Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026No evidence to support your claim > Invoke “national security” No legal justification > Invoke “national security” Facing resistance > Invoke “national security” 25918
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Microsoft cut its tax bill by roughly 82%, from $14.1B to $2.5B, even as its income soared. Across the corporate sector, tax payments are down 25% ($96B). 34831
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is what happens when A.I. is optimized for profit rather than harm reduction: DraftKings developed models to identify gamblers most likely to lose money and targeted them with promotions, while efforts to use similar technology to identify gamblers likely to become addicted were shelved. 68444
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“National Security” is the euphemism they deploy when they have no logical argument or empirical evidence to justify their position. Instead of providing evidence, they invoke “National Security” to push through their agenda. 67126
Reposted by Dan MillerPopular Education @populareducation.bsky.social · 20/09/2026US sanctions on Cuba are economic warfare: • 7,000+ containers stranded • Essential aid blocked: ICU solar panels, cancer meds, water treatment • Crucial shipping lost: Sanctions scared off cargo lines • Mass suffering: Surging hunger, 100k awaiting surgery www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...nytimes.comTrump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and MedicineThe U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story. 108274
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump accidentally said the quiet part out loud and admitted the U.S. is “repressive” when it comes to journalism. Less than 24 hours later, he demonstrated exactly what he meant by banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. 14821
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026For decades, the political project has been remarkably consistent: Cut taxes for the wealthy → reduce public revenue → increase deficits → use the resulting debt to justify cutting social programs. This not a non-political fiscal policy choice. It's a mechanism for redistributing wealth upward. 311968
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Nothing says "fixing the system" quite like banning everyone else and declaring yourself the sole exception. 29243
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We've entered a new phase of surveillance capitalism where the government doesn't just collect information about you. It can analyze your behavior, determine that you're statistically suspicious, and use that assessment to initiate a police encounter. 65341
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026For years, Silicon Valley’s tech leaders told us they were uniquely qualified to reshape society and rewrite the social contract. Now they are asking the government to regulate the technology they’re building because even they are starting to worry about what they have unleashed. 74918
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Corporate profits just hit a record 13.2% of GDP. Wages simultaneously fell to a record-low 41.1%. This is the political economy of modern capitalism: record profits, a shrinking share for workers, and corporations spending billions on political donations and lobbying to maintain the status quo. 510274
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The SEC is officially arguing that banning private equity from bribing public officials "stifles free speech." First Citizens United equated campaign donations with free speech, and now anti-corruption guardrails are being erased under the exact same logic. 26737
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Corporate profits are soaring while workers struggle to keep up with the cost of living. Since 2019: Profits: +52% Wages: +12% This is what the economy looks like when growth is increasingly organized around extracting wealth from working people rather than improving their lives. 46231
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Notice how the ICE officer was charged with lying about the details of the shooting, but not charged for the shooting itself. 312544
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Step 1: Take $10 million from a Medicaid settlement. Step 2: Send it to the governor’s wife’s nonprofit. Step 3: Have the nonprofit redirect it to political groups supporting the governor’s agenda. 66923
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The U.S. really is the land of innovation. When even the mainstream media won’t manufacture consent for your foreign policy, you simply pivot to paying social media influencers to praise your Secretary of Defense. 48539
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Bloomberg, a financial newspaper of choice for the business class, is framing the Venezuela oil deal as neocolonialism. When even a publication representing the interests of global capital is using the language of anti-imperialism, that says something. 614589
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Every accusation is a confession. Not even The Onion could come up with this level of irony. 517076
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Data centers get tax breaks, subsidies and electricity at a fraction of what ordinary households pay. Communities get higher infrastructure costs, greater pressure on the power grid, environmental impacts and higher energy bills. The profits are privatized. The costs are socialized. 512779
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Only a matter of time before he starts calling the Strait of Hormuz the Strait of America 176415
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 24/08/2026At this point, these are just your average headlines in America: • Re-enlist in the Army and get a four-day pass to play GTA VI. • Navy considers naming a carrier after Trump instead of a Black war hero. 4367
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 20/08/2026ICE's tactics are changing. The initial phase was shock and awe with highly visible raids designed to generate fear and spectacle. Now the strategy has become more calculated with more concealment, more targeted raids, and fewer opportunities for the public to observe what is happening. 27652
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The American economy: • Housing costs rising • Medical costs rising • Fuel costs rising • Credit card debt rising • Pay later financing exploding Americans spent $160 billion through pay later loans last year, nearly twice as much as in 2023. But GDP went up, so apparently everything is fine. 15623
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Initial figures show that compared to February 2025, 4.3 million fewer people received SNAP nationwide in February 2026" www.propublica.org/article/snap...propublica.orgMore Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramRepublican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch... 34128
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Reminder: Since overthrowing Maduro, the U.S. has collected more than $13 billion from Venezuelan oil sales. Venezuela has received just $300 million. $13 billion collected. $300 million returned. 67345
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Border Patrol kills an ICU nurse filming them. Four days later, DHS launches surveillance on unions, socialist groups, and climate orgs with zero criminal charges. 27556
