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CNN @cnn.com

The United States loses its last perfect credit rating, a loss that could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates. cnn.it/3HdNJ9l

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may 16, 2025, 9:22 pm • 592 197

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Q S 3 X Y ©️🅱️ @ninja91191.bsky.social

DO NOT DO BUSINESS! Too violatile

may 17, 2025, 11:40 am • 0 0 • view
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wlm1958.bsky.social @wlm1958.bsky.social

YAY! Thank you CNN! Got what you wanted!

may 16, 2025, 10:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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FryrTuck @fryrtuck.bsky.social

so much winning. smh

may 17, 2025, 2:44 am • 0 0 • view
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ithnj.bsky.social @ithnj.bsky.social

A group that can't do basic math and play basic chess. A government run through ineptitude and incompetence by imbeciles.

may 17, 2025, 5:40 pm • 2 0 • view
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pashasher.bsky.social @pashasher.bsky.social

Thanks ya big Turkey neck!

may 17, 2025, 12:36 pm • 0 0 • view
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JHFace🇨🇦 @jhface.bsky.social

Maybe they should talk to Trump because apparently everything’s great.

may 16, 2025, 10:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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BRAIN @brainmeberries.bsky.social

Pretty sure he's just dreaming about his new Jet.

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may 17, 2025, 12:41 am • 1 0 • view
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Cassidygirl41 @cassidygirl41.bsky.social

So this is why he blasted Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.

may 16, 2025, 9:24 pm • 9 0 • view
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marisslynna.bsky.social @marisslynna.bsky.social

That’s what I said. He’s taking a lot of Ls lately so is going on a tantrum tour about it (a MUCH less successful and likable one than Taylor’s Eras Tour 😉)

may 16, 2025, 9:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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mgutz1957.bsky.social @mgutz1957.bsky.social

This all thanks to the “stable genius” in DC!!!

may 16, 2025, 11:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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wildstar061.bsky.social @wildstar061.bsky.social

This Felon SUCKS!

may 17, 2025, 1:57 am • 3 0 • view
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Charles 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @estevezdeep.bsky.social

There’s no “could” push up interest rates, IT WILL. It also means the US government’s interest payments will rise too. But hey! America voted for him, so who’s to blame eh!

may 17, 2025, 5:18 am • 4 0 • view
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daslucky.bsky.social @daslucky.bsky.social

You get what you paid for n you get what you voted for.🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

may 17, 2025, 9:40 am • 0 0 • view
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Neil Hultgren @profneilh.bsky.social

Trump’s plot to completely enshittify the US continues.

may 16, 2025, 9:48 pm • 3 0 • view
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The Wise Teen @the-wise-teen.bsky.social

If you fire people to suck more HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR AN AI BUDGET WASTE, IT'S "E V E N T U A L!!"

may 17, 2025, 2:45 am • 1 0 • view
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The Science of Food @hearnsy.bsky.social

So, for those of us with maturing pensions bonds are screwed as well as the market now too. Great.

may 17, 2025, 8:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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AO @airpewl.bsky.social

This could be a turning point for the investor class. Buying the trough is to their advantage. Not being able to attract capital is not.

may 17, 2025, 3:03 am • 0 0 • view
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HawgPhan878 @phan-878.bsky.social

So how will Trump spin this. 1) It's Biden's fault. 2) Fake news. 3) It doesn't mean anything. 4) it's part of his genius plan to make America great. 5) This wouldn't have happened if the 2020 election hadn't been stolen from him.

may 17, 2025, 3:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Kevin Long @kevlong.bsky.social

Republicans scream about the need for deep cuts in spending to balance the budget. This would have more merit if they weren’t spending twice as much in tax cuts for millionaires. People will tighten their belt if everyone shares in the pain but right now rural America is being played for suckers.

may 17, 2025, 2:17 am • 3 0 • view
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tuanismae1.bsky.social @tuanismae1.bsky.social

Atta Boy MAGA

may 16, 2025, 10:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bryan Webber 🇨🇦 @bryanwebber.bsky.social

Trump destroying everything America has built in the last 80 years.

may 16, 2025, 9:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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pk013.bsky.social @pk013.bsky.social

I don’t know how .TRUMPTY said his tariffs have brought in a trillion dollars unless maybe he lied again . He’s a 🤡

may 17, 2025, 1:38 am • 2 0 • view
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Mikey @check17.bsky.social

But all you’re playing is fucking Biden is old shit you guys are a fucking joke

may 17, 2025, 12:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ant @antsab.bsky.social

FIRE JAKE TAPPER!!!

may 17, 2025, 4:50 pm • 3 0 • view
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comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social @comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social

. Republicans are Trump accomplices. They are all in this together. Remember. >>> This would all STOP if they objected. <<< They have now become the enemy. Treat them accordingly!

may 16, 2025, 11:26 pm • 5 0 • view
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Bits @bits12.bsky.social

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may 17, 2025, 12:11 am • 13 0 • view
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Mindful Life Guy @mindful-life.bsky.social

More winning!

may 17, 2025, 5:56 am • 0 0 • view
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sarahbigelow.bsky.social @sarahbigelow.bsky.social

But now talk more about Biden, who is NO LONGER PRESIDENT.

may 17, 2025, 5:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jeni Bufford @jcmcbuff.bsky.social

This is happening under Trump and republicans watch.

may 16, 2025, 9:23 pm • 1 0 • view
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rogerdempsey.bsky.social @rogerdempsey.bsky.social

86 47

may 17, 2025, 3:56 am • 0 0 • view
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Dr Alex - West East Psychology @alexamsterdam.bsky.social

#lolX

may 17, 2025, 2:58 am • 0 0 • view
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DW @dwblue.bsky.social

No doubt Trump will blame Biden

may 16, 2025, 10:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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JHSF @jhsf1.bsky.social

Good. Maybe the cult will understand this

may 16, 2025, 11:20 pm • 0 0 • view
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fstop414.bsky.social @fstop414.bsky.social

no, the cult will drink the koolaid and be dead before they will understand anything….ask anyone who voted for trump and they will say they would still vote for him again….

may 17, 2025, 1:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Blue @the50501movement.bsky.social

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may 16, 2025, 9:34 pm • 6 2 • view
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luswims.bsky.social @luswims.bsky.social

Thanks Trump

may 17, 2025, 12:45 am • 3 0 • view
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Jonathan Frost @irony-enthusiast.bsky.social

The US credit rating was last downgraded by Fitch Ratings on August 1, 2023, dropping it from AAA to AA+. Prior to that, Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded the US credit rating on August 5, 2011, also from AAA to AA+. This has been a thing for a while. And these happened under Biden and Obama.

may 16, 2025, 9:26 pm • 4 0 • view
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rb513.bsky.social @rb513.bsky.social

1/2 Fitch cited "concerns over rising government debt and fiscal deficits" and Standard & Poor "concerns over the government's budget deficit and political gridlock regarding fiscal policconcerns over the government's budget deficit and political gridlock regarding fiscal policy".

may 17, 2025, 1:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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rb513.bsky.social @rb513.bsky.social

2/2 Trump had added $8 trillion to the debt and the "polical gridlock" was all the Republican controlled House or Representatives. But yeah, the downgrade happened while Biden was in office.

may 17, 2025, 1:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mikell Young @mikellyoung.com

Now we gotta use layaway smh

may 16, 2025, 9:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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Parodius Official @parodius.bsky.social

Oof

may 17, 2025, 5:02 am • 0 0 • view
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user-34.bsky.social @user-34.bsky.social

Elections have consequences..

may 16, 2025, 9:49 pm • 7 0 • view
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Heikweh1 @heikweh1.bsky.social

And now... say "Thank you Mr. Little hands"

may 17, 2025, 3:30 pm • 2 0 • view
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equines.bsky.social @equines.bsky.social

@cnn.com "Dictator Asset Krasnov did this. With our and the rest of the MSM's help". Fixed your headline for you.

may 17, 2025, 1:58 am • 2 0 • view
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* AF Cats @afcats.com

To be fair, America has been close to insolvent for a while. $35 Trillion is a lot, MAGA will just round it up to $40 Trillion. If anyone thought America will ever pay off it's debt, they live in LALA land. Soon much of the budget will be paying the interest & Moody knows this reality now also 😹

may 16, 2025, 9:26 pm • 2 0 • view
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sue19721954.bsky.social @sue19721954.bsky.social

😡😡😡. All trump and republicans fault

may 17, 2025, 5:14 am • 5 0 • view
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The Blonde Twin @caraelizabeth111.bsky.social

DOGE is doing great job 🙄

may 16, 2025, 9:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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Cowboy Tcherno Bill @rudigeerts.bsky.social

With love. From Mar-A dingdong.

may 16, 2025, 9:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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CK14 @palazzo214.bsky.social

Trump has done everything possible to destroy all levers of America in the most expedient fashion, including threatening our allies and erosion of trust with the world.

