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1/ Congress passed income tax amendment in 1909. Why?
-Wealth & inequality had exploded
-Tariffs and excise taxes were deeply unfair & regressive
-Govt was growing b/c it was doing new things like keeping food safe
-Wealth & inequality had exploded
-Tariffs and excise taxes were deeply unfair & regressive
-Govt was growing b/c it was doing new things like keeping food safe
Trump says the US was proportionally the richest it ever was in late 1880s/early 1900s, before in 1913 establishing the federal income tax "for reasons unknown to mankind" (??), which led to the Great Depression, which "would never have happened if they stayed with the tariff policy" (???)
April 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
1/ Congress passed income tax amendment in 1909. Why?
-Wealth & inequality had exploded
-Tariffs and excise taxes were deeply unfair & regressive
-Govt was growing b/c it was doing new things like keeping food safe
-Wealth & inequality had exploded
-Tariffs and excise taxes were deeply unfair & regressive
-Govt was growing b/c it was doing new things like keeping food safe
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Trump says his tariffs will raise $6 trillion.
Assuming that's over 10 years, that's $600 billion per year.
There are 134 million households, so this is nearly $5,000 per household per year.
And it's like a sales tax, so it's a flat tax. A huge hit to the budgets of working folks.
Assuming that's over 10 years, that's $600 billion per year.
There are 134 million households, so this is nearly $5,000 per household per year.
And it's like a sales tax, so it's a flat tax. A huge hit to the budgets of working folks.
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump says his tariffs will raise $6 trillion.
Assuming that's over 10 years, that's $600 billion per year.
There are 134 million households, so this is nearly $5,000 per household per year.
And it's like a sales tax, so it's a flat tax. A huge hit to the budgets of working folks.
Assuming that's over 10 years, that's $600 billion per year.
There are 134 million households, so this is nearly $5,000 per household per year.
And it's like a sales tax, so it's a flat tax. A huge hit to the budgets of working folks.
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19. Instead of trying to attract such voters, I think the Democrats should try to repel them even more. I know that sounds counterintuitive, perhaps even foolish, but it makes sense when you consider that attracting them requires them to admit to themselves that they were wrong.
March 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
19. Instead of trying to attract such voters, I think the Democrats should try to repel them even more. I know that sounds counterintuitive, perhaps even foolish, but it makes sense when you consider that attracting them requires them to admit to themselves that they were wrong.
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18. In my view, they are not really mad at the regime for messing around with whatever. They are mad about being treated the same as their enemies. In their world, Republicans are deserving. Black people, say, are not. That there’s no legal way of splitting the difference is beside the point.
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
18. In my view, they are not really mad at the regime for messing around with whatever. They are mad about being treated the same as their enemies. In their world, Republicans are deserving. Black people, say, are not. That there’s no legal way of splitting the difference is beside the point.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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February 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Some people/bosses look for something that’s gone wrong, and order you to fix it. Now. Other people [good bosses] look for something gone right and ask you to build on it.
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Some people/bosses look for something that’s gone wrong, and order you to fix it. Now. Other people [good bosses] look for something gone right and ask you to build on it.
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The process of capture unfolds in 5 stages:
Barrier Weakening (Gatekeeper failure)
Legitimisation & Normalisation
Adoption by Elite Actors
Restructuring of Institutions
Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure
Barrier Weakening (Gatekeeper failure)
Legitimisation & Normalisation
Adoption by Elite Actors
Restructuring of Institutions
Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The process of capture unfolds in 5 stages:
Barrier Weakening (Gatekeeper failure)
Legitimisation & Normalisation
Adoption by Elite Actors
Restructuring of Institutions
Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure
Barrier Weakening (Gatekeeper failure)
Legitimisation & Normalisation
Adoption by Elite Actors
Restructuring of Institutions
Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure
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SunTzu had lots of things right —and he mastered the art of brevity:
“An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes”
SunTzu
Art of War
SunTzu
Art of War
March 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
SunTzu had lots of things right —and he mastered the art of brevity:
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Everyone who is a political appointee in defense that still works for the Trump admin is, as of today, morally bankrupt
March 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Everyone who is a political appointee in defense that still works for the Trump admin is, as of today, morally bankrupt
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I met with President Zelenskyy before his meeting with Trump and Vance. As always, he expressed his gratitude for America's support for the people of Ukraine.
He has something Trump will never have or understand: courage and principle. Every American should be outraged⬇️
He has something Trump will never have or understand: courage and principle. Every American should be outraged⬇️
Every American should be ashamed of what Trump and Vance did today
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I met with President Zelenskyy before his meeting with Trump and Vance. As always, he expressed his gratitude for America's support for the people of Ukraine.
He has something Trump will never have or understand: courage and principle. Every American should be outraged⬇️
He has something Trump will never have or understand: courage and principle. Every American should be outraged⬇️
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Putinization, now also coming to America. Nationalized expenses, privatized profits.
