Cathy Carr

Of course we need to give the rich a tax break…

World’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says

Trump’s Social Security Promise Under Strain as DOGE Cuts Take Toll President Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but as Elon Musk’s team trims staff and plans cuts to phone services, the system is groaning under the pressure.

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This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.

Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.

The Paul Weiss law firm for one.

More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts Reservations made at impacted sites on Raystown Lake, Seven Points, Susquehannock, Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds, Tompkins Campground on Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes will be refunded.

The fun continues….
More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary.

In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Neighbors angry as ICE arrests owners of popular Jersey Kebab restaurant in South Jersey Supporters’ posts on social media said Celal and Emine Emanet had come to the U.S. in 2008, and have been awaiting a government decision on their application for legal permanent residency since 2016.

Ah yes- the dangerous criminals Trump is targeting.
Neighbors angry as ICE arrests owners of popular Jersey Kebab restaurant in South Jersey www.inquirer.com/news/ice-arr...

No capitulation to Putin-Demonstration in Philadelphia.

Voorzitter veiligheidstop barst in huilen uit na roerige conferentie De voorzitter, Christoph Heusgen, kon bij het afsluiten van de conferentie zijn tranen niet bedwingen. Kort daarvoor had hij de Europese politici bedankt dat ze zich hadden uitgesproken over de speech...

Listen to this speech ( it is in Engish) Europeans are crying at losing America as a nation which shares their values. nos.nl/l/2556152

Democratic leaders need to draw the line If we continue as normal, Trump will have made a thousand decisions before we make a single one.

“Musk and his pet president are attempting to dismantle the government and sell it for scrap.”

Dems must stop performative outrage & use real leverage: courts & Congress. According to @tommalinowski.bsky.social, the March 14 budget fight is key

Yes! Mary Gay is using her congressional position to take action. Let’s see more of this.

Crowd rallying outside Sen Fetterman’s office. “Stop the coup”.

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show

From @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. "If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him."

Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

Grotesquely wealthy people (for some unknown reason) would like to take away whatever benefits you have. And yet there is no possible way they can even spend the money they already have.

#TaxTheRich

Elected leaders must step up to 'Trump-proof' Pennsylvania | Editorial Officials must be ready to defend against Donald Trump's policies that would put immigrants at risk and undermine health care, public education, the rule of law, and the environment.

The @inquirer.com today:

“This is no time to ignore the gathering storm. We need fearless leaders willing to stand up to a wannabe dictator.

It is fine to hope for the best, but there must also be a plan for the worst.”

What really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workers What would happen to the fast food industry if it had to pay its workers something closer to a living wage?

What really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workers (My first post! I'm so tired of people refusing to recognize that we can pay people fairly.) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

I've been seeing a lot of people on the left and right talking about the 2024 election as if it was a landslide.

So I made this chart to put things in context.

Trump's win was one of the smallest in modern history.