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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇧🏳️🌈USA needs a wealth tax. Our parties pit us against one another ardently supporting multinational corporations & tax haven abuse. Stop protecting wealthy kleptocrats. Beneficial Ownership Reporting closes tax loopholes; billionaires must pay their share
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Is anyone else having trouble using the 5 Calls app today? When I enter my location, it launches to a primarily blank screen—no senators or reps, no talking points, no phone numbers...was working fine yesterday.
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Is anyone else having trouble using the 5 Calls app today? When I enter my location, it launches to a primarily blank screen—no senators or reps, no talking points, no phone numbers...was working fine yesterday.
How did Nippon Steel finally acquire U.S. Steel? Corporate documents filed with the SEC contain a section that literally name “Donald J. Trump”, granting him veto power over everything from plant closures to pricing strategies to executive compensation. 😳
Corporate Deal Making Made Easy: Just Give Donald Trump Personal Power To Approve All Strategic Decisions
Here’s a fun corporate governance puzzle for you. Suppose you’re a foreign company trying to buy an American steel producer. The previous administration blocked your deal. The current p…
www.techdirt.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How did Nippon Steel finally acquire U.S. Steel? Corporate documents filed with the SEC contain a section that literally name “Donald J. Trump”, granting him veto power over everything from plant closures to pricing strategies to executive compensation. 😳
I cobbled together this synopsis of #projectrussia for anyone who's not got time to dig into the articles and podcasts:
Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders.
Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders.
June 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I cobbled together this synopsis of #projectrussia for anyone who's not got time to dig into the articles and podcasts:
Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders.
Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders.
Is anyone else following #projectrussia? Dave Troy (The Washington Spectator) has Podcast episodes and a great piece: washingtonspectator.org/project-russ...
“Project Russia,” Reveals Putin’s Playbook | Washington Spectator
Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed…
washingtonspectator.org
June 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is anyone else following #projectrussia? Dave Troy (The Washington Spectator) has Podcast episodes and a great piece: washingtonspectator.org/project-russ...
@annaguirre.bsky.social I was wondering if there's a sample of your new book available anywhere on the internet? (Libro.FM doesn't seem to have one in the app or on the website...) Thanks!
June 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@annaguirre.bsky.social I was wondering if there's a sample of your new book available anywhere on the internet? (Libro.FM doesn't seem to have one in the app or on the website...) Thanks!
Please use it.
But as Corey Doctorow said, "Will they? I mean, it's the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus."
prospect.org/politics/202...
But as Corey Doctorow said, "Will they? I mean, it's the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus."
prospect.org/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Have Been Handed a Tool to Stop the Big Beautiful Bill
Thanks to a Republican vote to stop California from setting its own auto emissions, Democrats can challenge virtually any Trump administration action, and eat up time on the Senate floor.
prospect.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Please use it.
But as Corey Doctorow said, "Will they? I mean, it's the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus."
prospect.org/politics/202...
But as Corey Doctorow said, "Will they? I mean, it's the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus."
prospect.org/politics/202...
America 2.0 (Dave Troy) published an interesting article last month on Corey Booker's ties to Shmuley Boteach, Jared Kushner and his Chabad Backer: Charles Kushner...
america2.news/is-cory-book...
america2.news/is-cory-book...
“Is Cory Booker for real?” — Why Democrats Should Think Twice Before Betting on the Senator From New Jersey
Many see Senator Cory Booker as presidential material — but his complex personal ties raise questions about his judgment.
america2.news
June 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
America 2.0 (Dave Troy) published an interesting article last month on Corey Booker's ties to Shmuley Boteach, Jared Kushner and his Chabad Backer: Charles Kushner...
america2.news/is-cory-book...
america2.news/is-cory-book...
The FT's Simon Kuper says "America’s leading universities practise affirmative action for rich people, using methods like very unequally funded primary and secondary education, high tuition fees and preferential admission for the well-connected.
April 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The FT's Simon Kuper says "America’s leading universities practise affirmative action for rich people, using methods like very unequally funded primary and secondary education, high tuition fees and preferential admission for the well-connected.
Like him or loathe him, He's got a point...
I’m pursuing trading relationships with our global partners to combat the pain of Trump's tariffs and exclude California-made products from retaliation.
As the world's 5th largest economy, California remains open for business — no matter the turbulence in Washington.
As the world's 5th largest economy, California remains open for business — no matter the turbulence in Washington.
