Texistentialist
@fiftyoneoaks.bsky.social
I believe in free markets, egalitarianism, UT football, and, that the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice.
In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things, charity.
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things, charity.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Union Pacific Railroad.
They all shoveled money to Trump's ballroom — and could win big from friendly treatment from the admin on active antitrust deals and lawsuits.
Is this bribery in plain sight? I'm pressing for answers.
They all shoveled money to Trump's ballroom — and could win big from friendly treatment from the admin on active antitrust deals and lawsuits.
Is this bribery in plain sight? I'm pressing for answers.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Union Pacific Railroad.
They all shoveled money to Trump's ballroom — and could win big from friendly treatment from the admin on active antitrust deals and lawsuits.
Is this bribery in plain sight? I'm pressing for answers.
They all shoveled money to Trump's ballroom — and could win big from friendly treatment from the admin on active antitrust deals and lawsuits.
Is this bribery in plain sight? I'm pressing for answers.
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
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Everyone knows that our current health care system is broken.
That’s why over 60% of the American people support Medicare for All.
The day will come when every man, woman and child in this country will have health care as a human right.
We’re going to win this fight.
That’s why over 60% of the American people support Medicare for All.
The day will come when every man, woman and child in this country will have health care as a human right.
We’re going to win this fight.
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Everyone knows that our current health care system is broken.
That’s why over 60% of the American people support Medicare for All.
The day will come when every man, woman and child in this country will have health care as a human right.
We’re going to win this fight.
That’s why over 60% of the American people support Medicare for All.
The day will come when every man, woman and child in this country will have health care as a human right.
We’re going to win this fight.
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While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.
Listen to what they had to say.
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All 214 House Democrats support legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
We only need 4 House Republicans to join us.
And we can save healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.
We only need 4 House Republicans to join us.
And we can save healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
All 214 House Democrats support legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
We only need 4 House Republicans to join us.
And we can save healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.
We only need 4 House Republicans to join us.
And we can save healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.
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The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The official policy of the Trump Administration is ignorant bigotry. We’re asked, under principles including charity, to assume that people support the administration despite that policy, not specifically because of it. I am increasingly unwilling to extend that charity.
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Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela's Maduro reut.rs/4rzUtB9
Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela's Maduro
Pope Leo urged U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pope Leo urges US not to attempt military ouster of Venezuela's Maduro reut.rs/4rzUtB9
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During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said. nyti.ms/3M8DUMA
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said. nyti.ms/3M8DUMA
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When food prices rise, it’s often not the farmers making the money. It’s usually the middlemen monopolies. As you enjoy Thanksgiving with friends/family, the @nfudc.bsky.social has a graphic showing the farmer’s share of a Thanksgiving meal 🥘
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When food prices rise, it’s often not the farmers making the money. It’s usually the middlemen monopolies. As you enjoy Thanksgiving with friends/family, the @nfudc.bsky.social has a graphic showing the farmer’s share of a Thanksgiving meal 🥘
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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📦💵 Tariffs — Part 1 — REFRESHER: who actually pays these things, how costs ripple through prices, wages, and politics, and why it’s not as simple as “tax the foreigners.”
👉 thelibertypear.com/2024/11/25/w...
👉 thelibertypear.com/2024/11/25/w...
Tariffs Part 1: An Introduction
What are tariffs? Who pays them? Are they good or bad, or both?
thelibertypear.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📦💵 Tariffs — Part 1 — REFRESHER: who actually pays these things, how costs ripple through prices, wages, and politics, and why it’s not as simple as “tax the foreigners.”
👉 thelibertypear.com/2024/11/25/w...
👉 thelibertypear.com/2024/11/25/w...
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If Congress follows Trump's directive to rename the Defense Department, it could cost taxpayers nearly $2B in new signage, letterheads, and digital code.
Imagine if we invested that money — and our bloated military budget as well — on the American people instead of the Pentagon.
Imagine if we invested that money — and our bloated military budget as well — on the American people instead of the Pentagon.
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If Congress follows Trump's directive to rename the Defense Department, it could cost taxpayers nearly $2B in new signage, letterheads, and digital code.
Imagine if we invested that money — and our bloated military budget as well — on the American people instead of the Pentagon.
Imagine if we invested that money — and our bloated military budget as well — on the American people instead of the Pentagon.
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At the moment, the official voice of the US government is a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating.
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
At the moment, the official voice of the US government is a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating.
Proud USAF veteran
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Proud USAF veteran
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I’m regrettably not reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula by lantern light in a lighthouse on the Irish coast during a full moon, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m regrettably not reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula by lantern light in a lighthouse on the Irish coast during a full moon, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
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The Trump administration has killed IRS Direct File, the program that let you file your taxes for free. Direct File will not be operational this coming tax season.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Trump administration has killed IRS Direct File, the program that let you file your taxes for free. Direct File will not be operational this coming tax season.
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Fun fact: It's already state law.
Also fun fact: The Texas State Constitution is littered with absolutely performative nonsense provisions. And, it's 92,000 words long and with more than 500 amendments. Second longest in the U.S.; only outdone by Alabama.
Also fun fact: The Texas State Constitution is littered with absolutely performative nonsense provisions. And, it's 92,000 words long and with more than 500 amendments. Second longest in the U.S.; only outdone by Alabama.
BREAKING: Texas voters approve a constitutional amendment that requires U.S. citizenship to vote in the state.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Fun fact: It's already state law.
Also fun fact: The Texas State Constitution is littered with absolutely performative nonsense provisions. And, it's 92,000 words long and with more than 500 amendments. Second longest in the U.S.; only outdone by Alabama.
Also fun fact: The Texas State Constitution is littered with absolutely performative nonsense provisions. And, it's 92,000 words long and with more than 500 amendments. Second longest in the U.S.; only outdone by Alabama.
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Dear National Democrats,
You see how progressive politics can win in the cities. Now come back to rural America and help us take over the country.
You see how progressive politics can win in the cities. Now come back to rural America and help us take over the country.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Dear National Democrats,
You see how progressive politics can win in the cities. Now come back to rural America and help us take over the country.
You see how progressive politics can win in the cities. Now come back to rural America and help us take over the country.
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Remember, remember, the 5th of November.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Remember, remember, the 5th of November.