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Every censorship campaign starts with a justification. Today it's "return on investment." Tomorrow it's sociology, political science, history, or any field that teaches students to critically examine society. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...newrepublic.comTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 86946
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 03/08/2026For $100,000 a month, Trump is basically legalizing and monetizing insider trading. By selling Wall Street hedge funds early access to market moving Truth Social posts, they are giving traders a massive head start on how new policy announcements will impact the markets. 37845
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Since 2019, the cost of owning a home has exploded: • Emergency repairs ⬆️ 175% • Home maintenance ⬆️ 85% • Insurance ⬆️ 72% • Property taxes ⬆️ 31% 57932
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 24/07/2026If only Venezuela had been allowed to keep the $13 billion generated by its own oil exports. Instead, after the earthquake, the U.S. has offered just $300 million in "humanitarian aid." 39664
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"The Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...nytimes.comNumber of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website (Gift Article)Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed. 88460
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 23/07/2026One thing stands out about the Iran war: Despite the familiar pro-war messaging that often accompanies military interventions, a majority of Americans opposed it from the outset. The usual "Rally Around The Flag" effect didn't materialize. 03714
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Weird coincidence that a newspaper owned by one of the world's richest people keeps publishing arguments against redistributive policies. 99627
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The intervention in Venezuela was framed as "Democracy Promotion." In reality, it was about control over a developing country's most valuable resource. Now, Venezuelan oil revenues flow to the U.S. instead of being invested back into Venezuela. 45230
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Definitely do not Google: "Florida Senator Rick Scott Medicaid Fraud" 28450
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The U.S. has spent months pressuring developing countries like Venezuela to end their Cuban doctor programs, despite knowing many lack enough physicians to replace them. Then an earthquake strikes, exposing an under-resourced healthcare system made even less prepared for the crisis. 26944
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Leaked U.S. counterterrorism strategy: • Expands "pre-crime" investigations • Labels left-wing movements as top terror threats • Targets pro-Palestinian activism • Broadens counterterrorism powers against domestic dissent www.kenklippenstein.com/p/insane-pre...kenklippenstein.comInsane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists"New national counterterrorism strategy vows to “cripple them before" crimes are committed 76850
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Notice how the media will argue that workers should accept smaller raises to fight inflation, but rarely suggest corporations accept smaller profit margins to lower prices. 1317777
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The media shapes public opinion by deciding which perspectives are treated as credible. A FAIR study found that coverage of Cuba centered U.S. officials and anti-government voices while giving far less attention to Cubans who emphasized the role of U.S. sanctions. fair.org/home/whose-v...fair.orgWhose Voices Are Centered in Coverage of Cuban Crisis? A FAIR StudyThe New York Times, Miami Herald and Associated Press each covered the Cuban crisis extensively, but the coverage varied dramatically across outlets. 35229
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The U.S. is #1 in healthcare spending. But it's also: • 62nd in life expectancy • 54th in infant mortality • #1 in medical debt • #1 in medical bankruptcies 69875
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"Military planners have in recent weeks examined a range of options for possible action against the island, including an Army-led air assault involving thousands of U.S. soldiers" www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-mi...cbsnews.comSenior defense officials looking at Cuba military optionsMilitary planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division. 72512
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026After failing to block a UN General Assembly debate on the U.S. embargo against Cuba, we're suddenly inundated with headlines portraying Cuba as a "National Security Threat." It's an attempt to bury the fact that the U.S. position on Cuba is overwhelmingly rejected by the international community. 312564
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The irony is remarkable. The WSJ invokes the struggle against apartheid to argue for regime change in Cuba, ignoring that the U.S. backed South Africa's apartheid govt while Cuba helped defeat it. Cuba's military intervention in Angola led to Namibia's independence & the collapse of apartheid 8422140
Reposted by Dan MillerPopular Education @populareducation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Italy refused U.S. pressure to end its Cuban doctor program because it has the economic and political leverage to say no. Many developing countries don't. They're forced to comply, even when it means losing doctors and leaving their own healthcare systems worse off. apnews.com/article/ital...apnews.comAn Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programCuban doctors are working in hospitals in Italy's Calabria region under a long-running program despite U.S. efforts to end it. 59245
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Americans are reading less than they used to. They're also spending more of their leisure time on things like sports betting, social media, and other forms of instant entertainment. Books increasingly have to compete with industries built to capture and monetize attention. 63813
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The account tracking Donald Trump's stock trades has been suspended by Twitter. Funny how Elon Musk is a "free speech" absolutist until the speech is inconvenient for the politicians he supports. 14255119
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 02/07/2026One day before Trump paused tariffs and sparked a historic 10% market rally, his accounts bought 327 stocks worth up to $12.8 million. The trades were disclosed only yesterday, over a year late. His punishment: a $200 fine. readsludge.com/2026/07/01/t...readsludge.comTrump Bought Hundreds of Stocks the Day Before He Paused Tariffs and Sparked a Historic RallyThe trades weren't made public until yesterday, more than a year later than required by law. 27858
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Sports betting resembles the early days of the opioid epidemic. Legalize an addictive product. Saturate a vulnerable population with predatory marketing. Normalize it through everyday culture. The industry profits, while society inherits the social costs and consequences. 712662
Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 29/06/2026If you're wondering why the Supreme Court sided with Trump and expanded his power over federal agencies, the answer is Unitary Executive Theory. It argues the president has total control over the executive branch, undermining agencies Congress designed to be insulated from presidential control. 55423