<![CDATA["The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp.]]>"The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. ...Voters in this country twice elected a president with no ethics, no empathy and no end to his narcissism."

"Easily the worst president in U.S. history…."

~ Thomas B. Edsall


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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/trump-legacy-history-presidents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.gJGK.v0d2cceYoEpO&smid=url-share

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https://youtu.be/5G9DNx7xIIc?si=De8_mUeRRBvdmCtQ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sevachina/statuses/116449717581734732https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sevachina/statuses/116449717581734732Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:14:12 GMT]]>@wdlindsy
https://youtu.be/5G9DNx7xIIc?si=De8_mUeRRBvdmCtQ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sevachina/statuses/116449715994811685https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sevachina/statuses/116449715994811685Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:14:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:43:21 GMT]]>“'Lock him up.' Exclamation points. Having trouble sleeping, Donald?

By 6 a.m., Trump was on the phone with the New York Post, announcing that 'good news' on U.S.-Iran negotiations could come 'as soon as Friday.' ...

Trump officials privately admitted to CNN that his invented concessions actively damaged the talks before they could get off the ground. But he continues to lie. And sadly, many in the corporate media continue to report his lies as the truth."


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449594703622146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449594703622146Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:43:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:57 GMT]]>"Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

~ Ben Meiselas


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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-afternoon-news-updates-cc1

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449589150101290https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449589150101290Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:41:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:19:23 GMT]]>@KathyLK @wdlindsy

I was done with NYT when Krugman walked.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/116449264519879988https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/116449264519879988Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:19:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:27 GMT]]>Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

~ Patrick Wintour


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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/trump-one-man-whatsapp-group-diplomacy-derailing-peace-talks

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449072097440342https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449072097440342Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:23:21 GMT]]>"Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

~ Aaron Parnas


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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-democrats-pledge-maximum-warfare

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449044142499439https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116449044142499439Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:23:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:08 GMT]]>@wdlindsy

We subscribe to the NYT though we cancelled our subscription to the Washington Post when Bezos took over.

I don't read it every day, though my SO does. I like the Science, Wirecutter, Television, and Book Review sections. Occasionally they'll publish an opinion column that I read, or a "breaking news" story. I also subscribe to former NYT columnists' substacks, like Paul Krugman's.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/KathyLK/statuses/116448964705605864https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/KathyLK/statuses/116448964705605864Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:54:00 GMT]]>@wdlindsy they spilled some of the pocket change to Slovene far right (government at the time) as well

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/116448928789565552https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/116448928789565552Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:53:52 GMT]]>@wdlindsy No shit. But he didn't elect himself. The real problem is that the people who did could easily do worse in the future because they are unable to realize the consequences of electing someone utterly unqualified to be president.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/drreid/statuses/116448928218319180https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/drreid/statuses/116448928218319180Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:45:33 GMT]]>@wdlindsy Trump's mass firings have sucked thousands of dollars out of my life (to pay for caregiving out-of-pocket). i am needing disability support, but Regional Center supporting me has been delayed by "staff shortages" in Social Security.

I'm struggling to afford food rn. Food prices have gone up significantly, without SS being raised equally to inflation. Every year, I can afford less and less. Cutting back on more and more, and currently restricting myself from eating due to the costs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GreenRoc/statuses/116448895528356767https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GreenRoc/statuses/116448895528356767Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:45:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:36 GMT]]>@grammasaurus I agree.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448891801521190https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448891801521190Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:16 GMT]]>@KathyLK I agree that NYT is very often reprehensible as it betrays its journalistic mission. I have never subscribed to it and will not do so. At the same time, I read articles there which are cited by commentators whose commentary I really do value.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448890497520723https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448890497520723Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:43 GMT]]>@wdlindsy

The New York Times certainly did its bit to portray Biden as too old to hold office, while it sanewashed . It's a little late for any of these pundits to be complaining about now

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/KathyLK/statuses/116448872596174966https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/KathyLK/statuses/116448872596174966Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:02 GMT]]>@wdlindsy I’ll never understand why the NYT features an opinion piece saying “worst prez ever” but they won’t put that headline on the front page.

Years ago they should have said “massively unfit for office” or “impeachment now!“ or “must resign!”
but no….they’ve engaged in sanewashing him and now they seem too scared to change course.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/grammasaurus/statuses/116448869891068810https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/grammasaurus/statuses/116448869891068810Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:35:59 GMT]]>@wdlindsy I wouldn't be surprised if a fax machine is involved in some part of that process.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116448857886625260https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116448857886625260Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:35:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:34:53 GMT]]>"The real damage Orbán did has yet to be measured. But we can start by following the money. For when Orbán returned to power in 2010 with a parliamentary supermajority, he transformed the Hungarian state, not only to entrench his own power but to enrich himself and his allies."

~ Anne Applebaum


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https://anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/goulash-authoritarianism

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448853571020453https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448853571020453Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:34:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:34:04 GMT]]>"This is consistent with the view that a significant number of Americans believed Trump’s impossible promises about the economic miracles he would conjure into being, but now realize that they were lied to. And, in my view, this explains why Americans are so intensely angry and pessimistic about the economy now — significantly more so than under Biden."


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448850377474269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448850377474269Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:33:47 GMT]]>"[G. Elliott] Morris has shown that low-information voters — defined as voters who don’t know which party controls Congress, but that is surely closely correlated with low education levels — pushed Trump over the top in 2024, but have turned hard against him since then."


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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bad-vibes-and-broken-promises

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448849283970418https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448849283970418Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:33:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:32:31 GMT]]>"Zach Everson of Public Citizen pointed out that Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who controls the sovereign wealth of the United Arab Emirates, has directed hundreds of millions to Trump personally, buying 49% of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial and investing $2 billion of WLF’s USD1 stablecoin."

~ Heather Cox Richardson


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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-21-2026

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448844282396490https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448844282396490Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:32:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:57 GMT]]>"Bailouts are typically reserved for countries with deep economic ties to the U.S. to avoid adverse consequences for the American economy. But the UAE is not a major trading partner of the U.S."


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448842046317859https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448842046317859Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:31 GMT]]>"On Tuesday, President Trump said he is considering a financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an autocratic state experiencing an economic downturn due to the war in Iran. If the Trump administration does use public resources to rescue the UAE, it will be assisting a country that has partnered extensively with the Trump Organization and the Trump family."

~ Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims


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https://popular.info/p/trump-floats-taxpayer-bailout-for

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448840379492123https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448840379492123Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:30:35 GMT]]>"Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448836650552006https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448836650552006Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:30:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:59 GMT]]>(continued from /2)

"Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448834325980894https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toad.social/users/wdlindsy/statuses/116448834325980894Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:59 GMT