Ok, I'll take a crack at it. 2025 is a goddamn nightmare for everyone. Consumer spending dips as millions of Americans lose access to food stamps, social security, and Medicaid/Medicare benefits to DOGE's cuts. The market tanks by summer, spreading across Tech, Housing, and finally Finance. (1/) - ThreadSky

ynot1989.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Ok, I'll take a crack at it.

2025 is a goddamn nightmare for everyone. Consumer spending dips as millions of Americans lose access to food stamps, social security, and Medicaid/Medicare benefits to DOGE's cuts. The market tanks by summer, spreading across Tech, Housing, and finally Finance. (1/)

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A bizarrely grim exercise I’ve engaged in a bunch recently is to try and imagine a *best*-case scenario for the country in like 2030.

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ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

With most SV investors and institutions dependent on money borrowed against stock, the crash creates a slew of toxic assets. A government bailout fails to pass Congress as the House Freedom Caucus and Progressives split from their parties over more handouts to the rich. (2/)

ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump fires the now penniless Musk, attempting to use him as a scapegoat. As Trump and Congress cannot mount an effective response to the recession the world sinks deeper into the crisis. China's market implodes into a deflationary spiral and European leaders scramble to save their economies. (3/)

ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

2026 - The primary season is an absolute bloodbath for both parties as the country demands radical action to save the Republic. Trump attempts to use the military and his paramilitary goons to stop the midterms only to find the army won't carry out orders to stop people from voting... (4/)

ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

...while his goons are too few to stop the tidal wave that comes crashing down in November 2026. Democrats win the biggest blowout in electoral history, picking up over 100 seats in the House, and 17 in the Senate.

On January 3, 2026 Trump attempts to call another mob to attack Congress... (5/)

ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

...only for them to be beaten back by a far larger mob of counter-rioters, including a sizable number of veterans. The Battle of Washington sees over 200 deaths, the defeat of the latest MAGA mob, and Trump flees the capital for Florida. No members of the 120th Congress are harmed. (6/)

ynot1989.bsky.social•1 day ago

With Trump gone, JD Vance (long since pushed out of decision making) attempts to seize power via the 25th Amendment, only for his palace coup to be defeated by unknown means. He resigns the same day and begins meeting with Congressional leaders who've launched another impeachment of Trump. (7/)

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