Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Here's a conspiracy theory - the people who have fraudulently overextended themselves re: the AI bubble have asked Trump to tank the global economy to hide that the next big recession is going to be their fault. 931164217
joocifer @joocifer.bsky.social · 21/01/2026No, but the AI-tech bro billionaires are slightly worried. They do suspect (accurately) that they will bear a lot of the blame if the economy falls apart if employment gets crushed. That's why they're building bunkers, but bunkers and private security can only keep you safe some of the time. 1181
MsDWrites @msdwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Political satirists are absolutely stuffed at the moment as his ‘reality’ is so nonsensical that you can’t exaggerate it for comedic effect. 010
johntfs.bsky.social @johntfs.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Pretty sure that's true. Here's one. ICE is actually a front for illegal Demarkians. Real Americans need to citizen arrest them - especially the white ones. 000
Michael Merriman (he/him) @hyperion4001.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Definitely a possibility but more likely he'll tank the global economy to avoid releasing the Epstein Files. 0786
🌍 J.Sharp 🇺🇦 Freedom 🔶️ Democracy 🔷️ Justice 🇪🇺 @jsharp1436.bsky.social · 21/01/2026That, would not surprise me. 000
Cley Faye 🐀 @cleyfaye.bsky.social · 21/01/2026"Big tech actually trying to destroy humanity through both environmental, societal, and economical destruction, backed up by the US gov. providing cover up stories by blowing away the world's stability to protect a handful of billionaires" wasn't on my bingo card for 2026. And it's only January 21. 060
Third-eye Thoughts @thirdthoughts.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Its simpler than that. The AI bubble is one of the few areas on the US economy *not* subject to tariffs. Which is massively distorting investment incentives, on top of the normal financial mania. 030
B's Tees @brucebee18.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Maybe it's like Brexit - tank the dollar while they bet against it? I do hope we're not heading for another 'big' recession - as far as I'm concerned we've not recovered from the last one. We just seem to stumble from one recession with brief periods of semi-relief inbetween. 000
Sylvaners @sylvaners.bsky.social · 21/01/2026When you replace people with a machine no matter how flawed it is, those jobs are dead for humans forever,how will the people the machine replaces buy anything while jobless? They will be struggling to survive,not looking to buy extra. 040
Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I definitely think the USA administration is market manipulation. 000
Monsieur Hotdog @notagback5.bsky.social · 22/01/2026🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿👌🍽️media.tenor.coma man wearing an aluminum foil hat sits in a binALT: a man wearing an aluminum foil hat sits in a bin 000
Sandralyn Pierce @apiercingtruth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Elon Musk sold him on tanking the economy, and probably told him to use tariffs to do it, so the dollar loses value and it’s easier to trade out the dollar currency for their stupid crypto! Musk was on a leaked video selling this idea. That’s probably why Trump got into the business of selling cypto 001
DanO @grogan537.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Nothing is a conspiracy theory at this point, anything is possible. 060
kobay-ashimaru.bsky.social @kobay-ashimaru.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Not so much a conspiracy theory, most of the large companies have invested so heavily with no real evidence of the return, it's not like they can advertise more than they are doing already 080
Old Man Henderson @brahmsstoker.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The theory as I understood it, is that these companies were trying to placate the baby-raper Trump and stay on his good side, so they were causing an economic bubble to make sure Trump wouldn't have his name attached to a recession. Right players, different angle, from what I heard. 070
chrisconvi.bsky.social @chrisconvi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026youtu.be/dQU6lQPHCxg?...youtu.beSteve Schmidt and George Conway: Kristi Noem's Gestapo Will Not LastYouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt 000
chrisconvi.bsky.social @chrisconvi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026It’s pretty evident we can’t depend on any of the three branches of government. We need to ask the world to help us: if they have any information at all on the Epstein files release it if this is truly an international billionaire driven global porn ring other people have information spill it 010
