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Apparently the whole fucking world is going to decide to lose its fucking mind. (Original Post) NewHendoLib Thursday OP
Seriously. Way too much going on. Silent Type Thursday #1
Way. Eom uppityperson Thursday #2
K And R Charmin One Thursday #3
I'm waiting for China to invade Taiwan. Irish_Dem Thursday #4
Crude futures are up 10% already... Hugin Thursday #7
We never realized how much the US kept the peace around the world. Irish_Dem Yesterday #8
Much of it was the soft diplomacy Smuk so cavalierly did away with... Hugin Yesterday #9
And also made most of the world hate the US, especially our former allies. Irish_Dem Yesterday #10
Sure feels that way. blm Thursday #5
And, IMO, much of it, related and deliberate. B.See Thursday #6
Americans (allegedly) voted for chaos and that's exactly what we're getting. ecstatic Yesterday #11
What blows my mind is electricmonk Yesterday #12
I'm surprised to see you put that in the future tense Rachel M at 6 pm Yesterday #13

Charmin One

(275 posts)
3. K And R
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 11:24 PM
Thursday

With a war in the Middle East, now is the time Russia considers invading the Baltic states, North Korea considers invading South Korea, and China considers invading Taiwan. We would be overwhemed

Hugin

(36,212 posts)
7. Crude futures are up 10% already...
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 11:52 PM
Thursday

People think tariffs are bad, wait until they get a load of this.

Of course all of it is Trump’s fault. From my hangnail to global warming. All of it.

Irish_Dem

(70,749 posts)
8. We never realized how much the US kept the peace around the world.
Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:00 AM
Yesterday

Now we see it all fall apart.
Trump does not care about the world, or the US.
Just himself.

Hugin

(36,212 posts)
9. Much of it was the soft diplomacy Smuk so cavalierly did away with...
Fri Jun 13, 2025, 12:06 AM
Yesterday

USAID and so forth. Plus the respect of our scientific and medical leadership. Now gone via Tequila Bob. Enabled by the worst Republican line up the World has ever seen.

Still, ultimately, Trump.

electricmonk

(1,924 posts)
12. What blows my mind is
Fri Jun 13, 2025, 01:34 AM
Yesterday

that I still see people defending their 3rd party or non vote by saying they don't think anything would be different if Kamala had won. How far in the sand or up their ass would their head have to be to think that? I just don't get it.

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