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David J. Atkinson

@clintruin @emptywheel.bsky.social Since you asked, it is not yet curtains. Really really close, but not yet. It is true that the rule of #law is hanging on by a slender thread. It is true that #Congress is fully subverted. It is true that the institutions of federal government that provide essential services to us are being systematically erased. Very hard times are ahead.

But… I keep returning to the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. #Patriots sacrificed, fought, died, and ultimately prevailed to achieve what it says. Please read the brief document (link below) because this is why I believe our situation not yet checkmate: the power of the people to consent or not.

“[…] when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute #Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

I have no idea how this will be done, or when, or how long it will take. Nevertheless, I place my ultimate #trust, my #hope, in the power, right and duty of people to choose.

gilderlehrman.org/sites/defaul

#USPol#Resistence#democracy
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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

Since #WWII, the #USA had established itself as the anchor of the world #economy

This was based on #trust

#MAGA morons will never admit it, but in less than 100 days, #Trump destroyed it. He doesn't know what trust means

It's not coming back, for a long time, if it's coming back at all

The #USA will suffer greatly for it

But not MAGA morons

They are immune to shame

"Investors are growing concerned about a U.S. asset exodus as Treasuries and the #dollar decline"

cnbc.com/2025/04/12/investors-

CNBCInvestors are growing concerned about a U.S. asset exodus as Treasurys and the dollar declineThe combined decline of U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar could be a sign of a broader shift away from investing in America.
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PrivacyDigest

Researchers concerned to find #AI models misrepresenting their “reasoning” processes

Remember when teachers demanded that you "show your work" in school? Some new types of AI models promise to do exactly that, but new researchsuggests that the "work" they show can sometimes be misleading or disconnected from the actual process used to reach the answer.
#security #trust

arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/res

Illustration of a lying humanoid robot--using a bullhorn and crossing its fingers behind its back.
Ars Technica · Researchers concerned to find AI models hiding their true “reasoning” processesBy Benj Edwards
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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

If trust is important for developing & maintaining complex economic relations, what happens when a key market player (the USA) is led by someone that its increasingly clear is not trustworthy?

Trump's malign influence on global economics may in the end be much more about the erosion of trust at the level of international diplomatic relations underpinning global markets, than about any specific actions or reversals!

#economics #trust

cepr.org/voxeu/columns/trust-f

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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

America, how dafuq is anybody gonna trust you now?

How can you possibly expect foreign investors to invest in America?

How can you believe nations will forge any kind of partnership with America when they know the rug can be pulled out from beneath them without a moment's notice?

#Trump#tariffs#Trust
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Nonilex

Excellent point:

Rep Suzan DelBene (D-WA) asked Jamieson Greer, the top US #trade negotiator, how any country can #trust the trade deals that #Trump is negotiating, given that he has “thrown out” previous agreements by imposing #tariffs, including the trade deal he signed with #Canada & #Mexico in his first term. Greer said that the #US was still “the consumer market of choice for everybody” [not for long] & the admin was having “several meetings” every day about new deals.

#economy#recession
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Kees Noome

Oude, Chinese wijsheid🤓:
“Never stop your enemy from making a mistake”
#PointOfView
#Opportunity
#Trust

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InstagramFinancial Times on Instagram: "Policymakers in Beijing believe they will benefit from the destruction of America’s global credibility, argues Martin Wolf.⁠ ⁠ By destroying US credibility and perceptions of its competence, top Chinese officials think US President Donald Trump's actions could open new opportunities. While that does not mean China is sure to triumph, its rulers like the way the world, and China itself, are going.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more from the FT's chief economics commentator."16K likes, 296 comments - financialtimes on April 3, 2025: "Policymakers in Beijing believe they will benefit from the destruction of America’s global credibility, argues Martin Wolf.⁠ ⁠ By destroying US credibility and perceptions of its competence, top Chinese officials think US President Donald Trump's actions could open new opportunities. While that does not mean China is sure to triumph, its rulers like the way the world, and China itself, are going.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more from the FT's chief economics commentator.".
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Justbeep

If the #scotus gives in to #maga and #trump requests to interfere into justified #federal #court #decisions the result will be something I do not dare to think through today - and the last thing would be writing the explicit words (again).

... the current #tariffs effects will be a faint #fart compared to the complete loss of #trust in the political system inside and outside of #USA .

Everybody around the world: OUR CHOICE TODAY WHETHER TO HAVE MUTUAL TRUST OR CHAOS!

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