Sharon Smith @opalsandrubies.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Not impossible. :) Maybe, also... Science was winning and green energy has proven viable and accessible. The oil rich countries have found that oil with out water will not sustain life. 000
Aulritta @aulritta.bsky.social · 21/01/2026"Ask" implies that they gave him the directive and left the plan up to him. Nope, I say they gave him the plans that they needed accomplished to hide the recession, but sold them in ways that he would buy. Somebody kept whispering "tariffs" in his ear the last four years, and now... 120
Ministry of Silly Wars @libforce1.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I sincerely hope this is not meant seriously 😂 010
invisibleavocado.bsky.social @invisibleavocado.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Under different circumstances, I’d say it’s a little kooky. But in light of the very real possibility that our government & corporate worlds are actually run by a shadowy cabal of wealthy, sadistic, murderous pedophiles…I’ve gotten a lot more hesitant to call any theory implausible. 050
casperdbn1.bsky.social @casperdbn1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Weirdly was thinking along these lines earlier. 000
Trump is in the Epstein Files @thiscantbeamerica.bsky.social · 21/01/2026He works for Putin before the tech bros 010
bearlair.bsky.social @bearlair.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Concur here but more to it as the next version is to be crypto vs "backed by the faith and credit if the US Treasury" as only us suckers (The People) use money anyway. 010
Susanne Hart @hartsue.bsky.social · 21/01/2026media.tenor.coma room with a dresser and a door with the words conspiracy theory i 'm listeningAlt: A room with a dresser and a door. A man is standing in the doorway and then slowly moves backwards and out of sight through the door. Text reads: "Conspiracy theory? I'm listening..." 020
Nobody is Everyone @nobodyiseveryone.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Tech is #1 stock category AI makes up 20% of the S&P and has overvalued Cap Ex (not enough revenue to cover expenses over loan terms) Sam Altman slipped, then CEO slipped about needing a govt bailout as "an investment" (like Tesla) The wealthiest 10% spend 50% of the GDP We're in deep shit 010
kylebradley.bsky.social @kylebradley.bsky.social · 21/01/2026You give him too much credit. Trump is acting in the moment and driven purely by his ego. 2370
Neula Saighdean @neulasaighdean.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Unless they bribed him, I highly doubt it. Besides, he's far more focused on his pedophilia ring files. He's terrified of what they prove and is desperate to distract from them. Why else would we have gotten about 1% of them released, and of those only 1% is unredacted, with at least 7-9 months... 110
Dave Mittner 🇺🇸 @dave.mittners.net · 21/01/2026Simpler than that. Because of the tools employed by the wealthy to protect their assets and game the wealth distribution system, they're the last to lose and first to gain when economies crash and rebound. Don't need masking a bubble bursting for them to want the chaos. 100
Kern Daly @kerndaly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The AI bubble is pretty comical It’s going to burst because the product is so shitty & full of hallucinations no respectable professional is using it for anything beyond data sorting All this investment but no big buyers Garbage in garbage out 000
Sean Creedon @seancreedon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The gen AI bubble will fund the construction of the advanced surveillance state. The private sector will ask for a bailout when the bubble bursts and the gov will give it with strings attached. 020
jstumbleweed.bsky.social @jstumbleweed.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Anyone who understands economics and our financial system should know there is no need to ask Trump to tank the economy. 180
Dave Antarctica @daveantarctica.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Well my theory is that Trump is a brake for an actual bubble. In normal circumstances the greed index with AI would be through the roof, but with Trump there are periodical brakes being applied by market and what's left of the economic institutions. 000
no biscuit @mydogisajerk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I don't find this likely. The fraudsters in question would first have to care if we knew that they caused the recession. 000
andycordy.bsky.social @andycordy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026A powerful idea. I prefer... Murdoch media are protecting Trump because Murdoch or one of his sons is in the Epstein files. 010
Maddie @maddie-line.bsky.social · 22/01/2026What if they've asked him to start WWWIII because they're ready for The Event, they believe biological humanity warrants extinction, and that we should all be wiped out so AI humanity can live in AI utopia with AI billionaire stem cells, though? 000
