John Keenan

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Downgraded by War - Action Center on Race and the Economy Downgraded by War: Rising Debt and Credit Downgrades Make Israeli Bonds Increasingly Risky Bet for U.S. Investors As Israel’s military campaigns in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria continue, Israel’s deb...

Really proud to put this out today. State & local governments and pension funds need to stop investing in Israel's genocide, not just because it's immoral (although that alone is reason enough), but also because Israel's genocide bonds are a bad investment acrecampaigns.org/research_pos...

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Every one of these is more important than the mental acuity of the former President. We are in trouble. Focus.

Michael Gerson: Trump is at war with the central ideal of the Republic Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist. It is not the same as arguing for a high…

Michael Gerson’s columns are worth revisiting. Before South Africans, it was Norwegians.

‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’

www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...

US Pharma Investors Deserve Transparency to Understand Tax Risks Opinion: FACT Coalition's Ian Gary says large pharmaceutical companies such as Merch & Co. should be more transparent about their tax practices.

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@ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term."

Read the call for greater tax transparency here:

BREAKING: We're launching Put Families First, a new campaign with @aft.org, @neatoday.bsky.social & @seiu.org, urging Congress to put our communities before billionaire tax breaks. Together, we're defending our schools, hospitals and public services from cruel and unnecessary funding cuts.

Anti-union extremists burst into applause after voting to GUT Medicaid & health programs for 13.7 million people to pay for billionaire tax breaks.

Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!

'Sleepy Don' sparks dementia fears after forgetting to sign executive order The moment has caused a stir online and has continued to feed into speculation that the 78-year-old Trump is not as mentally fit as he claims

Trump Dementia Watch, week 17.

“But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.”

www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...

Lessons from Australia: Let the sunshine in! - Tax Justice Network Our friends and colleagues in Australia of the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research, Tax Justice Network Australia, and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney...

“Despite some progress, the world’s largest multinational corporations – many with unprecedented monopoly power – continue to shift hundreds of billions in profits ever year to tax havens.”

#TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social

taxjustice.net/2025/05/12/l...

I love B’more!
(We luv it hun!)

Ugh. It's happening. The economy shrank in the first quarter, at an annual rate of -0.3%.

The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.

Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, we mourn for the three AFSCME members we lost this year: Ronald Silver, Timothy Cartwell, and Davis Martinez. ✊This year, we passed the Davis Martinez Act, which holds public sector employers accountable for workers’ safety for the first time.

We are looking good! Sugano is on fire.

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Underrated! Added bonus, Steve Whiteman and Jimmy Chocolate from Kix on backing vocals.

Many New Yorkers in new survey call for Schumer to step down More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday.  The Mar…

More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday.

thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Everyone deserves to retire with dignity! We refuse to let the Trump administration take away our Social Security! We're standing strong, #AFSCMESTRONG! 💪💚

Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder and student activist, was at his citizenship interview when he was kidnapped by ICE agents.

Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.

America doesn’t have a spending problem. We have a revenue problem.

Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay

Trump administration cancels program to protect Alabamans from raw sewage On January 20, President Trump's first day back in office, he issued an executive order requiring the federal government to terminate "all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and 'diversity...

1. The Trump administration claims that a program to protect rural Alabamans from raw sewage is racist so it is canceling the program as part of its crackdown on "DEI"

According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect."

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Power, Obligation and the Universities In the mid-80s, when I was a teenager, I had a brief...

Power, Obligation and the Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/power...

This made me laugh out loud.

‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’

POINT OF ORDER: I just can’t let this go. I won’t let this go. Four service members died and our president, our leader, has said nothing. They died in Europe and Europeans honored our fallen solders. Our president, vice president, crickets. I’m disgusted still.

GOP still seems like fav to hold Florida 6 but cld go either way. After first few days of early voting Ds were actually slightly ahead. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/p...

Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism.

Universities need to stand up for free speech and academic freedom, not try to appease their billionaire benefactors.

Which side are you on?

#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeRumeysa #FreeSpeech

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Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report Children represent the future. In Gaza that future is being snuffed out.

Between 10/7/23 & 1/15/25, children made up at least 18,000 of the 46,707 Palestinians killed in Gaza, according to data collected by the Gaza health ministry. Both figures are likely to be underestimates, as so many bodies remain buried under the rubble.

theconversation.com/israels-war-...

Yes, the Media Lied About the Pre-Election Economy The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) just posted new wage data for the full year of 2024.

Yes the media lied about the economy before the election, and it likely mattered substack.com/inbox/post/1...