The Clampdown (ITIS)
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Wealth inequality is at the root of democratic decline. Tell your politicians who are playing dumb: “It’s the inequality, stupid!”. Support community, build power, demand more.
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It has never been more clear that unaccountable systems of wealth are the PRIMARY destructive element of our politics, economy, and society as a whole. Unchecked abuse of all kinds. The current US admin is just the latest, purest personification of this trend.
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The US is creating a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Trump's & Rubio's blockade is punishing the Cuban people, not the regime.
We must learn from 6 decades of failed Cuba-policy & reverse course.
We must learn from 6 decades of failed Cuba-policy & reverse course.
Cuba’s Food and Water Supplies Threatened Under U.S. Pressure, U.N. Says
Mexico, Chile and other countries said they were rushing aid to the Caribbean island, but economists said it would do little to alleviate the crisis
www.wsj.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The US is creating a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Trump's & Rubio's blockade is punishing the Cuban people, not the regime.
We must learn from 6 decades of failed Cuba-policy & reverse course.
We must learn from 6 decades of failed Cuba-policy & reverse course.
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Curtis Guy Yarvin (1973), also known as dark unlightenment blogger Dorkus Malorkus.
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Curtis Guy Yarvin (1973), also known as dark unlightenment blogger Dorkus Malorkus.
The culture war destroying our democracies didn’t originate with regressive AM-radio hosts, it was always seeded “intellectually” and monetarily by the billionaire class eager to cash in (& power up) on the chaos of a distressed political landscape.
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The culture war destroying our democracies didn’t originate with regressive AM-radio hosts, it was always seeded “intellectually” and monetarily by the billionaire class eager to cash in (& power up) on the chaos of a distressed political landscape.
US history has been constant battles (one after another) of pro v anti-democracy forces. The growing mass concentration of wealth made the anti-democracy resurgence of our time inevitable.
Will this final battle be lost, democracy smothered in the night by the silk pillows of plutocrat pedophiles?
Will this final battle be lost, democracy smothered in the night by the silk pillows of plutocrat pedophiles?
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
US history has been constant battles (one after another) of pro v anti-democracy forces. The growing mass concentration of wealth made the anti-democracy resurgence of our time inevitable.
Will this final battle be lost, democracy smothered in the night by the silk pillows of plutocrat pedophiles?
Will this final battle be lost, democracy smothered in the night by the silk pillows of plutocrat pedophiles?
Epstein and extreme wealth inequality are the same problem, the same system. The sole focus on exposing punishing the individual monsters ignores the system that still generates them. This is a very important and clarifying take from Barry.
youtu.be/sS33crOQvrM
youtu.be/sS33crOQvrM
Your Brain Won't Let You See What Epstein Really Was - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Epstein and extreme wealth inequality are the same problem, the same system. The sole focus on exposing punishing the individual monsters ignores the system that still generates them. This is a very important and clarifying take from Barry.
youtu.be/sS33crOQvrM
youtu.be/sS33crOQvrM
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M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Big Tech used to be willing to be anti-democratic when it protected their profits, but now they are now feverishly anti-democratic because they see it as essential to their profits.
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Big Tech used to be willing to be anti-democratic when it protected their profits, but now they are now feverishly anti-democratic because they see it as essential to their profits.
If corporations are people, why don’t they pay taxes like people?
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
If corporations are people, why don’t they pay taxes like people?
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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How are you doing in the market?
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
How are you doing in the market?
CATO has been bringing “Carthago delenda est” energy to defending basic truth in politics, and I’m here for it.
👀 CATO INSTITUTE: “Biden didn’t cause the border crisis… Many believe Biden caused this increase in migration by reducing border enforcement. However, data challenges this narrative — the crisis began before Biden took office and ended before he left.” www.cato.org/blog/biden-d...
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
CATO has been bringing “Carthago delenda est” energy to defending basic truth in politics, and I’m here for it.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Those ancient aliens must have been mighty impressed by the ancient Egyptians. I bet they were like, hey we were going to help you build all these pyramids and monuments but looks like you dudes and dudettes have this all under control, carry on.
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Those ancient aliens must have been mighty impressed by the ancient Egyptians. I bet they were like, hey we were going to help you build all these pyramids and monuments but looks like you dudes and dudettes have this all under control, carry on.
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From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
“I watched the All-American Half-Time Show”
“Which one?”
“Which one?”
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
“I watched the All-American Half-Time Show”
“Which one?”
“Which one?”
“Pallentier” 😆
February 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
“Pallentier” 😆
What if AI isn’t a bubble that can burst, as much as a black hole? It destroys the value invested into it due to the profit vs cost not resolving, but meanwhile sucks away the value of all other formerly profitable services (and thus employment, wages & economic benefit) that it is “replacing”?
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
What if AI isn’t a bubble that can burst, as much as a black hole? It destroys the value invested into it due to the profit vs cost not resolving, but meanwhile sucks away the value of all other formerly profitable services (and thus employment, wages & economic benefit) that it is “replacing”?
When the government is most unlawful, Libertarians are most silent.
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
When the government is most unlawful, Libertarians are most silent.
IDEA: corporations must pay additional taxes equal to (or some multiple of) what they spend on political lobbying.
At least until a proper overhaul of tax law and evasion laws.
At least until a proper overhaul of tax law and evasion laws.
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
IDEA: corporations must pay additional taxes equal to (or some multiple of) what they spend on political lobbying.
At least until a proper overhaul of tax law and evasion laws.
At least until a proper overhaul of tax law and evasion laws.
The world cannot afford billionaires.
February 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The world cannot afford billionaires.
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🔔 Join us and the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network for a discussion on best practices for protecting data and devices for journalists, featuring Jen Nelson and FPF's Harlo Holmes, Martin Shelton, and @abigail-lp.bsky.social.
🗓️ Feb. 10, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
RSVP: cpj.org/usjanpaneldata
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RSVP: cpj.org/usjanpaneldata
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
🔔 Join us and the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network for a discussion on best practices for protecting data and devices for journalists, featuring Jen Nelson and FPF's Harlo Holmes, Martin Shelton, and @abigail-lp.bsky.social.
🗓️ Feb. 10, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
RSVP: cpj.org/usjanpaneldata
🗓️ Feb. 10, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
RSVP: cpj.org/usjanpaneldata
“Politics, in catastrophic times, becomes a matter of punishing the weak rather than preventing the disasters brought by the strong” - @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
“Politics, in catastrophic times, becomes a matter of punishing the weak rather than preventing the disasters brought by the strong” - @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Yes, many of them WILL follow Trump off a moral cliff.
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Yes, many of them WILL follow Trump off a moral cliff.
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Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...