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gulliver

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36. Elections have consequences

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 08:29 PM

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Thank you for bringing up these core issues. We need to focus on them. All these "rage bait and paranoia" shiny objects that are floating around need to be set aside. The adults need to be back in the room, and the kids need to be Charlie, not Veruca.

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Potentially hard times ahead [View all] angrychair 21 hrs ago OP

Dollar erosion is a major concern bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #1

Not positive angrychair 21 hrs ago #2

Gold standard isn't coming back lonely bird 2 hrs ago #39

prepare for interest rates to zoom. mopinko 21 hrs ago #3

MAGA don't care about educated professional people losing their jobs. They have jobs chasin MexuRicans. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #4

May Take Awhile modrepub 20 hrs ago #5

True regarding capital expenditures lonely bird 2 hrs ago #40

So maybe we need a Mark Carney type person for President? mwooldri 20 hrs ago #6

Can I ask in this very important thread how does one prepare? ALBliberal 20 hrs ago #7

I agree that the US is on a trajectory of economic disaster but I take one exception Bev54 19 hrs ago #8

Then add the upcoming climate disasters... ananda 18 hrs ago #22

It is convenient to popsdenver 19 hrs ago #9

Yes angrychair 19 hrs ago #10

But when he is gone popsdenver 19 hrs ago #12

Fair point angrychair 19 hrs ago #14

Hey AC popsdenver 19 hrs ago #17

I've been saying this forever. People still don't get how much language matters. live love laugh 19 hrs ago #16

Hey popsdenver 18 hrs ago #18

That's what makes me throw things at the TV and 90% of online/Youtube postings! BComplex 18 hrs ago #20

You are more than welcome BC popsdenver 18 hrs ago #23

Scream from the rooftops they hate ALL Americans not just liberals NoSheep 19 min ago #42

Except China and Russias' economies are also in the tank. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #11

Very different reasons angrychair 19 hrs ago #13

China is in the "shadows" popsdenver 18 hrs ago #24

Exactly right angrychair 18 hrs ago #26

China has a huge demographic problem lonely bird 2 hrs ago #41

American Jinga live love laugh 19 hrs ago #15

Elections have far greater consequences than what side gets owned on social media. Initech 18 hrs ago #19

No, Initech: This is the world that THE REPUBLICAN PARTY built. BComplex 18 hrs ago #21

I repeat popsdenver 18 hrs ago #25

True, but they are the face of the GOP. Initech 16 hrs ago #28

If you look at the evidence in the Trump fraud case brought by Letitia James Jarqui 17 hrs ago #27

77 million morons voted for him. Turbineguy 16 hrs ago #29

over 70 million voted for him timms139 11 hrs ago #38

China won the economic war. Roc2020 16 hrs ago #30

It will be all Biden's fault. milestogo 16 hrs ago #31

We've all watched this unfold in real time FoggyLake 15 hrs ago #32

I must disagree with your title. Strike the words Potentially and ahead. Hard times are here and getting worse. flashman13 15 hrs ago #33

Don't forget AI coming for entry level white collar jobs trumpisapdf 15 hrs ago #34

love ur screen name here is a welcome heart gopiscrap 12 hrs ago #37

I'm not concerned. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #35

Elections have consequences gulliver 14 hrs ago #36