Mae Chris
@maechris.bsky.social
American who grew up in the heartland in a red state (KS) on a farm then lived in a blue state (CA) in large cities for 20+ years. Back in KS now. Left progressive AND I believe in democracy and that all Americans deserve a voice.
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@kclausing.bsky.social analyses the tariff spree of the first 100 days of the Trump administration in conjunction w/ the largest tax increase in more than a generation. She discusses the consequences of the tariffs for the US economy and the larger world community.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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#EconSky
August 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
@kclausing.bsky.social analyses the tariff spree of the first 100 days of the Trump administration in conjunction w/ the largest tax increase in more than a generation. She discusses the consequences of the tariffs for the US economy and the larger world community.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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54 years ago today, the corporate takeover of American politics began with Lewis Powell's infamous memo.
I watched it happen with my own eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbgfnpJN9w
I watched it happen with my own eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbgfnpJN9w
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
54 years ago today, the corporate takeover of American politics began with Lewis Powell's infamous memo.
I watched it happen with my own eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbgfnpJN9w
I watched it happen with my own eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbgfnpJN9w
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I've said it before and I will say it again. The same people that want you to work until you're 75 won't hire you after 50.
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I've said it before and I will say it again. The same people that want you to work until you're 75 won't hire you after 50.
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
cmarmitage.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
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The Trump admin just exempted over 100 chemical plants, sterilizers & coal facilities from Clean Air Act rules, rolling back protections that would’ve cut cancer risk by up to 96% for nearby communities.
Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. The United States relies on a strong chemical manufacturing sector to support
www.whitehouse.gov
July 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Trump admin just exempted over 100 chemical plants, sterilizers & coal facilities from Clean Air Act rules, rolling back protections that would’ve cut cancer risk by up to 96% for nearby communities.
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This is the kind of thing that would be immediately obvious if you’ve ever spoken with a “low information voter.”
Democrats didn’t go too far left. The people on the bottom thought they went too soft against the people on top.
Democrats didn’t go too far left. The people on the bottom thought they went too soft against the people on top.
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voters who skipped the 2024 election favor candidates like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Polling shows they believe inequality is at the heart of America’s problems and health care should be available to everyone.
Democratic Voters Who Skipped 2024 Election Want Candidates Like Bernie, AOC
New research suggests the prevailing wisdom in Washington — the idea that Democrats tacked too far to the left last year — might be wrong.
www.rollingstone.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is the kind of thing that would be immediately obvious if you’ve ever spoken with a “low information voter.”
Democrats didn’t go too far left. The people on the bottom thought they went too soft against the people on top.
Democrats didn’t go too far left. The people on the bottom thought they went too soft against the people on top.
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In an essay for VF, Rümeysa Öztürk details what she witnessed in the six and a half weeks she spent being held in a South Louisiana ICE detention center: “Even God cannot hear us here,” said one woman.
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In an essay for VF, Rümeysa Öztürk details what she witnessed in the six and a half weeks she spent being held in a South Louisiana ICE detention center: “Even God cannot hear us here,” said one woman.
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Danielle Silverstein
@marriage-martinis.bsky.social
@marriage-martinis.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Danielle Silverstein
@marriage-martinis.bsky.social
@marriage-martinis.bsky.social
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I tell people that little tidbit, and they tell me, i'm lying, then I showed them this😳
April 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I tell people that little tidbit, and they tell me, i'm lying, then I showed them this😳
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HE IS PROMISING TO SEND AMERICANS TO FOREIGN DEATH CAMPS.
This is it. This is where America ends.
This is it. This is where America ends.
April 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
HE IS PROMISING TO SEND AMERICANS TO FOREIGN DEATH CAMPS.
This is it. This is where America ends.
This is it. This is where America ends.
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The crazy thing about humans is this:
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The crazy thing about humans is this:
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
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What constitution?
April 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What constitution?
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Next time MAGA tells you only violent illegal immigrants are being shipped off to death prisons…remind them of Merwil Gutiérrez.
‘No, he's not the one,' like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, 'Take him anyway,'
www.newsweek.com/merwil-gutie...
‘No, he's not the one,' like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, 'Take him anyway,'
www.newsweek.com/merwil-gutie...
ICE agents realize they arrested wrong teen, say 'take him anyway'
Merwil Gutiérrez, was deported to El Salvador's notorious super prison, despite his family's insistence that he has no gang ties or criminal history.
www.newsweek.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Next time MAGA tells you only violent illegal immigrants are being shipped off to death prisons…remind them of Merwil Gutiérrez.
‘No, he's not the one,' like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, 'Take him anyway,'
www.newsweek.com/merwil-gutie...
‘No, he's not the one,' like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, 'Take him anyway,'
www.newsweek.com/merwil-gutie...
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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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From the FT:
“Wall Street’s biggest banks reaped almost $37bn in trading revenues in the first quarter of the year—their best performance in more than a decade”
As intermediaries with ability to widen bid-offer spreads, these banks benefit from financial volatility…provided markets don’t malfunction
“Wall Street’s biggest banks reaped almost $37bn in trading revenues in the first quarter of the year—their best performance in more than a decade”
As intermediaries with ability to widen bid-offer spreads, these banks benefit from financial volatility…provided markets don’t malfunction
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
From the FT:
“Wall Street’s biggest banks reaped almost $37bn in trading revenues in the first quarter of the year—their best performance in more than a decade”
As intermediaries with ability to widen bid-offer spreads, these banks benefit from financial volatility…provided markets don’t malfunction
“Wall Street’s biggest banks reaped almost $37bn in trading revenues in the first quarter of the year—their best performance in more than a decade”
As intermediaries with ability to widen bid-offer spreads, these banks benefit from financial volatility…provided markets don’t malfunction
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The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes per year — enough to end homelessness, hunger, and pay for universal childcare.
👆🏻 This is the crime wave we should be talking more about.
👆🏻 This is the crime wave we should be talking more about.
April 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes per year — enough to end homelessness, hunger, and pay for universal childcare.
👆🏻 This is the crime wave we should be talking more about.
👆🏻 This is the crime wave we should be talking more about.
Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data (long article but well worth the read. Whistleblower now being threatened. Details how a DOGE created login was used by a Russian IP address within minutes of being created to access data. So much more 2
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data (long article but well worth the read. Whistleblower now being threatened. Details how a DOGE created login was used by a Russian IP address within minutes of being created to access data. So much more 2
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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Yes, businesses absolutely need to show the tariff at the checkout screen. Don't hide it into the cost of the product.
April 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Yes, businesses absolutely need to show the tariff at the checkout screen. Don't hide it into the cost of the product.
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