Date: September 18th, 2026 1:54 PM Author: Brussels Sprout (Apropos of the Wet Snow)
Trump is engineering a Great Depression/WWIII in order to confer himself dictatorial/emergency powers-- and we will cheer him the whole way because that's what Americans do
Date: September 18th, 2026 2:43 PM Author: Brussels Sprout (Apropos of the Wet Snow)
assuming arguendo, Trump is being blackmailed for past sins real and imagined-- you gotta believe he has a mission to himself to make America great again, it's now or never
Date: September 18th, 2026 7:33 PM Author: Richard Ames
I have poasted this a bunch, but the supply of oil used to. make diesel and jet fuel basically plateau'd ~10 years ago. The ripple effects of this are driving a meta-crisis that has led to massive proxy wars and the total stomping out of Europe's economy. It is also the proximate cause of "Covid" IMO.
I still don't think it will lead to an actual world war, but it's not going to be a fun ride for the foreseeable future.
I think it can be argued that Trump was allowed to win because he is more willing (and able) to act boldly in a number of ways relating to this. Venezuela, Iran, etc.
Not saying I like all that he's doing, but the underlying conditions are the cause. Trump is simply steering the ship through them.