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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm sorry but the key priority for the next US SecDef has to be extracting Elon Musk from every single thing related to US military contracting. No Musk company should receive any government contract of any kind from any Dem executive.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons.

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American Hockey League @theahl.com · 12/10/2026

Happy Thanksgiving to our American Hockey League family in Canada 🇨🇦🫂

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Donald Trump is not just the most dishonest, stupidest person to ever become president, he is the most dishonest, stupidest person to ever become famous.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Absolutely 👇 This.......

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm not sure how effective the Washington Ds message "You're not getting laid, so you might as well vote" is going to be.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026

Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A greasy slob wearing a quart of liquid foundation the color of a hardwood door attacking other people for their looks shows a complete absence of self-awareness.

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This CD is just south of me. MGP beat wingnut Joe Kent last cycle. Her opponent this time is a seasoned retail politician, and unless the Blue Wave is a towering tsunami, she's going to be back repairing cars. Rural Washington is as conservative as the rest of the rural west.

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Is This the Oddest Democrat in Congress?

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a habit of championing niche issues. Now she’s facing a strong challenge from a Republican with a similar instinct for local politics.

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fresh polling predicts Ds will end up with 230-260 seats in the House of Representatives. They could hit the upper end of that range by announcing the new Speaker *won't* be partially sentient traffic cone Hakeem Jeffries. Same for "Strong Letter Schumer" in the Senate.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The two Democratic leaders are Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. They had a duty to step up and say something about this. They have chosen instead to be silent. Both should be dismissed from their leadership positions.

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Patricia Campbell @patriciacampbell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hear hear👏👏 ALL OF THIS👇

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026

We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members.

Eva Marie Saint looking into the camera.
Photo credit: Photofest

Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in 'On the Waterfront.'
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures/Photofest © Columbia Pictures

Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in 'North by Northwest.' Photo credit: Photofest

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026

In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself?

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“This election is likely our last chance to stop the march of fascism led by Trump and his enablers seeking to hold onto power by any means necessary…We should take seriously Trump’s repeated assertions that he intends to stay in power after 2028.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...

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We Are Under Attack From an Enemy Within

By listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Listening to the racist podcast about the “Indian Question” and wow mediocre 2026 white guys jealous of an Indian with a tech job is very much the new mediocre Central Valley white guys in 1941 jealous of Japanese with a thriving farm.

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

GM had an excellent PHEV -- that it discontinued in 2019. I drove a 2017 Chevy Volt for 3.5 years before I went to a full EV Bolt EUV. Instead of dusting off and updating its existing tech, will GM blow billions on something new that's likely not as good as the Volt power train?

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GM says hybrid vehicles are coming: 'We're not tone deaf to our customers'

Hybrids are growing in popularity, as sales of the vehicles keep climbing.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“And then the Senator with brain damage switched parties so that the senile president could keep appointing drunks and rapists to his cabinet…” Explaining this all to future generations will be tough.

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Kevin☮️🌎☀️🌕⭐️🌈🌊 @hamkold.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As hard as it is to believe, there are many in our country who wish to continue the hate and brutality and un-American agenda of the trump regime. They'll be voting! We have one chance to begin to turn the tide. #VOTE as if your life depends on it‼️ It just might!

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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026

“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap

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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just delivered a $150,000 check to Susan Collins' office with @mainedems.bsky.social. A copy of the check a defense contractor funneled to her super PAC through a fake company. He's in federal prison. Her super PAC kept the money. Senator, you answer to us. On November 3rd, we answer back.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Given his wife's political advocacy for Barack Obama, it's outrageous that Jack Smith was ever entrusted with the legal fate of Donald Trump. by Ginni Thomas

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

CNN and MS NOW are complicit in Trump’s illegal scheme to steal taxpayer money for political ads. Why are they accepting stolen money to run illegal ads?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hey Schmitt, a *real* dirtbag is a prolapsed asshole like you that insults a *real* patriot who investigated the very *real* attempted overthrow of our constitutional order.

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Bill Will @exinkwretch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I got a double sawbuck that sez FuckFace's "Iowa steel mill" is a con like Foxconn. The project will be heavily subsidized upfront, either with gov cash or federal loan guarantee. The cash will be divvied up to Trump and his partners in crime. Ground is never broken. Taxpayers screwed.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We need to get a full accounting of every dollar each media company accepted of our money stolen by Trump to run his partisan political ads on their channels. Companies who accept these ads are receiving property stolen from the American people & are a disgrace for accepting them

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Run through the tape. Every vote matters. The margin matters.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The challenges we face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system. We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. We cannot allow Big Money to dominate our politics and economy. And we cannot capitulate to the oligarchy.

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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Traditionally, American presidents don’t do airport meet-and-greets with their visiting counterparts. Like never, at least in my experience of staffing official and state visits in DC over the years. This will be taken by Xi and everyone else as a sign of weakness. Good move, Donnie.

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