William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Other Fox personalities have been warning of a downturn or a recession. Meanwhile, a new NBC poll finds Trump’s approval on the economy is sinking. Yet he’s forging ahead with his tariffs and rarely bothers talking about the economy anymore."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> <br>/2</p>
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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Fox News personalities are panicking about President Trump’s economy. Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, who has begun loudly sounding the alarm about Trump’s tariffs, lost patience with a Trump official on Tuesday, and walked through the reasons why business leaders are unhappy with the chaos Trump has unleashed."</p><p>~ Greg Sargent</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&chash=0609154fa35b3194026346c9cac2a248.1514&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?a</span><span class="invisible">ction=social&chash=0609154fa35b3194026346c9cac2a248.1514&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In two months, the United States has experienced the worst outbreak of measles in decades. The stock markets have suffered heavy losses. Prices of household items and food have risen.</p><p>In two months, the United States has become more of a pariah than a partner concerning human rights, global security, environmental protection, and goodwill."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stagflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stagflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GlobalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSecurity</span></a> <br>/3</p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/priceofeggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>priceofeggs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"'I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. And there are always periods of, it takes a little time. It takes a little time, but I think it should be great for us,' Trump said."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br>/9</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The US president predicted that his economic goals would take time and a period of transition to bear fruit. But when asked in an interview with the Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures 'are you expecting a recession this year?' he demurred."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br>/8</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>As The Guardian reports, Mr. Trump addressed topics of recession and inflation today, stating, "It should be great for us":</p><p>"Donald Trump on Sunday refused to rule out the possibility that the US economy will head into recession this year and that inflation will rise, as his chaotic trade tariffs policy cause uncertainty and market turbulence."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br>/7</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/trump-recession-trade-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/09/trump-recession-trade-tariffs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The about-face about this clear-as-day promise reminds me so much of this quote from Hannah Arendt about lies and totalitarian leaders:</p><p>'In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and nothing was true.'"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a><br>/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"It’s fair to say that these high egg prices have become a symbol of how Trump’s focused on just about everything BUT this 'Day One' promise. And how that promise is badly broken—and with his erratic tariff and other policies, will likely get a lot worse before it gets better.</p><p>So faced with this broken promise, how does Trump respond?</p><p>Yesterday, he posted on article whose headline was: 'Shut Up About Egg Prices.'”</p><p>~ David Pepper</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/sunday-painting-cc1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">davidpepper.substack.com/p/sun</span><span class="invisible">day-painting-cc1</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"He has also gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which forced companies engaged in fraud to repay billions of dollars to consumers.</p><p>Second, how dare he! Trump ran a fraudulent campaign on the premise that he would bring down prices (which were already going down under Biden) on day one and that he would make a peace deal in Ukraine before he even took office—or in 24 hours."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"It’s Sunday, and Trump is saying we all need to 'shut up.' Seriously. He just posted a headline that reads: 'Shut up about egg prices—Trump is saving consumers billions.'</p><p>First, he is causing consumers to lose 'trillions,' not 'save billions.' Trump has tanked the markets, causing trillion-dollar losses to 401(k)s and pensions."</p><p>~ Ben Meiselas</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a><br>/3</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-demands-we-shut-upwe-get-louder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meidasplus.com/p/trump-demands</span><span class="invisible">-we-shut-upwe-get-louder</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Boston Globe provides a graphic showing the steep rise in cost of eggs in the Boston area.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/16</p><p><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/03/data/boston-egg-prices-rise-bird-flu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bostonglobe.com/2025/03/03/dat</span><span class="invisible">a/boston-egg-prices-rise-bird-flu/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The United States Department of Agriculture says egg prices are expected to increase far more than other foods in 2025. The USDA’s 2025 Food Price Outlook predicts that egg prices will rise more than 20% this year, compared to the roughly 2% increase they predict for food prices overall."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/16</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The price for a dozen large, grade-A eggs in the United States averaged $4.95 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s higher than the $4.82 per dozen record set in January 2023."</p><p>~ Joseph Hernandez</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/15</p><p><a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article301191889.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kansascity.com/news/local/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle301191889.html</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“'All told, for example, the prices of computers and electronic goods are estimated to rise by more than 10%, clothes by 7.5% and cars by 6.1%,' former car czar Steven Rattner explained. 'The CEO of Target has said that produce prices (we get a lot from Mexico) could rise in the next several days. The CEO of Ford has said that tariffs would ‘blow a hole’ in the auto industry.'”</p><p>~ Jen Rubin</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/14</p><p><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-economic-trainwreck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/trum</span><span class="invisible">ps-economic-trainwreck</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>As Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last note, Trump campaigned by harping on the economy and inflation, to gin up anger among potential voters, then dropped the subject like a hot potato. Because he cannot bring prices down, never intended to do so, and has no plan to do so. His interest is in encriching himself and cronies.</p><p>But voters willingly drank the Kool-Aid.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/13</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_3Na_QjMnM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=a_3Na_QjMn</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Meanwhile:</p><p>"Higher prices have been the dominant issue for the last few years and concerns aren’t going anywhere. Instead of fighting to lower prices, Trump raised costs. This was his decision and his decision alone. Any fair-minded analyst will call nonsense."</p><p>~ Dan Pfeiffer</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/12</p><p><a href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-win-the-message-war-on-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-wi</span><span class="invisible">n-the-message-war-on-tariffs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The Trump administration has said it is eliminating more than 90% of the US Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60bn in overall US assistance around the world."</p><p>~ Jem Bartholomew</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a><br>/9</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/first-thing-trump-administration-to-cut-more-than-90-of-usaid-foreign-aid-contracts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/27/first-thing-trump-administration-to-cut-more-than-90-of-usaid-foreign-aid-contracts</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"And so here we are. Remarkably, we have gone from an economy that was the 'envy of the world' to 'a scary place to invest' in the brief time the Musk-Trump administration has been in power."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/8</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"And, hard as they may try, not even Fox News or the rest of the captive MAGA media can hide inflation, layoffs, and consistently bad economic news. That is a problem for a president who misled the voters by campaigning on how easily he would 'bring down' prices."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PriceofEggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceofEggs</span></a> <br>/7</p>
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