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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

submitted 7 days ago • 954 comments

OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.

submitted 7 days ago • 187 comments

Dear Elon, Clearly, the people of Wisconsin think you are full of shit. But thanks for depositing $20 million in our economy and losing. Did I mention you lost? And people really really don’t like you? I mean really. Your friend, Mark

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

"Your retirement account is only down 5.5%, that's not a lot" sounds like excellent messaging and I strongly encourage Fox News and Republicans to double down on it.

submitted 12 days ago • 103 comments

And in other news, the Trump administration is dropping US cyber defenses against Russia. It’s almost as if Trump is colluding with Putin. @adamkinzinger.bsky.social @clairelehmann.bsky.social @claireberlinski.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 40 days ago • 78 comments

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 56 days ago • 299 comments

The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at risk. That’s why our organizers are talking to voters across the state to keep their highest court out of MAGA hands. Pitch in to support Wisconsin Indivisibles’ GOTV work to elect Susan Crawford on April 1: secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...

submitted 45 days ago • 19 comments

House Democrats are working with outside groups on lawsuits against Musk’s illegal actions. Watch for them - they are on the way!

submitted 65 days ago • 6 comments

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

submitted 67 days ago • 359 comments