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Opinion | Cheer up Democrats. The last time Republican tariffs created a worldwide recession, it ushered in 35 years of Democratic dominance, which led to Social Security, civil rights, and victory in World War II

submitted 21 days ago • 25 comments

It should be noted that markets have underreacted to the tariffs. A 30–50% sales tax (aka tariffs), will wipe out entire industries. The -7% drop this week doesn’t reflect the full damage. It’s an optimistic move assuming the tariffs won’t stick. The impact, if enforced, would be far more severe.

submitted 21 days ago • 48 comments

They won the election in 2024 because prices were too high. As political communicators, we don’t need to complicate this. Just hammer them for destroying the economy and raising prices on everyone. Repeat creatively and consistently through Eday next year.

submitted 21 days ago • 12 comments

The theory that all this is Trump getting revenge on America and the world for perceived past slights is a far more reasonable take than some think

submitted 21 days ago • 188 comments

People acted like the election was a choice between these two options when in reality it was a choice between both or neither..

submitted 21 days ago • 8 comments

Oh.

submitted 22 days ago • 1247 comments

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

submitted 23 days ago • 1035 comments

Wall Street got their faces eaten today. 🐆

submitted 22 days ago • 38 comments

Democrats are claiming that a global recession is coming. But the reality is, places like Madagascar and New Guinea are unlikely to suffer economically. Five Pinocchios.

submitted 22 days ago • 19 comments

Big city Ds need to just stop with this crazy shit. New San Francisco program backed by Newsom will issue speeding tickets based on income. nypost.com/2025/04/01/u...

submitted 22 days ago • 23 comments

Bezos has done some amazing things with this editorial page.

submitted 22 days ago • 507 comments

ChatGPT consumes so much water and energy each week that it could power entire countries for YEARS and folk act like you told them to kill their selves cause you want them to write their own emails and not to steal art. 😂

submitted 23 days ago • 17 comments

Really looking forward to Jeff Bezos' forceful public condemnation of Trump's tariffs since he is so committed to "free markets" that he made a rule that every opinion piece published in the Washington Post must support "free markets" For some reason, Bezos hasn't said anything yet. Must be busy.

submitted 23 days ago • 137 comments

I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.

submitted 23 days ago • 2519 comments

submitted 23 days ago • 194 comments

We put tariffs on an uninhabited island full of penguins but not Russia. Very normal administration we have here.

submitted 23 days ago • 667 comments

Well, this didn’t age particularly well, did it?

submitted 23 days ago • 5 comments

Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.

submitted 24 days ago • 673 comments

One thing I'll say to Democratic Party insiders... Please stop listening to people who make all of their money selling TV ads. Just...every Monday for the next year, spend time imagining what you'd do if you couldn't spend money on TV and had to do other things with that money.

submitted 25 days ago • 224 comments

The Booker thing is fine; good even. It's better than anything Senate Dems have done to date. If theyd be doing stuff like this and using unanimous consent and other objections to slow nominations from day 1 we'd be in a better place as a country.

submitted 24 days ago • 168 comments

People on here who are poo-pooing Booker underestimate the power of storytelling in politics.

submitted 25 days ago • 422 comments

Cory Booker has held the Senate floor for 17 hours and 21 minutes. The record of 24 hours and 18 minutes is held by segregationist Strom Thurmond, who spent that time protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957. I am pretty sure Booker would not mind changing that history.

submitted 24 days ago • 455 comments

Replace Chuck Schumer with Cory Booker. That’s it. That’s the skeet.

submitted 24 days ago • 557 comments

I knew Cory slightly at Stanford (he knew everyone slightly; he’s that kind of guy) and always respected and admired him, which is not the same as always agreeing with him. But this is the sort of Cory he should be more often.

submitted 24 days ago • 76 comments

Illiberals: With rights come responsibilities! > Embezzlement of public funds means five year suspension from running for public office.< Illiberals: No! Not like that!

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment