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Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NHGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/extremists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremists</span></a> </p><p>Hello NH. When you elect a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> politician, you get crap like this. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Restrictive</span></a> NH <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> laws costs the State money, create confusion, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/married" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>married</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> and accomplish nothing, as there's never been a case where a non-citizen has voted in the State. </p><p>There have been a number of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> cases, and the majority of those? Committed by Republicans. Of course. </p><p>GET TO THE POLLS. VOTE THE EXTREMISTS OUT. </p><p><a href="https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-04-23/federal-judge-hears-arguments-over-nhs-proof-of-citizenship-voting-law" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-04-23/fe</span><span class="invisible">deral-judge-hears-arguments-over-nhs-proof-of-citizenship-voting-law</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> monetary policy is <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> and markets expect further easing in 2025, chart @sffed <br><a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/fedviews/2025/03/sf-fedviews-march-6-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frbsf.org/research-and-insight</span><span class="invisible">s/publications/fedviews/2025/03/sf-fedviews-march-6-2025/</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>There's little doubt among <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/ECB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECB</span></a> members that current rates are now above that <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutral</span></a> rate and still <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>, which is why there is likely to be agreement on another cut this week, chart @reuters.com <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/ecb-cut-rates-again-march-6-focus-turns-growth-2025-02-27/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/markets/rates-bond</span><span class="invisible">s/ecb-cut-rates-again-march-6-focus-turns-growth-2025-02-27/</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/ECB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECB</span></a> - “The data are showing that the degree of restriction has come down significantly, up to a point where we can no longer say with confidence that our monetary policy is still <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>” @Isabel_Schnabel said, chart @FT <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5b6c9dda-cf93-4994-8f04-13c70b54d52f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/5b6c9dda-cf93-4</span><span class="invisible">994-8f04-13c70b54d52f</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Keir Starmer's Reform-Lite Strategy Reaches Breaking Point”</p><p>by Adam Bienkov in Folded With Adam Bienkov on Substack </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“The Government's attempt to mimic the anti-migrant, anti-refugee politics of Nigel Farage is a recipe for moral degradation and defeat”</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/adambienkov/p/keir-starmers-reform-lite-strategy?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/adambien</span><span class="invisible">kov/p/keir-starmers-reform-lite-strategy?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooper</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HomeOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asylum</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Guidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guidance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Restrictive</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Adverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adverts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Defeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defeat</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>(ending 3-meeting streak of rate cuts)<br>With <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> Funds rate now 100bps below its cycle peak, monetary policy, while still <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>, is closer to <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutral</span></a> than it was just months ago, and there are few reasons to rush further cuts, notes @JPMorganAM</p>
acemaxx<p>Even after four 25bp interest rate cuts, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/ECB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECB</span></a> monetary policy remains <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>, and despite the pledges of no pre-commitments and a meeting-by-meeting approach, further rate <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> are very likely ahead, chart @NordeaMarkets</p>
acemaxx<p>A deposit facility rate of 1.75% @ECB would be still moderately <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> – The ongoing <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/stagnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stagnation</span></a> suggests that monetary policy should be expansionary to avoid <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> falling significantly below @ECB’s target. The <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/real" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>real</span></a> rate should therefore be negative.</p>
acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>euro</span></a> area @ECB ‘s monetary policy is still seen as being in <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> territory, chart @NordeaMarkets</p>
acemaxx<p>(another 125bp of rate cuts by end-2025) Austan Goolsbee @ChicagoFed notes that interest rates remain <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>, so there’s still room to cut borrowing costs to a more neutral level, chart @economics <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/fed-s-goolsbee-says-rates-will-be-a-lot-lower-in-12-18-months" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">24-11-15/fed-s-goolsbee-says-rates-will-be-a-lot-lower-in-12-18-months</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/expectations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expectations</span></a> of further rate cuts in <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/eurozone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurozone</span></a> and <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> are also supported by evidence that interest rates may be <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> at their current levels. Acc. to estimates from @ECB and @SNB_BNS the <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neutral</span></a> level of real short-term interest rates is around zero in both economies, chart @EFGInt</p>
acemaxx<p>(Well, well!) Luis de Guindos: The gradually fading-out of the effects of <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> monetary policy should support both <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a> and <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a>, and exports should contribute to the recovery as global <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demand</span></a> rises, chart @ECB <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2024/html/ecb.sp241106_1~f0309bc1d3.en.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2</span><span class="invisible">024/html/ecb.sp241106_1~f0309bc1d3.en.html</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>It should be noted that at 3.25% @ECB policy rate is still <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> in a context in which the inflation rate is rapidly converging towards the 2% target, chart @EFGInt</p>
acemaxx<p>(weird) The most delayed interest rate cut in human history. @ECB has cut interest rates, but it will maintain the <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> monetary policy by simultaneously revising the growth forecast downwards and thus acknowledging the chronic weakness in <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demand</span></a> in the eurozone.</p>
acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> Chair Powell thinks interest rates are <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a>, that they are slowing the economy and thus should be contributing to reducing <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> - chart @WSJecon <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rate-raise-fe03c0ee" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/economy/federal-reserv</span><span class="invisible">e-interest-rate-raise-fe03c0ee</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>(A repelling infatuation for “soft-landing”) <br><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/ECB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECB</span></a> ’s acerbic dialogue with markets: <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monetary</span></a> policy should remain <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> for now ….</p>
beSpacific<p>How to Report on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prisons</span></a> in Your State. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prisons</span></a> are among the most <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> environments in the United States. <a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/10/04/banned-books-prisons-how-to-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">themarshallproject.org/2023/10</span><span class="invisible">/04/banned-books-prisons-how-to-report</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> Justyna Wydrzynska has been <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sentenced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentenced</span></a> to eight months of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CommunityService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityService</span></a> . <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> has some of the most <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/restrictive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restrictive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/polish-court-convicts-activist-over-abortion-pill-assistance/a-64985714" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/polish-court-convict</span><span class="invisible">s-activist-over-abortion-pill-assistance/a-64985714</span></a></p>