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gulliver

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36. Elections have consequences

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 08:29 PM

19 hrs ago

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 Yesterday OP

Dollar erosion is a major concern bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Not positive angrychair Yesterday #2

Gold standard isn't coming back lonely bird 7 hrs ago #39

prepare for interest rates to zoom. mopinko Yesterday #3

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

True Cirsium 4 hrs ago #43

True for some but I grew up in a Union household and was a teamster my first 2 years of College ChicagoTeamster 3 hrs ago #49

May Take Awhile modrepub Yesterday #5

True regarding capital expenditures lonely bird 7 hrs ago #40

So maybe we need a Mark Carney type person for President? mwooldri Yesterday #6

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

Preparation markodochartaigh 1 hr ago #53

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

Then add the upcoming climate disasters... ananda 23 hrs ago #22

It is convenient to popsdenver Yesterday #9

Yes angrychair Yesterday #10

But when he is gone popsdenver Yesterday #12

Fair point angrychair 23 hrs ago #14

Hey AC popsdenver 23 hrs ago #17

I've been saying this forever. People still don't get how much language matters. live love laugh 23 hrs ago #16

Hey popsdenver 23 hrs ago #18

That's what makes me throw things at the TV and 90% of online/Youtube postings! BComplex 23 hrs ago #20

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

Scream from the rooftops they hate ALL Americans not just liberals NoSheep 5 hrs ago #42

Except China and Russias' economies are also in the tank. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11

Very different reasons angrychair 23 hrs ago #13

China is in the "shadows" popsdenver 23 hrs ago #24

Exactly right angrychair 22 hrs ago #26

China has a huge demographic problem lonely bird 7 hrs ago #41

American Jinga live love laugh 23 hrs ago #15

Elections have far greater consequences than what side gets owned on social media. Initech 23 hrs ago #19

No, Initech: This is the world that THE REPUBLICAN PARTY built. BComplex 23 hrs ago #21

I repeat popsdenver 23 hrs ago #25

True, but they are the face of the GOP. Initech 21 hrs ago #28

If you look at the evidence in the Trump fraud case brought by Letitia James Jarqui 22 hrs ago #27

77 million morons voted for him. Turbineguy 21 hrs ago #29

over 70 million voted for him timms139 16 hrs ago #38

How many of the 90 million that "stayed away", RandomNumbers 4 hrs ago #45

China won the economic war. Roc2020 21 hrs ago #30

It will be all Biden's fault. milestogo 21 hrs ago #31

We've all watched this unfold in real time FoggyLake 20 hrs ago #32

I must disagree with your title. Strike the words Potentially and ahead. Hard times are here and getting worse. flashman13 20 hrs ago #33

Don't forget AI coming for entry level white collar jobs trumpisapdf 20 hrs ago #34

love ur screen name here is a welcome heart gopiscrap 17 hrs ago #37

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #47

Guessing pdf stands for "petty dumb f**ker" KS Toronado 3 hrs ago #50

I'm not concerned. OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #35

Elections have consequences gulliver 19 hrs ago #36

... jfz9580m 4 hrs ago #44

Don't forget the BRICS countries the_liberal_grandpa 4 hrs ago #46

I mentioned Brics angrychair 2 hrs ago #51

Typically, repubs crash everything... returnee 4 hrs ago #48

So true duckworth969 2 hrs ago #52