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6. Watched my Flagship Company Tesla stock drop 23% in the market
Ooops!
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Yes, But!
Eastern Germany has a lower population density, higher population decline, and more aging communities compared to western Germany
Also mass immigration of young people in the 1990’s after re-unification left many older ‘soviet’ type voters still there to today
That may account for it
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Reading your sub-stack, other leaders must know Trump’s ‘fear of being ripped off’ weakness & surely Zelensky/EU do too
What if Europe just says NO, replacing arms from US & finds ways to use the Russian SWF in EU banks
Putin has no air or sea control, depleted land force & no $
Would Xi help?
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Brilliant Timothy!
Thank you so much
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Speaking as someone who’s from a Country that was colonised, had our history & culture systematically subjugated & erased for 800 years, I can tell you:
History is history, it never dies, unless you kill every single person who lives there
We are free now, for 100 yrs, so will Ukraine be free
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Aide:- “Joe’s not the President Mr President, you’re the President, Mr President…. Sir!”
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Says Who?
Source!
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A huge mistake. Every capitalist knows, the last thing you do is to try to blackmail your customer
Europe is watching, they already have an alternative, in space, ready to go. And what about Africa, Asia, if this is the game
Elon could lose a lot of Contracts here and he’ll never get them back
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I don’t know the man or his core, but I do know this
His flagship company shares are down 23%, he can’t sell a car outside the US, his battery plant in China is not doing well & EU are about to replace his Starlink (as are others)
He should look to his housekeeping or he may regret this escapade
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&… must have elections in year 1, No NATO protection, US paid first no matter what, 50% of licenses even to others, control of ports & exports, legally binding in perpetuity
It makes Ukraine a slave dominion of an absentee landlord, the United States
NO ONE in their right mind would sign it
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It is excellent Michael, factual, thnx for posting
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Thnx
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Thnx again for your update Garret, ex’
Maybe the should’ve beens are not the final say. There are some small signs of resistance that hopefully grow
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Well why would they be loyal to HIM. It’s not in their interest & only weakens them
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For Trump/Musk to succeed EVERYTHING has to go their way
1. Circumvent Congress
2. Defy the Courts
3. Control the media
4. Command the military
5. Subdue citizen unrest
6. Beat State opposition
7. Pay off the Tech Bro’s
That’s a lot of chess pieces & it looks like they’re not very good at chess
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Apologies, you’re correct of course
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You don’t hug your slaves!
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Well said Medhi!
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If they in any way partner with Trump, then like anyone who links up with him, it’ll be the ruination of them
Rick Wilson’s book title had it from day one “Everything Trump Touches Dies!”
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Murdoch is the most pernicious, evil Palpatine like figure to ever be allowed into the West’s media space
It’s incredible to think he’s Australian & was once a noted war correspondent
He has done more damage to democracy than any Putin or Xi
Why Governments allow him to exist escapes most of us
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You should have stopped your thread at…. “Trump says….”
Because everything after that is a lie… always!
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US global arms sales is @ $320bn/y, much of which goes to Europe
That will be in jeopardy if the US uses any of it as a means of extortion
Blackmailing your best customers is not a strategy for repeat business, also it seems a little desperate
Europe & Ukraine do have alternatives & money
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And it will not work. These are not the shiny medal toting Generals of Myanmar or Venezuela or North Korea that he admires so much
These guys are the real thing & are not impressed by phoney wannabe Kings
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Putin can do damage to some EU States, but to win a war, you must control the skies & he can’t control even his own skies. It would be suicide
He has drones & missiles but no navy to blockade ports, no air force to control battle space
This is why he’s not overrunning Ukraine, so Europe. NO!
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She’s right, he has no power over the States, that’s the way the framers set up the Federal system
States have to AGREE to be governed, they can say NO & there’s nothing he can do about it
Yes, he has the power of the Purse, (so long as he has the cash), but the cash comes from the States too
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Unfortunately, the system is such that there’s no instant response, but there is an answer
Even if Congress won’t act, States will. They’re not about to accept a King.
What does he do then, he’s a King with no kingdom.
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The problem with these self anointing EO’s is that they must be:-
1. Constitutional
2. If not, then Approved in Congress (both Houses)
3. Cannot compel State Governors or Governments
You can declare yourself anything in the USA, but to make it real, you have to overturn The State & the States
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Now get on your knees peasant & prostrate yourself before your King
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The only redeeming thing is that he thinks he’s running a shopping channel
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“I get tired of listening to it”
Or
Don’t you dare ask me questions that I can’t answer. I’m the King!
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I think Douglas Adam’s had the right idea. He should be sent out there on ‘Ark Fleet Ship B’
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AFD is only at 20% in last polls?
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Smart boy! Most likely because they hold elections in France too, democratic elections!
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It’s not about savings & never was (they’ve only found $5.0bn of the supposed $2.0tn?)
It’s about control & getting rid of any & all oversight that’s in the way of that. And in that, they are progressively succeeding
They’re freeing the path for an ‘American Kleptocracy’ on a grand scale
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Likely a last ditch effort to get the US to stop Europe impounding it when they too say NO to the US grand Plan
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This isn’t Hollywood. It’s real lives of real people all over the USA & elsewhere too that are being hurt
This man is cruel, greedy. He’s a real life racist misogynist, whose lust for power knows no bounds
He’s not to be minimised as some supervillain in a comic book
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Oh look! squirrel!
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Why would any European take any notice of his ‘counsel’ to Europe on Democracy
The EU is not gonna be lectured on Democracy by a cosplay christo-fascist who has abandoned his own democracy in his own country
His uttering was met with the silence it deserved
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He’s hitting his own MAGA base.
He doesn’t need them anymore, so now he’s punishing them. And probably enjoying it, telling his pals what fools they are
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“An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes”
Sun Tzu
Art of War
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“An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes”
Sun Tzu
Art of War
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It’s pretty obvious. Create enough unrest to foment civil disobedience, call in the National Guard, declare a State of Emergency & then say “We couldn’t possibly hold free & fair elections in these circumstances”, so I’ll have to stay on
Bingo!
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What are they singing?
The “Patrioticheskaya Pesnya” in honour of their liberator
Oh! I forgot, there’s no lyrics!
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Agreed Sanna, we are the world’s biggest market with the 3rd largest GDP
Russia’s GDP is no more than Spain’s. We also hold all of Russia’s SWF in Eu Banks together with most of their Oligarchs cash, securities & treasure
Russia needs us more than we need them & Putin knows it
Time to stop this!
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Maybe they see China, Japan, ASEAN & Euro countries offloading US treasuries & the $ & they’re getting a bit twitchy…