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Tax. The. Rich.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Tax. The. Rich.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy literally wrote the Citizens United decision that is destroying democracy — and yet he’s now on a media tour saying he’s worried about democracy’s survival.
And somehow not one media outlet he’s granted an interview has asked him about Citizens United.
And somehow not one media outlet he’s granted an interview has asked him about Citizens United.
Anthony Kennedy Is Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This
The retired Supreme Court Justice who authored Citizens United is suddenly worried about the future of democracy.
www.levernews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Justice Anthony Kennedy literally wrote the Citizens United decision that is destroying democracy — and yet he’s now on a media tour saying he’s worried about democracy’s survival.
And somehow not one media outlet he’s granted an interview has asked him about Citizens United.
And somehow not one media outlet he’s granted an interview has asked him about Citizens United.
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This is what turning San Francisco's political leadership over to tech billionaires has done to our city. Rents and evictions are surging. For billionaires, this is cause for celebration. For everyone else, it's a disaster.
Rather than address it, City Hall seems determined to add fuel to the fire.
Rather than address it, City Hall seems determined to add fuel to the fire.
S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase
San Francisco rentals are leasing faster and pricing higher than they have at any point since the pandemic.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is what turning San Francisco's political leadership over to tech billionaires has done to our city. Rents and evictions are surging. For billionaires, this is cause for celebration. For everyone else, it's a disaster.
Rather than address it, City Hall seems determined to add fuel to the fire.
Rather than address it, City Hall seems determined to add fuel to the fire.
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Logan Hollarsmith from San Francisco was a captain in the Gaza flotilla, & one of hundreds held in Israeli prison.
Mission Local learned tonight that he & 17 other U.S. citizens will be released. But his family wasn't told where he'll be sent.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-n...
Mission Local learned tonight that he & 17 other U.S. citizens will be released. But his family wasn't told where he'll be sent.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-n...
Gaza flotilla detainee from S.F. to be released from Israeli prison
His mother, who's been fighting for her son Logan Hollarsmith's release from Israel, said only one San Francisco official has reached to her.
missionlocal.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Logan Hollarsmith from San Francisco was a captain in the Gaza flotilla, & one of hundreds held in Israeli prison.
Mission Local learned tonight that he & 17 other U.S. citizens will be released. But his family wasn't told where he'll be sent.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-n...
Mission Local learned tonight that he & 17 other U.S. citizens will be released. But his family wasn't told where he'll be sent.
missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-n...
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Last month Judge Diane Goodstein blocked SC from giving DOJ voter data.
Last week Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ condemned Goodstein's ruling.
Yesterday Stephen Miller called "left wing judges & lawyers" as "terrorists requiring force."
Today Judge Goodstein's home is on fire, investigated for arson.
Last week Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ condemned Goodstein's ruling.
Yesterday Stephen Miller called "left wing judges & lawyers" as "terrorists requiring force."
Today Judge Goodstein's home is on fire, investigated for arson.
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Last month Judge Diane Goodstein blocked SC from giving DOJ voter data.
Last week Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ condemned Goodstein's ruling.
Yesterday Stephen Miller called "left wing judges & lawyers" as "terrorists requiring force."
Today Judge Goodstein's home is on fire, investigated for arson.
Last week Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ condemned Goodstein's ruling.
Yesterday Stephen Miller called "left wing judges & lawyers" as "terrorists requiring force."
Today Judge Goodstein's home is on fire, investigated for arson.
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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"Corruption is why hedge funds get to buy up all the houses in your neighborhood, driving you out of the market and then your corporate landlord ignores your calls during a gas leak." - @ossoff.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"Corruption is why hedge funds get to buy up all the houses in your neighborhood, driving you out of the market and then your corporate landlord ignores your calls during a gas leak." - @ossoff.bsky.social
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I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
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In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
By @stephannnnie.bsky.social
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“An old white woman got on the train and immediately pointed at me and told me to correct how I was sitting. I refused, so she went to the conductor and complained. The conductor called the police and stopped the train. The police told me to leave the train.”
Alex O'Keefe, Award-Winning Black Screenwriter, Pulled From Train After White Woman Objects To How He Was Sitting
Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning Black screenwriter, was pulled from a train by the police after a white woman objected to his posture.
www.blackenterprise.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“An old white woman got on the train and immediately pointed at me and told me to correct how I was sitting. I refused, so she went to the conductor and complained. The conductor called the police and stopped the train. The police told me to leave the train.”
