@charles-darkley.bsky.social
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
One thing about people calling for the rich to pay what they owe…were good at math.
So ready for Gov. Hochul to turn the page on her Grover Norquist phase
So ready for Gov. Hochul to turn the page on her Grover Norquist phase
In the past, Gov. Hochul has called raising most taxes, even on the wealthy, a hard "no." She softened the stance today. "I have a lot of calculations to do," Hochul says. "There's a lot of popular phrases out there... But I am open to trying to help people who are struggling"
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One thing about people calling for the rich to pay what they owe…were good at math.
So ready for Gov. Hochul to turn the page on her Grover Norquist phase
So ready for Gov. Hochul to turn the page on her Grover Norquist phase
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With Carl Heastie behind him, Zohran Mamdani has the nominal support of the governor and the two state legislative leaders.
We'll most likely soon find out whether those endorsements mean anything in the brutal Albany cold of budget season.
hellgatenyc.com/plan-to-tax-...
We'll most likely soon find out whether those endorsements mean anything in the brutal Albany cold of budget season.
hellgatenyc.com/plan-to-tax-...
September 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
With Carl Heastie behind him, Zohran Mamdani has the nominal support of the governor and the two state legislative leaders.
We'll most likely soon find out whether those endorsements mean anything in the brutal Albany cold of budget season.
hellgatenyc.com/plan-to-tax-...
We'll most likely soon find out whether those endorsements mean anything in the brutal Albany cold of budget season.
hellgatenyc.com/plan-to-tax-...
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@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social knows what's up.
The Federal Budget Scam serves the rich, and the rich alone.
New Yorkers are more than ready to #TaxTheRich.
It's time for them to pay their fair share.
The Federal Budget Scam serves the rich, and the rich alone.
New Yorkers are more than ready to #TaxTheRich.
It's time for them to pay their fair share.
September 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social knows what's up.
The Federal Budget Scam serves the rich, and the rich alone.
New Yorkers are more than ready to #TaxTheRich.
It's time for them to pay their fair share.
The Federal Budget Scam serves the rich, and the rich alone.
New Yorkers are more than ready to #TaxTheRich.
It's time for them to pay their fair share.
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Welp, @governor.ny.gov is on board with Trump & Congressional Republicans' efforts to make NY sicker. @axios.com reported this morning that Hochul is scrapping expanded healthcare b/c of the Federal Budget Scam. www.axios.com/2025/09/10/n...
Our response (spoiler, she should #TaxTheRich instead)👇
Our response (spoiler, she should #TaxTheRich instead)👇
September 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Welp, @governor.ny.gov is on board with Trump & Congressional Republicans' efforts to make NY sicker. @axios.com reported this morning that Hochul is scrapping expanded healthcare b/c of the Federal Budget Scam. www.axios.com/2025/09/10/n...
Our response (spoiler, she should #TaxTheRich instead)👇
Our response (spoiler, she should #TaxTheRich instead)👇
Gaza War Turns New Yorkers Against Israel, With Mayor’s Race as Backdrop www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...
Gaza War Turns New Yorkers Against Israel, With Mayor’s Race as Backdrop
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Gaza War Turns New Yorkers Against Israel, With Mayor’s Race as Backdrop www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...
Opening this Thursday in NYC (IFC Center)! “Death & Taxes” is a film about wealth, inequality & the American Dream, viewed through the lens of the very personal story of a father and son at odds over what kind of inheritance we want to leave our kids and our country.
linktr.ee/deathandtaxesfilm
linktr.ee/deathandtaxesfilm
July 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Opening this Thursday in NYC (IFC Center)! “Death & Taxes” is a film about wealth, inequality & the American Dream, viewed through the lens of the very personal story of a father and son at odds over what kind of inheritance we want to leave our kids and our country.
linktr.ee/deathandtaxesfilm
linktr.ee/deathandtaxesfilm
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Brad Lander’s family is here along with hundreds of protesters. Join us at Foley Square if you’re nearby in NYC.
June 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Brad Lander’s family is here along with hundreds of protesters. Join us at Foley Square if you’re nearby in NYC.
CBO’s independent analysis looks at 5 ways Republicans might try to slash Medicaid in order to cut $880B – and found that every option will boot kids, seniors, people w/ disabilities, and more from the health insurance. Why? To pay for more tax cuts for the wealthy
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
www.cbo.gov
May 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CBO’s independent analysis looks at 5 ways Republicans might try to slash Medicaid in order to cut $880B – and found that every option will boot kids, seniors, people w/ disabilities, and more from the health insurance. Why? To pay for more tax cuts for the wealthy
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
As an adult I now understand that basically any trip to an American Hospital can turn you into John Q.
