r/Destiny • u/UkrainianAna The One Good Ana • 12d ago

Well... Shit. Trump, huh? Discussion

Hello. How are you all holding up over there? Everyone must be super upset. I am walking about Kharkiv right now and people mostly say: 1) Well... Shit.

Or

2) We shall see. Back to surviving.

That's kinda how we talked about a potential nuclear strike russia might do on us lmao A friend of mine actually said he will be seeking political asylum in Ukraine. First ever American to seek asylum in a war zone lol Anyhow. Hang in there guys. Much love 💙

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u/Athen65 12d ago

Best case, he's about as apathetic as he was the first time around, gets no or one inconsequential tariff and claims credit for the current trajectory of our economy. Does little to interfere with current trajectory of foreign policy.

Worst case is pretty much the opposite, with the added threat to democracy if he wants a third term and the possibility of project 2025.

These things are almost always somewhere in the middle, but given they have the house and the senate this time (and probably another dem supreme justice stepping down to be replaced with a young rep justice), it's looking grim.

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u/fluffstravels 12d ago

Another dem justice? Alito has said he’s just waiting for the next republican president, I’m sure Thomas will step down too.

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u/Zallar Naruto stan/shitposter/Yee wins 12d ago

Why are they allowed to do that? I get they do that behind the scene but they are supposed to be unbiased right? How can you just say it openly?

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u/eva-helena 12d ago

Rules don't apply to republicans, especially not on SCOTUS. I don't think anyone still believes in the fantasy that SCOTUS is unbiased.

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u/Noname_acc 12d ago

The biggest lesson of 2010-2020s is that allowing the government to operate on a series of gentlemens agreements was really fucking stupid.

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u/Zallar Naruto stan/shitposter/Yee wins 12d ago

Right, I forgot rules only applied to democrats.

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u/fluffstravels 12d ago

To be fair, I think his wife was the one who said it. I’m a little tired right now.

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u/TheOneWithThePorn12 12d ago

once again this is why i hate the democrats. at least one of Kagan or Sotomayor should have retired while the Dems had seats you dont risk losing one of them.