AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
02.07.2025 15:37 β π 44094 π 13734 π¬ 781 π 710
McGovern: "A family making less than $50,000 a year? They get less than $1 a day in tax cuts. You can't buy a damn cup of coffee with that. But those making a million dollars or more? They'll get more than $250 a day in tax breaks ... that's how rigged this bill is to benefit the wealthy."
01.07.2025 17:59 β π 20735 π 7319 π¬ 350 π 247
Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Tommy Tuberville, Tom Cotton, and Joni Ernst are all up for reelection in 2026.
Just some fodder for your phone calls...π
30.06.2025 15:22 β π 912 π 364 π¬ 55 π 16
Generational change is coming: Since Zohran Mamdani won on Tuesday night, more than 1100 young people have reached out to @runforsomething.net to explore a run for local office -- one of our biggest spikes of the year yet.
26.06.2025 14:32 β π 8400 π 1985 π¬ 131 π 242
At least in the NYC area, almost everyone walks into supermarkets or Samβs Club with cloth bags. No big deal, just do whatβs the rule says.
19.06.2025 21:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Paging George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and at least 10 other guys including the acrobat.
18.06.2025 22:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
NBC Plans βTodayβ Fan Festival With Events Scheduled for Fall
NBC plans to launch a fan festival tied to its "Today" morning franchise, with a series of events built around the show's personalities
NBC plans to launch a 'Today' fan festival this fall, with events devoted to food, books, and more -- the company's latest effort to extend the business of some of its best known properties...
variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety
18.06.2025 11:43 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we donβt need federal troops in LA
16.06.2025 20:37 β π 1107 π 219 π¬ 19 π 2
βToo much informationβ. agree. Fantastic film
16.06.2025 21:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
my main takeaway after spending the afternoon at the national history day competition is that the kids are pretty alright. also, that reactionaries are right to fear the consequences of kids learning the truth.
09.06.2025 19:17 β π 10704 π 1129 π¬ 129 π 55
So glad to have had it for 16 years! Well done @marcmaron.bsky.social
02.06.2025 17:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
22.05.2025 14:51 β π 14721 π 3379 π¬ 532 π 335
Why does Tulsa Remote produce over $4 in higher per capita income benefits for other Tulsa residents, per $1 of program costs? 3 reasons: (1) the program's offer of $10,000 moving incentive, plus other support services, tips location decision of at least 58% of Tulsa Remoters.
20.05.2025 16:55 β π 25 π 11 π¬ 3 π 3
βSesame Streetβ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
βSesame Streetβ will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
βSesame Streetβ has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
19.05.2025 15:05 β π 18259 π 3164 π¬ 563 π 407
Congestion pricing was designed to finance more than $15 billion in critical transit upgrades in New York City. Those investments will take years. But the parallel changes at street level are already apparent. Hereβs what we know so far. nyti.ms/4mbuGg0
12.05.2025 20:50 β π 3132 π 639 π¬ 90 π 86
As mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka has a responsibility to ensure that facilities operating in the city are adhering to laws that protect the safety and wellbeing of occupants and residents.
09.05.2025 21:17 β π 22607 π 4819 π¬ 639 π 143
I'm not sure that tariffs will lead to shortages. They might lead to price hikes, or a recession instead. Let's dig into the #economics101 of supply shocks.
06.05.2025 21:46 β π 212 π 55 π¬ 19 π 4
Masculine energy apparently means giving everyone E. coli
18.04.2025 19:05 β π 301 π 55 π¬ 18 π 3
Recommend βThe Penguin Lessonsβ movie with Steve Coogan - I think the memes of the last week could help drive some box office
06.04.2025 14:29 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you to whoever made this
03.04.2025 14:08 β π 33930 π 8549 π¬ 614 π 411
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