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I see individuals who smugly believe this is the cheat code to life: lie, scream, and bluster constantly. Because they can see the "reward" of a free appetizer they bullied out of an exasperated restaurant, but not the cost of burning every relationship, existing or potential.
Wonder how they vote.
Wonder how they vote.
Trump is doing to politics what biz schools taught future CEOs to do: break the social contract (e.g., the one btw mgmt & labor that once ensured steady jobs) & extract all the value stored inside.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I see individuals who smugly believe this is the cheat code to life: lie, scream, and bluster constantly. Because they can see the "reward" of a free appetizer they bullied out of an exasperated restaurant, but not the cost of burning every relationship, existing or potential.
Wonder how they vote.
Wonder how they vote.