John Keenan
@johnhkeenan.bsky.social
Corporate governance analyst, AFSCME. Views expressed are my own.
Is foreign money helping fund the #DarkMoney war on woke capitalism? According to this guy, yes.
‘England said financial support from abroad has been critical for conservatives who take on large companies and their "harmful" policies’
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‘England said financial support from abroad has been critical for conservatives who take on large companies and their "harmful" policies’
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Exclusive: Nonprofit leader urges fight against 'woke capitalism'
(The Center Square) - A bill designed to protect the United States' court system from foreign influence is too broad, according to Trent England, director of the nonprofit Save Our
www.thecentersquare.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Is foreign money helping fund the #DarkMoney war on woke capitalism? According to this guy, yes.
‘England said financial support from abroad has been critical for conservatives who take on large companies and their "harmful" policies’
www.thecentersquare.com/national/art...
‘England said financial support from abroad has been critical for conservatives who take on large companies and their "harmful" policies’
www.thecentersquare.com/national/art...
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Imagine that.
Sociologists come to shocking conclusion: Trump’s biggest supporters are motivated by bigotry and want him to hurt the people they dislike. (gift link) www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Is Trump’s base racist? Social scientists begin to weigh in
Is President Donald Trump’s base racist? Social scientists are beginning to weigh in
www.sfchronicle.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Imagine that.
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Really proud to put this out today. State & local governments and pension funds need to stop investing in Israel's genocide, not just because it's immoral (although that alone is reason enough), but also because Israel's genocide bonds are a bad investment acrecampaigns.org/research_pos...
Downgraded by War - Action Center on Race and the Economy
Downgraded by War: Rising Debt and Credit Downgrades Make Israeli Bonds Increasingly Risky Bet for U.S. Investors As Israel’s military campaigns in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria continue, Israel’s deb...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Really proud to put this out today. State & local governments and pension funds need to stop investing in Israel's genocide, not just because it's immoral (although that alone is reason enough), but also because Israel's genocide bonds are a bad investment acrecampaigns.org/research_pos...
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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
May 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Every one of these is more important than the mental acuity of the former President. We are in trouble. Focus.
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every one of these is more important than the mental acuity of the former President. We are in trouble. Focus.
Michael Gerson’s columns are worth revisiting. Before South Africans, it was Norwegians.
‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’
www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...
‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’
www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...
Michael Gerson: Trump is at war with the central ideal of the Republic
Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist. It is not the same as arguing for a high…
www.lubbockonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Michael Gerson’s columns are worth revisiting. Before South Africans, it was Norwegians.
‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’
www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...
‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’
www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...
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New from FACT's
@ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term."
Read the call for greater tax transparency here:
@ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term."
Read the call for greater tax transparency here:
US Pharma Investors Deserve Transparency to Understand Tax Risks
Opinion: FACT Coalition's Ian Gary says large pharmaceutical companies such as Merch & Co. should be more transparent about their tax practices.
news.bloombergtax.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from FACT's
@ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term."
Read the call for greater tax transparency here:
@ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term."
Read the call for greater tax transparency here:
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BREAKING: We're launching Put Families First, a new campaign with @aft.org, @neatoday.bsky.social & @seiu.org, urging Congress to put our communities before billionaire tax breaks. Together, we're defending our schools, hospitals and public services from cruel and unnecessary funding cuts.
May 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
BREAKING: We're launching Put Families First, a new campaign with @aft.org, @neatoday.bsky.social & @seiu.org, urging Congress to put our communities before billionaire tax breaks. Together, we're defending our schools, hospitals and public services from cruel and unnecessary funding cuts.
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Anti-union extremists burst into applause after voting to GUT Medicaid & health programs for 13.7 million people to pay for billionaire tax breaks.
Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!
Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!
May 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Anti-union extremists burst into applause after voting to GUT Medicaid & health programs for 13.7 million people to pay for billionaire tax breaks.
Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!
Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!
Trump Dementia Watch, week 17.
“But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.”
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“But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.”
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
'Sleepy Don' sparks dementia fears after forgetting to sign executive order
The moment has caused a stir online and has continued to feed into speculation that the 78-year-old Trump is not as mentally fit as he claims
www.irishstar.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Trump Dementia Watch, week 17.
