Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees as it looks to invest more in AI.
Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.
This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.
The system is rigged.
28.10.2025 19:45 β π 2953 π 802 π¬ 190 π 47
Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the dayβs arrests and incidents..."
!!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
28.10.2025 19:20 β π 13512 π 4039 π¬ 619 π 226
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.
09.10.2025 21:45 β π 1098 π 481 π¬ 60 π 17
All to cover up the Epstein files.
10.10.2025 00:16 β π 23507 π 7311 π¬ 1205 π 419
This is nothing more than a continuation of the presidentβs desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful β I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
09.10.2025 21:36 β π 38786 π 10694 π¬ 1802 π 847
βThe Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retributionβ
THAT PART!
Thank you, Judge Perry.
10.10.2025 00:32 β π 19038 π 5131 π¬ 227 π 95
π€¨... but it was a scary chicken suit.
09.10.2025 01:34 β π 377 π 105 π¬ 38 π 8
I 100% Believe This!
09.10.2025 13:23 β π 302 π 95 π¬ 13 π 3
It's time to get your flu shot!
Troy Tassier is a professor of economics at Fordham University and the author of The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus: How Our Unequal Society Fails Us during Outbreaks.
It's time to get your flu shot!
Last flu season 280 kids died from influenza, 89% were unvaccinated.
Each year 100s of thousands are hospitalized & 10s of thousands die from influenza just in the US.
Don't wait, you're online already, schedule your free shot now!
Please share & spread the word.
09.10.2025 14:51 β π 27 π 14 π¬ 0 π 3
This unelected billionaire is LYING about Social Security AGAIN.
TAKE NOTE: Elon Musk is spreading insane conspiracy theories in plain view so he can go after the Social Security benefits you pay into your entire life.
NO cuts to Social Security benefits OR staff!
10.03.2025 23:33 β π 776 π 280 π¬ 102 π 18
What a wonderful ideaβ¦π
Letβs. Do. This. β¨
07.03.2025 21:25 β π 51657 π 13828 π¬ 1390 π 915
08.03.2025 02:57 β π 10496 π 4170 π¬ 456 π 264
Letβs Create βTown Hall Night in Americaβ
Itβs time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
07.03.2025 18:45 β π 14070 π 3584 π¬ 510 π 320
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
08.03.2025 05:21 β π 24423 π 11803 π¬ 840 π 1001
Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. β‘
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
07.03.2025 22:27 β π 53938 π 4918 π¬ 755 π 377
08.03.2025 00:24 β π 74214 π 13755 π¬ 893 π 537
75-85% chance that DJT is a Russian asset according to AI used by the MUSKrats
06.03.2025 05:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
DOGE Has a Math Problem
Why the claims of Elon Muskβs government-cutting team are not what they seem.
Since President Trump took office, Elon Musk and DOGE have wielded an unprecedented level of power to cut the government, and they claim to have stopped billions of dollars in wasteful spending.
But those claims are not what they seem, our investigative reporter explains. Listen to "The Daily."
04.03.2025 12:55 β π 628 π 182 π¬ 74 π 19
Stocks and Mexican Peso Slump as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
German automakers, many of which have plants in Mexico that make vehicles that are sold in the United States, were especially hard hit.
Global stock markets and shares in European carmakers tumbled on Tuesday as President Trumpβs broad tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China came into effect. German automakers, many of which have plants in Mexico that make vehicles that are sold in the U.S., were especially hard hit.
04.03.2025 13:10 β π 213 π 50 π¬ 36 π 7
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.
Comments from a member of President Trumpβs cabinet over the weekend have renewed concerns that the new administration could seek to interfere with federal statistics β especially if they start to show that the economy is slipping into a recession.
04.03.2025 14:41 β π 471 π 171 π¬ 89 π 32
EU support for Ukraine is more than USA
EU support is even higher when measured against GDP.
04.03.2025 15:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
20.02.2025 03:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Teslaβs average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
07.02.2025 23:00 β π 47850 π 20387 π¬ 1471 π 1125
Who is the one fighting to keep the fraud and waste? Lemme checkβ¦.
The state dept is paying $400,000,000 for TESLA armored vehicles which is filed under NAICS code:
311999 - All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Concerning! πΊπΈ
Source: www.state.gov/procurement-...
12.02.2025 22:59 β π 532 π 213 π¬ 43 π 15
Thank you Canada!
10.01.2025 20:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is Oligarchy.
Since Election Day, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg have become $232 billion richer & are now worth $920 billion combined. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
We must fight for an economy that works for all, not just the few.
15.12.2024 19:56 β π 1319 π 327 π¬ 34 π 16
You want to talk about government efficiency?
We waste hundreds of billions a year on health care administrative expenses that make insurance CEOs and wealthy stockholders incredibly rich.
Expand Medicare to cover every American.
18.12.2024 15:22 β π 1187 π 174 π¬ 29 π 6
While Mr. Bezos -- the 2nd wealthiest person in the world -- is dining with President Trump & engaging in illegal union busting, Amazon workers are on strike, fighting for decent wages and working conditions.
Amazon: Obey the law. Negotiate a fair contract with the Teamsters.
19.12.2024 17:09 β π 576 π 93 π¬ 19 π 6
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