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FoggyLake

(311 posts)
32. We've all watched this unfold in real time
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 07:32 PM
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Why is our constitution so toothless that there was nothing that could be done about it before it reached this point?????

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Potentially hard times ahead [View all] angrychair Friday OP
Dollar erosion is a major concern bucolic_frolic Friday #1
Not positive angrychair Friday #2
Gold standard isn't coming back lonely bird 23 hrs ago #39
Are banks safe??? Urgent Warning From Prof. David Cay Johnston liberalla 10 hrs ago #55
prepare for interest rates to zoom. mopinko Friday #3
MAGA don't care about educated professional people losing their jobs. They have jobs chasin MexuRicans. ChicagoTeamster Friday #4
True Cirsium 20 hrs ago #43
True for some but I grew up in a Union household and was a teamster my first 2 years of College ChicagoTeamster 19 hrs ago #49
May Take Awhile modrepub Friday #5
True regarding capital expenditures lonely bird 23 hrs ago #40
So maybe we need a Mark Carney type person for President? mwooldri Friday #6
Can I ask in this very important thread how does one prepare? ALBliberal Friday #7
Preparation markodochartaigh 17 hrs ago #53
I agree that the US is on a trajectory of economic disaster but I take one exception Bev54 Friday #8
Then add the upcoming climate disasters... ananda Friday #22
It is convenient to popsdenver Friday #9
Yes angrychair Friday #10
But when he is gone popsdenver Friday #12
Fair point angrychair Friday #14
Hey AC popsdenver Friday #17
I've been saying this forever. People still don't get how much language matters. live love laugh Friday #16
Hey popsdenver Friday #18
That's what makes me throw things at the TV and 90% of online/Youtube postings! BComplex Friday #20
You are more than welcome BC popsdenver Friday #23
Scream from the rooftops they hate ALL Americans not just liberals NoSheep 20 hrs ago #42
Except China and Russias' economies are also in the tank. mwmisses4289 Friday #11
Very different reasons angrychair Friday #13
China is in the "shadows" popsdenver Friday #24
Exactly right angrychair Friday #26
China has a huge demographic problem lonely bird 23 hrs ago #41
American Jinga live love laugh Friday #15
Elections have far greater consequences than what side gets owned on social media. Initech Friday #19
No, Initech: This is the world that THE REPUBLICAN PARTY built. BComplex Friday #21
I repeat popsdenver Friday #25
True, but they are the face of the GOP. Initech Friday #28
If you look at the evidence in the Trump fraud case brought by Letitia James Jarqui Friday #27
77 million morons voted for him. Turbineguy Friday #29
over 70 million voted for him timms139 Friday #38
How many of the 90 million that "stayed away", RandomNumbers 20 hrs ago #45
China won the economic war. Roc2020 Friday #30
It will be all Biden's fault. milestogo Friday #31
We've all watched this unfold in real time FoggyLake Friday #32
I must disagree with your title. Strike the words Potentially and ahead. Hard times are here and getting worse. flashman13 Friday #33
Don't forget AI coming for entry level white collar jobs trumpisapdf Friday #34
love ur screen name here is a welcome heart gopiscrap Friday #37
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #47
Guessing pdf stands for "petty dumb f**ker" KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #50
I'm not concerned. OldBaldy1701E Friday #35
Elections have consequences gulliver Friday #36
... jfz9580m 20 hrs ago #44
Don't forget the BRICS countries the_liberal_grandpa 20 hrs ago #46
I mentioned Brics angrychair 18 hrs ago #51
Typically, repubs crash everything... returnee 20 hrs ago #48
So true duckworth969 18 hrs ago #52
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 14 hrs ago #54
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