Wealth Against Commonwealth: The New Gilded Age and Its Discontents - Democracy's big problem is billionaires. We need wealth redistribution. open.substack.com/pub/dougport... #newGildedAge
Wealth Against Commonwealth: The New Gilded Age and Its Discontents
"Whose interests are served by a world where increasingly we operate without knowing what is true and what is not?"
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December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wealth Against Commonwealth: The New Gilded Age and Its Discontents - Democracy's big problem is billionaires. We need wealth redistribution. open.substack.com/pub/dougport... #newGildedAge
Yellow journalism is back #NewGildedAge is getting old
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Yellow journalism is back #NewGildedAge is getting old
New Gilded Age. History is repeating itself. We need performs to get out of it. #NewGildedAge
“That’s what we’re seeing with the disparity in how the C-suite is treated in the courts, and how regular people are treated in the streets.”
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
Former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social exposes Trump’s two-tiered justice system.
October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New Gilded Age. History is repeating itself. We need performs to get out of it. #NewGildedAge
Happy to have been able to join a local No Kings protest yesterday. I’m reading that nearly 7 million participated in the United States. I think Canada and parts of Europe also participated. Thank you! 💙
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Happy to have been able to join a local No Kings protest yesterday. I’m reading that nearly 7 million participated in the United States. I think Canada and parts of Europe also participated. Thank you! 💙
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
Additional point: Americans are paying twice. (1) Extra costs for unnecessary tariffs; (2) to bail out the farmers.
Meanwhile, resources are bring cut, the debt is being driven up, and the already rich are getting a permanent, unneeded tax break. #newgildedage
Meanwhile, resources are bring cut, the debt is being driven up, and the already rich are getting a permanent, unneeded tax break. #newgildedage
September 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Additional point: Americans are paying twice. (1) Extra costs for unnecessary tariffs; (2) to bail out the farmers.
Meanwhile, resources are bring cut, the debt is being driven up, and the already rich are getting a permanent, unneeded tax break. #newgildedage
Meanwhile, resources are bring cut, the debt is being driven up, and the already rich are getting a permanent, unneeded tax break. #newgildedage
Some good news!
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Trump admin settles lawsuit, agrees to restore deleted DEI, gender health web pages
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #Diversity #DEI
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Trump admin settles lawsuit, agrees to restore deleted DEI, gender health web pages
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #Diversity #DEI
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September 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Some good news!
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Trump admin settles lawsuit, agrees to restore deleted DEI, gender health web pages
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #Diversity #DEI
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Trump admin settles lawsuit, agrees to restore deleted DEI, gender health web pages
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #Diversity #DEI
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All to give tax cuts to the Billionaires. It’s the #newgildedage
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
All to give tax cuts to the Billionaires. It’s the #newgildedage
The maximum possible outcome for that Tesla case is that they throw money at the plaintiffs to make them go away. Couch-cushion change, nothing more.
But the fraud and all that? Ho-hum, oh well, whaddya gonna do, etc.
"Justice" has always been selective, but more so now.
#NewGildedAge
But the fraud and all that? Ho-hum, oh well, whaddya gonna do, etc.
"Justice" has always been selective, but more so now.
#NewGildedAge
August 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The maximum possible outcome for that Tesla case is that they throw money at the plaintiffs to make them go away. Couch-cushion change, nothing more.
But the fraud and all that? Ho-hum, oh well, whaddya gonna do, etc.
"Justice" has always been selective, but more so now.
#NewGildedAge
But the fraud and all that? Ho-hum, oh well, whaddya gonna do, etc.
"Justice" has always been selective, but more so now.
#NewGildedAge
Please donate whatever you can to help sustain the critical reporting and programming we enjoy from public broadcasting. Just $60/year is enough to become a member of your local public radio or television station.
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Please donate whatever you can to help sustain the critical reporting and programming we enjoy from public broadcasting. Just $60/year is enough to become a member of your local public radio or television station.
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
#Oligarchy #Tyranny #NoKings #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
—Thomas Paine
#ThomasPaine #Tyranny #NoKings #Oligarchy #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #IndependenceDay
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—Thomas Paine
#ThomasPaine #Tyranny #NoKings #Oligarchy #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #IndependenceDay
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Thomas Paine: American Crisis
Full text of Thomas Paine's --American Crisis--
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July 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
—Thomas Paine
#ThomasPaine #Tyranny #NoKings #Oligarchy #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #IndependenceDay
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—Thomas Paine
#ThomasPaine #Tyranny #NoKings #Oligarchy #FightThePower #Project2025 #NewGildedAge #GildedAge #IndependenceDay
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Poland 2020: Millions of women protested the newly elected government's abortion ban. They didn't work, drive, cook at home, or do anything. The ban lasted a week.
July 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The same bill will simultaneously extend tax breaks for the very wealthy. Is this really what you want for yourself and your loved ones? For America? (5/5)
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
June 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The same bill will simultaneously extend tax breaks for the very wealthy. Is this really what you want for yourself and your loved ones? For America? (5/5)
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
The bill also adds burdensome paperwork requirements to drive away people who are still eligible for coverage. (3/5)
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
June 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The bill also adds burdensome paperwork requirements to drive away people who are still eligible for coverage. (3/5)
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
To those who are okay with the Medicaid and other healthcare cuts in the bill currently under debate in Congress (continued; 1/5):
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
June 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
To those who are okay with the Medicaid and other healthcare cuts in the bill currently under debate in Congress (continued; 1/5):
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
#BigUglyBill #Medicaid #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthcareIsARight #Oligarchy #NewGildedAge
June 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's all very Dickensian (if that's a word)
If there is a future where English is spoken, I wonder if #Trumpian will replace Victorian when referring to extreme inequality and harsh times for common people
#NewGildedAge
#TaxTheRich
If there is a future where English is spoken, I wonder if #Trumpian will replace Victorian when referring to extreme inequality and harsh times for common people
#NewGildedAge
#TaxTheRich
June 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It's all very Dickensian (if that's a word)
If there is a future where English is spoken, I wonder if #Trumpian will replace Victorian when referring to extreme inequality and harsh times for common people
#NewGildedAge
#TaxTheRich
If there is a future where English is spoken, I wonder if #Trumpian will replace Victorian when referring to extreme inequality and harsh times for common people
#NewGildedAge
#TaxTheRich
#Standby… everything happens within “two weeks”. Then again… maybe not.
#Trump #TwoWeeks #NewGildedAge #Nonsense #Lies #Propaganda
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#Trump #TwoWeeks #NewGildedAge #Nonsense #Lies #Propaganda
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Times President Trump promised policy solutions in 'two weeks'
As the 45th and 47th U.S. President, Donald Trump has often promised to deliver policy solutions in "two weeks," whether it's international trade, the coronavirus pandemic, or the Russia-Ukraine war.
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June 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#Standby… everything happens within “two weeks”. Then again… maybe not.
#Trump #TwoWeeks #NewGildedAge #Nonsense #Lies #Propaganda
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#Trump #TwoWeeks #NewGildedAge #Nonsense #Lies #Propaganda
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How did we get here? Why?
Understanding Trump's America
#TheJoyReidShow #AmberRuffin #NewGildedAge
youtu.be/F5ECy8eM5oI?...
Understanding Trump's America
#TheJoyReidShow #AmberRuffin #NewGildedAge
youtu.be/F5ECy8eM5oI?...
Understanding Trump's America: A Deep Dive ft. Amber Ruffin | The Joy Reid Show
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
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June 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
How did we get here? Why?
Understanding Trump's America
#TheJoyReidShow #AmberRuffin #NewGildedAge
youtu.be/F5ECy8eM5oI?...
Understanding Trump's America
#TheJoyReidShow #AmberRuffin #NewGildedAge
youtu.be/F5ECy8eM5oI?...
History teaches us that when wealth and power become this concentrated, the fabric of society is at risk.
#WealthTax #NewGildedAge #TaxTheRich
🎥: @msnbc.com
#WealthTax #NewGildedAge #TaxTheRich
🎥: @msnbc.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
History teaches us that when wealth and power become this concentrated, the fabric of society is at risk.
#WealthTax #NewGildedAge #TaxTheRich
🎥: @msnbc.com
#WealthTax #NewGildedAge #TaxTheRich
🎥: @msnbc.com
You might be thinking that’s a funny looking yacht. It’s because it’s actually a $30m floating garage that carries all the yacht owner’s toys along behind the main yacht. #newgildedage
May 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
You might be thinking that’s a funny looking yacht. It’s because it’s actually a $30m floating garage that carries all the yacht owner’s toys along behind the main yacht. #newgildedage
Due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and all who are detained, disappeared, and/or deported.
#DueProcess #KilmarGarcia #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Detained #Disappeared #Deported #GildedAge #NewGildedAge #Oligarchy
#DueProcess #KilmarGarcia #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Detained #Disappeared #Deported #GildedAge #NewGildedAge #Oligarchy
April 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and all who are detained, disappeared, and/or deported.
#DueProcess #KilmarGarcia #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Detained #Disappeared #Deported #GildedAge #NewGildedAge #Oligarchy
#DueProcess #KilmarGarcia #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Detained #Disappeared #Deported #GildedAge #NewGildedAge #Oligarchy
Original Gilded Age (1890s): Top 1% owned ~25-30% of wealth
2025: Top 1% owns ~35-40% of wealth
What's worse now? They've captured both parties and the media. The Powell Memo blueprint worked: convince half the victims this is "freedom" while the looting accelerates. #WealthGap #NewGildedAge
2025: Top 1% owns ~35-40% of wealth
What's worse now? They've captured both parties and the media. The Powell Memo blueprint worked: convince half the victims this is "freedom" while the looting accelerates. #WealthGap #NewGildedAge
March 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Original Gilded Age (1890s): Top 1% owned ~25-30% of wealth
2025: Top 1% owns ~35-40% of wealth
What's worse now? They've captured both parties and the media. The Powell Memo blueprint worked: convince half the victims this is "freedom" while the looting accelerates. #WealthGap #NewGildedAge
2025: Top 1% owns ~35-40% of wealth
What's worse now? They've captured both parties and the media. The Powell Memo blueprint worked: convince half the victims this is "freedom" while the looting accelerates. #WealthGap #NewGildedAge
Men of the People: Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk apnews.com/article/trum... #Trump #Musk #NewGildedAge
Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk
President Donald Trump selected a shiny red Tesla on the White House driveway as he showed support for Elon Musk's electric automaker.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Men of the People: Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk apnews.com/article/trum... #Trump #Musk #NewGildedAge