Audrey Thompson

YouTube video by Robert Reich The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut

DOGE is a trojan horse to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections.

If DOGE actually wanted to cut waste, it would end the massive tax loopholes, contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.

The 2024 election's biggest winner wasn't Trump or Vance. It was the cryptocurrency industry, which spent $134 million to buy itself a subservient Congress. Crypto Bought the 2024 Election

Trump's "strategic cryptocurrency reserve" is a blatant giveaway to wealthy crypto donors, who spent millions to buy friendly regulators in the 2024 election.

love this @rokhanna.bsky.social

We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos

Please share off line as well !!!

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

America's image has changed, says the Singapore Minister of Defense, "from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent"
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...

This is what oligarchy looks like.

Guess who pays for tax cuts for the rich? You do.

Through cuts to Medicaid, higher health premiums, and skyrocketing housing costs, working families will foot the bill for the GOP's tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy. accountable.us/how-will-con... @accountable-us.bsky.social

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Germany's Left Party wants to halve billionaires' wealth – DW – 02/08/2025 The Left Party says "there shouldn't be any billionaires." With Germany gearing up for an election, the far-left force has launched a new tax plan — though it will most likely never get a chance to im...

Germany's Left Party has a new goal of cutting the wealth of billionaires in half within a decade.

Ultimately, they "believe there should not be any billionaires."

They aim to implement a wealth tax and raise inheritance and income taxes on the rich.

www.dw.com/en/germanys-...

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A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to “immediately restore frozen funding” approved by Congress, following lawsuits from states.

How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

He’s like an elementary school bully.

Here @mcuban.bsky.social points out the hypocrisy of Musk shrouding his “transparency” crusade in secrecy — including a likely plan to load our data into his MEMPHIS-based supercomputer👇🏽

Calling it a “cost-cutting effort” helps cover it up. It’s an ideologically-driven power grab.

"give me the man and I will find the crime" was a Stalinist thing

Is it closed or can we still sign up?

Flashes’ Open Beta kicks off tonight—initially on iOS, with Android coming soon! 🚀

In the meantime, check out Flashes’ sister app, @bluescreen.blue, which has already made its way to the App Store. It’s a video-centric Bluesky client that shares much of its foundation with Flashes.

I’m so sorry. It’s unbelievable. We need you!

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Was hoping I wouldn’t have to dust off this gem again.

Trump's first week: The Real Story Let it be known

Make no mistake: Trump’s first week was a catastrophe for many vulnerable people. But the biggest story was his startling initial moves from democracy to oligarchy.

My hope lies in Americans noticing this. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-fir...