This popped into my head today youtu.be/ft0vkKCadgk?...

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Stop Musk! Change the law on political donations On 31st March, MPs will debate the petition that 140,000 of us signed - to stop overseas billionaires polluting our politics: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Make sure your MP attends - email them now: www.writetothem.com

Fuck fuck what the fuck... cc: @chunklz.bsky.social

Overview of AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, "Alternative for Germany") re: positions, strategy/tactics, messaging, key figures, a bit of history and what their current success might mean for the upcoming elections (note that Germany has proportional representation) youtu.be/Evh-fCA8Tv4?...

It's a good time to read this piece.