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What happens for the US government on the road to bankruptcy? How does that work exactly? The US is not a “typical household” so it stands to reason that going bankrupt means something very different. Musk keeps acting like it is a typical household, so I assume that’s not the answer (he seems to now be a nearly perfect negative indicator for reality).
In my limited understanding of economics, I’d expect that what happens first is we find the federal reserve effectively loses control of it’s ability to manage the currency. The interest on the debt creates a force that drives money expansion. Long before you go bankrupt, the currency devalues as inflation goes out of control.
Anybody have a good reference for a prediction of a future where spending stays crazy? (This has become a “squirrel!” moment for me- a missing piece of understanding that is going to distract me).
#bankrupt #future #prediction

" "Today’s assessment from the World Meteorological Organization is clear:
Global heating is a cold, hard fact,"
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.
"There's still time to avoid the worst of climate catastrophe. But leaders must act
– now."

The planet's average temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, C3S said.
The last 10 years have all been in the top 10 hottest years on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. "

federated.press/@ClimateNewsNo

reuters.com/business/environme
(And previous toot in thread I fucked up lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/1138058 )

MastodonClimate News Now (@ClimateNewsNow@federated.press)2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say. The WMO said climate change was pushing the planet's temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. #ClimateChange https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/2024-was-first-year-above-15c-global-warming-scientists-say-2025-01-10/

OK, prediction time 🧵: The commercial internet as we know it, which basically started with Amazon, ends within the next 5-10 years, tops.

Right now a lot of people think in crisis terms, like real-world crisis; the streets are flooded but we have to get by somehow. Soon, however, there'll be a surge of realization that the commercial internet is something we can just... leave. Do without. It was never more than merely convenient.

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#tech #business #prediction #future #SocialMedia #internet

Even the greatest books on political economy and history, all the way back to Marx or even Plato, analyse brilliantly what is going on but generally fail to predict what comes next. They see the forces shaping the future, but not the way it will turn out.
#FinancialCrisis #macroeconomics #capitalism #history #policy #economics #prediction
fivebooks.com/best-books/new-c

Five BooksA New CapitalismAs Capitalism goes through its latest crisis, Anatole Kaletskypicks the best books to help us think about what form a new kind of capitalism might take.

"You've heard of Project 2025, but there's another framework that may be even more important for understanding the current assault on Western democracies. "Project Russia" is a series of books published between 2005 and 2010, and it outlines a strategic vision for total war on the West, against democracies, and against the US dollar and other fiat currencies.

Nearly unknown to Western analysts, the concepts described in Project Russia increasingly reflect the events we see playing out on a daily basis: a war over competing worldviews with capture of media, the use of podcasts and other alternative media to challenge the mainstream press, and the emergence of a new class of unelected 'elite' demagogues who seem to be taking control of global affairs. This episode analyzes the four original Project Russia books and offers 'deep dives' into specific areas of the texts."—@davetroy

Project Russia from Dave Troy >

washingtonspectator.org/projec

#ProjectRussia #WorldOrder #conservatism #authority #nationalism #religion #orthodoxy #geopolitics #monarchy #ideology #antichrist #apocalypse #conspiracy, #collapse #future #prediction #West #elites #manipulation #control #change #modernity #postmodernity #capitalism #consumerism #society #state #power #history

Washington Spectator · “Project Russia,” Reveals Putin’s Playbook | Washington SpectatorBetween 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed…