Inequitable distribution of wealth creates an underclass that is unable to survive without incremental personal debt. Entrapment or modern day slavery?
Adam Schiff: "The problem today is that people are working and they still can't get by. When people see the quality of life their parents had and say 'that's better than what I have have,' all too many will entertain any demagogue who comes along promising they alone can fix it"
November 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Inequitable distribution of wealth creates an underclass that is unable to survive without incremental personal debt. Entrapment or modern day slavery?
There's no trade as good as an insider trade, apparently, according to the Musk gospel.
One early move under the Trump on deregulating Wall St could be scrapping the system that tracks all trades in listed US equities/options. It is a key regulatory tool but Ken Griffin's Citadel and others oppose it. The Project 2025 manifesto called for it to be killed www.ft.com/content/9f33...
Killing the CAT: why a key regulatory tool is under attack from Wall Street
Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities is among those challenging the US market surveillance system
www.ft.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
There's no trade as good as an insider trade, apparently, according to the Musk gospel.
Sadly, most that don't understand today won't understand tomorrow.
Why do I get the feeling we are going to hold Trump accountable by documenting every broken campaign promise while the people he made the promises to won’t care?
November 17, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Sadly, most that don't understand today won't understand tomorrow.
Trump, Musk, Thiel and all the other co-conspirators will collectively deliver a gargantuan crypto surge that will mostly enrich themselves and their friends before it all comes crashing down soon after the midterms.
Musk and the oligarchs using Trump will introduce terrible austerity and crash our standards of living.
Now is the time to get prepared, work on yourself, get your affairs in order, and engage in solidarity with coworkers and your community.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/beginning-...
Now is the time to get prepared, work on yourself, get your affairs in order, and engage in solidarity with coworkers and your community.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/beginning-...
Beginning to Resist: Audio From A Collapsing State
Every journey begins with a step. To create a movement to defeat authoritarianism we must first heal ourselves and prepare for the struggle to come
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Trump, Musk, Thiel and all the other co-conspirators will collectively deliver a gargantuan crypto surge that will mostly enrich themselves and their friends before it all comes crashing down soon after the midterms.
Some appointees are less concerned about the cost of eggs than they are about the cost of legs.
November 14, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Some appointees are less concerned about the cost of eggs than they are about the cost of legs.
Many democracies have suffered from the corrupt elite, but few have bent over as submissively as those hoping for a better future under 47.
“‘This is a man who could not be hired as an assistant U.S attorney at any major district,’ Conway added. ‘He probably couldn't be hired as a paralegal. He probably wouldn't even pass a background check.’”
www.rawstory.com/trump-266987...
www.rawstory.com/trump-266987...
'He's the perfect choice!' Conservative mocks Trump's nominee for attorney general
Donald Trump’s widely criticized selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as the country’s next attorney general didn’t come as a shock to conservative lawyer George Conway, who sarcastically praised the ...
www.rawstory.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Many democracies have suffered from the corrupt elite, but few have bent over as submissively as those hoping for a better future under 47.
Gaetz is a shoe-in. You ain't seen nothing yet. Most sequels are worse. This one will test all limits.
November 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Gaetz is a shoe-in. You ain't seen nothing yet. Most sequels are worse. This one will test all limits.
For "checks and bank balances"?
Gabbard is a walking Christmas tree of security risk warning lights
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk
None
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM
For "checks and bank balances"?
QUIT X DAY
Many of us are new here and like me still operating X. Suggest we agree one date each month when users can concurrently delete their X accounts to send a powerful message to Musk. My suggestion: 13th of each month.
Many of us are new here and like me still operating X. Suggest we agree one date each month when users can concurrently delete their X accounts to send a powerful message to Musk. My suggestion: 13th of each month.
November 12, 2024 at 3:18 AM
QUIT X DAY
Many of us are new here and like me still operating X. Suggest we agree one date each month when users can concurrently delete their X accounts to send a powerful message to Musk. My suggestion: 13th of each month.
Many of us are new here and like me still operating X. Suggest we agree one date each month when users can concurrently delete their X accounts to send a powerful message to Musk. My suggestion: 13th of each month.