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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 36m

IMV, the problem is too few act upon this conclusion.

fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Paxton in the primaries, but they don't seem to view Trump unfavorably if they showed up to vote for the candidate he endorsed.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

I couldn't agree more if this wasn't Texas with a significant Catholic population. IMV, a Californian or NY version of Talarico wouldn't fly. For the many deeply religious Catholics in Texas though, I believe a candidate's religious beliefs are a factor. Obviously not for those who voted for

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

That's most likely a big part of it, but I wonder to what extend Talarico leaning into religion, comparing the teachings of Jesus to how the fake Christian GOP's actions, makes him appealing to voters.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Dass sie den bisherigen Kurs als "CDU pur" bezeichnet, sagt alles über den abgef***ten Zustand dieser Partei aus.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Not credible. Ukrainians aren't foolish enough to believe Russia would stop. They're not MAGA.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 12h

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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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Even less than a drop, it seems.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8h

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Another data point that a key characteristic of fascists are that they're whiny snowflakes.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Refreshing in a world of coward "leaders" sucking up to war criminal fascists.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

Add them all to the EU terror list for starters.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

most interested in personal power. Serving the public's interests comes tertiary. These personal ambitions overshadow any of his attempts to pretend holding up democracy. That's why he comes across as fake. (I'm confident he won't come near to be the Dem presidential candidate..)

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 1h

"Newsom and Buttigieg can't fake it because they're centrist Dems at the core." Strongly disagree with this take Centrist can totally believe in and therefore credibly defend democracy. The thing is: Newsom is overall _not_ a centrist but on many issues on the right. Most importantly though, he's

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 2h

Refreshing that you don't pretend to care about human lives or democracy, proving that Dems are as depraved as Republicans.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 11h

Agree, though they are unfortunately not alone with such complacency. (Looking at my own country but also many others.)

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 12h

The administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency

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Andrew Krinks @andrewkrinks.bsky.social · 12h

Nashville—the buckle of the Bible Belt—is rapidly becoming a haven for techno-christo-fascism. On Oct 19, we're talking fascism, billionaires, religion, the present and future of our city, and more. Come on out if you're in the area.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 12h

few candidates that didn't enjoy the DNC's backing, won anyway. This makes me cautiously hopeful (though not overly optimistic).

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 12h

My impression as an outsider (non-US-American): Too many Dem candidates are GOP light and in essence take money from and making very similar politics for the same rich donors as Republicans. Therefore, too many from the party base don't volunteer to help. It's promising that this time, quite a

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 12h

Many Dem govenors have disappointed. Too many either folded immediately or talked the talk but didn't walk the walk. Although I should add that I'm aware that their AGs more than once collaborated successfully against Trump.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 12h

That's my take, too. I hope that by the time of Dem primaries for the presidential elections in 2028, the party base will crush his ambitions (and that of similar figures like Newsom) as early as possible.

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Konrad Litschko @litschko.bsky.social · 17h

Wer lügt hier? Die CDU! Wir haben alle 14 CDU-Abgeordneten gefragt, wie sie bei der Wahl des AfD-Landtagspräsidenten in Sachsen-Anhalt abstimmten. 2 sagten nichts, 4 meinten Nein, 8 Enthaltung. Aber: Es gab nur 5 Enthaltungen. Mindestens 3 CDUler sagen also nicht die Wahrheit. taz.de/CDU-luegt-ue...

taz.de

CDU lügt über Abstimmungsverhalten: Zeit der Werwölfe in Sachsen-Anhalt

Zum ersten Mal seit 1945 wurde in Sachsen-Anhalt ein Rechtsextremist zum Präsidenten eines deutschen Parlaments gewählt – und CDU-Abgeordnete lügen über ihr Wahlverhalten.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 13h

Time to dismantle the fascist Trump terror regime and add them all on the EU's terror list.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.

A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.

Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

May 21:

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 14h

Was ich nicht bezogen auf den Fall in Deinem Umfeld meinte Meiner küchenpsychologischen Einschätzung nach ist das übergroße Ego Kompensation des eigentlich schwachen Selbstwertgefühls.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 14h

Holocaustleugnung ist natürlich nochmal eine ganz andere, widerliche Dimension.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 16h

Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 15h

Fürchte, dass er erst noch weiter eskalieren wird, so wie andere auch. Frage mich ja immer, was für ein zerbrechliches, gekränktes Ego man haben muss, um so abzudrehen? Stimme Dir aber zu, dass es sehr wichtig wäre, die noch Erreichbaren zurückzugewinnen.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 19h

I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?

wired.com

Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections

America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 16h

Sehr interessante Zahlen aus dem repräsentativen Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer des www.rifs-potsdam.de/de: Katherina Reiche und Steffen Bilger machen Politik für 22 Prozent der Befragten. Und gegen die Wünsche einer absoluten Mehrheit. Das medial verkaufte Bild ist völlig verzerrt.

