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\u2b06\ufe0f @steter<\/a> <\/p>

>> [ #UnitedStates<\/a> ] is dead. When the #SocialSecurity<\/a> checks stop flowing, the political scum will face millions of angry seniors with nothing to lose, #Republicans<\/a>, #Democrats<\/a>, and #independents<\/a>. <\/p>

I would limit Democrats to #EstablishmentDemocrats<\/a>, but when things get ugly, who's paying attention to nuances.<\/p>

This and food inflation in particular, along with #Trump<\/a>'s corruption and #venal<\/a> offices, is setting up to be a rerun of the #BreadRiots<\/a> that sparked the #FrenchRevolution<\/a>.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/rameshgupta\/statuses\/117056821458658740","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/rameshgupta\/statuses\/117056821458658740","objectType":"note","content":"

\u2b06\ufe0f @steter<\/a> <\/p>

>> [ #UnitedStates<\/a> ] is dead. When the #SocialSecurity<\/a> checks stop flowing, the political scum will face millions of angry seniors with nothing to lose, #Republicans<\/a>, #Democrats<\/a>, and #independents<\/a>. <\/p>

I would limit Democrats to #EstablishmentDemocrats<\/a>, but when things get ugly, who's paying attention to nuances.<\/p>

This and food inflation in particular, along with #Trump<\/a>'s corruption and #venal<\/a> offices, is setting up to be a rerun of the #BreadRiots<\/a> that sparked the #FrenchRevolution<\/a>.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@rameshgupta\/117056821458658740","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117056784830605811","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117056784830605811"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"breadriots"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"democrats"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"establishmentdemocrats"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"frenchrevolution"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"independents"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"republicans"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"socialsecurity"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"trump"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"unitedstates"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"venal"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-07:objectType=thread:nonce=b40123813f761a56","notice_info":{"local_id":"13004514","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-07T23:29:48+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@rameshgupta\/117056821458658740"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-original-tmp20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-48-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-24-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"182810"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/182810-96-20231008190146.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"steter","displayName":"Steve's Place","note":"ASCAP member. Once was in R&D at Apple & Compaq. One NASA launch. Designed stuff. Made things go. Made things stop. Collected data. Sysadmin. Musician. Lead guitarist. Songwriter. Oregonian again after many stops.Profile picture: Head of a man in a hazmat suit from an album.Header picture: Colors of Ukraine."}},"content":"

This country's dead. When the Social Security checks stop flowing, the political scum will face millions of angry seniors with nothing to lose, Republicans, Democrats, and independents. I've met a few over the years. The ones who keep an arsenal in the trunk, but never exceed the speed limit, are powder kegs.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117056784830605811","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/117056784830605811","objectType":"note","content":"

This country's dead. When the Social Security checks stop flowing, the political scum will face millions of angry seniors with nothing to lose, Republicans, Democrats, and independents. I've met a few over the years. The ones who keep an arsenal in the trunk, but never exceed the speed limit, are powder kegs.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117056784830605811","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-07:objectType=thread:nonce=b40123813f761a56","notice_info":{"local_id":"13004491","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-07T23:20:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/@steter\/117056784830605811"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6606448","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}