At least according to the movie “Ferris Buelers Day Off” the tariffs threw us deeper into the depression: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

adamkinzinger.bsky.social • 1 day ago

At least according to the movie “Ferris Buelers Day Off” the tariffs threw us deeper into the depression:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOHbyuanbY&pp=ygUcZmVycmlzIGJ1ZWxsZXIgdGFyaWZmcyBzY2VuZQ%3D%3D

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2-wheeled-thug.bsky.social•1 day ago

CLASSIC! 🤣

chelittle.bsky.social•1 day ago

And that's exactly where we're here heading unless his ass is completely fing stopped and all his tariffs are completely eliminated. So how much longer are we going to drag ourselves to the dirt over this fing traitor? Since the economy is more important than the Constitution to some people

rmwkenpo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ben Stein was really acting here since he’d no doubt endorse this idiocy as a Republican sycophant.

kirbyow.bsky.social•1 day ago

💯

samiam2.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought the exact same thing.

spacegoatc2c.bsky.social•1 day ago

America never learns from history because it's taught through the lens of American Exceptionalism. Hyper-focus on what you do right & sweep everything you do wrong under the rug. The fragility of the American ego is just as much to blame. Time for y'all to learn how empowering accountability can be.

sal-b-one.bsky.social•1 day ago

The irony is that Ben Stein is in the MAGA cult now.

sonsofliberty.vote•1 day ago

It's pretty well known outside of Ferris Bueller's circles that Smoot-Hawley threw the U.S into an isolationist position that drove us straight into the Great Depression after the crash of 1929.

I expect we'll be seeing bank runs soon...

genxjennifer.bsky.social•1 day ago

The students eyes glazing over in high school history, civics and economics was a realistic detail and after 50+ years of pablum education, a major reason why we have the regime we have today.

appletarts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Explain how that would be taught in such a way it wasn’t “pablum”

genxjennifer.bsky.social•1 day ago

Many school textbooks are basically outlines. Any history, a vast, sweeping and sanitized survey with the gory and sexy or politically charged parts censored out. History is real life and death, a soap opera. A good teacher would not drone on like this but would engage the students.

appletarts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great and a college level history class can go that in depth.

genxjennifer.bsky.social•1 day ago

You don’t need a college level history class to vote in an American election but it would help a voter better understand the ramifications of their vote.

appletarts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Correct. That is why there is pablum level. Civics lessons and how to manage money would do a lot more.

bluejewfl.bsky.social•23 hours ago

And Ben Stein was a speechwriter for Nixon

ubisaveslives.bsky.social•18 hours ago

All those numbnut-teenagers group to be trump voters.

rxdavid.bsky.social•1 day ago

A lot of Trump voters in that class. 😵‍💫 🫢

tuningfork.bsky.social•1 day ago

🤔 "Comrade Vladimir is backing my plan! This will peel off America's allies from the US. He's says standing alone in the world is a sign of real Manhood! And make America Great Again--for Russian and China! I'm gonna get that Moscow Trump Tower Project yet!"

https://substack.com/redirect/ef44bd4a-aa18-4f4d-96ce-b998b0ae0ffe?j=eyJ1IjoiOXFvazUifQ.66PjpJMazCMarU8_j0dHKYI17HseOJUmZx2zPRUNoCs

numberjohnny5.bsky.social•1 day ago

I expect that Trump and Putin know that.

calladin.bsky.social•1 day ago

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mtaggie.bsky.social•1 day ago

That movie has so many good life lessons.

jwi11iam.bsky.social•1 day ago

5 months ago vs today

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scenesfromthecoup.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Haha!! This is exactly what I think about every time I hear “tariffs” 😄

thanatosredux.bsky.social•1 day ago

The irony

Ben Stein thinks Trump is wonderful

seamus-ohanlon.bsky.social•1 day ago

This time it will be different - MAGAland

jer1190.bsky.social•1 day ago

This was one of the factor. Corruption in the banks was another. This is just madness.

jimwill.bsky.social•1 day ago

Key phrase "passed by congress" not done by executive order :-(

jilleenst.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Voodoo economics

gregoryfromtiktok.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was arguing about this very topic with Ben Stein on “Truth Social” and the son of a bitch blocked me! 😂

