Alex Carrigan
@volkerball.bsky.social
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"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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So much for that
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
So much for that
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Now that SCOTUS has validated gerrymandering for any racist arbitrary reason imaginable—EVERY Blue state Governor needs to redistrict their state to completely eliminate red seats.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Now that SCOTUS has validated gerrymandering for any racist arbitrary reason imaginable—EVERY Blue state Governor needs to redistrict their state to completely eliminate red seats.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
This is the MAGA precedent. It is law now. Run with it. Beat MAGAs at their own game. Vote MAGAs out permanently.
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The idea that authoritarians are more effective is incredibly corrosive and, in fact, not true! But everyone loves the idea of the man on the horse carrying forward History
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The idea that authoritarians are more effective is incredibly corrosive and, in fact, not true! But everyone loves the idea of the man on the horse carrying forward History
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they're all still on his nazi propaganda website
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
they're all still on his nazi propaganda website
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As a centrist, I think Donald Trump is bad, but the political and economic conditions that enabled him to become president twice are good
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As a centrist, I think Donald Trump is bad, but the political and economic conditions that enabled him to become president twice are good
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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How embarrassing for Chuck Schumer, Kirstin Gillibrand, Cory Booker, & NY Reps Grace Meng, Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres, Greg Meeks, Tom Suozzi, & Laura Gillen, that even Donald Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani before they did.😐
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
How embarrassing for Chuck Schumer, Kirstin Gillibrand, Cory Booker, & NY Reps Grace Meng, Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres, Greg Meeks, Tom Suozzi, & Laura Gillen, that even Donald Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani before they did.😐
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
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The US President demanded that this person be killed. Yesterday.
Reckless, filthy perversion of public office is not Conservative. It is not Liberal. It is poison to all Americans.
Reckless, filthy perversion of public office is not Conservative. It is not Liberal. It is poison to all Americans.
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The US President demanded that this person be killed. Yesterday.
Reckless, filthy perversion of public office is not Conservative. It is not Liberal. It is poison to all Americans.
Reckless, filthy perversion of public office is not Conservative. It is not Liberal. It is poison to all Americans.
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a significant reason Mamdani can get away with this and other Dems can’t is less that he’s charmed Trump and more that he’s charmed you, dear reader, which is why you’re not yelling at him for being a collaborator or an appeaser right now
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
a significant reason Mamdani can get away with this and other Dems can’t is less that he’s charmed Trump and more that he’s charmed you, dear reader, which is why you’re not yelling at him for being a collaborator or an appeaser right now
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Quite frankly, I think non-fascists who are still using Twitter and somehow still believe it’ll help them achieve non-fascist aims are 100% delusional. It’s pathetic.
It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
An X user asks Elon Musk why they’re seeing tweets from left-wing lawmakers.
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Quite frankly, I think non-fascists who are still using Twitter and somehow still believe it’ll help them achieve non-fascist aims are 100% delusional. It’s pathetic.
Grok exists because you're still on Twitter.
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Grok exists because you're still on Twitter.
Ask me questions about Epstein? Shut up, pig. Traffic women for Epstein? Good luck in minimum security prison, I wish you well.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ask me questions about Epstein? Shut up, pig. Traffic women for Epstein? Good luck in minimum security prison, I wish you well.
I have a feeling that blocking all these people meta posting about bluesky moderation is going to yield dividends for my feed quality.
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I have a feeling that blocking all these people meta posting about bluesky moderation is going to yield dividends for my feed quality.
Biggest takeaway from these releases of the Epstein files is that New York City has descended into lawlessness since Mamdani was elected.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Biggest takeaway from these releases of the Epstein files is that New York City has descended into lawlessness since Mamdani was elected.
With SNAP off the chopping block, Dems lose the critical vote of the 5-10% of voters who identify as Republican but are on welfare. Cognitive dissonance is back on the menu.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
With SNAP off the chopping block, Dems lose the critical vote of the 5-10% of voters who identify as Republican but are on welfare. Cognitive dissonance is back on the menu.
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any candidate who doesn't campaign on Nuremberg Trials for these assholes is not a serious person
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
any candidate who doesn't campaign on Nuremberg Trials for these assholes is not a serious person
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Next time I see a Democrat say we need to stimulate investment I'm going to throw up.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Next time I see a Democrat say we need to stimulate investment I'm going to throw up.
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zohran: i will cherish & protect nyc’s jewish community & prioritize their safety but i won’t abide israel’s treatment of palestinians
jewish orgs: 😡
trump: jews are stupid ungrateful idiots who owe me for giving bibi cart blanche & persecuting palestine supporters, also i ❤️ nazis
jewish orgs: 😍
jewish orgs: 😡
trump: jews are stupid ungrateful idiots who owe me for giving bibi cart blanche & persecuting palestine supporters, also i ❤️ nazis
jewish orgs: 😍
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
zohran: i will cherish & protect nyc’s jewish community & prioritize their safety but i won’t abide israel’s treatment of palestinians
jewish orgs: 😡
trump: jews are stupid ungrateful idiots who owe me for giving bibi cart blanche & persecuting palestine supporters, also i ❤️ nazis
jewish orgs: 😍
jewish orgs: 😡
trump: jews are stupid ungrateful idiots who owe me for giving bibi cart blanche & persecuting palestine supporters, also i ❤️ nazis
jewish orgs: 😍
Would love to see analysis on the impact of conservatives who are also on welfare in yesterdays election. I suspect it's a larger bloc than one would think.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Would love to see analysis on the impact of conservatives who are also on welfare in yesterdays election. I suspect it's a larger bloc than one would think.
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.