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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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President Trump “now has an opportunity to display strength and push Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement that would allow him to claim success and, far more important, end this gruesome war,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | If Trump Walks Away From Ukraine Now, He Looks Weak, and Putin Wins
The president is right about wanting to end the war in Ukraine but wrong about threatening to walk away from cease-fire talks.
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
President Trump “now has an opportunity to display strength and push Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement that would allow him to claim success and, far more important, end this gruesome war,” the editorial board writes.
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As Trump's family businesses invest heavily in crypto...
-He's instructing the government to ease up on regulating the industry
-His SEC is dropping major lawsuits against crypto companies
-His DOJ terminated a team focused on crypto crimes.
See the problem?
-He's instructing the government to ease up on regulating the industry
-His SEC is dropping major lawsuits against crypto companies
-His DOJ terminated a team focused on crypto crimes.
See the problem?
May 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As Trump's family businesses invest heavily in crypto...
-He's instructing the government to ease up on regulating the industry
-His SEC is dropping major lawsuits against crypto companies
-His DOJ terminated a team focused on crypto crimes.
See the problem?
-He's instructing the government to ease up on regulating the industry
-His SEC is dropping major lawsuits against crypto companies
-His DOJ terminated a team focused on crypto crimes.
See the problem?
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Boeing is set to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner in a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal, outlined in court documents filed on Friday, is still being finalized.
Boeing can avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes, DOJ says
Boeing is set to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner in a new agreement.
abcnews4.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Boeing is set to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner in a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal, outlined in court documents filed on Friday, is still being finalized.
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A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost.
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost.
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
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Whenever you hear conservative politicians preach from the gospel of "fiscal responsibility," remember that one of the biggest drivers of deficits lately are the Bush and Trump tax cuts, which have added nearly $10 trillion to the national debt.
May 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Whenever you hear conservative politicians preach from the gospel of "fiscal responsibility," remember that one of the biggest drivers of deficits lately are the Bush and Trump tax cuts, which have added nearly $10 trillion to the national debt.
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My partner is threatening to leave me because of my constant flamingo imitations.
I had to put my foot down. 🦩
I had to put my foot down. 🦩
May 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My partner is threatening to leave me because of my constant flamingo imitations.
I had to put my foot down. 🦩
I had to put my foot down. 🦩
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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
May 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
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4 in 5 Americans can get health care for $10/month thanks to the ACA and Democratic leaders like Rep. Lauren Underwood. But Republicans want to end it, choosing billionaire tax cuts over your coverage. Watch what’s at stake and how we fight back. #ProtectOurCare #ACA #SCDems
May 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
4 in 5 Americans can get health care for $10/month thanks to the ACA and Democratic leaders like Rep. Lauren Underwood. But Republicans want to end it, choosing billionaire tax cuts over your coverage. Watch what’s at stake and how we fight back. #ProtectOurCare #ACA #SCDems
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Random reminder that banning members of Congress from trading stock is a total no brainer.
They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.
They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.
May 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Random reminder that banning members of Congress from trading stock is a total no brainer.
They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.
They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.
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Psst…those 1950s manufacturing jobs Trump loves so much?
They were good jobs because they were UNION jobs.
Oh...and taxes on corporations and the rich were much higher.
Trump’s agenda won’t bring back the “Golden Age.”
It’ll make the rich richer at everyone else's expense.
They were good jobs because they were UNION jobs.
Oh...and taxes on corporations and the rich were much higher.
Trump’s agenda won’t bring back the “Golden Age.”
It’ll make the rich richer at everyone else's expense.
May 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Psst…those 1950s manufacturing jobs Trump loves so much?
They were good jobs because they were UNION jobs.
Oh...and taxes on corporations and the rich were much higher.
Trump’s agenda won’t bring back the “Golden Age.”
It’ll make the rich richer at everyone else's expense.
They were good jobs because they were UNION jobs.
Oh...and taxes on corporations and the rich were much higher.
Trump’s agenda won’t bring back the “Golden Age.”
It’ll make the rich richer at everyone else's expense.
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love this @rokhanna.bsky.social
We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos
Please share off line as well !!!
We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos
Please share off line as well !!!
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
love this @rokhanna.bsky.social
We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos
Please share off line as well !!!
We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos
Please share off line as well !!!
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The GOP keeps calling itself as a working-class party. But their budget plan calls for huge tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and slashing programs that help the working-class.
Don't fall for their rebrand.
Don't fall for their rebrand.
March 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The GOP keeps calling itself as a working-class party. But their budget plan calls for huge tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and slashing programs that help the working-class.
Don't fall for their rebrand.
Don't fall for their rebrand.
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Warren: "Our best strategy is to make sure everybody knows exactly what the Republicans are trying to do, and that is they want to give literally trillions of dollars in tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, and they want to pay for it on the backs of seniors who are living in nursing homes."
February 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Warren: "Our best strategy is to make sure everybody knows exactly what the Republicans are trying to do, and that is they want to give literally trillions of dollars in tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, and they want to pay for it on the backs of seniors who are living in nursing homes."
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The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner stepped down from her role after refusing to provide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with access to sensitive information, according to multiple reports.
Social Security head quits over DOGE's bid for sensitive data access
DOGE has accessed Treasury payment systems and wants access to Internal Revenue Services databases.
bit.ly
February 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner stepped down from her role after refusing to provide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with access to sensitive information, according to multiple reports.
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50501 protest tomorrow in Columbia SC #Columbia #southcarolina #SC #ColumbiaSC #presiddentsdayprotest #peaceful #pro-democracy #prodemocracy #nationaldayofprotest #national_day_of_protest
February 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
50501 protest tomorrow in Columbia SC #Columbia #southcarolina #SC #ColumbiaSC #presiddentsdayprotest #peaceful #pro-democracy #prodemocracy #nationaldayofprotest #national_day_of_protest
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Ford CEO to Trump: Repealing the electric vehicle tax credit could risk automaker jobs in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Ford CEO: IRA tax credit repeals could risk jobs, Trump tariffs are 'cost and chaos'
"They need to understand that there's a lot of policy uncertainty here," Ford CEO Jim Farley said about the administration.
www.detroitnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ford CEO to Trump: Repealing the electric vehicle tax credit could risk automaker jobs in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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If Congress and the courts can't stop Trump from abusing his power, who can?
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If Congress and the courts can't stop Trump from abusing his power, who can?