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sionxxii.bsky.social•1 day ago

HE'S A TRUMPMOOK.

gregoryfromtiktok.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep, he drank every drop of that Kool-Aid.

isgd2bhi.bsky.social•1 day ago

How can dogs eat scraps, if there are no scraps.

ivermectius.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Fun fact: the original name name for trickle-down economics was "horse-and-sparrow economics," suggestive of the fact that if you feed a horse enough oats, some will eventually pass through for the sparrows to eat some from out of the horse’s shit.

neqone.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ben Stein came up with that dialog himself, IIRC. In recent years he became a RW media crank. So I wonder if he's gilding the turd for Trump/MAGA on tariffs or still holds to this interpretation.

stashdragon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ironically, the Bill Stein (Teacher) is a huge Trump Fascist.

andrewkey.bsky.social•1 day ago

Perfect picture of MAGA when they were young

carljungfranz.bsky.social•1 day ago

*
The dead-letter-literal-interpretation of the Bible,

white nationalists, evangelical Christian fundamentalists

elected the Antichrist

that they have been warning about

for years,

their lord and savior Donald Trump.

The Christian fundamentalists

elected the anti-Christ President.

*

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facedamuzk.bsky.social•1 day ago

This one is gonna make that one a cakewalk.

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macmommamary.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tag Rick Wilson he wrote the book on this😎

cbowdidge.bsky.social•1 day ago

Rick is a wordsmith. Oh, thanks for ruining Poilievre's chances of being elected, Orange Thing!

nov5guy.bsky.social•1 day ago

This can't be true, if it was he would have killed himself long ago by whacking off. We're not that lucky unfortunately. Love the sentiment though!

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joycomes.bsky.social•1 day ago

USA 🇺🇸 he’s taking you into the ABYSS ‼️😡

robjenson.bsky.social•1 day ago

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rettag322.bsky.social•12 hours ago

That’s Wild 😂😂😂

robjenson.bsky.social•1 day ago

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joycomes.bsky.social•1 day ago

Maggots got the USA
into shit😡🤬

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pino-fotus.bsky.social•1 day ago

So when he said make America great, he really meant a Great Depression.

lastofourkind.bsky.social•9 hours ago

“This will be the greatest depression America has ever seen. The best depression. A big, beautiful depression.” ffs… 🤦🏽

durelleth.bsky.social•1 day ago

The greatest. Never has there ever been a greater.

lieutenant-kije.bsky.social•1 day ago

The expressions on the students' faces? Priceless.

onetimsoldier.bsky.social•1 day ago

And according to Ben Stein...

https://youtu.be/s1rbJiI5kGY?si=9ZflaiG7RaKIBGsL

volkermielke.bsky.social•1 day ago

I agree with Dave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inlDT62oGy8

scottymd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep.

drakenknight.bsky.social•1 day ago

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rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social•1 day ago

NPR Marketplace did a whole thing on it a few months back.

https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/what-we-can-learn-from-a-past-tariff-tiff/

carouselroundwego.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just posted this myself. Saw on the view

glennobx.bsky.social•1 day ago

I still maintain our current Press Secretary is auditioning for the part of Simone in a Ferris reboot, and doing it daily.

edpch38.bsky.social•1 day ago

I saw this a while ago I love it . The kids look like there a bunch of MAGA and it going over there head .

bluegirl55.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://youtu.be/8gcGjoMzLXI?si=P0krmR4lsaT48S_-

callie10.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thanks Trump

mrtophat8.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Wicked Witch in the White House

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bkgonesouth.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Anyone, anyone" reminds me of Rocky Horror "antici..
.pation".

theonlybriandzyak.bsky.social•1 day ago

But that was coming from a Conservative who didn't agree with any government intervention in the Free Market so Ben's speech was a little biased.

maragal.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I am so proud and happy that you are from Illinois. Your choice to put country over party says so much good about yourself. Thank you for your service to our country.You’re cool.😁🇺🇸🇺🇦

pinkfloydlarson.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Bueller ...Bueller.....Bueller....🙂🤣🤣

hegelian1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sorry, that movie is way too advanced for Don to understand. Maybe if they did the Hawley-Smoot act as a porn he could understand.

