atbe.bsky.social
@atbe.bsky.social
All Things Being Equal has contributing writer Debbie Albano dispacthed to the Roger Ebert Film Festival in Champaign, IL. She will be sending us reviews. Here's one:
www.allthingsbeingequal.net/culture-and-...
Review: Does John Ford’s “classic” film THE SEARCHERS promote or challenge America’s racist and anti-egalitarian traditions? — All Things Being Equal
This film may be responsible in no small measure for the persistent racism of the U.S. towards the native people of North America. The lead character, Ethan Edwards, a former Confederate soldier,...
www.allthingsbeingequal.net
April 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted
April 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
What does "America First" mean? Let's explore and see why Trump isn't putting Americans first but rather putting us in peril.
www.allthingsbeingequal.net/news-and-ana...
Part I: Is Trump Putting America First–or in Danger?: The Question of Trade — All Things Being Equal
Trump is not correcting a trade imbalance; he’s creating one to the detriment of not just U.S. businesses and the U.S. economy but to the material lives of Americans living in that economy who will be...
www.allthingsbeingequal.net
April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reposted
it is truly wild that, as the authors here note, every argument against the plain text reading of the citizenship clause requires twists, turns, contortions and leaps that would make simone biles look like an amateur
The Birthright Citizenship Clause Means Exactly What It Says: The Textual and Historical Implausibility of Alternative Interpretations Offered by the Trump Administration and Conservative Commentators...
UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone discuss the scope and original intent of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, particularly in response to a....
verdict.justia.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Reposted
The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reposted
DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America.

Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.
March 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reposted
🇺🇸👀🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Reposted
Holy shit! Check out how angry the crowd is at Republican Rep. Keith Self’s town hall in Wylie, Texas today.

That’s another huge angry crowd in a deep red district!
March 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reposted
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump wants to starve the beast--meaning put an end to deliberative democratic government to usher in oligarchic rule.
www.allthingsbeingequal.net/features-and...
How to Understand Trump’s “Starve the Beast” Politics and the Authoritarian Agenda — All Things Being Equal
As Bruce Bartlett explained the concept in a 2007 article, “The idea is that if revenues are unilaterally reduced, this reduction will lead to a higher budget deficit, which will force legislators to ...
www.allthingsbeingequal.net
March 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reposted
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM