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MJ Ray<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@statsguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>statsguy</span></a></span> aren't the queues because everyone's now arriving so early because of the queues? <a href="https://masto.bike/tags/deathspiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deathspiral</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Keir Starmer’s Labour is now copying ten-year-old Tory election messaging”</p><p>by The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“The big problem for Labour isn’t just that ‘lesser of two evils’ politics always leads to ruin; it’s that there’s no longer a convincing argument that Labour is a lesser evil”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/04/28/labour-election-advert/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/trending/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">28/labour-election-advert/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Attack</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ToryContinuityParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ToryContinuityParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedTory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RedTory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeathSpiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeathSpiral</span></a></p>
Bc Clarity Carlton-Martin<p>My congressman responds to a call for stopping DOGE 3-14-25. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MUSK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MUSK</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DebtDickery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebtDickery</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeathSpiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSpiral</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monday</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</p><p>March 24, 2025</p><p>Dear Ms. Carlton-Martin,</p><p>Thank you for contacting my office about the actions taken in the first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Your thoughts and comments are important to me.</p><p>On January 20th, 2025, President Trump began his second term in office, fulfilling many promises that he made to the American people throughout the past two years. Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump promised the American people on day one that he would issue a series of executive orders and institute positive and needed changes to our system.</p><p> </p><p>As to President Trump’s efforts (and our efforts in the House) to slow spending, I am reminded of President Reagan’s observation that: “The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a Government Program.” He knew that slowing government spending by discontinuing any program is really, really, difficult. Why? The first reason is because most of these agencies are doing some sort of good thing. Why would anyone want that to stop? The second reason is because every government agency has its own life support system made up of members of the Democrat Party, government employees, unions, lobbyists, subcontractors, NGO’s, and of course, those people the program is supposed to help. When an Agency faces budget cuts in Congress, or by the executive branch, these support groups immediately swing into action doing all they can to keep Congress from reducing their agency’s budget. Mass loud and aggressive meetings with Republican Congressmen, organizing phone calls to Congress from constituents, veiled and not so veiled threats of finding others to run against the member, letters to the editor, editorials, emails, tweets, and every other means of persuasion imaginable are brought into play. Liberal groups attack by saying that Republicans are unfeeling cretins interested only in reducing taxes. Fact based assertions are rare, but passionate pleas against cuts and for increases abound. Totally ignored is the fact that we are spending, each year, 30% more than we take in. This amounts to annual additional borrowing of about 2.4 trillion. Obviously, as has been said, “when something can no longer go on it will stop” and this is exactly what will happen, very abruptly and with great damage, if the President and we fail to reduce spending.</p><p>In addition to the executive orders, The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) also operates within the bounds of the law. Government departments must be created or discontinued by law, executive order, or other official means. On Friday, February 14, 2025, A federal judge in Washington delivered a ruling favoring DOGE by rejecting a request to temporarily block its access to data from three federal agencies. U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled that the government was likely correct in classifying DOGE as an official agency, thereby granting it the authority to detail its staff to other government departments and continue its efficiency efforts.</p><p>Thank you for taking the time to contact me. It is an honor to represent you in the United States Congress.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Cliff Bentz<br>Member of Congress</p>
Pigeon Rose<p>Episode two hundred and eighty is up now! Today's song is Spiral of Ants by Lemon Demon.</p><p>I discuss the song's use of the haunting imagery of an ant mill to present an open theme of endless cycles.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxFu4QpdNBY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=yxFu4QpdNB</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/dailypodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailypodcast</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/pigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigeon</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/pigeonsongspod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigeonsongspod</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/songs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>songs</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/spiralofants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiralofants</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/antmill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antmill</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/deathspiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deathspiral</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/lemondemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lemondemon</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/neilcicierega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neilcicierega</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/neilcic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neilcic</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/groundhogday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundhogday</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/timeloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timeloop</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/endlessloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endlessloop</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p>The continued <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dysfunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dysfunction</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> paired with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ruthlessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ruthlessness</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpublicanParty</span></a> will continue to drag the US down. Unfortunately for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asymmetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asymmetry</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeathSpiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSpiral</span></a> <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/aoc-loses-house-oversight-committee-vote-gerry-connolly-rcna184581" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/aoc-loses-house-oversight-committee-vote-gerry-connolly-rcna184581</span></a></p>
David Haigh<p>The wheels are falling off the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> game.</p><p>Watch for share prices to fall at many restaurants as traffic falls and sales drop.</p><p>I hope the big companies remember that prices are elastic. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/mcdonalds-same-store-sales-fall-worldwide-for-first-time-since-2020" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/jul/30/mcdonalds-same-store-sales-fall-worldwide-for-first-time-since-2020</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mcdonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mcdonalds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greedflation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/deathspiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deathspiral</span></a></p>
Pauline von Hellermann<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AcademicVenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicVenting</span></a> Finally read Jonathan Miller's <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DeathSpiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSpiral</span></a> piece, and I wish all SMTs across the country getting rid of all their PRODUCTIVE lecturers (ie, the people actually making money for universities, through student fees and research income) would read it, too. They genuinely don't understand what they are doing! </p><p>Please, understand the British Leyland's 1970s coat [*EDIT: this should be cost! I copied a typo! See <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rubinjoni" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rubinjoni</span></a></span><br>below!* 😅] allocation death spiral </p><p><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1735406631159029823.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">threadreaderapp.com/thread/173</span><span class="invisible">5406631159029823.html</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>We’ve given up the fight, say top <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/byelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>byelection</span></a> defeats loom</p><p>Senior <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> says party has descended into ‘<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DeathSpiral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathSpiral</span></a>’ as poll losses set to fuel fresh attacks on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sunak</span></a>’s leadership<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/10/tories-conservative-byelection-defeats-sunak-leadership-death-spiral" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2024/</span><span class="invisible">feb/10/tories-conservative-byelection-defeats-sunak-leadership-death-spiral</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryInfighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryInfighting</span></a></p>
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It is particularly galling when the company is still making a profit of 50+ billion a year, and the C-suite execs are pulling down many millions - or tens of millions.

Profitable companies laying employees off for no particular reason except to try to appeal to the lightning traders are, to me, the definitive sign that the executive is All Out of Ideas. It may not be a death spiral today - but you can hear it coming.

Anyway everything melts then catches fire which makes it even worse. Everyone responds to this by running their air conditioners at 100% power 100% of the time which makes it even hotter and burns even more energy which makes it even worse. The trees all catch fire which releases the carbon which makes it even worse.
The permafrost of course also melts which also catches fire which makes it even worse.
Idiots still don't know what methane is and that's not even considered until recently and trust that makes it much worse. Oh they are making rocket fuel out of it guess what? that will make things worse.

I’m not a genius like #SpaceKaren but even I can see that restricting the ability of users to see adverts on my platform that relies heavily on advertising for revenue is pretty fucking dumb.

Additionally, actively driving people away from the platform means that advertisers will either demand large price reductions or totally cancel their spend, which will further impact revenue, which will require further cuts, which drive user’s & advertisers away …