Trine Christoffersen
@tchristoffersen.bsky.social
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Tonight, I’m thinking about all the families who are deciding whether to get food, medicine, or keep the lights on.
I nearly died rationing my insulin to have enough $ to feed my girls.
No one should face a choice like that while we’re on track to seeing the first trillionaire in modern history.
I nearly died rationing my insulin to have enough $ to feed my girls.
No one should face a choice like that while we’re on track to seeing the first trillionaire in modern history.
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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An ICE officer was “relieved of his duties” and is under investigation after he shoved an Ecuadorean woman whose husband had been arrested and pushed her to the floor at an immigration courthouse in Manhattan, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. nyti.ms/46EMKYP
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An ICE officer was “relieved of his duties” and is under investigation after he shoved an Ecuadorean woman whose husband had been arrested and pushed her to the floor at an immigration courthouse in Manhattan, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. nyti.ms/46EMKYP
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What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
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Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Is the 2026 Election Already in Danger?
Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting.
www.newyorker.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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We have never needed fearlessly pro-democracy media more than we do right now. That is why I started Democracy Docket in 2020 and it is why its 20 person team works around the clock to keep you informed today.
Support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
September 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We have never needed fearlessly pro-democracy media more than we do right now. That is why I started Democracy Docket in 2020 and it is why its 20 person team works around the clock to keep you informed today.
Support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Meta put virtual-reality profit over kids' safety, whistleblowers tell US Congress reut.rs/46bf8lg
Meta put virtual-reality profit over kids' safety, whistleblowers tell US Congress
Facebook parent Meta Platforms put profit from its virtual-reality platform over safety, two former researchers told a Senate panel on Tuesday.
reut.rs
September 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meta put virtual-reality profit over kids' safety, whistleblowers tell US Congress reut.rs/46bf8lg
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Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
August 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
Journalists’ lives are not more important than those of other civilians, but when you attack journalists you stop the world from learning about what is happening
www.irishtimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Sally Hayden: Israel’s targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
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Earlier this year, I made two trips to Sudan, where a terrible civil war has displaced 14 million people. The state is absent, international institutions are weak.Outside powers, motivated by greed and nihilism, have stepped into the vacuum
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like
In a post-American world, greed and nihilism are destroying Sudan.
www.theatlantic.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Earlier this year, I made two trips to Sudan, where a terrible civil war has displaced 14 million people. The state is absent, international institutions are weak.Outside powers, motivated by greed and nihilism, have stepped into the vacuum
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s deportation
DOJ’s move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
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Each time I’m targeted, the volume of hate I receive — online and in correspondence — spikes. Some of it is deranged. Much of it is antisemitic. And it’s deeply conspiratorial. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/im-n...
I’m Not Panicking. I’m Outraged.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Each time I’m targeted, the volume of hate I receive — online and in correspondence — spikes. Some of it is deranged. Much of it is antisemitic. And it’s deeply conspiratorial. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/im-n...
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Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points:
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws
This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws
This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship
August 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points:
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws
This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws
This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship
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"This is what standing up to dictators looks like"
listen to @garrykasparov.bsky.social and Masih Alinejad
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
listen to @garrykasparov.bsky.social and Masih Alinejad
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
This Is What Standing Up to Dictators Looks Like
How to be a dissident, with Masih Alinejad
www.theatlantic.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"This is what standing up to dictators looks like"
listen to @garrykasparov.bsky.social and Masih Alinejad
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
listen to @garrykasparov.bsky.social and Masih Alinejad
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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At least 25 people killed by Israeli gunshots and strikes in Gaza, mostly while seeking food
25 people killed by Israeli gunshots in Gaza mostly while seeking food
According to staff at the Shifa hospital, most of the victims were killed by gunfire as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel.
www.euronews.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“It was a nightmare.”
“(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically.”
“We were like chickens or rats locked up … and they shot us with rubber bullets.”
Words from Venezuelan migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador.
Unimaginable cruelty. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/a...
“(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically.”
“We were like chickens or rats locked up … and they shot us with rubber bullets.”
Words from Venezuelan migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador.
Unimaginable cruelty. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/a...
‘It was a nightmare’: Venezuelans deported from US describe conditions in Salvadoran prison | CNN
For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement.
www.cnn.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“It was a nightmare.”
“(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically.”
“We were like chickens or rats locked up … and they shot us with rubber bullets.”
Words from Venezuelan migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador.
Unimaginable cruelty. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/a...
“(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically.”
“We were like chickens or rats locked up … and they shot us with rubber bullets.”
Words from Venezuelan migrants sent to a prison in El Salvador.
Unimaginable cruelty. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/a...
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Gazans keep dying at the centres. Israel says they are working as intended
A first-hand look at Gaza’s controversial food-distribution sites
Gazans keep dying at the centres. Israel says they are working as intended
econ.st
July 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
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He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
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July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”
Thread 👇
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Israeli troops open fire on Palestinians en route to food distribution site, killing 32
Israeli troops open fire on Palestinians headed to GHF hub, killing 32
The latest attacks come as US, Qatar-led ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appear to stall due to disagreements over Israel’s continued presence and Hamas’ future in the Strip.
www.euronews.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Israeli troops open fire on Palestinians en route to food distribution site, killing 32
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⚡️🇺🇦 Eleven #Ukrainian children have been successfully returned to Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia as part of President Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
The effort was carried out by the Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman with the mediation of the State of Qatar
The effort was carried out by the Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman with the mediation of the State of Qatar
July 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
⚡️🇺🇦 Eleven #Ukrainian children have been successfully returned to Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia as part of President Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
The effort was carried out by the Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman with the mediation of the State of Qatar
The effort was carried out by the Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman with the mediation of the State of Qatar