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BadAssLola

@badasslola.bsky.social
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Channeling the energy of a dead feral cat who lived long in my house and took no prisoners. She liked her catnip. Claws out every day.

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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 14h
I am BEGGING more journalists to look into Marshall’s staffers
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17h
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.
wired.com
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 14h
This is clearly not acceptable
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 17h
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 8h
Earlier this year I had to tell my kids not to watch any video of Renee Good’s execution. Then I had to tell them to avoid any video of Alex Pretti’s execution. Now I’m going to have to tell them to avoid a federal execution of a man in a wheelchair by firing squad.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22h
That's Pretty Much It, Chump.......
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CCDude8 🏳️‍🌈 🌊 @ccdude8.bsky.social · 10h
40% turnout: Democrats lose. 60%: Democrats win most races. 65%: Democrats win every time. 70%: You get a working majority. 80%: You get a supermajority — gun laws, banking laws, healthcare. Republicans keep power because voters let them. Please VOTE 💙💙💙
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10h
Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 10h
Donald Trump can take his tankie diesel and go fuck himself with a cactus.
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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 10h
National Guard at the ballot boxes in DC. As if we had any doubts. Video:SuzieRizzo #SheShed
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10h
Yesterday afternoon, ICE agents — who did not present a warrant, and who appear to have been disguised as construction workers — fired 7 shots into a car with a 5-year-old child, hitting Oscar Belgal in the neck.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 10h
Pathetic.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination"
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h
"Anthropic told police the false tip was generated as the company tested interactions between its AI model and 'randomly selected websites,' according to Gripp." share.inquirer.com/uT8FjH?utm_s...
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Anthropic’s artificial intelligence gave a false homicide tip to Philly police, triggering a meeting with the company
The incident happened on July 18 but was not discovered by the Silicon Valley company until September, authorities say.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 14h
How much money is the American taxpayer sending to Putin for this? This is revolting.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 14h
Americans care more about funding the Russian war machine than they ever cared about Iran possessing nuclear materials…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
it's a bit concerning that instead of responding to obvious political incentives and moderating on some of their worst and most unpopular policies, the Trump administration is getting more and more extreme
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h
We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 15h
1/ A political lie doesn’t need to convince everyone. It needs to be repeated, amplified, disguised as popular opinion, and made familiar enough to seem true. Now imagine that machinery operating across an entire billionaire funded information ecosystem #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 17h
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay receives thunderous applause: "If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump"
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy Fuck — There really was a little girl in the car when those KKK thugs shot her father in the Bronx. FUCK ICE FUCK TRUMP FUCK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HIM
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I absolutely believe that Mike Collins would have been among those standing in the schoolhouse door ... Here in Georgia, where we are so proud of our legacy as the cradle of civil rights, I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a man like Collins win this race and represent GA for the next 6 years"
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ossoff's superpower is that he correctly thinks his opponent is a contemptible piece of shit and he is willing to explain why in clear and direct language. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
i genuinely want nothing more in the world than to see ossoff eviscerate vance on a debate stage
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you plan to watch a livestreamed public execution, chances are you would have attended a lynching 100 years ago. This is no different. Shame on you—whoever you are. #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
newsweek.com
Pete Hegseth pushes for public firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter
Hegseth says Hasan's firing-squad execution should be public, potentially the first U.S. public execution in nearly 90 years.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I keep thinking of the soldiers convicted of war crimes in his first term that he pardoned. Hegseth was deeply involved with that. time.com/7176342/pete...
time.com
Pete Hegseth's Role in Trump’s Controversial Pardons of Men Accused of War Crimes
Pete Hegseth advocated for Trump to intervene on behalf of service members in three cases involving war crime accusations in 2019.
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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is a call for a state-sponsored pogrom. The republican majority whip in the house of representatives, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) is on TV calling for a pogrom and the suspension of habeus corpus based on race, religion, and national origin.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Tom Emmer refers to Somali-Americans as "enemy combatants" and says they should be "rounded up and put in jail"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Marco Rubio has a meltdown when asked about Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I'm not playing this game ... you guys are not gonna be our only source of information in the world. I'm sorry to tell you that. No... I don't even know if what you're reporting is true." (It's true! The Journal has her text messages!)
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is where we are. Live stream executions for Maga porn. Such barbarism is not easily wiped away.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"A couple quick follow ups, Mr. Secretary -- what the ever-loving fuck are you babbling about? When was the Pentagon recruiting soldiers with 'My Two Mommies'? And how fucking drunk are you right now?"
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Recall that RFK Jr cancelled $500M in funding for cutting edge mRNA research & decided to fund an unethical vaccine study in Bissau New Guinea earlier this year. It was halted. Now it’s on again. Erika Schwartz is doing Kennedy’s bidding. We have measles to contend with. 🧪 archive.today/0sSUu
rollingstone.com
CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
I’m so f*cking sick of the corruption in this administration. Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, pressured a MAGA donor to pay off $100,000 in credit card debt while offering access to Trump officials. And she wanted it done without a paper trail. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Only in a government run by Trump and a State Dept run by Rubio can an unqualified grifter like Kim Guilfoyle remain Ambassador to Greece after all the scandals that have come out just in the last week. But she obviously has A LOT of dirt on the president’s son, so tough to fire.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Whopper lie. He's not doing it because there's nothing that would make it past a grand jury. DOJ lawyers know it and they don't want to be disbarred.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I can do whatever I want, if I want." He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
but you can see their deep seeded fear/belief that the most extreme version of their politics is correct, just unpopular on a whole host of issues. Here's me writing in 2022 on abortion. www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/o...
They wanted, as their website states now, the abolishment of abortion. No ifs, ands or 15-week limitations and no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The belief that every single abortion was an act of murder was a bog-standard viewpoint, so commonplace as to pass by my eyes almost unnoticed.

The problem is that these beliefs, including sending women to prison for having abortions, aren't palatable to the broader public. Many Americans oppose some abortions, but very few oppose all abortions. A majority want abortions available during the first trimester and in cases of rape and incest. As National Review’s editors argued in 2015, while favoring abortion bans with zero exceptions “is a defensible position,” “it is a highly unpopular one.” Best, they argued, not to discuss it. Besides, the editors continued, “perhaps in a post-Roe v. Wade America a state or two would ban abortion even in cases of rape, and those seeking such abortions would have to cross state lines. But even that is on the far edge of possibility.”
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
or, even worse, they don't think so, but they think these views are *popular*, so they have to put fancy clothes on the racism and misogyny and pretend its actually about how the SATS are mean now. like liars.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
you have a maniac who sees nonwhite kids at a Texas game and loses his mind, and you have the entire architecture of the American Right (notably, excluding numerous members of the GOP who might have to get votes someday) giving it full voice because they firmly believe that these views are *good*.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm writing something about this but a major flaw of the right-wing movement is the clear and obvious belief that racism, homophobia and misogyny are *correct*, but unpopular. so the most "forbidden" voices are obviously *right*, but voters aren't ready for it yet. This whole thing is an example.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
and when I say "evident" I mean "evident." this is part of the transcript of a podcast featuring ... just... abject nonsense. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
again, they are *lying*. all of this is *lying.*
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I long for just straight up racism instead of this "actually white people possess uh ancient ways of knowing and studying hurts us"
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
they're all just lying, it is tremendous lying, but it is just lying
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Wait, *another* one?
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