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Good thing this administration will be a lame duck in 8 months, and they know it.

by onlyrealcuzzo 8mo ago

kapluni 8mo ago
a very optimistic view
- onlyrealcuzzo 8mo ago
  https://kalshi.com/markets/controlh/house-winner/controlh-2026 https://kalshi.com/markets/controlh/house-winner/controlh-20... https://polymarket.com/event/which-party-will-win-the-house-in-2026 https://polymarket.com/event/which-party-will-win-the-house-...
  - dlev_pika 8mo ago
    So cool we can bet on whether the Trump admin will attempt another coup - what a time to be alive
  - SpicyLemonZest 8mo ago
    The terms of these markets do not account for a scenario, quite likely if authoritarian takeover does happen, where the House of Representatives is a rump organization which does not exercise effective power. There was a years-long period in Venezuela where the country's traditional legislature met and conducted business under the leadership of the opposition party, but actual legislative power was held jointly by the Supreme Court and a secondary legislature that Nicolas Maduro set up.
  - netsharc 8mo ago
    The branch of government tasked to execute the law has been ignoring laws. So we'll get a (from Trump's point of view) adversarial congress, so what, let's ignore them, what are they going to do about it? Looking forward to a military platoon defying orders and seizing the president, hey, all countries suffer through coups, about time this young democracy go through one!
    - dylan604 8mo ago
      > about time this young democracy go through one! Did you skip class they day that discussed the Civil War?
      - netsharc 8mo ago
        Did somebody skip class where that's an attempt of secession, not an overtake of power? Well, Jan 6 was an attempted coup...
small_model 8mo ago
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actionfromafar 8mo ago
Zombie Duck
amelius 8mo ago
Are you sure? They have one skill: playing social media, and it serves them well.
japhyr 8mo ago
That's part of why they are trying to take control of elections, which have (I believe) historically been the responsibility of each state.
amarant 8mo ago
"trump is definitely gonna lose the election" is a prediction I've heard many times. I know better than to trust it by now
- dylan604 8mo ago
  At least twice. Luckily, that's the max number
  - autoexec 8mo ago
    Not according to him
  - onlyrealcuzzo 8mo ago
    1/2 isn't bad. He also lost his only midterm so far.
ViewTrick1002 8mo ago
Unless ICE ensures it’s is a ”fair” election with the ”correct” outcome.
- dylan604 8mo ago
  Luckily, the oval office is on the ground floor, so it's safe to stand next to the windows

Good thing this administration will be a lame duck in 8 months, and they know it.

kapluni 8mo ago

a very optimistic view

onlyrealcuzzo 8mo ago
https://kalshi.com/markets/controlh/house-winner/controlh-2026 https://kalshi.com/markets/controlh/house-winner/controlh-20... https://polymarket.com/event/which-party-will-win-the-house-in-2026 https://polymarket.com/event/which-party-will-win-the-house-...
- dlev_pika 8mo ago
  So cool we can bet on whether the Trump admin will attempt another coup - what a time to be alive
- SpicyLemonZest 8mo ago
  The terms of these markets do not account for a scenario, quite likely if authoritarian takeover does happen, where the House of Representatives is a rump organization which does not exercise effective power. There was a years-long period in Venezuela where the country's traditional legislature met and conducted business under the leadership of the opposition party, but actual legislative power was held jointly by the Supreme Court and a secondary legislature that Nicolas Maduro set up.
- netsharc 8mo ago
  The branch of government tasked to execute the law has been ignoring laws. So we'll get a (from Trump's point of view) adversarial congress, so what, let's ignore them, what are they going to do about it? Looking forward to a military platoon defying orders and seizing the president, hey, all countries suffer through coups, about time this young democracy go through one!
  - dylan604 8mo ago
    > about time this young democracy go through one! Did you skip class they day that discussed the Civil War?
    - netsharc 8mo ago
      Did somebody skip class where that's an attempt of secession, not an overtake of power? Well, Jan 6 was an attempted coup...

small_model 8mo ago

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actionfromafar 8mo ago

Zombie Duck

amelius 8mo ago

Are you sure? They have one skill: playing social media, and it serves them well.

japhyr 8mo ago

That's part of why they are trying to take control of elections, which have (I believe) historically been the responsibility of each state.

amarant 8mo ago

"trump is definitely gonna lose the election" is a prediction I've heard many times. I know better than to trust it by now

dylan604 8mo ago
At least twice. Luckily, that's the max number
- autoexec 8mo ago
  Not according to him
- onlyrealcuzzo 8mo ago
  1/2 isn't bad. He also lost his only midterm so far.

ViewTrick1002 8mo ago

Unless ICE ensures it’s is a ”fair” election with the ”correct” outcome.

dylan604 8mo ago
Luckily, the oval office is on the ground floor, so it's safe to stand next to the windows