@saramaioli.bsky.social
Economist at @Newcastleuni.bsky.social
So that's going well. China just shut off all imports of U.S. Liquified Natural Gas. There is a lot more at the link: www.ianwelsh.net/china-cuts-t... #EconSky
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The manure is about to hit the fan. Capital Economics estimated on Wednesday that shipments from China to the U.S. could drop by >50%.
So we can just make this stuff in America, right?
Not only do we not make this stuff in America. We don't make the machines that make this stuff in America #EconSky
Via Euronews: Exclusive: US no longer to chair NATO-led group of key allies www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
12.04.2025 08:35 — 👍 32 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1The results are IN for our industrial action ballot! On a 64.0% turnout (our highest ever confirmed %age), 72.2% of voters said they were prepared to strike, with 81.2% prepared to engage in action short of strike.
So what's next? Well. The employer knows where to find us. Time for a chat, perhaps?
Europe fighting back against Trump rhetoric & demands for the sake of Ukraine & us all 👏
With the Russian frozen assets we can replace US support if US to decide not to support Ukraine anymore”
“We have €300 billion worth of Russian frozen assets in Europe, & we need to use it”
🇪🇺 The European Commission has not proposed any deals on minerals to Ukraine, contrary to claims by Politico, says EC spokesperson Thomas Regnier.
"Since 2021, the EU already has a partnership with Ukraine on critical raw materials," he added.
www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2025/02...
This is what happens in dictatorships. All the legacy outlets, establishment and corporate media who kept bending the knee, was it worth it?
The rest of us spent years warning you. Alas.
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
My latest: "This is How Musk and the Broligarchy Are Trying to Steal the Wisconsin Supreme Court"
All eyes should be on Wisconsin as Musk is spending millions to buy a pivotal Supreme Court seat & test a MAGA strategy to capture state courts across the nation.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Photo of protest crowd in front of San Francisco City Hall
Poster of blind Justice. Where law ends tyranny begins
Poster, No one elected Elon.
P poster black lettering on pink paper. "Super callous fragile racist sexist Nazi POTUS."
Some pictures from the anti-oligarch, anti-fascist, pro-democracy San Francisco protests February 17.
(Credit. C.Baskett 2025)
This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
If you - just like me - have troubles with making sense of all the things that happened in the last 3 weeks, know that you are not alone and that this is a deliberate tactic.
But then this 👇comes super helpful, great resource to follow.
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The @welshgovernment.bsky.social have announced £19 million to support the higher education sector.
@welshlabour.bsky.social have listened & stepped up to support higher education 👏
Now it's time for the UK govt to follow Wales' lead 👇
If Republicans are OK with the "Roman Salute" that Musk did then please start using it from now. Exactly how he did it. Begin your press conferences this way. Your Youtube shows. Go for it. Do it in Europe when you're traveling.
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Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
Tech billionaire wades into controversy after shooting right arm on upwards diagonal during celebrations of Trump
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Biggest account so far to quit X, French Newspaper Le Monde with 11m followers
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What will a Trump presidency mean for the UK’s creative industries? Our Head of Policy, Bernard Hay writes in today's @ArtsPro on the day of Trump's inauguration.
Read his opinion piece here:
Hi #EconSky,
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
🧵 New paper uses AI to map global production networks & study recent shifts in global trade: "AI-Generated Production Networks" by @trfetzer.com @econopete.bsky.social @prashantgarg.bsky.social and Bennet Feld.
18.11.2024 16:22 — 👍 57 🔁 21 💬 2 📌 9Well done @thesnp.bsky.social and NHS Scotland for getting to zero cervical cancer cases in Scotland 👏. In England, the Westminster-run NHS is promising to achieve this... by 2040.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-...
Just hot off the press!
With my colleagues Jonathan Jones, Daniel Simandjuntak and Giorgio Fazio.
@creativepec.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-uks-boom...
