Tim Zee4d ago

A protesting crowd threw rocks at a corrupt populist president who was out campaigning.
The president was Javier Milei of Argentina.
#JavierMilei #Argentina #populists

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250827-argentina-milei-campaign-corruption-protest

Argentina's Milei pelted with stones on campaign trail amid corruption protests

Argentine President Javier Milei was pelted with stones by protesters near Buenos Aires on Wednesday while campaigning amid a corruption scandal, AFP reported. His motorcade was attacked but Milei was unhurt and swiftly evacuated by security, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said on X.

FRANCE 24
Thomas Matern 🇪🇺Aug 8

The #war of aggression against #Ukraine, the trade dispute with #Trump, the deaths in #Gaza, and the #populists at home …

No matter the topic - our own military defense capabilities, negotiating on equal terms, standing up for human dignity, providing humanitarian aid, or simply implementing sanctions by majority decision: #Europe and the #EU are currently demonstrating their inability to act on a daily basis.

This cannot go on! #EuropeUnite #ReformEU 🇪🇺

Populist.in 💥 PopulismAug 7
»A new generation of #populists is showing #Democrats how to #defeat #Trump.« https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/07/populists-democrats-defeat-trump?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
A new generation of populists is showing Democrats how to defeat Trump

In difficult races, Democrats are leaning into economic populism with promising results

The Guardian
Populist.in 💥 PopulismJun 23
»The #RepublicanMegabill’s Horrible Compromise: The #populists and the #techright competed to supply the GOP’s new policy. The president has picked the least-attractive ideas from each.« https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/06/trump-worst-possible-economic-plan/683284/?Populist.in #FactCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement
The Republican Megabill’s Horrible Compromise

The populists and the tech right competed to supply the GOP’s new policy. The president has picked the least-attractive ideas from each.

The Atlantic
A.StringerJun 21

"#Social/ #cultural issues provide the bedrock of support for #rightwingpopulists, but it is often #economicissues that can tip the balance between these #populists winning or losing #electoralraces."

mainly macro: Is the decline of #democracy inevitable?
https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/06/is-decline-of-democracy-inevitable.html

Is the decline of democracy inevitable?

        From 2025 V-DEM report In global terms autocracies are on the rise, and democracies are declining. According to the V-Dem Institute ...

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jun 21

#RustBelt #Voters Are Sick of Both #Parties

#Polling shows #Americans are ready to support #independent #populists running on #economic platforms. But what they don’t want is anything associated with the #DemocraticParty’s brand.

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/rust-belt-voters-independent-party

Rust Belt Voters Are Sick of Both Parties

Polling shows Americans are ready to support independent populists running on economic platforms. But what they don’t want is anything associated with the Democratic Party’s brand.

AgJun 14
Interesting piece on the #populists’ playbook. TLDR difficult to get rid of them, with a depressing conclusion that America’s institutions might be so corroded by the end of #Trump’s term that he won’t have to leave.
https://on.ft.com/4mXzSVh
The strongman’s MO

A study of political movements worldwide assesses the populists’ playbook — and how Donald Trump fits in

Financial Times
Hans van ZijstJun 3
Today is a good day. Our #government has fallen, finally. The coalition of #fascists and #populists couldn't agree on even the colour of shite, and #Wilders has finally thrown in the towel.

They've achieved absolutely nothing in the last year, nothing but infighting, complaining about others and countless Twitter-fitties.

So, new #elections. Let's hope the simpletons who voted for the fascist #PVV party of Geert Wilders have finally seen that he's full of shit, and his promises are less than cheap.

#politics #Netherlands
Social.woefdram.nl

Strandvogel ⊥ ResistJun 2
There hasn't been a left government in The Netherlands for over 20 years. #Populists are framing #left as "left #elite", scaring people who are afraid of #change (adressing #climatechange, fairer distibution of wealth). #Rightextremists are winning because of lies and hatred.
Jan HeisinenJun 1

#Populists still growing in #Poland. If only both of them were not populists... Ahh, when will #politics be a respected game again with people willing to serve their country and not their parties...

#sad #elections #Europe #Europa #EU #UE