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  1. A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

    The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
    Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

    More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

  2. A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

    The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
    Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

    More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

  3. A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

    The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
    Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

    More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

  4. A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

    The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
    Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

    More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

  5. A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

    The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

    Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
    Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

    More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

  6. I voted earlier in the #UKLocalElections. Got up to see if my vote made a difference to anything, and although my area hasn't declared yet it looks to be a great night for democracy nationwide¹.

    The overall count though, a predictable lurch to electing right wing xenophobic *twats*. Now, 3:30am, they've had more councillors elected than all the other parties added together.

    ¹ Trying a bit of sarcasm with this, voters will be thinking it's democracy in the literal sense.

    #ukpolitics #populism

  7. Quelle surprise: hucksters promise the sky and then deliver rubbish; typical fraud.

    "I’m the lowest-paid president in the Americas.” That message is unlikely to win over struggling Argentines. Indeed, Mr Milei’s net approval rating has plunged recently. It is now almost minus 30, the worst since he took office in December 2023"
    #Argentina #economics #populism #authoritarianism #corruption #LatinAmerica #strongmen #collapse #markets #JavierMilei
    economist.com/the-americas/202

  8. Quelle surprise: hucksters promise the sky and then deliver rubbish; typical fraud.

    "I’m the lowest-paid president in the Americas.” That message is unlikely to win over struggling Argentines. Indeed, Mr Milei’s net approval rating has plunged recently. It is now almost minus 30, the worst since he took office in December 2023"
    #Argentina #economics #populism #authoritarianism #corruption #LatinAmerica #strongmen #collapse #markets #JavierMilei
    economist.com/the-americas/202

  9. Quelle surprise: hucksters promise the sky and then deliver rubbish; typical fraud.

    "I’m the lowest-paid president in the Americas.” That message is unlikely to win over struggling Argentines. Indeed, Mr Milei’s net approval rating has plunged recently. It is now almost minus 30, the worst since he took office in December 2023"
    #Argentina #economics #populism #authoritarianism #corruption #LatinAmerica #strongmen #collapse #markets #JavierMilei
    economist.com/the-americas/202

  10. Quelle surprise: hucksters promise the sky and then deliver rubbish; typical fraud.

    "I’m the lowest-paid president in the Americas.” That message is unlikely to win over struggling Argentines. Indeed, Mr Milei’s net approval rating has plunged recently. It is now almost minus 30, the worst since he took office in December 2023"
    #Argentina #economics #populism #authoritarianism #corruption #LatinAmerica #strongmen #collapse #markets #JavierMilei
    economist.com/the-americas/202

  11. Quelle surprise: hucksters promise the sky and then deliver rubbish; typical fraud.

    "I’m the lowest-paid president in the Americas.” That message is unlikely to win over struggling Argentines. Indeed, Mr Milei’s net approval rating has plunged recently. It is now almost minus 30, the worst since he took office in December 2023"
    #Argentina #economics #populism #authoritarianism #corruption #LatinAmerica #strongmen #collapse #markets #JavierMilei
    economist.com/the-americas/202

  12. U.K. Local Elections Leave Two-Party Politics Behind

    On May 7, voters across the United Kingdom will elect new local councils, municipal authorities, and devolved national…
    #NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #Britain #Economics #Elections #Europe #GB #GreatBritain #homepage_regional_europe #Politics #Populism #UK
    newsbeep.com/uk/567981/

  13. How to protect France from an Orbán-style takeover.

    What if the National Rally wins, in one of Europe’s most centralised states?

    Step by step, Emmanuel Macron has been executing what looks like a plan to protect France’s institutions in case the populist right wins next year’s presidential election.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260428

    #France #Politics #NationalRally #FarRight #Populism #Government

  14. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/116436

    71-minute deep dive

    Overview of #Orban defeat in #Hungary

    Effect on movement of #Trump, even as he blasphemes

    Can a hard-right movement take hold in my new home of #Ireland?

    What we can — and must — do to bring back hope, decency, and tolerance

    #HardRight #Populism

  15. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/116436

    71-minute deep dive

    Overview of #Orban defeat in #Hungary

    Effect on movement of #Trump, even as he blasphemes

    Can a hard-right movement take hold in my new home of #Ireland?

    What we can — and must — do to bring back hope, decency, and tolerance

    #HardRight #Populism

  16. RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/116436

    71-minute deep dive

    Overview of #Orban defeat in #Hungary

    Effect on movement of #Trump, even as he blasphemes

    Can a hard-right movement take hold in my new home of #Ireland?

