Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.
Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.
But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.
You know who else was a forward scout in WW2?
Kurt Vonnegut! Billy Pilgrim runs into a pair of them before he gets captured by the Germans in “Slaughterhouse Five.”
That was one of the most dangerous jobs in the infantry, because your mission was to locate enemy troops far ahead of any support.
yup. and both of them would explore how deeply terrifying it was being forward scouts through their art, and particularly how being an artist made them valuable as scouts
The part about being a scout that is dangerous is that the enemy understands what you will do if you aren’t eliminated immediately.