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Ever wonder how some billionaires can get away with paying such low tax rates compared to working class Americans? Here’s their secret playbook and what we can do about it.
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ever wonder how some billionaires can get away with paying such low tax rates compared to working class Americans? Here’s their secret playbook and what we can do about it.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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UPDATED: When briefing Congress on the first strike of a drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, the Pentagon could not confirm that the 11 deceased were Tren de Aragua, that the boat was Venezuelan, or that it was en route to the United States.
Pentagon conducts first illegal strike on boat in Caribbean (September 1, 2025)
The United States military struck a boat in the Caribbean they claimed was part of a drug trafficking operation by Tren de Aragua, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the United States. Eleven of its crew members were killed. A week later, on September 9, the Pentagon briefed…
trumpfile.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
UPDATED: When briefing Congress on the first strike of a drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, the Pentagon could not confirm that the 11 deceased were Tren de Aragua, that the boat was Venezuelan, or that it was en route to the United States.
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An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
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This week:
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This week:
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
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If we don’t speak up for the communities that Trump is terrorizing right now, we will be next.
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
No One Is Safe From Trump's Authoritarianism
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If we don’t speak up for the communities that Trump is terrorizing right now, we will be next.
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
His authoritarianism will come for all of us in the end. https://youtu.be/tkaBlgXR8tY?si=bJcUxXZWMrae4kwx
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
October 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
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PSA: We have confirmation from both last week and from Trump's first term that he doesn't write his own posts. Online outbursts from "Trump" are a White House distraction. When the media and big accounts treat random "Truths" as news, they are doing exactly what Team Trump wants.
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
PSA: We have confirmation from both last week and from Trump's first term that he doesn't write his own posts. Online outbursts from "Trump" are a White House distraction. When the media and big accounts treat random "Truths" as news, they are doing exactly what Team Trump wants.
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Americans are fed up with the political establishment and an economy rigged against the working class.
Zohran Mamdani understands this well. Democratic leadership should be supporting him.
Zohran Mamdani understands this well. Democratic leadership should be supporting him.
What Zohran Mamdani Can Teach Democrats
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Americans are fed up with the political establishment and an economy rigged against the working class.
Zohran Mamdani understands this well. Democratic leadership should be supporting him.
Zohran Mamdani understands this well. Democratic leadership should be supporting him.
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BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.
His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.
Always follow the money.
His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.
Always follow the money.
October 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.
His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.
Always follow the money.
His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.
Always follow the money.
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A MAGA entrepreneur who owns voter ID software has taken control of Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it Liberty Vote and promising to "rebuild" the secure voting machines.
Republicans to 'rebuild' Dominion voting machines
The new owner of Dominion Voting Systems has a plan, but he's not saying much.
trumpfile.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A MAGA entrepreneur who owns voter ID software has taken control of Dominion Voting Systems, rebranding it Liberty Vote and promising to "rebuild" the secure voting machines.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The Leahy law passed in the ’90s was designed to prevent US military aid from being used by foreign units accused of human rights violations.
The author of the law tells Reveal it has never been applied to Israel because of a lack of political will.
The author of the law tells Reveal it has never been applied to Israel because of a lack of political will.
US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military
American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.
revealnews.org
September 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Leahy law passed in the ’90s was designed to prevent US military aid from being used by foreign units accused of human rights violations.
The author of the law tells Reveal it has never been applied to Israel because of a lack of political will.
The author of the law tells Reveal it has never been applied to Israel because of a lack of political will.
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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
BREAKING: Trump's head of Social Security says raising the retirement age "will be considered."
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
September 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
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Israel’s recent strike in Yemen reportedly killed 31 journalists – one of the deadliest attacks on the press in over a decade.
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Israel’s recent strike in Yemen reportedly killed 31 journalists – one of the deadliest attacks on the press in over a decade.
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
As we fight to protect the freedom of the press at home, we must also do so abroad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis/
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Trump putting an election denier in charge of elections is like hiring a bank robber to guard the vault. We see you, Donnie.
August 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trump putting an election denier in charge of elections is like hiring a bank robber to guard the vault. We see you, Donnie.
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No more mail-in votes or vote-counting machines, says the convicted felon.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Check out Trump's dumb new plan to rig elections
President Donald Trump on Monday fired off a batshit Truth Social post in which he promised to sign an executive order that he claims will force states to get rid of both mail-in voting and ...
www.dailykos.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
No more mail-in votes or vote-counting machines, says the convicted felon.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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The vote was 211 to 210.
July 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The vote was 211 to 210.
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The U.S. has collected over $80 billion in tariff revenue since Trump unilaterally slapped them on our biggest trading partners. That's an increase of 65% from the previous year. In other words, Americans paid $80 billion more for goods than they should have paid.
July 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The U.S. has collected over $80 billion in tariff revenue since Trump unilaterally slapped them on our biggest trading partners. That's an increase of 65% from the previous year. In other words, Americans paid $80 billion more for goods than they should have paid.
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Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders." [Via @_itep]
June 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders." [Via @_itep]
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The FTC had a rule to make unsubscribing as easy as signing up. The 8th Circuit blocked it because apparently “freedom” means never escaping your 7-day free trial.
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You’ll now have a much harder time canceling a gym membership
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals just did scuzzy businesses a solid by throwing out the click-to-cancel rule. Finalized during the Biden administration, back when the Federal Trade Commission was…
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July 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The FTC had a rule to make unsubscribing as easy as signing up. The 8th Circuit blocked it because apparently “freedom” means never escaping your 7-day free trial.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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