Ken
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From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
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Costco on Friday filed a lawsuit that contends Pesident Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing sweeping tariffs – and claimed the company is due a refund. Read more analysis: https://cnn.it/48PRux6
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Costco on Friday filed a lawsuit that contends Pesident Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing sweeping tariffs – and claimed the company is due a refund. Read more analysis: https://cnn.it/48PRux6
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Breaking News: A Pentagon investigator’s report is said to conclude that Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Yemen strikes risked endangering U.S. troops.
Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal
An inspector general report to be released on Thursday examined the defense secretary’s use of a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes in Yemen.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Breaking News: A Pentagon investigator’s report is said to conclude that Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Yemen strikes risked endangering U.S. troops.
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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
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Full story here: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
‘Unnecessary red tape’: Trump administration sues California over price of eggs
Egg prices were a key talking point for Republicans in the 2024 campaign.
www.politico.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Full story here: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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It's officially day 90 of Trump's '90 deals in 90 days' bullshit tariff policy.
He has 0 deals implemented.
He has 0 deals implemented.
July 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's officially day 90 of Trump's '90 deals in 90 days' bullshit tariff policy.
He has 0 deals implemented.
He has 0 deals implemented.
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MAGA’s job-killing, debt-explosion bill is on the House floor. We’re fighting to stop the GOP from throwing 17 million Americans off their health coverage and SNAP, staples of our democracy and lifelines for our people.
July 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
MAGA’s job-killing, debt-explosion bill is on the House floor. We’re fighting to stop the GOP from throwing 17 million Americans off their health coverage and SNAP, staples of our democracy and lifelines for our people.
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
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Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all. It comes at a time of near-record inequalities of income and wealth.
This budget bill is a nightmare.
This budget bill is a nightmare.
The Worst Bill in History
Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill
robertreich.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all. It comes at a time of near-record inequalities of income and wealth.
This budget bill is a nightmare.
This budget bill is a nightmare.
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What's in Trump's bill:
-Adds 4 trillion to the deficit
-Kicks 11 million people off health insurance
-3 million get thrown off food stamps
-Electricity goes up by 30%
-Millions of jobs could disappear
-Wealthiest see $12K a year back
-Poorest people $1600 more a year
-Adds 4 trillion to the deficit
-Kicks 11 million people off health insurance
-3 million get thrown off food stamps
-Electricity goes up by 30%
-Millions of jobs could disappear
-Wealthiest see $12K a year back
-Poorest people $1600 more a year
What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
apnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What's in Trump's bill:
-Adds 4 trillion to the deficit
-Kicks 11 million people off health insurance
-3 million get thrown off food stamps
-Electricity goes up by 30%
-Millions of jobs could disappear
-Wealthiest see $12K a year back
-Poorest people $1600 more a year
-Adds 4 trillion to the deficit
-Kicks 11 million people off health insurance
-3 million get thrown off food stamps
-Electricity goes up by 30%
-Millions of jobs could disappear
-Wealthiest see $12K a year back
-Poorest people $1600 more a year
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My latest Substack on Trump's Big Bullshit Bill a/k/a the Bless the Billionaires Bill:
open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...
open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...
"Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of."
The late Bill Moyers got it right. But all is not lost...yet.
open.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My latest Substack on Trump's Big Bullshit Bill a/k/a the Bless the Billionaires Bill:
open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...
open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...
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And here is an episode of The Daily that posted Thursday May 1 that walks through the story. You can listen and/or read. What matters is you engage with this information and are informed. Accountability matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/p...
The Crypto President
A Times investigation shows how much President Trump and his family have profited from his championing of cryptocurrency.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And here is an episode of The Daily that posted Thursday May 1 that walks through the story. You can listen and/or read. What matters is you engage with this information and are informed. Accountability matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/p...
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The NYT has been doing phenomenal reporting on the blatant corruption of the Trump memecoin/crypto policy. Genuinely the most flagrant, bald-faced thing I’ve ever seen short of a politician getting sacks of cash.
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history. PLEASE READ AND SHARE>>>https://nyti.ms/44KUVn8
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history. PLEASE READ AND SHARE>>>https://nyti.ms/44KUVn8
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm (Gift Article)
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
nyti.ms
April 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The NYT has been doing phenomenal reporting on the blatant corruption of the Trump memecoin/crypto policy. Genuinely the most flagrant, bald-faced thing I’ve ever seen short of a politician getting sacks of cash.
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The Art of the Deal
April 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Art of the Deal
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Elon Musk should not be anywhere near the federal government. Repost if you agree.
March 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Elon Musk should not be anywhere near the federal government. Repost if you agree.
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DOGE has quietly deleted the biggest “savings” it once celebrated — but its list of savings is still full of errors. Why DOGE’s data is so wrong, and why it matters. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Musk’s Cost-Saving Claims Are Wrong in So Many Ways
We found huge errors in the “wall of receipts” for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where the group lists what it has saved by canceling federal contracts. After The New York...
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
DOGE has quietly deleted the biggest “savings” it once celebrated — but its list of savings is still full of errors. Why DOGE’s data is so wrong, and why it matters. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
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The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over
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The Nationals will have the first overall pick in July's MLB draft www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
Nationals win MLB draft lottery, will have No. 1 pick in July
Washington had the fourth-best odds but leapfrogged the Rockies, Marlins and Angels for the top pick.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:53 PM
The Nationals will have the first overall pick in July's MLB draft www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
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A new A.I. tool from DeepMind, a Google company in London that develops A.I. applications, has achieved what its makers call unmatched skill and speed in devising 15-day weather forecasts.
Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts
GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:56 PM
A new A.I. tool from DeepMind, a Google company in London that develops A.I. applications, has achieved what its makers call unmatched skill and speed in devising 15-day weather forecasts.
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Do it
House Democrats are considering pushing aside some of their most senior leaders from top posts in the next Congress, driven by a worry that aging members are not up to the task of countering President-elect Trump and his loyal Republican allies in Congress.
Democrats Weigh Dumping Jerrold Nadler for Jamie Raskin in House Judiciary Committee
Some House Democrats want to oust aging committee leaders like Representative Jerrold Nadler in favor of younger lawmakers who they see as better suited to take on the president.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Do it
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
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Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, withdrew from consideration for the role on Thursday. Sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz had drawn much scrutiny, including from senators who would vote to approve the position. nyti.ms/3CDuO5D
November 21, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, withdrew from consideration for the role on Thursday. Sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz had drawn much scrutiny, including from senators who would vote to approve the position. nyti.ms/3CDuO5D