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Fascism has come to America, wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.

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Here we go again.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks trump!

[–] Nunar@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Of course they do. They're run by a bunch of dipshit weirdos who don't pay bills on purpose.

[–] Tracaine@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Enh, I couldn't afford to borrow anything anyway.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's for the government. It means it's harder for them to quickly finance things.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And I guess that record sized national debt is also going to cost more.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

Loss of the dollar as the world reserve currency, and hyperinflation go BRRRRR.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Probably not the first time in over a century that should have happened considering that the US is so dependent on increasing its debt ceiling all the time

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

Its not the first time. This is one rating from one credit reporting agency. We've lost AAA status with at least two others in the last 10 years or so.

[–] Rawdogg@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Excellent news

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 weeks ago

This is clearly Trump standing up and doing what's right in the face of blatant corruption.