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:

MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV

I can also now confirm a question a lot of people have been asking. Yes, MLS season ticket holders will get Apple TV (and all of its content) for free.

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We need to build more houses to bring down costs. Lots of ways to help do that!

None of them entail a fifty year mortgage.

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.

So much work remains to be done.

Two farmers looking at a tower. The one of the left Is pulling up on their bootstrap to no effect. The farmer on the right is using a pully system and people pulling on the rope to pull him up the tower.

Idiom Origin

“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”

This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.

A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.

This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.

29 bells.

Washington: 50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, story endures despite ballad’s myths Gordon Lightfoot’s song both preserved and distorted the doomed ship’s history, Robin Washington writes.

Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.

In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.

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(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)

Absolutely insane goal in insane conditions in the CPL final. Absurd.

If you’re in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Base Camp Coffee and Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka are giving people a free beverage if they bring in a bag of non-perishable groceries to donate to ICA Food Shelf. They’re doing this through the month of November.

Loons were down a player due to the red card to Rosales and teams need to use the same number of kickers during PK's. Not sure why C. Roldan was the odd one out for Seattle though

The Premier League is now 5 seconds of open play then 30 seconds of prepping for a set piece.

We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"

15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.

The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.

Loon's-eye view 🎥

For the Sickos 😈

I *wish* we could explain away a third term for jacob Frey as ranked choice voting’s fault. That would be weirdly comforting to me! But sometimes the truth is simpler—and pretty uncomfortable. We don’t do uncomfortable here. 🙁

People should be a little bit (socially) fearful to voice stupid, bigoted opinions in public. That’s just the system working as intended.

i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up

I also think officially engaging bad faith actors over eligibility in a statement like this means the “protect women’s sports” crowd have successfully controlled the conversation. Everyone’s dancing around the underlying problem, except for Sarah Gorden.

I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.

Long thread 🧵

Minneapolis 2025: Conversative DFL & Republican Alliance One concerning trend throughout the 2025 Minneapolis election season has been the way the conversative DFLers have become so polarized in their opposition to DSA that they appear to be welcoming Repub...

i have been frustrated both at the conservative DFL / republican alliance in support of jacob frey this year and at the media's ignoring it, especially when we are expected to come together as DFL for statewide elections next year

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After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion

This is leadership, as many people have already said; but also another moment where people will wonder why anyone else in a position of power hasn't spoken up. It should not have to be just Sarah Gorden's job.

Say what you will about this guy, but this type of thinking is also just tremendously boring. This is how losers talk and live their lives.

Gio is absolutely entitled to his opinion and I don't have any qualms about players getting frustrated over playing time.

But it's impossible to shake this idea that a player who reportedly half of his teammates wanted sent home is still mostly concerned about being right.

The referee for tonight's #MNUFC match is Alexis da Silva, who Loons fans will remember well - and not fondly - from the US Open Cup semifinal against Austin.

I don't know how PRO does these things, but in terms of potential narratives for us writers, they're really helping out tonight...

In response to Elizabeth Eddy's essay in the New York Post, it's a good time to remind y'all that Chicago stands firmly in the belief that Trans People Belong. We will not stand for bigotry or transphobia. We love and support our trans family always. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

every time a photo of barbra banda is used for some disingenuous gender fuckery it's in part because the league has signaled that it's unwilling to speak up for or protect her in any way