Leander Brown
@galaxiesbulge.bsky.social
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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A 10 day hearing began today in Texas to determine if the GOP's new rigged map will remain in place or be struck down for 2026. The best way to stay informed on what is happening is to subscribe to Democracy Docket, the media outlet I started in 2020, for times like these. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A 10 day hearing began today in Texas to determine if the GOP's new rigged map will remain in place or be struck down for 2026. The best way to stay informed on what is happening is to subscribe to Democracy Docket, the media outlet I started in 2020, for times like these. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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Boeing paid its CEO $18 million for 4 months of work while taking away health care benefits from 3200 machinists in St. Louis who have been on strike for 2 months & were making as little as $18 an hour.
I say to the CEO of Boeing: End your greed. Sign a fair union contract NOW.
I say to the CEO of Boeing: End your greed. Sign a fair union contract NOW.
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Boeing paid its CEO $18 million for 4 months of work while taking away health care benefits from 3200 machinists in St. Louis who have been on strike for 2 months & were making as little as $18 an hour.
I say to the CEO of Boeing: End your greed. Sign a fair union contract NOW.
I say to the CEO of Boeing: End your greed. Sign a fair union contract NOW.
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Here's where we are:
Republicans have shut down the government.
Why?
They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.
We won't let them.
Republicans have shut down the government.
Why?
They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.
We won't let them.
Where We Are With The Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here's where we are:
Republicans have shut down the government.
Why?
They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.
We won't let them.
Republicans have shut down the government.
Why?
They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.
We won't let them.
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Republicans are doubling our insurance premiums. They are throwing 15 million people off their health care.
As a result, tens of thousands will unnecessarily die so that the 1% can get a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
Unacceptable. We cannot allow it.
As a result, tens of thousands will unnecessarily die so that the 1% can get a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
Unacceptable. We cannot allow it.
October 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Republicans are doubling our insurance premiums. They are throwing 15 million people off their health care.
As a result, tens of thousands will unnecessarily die so that the 1% can get a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
Unacceptable. We cannot allow it.
As a result, tens of thousands will unnecessarily die so that the 1% can get a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
Unacceptable. We cannot allow it.
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I could not be prouder of the work my firm is doing to protect voting rights and voters from the current Department of Justice.
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I could not be prouder of the work my firm is doing to protect voting rights and voters from the current Department of Justice.
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To my fellow parents: The HPV vaccine prevents >90% of cancers caused by HPV 💉
That’s why we pediatricians recommend it for kids ages 9-12, when their immune systems respond strongest and before they’re exposed to the virus
Talk to your healthcare provider to get your questions answered 🤗 #medsky
That’s why we pediatricians recommend it for kids ages 9-12, when their immune systems respond strongest and before they’re exposed to the virus
Talk to your healthcare provider to get your questions answered 🤗 #medsky
October 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
To my fellow parents: The HPV vaccine prevents >90% of cancers caused by HPV 💉
That’s why we pediatricians recommend it for kids ages 9-12, when their immune systems respond strongest and before they’re exposed to the virus
Talk to your healthcare provider to get your questions answered 🤗 #medsky
That’s why we pediatricians recommend it for kids ages 9-12, when their immune systems respond strongest and before they’re exposed to the virus
Talk to your healthcare provider to get your questions answered 🤗 #medsky
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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@theonion.com buying Infowars in a forced auction sale due to Alex Jones defamation suit loss gives me unbounded schadenfreude.
Fuck Alex Jones and his remnant soul.
Fuck Alex Jones and his remnant soul.
November 14, 2024 at 2:50 PM
@theonion.com buying Infowars in a forced auction sale due to Alex Jones defamation suit loss gives me unbounded schadenfreude.
Fuck Alex Jones and his remnant soul.
Fuck Alex Jones and his remnant soul.