thomaswolfe.bsky.social•23 hours ago

The "Stormy-Hawley Tariff"

beachbard.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump's 1st 100 days goals in no particular order: frustrate US alliances, sully the US international image, collapse US Federal government, crater the US economy, kindle illness & death, undermine science & critical thinking skills, foment civil war, if possible, leave US in ashes for generations.

livesantacruz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ironically this dude is an anyone?

halcarver1776.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hilarious and so timely! I seem to remember the actor wrote speeches for Nixon. Ben something right? Maybe Ben Stein? Excellent that he would give us this lesson against someone who sometimes claims to be a Republican. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

kaym0.bsky.social•1 day ago

Slight alteration: EVERYONE is doomed to repeat history. The ignorant and the blind do so willingly and drag the rest of us down with them, eventually. The question is, how can we minimize how long this arc will last?

jimphilly70.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ironic this clown is a trumper. True acting.

ronnieb47.bsky.social•1 day ago

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kincheloe.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m pretty deeply depressed right now!

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pacbigmansoft.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Those tariffs to 180 countries are another proof that this felon47 is a total control freak.

This guy wants to control everything , even your mind americans sheeps.

Repeat after me sheeps = Beeeeeeeeeee

pingl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not only in Ferris Buelers but also in history learned.
“Economists and economic historians have agreed that the passage of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff worsened the effects of the Great Depression.”

inkgirl.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Priceless❗️
I’ve seen this movie so many times❗️
Even stood in front of La Grande Jatte in Chicago ❗️🖼️ 💜
I didn’t remember this scene. Lol

iwannabeacat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will it work this time anyone? Anyone?

andi-carroll.bsky.social•1 day ago

Also Reagan

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videoguy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Congress must act. They can end this.

theeagles.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump's lies about "tariffs will not hurt the economy" are now exposed as the stock market crash begins!

mmlopez.bsky.social•22 hours ago

My Gen X brothers and sister, many of us have failed our kids by sleeping through history class. We need to do better.

traceyryniec.bsky.social•20 hours ago

😆

samierens.bsky.social•1 day ago

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dwdingus.bsky.social•1 day ago

Donald doesn't have the attention span to watch a....oh a squirrel.

kfanyo.bsky.social•1 day ago

That certainly true. But the actual depression is not quite here yet.

christina5160.bsky.social•1 day ago

How is this okay?!?!?!
This little girl wearing a Winnie the Poo shirt on her way to school being kidnapped by ICE and put in handcuffs! Where is the MSM?

kaym0.bsky.social•1 day ago

😭😡

genius70.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everyone in the cars and neighborhood that watched this happen and didn’t surround this child is culpable at this point. If they don’t get due process, they shouldn’t be allowed to kidnap children/ or adults

kjseamus.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Too bad Trump and Lutnick didn't watch that great movie from my woke youth.

anxiouspepper.bsky.social•1 day ago

The students are literally magas and a lot of Americans

jeff-nh.bsky.social•1 day ago

We will ALL be nostalgic for Bidenionics very very soon if not already! Sadly, this is so self-inflicted based on completely debunked economic “theory “

andyheppelle.bsky.social•1 day ago

The depth of dishonor and failure of the current POTUS, VP and minions has no bottom. A stain on their honor, their families, their party, their communities and our nation. We elected a convicted felon with a lifetime record of dishonor, bankruptcies and failed relationships. Now their tyranny. sad!

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glockenspiel70.bsky.social•1 day ago

Smoot-Hawley

lastofourkind.bsky.social•9 hours ago

A literal depiction of Trump and his economic advisors.

robzies.bsky.social•1 day ago

TARIFFS=Taxes Americans Really Incur For Fuck Sake!

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? #SaveFerris

whirledbizarre.bsky.social•1 day ago

The antagonists from the 80s movies run the government now. Biff and Buffy. They never grew up. They wear too much makeup, pretend their shit doesn’t stink, and hang with the other douchebags at Mar a Lago.

whirledbizarre.bsky.social•1 day ago

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lilysnothere.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump is still looking for his Roy Cohn

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes and they will do the same today., https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-fascist-state-when-we-have-ice.html?m=1

watcherintherye.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump’s tariffs will … anyone, anyone?… raise costs to … anyone, anyone?….

