Teri Olle
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Impressive visualization on the ways that the wealthy have successfully manipulated US politics to avoid paying taxes
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Impressive visualization on the ways that the wealthy have successfully manipulated US politics to avoid paying taxes
Terrific thread puts the Republican “Bigly benefits for billionaires” bill in high relief with pie charts. Elected reps knowingly harming the people who elected them is an odd choice. Let’s make sure it’s glaringly obvious what they’re doing.
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Terrific thread puts the Republican “Bigly benefits for billionaires” bill in high relief with pie charts. Elected reps knowingly harming the people who elected them is an odd choice. Let’s make sure it’s glaringly obvious what they’re doing.
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Imagine paying $3,000 MORE a year on your student loans—just so billionaires get a massive tax cut. That’s conservatives’ #BillionaireTaxScam in action.
May 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Imagine paying $3,000 MORE a year on your student loans—just so billionaires get a massive tax cut. That’s conservatives’ #BillionaireTaxScam in action.
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Major League Baseball and the Dodgers will be lavishing praise on Jackie Robinson today.
Spare me.
These same folks have had nothing to say as the Trump administration tries to erase Robinson and everything he fought for.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Spare me.
These same folks have had nothing to say as the Trump administration tries to erase Robinson and everything he fought for.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
How to honor Jackie Robinson? Defend his legacy from those who wish to erase him. | Opinion
Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.
www.usatoday.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Major League Baseball and the Dodgers will be lavishing praise on Jackie Robinson today.
Spare me.
These same folks have had nothing to say as the Trump administration tries to erase Robinson and everything he fought for.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Spare me.
These same folks have had nothing to say as the Trump administration tries to erase Robinson and everything he fought for.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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UPDATE: A third law firm — Wilmer Hale — has filed suit against Trump this AM, represented by veteran Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. Clement says the executive orders are flagarantly unconstitutional and violate separation of powers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
UPDATE: A third law firm — Wilmer Hale — has filed suit against Trump this AM, represented by veteran Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement. Clement says the executive orders are flagarantly unconstitutional and violate separation of powers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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This is shameful. Law firms that choose their bottom lines over democracy by caving in & agreeing to work for Trump to advance his agenda are doing nothing but advance authoritarianism.
This is how democracies die & Skadden should be ashamed of itself.
This is how democracies die & Skadden should be ashamed of itself.
Major Law Firm Makes Deal to Avoid Punitive Executive Order, Trump Says
The president said the firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom had agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono work on issues that he supports.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is shameful. Law firms that choose their bottom lines over democracy by caving in & agreeing to work for Trump to advance his agenda are doing nothing but advance authoritarianism.
This is how democracies die & Skadden should be ashamed of itself.
This is how democracies die & Skadden should be ashamed of itself.
This is the only correct response. Bravo Jenner & Block.
Good for Jenner & Block! A great law firm shows what courage and professional leadership looks like in a difficult time. They deserve our thanks and support. apnews.com/article/trum...
Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming second firm to do so
A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees.
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is the only correct response. Bravo Jenner & Block.
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Good for Jenner & Block! A great law firm shows what courage and professional leadership looks like in a difficult time. They deserve our thanks and support. apnews.com/article/trum...
Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming second firm to do so
A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees.
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Good for Jenner & Block! A great law firm shows what courage and professional leadership looks like in a difficult time. They deserve our thanks and support. apnews.com/article/trum...
Exactly this. Shameful and cowardly.
Hungary’s Orban is Trump’s role model. Orban is now banning Budapest Pride & authorizing facial recognition for anyone who attends.
This is why it’s so alarming that corporations in the U.S. are pulling out of Pride. They’re absolutely complicit, as are all corporations abandoning LGBTQ people.
This is why it’s so alarming that corporations in the U.S. are pulling out of Pride. They’re absolutely complicit, as are all corporations abandoning LGBTQ people.
Hungary’s government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event
Ruling coalition continues its crackdown on LGBTQ+ people under its ‘child protection’ legislation
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Exactly this. Shameful and cowardly.
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Pet Out the Vote for Judge Crawford · WisDems
Join us to Pet Out the Vote (POTV) at UW this Spring for Judge Susan Crawford.
www.mobilize.us
March 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier.
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
March 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier.
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”
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New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
Feeling like you should do something but not sure what will make a difference? THIS will. Ben and the WisDems have been organizing WI (my home state) and have notched the kind of structural wins that make the stuff we want possible. It’s not magic. It’s work. Support this race.
Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Feeling like you should do something but not sure what will make a difference? THIS will. Ben and the WisDems have been organizing WI (my home state) and have notched the kind of structural wins that make the stuff we want possible. It’s not magic. It’s work. Support this race.
