Everything is So So Stupid
Just when we thought it couldn't get dumber.
Happy Saturday, we’re 75 days into Trump’s second presidency.
“JPMorgan believes the US economy will enter a recession in the back half of 2025 as the impact of President Trump tariffs takes hold in the economy. The firm's chief US economist Michael Feroli sees a two-quarter recession occurring in the back half of 2025 as GDP contracts by 1% in the third quarter of the year and by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. For the full-year 2025, Feroli's team projects GDP will fall by 0.3%. (MORE HERE)”
“In the two trading days since Wednesday's announcement, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 9.2%, the S&P 500 fell 10.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 11.4%.” (MORE HERE, if you can stand it)
Today there are lots of protests, “More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations have been planned by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and fair-elections activists. The protests are planned for the National Mall in Washington, D.C., state capitols and other locations in all 50 states (MORE HERE)”
Please enjoy my Dad’s protest sign
And also a few more thoughts on the discourse
You can follow me on Instagram is you want but Zuck is the Not the best so I have a lot of respect if you don’t want to engage. I still believe we need to go into spaces where they don’t want us.