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neoromantik59.bsky.social•1 day ago

Two Republicans

daleando1986.bsky.social•1 day ago

Guns don't kill people...Tariffs do!!!!!

badbanjo.bsky.social•1 day ago

I suspect this is how most Americans know what a tariff is

kirbyow.bsky.social•1 day ago

betsywithycombe.bsky.social•1 day ago

Save Ferris. And save America.

vtweasel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Help Spread the Word!!!!

https://www.firetrumpsaveamerica.com/

coachmikeybaby.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Anyone....anyone?

countrygal.bsky.social•1 day ago

The irony is that the felon's Bedminster Golf property is the former home of John DeLorean.

mrcarrellbaskin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Something d-o-o economics. VOODOO economics 🤣

allanclane.bsky.social•1 day ago

How did you acquire footage of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers in high school?

lorenabobbitttime.bsky.social•1 day ago

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djl71.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not a perfect clip, but good enough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YtLbqtV1v0

johnnywonder1996.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you actually listen to him instead of watching the stupid video part his instruction is spot on and very relevant to now.

I've always thought "Ferris Bueller" was about a bunch of entitled little bastards, but now I'm glad to see that the history is repeating itself, and it's Ferris' fault.

beej79.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This means Trump thinks he is smarter than every other president except Herbert Hoover .

oklahomacowboy.bsky.social•1 day ago

The kids in that classroom are Generation X. Those blank stares and uninterested faces are today’s trump voters. They lived through Reagan ending the Soviet Union, so the republicans they knew growing up were the good guys.

Now they just listen to their parents (baby boomers) and vote for trump…

coomtothebroom.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I always think of this scene and love the delicious irony of Nixon’s financial advisor having to eat his own words.

rubydarcy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wow. Fabulous find!

jman59.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes.

leendawoman.bsky.social•55 minutes ago

I’m going with this having as good a chance as anything to convince the MAGA rubes that they have made a terrible mistake.

wanderingrocket.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whether you agree with his politics or not (I don't), Ben Stein does know his shit.

theweaseltimeline.bsky.social•1 day ago

And is still MAGA. Weird world we live in

wanderingrocket.bsky.social•22 hours ago

At this point, as someone well versed in economics, I sincerely hope he's off the MAGA train, even if he's hesitant to admit it publicly.

benevoluspf.bsky.social•1 day ago

And more recently: ‘Tariffs don’t work. They never work.’

thekert.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is of course after he his stupid ass voted for Trump in 2016

benevoluspf.bsky.social•1 day ago

Stein is a conservative, too.

chessercat.bsky.social•1 day ago

He worked in the Nixon White House! He has hardcore awful politics, except for this, apparently.

benevoluspf.bsky.social•1 day ago

He used to be on Kudlow’s CNBC show all the time. They were buddies, so ya know…

andrewpwang42.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh yeah, I hate Stein's politics. But tariffs is actually more traditionally a tool that was used by liberal governments, as it is counter to free-market policy, so it makes sense for him to be against them (also, people tend to disagree less on policy when history has already played out)

mikeythedude.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anyone, anyone... directed at idiotic MAGA, Trump supporters. Dumbasses for voting for a dictator that is going to cause in the very least a major recession.

maddiemill.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Senate passed a resolution to end Trump's Emergency Declaration, which he used to impose tariffs on Canada.
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, has refused to bring it to the floor for a vote.
The Dems need a Discharge Petition to allow a vote to end the madness. Congress need to fight back.

johnsonjoshua.bsky.social•1 day ago

They teach tariffs as a joke in econ class. Stupid policy. Especially to think of the largest economy in the world trying to use them vs a small fledgling country. Us doing it is just choking global trade.

beekeeper12.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Call me silly but how does anyone that promises to lower prices expect to achieve that by adding tariffs? UNLESS, that person thinks that by then removing the tariffs, he can claim to have lowered the prices. And the magas will buy it.

pattinyc.bsky.social•21 hours ago

He never had any intention of lowering prices. He never developed any policies to lower prices. It was just a line for the rally crowds. It was just a lie.

dropdea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Flags at the Reagan Library should be flying half-staff today.

christine414.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I just googled how old you are because you posted this. Older than you look. Just a huge fan of Gen X/ 80s culture

avoidaltreality.bsky.social•1 day ago

Typical day at Wharton’s School of Business. Donald, please use tariffs in a sentence . “Ah yes tariffs, I like to grab them by their tariffs!”

