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Don’t You Know? The Financial Crash Is A Good Thing

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Joshua Powell
Apr 05, 2025
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Last night a video was recommended from my Apple News subscription. It was chilling. I witnessed what can only be described as the financial equivalent of someone insisting that their house burning down is actually a clever home heating strategy.

There on my screen was Vice President JD Vance — author, Yale Law graduate, and now Trump’s most shameless lapdog — desperately trying to convince America that losing $3 TRILLION in market value was actually cause for celebration.

The man who once criticized Trump has completed his transformation into a pathetic yes-man so thoroughly that he’d likely claim nuclear winter offers excellent tanning opportunities if the Apricot Ass suggested it. I actually wondered if he got into Mamaw’s special recipe* before the interview.

“We’re feeling good,” said Vance, (yes this was on Newsmax — the station that makes Fox News look like a more erudite version of 60 Minutes) his expression a nauseating blend of fear and adoration — the look of someone terrified…

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