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may 16, 2025, 10:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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Q Continuum 🇨🇦 @erulux.bsky.social

Ah! As I said weeks ago (and as a Canadian I might add) the USA will loose its credit rating. So spoken, so done. One of the many thorny fruits spawned by your kakistocracy. The worse is yet to come, sadly. Buckle up.

may 16, 2025, 9:58 pm • 8 0 • view
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cannothappenhere.bsky.social @cannothappenhere.bsky.social

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may 16, 2025, 9:51 pm • 3 0 • view
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CarrieT 🗽 ⚖️ 🇺🇸 🐶 📚 🛩 🌏 🐘 🗳 ⛩️ 😆 🎶 🪙 🤷‍♀️ @uclabruin1998.bsky.social

Thanks MAGA!

may 16, 2025, 9:51 pm • 1 0 • view
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noYOUhush @noyouhush.bsky.social

🇺🇸👀 hows that #MAGA life goin?

may 16, 2025, 11:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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ThatGuy @thatguy12345.bsky.social

I wouldn’t loan us any money

may 16, 2025, 10:05 pm • 3 0 • view
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2tacopequeño @2tacopequeno.bsky.social

Trump take credit rating

may 16, 2025, 9:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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Brandon Michael @bmrslc.bsky.social

this must be the new “winning”

may 16, 2025, 9:23 pm • 18 0 • view
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3lt0n.bsky.social @3lt0n.bsky.social

So now my credit rating is better than the U.S credit rating! Excellent

may 16, 2025, 10:01 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mark O'Connell @oconnellmark.bsky.social

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may 17, 2025, 12:38 am • 1 0 • view
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jillh61.bsky.social @jillh61.bsky.social

Wtf

may 16, 2025, 9:31 pm • 3 0 • view
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per52oskar.bsky.social @per52oskar.bsky.social

TOO STUPIED TO UNDERSTAND TOO OLD TO CARE. !

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may 16, 2025, 9:54 pm • 5 0 • view
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Conscientious Ice🧊 @conscientiousice.bsky.social

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may 16, 2025, 10:01 pm • 5 0 • view
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Ethan Martiniz @ethan-martiniz.bsky.social

Pathetic

may 16, 2025, 9:40 pm • 3 0 • view
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Conscientious Ice🧊 @conscientiousice.bsky.social

But Joe Biden book

may 16, 2025, 10:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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fpardalis.bsky.social @fpardalis.bsky.social

So I’m selling my bonds then? Awesome. Isn’t it amazing how it only takes one fool to destroy the full faith and credit of an entire nation? It took Trump 100 days to lay waste to the American economy.

may 16, 2025, 10:07 pm • 8 0 • view
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fstop414.bsky.social @fstop414.bsky.social

and the republicans wants to add $4 trillion more to the deficit…US heading for an economic collapse and putin is laughing his ass off because that is how the soviet union fell….

may 17, 2025, 1:15 am • 1 0 • view
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MrxFFM @mrxffm.bsky.social

How will the US dictator Trump govern?

may 17, 2025, 9:54 am • 1 0 • view
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robincuil.bsky.social @robincuil.bsky.social

I sense "Bidens fault" is imminent on truth social

may 16, 2025, 9:41 pm • 7 0 • view
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ian14723.bsky.social @ian14723.bsky.social

Have you realised yet America. You're a shit hole! Hahahaha 🤣

may 17, 2025, 11:07 am • 0 0 • view
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Dewitt-suthunman1@bsky.social @suthunman1.bsky.social

It’s gonna get worse !!! This country is rapidly pouring money into the oligarchs pockets so no one has a chance to even the field. We’ve done this to ourselves by buying into the gaggle of lies spewed by the current Chairman. Do you still think that this is a democracy??? WRONG !!!

may 17, 2025, 1:20 am • 2 0 • view
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BDE - Big Donkey Energy @boulevaardvark.bsky.social

#ETTD

may 16, 2025, 11:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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culpeperboy.bsky.social @culpeperboy.bsky.social

Thank you lesbians

may 17, 2025, 7:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Wendigray @wendigray.bsky.social

Good job Trump!