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Gestapeltes Balkendiagramm zur Aussage „Die deutsche Regierung sollte weitere Maßnahmen ergreifen, um die … voranzubringen.“ Angaben in Prozent. Bei allen drei Bereichen stimmt eine Mehrheit zu:

Wärmewende: 12 stimme gar nicht zu, 12 stimme eher nicht zu, 19 teils/teils, 28 stimme eher zu, 24 stimme voll und ganz zu, 6 weiß nicht/keine Angabe.
Verkehrswende: 12 stimme gar nicht zu, 10 stimme eher nicht zu, 19 teils/teils, 29 stimme eher zu, 28 stimme voll und ganz zu, 3 weiß nicht/keine Angabe.
Energiewende: 12 stimme gar nicht zu, 10 stimme eher nicht zu, 18 teils/teils, 25 stimme eher zu, 33 stimme voll und ganz zu, 2 weiß nicht/keine Angabe.

Zusammengefasst wünschen sich 52 % (Wärmewende), 57 % (Verkehrswende) und 58 % (Energiewende) weitere Maßnahmen, während jeweils 22 bis 24 % dies ablehnen.

Quelle: Soziales Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer der Transformation (2026); Energiewende n = 3.145, Verkehrswende n = 3.421, Wärmewende n = 3.421; Abweichungen von 100 rundungsbedingt.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 16h

Im Gegenteil: Ich will die widerliche Verlogenheit dieser braunen Brandstifter:innen und ihrer Helfershelfer:innen aufzeigen.

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taz @taz.de · 17h

Der Verrat ist ein Meister aus Magdeburg: Zum ersten Mal seit 1945 ist ein Rechtsextremist Präsident eines deutschen Parlaments. Und CDU-Abgeordnete lügen.

taz.de

CDU lügt über Abstimmungsverhalten: Zeit der Werwölfe

Der Verrat ist ein Meister aus Magdeburg: Zum ersten Mal seit 1945 ist ein Rechtsextremist Präsident eines deutschen Parlaments. Und CDU-Abgeordnete lügen.

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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 17h

Nachdem es in dieser Woche im Bundestag schon viel Kritik an den Energiegesetzen gab, ist sie jetzt auch davor zu hören: Mehrere tausend Menschen demonstrieren gerade auf der Reichtstagswiese gegen ein Abbremsen der Energiewende.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 17h

Weiteres Gedankenexperiment: Wie fielen die Reaktionen aus, wenn jemand mit Migrationshintergrund so etwas posten würde?

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 17h

PS: To be clear, I'm critical of the Dems. For me it's really about who's worse.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 17h

Dito! Widerstand gegen die Faschist:innen vereint. 😃 Pass' auf Dich auf!

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 17h

IMV you missed a couple of Trump operations. Taken together: The Republican tally is substantially worse than the one of the Democrats.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 17h

The choice is an excellent slap in his orange make-up: Female. South-African with Indian roots. Academic. Rule of law. Ex-ICC member.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 18h

Not so fast. Out of the 26 years you mentioned, Republican presidents had a total of 14 years, Democrats 12 years. Please provide a tabular list of major military conflicts and interventions by party, and separate conflicts and interventions they _started_ and which ones they "inherited". Thanks!

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 18h

Merkel hat auch nicht gehetzt, weder gegen politische Gegner:innen noch gegen Teile der Gesellschaft. Scholz hat dies mit wenigen Ausnahmen auch nicht. Merz hingegen hat selbst die Tür zu den Faschos geöffnet und deren Rhetorik und viel Ideologie übernommen/offen ausgelebt.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 18h

Bis auf "Krieg in Europa" alles valide Punkte, und meine Liste der Merkel'schen Vergehen ist noch um einiges länger. Aber sie hat im Gegensatz zu Merz nicht ihre Fraktion mit den Faschist:innen stimmen lassen. Und auch Scholz hat das, bei aller sonstigen sehr berechtigten Kritik, nicht getan.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 19h

Plätze in der ersten Reihe erhältlich für $1Mrd. in Trump crypto.

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fckfscsm.bsky.social @fckfscsm.bsky.social · 19h

Nein, absolut nicht. Und ich kritisiere sowohl Merkel als auch Scholz hart.

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