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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
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Hillsborough Law - the government has confirmed a new professional & legal "duty of candour" will be part of the bill, meaning public officials would have to act with honesty and integrity at all times and would face criminal sanctions if they breached it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hillsborough Law will include duty of candour on public officials
The proposed law would force public bodies to co-operate with investigations into major disasters.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hillsborough Law - the government has confirmed a new professional & legal "duty of candour" will be part of the bill, meaning public officials would have to act with honesty and integrity at all times and would face criminal sanctions if they breached it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As Musk blows up billions of our tax money.....
June 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
As Musk blows up billions of our tax money.....
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Imagine where Social Security and Medicare would be if we just removed the tax cap from Musk, Bezos, and Zuck.
We could care for ALL of our veterans and provide them with simple housing. There should never be a homeless vet.
And on, and on...
We could care for ALL of our veterans and provide them with simple housing. There should never be a homeless vet.
And on, and on...
June 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Imagine where Social Security and Medicare would be if we just removed the tax cap from Musk, Bezos, and Zuck.
We could care for ALL of our veterans and provide them with simple housing. There should never be a homeless vet.
And on, and on...
We could care for ALL of our veterans and provide them with simple housing. There should never be a homeless vet.
And on, and on...
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GOP politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare & Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars.
But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
#VoteNO
But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
#VoteNO
June 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
GOP politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare & Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars.
But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
#VoteNO
But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
#VoteNO
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How long until Trump issues a retaliatory executive order targeting Musk and/or his companies?
June 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
How long until Trump issues a retaliatory executive order targeting Musk and/or his companies?
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He tells us he knows
more than all the generals,
more than all the diplomats,
more than all the scientists,
more than all the religious,
more than all the teachers,
more than all the economists,
he claims to be omniscient and omnipotent and his followers and enablers GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS
more than all the generals,
more than all the diplomats,
more than all the scientists,
more than all the religious,
more than all the teachers,
more than all the economists,
he claims to be omniscient and omnipotent and his followers and enablers GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS
May 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
He tells us he knows
more than all the generals,
more than all the diplomats,
more than all the scientists,
more than all the religious,
more than all the teachers,
more than all the economists,
he claims to be omniscient and omnipotent and his followers and enablers GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS
more than all the generals,
more than all the diplomats,
more than all the scientists,
more than all the religious,
more than all the teachers,
more than all the economists,
he claims to be omniscient and omnipotent and his followers and enablers GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS
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Welp, the world has let the oligarchs take over. That’s not a uniquely American problem. Confiscate oligarch assets. Stop letting your banks launder foreign money. The USA didn’t do this alone, EU and other countries helped by allowing the oligarchs to hoard assets.
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Welp, the world has let the oligarchs take over. That’s not a uniquely American problem. Confiscate oligarch assets. Stop letting your banks launder foreign money. The USA didn’t do this alone, EU and other countries helped by allowing the oligarchs to hoard assets.
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These 4 are piloting a new rocket & spaceship to the Moon in 10 months. Canada & United States counting on each other to do great things. A fine example of excellent people working together.
americaspace.com/2025/03/22/nas…
NASA CSA
americaspace.com/2025/03/22/nas…
NASA CSA
April 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
These 4 are piloting a new rocket & spaceship to the Moon in 10 months. Canada & United States counting on each other to do great things. A fine example of excellent people working together.
americaspace.com/2025/03/22/nas…
NASA CSA
americaspace.com/2025/03/22/nas…
NASA CSA
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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
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But let's also do what we used to do, which was be first to do big things. No country has universal basic income yet. We could do it first along with the rest of what you suggested. We need it.
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All
Why UBI is necessary now and how to get it done
www.scottsantens.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
But let's also do what we used to do, which was be first to do big things. No country has universal basic income yet. We could do it first along with the rest of what you suggested. We need it.
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
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Repost and Follow Me It’s your Duty !
March 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Repost and Follow Me It’s your Duty !
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Truer words were never spoken.
March 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Truer words were never spoken.
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Why isn't HE wearing a suit?
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Why isn't HE wearing a suit?
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MAJOR BREAKING: Governor JB Pritzker just revealed that during COVID, Donald Trump told him he would only send life saving equipment if he agreed to praise him on the Sunday talk shows.
Is Donald Trump evil or just completely fucking deranged?
Is Donald Trump evil or just completely fucking deranged?
March 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MAJOR BREAKING: Governor JB Pritzker just revealed that during COVID, Donald Trump told him he would only send life saving equipment if he agreed to praise him on the Sunday talk shows.
Is Donald Trump evil or just completely fucking deranged?
Is Donald Trump evil or just completely fucking deranged?
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I have been watching the figures on this quite closely and it looks to me like Farage has been seriously "ratio-ed".
Which is really interesting, whether it is genuine or a reflection of skewing by X, albeit for different reasons. ~AA
Which is really interesting, whether it is genuine or a reflection of skewing by X, albeit for different reasons. ~AA
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I have been watching the figures on this quite closely and it looks to me like Farage has been seriously "ratio-ed".
Which is really interesting, whether it is genuine or a reflection of skewing by X, albeit for different reasons. ~AA
Which is really interesting, whether it is genuine or a reflection of skewing by X, albeit for different reasons. ~AA
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The Gaza 'war' was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you.
My latest: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
My latest: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
The Gaza 'war' was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you
During Netanyahu’s visit, Trump dropped Washington’s sugar coating of Israel’s 15-month genocidal destruction of Gaza. This was always about ethnic cleansing
www.middleeasteye.net
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Gaza 'war' was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you.
My latest: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
My latest: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
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The devastation of Southern Lebanon by Israel has received extraordinarily little coverage. Plus there have been more than 1500 breaches of the ceasefire here, Israel shows no signs of withdrawing as agreed and is building fortifications and taking more land.
youtu.be/uG_k_IIFR8o
youtu.be/uG_k_IIFR8o
Ceaseless Fire
YouTube video by Craig Murray
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The devastation of Southern Lebanon by Israel has received extraordinarily little coverage. Plus there have been more than 1500 breaches of the ceasefire here, Israel shows no signs of withdrawing as agreed and is building fortifications and taking more land.
youtu.be/uG_k_IIFR8o
youtu.be/uG_k_IIFR8o
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“Nigel Farage. What first attracted you to supporting multi-millionaire landowners, who want their share of inheritance taxes to be paid by everyone else?”
February 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Nigel Farage. What first attracted you to supporting multi-millionaire landowners, who want their share of inheritance taxes to be paid by everyone else?”
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Thank you Senator Mark Kelly.
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thank you Senator Mark Kelly.
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Somewhere in a parallel universe, Musk has used ONE-THIRD of this money to DOUBLE all US Aid programme budgets every year, the whole world thinks he's a kind, stand-up guy, and the reputation, sales, and value of his companies has shot up.
Sadly, we share the universe in which his brain has melted.
Sadly, we share the universe in which his brain has melted.
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Somewhere in a parallel universe, Musk has used ONE-THIRD of this money to DOUBLE all US Aid programme budgets every year, the whole world thinks he's a kind, stand-up guy, and the reputation, sales, and value of his companies has shot up.
Sadly, we share the universe in which his brain has melted.
Sadly, we share the universe in which his brain has melted.