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[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

I wish every magat in the world would realize what a significant marker this is!!!

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

I hope this doesn’t sound too insane given that currently this is “good news” or at least good metrics for us: But I often worry about using the stock market as a metric for anyone notable.

For instance, I picture a future where a politican pushes hard for increases to minimum wage…and the stock market tanks because “free labor is ruined”. There are some bubbles where it really should tank and I just worry that we’d be excusing it then, and now now.

Granted: It is my belief that there’s no bubbles now and that Biden handed us a working system - one that Trump is throwing wrenches into. I just think after the GME fiasco, we shouldn’t necessarily trust the stock market as a perfect system run by level-headed people.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 hours ago

Would be interested in seeing the full 4 year terms as well

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 57 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

If conservatives could comprehend numbers, they'd be real upset.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

if they could read at all they'd blame biden for an education plan, giving no credit to michelle oabama

[–] AynRandLibertarian@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

How mean, if they could read, they'd be pissed...

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

I think they would demand data from the first term.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 37 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

They should've added Trump 2016 too, dunno what would it look like but omitting stuff isn't great

[–] ralakus@lemmy.world 59 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

I kbow it's standard, but the y-axis is shifted significantly. This representation makes the numbers look a lot more severe than reality.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 25 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

So even with less dementia in 2016 Trump still couldn't beat a Democrat.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AynRandLibertarian@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

However the economic devastation is gonna last decades...

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I thought you had drawn it in with a sharpie. Lol

[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Good bot - way to sow doubt. Fucker.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

I don't like Trump whatsoever, but I feel like we gotta be showing how bad he is, could've painted this as "old man losses it, tanks the economy even though we said he would"

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I remember how a webstream of a lettuce was set up for Liz and she got kicked out faster than the lettuce on the webstream became rotten.

[–] RizzoTheSmall@lemm.ee 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We need to start a trump lettuce stream!

[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Needs to be an orange, surely.

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

For anybody that's interested, it looks like the source of this visualization is sort of this Reddit post on r/dataisbeautiful.

At the very least, it's OC of the same numbers, but slightly different layout.

[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Gotta love how the mods locked that post 😂 Reddit is such a cesspool

[–] momodocho@lemmings.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for the source

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Obama 2013 doesn’t really make any sense. He was already president, so nothing changed. 2009 is probably much worse cause of Bush’s recession.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

Obama 2009 looks about the same, maybe a bit stronger over 100 days. The market collapse happened in the final months of the Bush presidency, and it was just about at the bottom as Obama came into office.

To have a number as bad as Trump II, you have to go back to Bush's first term (in general the Bush graph is pretty bad, barely managing to make it back up to break-even for a few months before the 2008 collapse).

[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 39 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It's important to note that Trump is responsible for what's happening. While Obama was given the financial crisis on his lap because of things out of his immediate control.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, other presidents have ups and downs and usually it's nearly a coincidence, good luck or bad on their part.

Trump absolutely is responsible for current economic conditions, with no ambiguity.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago

100%. Neither is a good comparison, really. Trump 2017 vs Trump 2025 might be the best comparison. But that also implies he was responsible for 2017, which he wasn’t.

[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago

Bad bot. Making so obviously provocative and distracting content is a give away. FUCKER.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 158 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

You know, personally, I don't think the rumours of Trump being an active foreign agent instead of "just" a narcissist grifter are useful, because they can be used to argue that things weren't already pretty borked before in the status quo.... (and I think they are wrong, personally)

But I do have to admit - if I was a foreign agent wanting to destroy the US and its influence in the world, I would basically do exactly what he is doing.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 130 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

My college degree focused on the collapse of the USSR and the US diplomatic response to it. I studied a lot of Soviet and Russian foreign policy. If Donald Trump is not a Russian asset he weirdly backs every single position you would expect a Russian asset to have.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 41 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

refusing to speak negatively of Putin in front of millions during the debate should've been a pretty clear wakeup call

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 32 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

"He's a good man, strong man" and every red hat cheered. You dumb mother fuckers.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I love your pfp, rain frogs are PEAK fr
Also my mom's car is named figgy and we got her as a baby so we call her "little baby figs"

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Diesel, gasoline or electric?

[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He's in Putin's pocket for sure. You remember the closed door meeting with him and Putin his first time in office? Putin came out looking smug af and Trump looked like he'd just seen the ghost of his dead dad. Trump was best mates with Epstien and famously can't keep it his pants. My bet is that Putin has footage of him fucking a minor and is threatening to release it unless Trump toes the line.

[–] Zzyzx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 hours ago

Honestly, given the cult-like obsession of Trump followers, I can't even imagine a video like that making much of an impact on them. Sadly...

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

I think he's inept, stupid, and doesn't have a plan or idea about what he's doing. Tariffs, eg, are the polar opposite of what he claims.

His puppeteers, however? They're just letting him run wild, destroying everything he touches, because they have the wherewithall to withstand the damage.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 38 points 18 hours ago (7 children)

And they are all making $$$. Insiders make out like crazy when the economy crashes, buy the low and hold. Open a for-profit prison. Get shady government contracts. Get the President to do a commercial for your cars in front of the White House. And on and on.

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[–] AynRandLibertarian@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Lucifer the fallen angel...

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 50 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I realize the title is rhetorical, but just a reminder that AB not only reversed their support for the Bud Light campaign after just a few weeks of fascist bigot whining, they also fired the advertising manager responsible.

All over a single can of beer.

You probably can't buy beer regularly without giving them some of your money, but let's not forget what spineless cowards they are. (Just like Target.)

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

Drink local, fuck InBev

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[–] El_Azulito@lemmy.world 66 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve never seen a graph so metaphorically and literally apt.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 44 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Story of his life. At no point ever has DJT not been a loser. Such a failure of a human being, and the world will be much better once he exits it.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 42 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (10 children)

I've often heard people describe the stock market as a graph of rich people's feelings. Looking at this, if that was true? This is the most relatable the 1% have been in a century.

Edit: Yeah I know, folks. I did say if.

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