I do think The Big One is if John Roberts decides to let the U.S. default on its foreign aid grants and debts. - ThreadSky

faineg.bsky.social • 1 day ago

I do think The Big One is if John Roberts decides to let the U.S. default on its foreign aid grants and debts.

Is it just me or has the last 24 hours of U.S news been particularly ominous, even by the standards of the last 3 weeks?

Feels like the wheels are coming off the bus even faster than I’d assumed.

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minerva1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Once that happens, the U.S. won’t have to make good on any payments.

ohnowow.bsky.social•1 day ago

All the worst anime fans on the other website are gonna find out who owns the most US debt real fast

davidevanlovett.bsky.social•1 day ago

a dozen assholes in a room in for a surprise when the markets wake up and it's a contagion; I really don't see any substantial pushback until bounced checks at this point

metalausten.bsky.social•1 day ago

I do wish the SC had better regulation Before the moment we need them to save us..

auntbenjy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Some sobering reading

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-releases-revealing-investigative-report-on-ethical-crisis-at-the-supreme-court

jtsdmpk.bsky.social•1 day ago

Full faith and credit clause found murdered by the Roberts Court.

billypilgrim65.bsky.social•1 day ago

We are soon to get the first idea of SCOTUS intentions with the USAID ruling.

minerva1.bsky.social•1 day ago

If SCOTUS says the U.S. doesn’t have to make good on contractual payments, that’s de facto dissolution of federal government.

billypilgrim65.bsky.social•1 day ago

The thing is....how much of this fucking chaos does Roberts want to bless with the imprimatur of the Supreme Court? Does he endorse the Musk criminal revolution or push back against it? Robert's cares about his legacy and the *institution*. We are going to soon find out what that really means.

truebe.horse•1 day ago

which like in of itself would be a constitutional crisis all its own

flashgordon.bsky.social•1 day ago

yeah, gonna be hard to get anybody to sign a contract with government if the president is allowed to just not pay you.

colind.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s all that orange toad ever does, it’s a lot easier to be rich if you spend your whole life stiffing everyone who does a job for you. Anyone who deals with him without getting paid first is a goddamned fool.

bluemama.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly THIS

sorrykb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Full faith and credit… not so much.

booktweeting.bsky.social•1 day ago

that’s going to be ACES for the bond markets

thelasttheorist.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's hard to see because of the robe, but his hands really want to touch the stove too.

pfoxen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Really wild thing is that I'm sure Elon thinks he'll be just fine on the other side of such an activity... the man isn't even remotely liquid AND is going to have his face plastered all over the problem, who's going to float him his daily cash burn?

zacke.bsky.social•1 day ago

The American taxpayer?

ijspurcell.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, the Supreme Court de facto endorsing impoundment is kind of game over for the constitutional order.

monicarooney.bsky.social•1 day ago

I made this a few days ago

debi66.bsky.social•20 hours ago

SCOTUS is getting away with murder. It seems like no one is going after them for being traitors to our Country. They've been corrupt for MANY years & Thomas & his wife should be in prison. We USED to punish traitors & spies. Now they rule over us!

nopipbutcpip.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, I have to admit I thought they'd take longer, fucking around and being semi-incompetent at even getting started, rather than getting started with a fucking chainsaw to everything.

grimsylvia.bsky.social•1 day ago

isnt that quite literally the end of the world if that happens?

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