Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

I'd double check your own pension because odds are you're affected too

Oh, we probably all are. Trump has caused global price rises, and annoyed almost the entire planet.

However American pensions are usuallly tied up in 401K funds, directly invested in stocks and that makes American voters (esp retirees) much more attuned to the DOW etc than we are here in Ireland.

Also Trump definitely doesn't care about me, but he might be a bit concerned about American voters, and his narcissism means that he does care about polls (and what people think of him). He quotes polls often enough

Price the DOW in Euros or Swiss Franc and it hasn't grown.

Edit as @Capt'n Midnight got there before me with the no growth Dow.

There is no draft at the moment afaik

If ever there was a reason to just use tap at places, this is it.

The 'Unitary Theory of Executive Power' was talked a lot about in the run-up to the 2024 election but people didn't seem to be paying attention. It's the idea that the executive branch of the US government should be directly under the president's control including all of the various departments and administrations as opposed to being delegated power to go and do their own thing. It's something that the second Trump administration has been very purposeful about doing, firing old department heads and replacing them with ardent Trump loyalists. It seems that when you gut the US Executive of those loyal to the US constitution and instead loyal to you, you create quite a potent instrument of personal power.

As ever with Trump, he can get away with this because the only real guard rail against it was a sense of duty, justice and adherence to tradition, but he doesn't give a fck about those, so here we are.

Try not to listen to or watch him but that seems pretty Freudian.

It does seem to reflect his way of thinking and expressing himself.

Perhaps "in bello veritas"?

I suppose there are similarities both plantations tied together by religion. Pilgrims etc. Personally I don’t mind religious people as long as they don’t tell me what to. But I am very skeptical of Americans who go through their “found God” phase. And use it sanctimoniously. JD Vance is one of those. And will likely be next President as well.

More like the strait of Epstein.