Frederick @fredricksamphire.bsky.social · 21/01/2026you should look into the weasels who manipulate the stock market maybe. they be the ones inflating 'reality' while skirting the actual reality that nothing is real anymore. at least in the stock market 'game' 030
Numbcat9 @numbcat9.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Oh man you need bigger conspiracy theories. Here's mine: The rich people (the Davos set, ironically) think everyone else should die, just like Malthus did, and they're convinced that extreme planetary depopulation is the solution to climate change. They just figure they'll survive it. 040
Citizen G’Kar @brunt-fca.bsky.social · 21/01/2026That assumes far, far more control over the “global economy” than anyone has or can have. It certainly is a conspiracy theory, it’s based entirely in ignorance and a childish sense of grievance. Grow the fuck up. 000
Canadian Club fan 🥃 @sinatradaniels.bsky.social · 21/01/2026It’ll be Biden’s fault when Trump causes the recession. 011
Augenblicke-Art @augenblicke-art.bsky.social · 22/01/2026They don't care. I think they just want the money keep on flowing and waiting for the good gouvernment to bail them out. Then, when the economy ist down and the world in turmoil, they are going to take over for their technocraty. Because they are not geniuses but greedy idiots. 000
rscottyg.bsky.social @rscottyg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I can’t believe the number of discussions about an AI bailout just in case (or when) it implodes. 000
Toliver @toliver.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I'm just going to lay this all on Trump, MAGA and everyone who voted for them. 030
Eva Elisabeth (she/her) @evalizz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I can’t even definitively argue that at this point. Anything is possible. 0140
Sharon Redhead @shrn-rdhd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I’m wondering why has AI been sold to people as a leisure activity? So many reliant on AI for fitness/fashion/diet/dating/home decor/hobbies… controlling their lives. Like a drug. If people are addicted to AI, they’ll be too busy trying to get their daily fix to care if the economy is crashing. 010
Luke @laccount.bsky.social · 21/01/2026What exactly is the casual relationship between the AI bubble and it causing a recession? 110
Mr. Wizbang @mrwizbang.bsky.social · 22/01/2026AI probably did it for them … just saying. This economic crisis is brought to you by GROK & ChatGPT with special consideration from META & GOOGLE.media.tenor.comtwo crash test dummies are sitting in a carALT: two crash test dummies are sitting in a car 020
baldwingirl.bsky.social @baldwingirl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The recession that has already started has been the plan. Tech bros are selling pieces to each other to increase their value & holdings. The economy fails, tech bros skim the cream & claim they’re too big to fail, so get a government bailout that taxpayers pay for again. Not even a conspiracy. 020
Nimrod Ⅹᵧ𝐙ᵗ @nimrod-xyzt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Seen a "reality check" post about copper. To output projections over next 20 years with recycled* rates as they are. We need to mine everything with copper ore ever found over the last 1000 years and look for more. 000
Nevermore 🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦 @juntaletras.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Not a conspiracy at all but a well exposed possibility. We can find many examples of companies teaming up in one way or the other, to manipulate markets trying to hide how exposed to toxic investments they are. 2008 crisis is one of those examples. 160
Wirelesmike 🫘 @wirelesmike.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Or, ICE is terrorizing & deporting entire immigrant communities across the country in order to deplete the national workforce so that corporations will "have no choice but to automate every job possible because there aren't enough people to fill the positions", & never have to pay employees again. 000
D. Goldman @dgoldman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Tanking the economy would drain the very fuel that they rely on to continue to exist. Tanking the economy would be suicide for them. So as with every other conspiracy theory in the world, it is poorly considered. 000
omnisom.bsky.social @omnisom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The next bubble is college debt, it was supposed to be forgiven to avoid financial collapse, they cooked it instead. Ask your federal accountant friend 20 years ago. 110
DDagger2024 @ddagger2024.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I’m going to look at getting your Rivers series. Did you really write some episodes of Dr. Who??? 000
