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RFK Jr. will increase the US government's Bitcoin reserve

27 Jul 2024 1 minute read 4 comments Yugocean

  Pro Bitcoin Motivation       Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the keynote speaker at the Nashville Bitcoin Conference and US presidential candidate, has stated that he will force the federal government to buy Bitcoin until the country's BTC holdings and gold...

JD Vance's behaviour as political gamble and opportunism

26 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Timothy Snyder argues that Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is driven by his desire to die in office rather than face legal consequences, framing his candidacy as a "mortality play." J.D. Vance's vice-presidential bid hinges on the prospect...

Debt, debt and more debt

26 Jul 2024 1 minute read 5 comments Vladan Lausevic

In his recent post, Balaji Srinivasan writes about how the USA, the E.U., and several other entities face a looming sovereign debt crisis. The crisis is driven by excessive borrowing and mismanagement of fiscal policies. For instance, the Federal Res...

Kamala Harris 0 : 1 Trilochan Singh Oberoi

23 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

  In 2005, Trilochan Singh Oberoi, a Sikh man, was denied a job as a prison guard in California because he refused to shave his beard for religious reasons. Despite winning an appeal in 2008 that deemed this discrimination, Kamala Harris, then Califo...

J.D Vance - from "Trump is Hitler" to "I am against democracy, pluralism and Earth"

19 Jul 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR J.D. Vance, Trump's 2024 running mate, holds views that oppose liberal values in several key areas. He advocates for economic populism with protectionist policies like tariffs, rejecting the liberal emphasis on free trade. Socially, Vance suppor...

Right-wing populism in GOP has similarities with socialism and left-wing politics

19 Jul 2024 1 minute read 7 comments Vladan Lausevic

    Damon Linker argues that Donald Trump's choice of J.D. Vance as his 2024 running mate signifies a deeper ideological shift in the GOP towards right-populism, away from traditional Reaganite conservatism. Linker contends that Vance's transformatio...

Trump and Vance have an authoritarian and corrupted agenda for the USA

18 Jul 2024 2 minute read 3 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR Ross Barkan's analysis of the Republican National Convention underscores significant concerns about Donald Trump's influence and the rise of populism within the GOP. Despite numerous controversies, Trump enjoys emotional support, symbolized by h...

GOP - Grand Old Populism ?

18 Jul 2024 1 minute read 9 comments Vladan Lausevic

  Donald Trump's selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate for the 2024 election solidifies the dominance of MAGA populism within the Republican Party. This choice emphasizes the party's commitment to non-interventionism, protectionism...

Political tribalism leads to political violence

16 Jul 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic

  TLDR  On July 13, 2024, an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally highlighted the extreme political polarization in the U.S. Trump, the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, survived with minor injuries. Still, one attendee...

American Jihad

14 Jul 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Violence is an intellectual surrender."Cenk Uygur   I will never be a Mexican.  I could marry a Mexican girl, have a bunch of Mexican kids, and even become a legal citizen, but I will never be a Mexican.  Fortunately, I don't care to be.  But whethe...