Shelby Bolen
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Shelby Bolen
@shelbybolen.bsky.social
Media and comms @ Oxfam America. Inequality and economic justice. All tweets/opinions my own.
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Oxfam America’s @rebeccariddell.bsky.social spoke to people across New York City to get their thoughts on tax fairness as we push for lawmakers to reject tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy and instead create a tax system that works for everyone.
April 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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NEW: Oxfam's @nabilahmed.bsky.social on DOGE layoffs at the IRS:

"This is a perverse display of billionaire self-dealing at the expense of ordinary people, all in service of the Trump administration’s broader agenda of enriching the billionaire class."

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DOGE layoffs at IRS ‘a perverse display of billionaire self-dealing at the expense of ordinary people’ – Oxfam
In response to reports of DOGE-driven mass layoffs at the IRS, Nabil Ahmed, Oxfam America’s Director o
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February 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Breaking: Oxfam America is joining the lawsuit to block the Trump administration's assault on humanitarian aid.

The attack on foreign assistance and USAID is an illegal and unconstitutional action that exacerbates existing humanitarian crises and will have life or death consequences for millions.
February 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This is what the extreme inequality crisis looks like.

Yesterday's inauguration of President Trump made it clearer than ever that he will be a president of and for billionaires.
January 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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President Trump will be a leader of and for billionaires.

Our country and the world today are extremely unequal; for too long, big corporations and an ultra-wealthy few have rigged the system in their own favor, at the expense of ordinary families.
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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NEW: Oxfam's global inequality report🧵

Billionaires gained $2 trillion in 2024, 3x the rate of '23.

At this pace we expect 5 trillionaires in a decade. While billions live in poverty.

We dive deep on colonialism, inheritance & the bold action we need: oxf.am/TakersNotMak...
January 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Always room at the table for another billionaire in Trump's world.

Coming soon: government by and for the billionaire class. At the expense of ordinary people. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Amazon to donate $1 million to Trump inauguration, matching Meta
E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund, matching the amount Meta already donated to the incoming president’s inauguration.  Amazon will b…
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December 13, 2024 at 3:27 PM