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At long last we have an official @rollingstone.com account here. Please follow us and share the news!
December 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
At long last we have an official @rollingstone.com account here. Please follow us and share the news!
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is ringing the alarm that the United States is “rapidly” becoming an oligarchy run by billionaires out to enrich themselves.
Bernie Sanders Warns U.S. Is Becoming an Oligarchy
Sen. Bernie Sanders said that America is "moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society" where billionaires use government to enrich themselves.
www.rollingstone.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders is ringing the alarm that the United States is “rapidly” becoming an oligarchy run by billionaires out to enrich themselves.
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Members of the House authored a letter urging President Joe Biden to take action to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, protecting rights for all regardless of sex, before he leaves office early next year.
120 House Dems Call on Biden to Get Equal Rights Amendment Ratified
The representatives wrote to Biden that ratifying the ERA "has never been more urgent" as they prepare for a Trump administration assault on rights.
www.rollingstone.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Members of the House authored a letter urging President Joe Biden to take action to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, protecting rights for all regardless of sex, before he leaves office early next year.
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
December 12, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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You didn't miss it. This was reported for the first time in my newsletter this morning.
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November 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
You didn't miss it. This was reported for the first time in my newsletter this morning.
popular.info/p/13-things-...
popular.info/p/13-things-...
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Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
November 18, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
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Space Karen Sissy SpaceX's $44 billion purchase of Twitter puts banks at significant risk for financing it.
Brand Finance valued Twitter at $5.7 billion in 2022, $3.9 billion in 2023, and $673.3 million in 2024.
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Space Karen Sissy SpaceX's $44 billion purchase of Twitter puts banks at significant risk for financing it.
Brand Finance valued Twitter at $5.7 billion in 2022, $3.9 billion in 2023, and $673.3 million in 2024.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Space Karen Sissy SpaceX's $44 billion purchase of Twitter puts banks at significant risk for financing it.
Brand Finance valued Twitter at $5.7 billion in 2022, $3.9 billion in 2023, and $673.3 million in 2024.
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Space Karen Sissy SpaceX's $44 billion purchase of Twitter puts banks at significant risk for financing it.
Brand Finance valued Twitter at $5.7 billion in 2022, $3.9 billion in 2023, and $673.3 million in 2024.
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* Kleptocracy: A government where leaders are primarily motivated by personal gain and corruption.
* Kakistocracy: Highlights the idea of a government run by the least capable people.
* Kakistocracy: Highlights the idea of a government run by the least capable people.
November 18, 2024 at 4:17 AM
* Kleptocracy: A government where leaders are primarily motivated by personal gain and corruption.
* Kakistocracy: Highlights the idea of a government run by the least capable people.
* Kakistocracy: Highlights the idea of a government run by the least capable people.
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"We've got Elon versus Matt Gaetz; that's Alien versus predator."
—SNL
—SNL
November 18, 2024 at 2:38 AM
"We've got Elon versus Matt Gaetz; that's Alien versus predator."
—SNL
—SNL
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“In total, undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion, or roughly $9,000 per person, in taxes in 2022, the report shows. While their incomes are usually lower, they’re less likely to claim refunds or earn tax-preferred income”
Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
“In total, undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion, or roughly $9,000 per person, in taxes in 2022, the report shows. While their incomes are usually lower, they’re less likely to claim refunds or earn tax-preferred income”
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If you have friends like I do that are worried about finding friends from Twitter, send this to them. Was so easy to do and connected me with a lot of people I enjoyed reading there.
Hi Bluesky community 🦋.
I just pushed the official website for Sky Follower Bridge 🚀
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I hope this tool helps with the transition from X to Bluesky.
I just pushed the official website for Sky Follower Bridge 🚀
sky-follower-bridge-docs.vercel.app
I hope this tool helps with the transition from X to Bluesky.
Sky Follower Bridge
Instantly find and follow the same users from your 𝕏 followers on Bluesky
sky-follower-bridge-docs.vercel.app
November 17, 2024 at 2:16 AM
If you have friends like I do that are worried about finding friends from Twitter, send this to them. Was so easy to do and connected me with a lot of people I enjoyed reading there.
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Twitter has lost nearly one-fifth of its daily active user base in the U.S. and a whopping one-third in the UK. mashable.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk's X is losing users in the U.S., UK, and EU. X's own data proves it.
The former Twitter continues its decline under Musk.
mashable.com
November 10, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Twitter has lost nearly one-fifth of its daily active user base in the U.S. and a whopping one-third in the UK. mashable.com/article/elon...
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'Climate change “is no longer theoretical or a distant threat, an abstract one. It is not something that happens in the future here. It is not something only happening in places far away from where we live. All weather is now being affected.”'
www.vox.com/climate/3843...
www.vox.com/climate/3843...
It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire
Why New York’s November wildfires are so alarming.
www.vox.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
'Climate change “is no longer theoretical or a distant threat, an abstract one. It is not something that happens in the future here. It is not something only happening in places far away from where we live. All weather is now being affected.”'
www.vox.com/climate/3843...
www.vox.com/climate/3843...
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This is the *overflow* crowd that didn't get into the Ellipse
October 30, 2024 at 1:05 AM
This is the *overflow* crowd that didn't get into the Ellipse
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A couple more pics from the Kamala rally in DC. Huge, peaceful, inspiring. Not going back.
October 30, 2024 at 12:59 AM
A couple more pics from the Kamala rally in DC. Huge, peaceful, inspiring. Not going back.
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there’s obviously no such thing as a good billionaire but a good thing a billionaire could do if they actually wanted to support journalism is put $1bn in a trust to fund an independent journalistic institution in perpetuity, put journalists on the board, and walk away. Mackenzie Scott call me.
October 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM
there’s obviously no such thing as a good billionaire but a good thing a billionaire could do if they actually wanted to support journalism is put $1bn in a trust to fund an independent journalistic institution in perpetuity, put journalists on the board, and walk away. Mackenzie Scott call me.