Simon Renwick

@Etzello
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I'm a nerd. I like nerdy stuff. I read a lot, especially history. I always love a good civilised chat about politics.

Freedom of speech is extremely important but I wish it wasn't a proxy to discriminate

Two stories, side by side, in the NY Times Technology section.

The rich and both parties are crying about Mamdani. This is good news.

#mamdani #newyorkcity #nyc #nycmayor #democraticsocialism #socialism

Long live the plutocracy, long live the king

Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom? | PBS News https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/whos-paying-for-trumps-300-million-ballroom

Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom?

The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers.

PBS News
@Etzello @samir True, but since there's a countably infinite number of each, there are also twice as many roosters as chickens.
@davidaugust I think the alt text might be missing the main point, which is that the Obama and Biden lines show a steady increase from 100 on inauguration day to around 110 by day 200, while Trump's line shows a precipitous drop to around 90 in only the first 50 days. It's not just the direction of the trendlines, but the *rate* at which Trump's has tanked.

#USPolitics

On March 15 there is a goal for everyone who is upset with #Trump to mail a postcard to the #WhiteHouse. The challenge is to get 1 million or more to the man to let him know that you feel he's doing a despicable job. If you wish, post an image of the postcard to social media with the following hashtag, #TheIdesOfTrump.

https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/760102/?

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POSTCARDS TO TRUMP · Mobilize

On March 15th, mail Donald Trump a postcard that publicly expresses our opposition to him. We, in vast numbers, from all corners of the world, will overwhelm the man with his unpopularity and failure. We will show the media and the politicians what standing with him — and against us — means. And most importantly, we will bury the White House post office in pink slips, all informing Donnie that he’s fired. Each of us — every protester from every march, each congress calling citizen, every boycotter, volunteer, donor, and petition signer — if each of us writes even a single postcard and we put them all in the mail on the same day, March 15th, well: you do the math. No alternative fact or Russian translation will explain away our record-breaking, officially-verifiable, warehouse-filling flood of fury. Hank Aaron currently holds the record for fan mail, having received 900,000 pieces in a year. We’re setting a new record: over a million pieces in a day, with not a single nice thing to say. So sharpen your wit, unsheathe your writing implements, and see if your sincerest ill-wishes can pierce Donald’s famously thin skin. Prepare for March 15th, 2025, a day hereafter to be known as #TheIdesOfTrump Write one postcard. Write a dozen! Take a picture and post it on social media tagged with #TheIdesOfTrump ! Spread the word! Everyone on Earth should let Donnie know how he’s doing. They can’t build a wall high enough to stop the mail. March 15th, mail your messages to: President (for now) Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 ***Copied from a friend

Mobilize

You can tell he's really passionate about the topic by how he makes spelling mistakes and misses words

#USPolitics #trumptariffs #tradewar #econ

Denmark has donated 19 of the F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, and now Trump has ordered an end to US support for their onboard jamming equipment, thereby helping Putin destroy this USD 291,000,000 donation.

This US administration is our enemy, and the sooner our politicians realize that, the safer we are.

https://news.online.ua/en/the-us-is-ending-support-for-ukrainian-f-16s-but-there-is-a-way-out-891472/

The US is ending support for Ukrainian F-16s, but there is a way out

US President Donald Trump's team has ordered the termination of vital support for F-16 fighter jet jamming equipment that Ukraine has. What is important to understand is that this could deprive the Ukrainian Air Force of its most important air countermeasures.

online.ua

This a momentous and dangerous time for Europe.

And we are ready to step up.

Today, we announce the ReArm Europe Plan, a bold initiative to mobilise up to €800 billion for European security.

It will help EU countries quickly and significantly boost expenditures in defence capabilities.

We are in an era of rearmament. And Europe is ready to massively boost its defence spending.

Press release: https://europa.eu/!MFPVMC