Disturbing prediction from @paulkrugman: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
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Here’s a video produced by “Led by Donkeys” out of the U.K. that puts down the timeline of how Musk used X to get Donald Trump elected. I would save it because I don’t think it will be up for long.
@RadioFreeTom Yes. These angry Trumpers are the ultimate "little brothers." Dripping with desperation for affirmation which, deep down, the thought of maybe not being worthy of that affirmation gnaws at them.
@SkylarJordan@RachelBitecofer And the right-wing echo chamber will assure that they never find out and if they do find out about anything awful, right-wing media will make sure they think it is awesome.
3 true things that are hard to keep in your head, but not THAT HARD.
1. Voters hate inflation, and there's been a global incumbency backlash to prove it, which played a huge role in Trump's big victory
2. The U.S. economy out-performed the developed world in growth, productivity, real wages, and beyond
3. Part (2) remains a strangely uncovered story, in part bc popular partisan media roots for teams rather than outcomes. Here's today's WSJ oped page cheering the end of a cursed era when our poor beleaguered s&p 500 only rose ... [checks stocks] 54 PERCENT IN FOUR YEARS