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kurtsh<p>In Defense of the Middle Class:<br>When entrepreneur, NYU Business professor, philanthropist &amp; UCLA Bruin 👌 Scott Galloway breaks down how the biillionaire class is destroying America... and how this will end.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scottgalloway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottgalloway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2129611/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2129611/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Grant Cardone Says If You Want To ‘Get Out’ Of The Middle Class, You Need To Quit Saving Money, Buying Homes, Or Borrowing For College <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/DaveRamsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaveRamsey</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GrantCardone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrantCardone</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LaraTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaraTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SavingForRetirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SavingForRetirement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SavingMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SavingMoney</span></a></p>
SPQR<p>Eaton's, Marks and Spencer Canada, Target Canada, Zellers, Sears, Kmart, Woolco, Woolworth's, and now HBC. If you think the Middle Class in Canada is doing well, then look around. Collapsing aggregate demand, povertization, immiseration, the rise of the precariat, and monopolies and oligopolies fleecing the public.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HudsonBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HudsonBay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microeconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microeconomics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/canada/canada-hudsons-bay-stores-closing.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/c</span><span class="invisible">anada/canada-hudsons-bay-stores-closing.html</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2122829/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2122829/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> RI consumers trading down as economic strain persists – Economy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConsumerBehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerBehaviour</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</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/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/retailer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpendingBehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpendingBehaviour</span></a></p>
Dave Fenichel<p>Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/los-angeles-passes-uss-highest-minimum-wage-as-labor-prepares-for-2028-olympics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/los-ange</span><span class="invisible">les-passes-uss-highest-minimum-wage-as-labor-prepares-for-2028-olympics/</span></a></p><p>&gt; Meanwhile, <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Olympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Olympics</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/laborNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laborNews</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/workingFamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingFamilies</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/hotelWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotelWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/foodWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AFLCIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFLCIO</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/UFCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFCW</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/HERE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HERE</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/HTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTC</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FRWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRWU</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/middleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleClass</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/USlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlabor</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1284351/dont-be-fooled-by-indias-gdp-surpassing-japan-now-or-in-the-near-future-heres-why/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1284351/dont-be-f</span><span class="invisible">ooled-by-indias-gdp-surpassing-japan-now-or-in-the-near-future-heres-why/</span></a> Don’t be Fooled by India’s GDP Surpassing Japan Now or in the Near Future. Here’s Why <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CapitalistClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalistClass</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FastestGrowingEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastestGrowingEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/gdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gdp</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/GDPNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPNumbers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/IMF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMF</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>'sInequality <a href="https://channels.im/tags/InternationalMonetaryFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalMonetaryFund</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NITIAayog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NITIAayog</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NITIAayogChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NITIAayogChief</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PerCapitaIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerCapitaIncome</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PurchasingPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PurchasingPower</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SizeOfTheEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SizeOfTheEconomy</span></a> In the past 10 years, prices in India have risen by 62 percent, at an annua…</p>
Nonilex<p>“Service to your country for many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a> is also seen as an entrée into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Middleclass</span></a>. Whether you only served one enlistment or made it a career, having <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> service on one’s résumé or job application was seen as a plus for African Americans whose work ethic &amp; experience were always seemingly in question. The military also provided training &amp; job experience that—especially in the 1950s, ’60s &amp; ’70s—Black Americans were not able to easily obtain in the civilian world.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Manny Dexter<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mekkaokereke</span></a></span> </p><p>Any elected <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> who talks about "saving the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a>" needs to be <a href="https://beige.party/tags/primaried" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primaried</span></a>. To save the middle class is to preserve a lower class.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p>If you haven't noticed US corporate rolling over in 100 days after raising prices and destroying the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> for decades...</p><p>Then you missed the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> in favor of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p>It's not complex. Don't let <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> fool you. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> made the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> through <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/negotiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>negotiation</span></a> and improved work conditions. <br>Corporate will enslave you and your children if left unchecked. <br>Yet Republicans, even before 1980, have been hell bent on the destruction of US union jobs so their stock values can increase faster. </p><p>Keep it simple. Don't be distracted by corporate greed in all forms <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a>. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2026</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2026election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2026election</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workingclass</span></a> searching for fictional <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> concept thrown by <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a> class<br>Dog fetch<br><a href="https://t.me/neomarksizm/7557" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.me/neomarksizm/7557</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p>Q1: Trump starts <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/squidgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squidgame</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a>. <br>Q2: China threatens US trade partners. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> walks back <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> </p><p>Nice try 😂 </p><p>$10 T in US market destruction to the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> was for?<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a></p>
