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Shannon Joy: “I don’t understand why so many people are bewildered by Trump going for Venezuela and Greenland and Canada and Cuba and Mexico and Colombia, etc.”
(I am not sure what is actually going on, but I think this is a reasonable hypothesis or potential explanation for the seemingly sudden pivot to the Americas.)
“I don't understand why so many people are bewildered by Trump going for Venezuela and Greenland and Canada and Cuba and Mexico and Colombia, etc.
— Shannon Joy (@ShannonJoyRadio) January 9, 2026
This has literally been the plot of the elites for the better part of a century.
Orwell wrote about it in 1949 as "Oceania".
1930s… pic.twitter.com/u4oyBulf2X
Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times. View more posts
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