Margo Bergman
@ivygarland.bsky.social
It’s only communism if it’s from Karl Marx’s book - otherwise it’s just sparkling communally owned means of production. - CX Walbourn
August 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It’s only communism if it’s from Karl Marx’s book - otherwise it’s just sparkling communally owned means of production. - CX Walbourn
I personally believe Harvard should drop 25 levels of economics PhD rankings just for giving one to the guy who suggested these dumbass tariffs.
April 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I personally believe Harvard should drop 25 levels of economics PhD rankings just for giving one to the guy who suggested these dumbass tariffs.
This is how you handle a constitutional crisis.
April 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This is how you handle a constitutional crisis.
Does the SSA even offer business loans? No. It does not.
March 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Does the SSA even offer business loans? No. It does not.
Reposted by Margo Bergman
It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43
Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said. She was 43 years old. The cause and circumstance...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
Reposted by Margo Bergman
Reposted by Margo Bergman
psssst
unions are so scary they took down our website with worker organizing resources
sure would be a shame if we all shared this
unions are so scary they took down our website with worker organizing resources
sure would be a shame if we all shared this
Home - Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center
The U.S. Department of Labor's Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge (WORK) Center offers information on workers' union rights.
web.archive.org
March 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
psssst
unions are so scary they took down our website with worker organizing resources
sure would be a shame if we all shared this
unions are so scary they took down our website with worker organizing resources
sure would be a shame if we all shared this
We’ve been in a class war for 400 years.
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey believes America is in a "class war, not a political war. We are being tricked to fight amongst each other so that the ultra wealthy can milk us of everything we have" → cons.lv/MntxDI
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’ve been in a class war for 400 years.
Reposted by Margo Bergman
Screw this guy.
BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Screw this guy.
Is embarrassing a new synonym for great?
March 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is embarrassing a new synonym for great?
Reposted by Margo Bergman
37/ After the “alt right” imploded, Thiel began promoting the so-called “new right.” Article from 2022. www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04...
Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets
They’re not MAGA. They’re not QAnon. Curtis Yarvin and the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics.
www.vanityfair.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
37/ After the “alt right” imploded, Thiel began promoting the so-called “new right.” Article from 2022. www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04...
Reposted by Margo Bergman
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
Reposted by Margo Bergman
Reposted by Margo Bergman
in retrospect it's kind of funny that sci fi was like "imagine a world where robots gain sentience, but humanity refuses to grant them personhood" but in reality every loser techbro loser thinks chatgpt deserves more rights than like, actual people
March 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
in retrospect it's kind of funny that sci fi was like "imagine a world where robots gain sentience, but humanity refuses to grant them personhood" but in reality every loser techbro loser thinks chatgpt deserves more rights than like, actual people
Reposted by Margo Bergman
Reposted by Margo Bergman
The U.S. Institute of Peace, a think tank funded by Congress, was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has tried to install new leadership at the institute.
DOGE staff entered the U.S. Institute of Peace with D.C. police help
The U.S. Institute of Peace, a think tank funded by Congress, was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has tried to install new leadership at the institute.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The U.S. Institute of Peace, a think tank funded by Congress, was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has tried to install new leadership at the institute.
Reposted by Margo Bergman
The Constitution is clear: the President can't arrest people he disagrees with.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
March 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Constitution is clear: the President can't arrest people he disagrees with.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
By detaining Mahmoud Khalil — a legal permanent resident whose American wife is 8-months pregnant — Donald Trump seeks to undermine basic freedoms.
We must oppose this move toward authoritarianism.
Reposted by Margo Bergman
Reposted by Margo Bergman
With Elon in charge, SSA clawed back $5,201 from an 82-year-old constituent of mine, Ned, who was falsely labeled as dead.
Ned struggled to correct this mistake because Elon is firing SSA staff and shuttering offices.
This is real waste, fraud, and abuse—thanks to Republicans.
Ned struggled to correct this mistake because Elon is firing SSA staff and shuttering offices.
This is real waste, fraud, and abuse—thanks to Republicans.
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
With Elon in charge, SSA clawed back $5,201 from an 82-year-old constituent of mine, Ned, who was falsely labeled as dead.
Ned struggled to correct this mistake because Elon is firing SSA staff and shuttering offices.
This is real waste, fraud, and abuse—thanks to Republicans.
Ned struggled to correct this mistake because Elon is firing SSA staff and shuttering offices.
This is real waste, fraud, and abuse—thanks to Republicans.
They started small and just worked their way up but Social Security was always the end goal. Come on Grandma and Grandpa- start using that telephone for good.
March 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
They started small and just worked their way up but Social Security was always the end goal. Come on Grandma and Grandpa- start using that telephone for good.
Reposted by Margo Bergman
ICYMI: Elon Musk has once again called for cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
He and Trump are coming for your hard-earned benefits — all so they can pass a giant tax break for billionaires.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He and Trump are coming for your hard-earned benefits — all so they can pass a giant tax break for billionaires.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
White House’s Elon Musk suggests Social Security could face cuts
After labeling Social Security “a Ponzi scheme,” Elon Musk’s offensive against the social-insurance program took another aggressive turn.
www.msnbc.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ICYMI: Elon Musk has once again called for cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
He and Trump are coming for your hard-earned benefits — all so they can pass a giant tax break for billionaires.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
He and Trump are coming for your hard-earned benefits — all so they can pass a giant tax break for billionaires.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...