April 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Like him or loathe him, He's got a point...
This is no joke...
Newsom may have fucked with allegiances (interviewing Kirk & Bannon), but he's got the right idea here. #DemsDoingSomething #FightingBack
Newsom may have fucked with allegiances (interviewing Kirk & Bannon), but he's got the right idea here. #DemsDoingSomething #FightingBack
Fuck Gavin Newsom, but blue states like California can forge trade partnerships. It doesn’t exempt tariffs, but offsetting trade is a solution
(unlike Donad’s plan)
The MAJORITY of cargo goes into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
~20 million annual TEUs
www.latimes.com/california/s...
(unlike Donad’s plan)
The MAJORITY of cargo goes into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
~20 million annual TEUs
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Bucking Trump tariffs, California will push to maintain global trade independently, Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that California will look for ways to expand trade despite President Trump’s sweeping round of tariffs that have sent financial markets tumbling.
www.latimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is no joke...
Newsom may have fucked with allegiances (interviewing Kirk & Bannon), but he's got the right idea here. #DemsDoingSomething #FightingBack
Newsom may have fucked with allegiances (interviewing Kirk & Bannon), but he's got the right idea here. #DemsDoingSomething #FightingBack
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When Trade Becomes Treason: Why Every State Should Follow California’s Lead (1/12)
█ Trump’s tariffs weren’t economic policy. They were sabotage. California just responded—by opening direct trade talks with foreign governments. Not fear. Not silence. Survival. Let’s break it down.
█ Trump’s tariffs weren’t economic policy. They were sabotage. California just responded—by opening direct trade talks with foreign governments. Not fear. Not silence. Survival. Let’s break it down.
April 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When Trade Becomes Treason: Why Every State Should Follow California’s Lead (1/12)
█ Trump’s tariffs weren’t economic policy. They were sabotage. California just responded—by opening direct trade talks with foreign governments. Not fear. Not silence. Survival. Let’s break it down.
█ Trump’s tariffs weren’t economic policy. They were sabotage. California just responded—by opening direct trade talks with foreign governments. Not fear. Not silence. Survival. Let’s break it down.
Thanks, Schumer. Way to negotiate!
A nonpartisan analysis released Friday shows the budget resolution Republicans plan to adopt later this month would allow Congress to add up to $5.8 trillion to the deficit during the next decade.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
GOP budget would add an 'unprecedented' $5.8 trillion to the deficit, analysis finds • Colorado Newsline
A nonpartisan analysis shows the budget resolution Republicans plan to adopt would allow Congress to add up to $5.8 trillion to the deficit.
coloradonewsline.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thanks, Schumer. Way to negotiate!
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We’ve mapped out a non-exhaustive list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
March 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We’ve mapped out a non-exhaustive list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Fuck Putin and the Orange he rolled in on. Support Ukraine with a donation to
CivilianShield.org
Even a small monthly donation helps provide the aid we pledged to Ukraine. Biden advised Zelensky "we've got your back".
Cancelling amazon prime covers two birds with one stone.
givebutter.com/IXI0d2
CivilianShield.org
Even a small monthly donation helps provide the aid we pledged to Ukraine. Biden advised Zelensky "we've got your back".
Cancelling amazon prime covers two birds with one stone.
givebutter.com/IXI0d2
Annual Campaign
By Civilian Shield
givebutter.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fuck Putin and the Orange he rolled in on. Support Ukraine with a donation to
CivilianShield.org
Even a small monthly donation helps provide the aid we pledged to Ukraine. Biden advised Zelensky "we've got your back".
Cancelling amazon prime covers two birds with one stone.
givebutter.com/IXI0d2
CivilianShield.org
Even a small monthly donation helps provide the aid we pledged to Ukraine. Biden advised Zelensky "we've got your back".
Cancelling amazon prime covers two birds with one stone.
givebutter.com/IXI0d2
Why the drama? Trump shared his Nixon-shock plan with us before the election...devaluing the dollar is why the Wall Street financiers and Silicon Valley VCs elected him.
(MAGAts had no idea, but I can't imagine it's easy to see much through Orange-tinted glasses in the eye of a shitstorm.)
(MAGAts had no idea, but I can't imagine it's easy to see much through Orange-tinted glasses in the eye of a shitstorm.)
April 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Why the drama? Trump shared his Nixon-shock plan with us before the election...devaluing the dollar is why the Wall Street financiers and Silicon Valley VCs elected him.