DDagger2024 @ddagger2024.bsky.social · 21/01/2026They are the bankers and banking companies of 2026, right? Makes sense. 000
Lee 'the J is for Jillinois' Carter @carterforva.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Y'know what, fuck it. It's as good a theory as any other. 090
Mrmikeup @mrmikeup.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Them and putin working in common cause to dismantle the US economy and international standing. More opportunism than conspiracy. Dumb luck at our expense. 000
andreamartinatx.bsky.social @andreamartinatx.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Sprinkled with bitcoin shenanigans 010
Wart 🇨🇦 @wart67.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Hmmmmm. Tanking a viable business operation is the orange one’s modus operandi though. 000
Pullfoxslicense @pullfoxslicense.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Hey I had the exact same thought yesterday. Sounds plausible. 000
SoFlaGazpachoPolice @krlcomm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Makes about as much sense as anything else given the f’ing insanity we’re witnessing. Betting a bunch of those MFers are in the Epstein files too. 010
Glazers Out. @sharpenyourchisels.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I find it hard to buy into any theory that involves Trump 1.) Doing something for someone else, 2.) Trump doing that thing when he knows he will get blamed. However... no one seemed to notice Elon openly saying days before the election that they needed to crash the economy to "reset" it. 3122
Twalterickson @twalterickson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026When you do poorly, Trump does well. That’s his mantra. 010
Annie 🏃♀️☀️ @nowwithmorecheese.bsky.social · 21/01/2026He’s not that smart. And neither are the leaders of these companies. 000
Rune @runefar.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Honestily i think this suggests a much more uniform picture and american centric vision than the data actually suggests occuring budgetlab.yale.edu/research/eva... www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/r.... www.anthropic.com/research/ant...budgetlab.yale.eduEvaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs 110
Winston Smith @winstonsmith2025.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Nah… truth is they are ecstatic that he’s creating so much chaos that they can quietly build toxic AI data complexes all over the country so they can build their dystopian future they jack off dreaming to every night…. These fuckers have loss their god damn minds… m.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dI...m.youtube.comTech Billionaires Want Us DeadYouTube video by Taylor Lorenz 010
Darth Binky @darthbinky.bsky.social · 21/01/2026My CT is: The GOP is letting Trump go hog wild because it's pretty obvious he's on his last legs. He's clearly in poor health, both physically and mentally. So then once he goes, JD Vance can keep doing the same stuff but dial it back just a little bit and seem like he's "reasonable". 000
goldman1.bsky.social @goldman1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026If you think that there's about to be a US recession, then you are fiscally illiterate 100
California Bonnie @californiabonnie.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The AI problem is much bigger than the bubble, it’s the no longer needing middle managers and multitudes of other workers that is the crisis of end stage capitalism. Instead of AI freeing us up to enjoy life more, their use of AI requires that they kill the extra humans. 010
John Austin @thesameperson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Trump and a few very wealthy people are using each other and that's no theory. Trump is merely an instrument of the destruction that will allow them to buy up the rest of the country at discounted prices after it all comes crashing down. They don't care how many people they kill with their greed. 140
🗝️🐍🦉🌙 Dolly 🗡️ Dagger 🍉🇺🇦📚🌈 @dollydagger6.bsky.social · 22/01/2026media.tenor.coma man in a blue shirt with a star trek logo on the frontALT: a man in a blue shirt with a star trek logo on the front 000
onewillfall.bsky.social @onewillfall.bsky.social · 22/01/2026He next big recession has already started 000
Tekchip @tekchip.hathouse.us · 21/01/2026I wouldn't say that's not going to happen.media.tenor.coma man wearing a headband holds a bag of popcorn in front of a purple wallALT: a man wearing a headband holds a bag of popcorn in front of a purple wall 010
gulfwarvet.bsky.social @gulfwarvet.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Not even a conspiracy. 1. They don't CARE if they tank the economy as long as they get richer off the bubble. See '08 crash. 2. Many will get bailed out (see "too big to fail"), so, see 1. 000