This shit is a fucking ludicrous.
This shit is a fucking ludicrous.
April 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
As an adult I now understand that basically any trip to an American Hospital can turn you into John Q.
This shit is a fucking ludicrous.
This shit is a fucking ludicrous.
A federal budget reconciliation plan that cuts healthcare, rental assistance, and food assistance to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations AND $3800 in new cost for families?
Donald Trump and his party hate regular people.
www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...
Donald Trump and his party hate regular people.
www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...
Tariffs to cost average family $3,800, hitting working class the hardest
New tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump in recent weeks will reduce the average American family's disposable income by $3,800, according to an estimate by the Yale Budget Lab.
The import tax...
www.marketwatch.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A federal budget reconciliation plan that cuts healthcare, rental assistance, and food assistance to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations AND $3800 in new cost for families?
Donald Trump and his party hate regular people.
www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...
Donald Trump and his party hate regular people.
www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
How do over 30 people tell the difference between “I need a massage?” and “I need a chiropractor?”
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How do over 30 people tell the difference between “I need a massage?” and “I need a chiropractor?”
housands stepping off from Union Station headed for the capitol building! The message is clear: Fund Healthcare NOT Billionaires! #FamiliesOverBillionaires #SaveMedicaid
March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
housands stepping off from Union Station headed for the capitol building! The message is clear: Fund Healthcare NOT Billionaires! #FamiliesOverBillionaires #SaveMedicaid
Here is the list of primary targets
These 10 Democrats joined Republicans who voted to censure Rep. Al Green for his act of protest during the lie-filled speech Donald Trump, the first felon to be elected president, gave to Congress on Tuesday.
March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here is the list of primary targets
Republicans Want to Gut Medicaid. They Might Regret It. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
February 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Republicans Want to Gut Medicaid. They Might Regret It. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt
February 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt
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House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
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The Hochul/Delgado breakup that we've all been waiting for finally happened after the LG said he wouldn't run on her ticket again www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Wanted: New Hochul running mate
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced that he would not run for reelection next year, leaving open a spot on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ticket.
www.cityandstateny.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Hochul/Delgado breakup that we've all been waiting for finally happened after the LG said he wouldn't run on her ticket again www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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Under the GOP's budget resolution, millions of Americans would lose their health insurance, and ten states would automatically cancel their adoption of the Medicaid expansion due to trigger laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Under the GOP's budget resolution, millions of Americans would lose their health insurance, and ten states would automatically cancel their adoption of the Medicaid expansion due to trigger laws. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Will be Left With Vast Shortfalls www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Will be Left With Vast Shortfalls www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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The Times Union editorial board: “Trump’s attempt to remove people from public participation, public service and public consciousness is bigoted and un-American.”
Editorial: Erasing transgender Americans
Trump’s attempt to remove people from public participation, public service and public consciousness is bigoted and un-American
www.timesunion.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Times Union editorial board: “Trump’s attempt to remove people from public participation, public service and public consciousness is bigoted and un-American.”
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THIS IS A COUP! Thank you to Rachel Maddow for sharing our protest at Tesla's showroom in Manhattan on her show tonight. There are protests happening across the country. Don't buy Swasticars! Join a protest! Our next big action is on Presidents Day, Monday Feb 17th at 1pm in Union Square, NYC.
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
THIS IS A COUP! Thank you to Rachel Maddow for sharing our protest at Tesla's showroom in Manhattan on her show tonight. There are protests happening across the country. Don't buy Swasticars! Join a protest! Our next big action is on Presidents Day, Monday Feb 17th at 1pm in Union Square, NYC.
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Make them fucking sweat
👀 👀Americans flooding Congress with calls bc they want Musk’s goons messing with our private info in govt systems:
“Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the Senate’s phones were receiving 1,600 calls each minute, compared with the usual 40 calls per minute.“ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the Senate’s phones were receiving 1,600 calls each minute, compared with the usual 40 calls per minute.“ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Make them fucking sweat
Imagine being more worried about the threat China and tiktok than Elon Musk…
February 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Imagine being more worried about the threat China and tiktok than Elon Musk…