The current administration has shown time an again to be almost incapable of holding to any one dedicated course of action without inviting unprecedented disaster.
Just keep swimming.
They've shown to come apart sooner than later, so just keep swimming
If you're on the chopping block with your income, cya, plan for contingencies and do your DD. If you're fired, fall back on your contingency plans. By the sweat of your brow shall you eat bread, after all.
Be proactive. Make friends, lots of friends, a whole network of friends that have skills, abilities, and networks beyond your own.
Develop skills. Become valuable. Read books that are high is moral fiber, and filled with useful information. Share your skills and serve others to make lasting friends that will help you in your time of need.
Get involved in local politics.
This may involve selling some toys, property, and living lean for awhile to weather the storm and fight the good fight. With trump we had years of plenty. Now comes the times of famine.
Amen! I’ve adapted so many times from something to nothing and back— be adaptable and if you have to sell the 4 bdrm house and the 6 of you live in a 3 room house/ apt you’ll survive— my dad always said “ when you think you’ve reached the bottom- look down “ things can always be worse and we need to pull out the fortitude of our ancestors—
Yep - humans have survived through far worse than we’ll probably ever know- but beginning with little going forward then back is easier to handle than starting with more and having to scale back to survival mode is difficult for most Americans who don’t even know how to light a fire in a fireplace- good wake up call— happened here last February in Texas when half the idiots here didn’t know you needed to wrap faucets etc- I grew up in freaking New Orleans and we wrapped faucets in case it might get 35 degrees- and we were always prepared for a hurricane
An apropriate song from my youth.
The Fugs - Wide Wide River