may 17, 2025, 12:43 am • 1 0 • view
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hppycmpr69.bsky.social @hppycmpr69.bsky.social

Trump and the republicans strike again. They cannot do anything right. This never happened under Biden. TRUMP YOU ARE A LOSER. www.usdebtclock.org

may 16, 2025, 10:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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nanagleason.bsky.social @nanagleason.bsky.social

So much winning in so little time 🙄

may 17, 2025, 1:06 am • 4 0 • view
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SteamyMcSteamface @steamymcsteamface.bsky.social

Trump is still trying to get Powell to lower interest rates.

may 18, 2025, 2:04 am • 0 0 • view
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boleosam.bsky.social @boleosam.bsky.social

Wow this is concerning 🙈

may 16, 2025, 9:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Broc Maples @brocmaples.bsky.social

All these credit ratings companies are pay to play, this means less than nothing to average Americans.

may 17, 2025, 3:08 am • 2 0 • view
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pashasher.bsky.social @pashasher.bsky.social

Except there’s that issue with a $13.00 mini watermelon

may 17, 2025, 12:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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bellboy905.bsky.social @bellboy905.bsky.social

In related news, @cnn.com will lose its in-house Trump cheerleader when he accepts the job of White House press secretary. He, in turn, will lose his freedom when Trump finds out that he talks like Liz Cheney and ships him off to Libya.

may 16, 2025, 9:25 pm • 3 0 • view
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Impeach Trump Now!!! @rlaidler.bsky.social

Trump will violate anything just to get what he wants. He’s what is called a narcissist. He doesn’t give a damn about anything else.

may 16, 2025, 9:25 pm • 2 0 • view
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Keith Fukumoto @keithfukumoto.bsky.social

Higher interest rates will follow.

may 16, 2025, 10:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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Scott-y @smitchie83.bsky.social

Well when you got a multi time BANKRUPTCY real estate failed business person running g the country. An making poor decisions. Are you really surprised. Now what for NAGA to praise and defend their cult leader. While bitching on social media ffs.

may 16, 2025, 9:40 pm • 2 0 • view
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KComments @kcomments.bsky.social

I'm so glad we are "winning."

may 17, 2025, 11:42 am • 1 0 • view
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Huisman_EN @huismanen.bsky.social

It's not the rating that pushes up interest rates. It's the flawed and erratic economic policies the government has been executing consistently since the beginning combined with alienating allies and damaging relations with competitors.

may 17, 2025, 8:04 am • 1 0 • view
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Hermitage Hermit @hermitage10ac.bsky.social

GOP - The party of fiscal irresponsibility.

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may 16, 2025, 9:24 pm • 5 0 • view
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old-as-dirt.bsky.social @old-as-dirt.bsky.social

Can anyone identify anything that Trump has done that is positive?!

may 16, 2025, 10:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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Leilani @auntyleilani.bsky.social

He’s clarified all that we Don’t want! So we can all focus on what we DO want. He’s a non-example.

may 16, 2025, 10:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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old-as-dirt.bsky.social @old-as-dirt.bsky.social

Are you a Hawaiian cat?

may 17, 2025, 1:01 am • 1 0 • view
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Denz @f4denz.bsky.social

I wonder if this is because the new "bright idea bill" drives up another 20 trillion in debt? Oh of course it is, but Trump will claim it is political, his drones will say it is political, his cult members will say it is political.

may 16, 2025, 9:50 pm • 4 0 • view
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painted-pony93.bsky.social @painted-pony93.bsky.social

Well now isn’t this a surprise or not instead of filing for bankruptcy on a business that he liquidated all the assets and pocketed the money, he’s ruin the country and right after all that cash Business Trump and the Arabs did plus a shiny used 2nd hand Plush Plane This needs to end now

may 17, 2025, 2:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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RunsWithCoffee @bradpnw.bsky.social

Moody's held a perfect credit rating for the United States since 1917. The cost of doing international business just went up, again. But the presidents rich, so he’ll be just fine, nothing to worry about here..

may 16, 2025, 11:45 pm • 6 0 • view
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Impeach Trump Now!!! @rlaidler.bsky.social

Blame Trump for that, as his credit rating is through the floor because of him being convicted of fraud. Trump is the biggest fraud in American history, and it’s no wonder United States has lost its perfect credit rating

may 16, 2025, 9:24 pm • 4 0 • view
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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social

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