Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

This doesn’t seem right.

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Even ignoring the existential costs of climate change, renewables have become much cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels. It is utterly mad that we continue to subsidise inferior technology that is destroying the biosphere by close to $7 trillion USD per year. That's about 6% of global GDP.

People always say, "Oh yeah but green energy pollutes as well."

Here is the facts a Solar Panel pollutes about 1/300th as much as burning gas, and a Wind Turbine about 1/500th.

That means if you used 100% Wind you would get the same pollution in 500 years as you now get in 1.

I will remind people, every single Billionaire in the UK gets an average of £320,000,000 of benefits a year, mostly in tax they allowed to avoid.

It ain't that Disabled Person on Motability ripping you.

Socialism: You have two cows. The state takes one, so everyone has a cow.

Communism: You have two cows. The state takes both and gives you a ration of milk.

Capitalism: One man has two billion cows, and milk is unaffordable.

When a massive percentage of the civilian population is dead, when barely one brick still stands on another, when a nation has been traumatised, starved, impoverished for generations, when you both armed and defended this barbarity, then you don’t get to take credit for anything, let alone peace.

Emissions linked to Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could lead to at least 480 deaths, research suggests Scientists have examined the $16.5bn project’s climate impact and found it could expose more than half a million people to unprecedented heat

“Greenhouse emissions linked to a gas field being developed by Australian fossil fuel company Woodside could lead to the death of at least 480 people and expose more than half a million to unprecedented heat, new research suggests.”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

This clap-back is 🔥

“You think my self-worth is determined by your opinion of me when in reality I know for a fact that I was better than you the day I was born.”

"Your grandparents were born on third base, mine were born in the parking lot but still managed to score before you.” Holy shit!

leaving the #EU meant leaving the Dublin convention. Hence more migrants but hey ho. We can't expect a #brexiter to have the intelligence to know that

Yet it's a potentially fruitful line of argument. Many of the UK's current problems stem from something most of us would prefer not to dwell on - Brexit. Depressed investment, low productivity, stagnant economic growth and living standards, the strain on the public finances and thus public services, food prices, the "Boriswave" of more than 2 million (legal) immigrants, increased red tape and border hassles for businesses, farmers and travellers... all can be traced back, to a greater or lesser extent, to 2016 and the EU Referendum. And who, as he reminds us again now, spent 30 years of his life campaigning for Britain to leave the EU? Farage. It is he, Farage, who 'broke Britain' with Brexit and is now capitalising on the vast damage he caused

“Farage “broke Britain" with Brexit and is now, outrageously, capitalising on the vast damage he caused”

Article argues there’s no need to mention Reform’s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So let’s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...

🚨NEW: Stephen Colbert's opening tonight will forever be remembered as one of the most powerful moments of late-night comedy in modern history.

This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥

“Approving new fossil fuel exports is destroying the future. It isn’t just a betrayal of our Pacific neighbors, it is a betrayal of all Australians, putting the profits of foreign-owned fossil fuel corporations ahead of our wellbeing, security & prosperity,” said @richarddenniss.bsky.social. #auspol

👀

Australia has a system where CEO’s role play being homeless for one safe night a year and it seems to be going really well. It’s only in its 19th year.

Today, I'm breaking down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections. Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy… Trump's Plan To Steal The 2026 Election

🎥 Democracy Docket founder @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections.

Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXQ...

"One of Us": The Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Mirror America Refuses to Face How the Right’s Narratives Collapsed When the Suspect Wasn’t an Outsider

Here’s another one - equally as good, equally as unlikely to ever be said by mainstream media.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Thousands of Gen Z’ers Don't "Feel Bad" About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why. The online reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination reveals a generational (and partisan) disconnect on issues of gun violence, systemic injustice, and the nature of political hatred.

This kind of brilliant, insightful writing about American political culture and responses to Kirk’s murder would never be found in mainstream media. It has helped me to understand what is happening far more than anything I’ve read in mainstream news.

open.substack.com/pub/historyc...

Well said!

Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics Should your makeup be fragrance-free? Is it time to purge your kitchen of plastic? Are all food dyes dangerous? These are the everyday ingredients that could be harming your health

Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics

The rich are 'squeezing out' ordinary people and this millionaire aims to stop it Gary Stevenson achieved his childhood dream of becoming rich by his mid-20s. The 39-year-old now spends most of his time campaigning against the wealthy.

Great piece. The kicker is the last para:

"His biggest piece of advice to Australians?"

"If you are going to give your natural resources to private companies, you should make sure that you get a phenomenally good deal & you should be taking a big share of the profits."

@garyseconomics.bsky.social

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

Pretty much the History of Australia since 1788 in 4 bullet points.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

I really need my man Neil Tyson to drag RFK jr. on TV. Someone please arrange it!

Winning thread today...