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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 20h

😱😱😱 And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇

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Paolo Calleri @paolo-calleri.de · 19/12/2025

Ritt Ride

Karikatur. Wladimir Putin in Militäruniform reitet auf dem Rücken eines orangefarbenen Esels mit gelbem Schopf und roter Krawatte. Dabei hält er eine Angelrute, an deren Schnur eine angebissene Karotte hängt.

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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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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 10/10/2026

The USA have sacrificed their soft power, dignity, reputation, the trust of their allies and their remaining fiscal responsibility on the altar of Donald Trump’s bloated ego. Billionaire tech CEOs playing along with the “Superintelligence” idiocy: Emperor’s New Clothes Vibes.

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'Stain on the country:
Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize
7 hours ago
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Trump says Nobel Peace Prize an 'indelible stain' on Norway
US President Donald Trump has once again made complaints that he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, calling this year's decision
"disgraceful and embarrassing".
The prize was awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay on Friday. Hours after the announcement, Donald Trump told a rally he had "never heard" of the "mystery person"
"This is an indelible stain on the country of Norway" he said, adding "we will not forget"

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Internationale
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International criminal court
US imposes new sanctions on international criminal court
Trump administration says US doesn't need' ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges
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Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid
High Prices
President Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But the amounts would be small relative to global demand.
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DIESEL
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Diesel prices at a gas station in the Bronx last month.
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Marc Benioff &
@Benioff
X.com
The era of Super Intelligence is here. AlForce is officially SIForce.
Slforce
• Salesforce
22:39 • 09.10.26 • 931K Mal angezeigt

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ukraine is knocking Russian refineries offline; Trump just opened a market for their diesel. Russia will supply 300,000+ tons immediately, with millions more planned. The U.S. eased sanctions on Russian diesel. Trump has repeatedly pressed Ukraine to stop hitting Russian refineries.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Companies linked with Trump's two eldest sons have received over $6 billion in government contracts. Some are established companies that invited the sons to join their Boards, but more are new start-ups with zero experience that are *magically* receiving massive contracts. Corruption gone wild.

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John Eff 🇪🇺 @john-eff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

mir wird schlecht, müssen Sie das wirklich (auch noch ohne Einordnung) verbreiten?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

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GAU @deaidua.org · 03/10/2026

In an AFU interview on current air defence which has been published yesterday, a Ukrainian soldier from the 1027th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment stated that the German/US-delivered Gepard/Cheetah SPAAGs have not lost effectiveness against jet-powered Shahed UAVs.

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GAU @deaidua.org · 01/10/2026

Exclusive: The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently received their eleventh IRIS-T SLM fire unit financed by the German government as part of its military assistance for Ukraine. This represents a significant boost to Ukraine’s air defences ahead of winter. 🔗 deaidua.org/news/2026/10...

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The FP-7 Pelican ballistic missile has passed its first combat test, Zelenskyy says. So far, there’s no objective confirmation.

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph:

Screenshot of a September 28, 2026, post on ex-Twitter by right-wing foreign policy analyst, professor, author and former Trump Department of Defense senior policy adviser Matthew Koenig, showing the lobby of the US State Department adorned with 200 American flags:

“The US State Department lobby used to display the flags of the roughly 200 countries with which the US maintains diplomatic relations. Now, it displays 200 American flags, to remind State Department employees who they work for.”

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Diesel Fuel For @rawstory.com Go behind the scenes of my creative process at nickanderson.substack.com.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I served in multiple authoritarian states, both communist and otherwise--Russia, Vietnam, Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, and Ukraine before the Orange Revolution brought in democracy. One common thread among all of them is government spending on propaganda to glorify the dictator/sultan.

cnn.com

White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 22/09/2026

2022 medicine laureate Svante Pääbo made a splash when his colleagues at Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany threw him into a pond, a tradition usually reserved for new PhDs. In October, we'll learn who has been awarded the 2026 medicine prize. Stay tuned. Video Credit: © Benjamin Vernot

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One particular photo of the big attack by democratic Ukraine on fascist Russia's capital Moscow this morning has inspired an epic meme.

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Moscow built layered air-defense rings around the capital; Ukrainian long-range weapons still reached its oil refinery. ㅤ The Kapotnya refinery was hit overnight and a major fire followed. ㅤ Moscow is no longer watching Ukraine’s refinery campaign from a distance.

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For those framing the Greenland deal mistakenly as a „win“ for Trump, remember where things stood in January 26, when Danish military was preparing to foil a US invasion. Nobody in 🇩🇰, 🇬🇱, in Europe, and nobody in NATO will ever forget this. Something cracked inside the transatlantic alliance.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Denmark & Greenland have figured out that all they have to do is allow Trump to brag and he'll give them anything. Trump is now touting his "amazing" new agreement, that is no different than the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement, under which the US could have unlimited bases. 1/2

avalon.law.yale.edu

Avalon Project - Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951

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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On this day in 1934, a Czechoslovak Jewish boy was born. On the 6 Mar 1943 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his mother and two brothers (13 & 11) and on the 19 Oct 1944 to Auschwitz where they were murdered on arrival. His name was Valtr Seidel Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

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Prof Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Whoever made this 👏👏

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

current discourse feels like

2 panel comic

Panel 1:
Yellow Guy is handing bananas to a small child. He says “just feeding some hungry kids”
Red Guy is pinching the bridge of his nose and says “oh my god you stupid son of a bitch”

Panel 2:
Red Guy grips Yellow Guy by the lapels and says “You’re gonna burn down society you stupid fucking son of a bitch”

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Gambler So, a guy who has bankrupted four casinos is the one gambling on humanity’s future. Does anyone like these odds? For @rawstory.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump regime cancels limits on coal/gas power plant pollution, takes step to prevent future govs from regulating power plant pollution. This after canceling limits on trucks/cars. apnews.com/article/epa-... Why can they made decisions that will kill thousands and not go to jail?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’ve now lived so much longer than I would ever have expected to that I feel I’m living in the future. This is when I imagined Neuromancer happening. And now the creators of today’s AI warn us that it threatens humanity.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

clearly in great spirits after Trumpapalooza

video still of a red-faced Trump barking at a woman reporter

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Triumphal Arch To learn more about my creative process, the ideas behind my work, and to see behind-the-scenes sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com For @rawstory.com

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monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Drone reach zones. 0–190 km Mid-range strikes 190–390 km FP2 range 390–1010 km FP1 100kg range 1010–2510 km max FP1 60 kg range FP5 can operate within green zone, but can barely cross the orange.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

From a friend...

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our juvenile president To learn more about my creative process, the ideas behind my work, and to see behind-the-scenes sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"If any of the defense secretaries under Presidents Biden, Obama, or Bush had gotten this degree and range of pushback from top uniformed personnel, there would be immediate congressional hearings, calls for resignations, and talks of impeachment."

charlotteclymer.substack.com

Our Generals Have No Confidence in Hegseth

It is abundantly clear.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/08/2026

BIg Beautiful Bill

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There isn’t a single photo of Dolly with Trump during her 80 years of life. He had to wait until she passed away to fake one.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In his perpetual effort to distract from being credibly accused of child-rape in the EPSTEIN Pedo-Files, it's time for the Presidunce to arbitrarily rename something again, since renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America went so "well".🙄 Seems Canada & the Internet have a few thoughts... 🇨🇦

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