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The Economist @economist.com · 03/04/2025

Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq

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The Economist @economist.com · 27/03/2025

Israel’s expansionism is a danger to others—and itself econ.st/3Rn8Tnm

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The Economist @economist.com · 27/03/2025

Is Elon Musk remaking America’s government, or breaking it? There are three possible outcomes for DOGE econ.st/42bGqGf

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The Economist @economist.com · 27/02/2025

If you want a good life, inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society econ.st/3QDUfYu

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The Economist @economist.com · 27/02/2025

A mafia-like struggle for global power has begun, with rules that do not suit America. Other countries are already planning for a lawless era econ.st/3DbeFFe

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The Economist @economist.com · 21/02/2025

America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president econ.st/4kb0dOg

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The Economist @economist.com · 21/02/2025

Europe has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain. This is how it must respond to the threat posed by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin econ.st/4gSbyQp

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The Economist @economist.com · 17/01/2025

The president-elect’s second term will not only be more disruptive than his first; it will also undermine a vision of foreign policy that has dominated America since the second world war econ.st/4aiHls9

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The Economist @economist.com · 09/01/2025

Africa does not require saving. It needs less paternalism, less complacency and corruption—and more capitalism econ.st/3C0lXeu

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The Economist @economist.com · 09/01/2025

Could a man who makes ugly promises of mass expulsion actually fix America’s immigration system? He will have to follow these three steps econ.st/3WcG4gk

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Kevin Young @kevinyoung.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Lots of talk in turn-of-year media predictions about alternative sources of organic traffic. Excitingly @economist.com has reached 1m followers on WhatsApp Channels, one of the new platforms we’re trying. Sign up for free to receive three suggested stories per day: www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

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The Economist @economist.com · 02/01/2025

Tech bros and MAGA diehards are at odds over Trumponomics. But from the chaos and contradiction something good might just emerge econ.st/3W1cMkw

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2024

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

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The Economist @economist.com · 20/12/2024

Step into Christmas with our double issue—and see whether you can identify all of the stories on our cover. Here’s how we put it together: econ.st/3BNopEQ

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

My last column of the year: We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins. In 1991 Kevin was the most popular name in France, Germany and the Netherlands. It was a working-class phenomenon, which the urbane elite has been much amused by. But the joke was on the elite. www.economist.com/europe/2024/...

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We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins

How an American name became a European diagnosis

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Delighted to win this, especially in such a strong category 🥳

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

“For a while there have been warnings of a ‘tripledemic’ of Covid, flu and RSV this winter, but with rising cases of norovirus this could fast become a ‘quad-demic’”

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NHS busier than ever heading into winter

NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/12/2024

A craze for betting is sweeping over America. It should be celebrated, not feared econ.st/4fYTrIL

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/12/2024

No budget, no government. It is hard to see how France’s deep political crisis can be resolved econ.st/4f1M3Lp

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Kevin Young @kevinyoung.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Great to see @livmoloney.bsky.social talking about @economist.com’s new video strategy here:

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Ali Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Our new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it🔬🧠🦠🧵Your weekend read👇 @cellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell-host-mi...

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The Economist @economist.com · 28/11/2024

Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better. Read our interview with Javier Milei: econ.st/4eQ5xTo

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The Economist @economist.com · 28/11/2024

How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir Putin econ.st/4i7mkEa

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Marie Segger @mariesegger.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hey Bluesky! You can follow the @economist.com data team here if you want to see more of our analysis and charts in your feed go.bsky.app/BJSsLHw

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

He forgot the first rule: don't get high on your own supply www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Chart by The Economist showing tweets by Elon Musk from 2014 to 2024, by time of day. There is a considerable increase in volume after he bought Twitter at the end of 2022, and fallow periods throughout the day seem to dwindle

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The Economist @economist.com · 21/11/2024

People should have the right to choose the manner of their death. Britain’s Parliament must not squander a rare chance to enrich fundamental liberties by voting against a law allowing assisted dying econ.st/490xBC0

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The Economist @economist.com · 21/11/2024

The American state needs an overhaul, and Donald Trump has a mandate for disruption. But Musk-led reform risks creating a new problem for the country: the emergence of a combustible, corrupt oligarchy econ.st/3Z7r6sO

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Matt Navarra @mattnavarra.com · 19/11/2024

Wave of news publishers arrive on Bluesky as sign-ups surge Publications including @economist.com, @theweekmagazine.bsky.social, The i News, @kentonline.bsky.social and @itvnews.bsky.social have joined Bluesky in the past week pressgazette.co.uk/social_media... #journalism

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

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Kevin Young @kevinyoung.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Want to know what to look out for over the next year? The World Ahead 2025 is here. @economist.com’s annual guide begins with ten trends to watch, from @tomstandage.bsky.social: econ.st/40UAmCN

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The Economist @economist.com · 18/11/2024

👋 Hello, Bluesky! go.bsky.app/VP5EvGW

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