Skalvester Skallone
@skalvesterskallone.bsky.social
@martinomalley.bsky.social social security needs help
August 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@martinomalley.bsky.social social security needs help
@booker.senate.gov Called congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey office, they hung up on me for being rude, while their boss is out there destroying Federal pensions, while at the same time planning on taking his soon, you know, since he’s been rotting in congress for 40 years
May 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@booker.senate.gov Called congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey office, they hung up on me for being rude, while their boss is out there destroying Federal pensions, while at the same time planning on taking his soon, you know, since he’s been rotting in congress for 40 years
@roguenasa.altgov.info I would watch out for your potential new director, Jared Isaacman, he either has no concept of language or can only say the words, “senator my interview was with the President of the United States”
April 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@roguenasa.altgov.info I would watch out for your potential new director, Jared Isaacman, he either has no concept of language or can only say the words, “senator my interview was with the President of the United States”
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Brand Trump: Toxic Uncertainty
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April 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Brand Trump: Toxic Uncertainty
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THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -
April 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -
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American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
@mcuban.bsky.social I’ve got an investment for you, the Pittsburgh Pirates. I know you’ve shown interest before, maybe make another offer. Reports say now that the Pirates are somehow losing money, even with Paul Skenes, that’s a management issue, not a product issue, the time might be right.
March 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social I’ve got an investment for you, the Pittsburgh Pirates. I know you’ve shown interest before, maybe make another offer. Reports say now that the Pirates are somehow losing money, even with Paul Skenes, that’s a management issue, not a product issue, the time might be right.
@mcuban.bsky.social serious question, since none of my friends are even millionaires, and you seem like a reasonable billionaire, how much is enough? And why does it seem like you’re way more comfortable with your net worth than guys like Musk and Zuckerberg are with theirs despite having more?
March 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social serious question, since none of my friends are even millionaires, and you seem like a reasonable billionaire, how much is enough? And why does it seem like you’re way more comfortable with your net worth than guys like Musk and Zuckerberg are with theirs despite having more?
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Fyi, my new piece in @bostonreview.bsky.social about the history of calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” and how attacks on Social Security have often marked the opening wedge of a broader war on public goods.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme - Boston Review
Today’s attacks are just the latest form of backlash to the New Deal.
www.bostonreview.net
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fyi, my new piece in @bostonreview.bsky.social about the history of calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” and how attacks on Social Security have often marked the opening wedge of a broader war on public goods.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
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In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
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Everyone together now!
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Everyone together now!
I propose a general workers strike. Nobody works, except essential life saving and emergency services. We can show the oligarchs that they are the 1% and we, the 99% will not be ruled by them, that they exist because we allow them to exist.
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I propose a general workers strike. Nobody works, except essential life saving and emergency services. We can show the oligarchs that they are the 1% and we, the 99% will not be ruled by them, that they exist because we allow them to exist.
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We cannot afford to have an unelected billionaire DESTROY our Social Security system and STEAL our earned benefits!
March 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We cannot afford to have an unelected billionaire DESTROY our Social Security system and STEAL our earned benefits!
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It’s borderline criminal.
March 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It’s borderline criminal.
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When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling.
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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
wrd.cm
March 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling.
wrd.cm/3XA0IHP
wrd.cm/3XA0IHP
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Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
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There’s been zero explanation for this given but it seems exceedingly likely it’s pure retaliation for the Maine governor challenging Trump. Really sick.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
www.pressherald.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There’s been zero explanation for this given but it seems exceedingly likely it’s pure retaliation for the Maine governor challenging Trump. Really sick.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
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The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers.
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Trump Administration Forces Maine Parents To Visit Social Security Offices To Register Newborns
The Social Security Administration canceled contracts that allowed Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.
www.huffpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers.
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Ronald Reagan was wrong when he said the government is the problem not the solution. This statement was fundamentally wrong. Government is the only solution to the world’s problems. Business will only help if they make money in the process, that just holding the world hostage. Reagan was wrong.
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ronald Reagan was wrong when he said the government is the problem not the solution. This statement was fundamentally wrong. Government is the only solution to the world’s problems. Business will only help if they make money in the process, that just holding the world hostage. Reagan was wrong.
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
Yet Van Drew was the deciding vote, his office stated that he didn’t vote to cut Medicaid, the math doesn’t add up, to cut the $880 billion, even if they cut everything in E&C it would still require $100 of billions in cuts to Medicaid
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Some Republicans fear Medicaid cuts could cost them their jobs
The possibility of Medicaid cuts has become a headache for the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress — and has handed Democrats a potent issue ahead of 2026 elections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yet Van Drew was the deciding vote, his office stated that he didn’t vote to cut Medicaid, the math doesn’t add up, to cut the $880 billion, even if they cut everything in E&C it would still require $100 of billions in cuts to Medicaid
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Voted for Trump, now have buyer’s remorse? The Trump philosophy seems to be his version of FAFO. Don’t buy anything on the 28th unless you absolutely have to.
#Resist
#Resist
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Voted for Trump, now have buyer’s remorse? The Trump philosophy seems to be his version of FAFO. Don’t buy anything on the 28th unless you absolutely have to.
#Resist
#Resist
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New: Trump Media paid director Donald Trump Jr. $813,000 in 2024—nearly a quarter of its annual revenue.
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump Media Paid Donald Trump Jr. Nearly A Quarter Of Its Annual Revenue. He Attended Just Two Board Meetings
Despite missing most board meetings, Donald Trump Jr. took in $813,000 from Trump Media—just as he gained control over more than half the company’s shares.
www.forbes.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New: Trump Media paid director Donald Trump Jr. $813,000 in 2024—nearly a quarter of its annual revenue.
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Sure you already knew this, but it feels like it could use a little light right about now, hope you could help
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Sure you already knew this, but it feels like it could use a little light right about now, hope you could help
Column | Are federal workers lazy? Let’s look at the data.
As Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service targets federal workers, we investigate how hard those folks have been working for their government paychecks.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Sure you already knew this, but it feels like it could use a little light right about now, hope you could help
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Sure you already knew this, but it feels like it could use a little light right about now, hope you could help