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New @consumerreports.org study finds that AI voice-cloning tools make it too easy for scammers to impersonate voices. Most companies tested fail to have meaningful safeguards in place to protect consumers from unauthorized voice cloning. Read more in NBC here: www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it
Voice cloning programs — most of which are free- have flimsy barriers to prevent nonconsensual impersonations, a new report finds.
www.nbcnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
New @consumerreports.org study finds that AI voice-cloning tools make it too easy for scammers to impersonate voices. Most companies tested fail to have meaningful safeguards in place to protect consumers from unauthorized voice cloning. Read more in NBC here: www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
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So now Elon says he wants to send you cash through a DOGE Dividend?
Trust me, there is no bigger fan of direct cash than me. But this is a scam. (1/5)
Trust me, there is no bigger fan of direct cash than me. But this is a scam. (1/5)
March 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
So now Elon says he wants to send you cash through a DOGE Dividend?
Trust me, there is no bigger fan of direct cash than me. But this is a scam. (1/5)
Trust me, there is no bigger fan of direct cash than me. But this is a scam. (1/5)
One of the things you should be able to count on is the absolute privacy of your taxpayer data -- it's protected by law. Any request for private taxpayer information must be rejected for what it is: a violation of the law, and of taxpayer trust.
The federal government must prioritize the protection of taxpayer data. The DHS request to access taxpayer data would violate critical privacy expectations and deliberately targets and harms immigrant families. 1/
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally
Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and also asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One of the things you should be able to count on is the absolute privacy of your taxpayer data -- it's protected by law. Any request for private taxpayer information must be rejected for what it is: a violation of the law, and of taxpayer trust.
Excited to be a cosponsor of SB 53, and appreciate @scottwiener.bsky.social’s leadership on this issue. 🙌
I introduced new AI safety & innovation legislation. Advances in AI are exciting & promising. They also bring risk. We need to embrace & democratize AI innovation while ensuring the people building AI models can speak out.
SB 53 does two things: 🧵
SB 53 does two things: 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Excited to be a cosponsor of SB 53, and appreciate @scottwiener.bsky.social’s leadership on this issue. 🙌
Love some Wisconsin populism.
“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." – Hosea 8:7
Trump, Musk, and the entire GOP keep sowing the wind.
The whirlwind is here. 🧵
Trump, Musk, and the entire GOP keep sowing the wind.
The whirlwind is here. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Love some Wisconsin populism.
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In addition to moving us closer & closer to a police state, this is an exceptionally effective way to signal to undocumented people that paying taxes is a direct path to getting deported.
🚨SCOOP: DHS recently requested IRS provide home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for suspected undocumented immigrants 🚨
IRS rejected the request on privacy grounds, but is negotiating on how to cooperate with DHS without breaking the law.
IRS rejected the request on privacy grounds, but is negotiating on how to cooperate with DHS without breaking the law.
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally
Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and also asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In addition to moving us closer & closer to a police state, this is an exceptionally effective way to signal to undocumented people that paying taxes is a direct path to getting deported.
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#CyberCivilDefense: I can be Paul Revere if you really need it
Last week, I spoke momentarily to the emerging network of networks that helps defend the country, early days. Here are my talking points, where I try to say a lot in a few words.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyberc...
Last week, I spoke momentarily to the emerging network of networks that helps defend the country, early days. Here are my talking points, where I try to say a lot in a few words.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyberc...
February 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#CyberCivilDefense: I can be Paul Revere if you really need it
Last week, I spoke momentarily to the emerging network of networks that helps defend the country, early days. Here are my talking points, where I try to say a lot in a few words.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyberc...
Last week, I spoke momentarily to the emerging network of networks that helps defend the country, early days. Here are my talking points, where I try to say a lot in a few words.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyberc...
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Commentary:
The window for shaping the next digital economy won’t stay open forever. Already, the biggest tech companies are spending billions to entrench their advantage in compute. cal.news/3WagqZt
📝 Natalie Foster
The window for shaping the next digital economy won’t stay open forever. Already, the biggest tech companies are spending billions to entrench their advantage in compute. cal.news/3WagqZt
📝 Natalie Foster
If California actually wants to lead on AI, it can't let 3 companies hog the infrastructure | Opinion
California lawmakers can’t let "CalCompute," which could help rebalance the access and development of AI, die after the veto of SB 1047.
cal.news
January 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The big idea buried in California’s AI bills left on the cutting room floor…
@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social @tarensk.bsky.social @c-hughes.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @teriolle.bsky.social @roybahat.com @economicsecurityproject.org
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social @tarensk.bsky.social @c-hughes.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @teriolle.bsky.social @roybahat.com @economicsecurityproject.org
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
If California actually wants to lead on AI, it can't let 3 companies hog the infrastructure | Opinion
California lawmakers can’t let "CalCompute," which could help rebalance the access and development of AI, die after the veto of SB 1047.
calmatters.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The big idea buried in California’s AI bills left on the cutting room floor…
@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social @tarensk.bsky.social @c-hughes.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @teriolle.bsky.social @roybahat.com @economicsecurityproject.org
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social @tarensk.bsky.social @c-hughes.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @teriolle.bsky.social @roybahat.com @economicsecurityproject.org
calmatters.org/commentary/2...