@bbcnewsfeed You know more than 4 years ago #Trump made a #economic deal with #Canada. A good deal he said. Now he said it is a very bad deal for the #USA. The deal with #Britten will not last.

Economists warn that peace could pose a significant #economic risk to #Russia, as the #war has become a key driver of jobs, wages, and growth.

Last year, at least 40% of Russian economic growth was directly related to the war.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-war-economy-ukraine-peace-deal-783b8bdb?mod=Searchresults_pos2&page=1

#Arctic #warming could pose a threat to America’s #security too: #Alaska may have new vulnerabilities to both #China & #Russia; changes in #ocean salinity & temp might interfere w/ #submarine detection systems; extremes of climate change, including #permafrost thaw in Russia, may drive #economic #instability, social #unrest, & territorial claims. [#Trump #Intelligence Agencies excluded #ClimateChange from the annual #ThreatAssessment report for the first time in decades — too *woke*]

…As the #Trump admin’s war on the federal bureaucracy throws key agencies into #chaos, CISA’s turmoil could have underappreciated consequences for #NationalSecurity & #economic prospects. The agency, part of #DHS, has steadily built a reputation as a #nonpartisan source of funding, guidance, & even direct defensive support for #cities, #businesses, & #nonprofits reeling from #cyberattacks.

@davidaugust
so its is sort-a like whats happening in the #USA right now.

#conservatives took over in 1980-1992, huge #economic mess.

#liberals cleaned it up in the 1992-2000

conservatives took over in 2000-2008, huge eco mess.

liberals cleaned it up 2008-2016

conservatives took over in 2016-2020, messed it up again

liberals cleaned up some of it 2020-2024

now conservatives are messing it up again by destroying the actual systems that we use, #healthCare, #education #environment.

@kevinrns @mcc

I would not want to be a stockholder in Lockheed Martin right now. The felon-in-chief down there seems to have unintentionally cut the possible market for the F-35 to just the USA practically overnight. It's probably a really good day to be a Saab stock owner.

Unless he plans to allow sales to Russia and North Korea. I wouldn't put it past him, but the leaders of those countries aren't stupid enough to buy it.

@Leah He's just getting started. By the time this is over, the national #debt will have ballooned enormously, and an #economic #recession (or #depression) will take hold. Internationally, the #dollar will be weak, and—perhaps worst of all—economic powers will be strongly considering replacing the dollar as the world's reserve currency (if they haven't done so by then already).

Most Americans don't appreciate the value of having control over what amounts to the common currency of world markets. When a country like, say, Brazil has to pay its international creditors, they can't just write a check. First they have to obtain enough US dollars to cover their payment. That boosts the value of the dollar, thus making our own debt less expensive for us to pay.

Additionally, unlike Brazil, in a pinch, if we are really struggling with debt, we can (ta da) simply issue more money! That has a strong downside, of course, but we're alone in having the power to do so.

Neera Tanden and John Fetterman: They're Playing With People's Lives
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/neera-tanden-and-john-fetterman-theyre

" #DonaldTrump is hurting the #American people. The #DOGE cuts are not only waging war on #jobs, they're also harming the American public and undermining the #safety, #health, and #economic well-being of everyday #Americans. And by cowering to his favorite bully in #Moscow, #Trump is prepping the #US to be a subservient partner of #Russia."

A sign of #economic turbulence—

‘Car owners are missing their monthly payments at the highest rate in more than 30 years.’
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#USA #USEconomy #economics

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/late-car-loan-payments-auto-delinquencies-spike-to-highest-level-in-decades

This Is Going Even Worse Than Steven Levitsky Expected
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-trump-brought-competitive-authoritarianism-to-america.html

"We’re pretty screwed...

The second thing I didn’t anticipate was the role of #Musk... frightening. We don’t know what he’s going to do with #data. And frankly, at least in democracies, I’ve never seen a concentration of #political, #economic, & #media power as vast as this.

[interviewer]And in an unelected official.

[Levitsky]]In an unelected official, right"

#ElissaSlotkin’s formula has never been a secret. Her campaign for #Senate last year—essentially a scaled-up version of her 3 heavily contested & tactically celebrated campaigns for the #House—was built around one organizing theme: the middle class. Everything she talks about, be it #health-care costs or the #Jan6 #insurrection, comes back to the #economic security of everyday Americans.

For the Baltics, this is a matter of national #security, so naturally, they are pushing #NATO for a stronger maritime presence in the region. Estonians have been vocal about treating the shadow fleet as a #military problem, not just an #economic one.

And they’re right.

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