Savanna
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The SEC once considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation.
But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal.
Now, instead of investing profits into people, corporations use stock buybacks (at record levels) to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders.
But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal.
Now, instead of investing profits into people, corporations use stock buybacks (at record levels) to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders.
Stock Buybacks, Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The SEC once considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation.
But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal.
Now, instead of investing profits into people, corporations use stock buybacks (at record levels) to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders.
But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal.
Now, instead of investing profits into people, corporations use stock buybacks (at record levels) to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders.
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Crockett: "The idea that you want to shut down everybody that is not Fox News is bullshit. We need to stop playing."
March 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Crockett: "The idea that you want to shut down everybody that is not Fox News is bullshit. We need to stop playing."
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I came across this gorgeous pink Magnolia in the grounds of Ascott House in Buckinghamshire today. Isn’t it fabulous? So lovely to hear all the birds singing in the background too. #DailyBotanicalBeauty #spring
March 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I came across this gorgeous pink Magnolia in the grounds of Ascott House in Buckinghamshire today. Isn’t it fabulous? So lovely to hear all the birds singing in the background too. #DailyBotanicalBeauty #spring
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If they won't lift em up
We will
SGT Melvin Morris.
Single handedly advanced on enemy positions and despite being shot three times evacuated multiple wounded to safety.
Thank you SGT Morris
We will
SGT Melvin Morris.
Single handedly advanced on enemy positions and despite being shot three times evacuated multiple wounded to safety.
Thank you SGT Morris
March 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If they won't lift em up
We will
SGT Melvin Morris.
Single handedly advanced on enemy positions and despite being shot three times evacuated multiple wounded to safety.
Thank you SGT Morris
We will
SGT Melvin Morris.
Single handedly advanced on enemy positions and despite being shot three times evacuated multiple wounded to safety.
Thank you SGT Morris
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This story is fucking bonkers
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This story is fucking bonkers
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state…
propub.li
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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The SAVE Act would:
🗳 Potentially strip voting rights from anyone whose names don’t match their required documents due to marriage, divorce, or gender-affirming changes.
🗳 End voter registration by mail and online
TELL YOUR REPS TO VOTE NO NOW: benjerrys.co/4bYwxjv
🗳 Potentially strip voting rights from anyone whose names don’t match their required documents due to marriage, divorce, or gender-affirming changes.
🗳 End voter registration by mail and online
TELL YOUR REPS TO VOTE NO NOW: benjerrys.co/4bYwxjv
March 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The SAVE Act would:
🗳 Potentially strip voting rights from anyone whose names don’t match their required documents due to marriage, divorce, or gender-affirming changes.
🗳 End voter registration by mail and online
TELL YOUR REPS TO VOTE NO NOW: benjerrys.co/4bYwxjv
🗳 Potentially strip voting rights from anyone whose names don’t match their required documents due to marriage, divorce, or gender-affirming changes.
🗳 End voter registration by mail and online
TELL YOUR REPS TO VOTE NO NOW: benjerrys.co/4bYwxjv
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BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote.
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
March 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote.
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
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I know it has been said before, but it is worth repeating: The same people who are putting their hands over their ears and eyes saying that Republicans won’t come after Social Security, are the same people who said Roe would never be overturned.
March 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know it has been said before, but it is worth repeating: The same people who are putting their hands over their ears and eyes saying that Republicans won’t come after Social Security, are the same people who said Roe would never be overturned.
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The Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t seem very efficient
“Elon Musk’s hyperactive efficiency drive failed to prevent US federal spending rising to a record $603bn last month, new Treasury data has revealed, highlighting the Trump administration’s difficulty in drastically cutting the size of government.”
Elon Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record
Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data shows
on.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t seem very efficient
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The Trump administration keeps saying that other countries pay for tariffs, but that’s not how they work.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Leavitt: Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries and a tax cut for the American people
Reporter: Have you ever paid a tariff? I have. They don’t get charged on foreign countries
Leavitt: I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics
Reporter: Have you ever paid a tariff? I have. They don’t get charged on foreign countries
Leavitt: I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics
March 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Trump administration keeps saying that other countries pay for tariffs, but that’s not how they work.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
Tariffs are effectively taxes on imported products, which the American people ultimately pay.
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So Russia is an ally but Canada is our enemy?
March 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So Russia is an ally but Canada is our enemy?
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“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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The consumer protection agency also dropped cases against four other companies including Rocket Homes.
The CFPB drops its lawsuit against Capital One, marking a major reversal
The consumer protection agency also dropped cases against four other companies including Rocket Homes.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The consumer protection agency also dropped cases against four other companies including Rocket Homes.
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The "free speechers" are now afraid of free speech.
February 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The "free speechers" are now afraid of free speech.
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The real president always keeps watch over his puppet
February 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The real president always keeps watch over his puppet
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Today in National Parks News
The pushback from the idiotic firing of thousands of National Parks employees is having an effect.
Keep calling
Keep the pressure on
202 224 3121
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The pushback from the idiotic firing of thousands of National Parks employees is having an effect.
Keep calling
Keep the pressure on
202 224 3121
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry, and relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts, the Trump administration has reversed course on a plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the Nation...
www.latimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today in National Parks News
The pushback from the idiotic firing of thousands of National Parks employees is having an effect.
Keep calling
Keep the pressure on
202 224 3121
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The pushback from the idiotic firing of thousands of National Parks employees is having an effect.
Keep calling
Keep the pressure on
202 224 3121
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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🚨Trump and Musk said their illegal hiring freeze wouldn't hurt Veterans.
They LIED.
All across the country, VA employees are reporting that essential programs - such as healthcare and the suicide hotline - are being impacted.
READ MORE: federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...
They LIED.
All across the country, VA employees are reporting that essential programs - such as healthcare and the suicide hotline - are being impacted.
READ MORE: federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨Trump and Musk said their illegal hiring freeze wouldn't hurt Veterans.
They LIED.
All across the country, VA employees are reporting that essential programs - such as healthcare and the suicide hotline - are being impacted.
READ MORE: federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...
They LIED.
All across the country, VA employees are reporting that essential programs - such as healthcare and the suicide hotline - are being impacted.
READ MORE: federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...