Francis Mangion (M)8h ago
William Lindsey 

"If any one day could define the hazy transition from slow to rapid decay — 24 hours that truly defined the decline of the American empire from its pedestal as a global superpower — it would have to be March 23."

~ Will Bunch

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/laguardia-crash-tsa-ice-trump-20260326.html?id=taRayQvhWMZCK&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral

One crazy day that defined the decline and fall of the American empire

Over 24 hours, a deadly jet crash, militarized airports, insider trading, and a killer heat wave define a nation in rapid decline.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
2:46pmWeb
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 12h ago

"This was morning in Trump’s America — from waking up to the jarring news of the jetliner crash to a daylong series of aftershocks, with much of the anxiety induced by the unsteadiness of the man at the top."

What happened on that day? A plane crash at LaGuardia with two deaths and multiple injuries…. (continued in /3)

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey 12h ago

(continued from /2)

The LaGuardia crash had everything to do with the mess Trump and Republicans have made of air travel and TSA. On the same day, Trump sent ICE agents to airports throughout the country. The day began with a sudden surge of $580 million in bets that the price of crude would fall and of $2 billion in bets that the stock market would rise.

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey 12h ago

This flurry of what seems to have been insider trading occurred right before Trump made an announcement about bogus peace talks with Iran. "While the Wall Street grifters were still counting their dollar bills, the sun rose over Phoenix and pummeled the Arizona desert with record March heat for a sixth straight day."

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey 12h ago

"Monday was a window into the world dictators want to see, with a public intimidated by armed men in airports and too demoralized to fight blatant corruption, amid a race to extract every last dime as America becomes just another failing Trump casino."

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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Show threada.k.a. low-profile12h ago
@wdlindsy "...as America becomes just another failing Trump casino." (Art of the Squeal)