"The United States does not borrow in order to have funds to pay its obligations. It pays its obligations by check (or electronic transfer) as specified by law. It then issues bonds...but it doesn’t have to...[it] pays its bills by issuing checks..What happens or doesn’t happen

Meanwhile, food assistance and health care will be stripped from millions of folks who are struggling. It's cruel, but it cuts the price tag by $1 trillion. A "win" for the deficit hawks.

#Togo "Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled the West African nation since 1967, had previously served for two decades as president, and opposition parties have described his new appointment as a 'constitutional coup' that could extend his rule for life." thestar.com/news/world/afr…

"On July 1, the minimum wage will increase in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.—lifting wages for more than 880,000 workers and collectively raising their earnings by more than $397 million." Economic Policy Institute epi.org/blog/this-july…

En panique, le régime #Togo-lais embauche des trolls turcs qui débarquent à 50 dans mes mentions entre 23h22 et 23h26. Le tout avec des comptes à 20 abonnés qui postent d’habitude sur le bitcoin et les sextoys. Le niveau zéro de l’offensive informationnelle.

BREAKING 🚨🇹🇬 To every African who doesn’t know the reasons for the Uprising in Togo by the youths pls here u go. We dare anyone to come and prove us wrong of any of the reasons listed below. #FreeTogo🇹🇬 #TogoLibre 👇🏾👇🏾

Donald Trump is attacking me because he is desperate to distract from his war on working people. We must and we will fight back.

Gnassingbe’s latest power grab in Togo was met with rare public protests. And unlike past mobilizations, it was young people taking to the streets, Tangi Bihan writes. worldpoliticsreview.com/togo-protests-…

Fed cuts

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The number of first-time homebuyers has plummeted, and is now just half the historical average.

#FreeTogo

« Il y a un malaise sur notre relation avec le Togo. Il faudrait suspendre notre accord de défense et condamner le changement de Constitution », réclame le député Aurélien Taché. Arrêtons de former les tortionnaires de la jeunesse togolaise ! #FreeTogo lemonde.fr/afrique/articl…

Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.

#Togo : Liste (non exhaustive) de détenus politiques. Nom, prénom et date arrestation. 1- ROUYAR STEEVE Juin 2025 2- ZODZI YAO MARIO Juin 2025 3- LITO ARIOH AKEWONE Juin 2025 4- AVORGNON YAWO Juillet 2025 5- KONNOU KOMLA N'KOUNOU Juillet 2025 6- HOUNKPATI ELOM EULOGE Juillet

30 AOÛT 2025 – Du Nord au Sud, un seul cri : Liberté ! ✊ #TogoLibre #M66 #LePeupleUni #FreeTogo Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBÉ muss go

Extremely concerning

Demands for Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé to step down and end his family’s 58-year rule escalated after a former defense minister urged the West African nation’s military to back the people bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Children listening to their daddy

This is the main hospital in Lomé, Togo’s capital. Degraded, inhumane, a place where you go to die. 58 years of one family in power. Faure Gnassingbé has ruled for 20 years, after his father’s 38 years. He amasses luxury collections and invests millions in Pegasus to spy on his