“But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.”
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
“But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.”
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
“Despite some progress, the world’s largest multinational corporations – many with unprecedented monopoly power – continue to shift hundreds of billions in profits ever year to tax havens.”
#TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social
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#TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social
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Lessons from Australia: Let the sunshine in! - Tax Justice Network
Our friends and colleagues in Australia of the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research, Tax Justice Network Australia, and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney...
taxjustice.net
May 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“Despite some progress, the world’s largest multinational corporations – many with unprecedented monopoly power – continue to shift hundreds of billions in profits ever year to tax havens.”
#TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social
taxjustice.net/2025/05/12/l...
#TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social
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I love B’more!
(We luv it hun!)
(We luv it hun!)
May Day protesters march from Baltimore's Penn Station down St. Paul Street to join other protest groups at McKeldin Square.
📹: @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social
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📹: @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social
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May 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I love B’more!
(We luv it hun!)
(We luv it hun!)
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Ugh. It's happening. The economy shrank in the first quarter, at an annual rate of -0.3%.
The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.
The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.
April 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ugh. It's happening. The economy shrank in the first quarter, at an annual rate of -0.3%.
The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.
The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.
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Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, we mourn for the three AFSCME members we lost this year: Ronald Silver, Timothy Cartwell, and Davis Martinez. ✊This year, we passed the Davis Martinez Act, which holds public sector employers accountable for workers’ safety for the first time.
April 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, we mourn for the three AFSCME members we lost this year: Ronald Silver, Timothy Cartwell, and Davis Martinez. ✊This year, we passed the Davis Martinez Act, which holds public sector employers accountable for workers’ safety for the first time.
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Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
April 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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Many New Yorkers in new survey call for Schumer to step down
More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday. The Mar…
thehill.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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Everyone deserves to retire with dignity! We refuse to let the Trump administration take away our Social Security! We're standing strong, #AFSCMESTRONG! 💪💚
April 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Everyone deserves to retire with dignity! We refuse to let the Trump administration take away our Social Security! We're standing strong, #AFSCMESTRONG! 💪💚
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Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder and student activist, was at his citizenship interview when he was kidnapped by ICE agents.
Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.
Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.
Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
April 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder and student activist, was at his citizenship interview when he was kidnapped by ICE agents.
Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.
Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.
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America doesn’t have a spending problem. We have a revenue problem.
Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay
Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
America doesn’t have a spending problem. We have a revenue problem.
Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay
Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay
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1. The Trump administration claims that a program to protect rural Alabamans from raw sewage is racist so it is canceling the program as part of its crackdown on "DEI"
According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect."
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According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect."
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Trump administration cancels program to protect Alabamans from raw sewage
On January 20, President Trump's first day back in office, he issued an executive order requiring the federal government to terminate "all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and 'diversity...
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April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
1. The Trump administration claims that a program to protect rural Alabamans from raw sewage is racist so it is canceling the program as part of its crackdown on "DEI"
According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect."
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According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect."
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Power, Obligation and the Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/power...
Power, Obligation and the Universities
In the mid-80s, when I was a teenager, I had a brief...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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This made me laugh out loud.
‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’
‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’
“The 2024 election wasn’t a restaurant where you could order cheaper eggs but politely ask for the server to hold the fascism. You’re still getting the fascism, and your eggs aren’t just overpriced now, they’re broken and rotten.”
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Yes, they voted for this
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you brought me in."
www.publicnotice.co
April 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This made me laugh out loud.
‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’
‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’
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POINT OF ORDER: I just can’t let this go. I won’t let this go. Four service members died and our president, our leader, has said nothing. They died in Europe and Europeans honored our fallen solders. Our president, vice president, crickets. I’m disgusted still.
April 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
POINT OF ORDER: I just can’t let this go. I won’t let this go. Four service members died and our president, our leader, has said nothing. They died in Europe and Europeans honored our fallen solders. Our president, vice president, crickets. I’m disgusted still.
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GOP still seems like fav to hold Florida 6 but cld go either way. After first few days of early voting Ds were actually slightly ahead. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/p...
April 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
GOP still seems like fav to hold Florida 6 but cld go either way. After first few days of early voting Ds were actually slightly ahead. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/p...