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seemsright.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can the powers to be put this on repeat on Fox and other Right wing approved TV shows...please.

samiam2.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course MAGA would say this is just something made up for a movie, when it actually is 100% accurate.

streetberries.bsky.social•1 day ago

See this is what happens when people no longer watch the classics.

andrewpwang42.bsky.social•1 day ago

And Ben Stein is a major conservative, who for the most part was ad libbing about economics during that scene. It came from the heart for him. Not that this should really matter, but in this era of "believing whatever your party believes then pretending it's your own opinion" I figure that matters.

t42ne1.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Bueller, Bueller updated to Trump, Trump?

We know he must have skipped classes since he won't let anyone release his grades - at ANY level. Insecure idiot.

richardhowes.tech•1 day ago

Who are those students and where are they today?

Based on those expressions I'm fairly sure they are in tRump's cabinet now. 🤷‍♂️

thesimplyfred.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was probably a confusing movie for tRump.

americanevolution.bsky.social•1 day ago

We need to dust of the term "voodoo economics" it applies more today than it ever has.

thoseschmitt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes? Not understanding is the problem when citizens forget their social studies, civics and ethics classes. FL doing their part to help - approving child labor so kids have less time for school and studies.

tradel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Something-D-O-O economics? Anyone?

rebsmom.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Anyone?

tradel.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Bueller?

dandy3.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Bessemer knows better…what is going on with him capitulating to this???

askgma.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is Abuse of power. Congress needs to intervene. Primaries should be the least of their problems

thewildonenot.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This is great. Totally forgot this scene except the "anyone, anyone?" Love it Adam! 🤣😂

shalleneholley.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Great reference!!

justmooselady.bsky.social•23 hours ago

omfg! ❤️😂
I love that this clip is being passed around!
Thank you, Adam!

-Jese

lucyjbri.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course they did

pearl1971.bsky.social•1 day ago

Seeing this clip EVERYWHERE today.....

luvnhonesty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is it ironic that ben stein supported trump?

monti65.bsky.social•1 day ago

I guess that was TV Donny the Cheetos champion didn’t watch.

mark-s-blevins.bsky.social•22 hours ago

#AnyoneAnyone?

kboss1.bsky.social•8 hours ago

The expressions are priceless 😂

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nov5guy.bsky.social•1 day ago

@adamkinzinger.bsky.social Best part of the video are the students' faces. Zoned out, not paying attention, clueless, and without a care. Little did we know they’d grow up to be MAGA. If they’d paid attention in history class, maybe they could’ve stopped it. Nah, they were always gonna screw it up.

caledonianmando.bsky.social•14 hours ago

@mrjamesob.bsky.social aced it when he mentioned this yesterday.

I never thought I’d live to see this movie predict the future. But here we are.

/tips hat. 🎩

shelly0z.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Almost too sad to be funny

aeperri.bsky.social•1 day ago

I really wish the message today was more unified around “let your republican senator know you don’t want these tariffs.” They can stop this. They can say there’s not a national emergency. They can block the tariffs. This needs to fall on their shoulders.

sarahcconner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Bueller??? Bueller???

purplehaze4579.bsky.social•1 day ago

Perfect! 😁🤣

sobertileguy.bsky.social•1 day ago

According to a web search, Josh Hawley is related to the Hawley in the Hawley/Smoot tariff plan.

canadiancreed.bsky.social•1 day ago

To think those kids would now be voting age, and would probably be voting for the guy that did exactly that.

crucialwax.com•1 day ago

Even Ben Stein knows that.

Also, the girl in the thumbnail looks like female crispen glover to me.

bookerator.bsky.social•1 day ago

Buehler....?

Anyone...?!!

laverneousdonkler.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unlike Trump, who ruined a strong, growing, vibrant economy all by himself.