“In fact, what's happening in Hungary isn't conservativism; it's corruption. It’s a system that's designed to enrich a clique of elites to take public assets & put them in private pockets, while talking” up conservative values, ex US ambassador David Pressman told NPR
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Putinization, now also coming to America. Nationalized expenses, privatized profits.
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Yes. As I wrote long ago, if you think defeating Russia in Ukraine is expensive, wait until you see how expensive it gets if Russia wins. This is a true binary. There’s no draw or tie.
The last century was devoted to managing Germany; we spent 75 years as a counterweight making it unnecessary for Germany to be a military power.
Was this expensive? Absolutely.
But if you think peace is expensive, you should see the price tag on war. 5/ www.thebulwark.com/p/zee-germans
Was this expensive? Absolutely.
But if you think peace is expensive, you should see the price tag on war. 5/ www.thebulwark.com/p/zee-germans
Zee Germans
America is promoting Germany’s neo-Nazi party while simultaneously making it necessary for the country to acquire nuclear weapons. What could possibly go wrong?
www.thebulwark.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes. As I wrote long ago, if you think defeating Russia in Ukraine is expensive, wait until you see how expensive it gets if Russia wins. This is a true binary. There’s no draw or tie.
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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“Nothing matters other than the question of whether or not we let the billionaires destroy our democracy. There’s a ticking time bomb inside our body politic right now. It’s very possible this thing could be completely rigged by the summer or fall of this year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Nothing matters other than the question of whether or not we let the billionaires destroy our democracy. There’s a ticking time bomb inside our body politic right now. It’s very possible this thing could be completely rigged by the summer or fall of this year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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“Musk is causing people to turn on Trump. Political gravity is real, and Elon Musk is a gravitational wave of karma that is finally pulling Trump back to political accountability.” — Robert Hubbell (Feb. 24, 2025).
February 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Musk is causing people to turn on Trump. Political gravity is real, and Elon Musk is a gravitational wave of karma that is finally pulling Trump back to political accountability.” — Robert Hubbell (Feb. 24, 2025).
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“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
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super bowl ad
not even kidding about this, do a super bowl ad about how Elon has your social security number and can shut off your grandma's check at any time
not even kidding about this, do a super bowl ad about how Elon has your social security number and can shut off your grandma's check at any time
Maybe someone with the means to do so should take out a full-page ad in as many newspapers as they can that just says “ELON MUSK HAS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER”
"I just want to be clear about what's going on here."
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
February 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
super bowl ad
not even kidding about this, do a super bowl ad about how Elon has your social security number and can shut off your grandma's check at any time
not even kidding about this, do a super bowl ad about how Elon has your social security number and can shut off your grandma's check at any time
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Incredible to see Marc Andreesseen, master of the universe elite thinker w/billions under management, cite Shellenberger & Benz as reliable sources.
If he had all this inside visibility into the rise of a “”censorship edifice”” over “12 yrs”…why didn’t he say anything?
(Bc it’s all bullshit)
If he had all this inside visibility into the rise of a “”censorship edifice”” over “12 yrs”…why didn’t he say anything?
(Bc it’s all bullshit)
January 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Incredible to see Marc Andreesseen, master of the universe elite thinker w/billions under management, cite Shellenberger & Benz as reliable sources.
If he had all this inside visibility into the rise of a “”censorship edifice”” over “12 yrs”…why didn’t he say anything?
(Bc it’s all bullshit)
If he had all this inside visibility into the rise of a “”censorship edifice”” over “12 yrs”…why didn’t he say anything?
(Bc it’s all bullshit)
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Delighted to be part of bluesky family. Loved Jack Dorsey’s twitter, but want to get as far away from emusk as is humanly possible.
November 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Delighted to be part of bluesky family. Loved Jack Dorsey’s twitter, but want to get as far away from emusk as is humanly possible.
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I’ve always loved this 2-line summary of B.F. Skinner: Positive feedback leads to improvement. Negative feedback leads to evasion.
December 1, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I’ve always loved this 2-line summary of B.F. Skinner: Positive feedback leads to improvement. Negative feedback leads to evasion.
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The 3 key words: “Thank you.” And:Handwritten.
December 2, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The 3 key words: “Thank you.” And:Handwritten.
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Stuff that works: Mega UN-trendy. “Fierce” listening. Kindness. “We.” Desperation: Desperate need to help others grow and succeed. Sky-high EQ—not optional. Giving feedback/30:1. 30 positives for every negative. Unscheduled free time!!! MBWA!!!!
December 1, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Stuff that works: Mega UN-trendy. “Fierce” listening. Kindness. “We.” Desperation: Desperate need to help others grow and succeed. Sky-high EQ—not optional. Giving feedback/30:1. 30 positives for every negative. Unscheduled free time!!! MBWA!!!!