(MAGAts had no idea, but I can't imagine it's easy to see much through Orange-tinted glasses in the eye of a shitstorm.)
(MAGAts had no idea, but I can't imagine it's easy to see much through Orange-tinted glasses in the eye of a shitstorm.)
Happy Liquidation Day, y'all!
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Happy Liquidation Day, y'all!
Happy Liberation Day, y'all.
April 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Happy Liberation Day, y'all.
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Maybe should've stopped Putin infiltrating democracy when y'all had the chance...
“This is what I was told he [Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko] reported back to Moscow: "We have crushed the British to their knees. They will not rise for a very long time.” ~Sergei Cristo
“This is what I was told he [Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko] reported back to Moscow: "We have crushed the British to their knees. They will not rise for a very long time.” ~Sergei Cristo
ONLINE EVENT! Behind the scenes of 'Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring', with Carole Cadwalladr, Peter Jukes, Sergei Cristo & special guests. - The Citizens
COMING SOON. From the team that brought you the chart topping podcast Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, comes an online event and Q&A next month. Sign up below! Join us to hear about our investigat...
the-citizens.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Maybe should've stopped Putin infiltrating democracy when y'all had the chance...
“This is what I was told he [Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko] reported back to Moscow: "We have crushed the British to their knees. They will not rise for a very long time.” ~Sergei Cristo
“This is what I was told he [Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko] reported back to Moscow: "We have crushed the British to their knees. They will not rise for a very long time.” ~Sergei Cristo
"What if the maneuver is not about working-class industrial jobs or public debt at all. What if it is really best thought of as a grift, as wise-guy arbitrage, as play between devalued fiat currency, gold and Trump’s new bitcoin reserve?"
~Tooze; Chartbook
~Tooze; Chartbook
Chartbook 363 Stockholm syndrome in Mar-a-Lago: The belief that "something must be done" and the sanewashing of economic policy in the age of Trump
Feast your eyes on this dear readers.
adamtooze.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"What if the maneuver is not about working-class industrial jobs or public debt at all. What if it is really best thought of as a grift, as wise-guy arbitrage, as play between devalued fiat currency, gold and Trump’s new bitcoin reserve?"
~Tooze; Chartbook
~Tooze; Chartbook
@edzitron.com The true cost of AI: Data centers put extraordinary demand on the power grid. Rural Georgia has the fastest data center growth in U.S.; residents living next to massive data centers owned by Meta and Blackstone are facing nonstop noise, pollution and astronomical electricity bills.
Big Tech Vs. Small Towns: A Fight For Your Power & Water
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
March 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@edzitron.com The true cost of AI: Data centers put extraordinary demand on the power grid. Rural Georgia has the fastest data center growth in U.S.; residents living next to massive data centers owned by Meta and Blackstone are facing nonstop noise, pollution and astronomical electricity bills.
The real reason Kamala lost the election is $$$ SECRECY. Corporate America wants tax havens; Trump promised to reverse the Corporate Transparency Act scheduled to go into effect 01/31/25. He did. FinCEN removed all "Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements" for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons.
FinCEN.gov
WASHINGTON––Today, FinCEN announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownershi...
www.fincen.gov
March 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The real reason Kamala lost the election is $$$ SECRECY. Corporate America wants tax havens; Trump promised to reverse the Corporate Transparency Act scheduled to go into effect 01/31/25. He did. FinCEN removed all "Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements" for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons.
Why is the average American struggling to make ends meet? Washington DC politicians on both sides would rather blow up the government than risk us knowing the truth. Wealth tax now.
Ending US financial secrecy
Podcast Episode · The Taxcast · 02/27/2025 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why is the average American struggling to make ends meet? Washington DC politicians on both sides would rather blow up the government than risk us knowing the truth. Wealth tax now.
Support TaxJustice.net and take back control of our tax system. Countries are losing US$492 billion in tax a year to multinational corporations and wealthy individuals using tax havens to underpay tax.
taxjustice.net/take-back-co...
taxjustice.net/take-back-co...
Take back control - Tax Justice Network
taxjustice.net
March 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Support TaxJustice.net and take back control of our tax system. Countries are losing US$492 billion in tax a year to multinational corporations and wealthy individuals using tax havens to underpay tax.
taxjustice.net/take-back-co...
taxjustice.net/take-back-co...