• Sickos [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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    6 days ago

    Goofy title, but of course he’s insider trading. So is every member of congress.

    It was a wealth transfer from working class 401ks to ownership class wallets.

    Same as it ever was.

    Same as it ever was.

    Same as it ever was.

    Same as it ever was.

    • Cadende [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      6 days ago

      manipulating global markets all at once would be a new one tbf. New in scale not in kind though. And it is likely to crash economies and endanger the lives of millions if he fucks around long enough

      Although I think the thesis of this guy’s previous article on the subject - that trump is using tariffs (and then relief from them) to extract pledges of loyalty from private industry, feels pretty weak/unfounded (unsurprising since it was sourced from a dem politician.) It’d be interesting if it were happening but I see no evidence of it, and the fact that it goes unmentioned in this follow up article makes me think this guy is just writing whatever will get the most clicks

  • Owl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 days ago

    calling this a dire warning is a stretch, the scientists just spliced some of the genes responsible for the superficial appearance of a dire warning onto a regular warning