According to Axios, Elon Musk’s March 21st visit to the Pentagon was originally set to include a top-secret briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior officials on U.S. preparations for a potential conflict with China. However, President Trump reportedly called off the briefing after details were leaked to The New York Times the day before. “What the fuck is Elon doing there? Make sure he doesn’t go,” Trump allegedly said after the leak spread within the White House. A senior official clarified, “The President still has a lot of admiration for Elon, but there are red lines. Elon does significant business in China and maintains good ties there. This briefing just wasn’t appropriate.”

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you’re capable of great violence.

If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful, you’re harmless. Important difference.

the ultimate goal is to get to a point in life where nobody can dictate how we spend our time

live free 🫡

Do you not mean more so in the future? Surely whole coiners will get more rare over time.

Is a wholecoiner a big deal now?

Every time I’m about to level up I feel this heavy resistance.

A voice in my head telling me I’m not ready. Sudden fatigue. Self doubt. A strong desire to quit.

In psychology this is called the Upper Limit Problem. It’s when your own mind tries to drag you back down the moment you start rising.

Your nervous system doesn’t care if you’re thriving it wants predictability.

So the moment you try to step into something better, it panics and causes you to self sabotage.

Most people feel it and turn around. They call it burnout, or doubt, or say it “just wasn’t meant to be.”

But that panic isn’t a stop sign. It’s a threshold.

It’s the final test before change.

If you can recognize it for what it is and move through it you’ll find yourself in a new place.

Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

Keep going.

Push through the resistance.

Welp

FR, I suspect these ppl also run those super blinding aftermarket headlights

STOP. This is a Meme Checkpoint 🚨

Post the last meme you saved on your phone. No thinking. No context. No moral compass.

Zapping the worthy ⚡ Scrolling past the weak 🗑️

#MemeCheckpoint

It’s likely that you aren’t saying no as often as you should be

Let’s never let that happen..

All in on that 4th or 5th buy- almost see some boobs. HeLL YEA PRIMAL NIPS!

My guess is that the US has a 90% chance of ending up in a recession. In fact, it is highly likely that it is already in a recession, it will just take many more months to confirm this.

I give a small chance of 10% that they will miraculously pull out, that Trump significantly reduces tariffs and quickly makes agreements with other countries, but I would not bet on that.

Many people wonder why it is important that the “US stock markets crashed” or that stocks fell sharply. There is something called the “wealth effect”. It is an economic phenomenon that refers to changes in consumer behavior that occur as a result of changes in the value of household assets. When the value of assets (stocks, real estate, etc.) increases, people feel richer, which often encourages them to spend more. Conversely, if the value of assets falls, people may feel poorer, which can lead to a decrease in consumption.

In the US, most people, directly or indirectly (through 401k) invest in stocks. However, the inequalities there are huge, with the richest 10% holding over 90% of all stocks. So, most are affected by the decline in stocks, but the richest are the most affected. Why does that matter?

Well, because the top 10% of people with the highest incomes are responsible for half of all personal consumption in the US! Look at the attached image. And keep in mind that personal consumption is the most important component of GDP, accounting for about 70% of GDP.

So, when someone sees their wealth "disappear" (stocks lose value), they certainly don't feel as comfortable continuing with the same level of consumption as when the value of their stocks increases.

And what will happen to those who earn less and who spend all their income on current expenses anyway (so the decline in stocks doesn't seem to affect them much)? They will receive higher prices for goods imported from Mexico, China, the EU, Vietnam, etc. as a gift due to tariffs. These increases will be significant, especially on goods coming from China (current tariffs are stuck at 104%). If these people's incomes don't increase significantly, what can they do but reduce real consumption?

And where can US GDP go without real consumption growth but down?

Continue with your daily activities.

#US #Trump #tariffs #GDP #recession #markets #stocks

The whole stock market is just a giant ponzi scheme and you dont even own the keys to that shit!

"chatgpt, how do I dampen an escalating trade war"