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Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"

My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

"They call it 'violence' when we refuse to die quietly."

Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

The world celebrated Ohio's most important cultural site. Like so much else, that's controversial • Ohio Capital Journal Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict.

Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/t...

Jimmy and Dee Haslam Hosting Fundraiser for J.D. Vance? That Tracks! Browns owners famously adept at assessing character of men to whom they pay huge sums of money.

No more of my money for maga www.clevescene.com/news/jimmy-a...

Erasing history.

Can We Spot It? (Question: How can we identify native American fascists at work? ) An American fascist seeking power would not proclaim that he is a fascist. Fascism always camouflages its plans and purposes. Hitler made demagogic appeals to all groups and swore: "Neither I nor anybody in the National Socialist Party advocates proceeding by anything but Constitutional methods." Any fascist attempt to gain power in America would not use the exact Hitler pattern. It would work under the guise of "super-patriotism" and "super-American-ism." Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naive. They know that they must hand out a line that "sells." Huey Long is said to have remarked that if fascism came to America, it would be on a program of "Ameri-canism." Fascists in America may differ slightly from fascists in other countries, but there are a number of attitudes and practices that they have in common. Following are three. Every person who has one of them is not necessarily a fascist. But he is

The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."

This US versus Washington framing feels Orwellian. The real story is about incompetence or why is the white house working against the US interests?

How are we going to pay for this?

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

President Trump has ordered American flags at half-staff after the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk—something he did not do when Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated months ago.

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Charlie believed violence was ok… as long as we get to keep the second amendment

Zaluzhnyi with his best buddy Zelenskyy

US Trump regime, under the direction of JD Vance attempted to coup d'état President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, after the "you didn't say thank you" White House ambush in March.

The US tried to recruit Ukraine's UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi who told them to get fucked & rejected their calls.

Northeast Ohio Is a Big Part of Trump Deportation Network Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley are playing a big role

Northeast Ohio is a big part of Trump deportation network www.clevescene.com/news/northea...

Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland reports – DW – 08/27/2025 Denmark has summoned the US head of mission in Copenhagen over alleged covert US influence efforts in Greenland. The move comes after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the island — and even hin...

US accused of conducting hostile campaign designed to destabilize Denmark, a close democratic ally

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The GOP has put up all kinds of obstacles in Ohio. Bipartisan on AI, but the GOP is preventing competition in return for donations from the fossil fuel industry.

America tips into fascism (GUEST POST) "Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff.

I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.

If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:

Ohio Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump's military occupation • Ohio Capital Journal What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opened by sending National Guard troops to D.C.? His participation in Trump's military takeover of the nation's capital to target American civilians makes…

Commentary: What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. DeWine opened by sending National Guard troops to DC? His participation in Trump's military occupation of the nation's capital to target American civilians makes DeWine directly complicit in whatever comes next. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/20/o...

The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium • Ohio Capital Journal As Ohio lawmakers decide the fate of Cleveland Browns stadium funding, the Ohio Capital Journal reviewed political donations to lawmakers from Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the last 15 month...

“Between Jan. 1, 2024 and March 24, 2025, Huffman’s political action committee (PAC) Huffman for Ohio accepted $60,999 from Jimmy and Dee Haslam, according to campaign finance reports. The couple are among the Ohio House speaker’s largest individual donors.”

Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illeg...

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Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights State Department reports portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.

On the State Department reports that portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I felt that “War of the Worlds” was just a very long commercial.

🚨🚨🚨 The next attack on organized labor from Statehouse Republicans is here.

State Reps. Thad Claggett and Heidi Workman are soliciting co-sponsors for legislation that would ban project labor agreements from local entities without Home Rule authority.

Purported Congressional redistricting map floating around.

I’ll say this much: It looks almost exactly like what I would expect and lends credence to the long-standing rumor that Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio cut a deal to move Cleveland’s seat to the west so she can run for office.

I can’t believe this

As Peruvian fascist president General Óscar Benavides said in the 1930s: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, THE LAW.”

Trump’s “friendship” has a price — and it’s payable in crypto.