write.as/arcadian/on-the-kreml…
According to the Russian president, the draft agreement between Moscow and Kiev, which was put together in Istanbul, stipulated detailed guarantees of Ukraine's securityTASS
Frankly, I've been surprised that #Prigozhin hadn't yet fall out of the window for several months now ...
#PutinWarCriminal #Putin #RussiaIsATerroristState
BREAKING NEWS!
❗️The US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets as part of long-term efforts to strengthen Kyiv's security, — a senior White House official commented to NBC News
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Russian #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Turkey #Finland
“I’m not bluffing on nuclear weapons”, says Putin
What a Grade A cunt.
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
#putin #russia #nuclearWar #ukraine #eu
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 300,000 reservists will be drafted into the army in a partial mobilisation, as he warned West he was not "bluffing" over nuclear weapons.The Telegraph
RT @natynettle@twitter.com
3/ @SlackHQ@twitter.com (by @salesforce@twitter.com) & @mailchimp@twitter.com cut services to human rights groups & independent media in Russia. These include legal aid orgs that are helping jailed anti-war protestors as I write this.
I’m sure the intentions are good, but they are inadvertently helping #Putin
