Marco-Protano
@marco-pro.bsky.social
Passionate Explorer of 110 countries/ Farmer in Tuscany, Italy/ Avid reader/ Progressive/ Passionate Baker/ Retired Prof of Mktg & Strategy/ UVA grad
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Who else AGREES with David?! 🤚
One. Of. The. Good. Guys. 😎✨
One. Of. The. Good. Guys. 😎✨
April 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Who else AGREES with David?! 🤚
One. Of. The. Good. Guys. 😎✨
One. Of. The. Good. Guys. 😎✨
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💥 BREAKING: Goldman Sachs shareholders voted today to reject two anti-DEI proposals, both by 98-2 percent. GS Board urged shareholders to vote to reject proposals. "We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."
April 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
💥 BREAKING: Goldman Sachs shareholders voted today to reject two anti-DEI proposals, both by 98-2 percent. GS Board urged shareholders to vote to reject proposals. "We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."
Ready for the next potential pandemic? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ready for the next potential pandemic? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Watch Congressman John Larson go off on a rampage (finally!) on the passive Republicans in Congress yielding to the authoritarian Musk............
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
'Wow! Watch This.' Ranking Dem Rips GOP Refusal to Probe Trump-Musk Push to Privatize Social Security | Common Dreams
Congressman John Larson confronts Republicans for refusing to probe
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's potential Social Security
privatization.
www.commondreams.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Watch Congressman John Larson go off on a rampage (finally!) on the passive Republicans in Congress yielding to the authoritarian Musk............
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
Another article on The Guardian writes about Trump ordering that no research be conducted where "climate" is mentioned.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Another article on The Guardian writes about Trump ordering that no research be conducted where "climate" is mentioned.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ready for war? China's leader is as well as Pete Hegseth of the Pentagon who said the same.......the military-industrial complex wins in both nations
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
China says it is ‘ready for war’ with America
Beijing boosts defence spending by 7.2 per cent and warns Washington that it is prepared to ‘fight until the end’
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Ready for war? China's leader is as well as Pete Hegseth of the Pentagon who said the same.......the military-industrial complex wins in both nations
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Evil doings today by Trump with direct impact on lives that will be lost or injured as well as property damage.....
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
U.S. Suspends Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
The pause, expected to cripple Kyiv’s ability to target Russian forces, follows a contentious meeting last week between Trump and Ukraine’s leader.
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Evil doings today by Trump with direct impact on lives that will be lost or injured as well as property damage.....
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
As the WSJ op-ed wrote, "the dumbest trade war in history" started by among our dumbest leaders.....
brilliantmaps.com/the-top-impo...
brilliantmaps.com/the-top-impo...
The Top Import & Export Countries For Each US State - Brilliant Maps
The map above shows the most important country of origin for each state's imports. As you can see Canada, China and Mexico are the big 3, all of which have been threatened with Tariffs by the Trump go...
brilliantmaps.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
As the WSJ op-ed wrote, "the dumbest trade war in history" started by among our dumbest leaders.....
brilliantmaps.com/the-top-impo...
brilliantmaps.com/the-top-impo...
From The Economist today...."Even if USA miners were present, they do not offer Ukraine security. Russia could bypass the mines, guaranteeing their ownership and safety of personnel. USA firms across Ukraine did not protect it when Russia attacked in 2014 or 2022."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze
And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky
www.economist.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
From The Economist today...."Even if USA miners were present, they do not offer Ukraine security. Russia could bypass the mines, guaranteeing their ownership and safety of personnel. USA firms across Ukraine did not protect it when Russia attacked in 2014 or 2022."
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
How the Canadian government balanced its budget in only 3 years with a plan and process and little to no chaos or pain. GO Canadians, GO! blog.medium.com/accountabili...
Accountability needs a system, not an email
Submarines, aliens, and procrastination (Issue #280)
blog.medium.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How the Canadian government balanced its budget in only 3 years with a plan and process and little to no chaos or pain. GO Canadians, GO! blog.medium.com/accountabili...
For those of you wondering about Trump's ties to Russia, check out what the analysis of a senior CIA Russia analyst......
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/a-deeper-l...
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/a-deeper-l...
A Deeper Look at Claims by KGB Officer that Trump was Recruited by Soviet Intelligence in the 1980s
I'm a Former CIA Russia Specialist -- Here's My Take
michaeldsellers.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For those of you wondering about Trump's ties to Russia, check out what the analysis of a senior CIA Russia analyst......
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/a-deeper-l...
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/a-deeper-l...
George Carlin brief take on the rich, middle class and poor….. youtu.be/XdH38k0iUgI?...
George sums up class structure and the purpose media of divisiveness
YouTube video by Rob Roy
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
George Carlin brief take on the rich, middle class and poor….. youtu.be/XdH38k0iUgI?...
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.