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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Accretion of power is the core goal of Trump’s Project 2025 opening blitz. Since power in the tripartite federal government is finite, the accrual of power by the executive branch necessarily comes at the expense of the legislative and/or judicial branches."</p><p>~ David Kurtz</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br>/19</p><p><a href="https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/trump-must-first-destroy-the-govt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/trump-must-first-destroy-the-govt</span></a></p>
Boerps ☑️<p>Ich fürchte, die Bürger, die AfD wählen, lesen keine Wirtschaftsgutachten. Und Wirtschaftspolitik ist ihnen auch egal.</p><p>"Die Ökonomen fällen ein vernichtendes Urteil: Die AfD sei ein gewaltiges Standortrisiko."</p><p><a href="https://www.rnd.de/wirtschaft/so-gefaehrlich-waere-die-afd-fuer-den-wirtschaftsstandort-deutschland-SAZ45BNA45GZRKPQYCEUMO4ND4.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnd.de/wirtschaft/so-gefaehrli</span><span class="invisible">ch-waere-die-afd-fuer-den-wirtschaftsstandort-deutschland-SAZ45BNA45GZRKPQYCEUMO4ND4.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/afd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>afd</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
BOCVIP<p>What have we become? This is disgusting. <a href="https://www.bocvip.com/764033/what-have-we-become-this-is-disgusting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bocvip.com/764033/what-have-we</span><span class="invisible">-become-this-is-disgusting/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CurrentTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentTrends</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Investment</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/IPOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPOs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/predictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predictions</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a></p>
All The Brazilian Politics<p>Brazil's income-tax exemption could include up to 26m people </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br><a href="https://valorinternational.globo.com/economy/news/2025/02/18/income-tax-exemption-could-include-up-to-26mn-people.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">valorinternational.globo.com/e</span><span class="invisible">conomy/news/2025/02/18/income-tax-exemption-could-include-up-to-26mn-people.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The consumer price index jumped by 3% in January compared to January 2024, according to the Labor Department, a number higher than most analysts expected."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/gasoline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gasoline</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConsumerPriceIndex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerPriceIndex</span></a><br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"President Donald Trump this week admitted that prices are rising ― but insisted that it’s not his fault despite repeatedly claiming he would bring prices down on his first day in office.</p><p>'Inflation is back, he told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview that aired on Tuesday night."</p><p>~ Ed Mazza</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/gasoline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gasoline</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-inflation-promise_n_67b589fae4b04f1801af34e5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/trump-infla</span><span class="invisible">tion-promise_n_67b589fae4b04f1801af34e5</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1858427/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1858427/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Rwanda Suspends Cooperation With Belgium Over DR Congo Conflict <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%C3%81frica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>África</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgi%C3%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>België</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/belgien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgien</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgique</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CentralAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CongoKinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongoKinshasa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CurrentEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentEvents</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EastAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExternalRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExternalRelations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalOrganizationsAndAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalOrganizationsAndAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nieuws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nieuws</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nouvelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nouvelles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeaceAndSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceAndSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rwanda</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>How Germany's economy could get back on its feet.</p><p>Economic stagnation has paralysed Germany for years. The next government could turn the tide with a bold reform package. This requires more trust in market forces and a willingness to take risks.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250219-how-germanys-economy-could-get-back-on-its-feet?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250219</span><span class="invisible">-how-germanys-economy-could-get-back-on-its-feet?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a></p>
All The Brazilian Politics<p>Brazil advised to play nice amid tougher trade talks with U.S. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <br> <a href="https://valorinternational.globo.com/foreign-affairs/news/2025/02/18/brazil-advised-to-play-nice-amid-tougher-trade-talks-with-us.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">valorinternational.globo.com/f</span><span class="invisible">oreign-affairs/news/2025/02/18/brazil-advised-to-play-nice-amid-tougher-trade-talks-with-us.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"We are now seeing that agenda taken to its logical conclusion, with the outright destruction of a functioning federal system led by a couple of deranged billionaires out for themselves, and ever-increasing precariousness and desperation for the many."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Reagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reagan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a><br>/18</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"His real agenda was tax cuts and other economic rearrangements that would dismantle the economic security created by the federal government from the New Deal to the Great Society to individual social programs."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Reagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reagan</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a><br>/17</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"It was a double lie, in that Reagan's real agenda wasn't small government per se, and in that a lot of people in this country received crucial direct and indirect help and benefit then as now from Social Security, Medicare, food, water, and transportation safety, funding for education and public health."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Reagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reagan</span></a> <br>/16</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Ronald Reagan famously said, in 1986, 'The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help."' </p><p>~ Rebecca Solnit</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Reagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reagan</span></a> <br>/15</p><p><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/notes-on-not-surrendering/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meditationsinanemergency.com/n</span><span class="invisible">otes-on-not-surrendering/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"They’re evil. They’re not good. They’re not 'difference of opinion.' They’re not 'Oh boy golly! how is this lowering prices for the American people!' They’re evil. They want to hurt us."</p><p>~ Evan Hurst</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a><br>/14</p><p><a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/hes-not-god-tabs-wed-feb-19-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/hes-not-god-tab</span><span class="invisible">s-wed-feb-19-2025</span></a></p>
All The Brazilian Politics<p>Brazil National Treasury raises $2.5bn in ten-year bills at 6.75% </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br><a href="https://valorinternational.globo.com/markets/news/2025/02/19/national-treasury-raises-25bn-in-ten-year-bills-at-675percent.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">valorinternational.globo.com/m</span><span class="invisible">arkets/news/2025/02/19/national-treasury-raises-25bn-in-ten-year-bills-at-675percent.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=compartilhar</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"What they have undertaken has been a long, slow, corrosive education in vice: from giving themselves permission to rationalize away Trump’s cruelty, to indulging in it in a quasi-performative way themselves, to realizing—almost to their own surprise—how much they liked the taste."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a><br>/13</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Trump 2.0 is a shared sensual experience in hurting other people. ...</p><p>The Trump years have genuinely made so many right-wing people worse."</p><p>~ Andrew Egger</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a><br>/12</p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelty-isnt-the-point-its-the" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelty-i</span><span class="invisible">snt-the-point-its-the</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Trump did not run on a promise to unleash an unelected billionaire to slash-and-burn through the government, firing tens of thousands of employees and arbitrarily canceling contracts and federal programs. And even if he had, that still wouldn’t make it legal."</p><p>~ Liz Dye</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <br>/11</p><p><a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/elon-musk-trump-breaking-laws-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">publicnotice.co/p/elon-musk-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-breaking-laws-democracy</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The Musk-Trump regime thrives on confusion, chaos, and capitulation."</p><p>~ Jennifer Rubin</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <br>/9</p><p><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/showing-up-and-walking-out" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/show</span><span class="invisible">ing-up-and-walking-out</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The Trump administration ended legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children on Tuesday in a move that experts say will further increase the risk of minors being trafficked."</p><p>~ Clea Skopeliti</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <br>/8</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/first-thing-trump-blames-ukraine-over-war-with-russia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/19/first-thing-trump-blames-ukraine-over-war-with-russia</span></a></p>