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And ultimately, if they are not going to pay their fair share of taxes here we don't need them.

Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown

"Moderate Dems"? What's "moderate" about denying people health care?

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The little gals and guys will lose again Why consumers will lose even if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs.

Yesterday Justice Coney Barrett asked how businesses would be refunded for the tariffs they have paid should the SCOTUS strike down the Trump tariffs. What about consumers? How will we get our money back? My guess, we won't. And those with the least will lose the most from yet another Trump policy.

A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’

How about a postage stamp instead? Then we have a choice about whether to use it. And not a "forever" stamp, please. Maybe a one-cent one, to remember the penny.

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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy

Billionaires and their allies in the regime are shamelessly picking our pockets in plain sight.

Sharpen your pitchforks!

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President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions President Donald Trump has pardoned the disgraced former Speaker of the Tennessee House Glen Casada and his co-conspirators after their corruption convictions and sentencing.

OH MY GOD
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If more Americans had passports, the time and resources to travel, and an openness to other realities, they wouldn't fear Mamdani's policy proposals, they recognize them and welcome them. Europeans are just saying, "That's normal, what's the big deal?"

Pennsylvania artist sorry for including Nazi camp arch on school parade float ‘I made a mistake’ says artist who included cloned archway on Halloween float for a Catholic school

So how many instances of mainstreaming and normalizing Nazism have there been this week in the US?

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“In this shameful careless age, we can and should and must choose to not be careless people.”

Moxon’s writing, especially lately, has an essential clarity that slices right through the bullshit and equivocation and hand wringing of mainstream political discourse.

Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround? One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here

Where America stands, one year after the election.

A fascistic movement controls the government; they are building an authoritarian state; but they have not been able yet to extend authoritarian rule across society. A democracy no more, but not a consolidated autocratic regime yet.

New piece:

"You cannot defeat Trump’s racist populism without redirecting voters’ anger toward the true source of their suffering: the corporations and billionaires that bankroll both parties—and Democratic leaders like Schumer and Jeffries refuse to do that."

A Rural Health Fund Band-Aid Will Not Staunch the Bleeding ​The Trump administration’s rural hospital fund, meant to soften the impact of the brutal Medicaid cuts in HR1, will require a murky submission process and will not come close to closing the gap for rural communities.

We urge residents of rural communities to stand together and demand the right to excellent healthcare that our wealthy nation can and must provide.

MAGA Rages at Tucker Carlson after “Nazi” Shocker Reveals Too Much As Tucker faces criticism for hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes, an expert on conservatism decodes how this tells the bigger story of the American right’s refusal to police its extremists for the...

What the Tucker/Nick Fuentes fiasco really reveals is that the "white nationalist wing of the GOP" is "a major force within internal GOP politics," says @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social.

On the pod, David is so good on the GOP's 50-year refusal to police its extremists:
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Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar

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Chuck Schumer Walks Out Rather Than Say if He’s Voting for Zohran The Senate minority leader says he’s still talking with Zohran Mamdani, despite the election being just days away.

"Schumer’s abstention only serves as yet another illustration of how detached Democratic leadership has become from the desires of their base, who crave drastic change." newrepublic.com/post/202554/...

Three killed in US military strike on alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Defense secretary announces a new strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, bringing total killed in US strikes to at least 64 people

Very few serial killers manage to murder 64 victims. These sick guys are obsessed with being the "biggest," with being "number one."

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The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp relief

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Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito

So these bribes aren't just anonymous, they're also tax deductible.

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Suspect the SNAP issue is going to become increasingly problematic both for Trump and Congressional Republicans because of the demographic skew of SNAP recipients bsky.app/profile/dese...

Does he have any idea how BIG Nigeria is? Or how BIG Venezuela and Colombia are? Does he think they'll be a "cakewalk"?

Democrats must not cave in to Trump | Bernie Sanders The government shutdown is not an accident. Trump’s budget would push millions into poverty and must be stopped

Bernie, telling it like it is:

“A megalomaniacal president, consumed by his quest for more power, is undermining our constitution and the rule of law. An administration waging war against the working class of our country and our most vulnerable people.”

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🚨 Your occasional pre-budget reminder that if a govt chooses not to tax the super-rich, it is (by definition) choosing to tax those with far less wealth and income instead. If there is no #WealthTax in the budget, Labour will prove that it really is only the little people who pay taxes. #TaxTheRich

Over 10,000 killed within three days.

Pools of blood around a hospital so large they could be seen from space.

An absolute nightmare.

Forty Organizations Offer a Plan to Revitalize Rural America A new policy roadmap offers rural-led common-sense policy solutions to combat corporate greed, protect resources and help rural communities thrive.

New Rural Policy Action Report highlights 26 legislative solutions that would benefit rural communities

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Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change

Confederate statue torn down during 2020 protests is back up in D.C. The National Park Service announced in August its plan to return the refurbished statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike to a small federal park at Third and D streets NW.

Traitor's statue returning to Washington, DC. That says it all.

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Trump Isn't "Failing Fast" and It's Dangerous to Believe He Is Courts keep ruling against Trump. Critics mistake this activity for success, the same error that allowed Hungary's Orbán consolidate power while opposition celebrated.

"Understanding that the Supreme Court is captured, that lower courts cannot enforce orders, and that Congress won’t check the president clarifies where effective resistance must come from: state governments."

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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

Yet another bribe to the corrupt ruling family. $2.6 million this time.

"Unusual Machines gave Donald Trump Jr. 200,000 shares of its stock late last year in return for his help as an adviser."

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Facts to Inform the Debate about the U.S. Government’s Anti-Drug Offensive in the Americas - WOLA Fact sheet: U.S. military anti-drug strikes have killed at least 43 civilians in the Caribbean. Examines the operations' legal basis, justifications, and effectiveness.

- What is the current "boat strike" death toll? (43)
- How much of cocaine supplies (est) actually transit Venezuela? (10-13%)
- How much US-bound fentanyl comes from South America? (none)

We all need credibly sourced information right now. And here is a new @wola-org.bsky.social fact sheet:

Add "serial killer" to his résumé of crimes.