@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-03 05:18:55
"The most effective countermeasure is simple: tariffs for oligarchs. Countries should tie market access for foreign multinationals and billionaires to fair taxation. As soon as Trump follows through with tariffs on Canada and Mexico, those countries should retaliate by taxing US oligarchs."
https://
@akalanka@masto.es2025-02-04 00:22:56
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@castarco@hachyderm.io2025-03-31 07:21:14
uspolitics, trump
I keep seeing smart people writing stuff like
> [the US] kept peace through strength balanced with restraint, and wielded influence through culture, values, and diplomacy
I understand that #Trump is terrible and some people feel tempted to idealize what they had before him, but we should be more discerning, or otherwise it becomes impossible to understand how this happened in the first place.
Let's start with some questions:
- peace where? and for who? was it true peace, or "Pax Romana"?
- are we going to take seriously that statement on "restraint"? after all the lies, internal witch hunting, sanctions, coups, wars, invasions, genocides, and last but not least, 2 unnecessary nuclear strikes on Japan?
Now, on "culture, values, and diplomacy". Sure. Why not. Not everything was going to be bad, right?
But the thing is, abusive husbands aren't bad all the time either. From time to time they know how to be sweet and seem to care: one present here, flowers the next day, a little bit of gaslighting, and fake apologies after that "accidental" slap.
Given enough time (if the wife is still alive), at some point the victim decides to leave, and then all hell breaks loose. Trump is the manifestation of that moment. He does not represent a change in #USA's nature, but a hidden side that was "always" there, just waiting to play its role.
Others believe this is because #US citizens have been intentionally dumbed down by a combination of propaganda and a disfunctional education system, and I'm sure it's partly true... But let's see what many of their most brilliant and educated citizens are choosing to do with their lives today: https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/12/stanford-students-want-in-on-the-military-tech-gold-rush/
So, all I'm asking is: please drop the act. It was always a clusterfuck.
@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-30 07:03:55
"Malgré des semaines de couverture médiatique négative, des déportations très médiatisées de migrants et d'étudiants munis de visas, et une décision négative de la Cour suprême, l'immigration reste le dossier le plus populaire de M. Trump : 47 % l'approuvent, tandis que 51 % le désapprouvent, selon un sondage New York Times/Siena College réalisé ce mois-ci."
#Trump
@cwilcke@bildung.social2025-04-19 19:47:30
Nationwide "Hands Off!" 50501 protests against Trump continues for second weekend
https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/04/19/protest-resist-trump-rally-photos/83173515007/
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@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-29 08:04:17
Tactique répressive soviétique bien connue...
https://www.ledevoir.com/monde/etats-unis/872986/dissidence-envers-donald-trump-reduite-etat-folie
@akalanka@masto.es2025-02-04 13:52:34
@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-29 19:24:15
Paul Krugman : "Trump est un Parrain Š l'envers, faisant des offres que les autres pays ne peuvent pas accepter."
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-the-godfather-in-reverse
@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-04 16:13:45
Selon une étude de l’Université Yale, la facture des droits de douane de Trump pour les ménagés américains pourrait même grimper jusqu’Š 3400 $ par foyer.
Difficile de mieux se tirer une balle dans le pied que ça.
https://budgetlab.yale.ed…
@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social2025-04-26 19:03:41