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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>“Despite the attempt of right-wing media to hide the [economic] crisis, more than half of Americans have heard unfavorable business news coverage of the government’s policies. While MAGA continues to approve of Trump, he’s rapidly losing support among the rest of the coalition that put him into office.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpTradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTradeWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeDeficitMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeDeficitMyth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicSlowdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicSlowdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RecessionRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecessionRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LettersFromAnAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LettersFromAnAmerican</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-4-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-4-2025</span></a></p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>“What Sanders has been doing recently is highly instructive—and Democrats don’t need to be die-hard enthusiasts of his particular policy portfolio to extract the key lesson and act on it: Identify the victims of Trumpism, give them a voice, and get their stories told.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefeatTrumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefeatTrumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TellPeoplesStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TellPeoplesStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPopulism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NotMeUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotMeUs</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/192744/bernie-sanders-anti-oligarchy-tour-trump-victims" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/192744</span><span class="invisible">/bernie-sanders-anti-oligarchy-tour-trump-victims</span></a></p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>*Now* can we eat the rich? 🙄🤬</p><p>“The unglamorous but key federal office that sent out a mass ‘deferred resignation’ offer to federal employees on Tuesday has reportedly been taken over by people with ties to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a close confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OPMTakeOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPMTakeOver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillionairesShouldNotExist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillionairesShouldNotExist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyInDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyInDanger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsMatter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-opm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/elon-mus</span><span class="invisible">k-opm</span></a></p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>And no one has been sworn in yet: “Civil war has broken out within the MAGA Republicans. On the one side are the traditional MAGAs, who tend to be white, anti-immigrant, &amp; less educated than the rest of the U.S. … On the other side are the new MAGAs [lead by Musk] who appear to have taken control of the incoming Trump administration.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGACivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGACivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RethuglicansTakeTheWheel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethuglicansTakeTheWheel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillionairesShouldNotExist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillionairesShouldNotExist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LettersFromAnAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LettersFromAnAmerican</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-27-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/december-27-2024</span></a></p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>F*cking billionaires: “This is now the second American newspaper, after The Los Angeles Times, to kill a Harris endorsement at the owner’s behest. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong similarly blocked a planned endorsement, prompting the newspaper’s editorials editor to resign in protest.” 🤬</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Endorsements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Endorsements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyInDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyInDanger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyIsOnTheBallot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyIsOnTheBallot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsOligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsOligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyVsAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyVsAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279602/jeff-bezos-washington-post-kamala-harris-endorsement" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/10/25/242796</span><span class="invisible">02/jeff-bezos-washington-post-kamala-harris-endorsement</span></a></p>