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This is a coup.
this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2025
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We should not allow them to finish what they are doing. We should all organize in DC under a plan. America will not survive this.
Let's just comment on some socmed forum until someone starts something. Maybe.
You got a plan then?
We had one coup attempt, yes, but what about second coup? Elevensies?
Elevenazis?
narrator: it was
It's been marching for 4+ years.
Umm someone should tell MAGA that an immigrant is taking over the government.
An African immigrant who overstayed his visa at that
An African Nazi immigrant who probably doesn't pay child support
Only the second and fourth words bother maga
Next up: Musk renames the Treasury Department "X".
Or even worse, X becomes the official payment processor for the US Government, forcing all employees and contractors into his platform.
Their money will be deposited into an X debit card.
Or he's going to force all payments to be in DOGE.
Don’t forget that Trump gets to nominate the next Comptroller in December to a 15 year term that Presidents cannot control. The only manner to get rid of a comptroller is via impeachment.
All the conservative were afraid of the United States going bankrupt that they never thought they’d be the ones bankrupting the country.
they never thought they’d be the ones bankrupting the country.
Stop this thinking right now
They don't care. They only cared about the country going bankrupt when Democrats had the White House. Go back through any bill debate to raise the debt ceiling and you'll hear nothing about "uncontrolled spending" from Republicans.
Their voters don't care. They see "a return to traditional values" because they can now dead name trans people and start saying the n word.
We crossed the Rubicon. We are entering fascism.
No notes!
...except, well, it would be nice if the truth didn't sting so damn much.
Never thought.
Its OK if all the money is going to them.
In all seriousness, there is still a wing worried about national debt and oldschool free trade, but they are completely suppressed now. See this comment on the tariffs:
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is taking a "wait-and-see attitude," he told Reuters. Iowa is a big farm goods exporter.
"Normally I'd be stronger in my comments because I am a free trader. I used to be in the majority when free trading was a majority of the Congress, but now I am in the minority," he said.
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/31/trump-tariffs-senate-china-canada-mexico
All the conservative were afraid of the United States going bankrupt that they never thought they’d be the ones bankrupting the country.
Hate to say it, but a violent revolution might be necessary. God help us.
You guys are so fucked.
It's not looking good, to say the least.
So this is how he will finally get his bonus package. The us is well fucked at this stage. Only a month in.
Uh... this is day 12. Feels like 12 thousand years though.
Government is his personal money printer now huh?
Why not take out the middle man? All his wealth is due to government subsidies, now he doesn't even have to run a business to get the money any more.
The markets on Monday are not going to be happy about this.
Are you kidding? They love this, as it's mostly driven by short term hype. Tax cuts for the rich are coming, and Musk is hype.
Long term financial stability of the US government is not a concern, I bet the bond market won't even budge much.
Nah, this is like Liz Truss' mini budget on a grander scale. The bond markets will react.
Where's a Luigi when we need one?
If I were evil and had physical access to these payment systems I'd start by doing the obvious of changing passwords and install backdoors so I'd have permanent access. Then I think I'd start encrypting the database of payees to guarantee complete irreversable control over who gets paid.
But I'm not evil and don't have access, just playing devil's advocate.
Elon Musk has to go.
Does this also give them access to know who donated to what parties? If so, it’s probably so that they can make a list to jail people like me that donated the other party that isn’t Tromp.
Your political donations are a matter of public record. Unless you are an oligarch
Good luck.
Isn't this public info already that is on the FEC website?
I have no idea. I’ve never donated before this past year. Where would I check that?