Worst President in History!

williammaldera.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trending yet?

#boycottUSA

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jenrvienspas.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I watched a movie the other night.
Not a very good development but, very disturbing.
The title is ‘civil war’ made in 2024. Must watch.
I believe if Trump doesn’t go, it’s the future that awaits the US.
Since I watched it, I am more convinced then ever, Trump must go now. Willingly or by force

sonlyme.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is spooky.
Those faces could be MAGA right now when economists try to talk about economic science.
Prescient. 👍

zonkerharris.bsky.social•20 hours ago

We could all use a day off.

olimazi.bsky.social•1 day ago

If not learned in school we all learned this from Ferris. A quotable piece of fact.

Guess trump and co. never saw the movie.

bmf1946.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Those kids grew up and voted for the idiot president we have now.

allisonmin.bsky.social•1 day ago

25th Amendment? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

greythoughts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let’s hope it is political suicide

deserttimmy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Something "DOO" economics. "VOODOO" economics.

allthe2d.bsky.social•1 day ago

As long as we're doing 80's movies metaphors...

Trump is turning The Tariff Machine up to 50.

azgirl57.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dude. Great throwback!

zorbathegeek.bsky.social•1 day ago

Very likely, that's the point. The US is going down the shitter real quick

jvd001.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even barely-sentient Ron Johnson said Smoot Hawley didn’t turn out so well for us.

downeast72.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nice Gen X reference. Where we first learned about tariffs. 😂

markmagiera.bsky.social•1 day ago

MAGA has a new slogan...

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markmagiera.bsky.social•1 day ago

John Hughes TRIED to keep us educated...

yla3357.bsky.social•1 day ago

ah but history never repeats itself exactly the same way.
It could be worse now.

chimj.bsky.social•1 day ago

The students were future MAGA - they just didn't know it at the time

cattled.bsky.social•1 day ago

Democrat politicians explaining things to voters?

itmightbme.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s probably where he got the idea for tariffs?

robbeewrite.bsky.social•1 day ago

Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...

xavzeman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Darn. I swear I was watching this movie 2 days ago. I was having deja vu today.

"Did it work?, ... No "

orphandemocrat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Funny, the classroom full of MAGA dopes ! Ferris Bueller was on to something…..

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texasgeologist.bsky.social•13 hours ago

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tlchumanitygirl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anyone?… Anyone?

vickythiel.bsky.social•1 day ago

So much winning.

stickywicket58.bsky.social•1 day ago

Pretty sure it was that bastion of liberalism, the WSJ, that explained recently Trump's economic policies and strategy may take the US into the next Great Depression. Boy, for those of you who don't read books or study history, that was a really bad period. 😳

dpoinfella.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Must be true then. Great Depression 21st Century here we come! Let them eat dust.

sionxxii.bsky.social•1 day ago

The irony of Ben Stein delivering the line will never be lost on me.

defundwashington.bsky.social•1 day ago

Maybe the Tangerine Terror never watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

defundwashington.bsky.social•1 day ago

...and the kids in the clip grew up to become presidential cabinet members

batmobile63-65.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This time self-inflicted. Thank you Southern Baptist, Nazis, Evilgelicals.

tscov.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly what I've been talking about in the past 2 months! Dumber than a box of rocks...

queenmazakeen.bsky.social•23 hours ago

And dumber than a bag of hair.

bleaktheology.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even Ben Stein knows this.

knowmeknot.bsky.social•1 day ago

He’s also an Economist.
John Hughes told him to ad-lib teach on what he knew for the film.

bleaktheology.bsky.social•1 day ago

I knew he was an economist, but I didn't know about the ad-lib part.

knowmeknot.bsky.social•1 day ago

Completely unscripted 😏

bb3333.bsky.social•1 day ago

Former speech writer for Nixon.

bleaktheology.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep.

christophersampson.bsky.social•1 day ago

The USA needs to have debate challenges twice a year. 1st the vice president against the leader of the opposition party, then last one against the president to defend decisions made during the year.
#expectmorefromtheusa

lindatini.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I'm surprised someone didn't interview Ben Stein today

tatooinefarmboy.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wish that wasn’t accurate.