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kimbutgar

(26,826 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:23 PM Jan 3

I can't help but feel an impending sense of doom that will overtake this country

And there will be major retaliation for what the 🍑🐖💩 has done today.

Other countries will start to shun us even more and our international relations with other countries will no longer trust us or provide us intelligence outside of Russia.

I fear for our nation and my fellow citizens. And there’s a draft coming. So MAGAs/ proud boys etc need to sign up asap!

But please talk me down!

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newdeal2

(4,803 posts)
2. I'm looking at the positive
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:31 PM
Jan 3

No one voted for this. This is a mistake and it may help hasten Trump’s decline. But there will be a lot of suffering in between.

choie

(6,640 posts)
4. There's so much propaganda
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:02 PM
Jan 3

than I wouldn’t be surprised if it helps to increase trump’s popularity. We are a very stupid people.

choie

(6,640 posts)
3. We need to be shunned
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:00 PM
Jan 3

Instead of enabled. Countries should hold us responsible and accountable for the actions of our leaders.

BigmanPigman

(54,592 posts)
7. You'd better prepare yourself
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:18 PM
Jan 3

mentally and emotionally that 2026 will be far worse than 2025. We probably won't even make it to the Nov. midterms at this rate. tRump is going down and he plans on taking the USA and Americans with him. He is a vengeful, sadistic psychopath who hates the USA. I wish I could find a nice cave to hide in for a few years.

Initech

(107,461 posts)
8. This country won't begin to heel until we take down some billionaire CEOs.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:22 PM
Jan 3

And also cable news hosts.

TBF

(35,674 posts)
11. Your first line says it all -
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:04 PM
Monday

the billionaires are controlling the narrative with propaganda - which includes things like ad agencies and owning cable news channels (the hosts will say what they're told to say by the folks who pay them). When FOX news is piped everywhere for free that is what people are going to see.

Initech

(107,461 posts)
13. I quit going to a couple of restaurants I used to frequent for years because they played Fox News.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:32 PM
Monday

And they had it on the biggest TV possible. No, I don't want to see Sean Hannity or Donald Trump while I am eating.

WarGamer

(18,256 posts)
9. Merz and Macron had positive things to say...
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:24 PM
Jan 3

I don't think the world will miss Maduro...

The question is, how nervous will Orange Julius make foreign nations?

mvd

(65,841 posts)
10. Feeling pretty worried also
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:33 PM
Jan 3

They just did a major operation with no Congressional input at all. Totally illegal and makes me worry about what is next. TSF has complete enablers this time and with his limited capacity has people pulling the strings also - he always has to some degree and even more now.

Let’s hope it isn’t a bad sign for 2026.

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