Megan Case
@megancase.bsky.social
An American settled with a Russian in Sweden. Anti-Trump, anti-Putin. Pro-environment, pro-human rights. Not a fan of the gender binary.
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How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
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Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
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Bob Kennedy shouldn’t be allowed even near HHS this is ridiculous. Tell your Senator to oppose this madman.
Tell your Senators: Oppose Kennedy for Health and Human Services Secretary
Please contact Congress now!
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November 15, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Bob Kennedy shouldn’t be allowed even near HHS this is ridiculous. Tell your Senator to oppose this madman.
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Call them
AHEM. The Democrats on House Ethics ARE:
Democrats on House Ethics:
Susan Wild (PA) - (202) 225-6411
Mark DeSaulnier (CA) - (202) 225-2095
Veronica Escobar (TX) - (202) 225-4831
Glenn Ivey (MD) - (202) 225-8699
Deborah Ross (NC) - (202) 225-3032
Committee:
Democrats on House Ethics:
Susan Wild (PA) - (202) 225-6411
Mark DeSaulnier (CA) - (202) 225-2095
Veronica Escobar (TX) - (202) 225-4831
Glenn Ivey (MD) - (202) 225-8699
Deborah Ross (NC) - (202) 225-3032
Committee:
Oh its bad bad
November 15, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Call them
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Reminder: When you invest in the American people, the middle class expands, and the economy grows.
When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer, and the gains don’t trickle down.
It’s that simple.
When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer, and the gains don’t trickle down.
It’s that simple.
November 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Reminder: When you invest in the American people, the middle class expands, and the economy grows.
When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer, and the gains don’t trickle down.
It’s that simple.
When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer, and the gains don’t trickle down.
It’s that simple.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 16, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 16, 2024 at 7:34 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 16, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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“A politician’s face grows to fit his ideological mask. And fascists are defined less by political beliefs than by the way they do politics: by trafficking in fear and hatred of the other, affirming the supremacy of us over them.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
Opinion | This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.
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November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
“A politician’s face grows to fit his ideological mask. And fascists are defined less by political beliefs than by the way they do politics: by trafficking in fear and hatred of the other, affirming the supremacy of us over them.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
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"President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs"
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Trump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candi...
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November 15, 2024 at 5:08 PM
"President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs"
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
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Public health experts and scientists say RFK could do "infinite" damage if he's appointed to lead HHS. It's not just vaccines or fluoride: it's Medicaid and Medicare funding, drug development, cancer research, funding for Indian Health Service... it's endless. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “a genuine catastrophe.”
As Secretary of Health and Human Services, the “damage he could do is near infinite.”
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Public health experts and scientists say RFK could do "infinite" damage if he's appointed to lead HHS. It's not just vaccines or fluoride: it's Medicaid and Medicare funding, drug development, cancer research, funding for Indian Health Service... it's endless. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.
You're all caught up.
You're all caught up.
November 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.
You're all caught up.
You're all caught up.
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Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
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Decapitation Strike
Preserving America from Trump's Appointments
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November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
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In the next two months, Senate Democrats can...
-Fill 47 judicial vacancies
-Ensure a Dem majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC to protect the American people from financial fraud
-Reappoint FTC Chair Lina Khan
Democrats need to act. Now.
-Fill 47 judicial vacancies
-Ensure a Dem majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC to protect the American people from financial fraud
-Reappoint FTC Chair Lina Khan
Democrats need to act. Now.
November 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
In the next two months, Senate Democrats can...
-Fill 47 judicial vacancies
-Ensure a Dem majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC to protect the American people from financial fraud
-Reappoint FTC Chair Lina Khan
Democrats need to act. Now.
-Fill 47 judicial vacancies
-Ensure a Dem majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC to protect the American people from financial fraud
-Reappoint FTC Chair Lina Khan
Democrats need to act. Now.
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The only Palestinian American member of Congress has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid into Gaza.
Rashida Tlaib Calls on Blinken to Resign for Violating U.S. Laws on Aid and Arms Trade
Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid…
www.democracynow.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
The only Palestinian American member of Congress has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign after he refused to hold Israel accountable for failing to allow U.S. aid into Gaza.
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This is only reason why RFK Jr is being put in charge of public health in the US. Trump was desperate to get him to drop out and endorse him. That’s why American health is in the hands of a kooky conspiracy theorist with a background even worse than Gaetz.
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
This is only reason why RFK Jr is being put in charge of public health in the US. Trump was desperate to get him to drop out and endorse him. That’s why American health is in the hands of a kooky conspiracy theorist with a background even worse than Gaetz.
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Every American who believes in freedom of expression should be ready to remind them of the liberties that they seem so eager to infringe upon.
They are still subject to the will of the people, no matter how much they wish they could silence us.
Our voices, raised together, are unstoppable.
They are still subject to the will of the people, no matter how much they wish they could silence us.
Our voices, raised together, are unstoppable.
November 15, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Every American who believes in freedom of expression should be ready to remind them of the liberties that they seem so eager to infringe upon.
They are still subject to the will of the people, no matter how much they wish they could silence us.
Our voices, raised together, are unstoppable.
They are still subject to the will of the people, no matter how much they wish they could silence us.
Our voices, raised together, are unstoppable.
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~~ 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕰𝖑𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖍 ~~
𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔰 𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔯 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔤𝔲𝔢’𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔫𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔟𝔬𝔯’𝔰 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯
𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔰 𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔯 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔤𝔲𝔢’𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔫𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔟𝔬𝔯’𝔰 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯
November 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM
~~ 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕰𝖑𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖍 ~~
𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔰 𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔯 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔤𝔲𝔢’𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔫𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔟𝔬𝔯’𝔰 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯
𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔲 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔰 𝔯𝔢𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔯 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔤𝔲𝔢’𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔶 𝔫𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔟𝔬𝔯’𝔰 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯
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Searched for 2 hours and this is the only glimmer of hope I could find in US politics at the moment.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
Democratic governors create group to resist Trump policies
The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to fight back against polices incoming Republican President Donald Trump has vowed to push through.
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Searched for 2 hours and this is the only glimmer of hope I could find in US politics at the moment.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
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Donald Trump has started filling out his incoming administration, announcing a raft of unconventional picks.
November 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Donald Trump has started filling out his incoming administration, announcing a raft of unconventional picks.
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Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.
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Well this is most pleasing, well done. I see we’re working through @timothysnyder.bsky.social #OnTyranny
November 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Well this is most pleasing, well done. I see we’re working through @timothysnyder.bsky.social #OnTyranny
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The GOP loves blaming the deficit on Social Security and Medicare. But the real culprit is giveaways to corporations and the rich.
If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.
That's one thing the GOP will never tell you.
If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.
That's one thing the GOP will never tell you.
November 5, 2024 at 4:54 AM
The GOP loves blaming the deficit on Social Security and Medicare. But the real culprit is giveaways to corporations and the rich.
If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.
That's one thing the GOP will never tell you.
If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.
That's one thing the GOP will never tell you.
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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29 | George Monbiot
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...