    What we can — and must — do to bring back hope, decency, and tolerance

    #HardRight #Populism

  17. Looks like #Bulgaria’s #Radev might be taking over the role of ousted #Orban in the #EU, and make no bones about it. Radev will be calling for a rapprochement with #Putin if he gets to head the new government… Not good…

    Why do the traditionally conservative electorates of the #Balkans confuse #nationalism with #populism? I guess decades of #Soviet propaganda is hard to shake off. One might start believing that sustained #brain-washing of a populations has an epigenetic effect…

    Seriously, with #Right-WIng #Fascism everywhere in #Europe, it may pay the EU to have another look at laws, regulations and processes to carve off ‘recalcitrant’ members when common ideals are compromised by #turncoats.

    “Radev has called for renewing ties with Moscow and criticised supplying Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. He also opposed the 10-year defence agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine in March, and has been accused by critics of being too pro-Russian.”

    Read more:
    aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/e

  18. Looks like #Bulgaria’s #Radev might be taking over the role of ousted #Orban in the #EU, and make no bones about it. Radev will be calling for a rapprochement with #Putin if he gets to head the new government… Not good…

    Why do the traditionally conservative electorates of the #Balkans confuse #nationalism with #populism? I guess decades of #Soviet propaganda is hard to shake off. One might start believing that sustained #brain-washing of a populations has an epigenetic effect…

    Seriously, with #Right-WIng #Fascism everywhere in #Europe, it may pay the EU to have another look at laws, regulations and processes to carve off ‘recalcitrant’ members when common ideals are compromised by #turncoats.

    “Radev has called for renewing ties with Moscow and criticised supplying Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. He also opposed the 10-year defence agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine in March, and has been accused by critics of being too pro-Russian.”

    Read more:
    aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/e

  19. Looks like #Bulgaria’s #Radev might be taking over the role of ousted #Orban in the #EU, and make no bones about it. Radev will be calling for a rapprochement with #Putin if he gets to head the new government… Not good…

    Why do the traditionally conservative electorates of the #Balkans confuse #nationalism with #populism? I guess decades of #Soviet propaganda is hard to shake off. One might start believing that sustained #brain-washing of a populations has an epigenetic effect…

    Seriously, with #Right-WIng #Fascism everywhere in #Europe, it may pay the EU to have another look at laws, regulations and processes to carve off ‘recalcitrant’ members when common ideals are compromised by #turncoats.

    “Radev has called for renewing ties with Moscow and criticised supplying Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. He also opposed the 10-year defence agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine in March, and has been accused by critics of being too pro-Russian.”

    Read more:
    aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/e

  20. Looks like #Bulgaria’s #Radev might be taking over the role of ousted #Orban in the #EU, and make no bones about it. Radev will be calling for a rapprochement with #Putin if he gets to head the new government… Not good…

    Why do the traditionally conservative electorates of the #Balkans confuse #nationalism with #populism? I guess decades of #Soviet propaganda is hard to shake off. One might start believing that sustained #brain-washing of a populations has an epigenetic effect…

    Seriously, with #Right-WIng #Fascism everywhere in #Europe, it may pay the EU to have another look at laws, regulations and processes to carve off ‘recalcitrant’ members when common ideals are compromised by #turncoats.

    “Radev has called for renewing ties with Moscow and criticised supplying Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. He also opposed the 10-year defence agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine in March, and has been accused by critics of being too pro-Russian.”

    Read more:
    aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/e

  21. Looks like #Bulgaria’s #Radev might be taking over the role of ousted #Orban in the #EU, and make no bones about it. Radev will be calling for a rapprochement with #Putin if he gets to head the new government… Not good…

    Why do the traditionally conservative electorates of the #Balkans confuse #nationalism with #populism? I guess decades of #Soviet propaganda is hard to shake off. One might start believing that sustained #brain-washing of a populations has an epigenetic effect…

    Seriously, with #Right-WIng #Fascism everywhere in #Europe, it may pay the EU to have another look at laws, regulations and processes to carve off ‘recalcitrant’ members when common ideals are compromised by #turncoats.

    “Radev has called for renewing ties with Moscow and criticised supplying Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion. He also opposed the 10-year defence agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine in March, and has been accused by critics of being too pro-Russian.”

    Read more:
    aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/e

  22. The impossible promise: are we witnessing the return of fascism?

    Some of today’s far right is openly violent and undemocratic – and even in its less extreme forms, far-right populism is a profound threat.

    But that doesn’t mean it is just a re-run of history.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260418

    #Fascism #Politics #History #FarRight #Democracy #Populism #Longread

  23. Decades of economic decline has ‘broken’ Britons, pushing one fifth of people into poverty and towards political Reform

    The Union Jack flutters on a telegraph pole. Once a symbol of might and power it is now…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #Blackburn #Business #Costofliving #CostofLivingCrisis #Economics #England #hull #NigelFarage #Populism #poverty #povertycrisis #ReformUK #SocialHousing #UK #ukpolitics #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/515443/