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In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned
Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed
Co-host of Fox & Friends issued on-air apology for ‘extremely callous’ remark
www.independent.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In a civilized society, a person who suggested murdering unhoused people would be forever shunned
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AMAZING NEWS! A judge has ruled that the Everglades Interment Camp must halt operations. They cannot receive new immigrants (thank GOD), and must tear down fencing and other aspects within 60 days. Essentially making it inoperable.
www.everglades.org/judge-halts-...
www.everglades.org/judge-halts-...
Judge Halts Operations at Everglades Detention Center With Preliminary Injunction
www.everglades.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
AMAZING NEWS! A judge has ruled that the Everglades Interment Camp must halt operations. They cannot receive new immigrants (thank GOD), and must tear down fencing and other aspects within 60 days. Essentially making it inoperable.
www.everglades.org/judge-halts-...
www.everglades.org/judge-halts-...
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Under pressure to do more to help immigrants in SF, the Mayor apparently issued a press release claiming credit for funds that had already been granted to Public Defender from a foundation. Kudos to @missionlocal.org for reporting on this. Press release mayors have been gaming media for far too long
Mayor Lurie takes credit for immigrant legal funding he had little to do with
San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s office touted a private philanthropic grant as its doing. But in reality, his role was minor.
missionlocal.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Under pressure to do more to help immigrants in SF, the Mayor apparently issued a press release claiming credit for funds that had already been granted to Public Defender from a foundation. Kudos to @missionlocal.org for reporting on this. Press release mayors have been gaming media for far too long
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
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I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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“When people now pay for Spotify, they are indirectly paying for the manufacturing of A.I. war drones.”
Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be any more reasons to quit Spotify, the brutal news keeps coming
Why We Quit Spotify
Enough is enough
www.hearingthings.co
July 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“When people now pay for Spotify, they are indirectly paying for the manufacturing of A.I. war drones.”
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The Tech Bros reinvented cigarettes ... to be even more toxic and harmful.
“One of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.”
www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...
“One of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.”
www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...
Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than olde...
www.ucdavis.edu
June 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Tech Bros reinvented cigarettes ... to be even more toxic and harmful.
“One of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.”
www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...
“One of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.”
www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...
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The mother of Adrian Andrew Martinez is pleading for answers as her son remains unaccounted for nearly 24 hours later.
ICE kidnapped Adrian yesterday while he was on break in the Walmart parking lot in Pico Rivera. FREE ADRIAN!
ICE kidnapped Adrian yesterday while he was on break in the Walmart parking lot in Pico Rivera. FREE ADRIAN!
June 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The mother of Adrian Andrew Martinez is pleading for answers as her son remains unaccounted for nearly 24 hours later.
ICE kidnapped Adrian yesterday while he was on break in the Walmart parking lot in Pico Rivera. FREE ADRIAN!
ICE kidnapped Adrian yesterday while he was on break in the Walmart parking lot in Pico Rivera. FREE ADRIAN!
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Greta Thunberg, arriving back in Europe after her abduction by Israel in international waters, explains in 40 seconds why western governments are colluding in genocide:
June 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Greta Thunberg, arriving back in Europe after her abduction by Israel in international waters, explains in 40 seconds why western governments are colluding in genocide:
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Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.
Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer's? One couple is helping scientists find out
Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.
n.pr
May 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.
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"You are not a tech bro, you are a modern day factory worker"
Seen in Oakland, California
Seen in Oakland, California
May 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"You are not a tech bro, you are a modern day factory worker"
Seen in Oakland, California
Seen in Oakland, California
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A Wyoming lodge bills itself as a staging ground for the “Network State.”
@awinston.bsky.social & @jasonaw.bsky.social expose “Wagon Box,” a rural hangout rooted in an extremist idea.
Guests include Oakland agitator Seneca Scott & journalist James Pogue (?)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@awinston.bsky.social & @jasonaw.bsky.social expose “Wagon Box,” a rural hangout rooted in an extremist idea.
Guests include Oakland agitator Seneca Scott & journalist James Pogue (?)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Remote Wyoming vacation lodge emerges as haven for US ‘dissident’ right
Wagon Box Inn, founded by Paul McNiel, attracts figures with ambitions to push politics and culture rightwards
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Wyoming lodge bills itself as a staging ground for the “Network State.”
@awinston.bsky.social & @jasonaw.bsky.social expose “Wagon Box,” a rural hangout rooted in an extremist idea.
Guests include Oakland agitator Seneca Scott & journalist James Pogue (?)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@awinston.bsky.social & @jasonaw.bsky.social expose “Wagon Box,” a rural hangout rooted in an extremist idea.
Guests include Oakland agitator Seneca Scott & journalist James Pogue (?)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...