Trickle Down Stupidity: Meme Coins to Local Elections

Charles Douglas III and Ahmed Baba dive into how Trump’s chaos is trickling down—from global supply chains to your local ballot. Local elections are shifting in response to national dysfunction, with new coalitions forming and old ones breaking down. Meanwhile, Trump’s erratic policies are fueling inflation, causing supply chain whiplash, and now… he’s created a meme coin?We break down what all this means for democracy, the economy, and your daily life—and why these “sideshow” stories are actually core to understanding the bigger authoritarian playbook.

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