Trump won: Now what?
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Sunday, November 3, 2024 16:03
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Well, it depends. Trump is not a hero personified; there are people behind him who we don't see.
NO, NOT RUSSIANS.
I've been posting over and over that there is a group of security people - especially the DIA and FBI - who have been fighting with neocons and corrupt assholes in the CIA and State Department, so Trump is not a lone gunman (so to speak), he has "his people". He also has his "enemies list" which include Republicans, and he has a good memory. He will need that, because he will have to fire about 1000 people if he's going to be ab;e to impose his new policies, whatever they are.
Most immediately, the stock markets are already crashing. Since banks have lent to hedge funds and have themselves bought stocks I hope that the losses can be limited to stocks and real estate, and not turn into a giant financial contagion. Either way, when it hits bottom will be time to buy, although it may not go up again for 15 years.
In CA, the market for counterfeit green cards will go up. If I wanted to make a lot of $$, that would be where to plunk down some cash.
Russia has been holding off bombing Aleppo in light of the USA election. Since Obama is still the CIC, I expect he will try some sort of "hail Mary" (maybe Raqqa) ... in addition to Mosul ... before he leaves office. And the Russians will go full-bore, before Obama leaves. After that, I hope to see a real "peace dividend" from The Donald.
I expect that a number of fine EPA (and for all I know, other agencies) staffers will retire, or at least mark their retirements on their calendars. EVEN UNDER OBAMA the EPA was never fully-funded; I'm sure it will be worse after January. Same goes for a lot of Federal regulatory agencies.
The States will have to be prepared to carry health insurance forward without Federal subsidies. For many people, Obamacare is a dire necessity, so I hope the states will craft something better. I know that CA was thinking about creating a single-payer plan: Taking all of the $ currently being poured into CA healthcare from a variety of sources (MediCal subsidies, employer-funding, Medicare (?) subsidies, county ER and hospital service etc) and applying it to all citizens and greencard holders. They held off because Obamacare was waiting in the wings.
If the states want to make "progressive" progress on things like healthcare and climate change, they will have to either go it alone or create some consortium of states.
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Now Trump goes on trial for fraud charges.
"Objective truths are established by evidence. Personal truths by faith. Political truths by incessant repetition."
Russia's and Assad's War Crimes in Syria - http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=60278
Evidence the Syrian regime sponsors ISIS - http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=60521
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I gave dumbya up until 9/11 and his phony claim to 'have proof' al Qaeda did it within a day or two of the attack.
I gave Obama about a year and a half to start to think about making good on his promises - yanno, close Guantanamo, be the most transparent government ever, increased whistle-blower protection, and so on.
Mostly I wonder how deeply Trump's agenda and the republican agenda directly coincide. Where they differ I don't expect much to get done. Where they coincide, it could be like grease through a goose. And what would it take for Trump and the professional republican politicians to start negotiating deals - my support for this for your support for that.
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I am both stunned and elated. For me, it's not so much that Trump won but that Hillary lost.
And the truly best part last night and this morning was watching the moaning, squirming, and world-shattering disappointment of all the media libtards on CNN and MSNBC ... just priceless!
We've seen the last of the Clintons, except when they're put on trial, and all of Obama's treachery can now be undone. Christmas indeed came early this year!!
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I've been posting over and over that there is a group of security people - especially the DIA and FBI
Oof, yeah, this is a big one. Intelligence agency meddling in this election was very obvious, and we know that they lean right wing, so they can get enmeshed in the tribalistic "my team must win no matter the cost" mentality as much as anyone. I think they were more strongly implicated than Russia, the only thing Russia was involved in as far as I can see was the wikileaks.
Which leads to this:
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And the Russians will go full-bore, before Obama leaves. After that, I hope to see a real "peace dividend" from The Donald.
My concern is that the agencies will turn on Donald real fast when they see that he doesn't entertain their paranoid Russian Cold War rivalry. They might have put Donald up as a scapegoat, and the fool doesn't even know it yet.
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The States will have to be prepared to carry health insurance forward without Federal subsidies. For many people, Obamacare is a dire necessity,
Yeah, some of my friends are poor and have a lot of medical problems, so this is going to hit them hard too. They're pretty scared.
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And now..... WE wait.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Now we see how strong the US system of checks and balances is.
"Objective truths are established by evidence. Personal truths by faith. Political truths by incessant repetition."
Russia's and Assad's War Crimes in Syria - http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=60278
Evidence the Syrian regime sponsors ISIS - http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=60521
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Ignorance. I'm sure his mommy is very proud of him for that too.
Where did Mikey find that, exactly?
If it wasn't in the board room of the Huffington Post, it was in Amy Schumer's vagina.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Is it that bad.if it is then what.
You buy this ship, treat her proper, she'll be with you for the rest of your life.
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BTW, KPO...
I would be curious to hear your thoughts about the massive rape attacks on German women from the Muslims they welcomed into their country with open arms.
Do not dare pretend that this isn't happening.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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