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Bulletins and News Discussion from February 3rd to February 9th, 2025 - Fuhrer Failsons

Image is of Elon Musk giving the Nazi salute a week or so ago.

I didn't really want to keep spotlighting American domestic events as I had assumed that shit would calm down pretty quickly, but it appears that the Trump administration, including Musk, are determined to bring down the empire from the inside.

One of the most important lessons of ruling a country - and especially an empire - is to never, ever believe your own propaganda; and yet now we have neo-Nazi failsons disrupting parts of the imperial apparatus and causing general government mayhem because they actually seem to believe in libertarianism; that the state and the capitalists are somehow in opposition, rather than working in lockstep to maximise profit and boost American hegemony around the world.

I'm not so optimistic as to believe that a national collapse is FOUR DAYS AWAY, like those weird anti-China cranks often speculate - the US has at least a decade or two left even under these conditions. But consider the damage being inflicted in these past couple weeks, and extrapolate that over the next four years. Does any living American political figure possess the competency to halt - or even meaningfully slow - the already ongoing decline? And could they achieve power (or even be allowed to do so) after Trump's term is done?

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  • Ecuador Elections El País

    Edit: Daniel Noboa is at 45,3% and Luisa González at around 43% So that Means they will go the second round if no one gets the 51%, Total votes is currently at 50,9% counted

    A long night is expected in Ecuador. The first exit poll, from the Estrategas company, gives Daniel Noboa a victory in the first round. According to his measurement, he has obtained 50.2% of the votes, which would give him an absolute majority. There would be no need for new elections. Luisa González follows with 42.2%. The margin of error is 2.98%, so we have to wait. Rafael Correa, the leader of the leftist candidate's party, has discredited the survey by pointing out that it is a firm hired by the Government. We have to wait in any case.

    If none of the candidates achieves a majority, a second round will be held in April. Noboa and González cast their vote in the morning. The president did not make any statements, but his rival reiterated to the press his accusations against the president and the electoral process. “Noboa has violated the law and the Constitution,” González emphasized, referring to the leader of the Executive, who campaigned without leaving office, breaking a tradition in the South American country. In addition to the presidential elections, the focus will be on the election of 151 representatives for the National Assembly.

    Its Neolib Fail State time

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