OH BOY FOLKS
I used to live in a red state so I still sometimes get red kool aid texts. This one says "Donald Trump Jr. took the time to write YOU a note - Friend, would you be able to take 2 seconds out of your day to read it?"
I haven't clicked on the link yet. What do we think it's going to say?
How Meta-free are you? (Multiple answers allowed.)
Are you willing to register to vote in your state? Or go online to verify your voter registration?
How are we feeling today?
Interesting end to the 2nd week of #elxn45 with 338canada showing 3 ridings in Ontario flipping to NDP along with 3 in Manitoba. There are a few on the edge in BC as well.
This aligns with the NDP uptick from bumping around down to 6% to now recovering a couple points.
The Liberals and Conservatives may be coming together but too early to tell.
The graph now only includes the “A” rated polls in 338s list. It makes the graph a little less noisy.
I still find it hard to believe that the projections from 338canada (and others) will hold on the Island.
I realize electoral outcomes can and do shift over long periods, but I refuse to believe that, for example, people on the North Island and Powell River will elect this racist fool, Aaron Gunn. He has had that distinction for years because of his consistent denial of residential school genocide.
338 has the CPC a full 10 points above its 2021 outcome, and the NDP 13 below. It beggars belief. The Liberals are not viable here and I have more faith in the electorate than the numbers show.
WE REASONABLE PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE SURE THESE RACIST CANDIDATES DON’T SUCCEED.
VOTE!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/aaron-gunn-first-nations-social-posts-1.7500555
#cdnpoli #canpoli #elxn45 #polls #projections #firstnations #residentialschools
And from #Trump, more wanton #Economic #destruction
"10-year Treasury yield tumbles below 4% on fear a trade war will tip economy into a recession"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History #Unemployment #JobLoss
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/us-treasury-yields-investors-digest-aftermath-of-trumps-tariffs.html
Will Donald trump reverse the tariffs again within a week?
Let Trump simmer.
"The Federal Reserve is not likely to rescue markets and economy from tariff turmoil anytime soon"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History #Unemployment #JobLoss
For those keeping track on the US Stock market.
$1.8 trillion loss in market value today (thus far)
$5–7.5 trillion reduction in total market value since January 20, 2025. or 10-15% of it's value.
If this is going well, imagine what bad would look like.
"Trump says tariff rollout is ‘going very well’ as global markets sell off"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History #Unemployment #JobLoss
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-trade-war.html
#Trump #Economy continues to careen
"Layoff announcements surge to the most since the pandemic as Musk’s DOGE slices federal labor force"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History #Unemployment #JobLoss
Check the numbers for #Russia & #Belarus & #NorthKorea... oh that's right, they don't have any tariffs. Curious.
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History
FWIW the DJIA has lost just under $1.9 trillion in market capitalization since #Trump took office. I suspect his tariffs will shave another few dollars off of the top. Pretty soon we'll be talking 'real money'.
Market Cap LossCurrent Market Cap=$62.2trillion×0.03=$1.866trillion=$62.2trillion−$1.866trillion=$60.334trillion
#Trump lied, of course.
"How did the U.S. arrive at its tariff figures?"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #History
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-live-updates.html
If you are confused about what the tariffs mean & how they'll be used, this is worth reading.
"Answering your questions about President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs"
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #Reading #History #Constitution
https://apnews.com/article/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-trade-025d996838e64d7f1b33eb288e34d892
Just because...
"The Best English Book on Civil Disobedience"
Remember you have rights. You STILL have the right to protest injustice.
#Crisis #Tariffs #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Security #Canada #Economy #GDP #Oligarchy #Inflation #USA #House #Elections #Polls #Reading #History #Constitution
https://eirenicon.org/the-best-english-book-on-civil-disobedience/
Who would win in a fight?