Egberto Willies<p><strong>EXPLAINED: Our rigged economy that transfers our income and wealth to the few on the top.</strong></p><p>The wealth &amp; income of the rich grows faster than the American economic pie. The rigged behavior is the formula to indentured servitude for the rest of us.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/capitalism/" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/fight-for-15/" target="_blank">#FightFor15</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/middle-class/" target="_blank">#middleClass</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/monopoly/" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/rigged-economy/" target="_blank">#riggedEconomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/walton-family/" target="_blank">#WaltonFamily</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/working-class/" target="_blank">#workingClass</a></p><p><a href="https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-nnR" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wp.me/p1OjMZ-nnR</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>Meanwhile, in other news... note the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/volatility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volatility</span></a> index aka <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> index. This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/destroying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destroying</span></a> wealth, decimating lives of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> families residual those living off their life's savings and investments. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/convict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convict</span></a> this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stockmarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</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/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsOff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupid</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 20 cont 💰💰💰💰☢️🏭🏠🏘️⛪️🕍📈📉👔👨🏻‍💼👩🏻‍💼</p><p>“A video shared thousands of times on a Chinese (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a>) <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> platform claiming a re-elected <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Albanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albanese</span></a> government would adopt “the far-left agenda” of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> and potentially seize vacant homes was created by a member of a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> group campaigning for the Liberal party in a marginal Melbourne seat.</p><p>The six-minute video, narrated by a woman who refers to herself as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AuntieGuoer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuntieGuoer</span></a>, also claims any minority Albanese government that might rely on the Greens would “crackdown on the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a>” and lead to the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decline</span></a> of “traditional <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialStructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialStructures</span></a>”.”</p><p>I see this is happening in the seat of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Aston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aston</span></a> and past Liberal seat of a political favourite of mine, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TudgyFudge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TudgyFudge</span></a> 🤪🤣☺️ Given the subject matter I’d lay a bet this is the work of ex AFP Officer, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SandraBourke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SandraBourke</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MatthewSheahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewSheahan</span></a> who now has removed all biographic links. Why? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInterference</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CounterDemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CounterDemocratic</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb</span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.advanceaustralia.org.au/time-to-put-the-greens-last" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advanceaustralia.org.au/time-t</span><span class="invisible">o-put-the-greens-last</span></a>&gt;</p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p>When the pain becomes too much, I expect <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to announce special economic zones in the <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> which will be free of <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>. Just for factories and international <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a>. Garnished with <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/hyperbole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hyperbole</span></a>.</p><p>He will keep <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/taxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxing</span></a> the poor and <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a>, but accommodations will be made for large <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a>. </p><p>So says my crystal ball.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@LanguageMan1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LanguageMan1</span></a></span> </p><p>A technical market Recession is two consecutive quarters of value destruction or "decline in earnings". </p><p>I agree with you that the US "<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/customer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customer</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>" and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> have been in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Depression</span></a> since <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a>.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p>Republicans talking up the strength of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> to prevent panic selling <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a>. <br>I don't like <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> label of "consumer" on the American customer. It's a way for corporate to devalue the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a>.</p><p>They don't even realize a "strong customer" would be due to the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> economy. </p><p>Then they blame Biden for the drop in market value.</p><p> Watching <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> twist themselves into pretzels and eat their own "economic analysis" is comical. <br>Clueless <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/bootlickers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bootlickers</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNBC</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/squakbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squakbox</span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> hope that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> cuts will boost the US stock market towards the end of 2025. </p><p>The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> economy will suffer as there is no plan to reduce <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> price <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>.<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a><br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2026</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2026election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2026election</span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> lost the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/middleclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleclass</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/bloodbath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloodbath</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a></p>